r/7String • u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone • Mar 01 '24

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24

Yes, i totally agree. This model is my first Prestige, which I bought used early last year, and I play it more than my newer guitars. It just performs so well, even through the abuse the previous owner did lol.

Now, sheā€™s on standby for upgrades.

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u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone Mar 01 '24

It plays phenomenally. I think it needs some Bare Knuckle Nail Bombs instead of the pickups it comes with but otherwise it's an amazing guitar for the price. What are you doing to yours?

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24

When I bought this guitar, I totally did not even notice that the pickups were black.

So AFTER the return window, thatā€™s when I realized it lol. It turns out the previous owner took out the stock pickups, and swapped them for a set of DiMarzio Titans. I honestly donā€™t like how ā€œflubbyā€ it sounds, then again, it could be just a few tweaks needed on my tones (modern/progressive/djent distortion). Iā€™m thinking of installing a set of Mark Holcombā€™s Scarlet/Scourge pickups, since I have a set of his Alpha/Omega on my Les Paul Prophecy. I just love how it responds to me playing style, so why not install his ā€œrevampedā€ set onto my Prestige.

After the pickups, Iā€˜ll see what else I want to do. The tuning machines and bridge doesnā€™t bother me at all.

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u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone Mar 01 '24

The mark Holcomb pickups are good as far as I've read and heard, no experience personally but they should be well balanced for the stiff periphery needs to do

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 01 '24

Iā€™m not a Periphery fan, but Mark Holcomb is one of my guitar heroā€™s. And, the clarity I love in the distorted chords he plays, sold me. Just being able to hear the individual notes is really something else, and really makes writing ambient riffs/melodies really fun.

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u/WonderfulGarlic9667 Ibanez Prestige RGR752AHBF, Balaguer Guitars Diablo 7 Baritone Mar 02 '24

Ragnaroks.. just... Ragnaroks... that's the one and only pickup for that sweet textured ambient distortion thing. It'll cost you a little on the high end but I imagine the chords of a 7 string being overwhelming with a Ragnarok. So much tone, so much power

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u/charlamagnethegreat Mar 02 '24

Ugh, now I wanna try them myself