Metal player here. I use the tone knob. Mostly for cleans and atmospheres and certain times leads. I always use it with my neck pickup. I would never use a guitar without a tone knob tbh.
I just bought this guitar in the 7 string… I appreciate this video very much… You even familiarized me with appointments I didn’t realize it had and now I’m even more excited to receive it!
Great review. Very thorough and much appreciated. Seeing a lot of videos out there dogging Legator, but this guitar just looks beautiful. The ergos and color are what caught my attention.
Thanks for doing this one! Production is GREAT. I've had my finger on the trigger for the N7XFR for weeks now and I've just decided I'm going to do it.
I can validate I did say this guitar is art.. because it is! It has to be touched and felt to appreciate the ergonomic subtlety of its shape and form. The sound is a matter of taste, the finish complements the obvious amount of thought and process that has gone into this guitars design. I'm a singer not a player but holding this beauty reminded me of a Noh Theatre dancer I once saw in Tokyo... And that is art invoking imagination, which is the soul of creation...is it not? More than a great guitar I think! I would hang this on my wall, next to the Banksy... Lol
I'm 100% onboard with the preference for the more modern like instruments. While I understand the charm and appeal of the more vintage or vintage-style instruments, I feel more of a connection with the more modern-looking ones including this N6X.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial I'm definitely having this on my wishlist, and will get it as I progress with my guitar learning journey. Thanks for the review man!
I'll admit the creativity on this model is impressive. I even was looking at their white burl headless fanned fret 8-string, just wasn't sure if I'd ever buy anything from Legator because of their customer service problems in the past.
Thanks for the great review. This brand wasn't on my radar before, but they definitely are now! Oh and I've also never used a tone pot, I was beginning to think it's just me haha
I am possession of the Legator N7FX Multiscale. The look of this guitar is amazing. The sound of this guitar is also amazing. Fishman Fluence gives very clean distortion. I recommend ;)
I'm completely unfamiliar with this brand of guitar, but after seeing your video I think I need to educate myself. That thing looks great! Yeah I rarely if ever use the tone knob either but for some reason still like to see one on the guitar.
I rarely use a tone knob for the bridge position but all the other positions, especially neck only, I use it all the time. Mainly for clean/bluesy/spacey tones. Seems like a major waste to me not having a tone knob to get the most versatility out of your pickups. Never know what sound you'll be going for in future songs you write. Might as well have options.
I have this Legator 2021 N6X and it has a volume and tone. Now I do use the tone knob for one specific song, and that is sweet dreams by Marilyn manson
It's cool there's like this weird feeling like you're in the room with me telling me about the guitar. Real personable and through review. I just bought the nx7fr ruby and am watching this out of apprehension lol.
The door broke off on my 9v compartment in the first couple months of owning my Ninja. I contacted Legator to order a replacement, they said they were out of stock and they never responded after that. I recently found what battery compartment they use and ordered it. Perfect match replacement. They use the Kaish brand 9v compartments sold on Amazon for $9. No wonder the plastic door hinge broke. They use the cheapest option available.
Think I caught a bit of an Arch Enemy riff in there? I only got into guitar a couple years ago (drums for about 17 years though!) but I believe AE subconciously influenced me into liking all these exotic sounding scales, Doomsday Machine was full of that kinda stuff. I got my first Legator recently, was really impressed. One of their less common models...the OT7T which is their Opus T shape, kinda like a Tele/offset hybrid. Different specs to what you usually get on a Legator too...passive pickups and a Gotoh trem. The trem and the ultra-thin neck (seems that is consistent across their models which is cool) was what I was after as not many production 7s seem to have a vintage style trem. I'd heard the previous negative stuff about Legator's QC but like I say...not many other choices for the spec I wanted other than the out of reach full customs, and I'm glad I ended up with a Legator. I guess they've got their QC up to a similar level to the other import brands like LTD, Schecter etc. I actually received another one last week, from Dan @ Live Louder who is great as I'm sure you know. Same Opus T shape, this one is a multiscale 7 string with Fluence Moderns. The body shape & colour combo (pastel purple) give me a kinda streamline moderne vibe...looks even more that way with the vibrant blue colour option. I belive I got the last of both models in the UK...a real shame they discontinued the Opus series...they even had an HSS & Gotoh trem Strat variant, I managed to track down