Slept on guitar for heavy music in 2021? Ibanez RGIXL7 Demo and Review
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- It's always escaped me why there were barely any reviews on this guitar out there! Hopefully this review can inform you on what this guitar is capable of and if it's right for you. I definitely struggled to get used to it but I'm totally in love with it now. I forgot to touch on this in the review but it might be a little bit overkill if what you're playing is mostly in Drop A / Standard 7 tuning, but maybe that's why this thing has gone so unnoticed. I mean I suppose it could work out with lighter gauge strings (I'm running .011-.058 Ernie Balls) but I haven't tested it in those tunings.
Here's a link to the guitar on Sweetwater if you want to check it out yourself:
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I know the color grading is all over the place and I'm super awkward / scatterbrained while giving the review but I'd rather put this out there and improve later than just sit on it. Maybe I'll redo this video one day and talk like a normal person lol.
But anyways I hope you liked the demo! Here's the gear I used:
Guitar: #Ibanez #RGIXL7
Bass: Washburn Taurus 4
Amp sims: #NeuralDSP Nameless Suite and Line 6 Helix for bass
Drum MIDI: GGD Modern and Massive
Let me know if you'd like more of this type of stuff in the future! :^)
Great demo, man. I'll get this mid 2021. The features are just great, dimarzio, locking tuners and 27" scale, I hate 25.5 on 7 strings
Right? The features you get for the price are amazing. Thanks for checking out the demo!
did you end up getting it?
@@birdsaresinners3373 i ended up getting a 6 string baritone PRS SE
@@OsvaldoHurtado02 fool.
After hunting around for a 27” seven string, I found this video and my decision was made. It just arrived today and I have zero regrets. Cheers man!
Glad I could help! I'm kind of surprised how many people told me this video sold them on it hahaha
@@Epichicken just goes to show what a good demo video can do man.
Just got this guitar and with it being my first 7 string and baritone scale length guitar, I've honestly not had to adjust to the 7th, I feel like got used to the 7th string instantly! The way I thought of it when I played it was to play it as I would my 6, the only thing I'm adjusting to is the length and the size of the frets. But with all that in mind, I am absolutely over the moon with this guitar and I don't think I could go back to 6 strings for a while haha! Sick playing btw bro!
glad it worked out well for you! Thanks for checking this out :)
Bought this model back in September; it's a badass guitar and offers tremendous value at its price point. Great review!
Thanks! And I couldn't agree more this guitar is fantastic. Mayyyybe one day I'll replace the pickups or something but yeah the rest of the specs are absolutely killer
IMO this is THE perfect studio tool. Can handle everything from B standard to low 8 string tunings, has neutral pickups and stays in tune well. People are selling them because of the steep learning curve, so you can get it cheap. Great tune as well!
absolutely agree! Have you pushed it into a 8 string tuning? I wonder what string gauge you would use to go to tunings like that.
@@Epichicken i can do f# standard on my sc607b with 72 gauge strings. I did e standard as well but the strings were a lil loose for me
@@Epichicken .064 will work for F# in a pinch, but .074 will cover drop E easily.
@@corpocore I feel like that's down to preference. I like quite a bit of string tension.
I feel like 7 string doesn’t even really have that steep a learning curve. If anything it’s a mental block on the bigger string when you start out. Some people give it up just cuz they don’t wanna work through it. You can still do chords like normal on the low end on 7. But once you go 8, it’s a whole other world. I’ve seen people move on to 7 string with ease in a matter of a month or two. But 8 is where the challenge really starts. Especially if you go from 6 straight to 8.
I've always wanted an Ibanez, looks sick
This is KILLER.
This guitar is arriving at my place in about a week. I'm putting it in drop F#...I got it from a good friend of mine, it's the natural finish model. I'm stoked! 💜🙌
Thanks so much man!!!! This demo was in drop F#, it's a really fun tuning! You can play some of the new Erra songs in that :) You might have to play around with the string gauge a little.
