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susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:39 pm

Uncle E wrote:It lacks locking tuners but I might add those on.

A perfectly slotted (graphite ?) nut often has an even bigger influence.
PRS had this perfect on their US models ever since the 80s, not sure about the SE models,
The slots should widen and gently slope down towards the headstock, leaving only a small, precise contact area where the string exits towards the fretboard.
Sorry for that description, one look would make it clear.

Locking tuners are a good idea, too, not least for convenience.
Ymmv,
susiwong

Edit :
Here's a better, detailed description:
http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Nuts,_s ... -5350.html

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:10 am

I took the 1421 in for some TLC.......remember the last time I did this......FU city

Never been to these guys before.......all I can do is roll the dice and hope I don't get "7 out"

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:12 pm

hibidy wrote:
susiwong wrote: Things start to go wrong when you buy an instrument that isn't an ibanez
fixed

Class that one mate

siriusbliss · Post by **siriusbliss** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:38 am

My next guitar should be arriving within the next couple weeks!

I will post details, specs, and pics when it arrives.

G

Ian B · Post by **Ian B** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:28 am

This I do like

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Talman-TC8 ... 16&afsrc=1

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:50 am

Nice!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:51 pm

I guess it's a matter of taste, please forgive me but I think that is one very ugly guitar...but that's just me and remember I'm not a fan of chrome, I'm not a fan of looking '50s' and tbh the finish reminds me of what should be on a '65 chevy malibu and not a guitar...and of course I am completely

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:33 pm

Ian B wrote:This I do like

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Talman-TC8 ... 16&afsrc=1

i very much dig it!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:21 pm

I wish

Last night I watched Legends of Rock: Uli Jon Roth from 2001 (which I think this pic is really from and he did play that song) and then did some reading on his Sky guitar and am somewhat fascinated with it. It seems in 2010 Dean started producing them but I haven't checked the prices, I am not sure how I feel about Dean. One store I worked at was a Dean dealer and I bought an awesome playing fretless for short money, the thing is it played great but had EMG select pups in it and it sounded about 1/10th as well as it played.

However I imagine the Sky guitar would be a high end model and Dean use to do that fairly well (both Dean and B.C. Rich seemed to go from very expensive impressive guitars to utter crap cheap guitars overnight). It was interesting hearing the contrast between Shenker with his V and a JCM 900 and Roth with his Sky guitar and a pair of plexis. I am very interested in what hides beneath the pick-up cover on the Sky guitar, I'm quite sure the guitar is active due to the eq system in it and it sounded beautiful especially very high on the E string (though I'm not sure it was actually tuned toe E), the very high tones were more like pinch harmonics than the average plinkyness of a lot of guitars high on the register (which is also the reason I prefer to tune 24 fret guitars lower because I feel I gain more tone wise from the lower notes than the plinky high notes).

Roth/Shenker side by side was pretty cool (Jack bruce was also on a few songs and tbh I was more than extremely disapointed in his playing, out of time on many occasions) but Shenker made a lot of little goofs while Roth was simply flawless in his playing, even when playing UFO songs.

He did All Along the Watchtower without Bruce or UFO as well as some songs from The Sky Guitar Project (an album on my list) so at least now I know how the song sounds when played in tune...now if only I could hear it with Roth and someone who can sing

edit: just found a price...3200usd

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:27 pm

now that's one ugly guitar

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:32 pm

Chuck E. Jesus wrote:now that's one ugly guitar

absolutely

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:02 pm

I've had the pleasure of talking with Uli on more than one occasion, he's one of the most humble and friendly humans I've ever met, and at the same time an extreme perfectionist ...
The Sky Guitar sounds great and probably is perfect for his classically inspired work, still, Uli with a trad Strat/Plexi Hendrix setup is something else.

He and Trower are the only current players I really enjoy listening to in that style, maybe Johnson too.

Ymmv,
susiwong

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:10 pm

Oh, and I like Ian's find a lot visually, cool guitar !

If it sounds as good as it looks ...
Talmans vary a lot, many were not even made of solid wood but particleboard afair.
Quite a risk without playing before purchase imho.

Just saying,
susiwong

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:11 pm

well poo, I want to put an evo in the neck of my 1420/1421 and the dumb things only come with black poles

My charvel has one in the neck and charvel custom ordered with the silver poles.

I'm not sure how all black will look (and the tone zone will of course have silver/chrome poles too)

I guess I could custom order it.........

Chuck E. Jesus · Post by **Chuck E. Jesus** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:15 pm

susiwong wrote:Oh, and I like Ian's find a lot visually, cool guitar !
If it sounds as good as it looks ...
Talmans vary a lot, many were not even made of solid wood but particleboard afair.
Quite a risk without playing before purchase imho.
Just saying,
susiwong

i have one, looks like ass (brown flame top? w/gold hardware), but plays and sounds great...fairly tiny, i look like a sumo wrestler playing a ukelele with it...

Your next guitar?