the 6 string version from France (the OS6). They all have that sleek playing feel you mentioned, even if the Opus T shape doesn't have the upper fret access of the neck through super Strat shape of the Ninja, it still feels amazing to play. Most comfortable neck I've ever felt on a 7 string. Only criticism I'd have is that the fingerboard edges have some tooling marks. But the edges feel very smooth & comfy (unlike an Indonseian Schecter I tried recently that felt sharp...odd as my Schecter Reaper-6 is the most comfy guitar I have)...so that's a perectly acceptable trade - really is only a minor aesthetic thing. The buckeye burl top looks fanatastic on yours. They go for some crazy colours and even resin fills on some of their buckeye tops which do look cool but the way they've done it here looks even classier, you can see the grain so nicely. I do like having a tone pot though...I don't use it much but you can then have 2 push/pulls - with the Fluences that's one for voice change, one for coil split. Some guitars are wired up for both as stock but Legator don't seem to do that (their new crackle finish models have Fluence Classics with a 5-way blade for coil split though). My OT7F has a tone pot so just gonna replace that with a push/pull type and wire up the coil split on the Moderns. A shame Legator aren't using vintage style trems anymore like the Gotoh 510 (I saw a limited edition NAMM buikd Ninja that was all pale moon ebony and had a Hipshot trem but the production version has a Hipshot hardtail). But they do have an interesting looking model coming soon...multiscale with a trem. Buckeye burl top with purple or blue burst. Might have to pick that up when it's released!
Those Opus models are super rare! I'll be reviewing the new Legator blood splatter models soon as they are some of the first Legators to be made in Indonesia so curious to see how the quality matches up. Thanks for watching!
I never thought I'd spend ths much on a Legator but couldn't stop looking at it in my local shop so I decided to play it. Now I have spent this much money on a Legator... I'll be honest... everytime I've seen one this past years i knew Legator wasn't liked by the guitar world and in my ignorance, as someone who likes to make my own opinions normally, I just ran with the notion to skip them over not remembering why the dislike. I'm glad they made this fabulous thing I couldn't look past. All I knew from the past was that the "Legator" stamped pickups on their cheap models sounded thin and.... cheap, but that's not a fair reason to dislike a brand, so do cheap Jackson, Ibanez, and the rest of the entry lot. While I have Modern Fluence in other guitars, my N6X has the weathered looking Will Adler Fluence pickups with more low end and look killer in the Cal burl top and have become my favorite pickups from the Fishman brand tonally. Great review, new subscriber!
Tone nobs only make sense on telecasters and esquiers. Their bridge pickup can be pretty harsh. Depending on the application you might want to tone that down. I think nowadays tone pots are pretty much just a leftover from those guitars. It´s like the tele had a tone knob back in the day and all the guitars that came after had to have one aswell.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial It arrived yesterday and I have to say I'm very impressed. The build quality is top notch. Most of my guitars are Japanese made ESPs and the Legator is right up there with them in terms of build quality. I also love the little touches like how the fretboard markers are luminlays as well as the top markers, and how the killswitch is colour matched to the top.
@@AWMJoeyjoejoe My first and only guitar teacher back in the day used to have a saying: "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little bit extra."
I really want to buy the Floyd rose version of this guitar but i can hardly find any positive reviews of this brand and zero reviews of this model all together. Thanks for this review!
I used to be in contact with a guy who helped design one of the new guitars and had some other info. Basically they fixed their issues and reputation, anything in 2020 is absolutely amazing and very consistent. Give them a go.
@@drugjoza5000 okay, I think I'll pull the trigger than. Thomann has an amazing return policy anyways so of it's not to my liking i can return it anyways.
@@XepiphonerockerX where are you based? If you are UK be VERY careful buying from Thomann now Brexit has happened. They have a horrendous returns policy now for anyone outside europe. You will be left out of pocket on import fees at the very least.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Okay, thank you so much for your input. The N6XFR ruby has literally everything i want in a new guitar, original FR, 24 stainless steel frets, dark neck wood, thick top wood, beautiful color and fishman fluence modern pickups. Nothing i can change to make it more perfect for me haha.
I was actually looking at swapping the Voicing switch over on all my Fishman guitars so the IN position is Voice 2. Kind of bugs me having to always play with the volume pot popped out. Hoping its as simple as swapping plugs on the back of the pickup.
