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NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:58 pm
by amorphous
Love it. Fun guitar. Looks a lot heavier than expected (8.8) Rear pickup likely going to be replaced. Other than that, money!
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:03 pm
by Joe Gress
RD's are so fucking sexy guitar or bass, and this one is no exception! Congrats man!
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:48 pm
by Bassboar
By god, that's beautiful!!!!!
How's it sound man?
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:35 pm
by kosta
Serious stuff man. Congrats.
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:41 pm
by Chankgeez
Nice.
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 5:48 am
by harvester
very cool guitar !
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:43 am
by amorphous
no moog guts (which i'm fine with, i've played the MOOG guts and they are just so/so) and i'm really on the fence with the current pickups. I used to Jazzmaster pickups (duncan antiquities and novak WRHB's) - the front is an old Dimarzio Super Distortion (12.8!) and the rear is a Bill Lawrence L500-L from '83 (6.8 output!) the Dimarzio sounds great, the Lawrence, not like want...
need some recommendations on pickups, my mind is swimming with possibilities!
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:26 pm
by Obulus
DAMN, that is really cool (MOOG guts or not)! Gibson RD is definitely one of my dream guitars.
You should match the color/size of the pickup rings though (or is it me having OCD?
)
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:46 pm
by amorphous
Obulus wrote:DAMN, that is really cool (MOOG guts or not)! Gibson RD is definitely one of my dream guitars.
You should match the color/size of the pickup rings though (or is it me having OCD?
)
yah, that kinda bothers me too! Not to worry, that will get done!
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:12 am
by D.o.S.
Bassboar wrote:By god, that's beautiful!!!!!
Can't really help you on the pickups, though. I just stick with whatever comes with the guitar.
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:12 am
by tarpitcarnivore
mind me asking how much you picked this up for???
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:21 am
by dub
Gorgeous guitar. You should try swapping the pickups around. Would probably sound a lot better. Saves buying some too.
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:38 am
by amorphous
Called Seymour Duncan and asked about industry accommodation. they said yes, so i've got a set of Antiquity humbuckers coming! should be stellar, i liked them so far in my Jag, Jazzmaster and Firebird...don't know how their PAF version could be wrong in any way.
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:27 am
by skullservant
Sweeeet
Re: NGD: '79 RD Artist
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:27 pm
by Fuzzy Picklez
That headstock is a thing of beauty.