Good luck and have fun with this axe man!
@@Epichicken I'm going StringJoy 74-11. I'm thinking that should cover me pretty well. I'm definitely going to try and take on some ERRA as well ✌️
I wish Ibanez would make more 7’s with a reverse headstock. Great tune
I know I'm a few years late to this, but this guitar has my DREAM specs. I feel like it's near impossible to find a 7 string with a 27" scale, but 25.5" on a 7 string just feels god awful to me. The fact that it also comes with a reverse headstock is just the cherry on top for me. With it also being reasonably priced, this is a guitar that will never ever ever leave my collection.
There have been a few more 7 strings that caught my eye since I made this video (the iceman!!!) but I agree completely! I feel like this guitar is my new benchmark for 7 string guitars in general. 27" feels so solid at Drop A and even better beyond that.
Great review! Ive just ordered this guitar can’t wait
Thank you for posting! i’ve had this guitar on my list for a while, your video is very convincing haha.
no problem at all! Glad I could help :)
I've got this, I had a graphtech nut installed, then I put a hipshot ibby bridge and guitarmory atlas pickups on it and it's insane now!!
awesome! haven't heard of those pickups before, what are they like?
@@Epichicken the bridge is fairly extreme, tight, aggressive, and amazing note definition. The neck is the polar opposite, thicker creamy voice for leads both are just amazing to me
@@beautague9163 dude that sounds rad! You'll have to post a demo so I can hear them :))
@@Epichicken ha, I'll work on something this week! They have lots of different models, but they recommended the atlas for this kind of music especially if you bounce back and forth between real amps and modelers/plugins they are very helpful with helping choose the best Upton
@@Epichicken hey man I threw together a review and little song on my page so you could check out those pickups!
Anything under 26.5 is uncomfortable for 7 strings. 27 is a great choice. My 8 string goes up to 28 and I honestly wish it were a bit longer!
Yup unless you're literally playing in standard I wouldn't go below 26 scale length.
Cant stop listening to this demo. Soon I'll get this guitar :D
thanks so much :’) it’s a great guitar!
Think I'm gonna get one. Like the new finish. Good review and tones, subscribed, cheers!
Hey that's awesome man! Link me a demo of your own once you get it :)
Awesome play through ! Sounds sick !!
Thank you :)
Still can’t believe Ibanez doesn’t make a 6 strings, 25.5 version of this, i’d jump on it in a heartbeat!
I feel like Ibanez has a few 25.5 6 strings that are pretty similar! The RGA42HP and RGA42HPQM both have the same pickups and config. Even the same Nyatoh body wood! Check em out I believe they're the same price or cheaper than this one!
@@Epichicken I know, but they’re not all black like the RGIXL7! Closest i know of is the RGAIX6FM, but still not black
@@idontgivea1769 if you're into solid black and not only into Ibanez, then you can actually go with Esp ltd m-ht black metal, or with schecter c- 1 sls elite evil twin, first one with one SD blackened black metal in the bridge, the second loaded with Fishmans, both are great
Neutral pickups is very rare nowadays. What a neat information. I think, I will get this baby very soon. :D
Passive neutral pickups are the way to go! At least that's my preference as of late :)
@@Epichicken Yeah, same. It's very nice to have somewhat flat base to build on. So you don't have to scoop or boost too much or at all.
It's a really nice direction to see from Ibanez. :D
Hell yeah man, I want to get one of these to use in F!
Great review, great tone and awesome composition
Hey man! thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great playing and review man! So glad you touched upon the tuning stability as that was a concern for me but definitely shortlisting this guitar now👍
the Iron Label line is awesome! i got an RGIB21 (baritone 28" scale 6-string) in september and it's pretty awesome! i replaced the factory equipped EMGs with Fishmans and it's just amazing!
Seriously the Iron Label just speaks to me! I love the hardtail Ibanez models!