Great video, thanks for taking the time! And beautiful guitar as well - just one question, hows the fretwork? I've heard mixed stuff about this thing in particular before, regarding Legator.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial I use a gate in the plug-ins I use. I don’t have to use a crazy amount, but a thing to keep in mind is single coil pickups are naturally lower on the output scale, so I can also, if need be, roll the volume back a hair.
Can’t say I’m a fan of Fishman. Just seems way too hot. I don’t know, maybe it’s the amp settings. It just sounds super overdriven. Great review though, I really enjoyed the video!
I prefer the passive model of the Fluence Moderns but overall they just sound like they would be really good if you had a shit amp missing that mid spike bump. They overtone all my patches and I'm surprisingly not a fan?
In general I dont favour Fluence Moderns for 6 String guitars, for extended range 7/8 string stuff that mid spike makes more sense. Helps retain clarity at those lower registers. Agree the Passive Voicing is the one to go for, its all I ever use!
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial I'm tempted to try the 3 stage version Abasi, Townsend etc ones but I sold my Fishman guitar for one with passive schecter apocalypse pickups and they're Suprisingly good. My 8 string has lace sensor Xbars and they're solid (heard the deathbar version has same kinda problem of mid spike hard to eq out sound)
Fantastic review, congratulations!... I am curious how this guitar compares to your other legator 8 strings, which I believe is bolt on, when it comes to fit and finish. Is there any quality difference between them?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Man, today I received my new NFX8 and I am amazed!... Totally feeling the same you explained about the Fluence moderns, I got that "ooooh, ok, I got it" moment. They definitely sound better on this guitar than on any others I tried before for some reason. My guitar was also flawless, very impressed with fit and finished. I was expecting to find something, but I can only say this guitar is up there with the best production guitars I have played!
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial amethyst, like yours, just bigger and with fanned frets. Still in the honey moon phase, but I honestly feel like this is one of the best guitars I have owned.
I hate tone knobs! I actually learned that simply existing in the guitar takes away clarity from your tone because of all the extra circuitry, and IMO is very noticeable
Ive been wondering how much of an audible difference the extra wiring could make myself..... perhaps I'll look into a video blind testing the same pickups with one and two pots....
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial yeah man also having just one single bridge pickup will also make your guitar have more sustain as well less circuitry so yeah brighter tone. The idea behind one pickup is that there’s less magnetic pull from the neck on the strings which slightly reduce sustain. I think of course things can be made up by fine tuning the amp, but if you’re like me and like to slam the front of the amp I think it’s much more satisfying to start with the guitar.
I own 4 Legators and love them all! I am currently working on getting an Ormsby in for review, another Korean made brand like Legator so have high hopes!
Anybody knows? If its a real hipshot bridge? or its just a hipshot style legator made fixed bridge? This guitar looks hellllaaaa cool… im just trying to think what made it priced at 1700USD???
Man, thanks for the review, that's one sexy beast. I feel I should unsubscribe though as we seem to have similar tastes for guitars and your reviews are dangerous for my finances :p
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial That too. How would you rate the Legator n6x value compared with a Solar (about same market / price range)? Both brands look about the same in term of comfort/playability/look but pick-ups seem better on the Legator?
@@mathiasdonoso5768 personally I would take the Legator over the Solar. When Solars QC is on point they are very comparable in build quality. But Solar seems so patchy at the moment with far too many sub standard instruments ending up in buyers hands. I am very into what Legator is doing at the moment . There is an originality to the designs and the specs are what you should expect for the prices. It's never sat right with me that the bulk of Solars top end stuff comes with cheap copies of Seymour Duncan pickups. What do you think?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Thanks for taking the time to reply. Interestingly, Solar seems plagued with QC issue the way Legator used to be apparently. The Solar pick-ups are indeed the weaker point (got a S1.6 Baritone), a bit lifeless and flat but I'm not really tone obsessive. They do the job and it's not my main guitar so it's ok to keep them for now. If I used it as my main guitar I'd certainly consider swapping them though. Yeah I do like the specific specs of the Legator you highlighted in the video, I'm on the fence between getting the one of 'verb or another yummy Ormsby.
Let's slap a shitload of Reverb on and enjoy ourselves! Happy Friday everyone 🤘
Metal player here. I use the tone knob. Mostly for cleans and atmospheres and certain times leads. I always use it with my neck pickup.
I would never use a guitar without a tone knob tbh.
