Brooks Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 one in, one out, may the circle be unbroken. monday i said bye bye diablo, today its hello centuara! thanx jeffro for a great deal, it is a sweet guitar. if it stays in tune better than my stickered chap/cent mutt, it will be my new #1. post yer cent pics!
Jeff R Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 It arrived alive, sweet. Now go play the heck out of it!
MCChris Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 if it stays in tune better than my stickered chap/cent mutt,it will be my new #1. Jeffro owned it, so my guess is, it's dialed in like a motherfucker.Now do what he probably didn't do and play it like a man!
Bennyboy-UK Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Ta-daaaa! this isn't a great pic - sunny day required! Austin, can you post your glamour-shost of this babe? Cheers, b
Feynman Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Now Brooks, That is one Hell of a Family! ...and yard!Those guitars are in good hands.
Brooks Posted July 28, 2010 Author Posted July 28, 2010 wow benny, that sunburst finish is sweet. didn't know they put maple caps on 'em.nice natural, e-isle.having briefly owned a cali, a SS1, a set neck chap, & a diablo, i gotta say that the cent is my fave hamer shredder (never played a virt, but i need 2 pups on my guitars, plus i'm not shelling out that kinda dough). the cent's slimmer waist and offset dots are sexy, and the low action & thin neck is comfy. my SS1 had low action & a thin neck, but didn't have as wide of a fretboard. i was surprised how med-chunky my cali & diablo necks were (prolly not to most of y'all, but i do like 'em thin). funny how both the diablo & cents reverse headstock make the neck seem longer than my mutt's chap neck.still having some slight tuning probs, but i dunno how old these strings are (they look new). of course, i am vai/gillis/EVH'ing the shit outta it, ha. never had probs w/ most floyds, even liscenced ones (not counting the pot metal POS that was on a cheapy ibanez i had last year). my stickered mutt really has tuning probs, which sux as i love the feel and even the cheesy look of it. thats why i bought the diablo and now this cent (also bought a kramer just to canibalize the EMG's and floyd II, i need to see if the posts line up w/ the schallers... anyone else have trouble w/ some strings going flat on their schaller floyds?
Jeff R Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 As a rule of thumb with tuning issues on a Floyd, check out first if the nut is secure and if the contact points at the studs are smooth and the plate still has a good knife edge. You can reduce tuning issues at those contact points by Chap-Stick'ing them generously, or with a little 3-in-one lubricating oil. You can also put ultra slight turns on worn studs and find a smooth spot without drastically altering your overall setup. Ultimately, in the case of studs and plates, they wear enough to either be reshaped by someone who knows what they're doing (I've done my own shaping on old parts with a Dremel and fine metal grinding bits), or to be replaced.Another thing ... if you're EVH/Vai'ing it, you may want to consider finding an older German Floyd. They were built out of harder metals and put up with more aggressive abuse than the Schaller, the Ibanez Edge, etc. Vai has said in interviews that he has to install a new Edge on his main guitars at least annually because they can't stand up to his antics. You may have to route out the back of the recess on the Centauras if you go that route, however, because the string clamping screws on an older Floyd are the longer, thinner variety and they may not fit in the Schaller cavity (cut for the shorter, stumpier string clamp screws).
JGale Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 Floyds.If they were easy,Everyone would play one.Even Feynman.
Brooks Posted July 29, 2010 Author Posted July 29, 2010 HEY, LETS MOVE THE REST OF THIS CONVO OVER TO THE SCHALLER FLOYD THREAD I STARTED, IN THE HOPE OF GETTING MORE INPUT FROM OTHERSAs a rule of thumb with tuning issues on a Floyd, check out first if the nut is secure and if the contact points at the studs are smooth and the plate still has a good knife edge. You can reduce tuning issues at those contact points by Chap-Stick'ing them generously, or with a little 3-in-one lubricating oil. oh yeah, i'm hip w/ basic floyd issues. i disected the mutt awhile back and didn't see any wear on the knife edges or posts. i then lubed the contact points. i rotated the nut lock blocks, and i always crank the nut tight.as i said, i've never had probs w/ most lisenced floyds, but seem to have 'em w/ these 2 schallers.Another thing ... if you're EVH/Vai'ing it, you may want to consider finding an older German Floyd. They were built out of harder metals and put up with more aggressive abuse than the Schaller, the Ibanez Edge, etc. Vai has said in interviews that he has to install a new Edge on his main guitars at least annually because they can't stand up to his antics. well, i'm vai'ing here at the house for fun, but won't be going overboard in the context of the rush tribute. only the high E goes flat fast on the cent i got yesterday, which rules out worn knife edge/post issues in my mind, and makes me wonder about the fine tuners. jeffro, how old are the strings? i stretched 'em best i could, maybe they'll settle in.
Jeff R Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 The strings had a couple of TTL gigs on them and hadn't been changed in about six weeks maybe?If it's going flat, you may want to check how tight I clamped the high "E" string in the saddle. It may be slipping there.
Rodan Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 one in, one out, may the circle be unbroken. monday i said bye bye diablo, today its hello centuara! thanx jeffro for a great deal, it is a sweet guitar. if it stays in tune better than my stickered chap/cent mutt, it will be my new #1. post yer cent pics! Steely calm and menace, next to that wild-a@# stickercaster. That thing's amazing! Here's mine: Ooh!! My girlfriend said so, too!
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