Also I can dig a classic EMG sound haha but the fishmans sound so premium! I've yet to try them myself but I really want to.
Thanks for the review!! I've had my eye on one of these. The RG2027XL Prestige is the other 27" scale 7 from Ibanez, fyi. It's sort of a re-release of the RG1077XL/RG2077XL from the early 2000's.
no prob! Haha yeah after I posted this I took a look online and found a bunch of other 27" 7 strings LOL. I mean most were out of production but yea, that 2027XL looks awesome! If I was a fan of tremolo bridges I would definitely pick it up
@@Epichicken totally man! My main guitar is the RG1077XL - I love it so much I was going to pick up the 2027XL but I really wanted a stop-tail version. Stoked when I saw the RGIXL7 released and after your review even moreso. It also looks totally badass imo.
RGIX6FDLB and RGIX7FDLB, RGIXL7 is my dream ibanez
u got it boss
I've had this guitar for over a year now and it's the other way around for me, normal scale guitars feel really tiny and the strings feel so rubbery to me and I am not even a big guy 😂.
I can feel that haha. After I made this demo I went back to a 6 and I was missing that wider fretboard - I kept tripping on the strings so close together lol
Been curious over these for awhile. Own an LTD MH417 and I love it, but I need something for lower tuning.
Great song by the way. Loved the melodic parts on the background.
Thanks for the kind words! This axe can definitely handle the lower tunings as long as you're accommodating appropriately with string gauge :)
Love the demo song and the guitar itself is a metal machine indeed
Solid review. Thanks dude!
Of course! Thanks for watching
Good review boiiii. Sounds great! 🤘🤘 Should do reviews on all your other gear too.
that's the plan! :_)
Ordered mine last night
That guitar is exactly what I want and need atm, but I really hate the satin finish. That’s the only thing that keeps me from getting it.
a few people have said that! I believe there's a normal brown color option? Not sure if they make that one still
Hey bud gonna get this guitar because of your review. This will be my first 7 string btw 😅. Update us when you change the pickups 🤘. Just subbed btw 😊
hey appreciate it man!! Hope you enjoy this guitar as much as I do :)
Thank you for not demoing dad rock on a chug machine. Such a breath of fresh air lol.
just wait till the next review where i open with 5 minute of blues leads over a backing track
lol but fr thanks man!
gorgeous review by a gorgeous man 10/10
Proud owner. Had a deep feeler with her at my local store!
I really love split coil switch. This is an all terrain guitar. I play from death metal to bluesy licks with it! Don't believe the ''Metal guitar'' tag.
I play mostly in drop G, with a 10-62 string gauge. It keeps tuning. I only tune it when i resting. Keeps in tune forever.
Wanted to get a good impression on this guitar because i wanted to buy me a seven string and this one came to my Mind. You saying this guitar is perfect for a 7 String makes me gonna buy it. Also like your IO profile pic. I sub now.
Thanks so much for checking it out! Hope it helped
Thnx for demo very good review
hey thanks so much!!!
I've got a 27" 7 string Agile. Definitely taking me a little getting used to lol
Right? It's like a whole different instrument
Good video bro!
thanks so much!
I have an Ibanez which I bought used, it was a great deal but what I don't like about Ibanez RGs is the location of the volume pot. I hit it a lot by accident and some muted articulations are very hard to do for me. I also tried the Cort KX models. I liked them a lot. That one is also really good value for money. I will maybe buy the KX508 later this year.
Dude that intro song was inspiring
Hey man glad you liked it!! :)
I love this track man! Do you have it released and more music like this?
Thanks so much man! Glad you enjoyed.
No I never ended up releasing this one but I did release an EP with my friends in our band Nightmaps. Not as heavy as this track but pretty similar songwriting-wise... prog metal stuff :)
Great guitar. I have an issue with 27 inch scale, but for anyone else wanting this type of setup the first run of these RGIR27FE is actually still 25.5 inch scale. They are a few years old but have most of the same features.