Your reviews are so relaxing to watch, please continue with what you do
Thank you mate. Plenty more videos on the way 😁
+1
I just bought this guitar in the 7 string… I appreciate this video very much… You even familiarized me with appointments I didn’t realize it had and now I’m even more excited to receive it!
Let us know how yours is!
Great review, really well done!
Not like the reviews you usually see!
This was different and interesting!👍
Keep it up!
Very kind mate thank you 🤜
hands down the most captivating guitar review i've ever seen! great job 👍
Very kind of you to say thanks!
Great review. Very thorough and much appreciated. Seeing a lot of videos out there dogging Legator, but this guitar just looks beautiful. The ergos and color are what caught my attention.
Thanks for doing this one! Production is GREAT. I've had my finger on the trigger for the N7XFR for weeks now and I've just decided I'm going to do it.
Let us know how you get on!
Same I’m 14 and can’t buy it lol but hopefully when I’m older I can get one
@@JustM4Rii I'm 25 and could barely buy it don't sweat it lol
I can validate I did say this guitar is art..
because it is! It has to be touched and felt to appreciate the ergonomic subtlety of its shape and form. The sound is a matter of taste, the finish complements the obvious amount of thought and process that has gone into this guitars design. I'm a singer not a player but holding this beauty reminded me of a Noh Theatre dancer I once saw in Tokyo... And that is art invoking imagination, which is the soul of creation...is it not? More than a great guitar I think! I would hang this on my wall, next to the Banksy... Lol
I'm 100% onboard with the preference for the more modern like instruments. While I understand the charm and appeal of the more vintage or vintage-style instruments, I feel more of a connection with the more modern-looking ones including this N6X.
My man 🤜
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial I'm definitely having this on my wishlist, and will get it as I progress with my guitar learning journey. Thanks for the review man!
Modern type guitars can b so beautiful
I'll admit the creativity on this model is impressive. I even was looking at their white burl headless fanned fret 8-string, just wasn't sure if I'd ever buy anything from Legator because of their customer service problems in the past.
My experience buying 2 guitars from the last year has been only positive. They seem to be in a good place now.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial So conflicted but I'll keep an eye out for something that really hits my eye on picking up in the future.
That intro though 🤘awesome stuff James!
Thank you mate 👍
That LED tho
I just had 2 of these Killswitches fitted to my Solar A1.7 and an Ibanez RGD7. Colour coded of course!
that flood solo is art in itself
Totally
that glow in the dark is too sick. i never knew about this.
Thanks for the great review. This brand wasn't on my radar before, but they definitely are now! Oh and I've also never used a tone pot, I was beginning to think it's just me haha
I bought a Ghost G8FX Amethyst for xmas and I'm totally in love with mine.
Niiiiiiiiice!
Was very torn between ruby and amethyst. This video definitely pushed me towards the amethyst. Great review 11/10
Thanks mate let us know how you get on. Got my eye on a Ruby 7 to complete the set... 👀
I am possession of the Legator N7FX Multiscale. The look of this guitar is amazing. The sound of this guitar is also amazing. Fishman Fluence gives very clean distortion. I recommend ;)
Fishmans have unreal note clarity! Never heard anything like it on extended range.
How are you still liking it? I'm looking at the 6 string multiscale.
I'm completely unfamiliar with this brand of guitar, but after seeing your video I think I need to educate myself. That thing looks great! Yeah I rarely if ever use the tone knob either but for some reason still like to see one on the guitar.
Just like the indicator stalk on my car 👀
I rarely use a tone knob for the bridge position but all the other positions, especially neck only, I use it all the time. Mainly for clean/bluesy/spacey tones. Seems like a major waste to me not having a tone knob to get the most versatility out of your pickups. Never know what sound you'll be going for in future songs you write. Might as well have options.
Fair enough.
I have this Legator 2021 N6X and it has a volume and tone. Now I do use the tone knob for one specific song, and that is sweet dreams by Marilyn manson
It's cool there's like this weird feeling like you're in the room with me telling me about the guitar. Real personable and through review. I just bought the nx7fr ruby and am watching this out of apprehension lol.
Let us know how you get on!
Haha! Lol. I never used the tone switch neither.
Great Video for a great guitar dude!
Chuck it in the bin! haha. Thanks for watching!
