I had the Horizon FR II (with EMG's) too and I sold it, liked it but I much prefer Ibanez. Currently have the Ibanez Iron Label 2014, like it a lot more. Not a huge fan of painted necks like the ESP had.
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I had the Horizon FR II (with EMG's) too and I sold it, liked it but I much prefer Ibanez. Currently have the Ibanez Iron Label 2014, like it a lot more. Not a huge fan of painted necks like the ESP had.
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You ever feel overwhelmed looking at gear? Too many different options...
So I sold my ESP Horizon for $1050 and am trying to find my next guitar to invest in
What do you guys think of this? http://www.caparisonguitars.com/en/products/c2-series/item/hrg-qd
I can get the blue one for like $1000
So I sold my ESP Horizon for $1050 and am trying to find my next guitar to invest in
What do you guys think of this? http://www.caparisonguitars.com/en/products/c2-series/item/hrg-qd
I can get the blue one for like $1000
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I've made my language exam last weekend so finally I have time to set my RR, so yeah.. I should raise the FR, but how exactly, because someone said I should dissemble the bridge another one said I should only loosen the strings and the third one said just adjust the height, without loosen the strings or anything else and also the official site said nothing more about it :https://www.floydrose.com/support/tech-support/string-tuning-instructions
Could you help me, which way should I do it?
Could you help me, which way should I do it?
look here is how I do mine ALWAYS:
1. Loosen the locking nut bolts (3 on the headstocks/neck)
2. Tune your strings to the desired tuning, the trick is to tune the strings in this order; Low E -> A-> high e -> B - > D-> G or numerally, string 6 -> 5-> 1 -> 2 -> 4 -> 3. this will have better results and requires less times doing it.
if the trick makes no sense to you just tune them starting the low E first.
3. If the strings arent in tune yet keep repeating step 2
4.check if your floyd, thus the entire system is level with the guitar body, If it is skip to step 6
5. adjust the springs in the back of your guitar until the floyd is level with the body, then go back to step 2
6. IF your strings give buzz , try hightening your floyd bridge by turning the pivot stud screws. do about a quarter of a turn on each one. go back to step 2. if no buzz was heard, just continu to step 7
these are the pivot stud screws
7. Lock your nut and retune your guitar, you will have to retune many time and when its done let it set for about 2 hours, then retune and play it, after that retune again and it should be fine and stay in tune for a long time
hope it helped
1. Loosen the locking nut bolts (3 on the headstocks/neck)
2. Tune your strings to the desired tuning, the trick is to tune the strings in this order; Low E -> A-> high e -> B - > D-> G or numerally, string 6 -> 5-> 1 -> 2 -> 4 -> 3. this will have better results and requires less times doing it.
if the trick makes no sense to you just tune them starting the low E first.
3. If the strings arent in tune yet keep repeating step 2
4.check if your floyd, thus the entire system is level with the guitar body, If it is skip to step 6
5. adjust the springs in the back of your guitar until the floyd is level with the body, then go back to step 2
6. IF your strings give buzz , try hightening your floyd bridge by turning the pivot stud screws. do about a quarter of a turn on each one. go back to step 2. if no buzz was heard, just continu to step 7
these are the pivot stud screws
7. Lock your nut and retune your guitar, you will have to retune many time and when its done let it set for about 2 hours, then retune and play it, after that retune again and it should be fine and stay in tune for a long time
hope it helped
If you want to tune slightly faster, if possible tighten/loosen the springs to adjust the tuning, and in general make smaller increments in tuning, a 1/4 at a time. Meaning, 1/4 adjustment, turn springs, repeat process until system level with the body and in-tune.
a static bridge that never goes out of tune. quite nice.So you have a static bridge now?
but that has a floyd too? Really nice looking guitar btw, hopefully plays just as nice.
MattK
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I really want a guitar with a Floyd rose that doesn't compromise the tone because I like what you can do with tremolo systems.
My other guitar is a string-thru which I can always use for rhythms.
I was thinking about an Ibanez, but got so sick of looking at the stupid high amount of models they offer and saw that Caparison is also made in Japan. Michael Romeo is probably the most notable guitarist who plays them.
My other guitar is a string-thru which I can always use for rhythms.
I was thinking about an Ibanez, but got so sick of looking at the stupid high amount of models they offer and saw that Caparison is also made in Japan. Michael Romeo is probably the most notable guitarist who plays them.
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Thanks Sany, I will post a pic when it arrives
I got the blue one, this is where I bought it https://reverb.com/item/904219-caparison-c2-hrg-qd-2014-blue-transparent
I got the blue one, this is where I bought it https://reverb.com/item/904219-caparison-c2-hrg-qd-2014-blue-transparent
ESA1996
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look here is how I do mine ALWAYS:
1. Loosen the locking nut bolts (3 on the headstocks/neck)
2. Tune your strings to the desired tuning, the trick is to tune the strings in this order; Low E -> A-> high e -> B - > D-> G or numerally, string 6 -> 5-> 1 -> 2 -> 4 -> 3. this will have better results and requires less times doing it.
if the trick makes no sense to you just tune them starting the low E first.
3. If the strings arent in tune yet keep repeating step 2
4.check if your floyd, thus the entire system is level with the guitar body, If it is skip to step 6
5. adjust the springs in the back of your guitar until the floyd is level with the body, then go back to step 2
6. IF your strings give buzz , try hightening your floyd bridge by turning the pivot stud screws. do about a quarter of a turn on each one. go back to step 2. if no buzz was heard, just continu to step 7
these are the pivot stud screws
7. Lock your nut and retune your guitar, you will have to retune many time and when its done let it set for about 2 hours, then retune and play it, after that retune again and it should be fine and stay in tune for a long time
hope it helped
Sounds hard. The way I do it...
1. Turn the screws on the sides of the Floyd to lift or lower it.
2. You're done.
It doesn't even go out of tune this way, nor have I destroyed the blocks that keep the strings in place. If the strings get a lot more tension when you lift it, this is a risk, but my tuning never changes when I lift or lower the Floyd. Never needed to adjust the springs either, after doing this. I usually turn the screws in quarter or half spins.
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