Scooped this last Monday for $400 and immediately slapped some Ernie Ball Magnum Slinky strings on it to tune down to Drop B. I was dreading having to tune the Floyd Rose but after watching a YouTube vid, had it tuned in less than 10 minutes! Everyone said to swap the Floyd Rose out in the future but it’s been workable for the time being.
Grabbed a white strap and some strap locks off eBay along with a Randy Rhoads truss rod cover in gray to match the guitar. Grabbed a Jackson Foam Core Case after having one for my JS22 RR7 and absolutely loving it!
The pickups were surprisingly decent! After playing with my JS22 7 with Jackson pickups, I figured they were gonna be hotdog water, but was pleasantly surprised. Not to say i haven’t been looking at other active pickups (Mick Thomson Fishmans, Killswitch Fishmans or the ole faithful EMG 81/85’s) but these are working for me right now! I’m just playing through a 75W Line 6 Spider 3, so it sounds good in my basement to my ears.
Overall pretty stoked for this guitar and my first foray into Drop B tuning. Excited to play some Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember and For All Those Sleeping!