The door broke off on my 9v compartment in the first couple months of owning my Ninja. I contacted Legator to order a replacement, they said they were out of stock and they never responded after that. I recently found what battery compartment they use and ordered it. Perfect match replacement. They use the Kaish brand 9v compartments sold on Amazon for $9. No wonder the plastic door hinge broke. They use the cheapest option available.
Think I caught a bit of an Arch Enemy riff in there? I only got into guitar a couple years ago (drums for about 17 years though!) but I believe AE subconciously influenced me into liking all these exotic sounding scales, Doomsday Machine was full of that kinda stuff.
I got my first Legator recently, was really impressed. One of their less common models...the OT7T which is their Opus T shape, kinda like a Tele/offset hybrid. Different specs to what you usually get on a Legator too...passive pickups and a Gotoh trem. The trem and the ultra-thin neck (seems that is consistent across their models which is cool) was what I was after as not many production 7s seem to have a vintage style trem. I'd heard the previous negative stuff about Legator's QC but like I say...not many other choices for the spec I wanted other than the out of reach full customs, and I'm glad I ended up with a Legator. I guess they've got their QC up to a similar level to the other import brands like LTD, Schecter etc.
I actually received another one last week, from Dan @ Live Louder who is great as I'm sure you know. Same Opus T shape, this one is a multiscale 7 string with Fluence Moderns. The body shape & colour combo (pastel purple) give me a kinda streamline moderne vibe...looks even more that way with the vibrant blue colour option. I belive I got the last of both models in the UK...a real shame they discontinued the Opus series...they even had an HSS & Gotoh trem Strat variant, I managed to track down the 6 string version from France (the OS6).
They all have that sleek playing feel you mentioned, even if the Opus T shape doesn't have the upper fret access of the neck through super Strat shape of the Ninja, it still feels amazing to play. Most comfortable neck I've ever felt on a 7 string. Only criticism I'd have is that the fingerboard edges have some tooling marks. But the edges feel very smooth & comfy (unlike an Indonseian Schecter I tried recently that felt sharp...odd as my Schecter Reaper-6 is the most comfy guitar I have)...so that's a perectly acceptable trade - really is only a minor aesthetic thing.
The buckeye burl top looks fanatastic on yours. They go for some crazy colours and even resin fills on some of their buckeye tops which do look cool but the way they've done it here looks even classier, you can see the grain so nicely. I do like having a tone pot though...I don't use it much but you can then have 2 push/pulls - with the Fluences that's one for voice change, one for coil split. Some guitars are wired up for both as stock but Legator don't seem to do that (their new crackle finish models have Fluence Classics with a 5-way blade for coil split though). My OT7F has a tone pot so just gonna replace that with a push/pull type and wire up the coil split on the Moderns.
A shame Legator aren't using vintage style trems anymore like the Gotoh 510 (I saw a limited edition NAMM buikd Ninja that was all pale moon ebony and had a Hipshot trem but the production version has a Hipshot hardtail). But they do have an interesting looking model coming soon...multiscale with a trem. Buckeye burl top with purple or blue burst. Might have to pick that up when it's released!
Those Opus models are super rare! I'll be reviewing the new Legator blood splatter models soon as they are some of the first Legators to be made in Indonesia so curious to see how the quality matches up. Thanks for watching!
Excellent review asalways!
Thank you mate always grateful for the support.
I never thought I'd spend ths much on a Legator but couldn't stop looking at it in my local shop so I decided to play it. Now I have spent this much money on a Legator... I'll be honest... everytime I've seen one this past years i knew Legator wasn't liked by the guitar world and in my ignorance, as someone who likes to make my own opinions normally, I just ran with the notion to skip them over not remembering why the dislike. I'm glad they made this fabulous thing I couldn't look past. All I knew from the past was that the "Legator" stamped pickups on their cheap models sounded thin and.... cheap, but that's not a fair reason to dislike a brand, so do cheap Jackson, Ibanez, and the rest of the entry lot. While I have Modern Fluence in other guitars, my N6X has the weathered looking Will Adler Fluence pickups with more low end and look killer in the Cal burl top and have become my favorite pickups from the Fishman brand tonally. Great review, new subscriber!
Yup, if there’s a tone knob it goes fully on and stays there.
Yessss
Tone nobs only make sense on telecasters and esquiers. Their bridge pickup can be pretty harsh. Depending on the application you might want to tone that down. I think nowadays tone pots are pretty much just a leftover from those guitars. It´s like the tele had a tone knob back in the day and all the guitars that came after had to have one aswell.