Yeah if you're not running low tunings there's no reason to go 27. If I was running my 7-string in standard I would absolutely go 25.5
Do you think 27 inch is too long for Drop A ? I know there are some Schecters on 26.5 inch that works well for Drop A
Nah not too long at all for drop A. With the extra scale length you can afford to use lighter string gauges but yeah 26.5 should work too.
Great sound quality!
Appreciate it!
Now I want one :(
It's so fun to play!! I would say keep an eye out for used ones on reverb but there aren't that many there rn...
Btw you got some crazy riffs over on your channel man. Just subbed!
I was definitely gonna get this one but I waited to see what Ibanez had for 2021 and I saw that damn RGDR4427FX and had to ordered that instead.
That model looks beautiful! Wish I had the funds for it 😭
great! tones my dude! you gotta tell me how you got those drums sounds lol
hey thanks man! It was a preset from GGD Modern and Massive! I'm pretty sure it was called 'in your face' or something like that
I'm on the verge of grabbing one of these. I've never heard of nyatoh being used for a guitar body though!
ibanez commonly uses nyatoh, I think that is a type of mahogany and probably a lot cheaper
Dude no cap, all i do on my channel anymore is shitpost kinda
But this is super awesome for a start. You can only go up from here! You earned a sub. Excited to see what you put out next!
dude! Thank you so much it means a lot man. I plan to do a couple more gear demos and probably some plugins as well :)
Have you released the demo track as a standalone? Sounds really great. Your video convinced me to get one until I saw it's practically unavailable in Australia (for a reasonable price)
Wow thanks for the kind words man! Really appreciate that. Haven't really thought about uploading this but you can check out my band Nightmaps for more original stuff... It's similar to this track.
Also that's a shame they aren't available there! This Ibanez is super feature-packed at the $1k price point.
I rather go with multiple scale axes when 7 and 8 strings. Get better response from the strings. 26-28 scale 8 is bout perfect.
True that! I played a multiscale once and it really didn't take long to adjust my playing to besides bar chords
@@Epichicken yeah bud I love them things seems they keep in tune better then just a standard scale ax. IT Seems ON THE 8 STRINGS if it's like a 26 or 27 all the way across the board the high string get good tone but the lower strings do not plus seem to go out of tune on lower strings more, then the opposite if it's a 28 inch scale all the way across the board the lower strings are nice but higher strings sloppy and get out of tune. Multi scale IS a must for 8 strings IMO. I'm stuck between an ESP, Ibanez, Jackson... I'm going to snag one from Zsounds next month. Always been an Ibanez man but I picked up an ESP last month and it was neeeeeiicceee as shit!! IT WAS BODY THROUGH AS WELL wish Ibanez would do neck through body my only grip with Ibanez. The thing about Ibanez though is the Wizard necks. I'm sorry but that is usually the main factor for me.
this is dope!
ty brothaman :)
Check out the
ESP Ltd AW-7b
wow very similar specs! Tbh I don't know that I'd go for one of those over this guitar. Only real difference I see is the pickups and some different body/neck material but otherwise I bet these would play very similarly.
Hey man, awesome demo!
Any chance you could drop your neural dsp settings for the main sound? :)
Thanks man! I'm pretty sure it was the Nameless Suite default patch LOL ! I might have dialed in the noise gate a bit but tone wise I didn't tweak it
Wow, when you said it was drop F#, it sounded like you said drop F#!
haha this tune was a heavy one!
Nice video thank you!
I have the RGAIX and i love it, but the finish went from "matt" to glossy pretty fast. Have you experienced anything similar with this guitar? I can see some fingerprints on there xD
hahaha I knew someone would pick up on the fingerprints. I just have pretty sweaty hands when I start playing tbh! I wipe it down afterwards with a cloth and boom no more fingerprints. It definitely keeps the matte finish
@@Epichicken 🤣🤣thanks stay healthy.
