r/ExtendedRangeGuitars

My Harley Benton R-458MN MS finally arrived after 1 month and 18 days since we ordered it from Thomann and it's my first guitar with more than 6 strings that I have ever touched. It's (technically) my first guitar too, since the guitar I used previously was my brother's.

It's super fun to play, but I'm not home yet to plug it in and hear how it sounds. I've heard the pickups are this guitar's weakness so I want to change those but I can't afford expensive ones so I'll have to save up maybe.

So, does anyone have any recommendations for lower end pickups that could ideally coil split? I don't really need absolutely fantastic pickups but I want to be able to coil split.

Hey y'all. I purchased a legator opus 7 last year and it was advertised with ss steel frets. Noticing some weird discoloration almost like oxidation or something that I've never had with any other guitar with ss frets. Attached a picture but could it be possible it was mislabeled and actually has nickel frets or am I just dumb lol. All my other guitars with ss stay pretty shiny so seems odd.

Beautiful 7-string I picked up used that needed some refurbishing. Took it apart, gave it a thorough cleaning/detailing, and a fresh setup with Elixir Optiwebs. The frets had been previously Plek’ed so I could get the action crazy low.

Shoutout to Mike & Coleen Austin at Guitarmory. A previous owner had had a set of Hades pickups with custom pale moon ebony tops made years ago (before the Austins were involved with the company), but there was something wrong with them: output way too low, and DC resistance measuring too low on both pickups. I contacted Guitarmory and Mike immediately offered to set it right, even though they predated both him and me. He wound new bobbins and I got them back within a couple of weeks – no charge, he just wanted to make sure that a product bearing their company’s name was working at its best.

Installed with Schaller Megaswitch, Emerson custom taper and BKP/CTS pots, series treble bleed, Gotoh dome knobs, and 9 unique switching positions with a bunch of coil split options – and it sounds absolutely fantastic through the Axe-Fx III. Punchy, articulate, focused, and brutal when I need it to be.

Really happy with this instrument, a welcome addition to the stable!

Google says it wont but ive taken the measurements and i feel like it would easily fit, can anyone confirm? Im looking to get myself the cort kx508ms some time soon

Trying to decide between:
- Used 2019 JDM RG3327FX – $1450
- New RG2027RXL – S$2000

I prefer a fixed bridge and don’t really need a trem, but the 27” scale and buying new are tempting. I need this for modern metal/metalcore music.

I’d use 10-46 + 68, mostly Drop A/G#, with pitch shifting when needed.

Which would you pick, especially considering build quality/QC? (Probably overthinking it since both are great guitars, but I’m curious to hear other opinions.)

Note: I chose a confusing word in the title by calling it "fictional" — this is real. "Fictional" as in non-official, meaning a KM-8 MK-III EX is a fictional model, but if it did exist, I'd hope it would come like this

I wanted a 28” scale length 8 string, but unfortunately they are hard to come by. Particularly, with the level of versatility I wanted. So, I converted my Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-8 UV into a fictional KM-8 MK-III EX. I have a KM-7 MK-III Artist and an KM-7 MK-III EX. I love the EX so much for the 28” scale length. Then, took inspiration from the electronics of both the Artist, EX, and my own wish for versatility to build my ultimate KM-8. (Schecter, if you’re watch, I think this would be a hit.)

Modifications I made from my original C-8:

- Pickups: EMG set -> M8 Bridge + Black Heaven 8 Ceramic Neck
- Pickup Selector: 3-way -> 5-way super switch
- Knobs: 2x volume + 1x tone -> 1x volume + 1x tone + coil toggle
- Tuners: Schecter -> Hipshot with Industrial knobs like the Artist series (I actually did this same thing on my EX.)

The electronic configuration gives me an insane amount of versatility. Using a super switch allows me to coil-split. Plus, the coil toggle changes which coils are active in positions 2/4. The following is made possible:

1. Bridge full humbucker
2. Inner bridge coil + outer neck coil | Outer bridge coil + inner neck coil
3. Bridge full humbucker + neck full humbucker
4. Outer neck coil | inner neck coil
5. Full neck humbucker

All that is left to say, is that this thing absolutely rips. I am shocked how incredible the M8 + Black Heaven combo is, particularly with all the coil-splitting options available.

Maybe I should get a third...

Got this beauty the other day, picked it up for around 350€ plays amazingly

Forgot to add, its an NK 7 custom

Schecter hellraiser hybrid c-8

Ibanez tam10