First time I've heard a genuine use for a tone nob. Good point.
I've got the 8 string version with the pale moon ebony fretboard arriving on Tuesday. Can't wait!
Sick! Love that finish. I have the Ruby N7X which is similar but more pinky/black. Let us know how you get on with it.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial It arrived yesterday and I have to say I'm very impressed. The build quality is top notch. Most of my guitars are Japanese made ESPs and the Legator is right up there with them in terms of build quality. I also love the little touches like how the fretboard markers are luminlays as well as the top markers, and how the killswitch is colour matched to the top.
@@AWMJoeyjoejoe Awesome mate, im a total sucker for attention to detail. Stuff like that makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Me too. I'm obsessive about fret ends! Haha!
@@AWMJoeyjoejoe My first and only guitar teacher back in the day used to have a saying: "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little bit extra."
I really want to buy the Floyd rose version of this guitar but i can hardly find any positive reviews of this brand and zero reviews of this model all together. Thanks for this review!
I used to be in contact with a guy who helped design one of the new guitars and had some other info. Basically they fixed their issues and reputation, anything in 2020 is absolutely amazing and very consistent. Give them a go.
@@drugjoza5000 okay, I think I'll pull the trigger than. Thomann has an amazing return policy anyways so of it's not to my liking i can return it anyways.
Can confirm. Both my Leggys are 2020 serial numbers and some of the best instruments I've ever played.
@@XepiphonerockerX where are you based? If you are UK be VERY careful buying from Thomann now Brexit has happened. They have a horrendous returns policy now for anyone outside europe. You will be left out of pocket on import fees at the very least.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Okay, thank you so much for your input. The N6XFR ruby has literally everything i want in a new guitar, original FR, 24 stainless steel frets, dark neck wood, thick top wood, beautiful color and fishman fluence modern pickups. Nothing i can change to make it more perfect for me haha.
i use the tone knob but i only crank it to one directoin that i get a harsh liek sound
If you ever feel like voice 1 is too hot on the moderns. Try the low gain mode achieved by grounding a pin on the back of the pickup.
I was actually looking at swapping the Voicing switch over on all my Fishman guitars so the IN position is Voice 2. Kind of bugs me having to always play with the volume pot popped out. Hoping its as simple as swapping plugs on the back of the pickup.
Great video, thanks for taking the time! And beautiful guitar as well - just one question, hows the fretwork? I've heard mixed stuff about this thing in particular before, regarding Legator.
Ive had no issues with the 2 I've bought with 2020 serial numbers.
I love the look of the 6 string multiscale. Great demo not really any out there
Same here the fan is quite gentle on the 6 strings only an inch difference so should be very comfortable. Thanks for watching.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial thanks for taking time out to comment man. Look forward to future videos
I really like your videos 😘👍
Thanks for watching!
I roll the tone knob between 7 and 8 on my Tele. Great metal tone that has some of the twang removed caused by the single coils.
First person I've heard from in a long while to play Metal on Single Coils. Must need a fair bit of Noise Gate?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial I use a gate in the plug-ins I use. I don’t have to use a crazy amount, but a thing to keep in mind is single coil pickups are naturally lower on the output scale, so I can also, if need be, roll the volume back a hair.
Happy Weekend! I really enjoy your Videos. Do you have any new Headrush Videos planned?
Thank you mate very kind. I do but is there anything specific you would like to see a video on?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Thanks a lot For your response. I would love to get your ideas on how to dial in clean tones.
@@doctorchili1422 I'll see what I can do 😁
Can’t say I’m a fan of Fishman. Just seems way too hot. I don’t know, maybe it’s the amp settings. It just sounds super overdriven.
Great review though, I really enjoyed the video!
Definitely a divisive pickup! I've loved them in some guitars but swapped them out in others. Thanks for watching!
I prefer the passive model of the Fluence Moderns but overall they just sound like they would be really good if you had a shit amp missing that mid spike bump.
They overtone all my patches and I'm surprisingly not a fan?
In general I dont favour Fluence Moderns for 6 String guitars, for extended range 7/8 string stuff that mid spike makes more sense. Helps retain clarity at those lower registers. Agree the Passive Voicing is the one to go for, its all I ever use!