I’m really considering getting this axe next week, together with a Whammy DT. How’s the tuning stability? I’m planning on going down to drop E
Tuning stability is fantastic! As with any guitar make sure you set it up correctly and intonate it, but those Grover locking tuners hold things down! To hit Drop E on this 27 inch neck you should aim for an 8 string set (use every string except the highest) or any set that goes 0.080 gauge on the lowest string. I personally use the NYXL 8 string Custom Light set to hit E standard down one octave, so should be fine for Drop E.
Sounded sick, I have the same amp and speaker cabinet. What pedal/s are you using?
In this demo I'm actually using the Neural DSP Nameless plugin! But when I used to play live I ran into an ISP decimator and the Protone Dead Horse. Have a TC electronic flashback for delay as well
I know its late but quick question? Did you have any technical Problems with this guitar? Mine keeps cutting out or going "Powerless"
Nice mix
thank you so much! :)
Hey buddy you still own the guitar? I’m thinking about grabbing one for my first 7. Cheers
Yup i still have it! Absolute workhorse of a guitar especially if you’re in low tunings. If you pick one up I hope you enjoy!
@@Epichicken Sick bro! The only concern I have are the pickups, but that can be easily modded. I think ima get ‘er though, cheers 🤘🏻
About to purchase one of these. No regrets.
@@adeptusmechanicus1029 Yeah I grabbed it, sick guitar man!
I'm on the fence about getting this iron label 7 or the rgd7521pb which one should get man??
No clue how that RGD plays but by looks and specs it looks like a killer guitar! I would have to try em out side by side to give ya an answer but if you like Ibanez guitars in general I’m sure either option will be a good one :)
Which one did you get
@@amanpratapdeo11 rgd. I live in arizona so got the roasted maple neck so wont have issues with the neck when it rains here and I love the look also gonna put a dimarzio deactivator in it even tho the stock pickups are nothing to complain about just want a little more output can never have enough!! lol
I juat ordered this guitar. Im hoping the fretwork is decent quality like my last iron label. I was very surprised with the last one. I decided to get this guitar as a substitute for my ibanez meshuggah signature 8 string because 8 years if that guitar after a motorcycle wreck is killing my back and shoulder. Also hoping the pickups are decent as well because i have lundgrens in all my other guitars. I must say the reverse headstock on a 27" scale neck looks sick and reminds me of sonething Dino Cazares played when he was with ibanez
Looking at these now.... Are the frets stainless steel? Anyway did you end up purchasing one and how was the qc etc as far as fret work
@@jroc6166 ended up returning it. I ordered one and when I opened it I was greeted with the worst build quality I've ever seen out of Ibanez. The nut seemed like it was the wrong size and way too big, flaws in the paint, binding up the neck was split, fretwork was God awful and there were sharp frets all the way up the neck, the ebony fretboard was split from the 24th to the 12th and the cheap lumilay side dots were a joke and not lined up correctly. It had nickel frets. I was extremely disappointed and the fact it costed that much and I returned it and spent 400$ more and got the Jake Bowen signature 7 that felt like it had prestige quality fretwork and the quality was top notch.
Song has lots of f feelings 🤘🏻
thank you! :)
I've have bought one of these in a heartbeat if only it had a white Bound Neck and thin white-bound Head, Floyd Style Floating Trem, and a Gloss back body and headstock. ...
The Satin Finish picks up human oil so easily and marks the body. Trying to remove the "Human oil" Smudge marks, you end up buffing the finish to shine .. then you're fucked because you can't go backwards!
Satin-finishes suck in every case for this reason, and I've tried with many different colors over the years, Grey, Blue's etc to try n make them work and they just don't other than for a photo shoot right after being presented by the factory.
If the specs alone are enough - BUY IT NOW because I don't expect Ibanez will offer this much more in the future, especially with a reverse HeadStock at that Scale Length now Dino has gone and they SHOULD have done this 10years ago .....
