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Post by rangelon on Apr 11, 2018 16:55:39 GMT
Hi,
I've just registered, but every few weeks/months I usually lurk on the boards just to see if I can find any tips regarding HB guitars or see if anybody has info on their upcoming lines. I figured this place would be the best to ask.
So I bought the Harley Benton Fanfret 8NT QEB (2017 edition) back around August last year and I'm starting to record with it more often, but noticing it goes out of tune very quickly. The machine heads aren't great, so I'm replacing those with Hipshot Griplocks.
I want to replace the bridge too, because intonation isn't very reliable either and I find adjusting the saddle on the thickest string can only do so much.
Does anyone happen to know the specifications for the bridge used on this guitar? I think I might replace it with the Hipshot Multiscale bridge (might require some drilling) but I need to know which to get.
The available specs for the Hipshot bridge are:
Angles: 11°/18°/21°/26° Floor height: .125/.175
Which specs would be best to install? Or can anybody recommend a different replacement?
Also, just as a side question - what kind of pickups can this guitar take? It looks like a set of regular 8 string humbuckers won't fit, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for any help!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 20:12:49 GMT
I'm not sure we have anyone here who has the fanfret HB? Maybe I have missed the one person that has it?
Welcome to the club!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 20:14:11 GMT
In case no one here replies;
I know Cory Mura has tried all the fanfrets from HB! He has a Facebook group and a you tube channel.
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Post by salteedog on Apr 14, 2018 12:29:32 GMT
In case no one here replies; I know Cory Mura has tried all the fanfrets from HB! He has a Facebook group and a you tube channel. Yes. The facebook group has a lot of Fanfret Fans there.
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kptz
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Post by kptz on May 7, 2018 12:30:26 GMT
I'm not sure we have anyone here who has the fanfret HB? Maybe I have missed the one person that has it? Welcome to the club! I might be that one other person, got the 7 string version but it should be similar Amazing guitar, very very poor tunners. I "broke" the low B tunner changing the stock strings... Didn't care much for the pups either. They sounded ok recording through pod farm, but I didn't like the sound through a real tube amp. Got some emgs on it, rocking hard \m/ Can't help u with the bridge but why do you feel the need to change it? Edit: Regarding pickups, depends on your model. The open coil ones are slanted and require custom made pickups, the closed ones can be directly replaced by emgs (Duncan's may require some routing)
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