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial
I'm tempted to try the 3 stage version Abasi, Townsend etc ones but I sold my Fishman guitar for one with passive schecter apocalypse pickups and they're Suprisingly good.
My 8 string has lace sensor Xbars and they're solid (heard the deathbar version has same kinda problem of mid spike hard to eq out sound)
I play thrash and speed metal. Use a tone pot all the time. Won't have a guitar without one.
You are the first metal player I have ever met who uses it :-D
Fantastic review, congratulations!... I am curious how this guitar compares to your other legator 8 strings, which I believe is bolt on, when it comes to fit and finish. Is there any quality difference between them?
Both of them have been basically flawless. Thank you for watching!
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Man, today I received my new NFX8 and I am amazed!... Totally feeling the same you explained about the Fluence moderns, I got that "ooooh, ok, I got it" moment. They definitely sound better on this guitar than on any others I tried before for some reason. My guitar was also flawless, very impressed with fit and finished. I was expecting to find something, but I can only say this guitar is up there with the best production guitars I have played!
@@TheLinuxExperience totally jealous! What finish did you get?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial amethyst, like yours, just bigger and with fanned frets. Still in the honey moon phase, but I honestly feel like this is one of the best guitars I have owned.
@@TheLinuxExperience Nice! 👍
I hate tone knobs! I actually learned that simply existing in the guitar takes away clarity from your tone because of all the extra circuitry, and IMO is very noticeable
Ive been wondering how much of an audible difference the extra wiring could make myself..... perhaps I'll look into a video blind testing the same pickups with one and two pots....
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial yeah man also having just one single bridge pickup will also make your guitar have more sustain as well less circuitry so yeah brighter tone. The idea behind one pickup is that there’s less magnetic pull from the neck on the strings which slightly reduce sustain. I think of course things can be made up by fine tuning the amp, but if you’re like me and like to slam the front of the amp I think it’s much more satisfying to start with the guitar.
I don't know any musician other than Eric Johnson uses tone pot. Total waste of technology
Got my OD 8string guitar and the bolt on was getting rusty ' anybody here can recommend how to remove the rust on the bolt ?
Probably be better off removing the bolt and getting a galvanized replacement from a hardware store.
What size string does it come with from the factory?
10-46
I'm thinking of going with Kiesel, Ormbsy or Legator.
Anyone here ever play an ormbsy?
I own 4 Legators and love them all! I am currently working on getting an Ormsby in for review, another Korean made brand like Legator so have high hopes!
Anybody knows? If its a real hipshot bridge? or its just a hipshot style legator made fixed bridge? This guitar looks hellllaaaa cool… im just trying to think what made it priced at 1700USD???
On mine it's a genuine Hipshot, can tell by the materials.
How's the neck compare to the sls elite?
Definitely feels a bit thinner than any Schecter I've played.
Nice review, but I didn't like the tones. Very fuzzy, boxy and shallow.
Man, thanks for the review, that's one sexy beast. I feel I should unsubscribe though as we seem to have similar tastes for guitars and your reviews are dangerous for my finances :p
Ah, and extra thumb up for the Pantera bit
Worst thing I ever did for my bank account was install the Reverb app.
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial That too. How would you rate the Legator n6x value compared with a Solar (about same market / price range)? Both brands look about the same in term of comfort/playability/look but pick-ups seem better on the Legator?
@@mathiasdonoso5768 personally I would take the Legator over the Solar. When Solars QC is on point they are very comparable in build quality. But Solar seems so patchy at the moment with far too many sub standard instruments ending up in buyers hands. I am very into what Legator is doing at the moment . There is an originality to the designs and the specs are what you should expect for the prices. It's never sat right with me that the bulk of Solars top end stuff comes with cheap copies of Seymour Duncan pickups. What do you think?
@@GuitarCinemaOfficial Thanks for taking the time to reply. Interestingly, Solar seems plagued with QC issue the way Legator used to be apparently. The Solar pick-ups are indeed the weaker point (got a S1.6 Baritone), a bit lifeless and flat but I'm not really tone obsessive. They do the job and it's not my main guitar so it's ok to keep them for now. If I used it as my main guitar I'd certainly consider swapping them though. Yeah I do like the specific specs of the Legator you highlighted in the video, I'm on the fence between getting the one of 'verb or another yummy Ormsby.
Sorry but the video should have been titled: "When do guitars become scam"
I'll never understand the fishman hype..