But if you're really only into the finish with the reverse headstock for an Ibanez 7String DONT DO IT TO YOUR SELF!!! You'll only end up like one of the poor idiots who sunk a *STOOOPID* amount of money into the very limited edition Joe Satch "Chrome" Model in the late 90's only to watch the "Chrome" flake off.... within the next year ..
ya get me ????
I hear ya, the finish definitely picks up fingerprints. idk that never really bothered me I was much more interested in the specs and the feel of it!
Does someone compare this to solar a2.7? Any conclusions? Price is similar, I need some help. I will use this mostly for metal/djent rhythmic playing cause I've got az2402 for soling and etc. Solars look sweet and get good reviews too.
I would love to compare this to the Solar 2.7 eventually! I've been eyeing that brand for a long time and Ola definitely knows what he's doing. I've been looking at the A2.6FB for a while too but can't justify the purchase now that I have this thing.
If you're having trouble picking I would look at a comparison between the pickups themselves because I personally feel like that has the most impact on the sound. Wish you the best on your quest for tone!
Be careful with solar guitars. Been hearing some bad things about them recently with fret board wood cracking during transit. Look up the solar discord page, apparently it’s not just something that happened to one or two of them. And as for differences, you’re getting betting quality control from Ibanez (imho) as well as a slightly longer scale (26.5 vs 27), coil tap, and branded locking tuners. If you’re debating between the two, the extra hundred for the Ibanez is well worth it
Any thoughts on LTD M-7 HT? Not sure which I am getting, this or the LTD. 😅
oh man sorry for the late reply so not sure what you went with- but I think both have pretty comparable specs! My first real guitar was an EC-1000 so I love those LTD models, I think for me the ibanez neck would lead me to choose this over the LTD M-7 HT. I haven't played that particular LTD but this ibanez neck on a 7 string baritone feels so good. That being said, if you like the sound of those Black winter pickups then the LTD is your guitar right there!
Oh damn.
I've got GAS now.
Don't we all ;)
thanks for checking this out!
Been looking around for a 7 string baritone, wanting to play some later era Deftones and my 25.5 scale 7 string just can't handle down tuning that far. Apart from signature models i can't really find much else, but thos guitar looks like it might just hit the spot for me, great specs at a really good price point. Gonna keep a real close eye on this
Best of luck dude! I've taken this down to E standard -1 octave and with heavy enough gauge strings it played pretty well!
@Epichicken what gauge strings do you use ? I want to gobto around G#
@@housespecial7855 I actually just restrung to that tuning using Daddario EXL110-7. It's 10-59 and I feel like the scale length can handle that tuning at lighter gauges.
@@Epichicken thanks for the info, I'm about to contact a company that say they're due new stock on the 13th, so fingers crossed, I'll have one soon 🤞
Neck thru is better.
I tried a 27-25.5 multiscale and 1-5 was a tad more of a stretch than I was anticipating on the 27 A string. Cant imagine doing 27 for the whole fretboard.
26.5 is fine but the bottom A is a little floppy.
26.75 might solve my problems *jk*
Yeah for drop A a multiscale solution would probably be best. I think you really only need 27 when you're going to G and below or something like that. Have you tried a thicker string gauge on that 26.5 just for the low string?
@@Epichicken I would like to be able to drop further at somepoint for covers but my band currently sits in drop Ab/G#
I've tried a schecter reaper 7 ms. And hoping to try a ibanez Rgd71alms - but shipping ans s tore access it keeps getting delayed due to lockdowns. :') the local shops don't stock 7s at all. So atm theres been a 3 month delay with the ibby
Tried a prs holcumb 7 which is a 26.5 with the stock gauge was too loose and that ships with a 64.
But On the plus side the neck Felt less like a thin plank of wood though and more like a guitar neck.
But that might be because I currently have a PRS holcumb 6 25.5 in drop Ab with baritone slinkies which is a 75
Its been great for improving finger strength and working in this tuning but a full hour set of barre jazz inspired metal chords and I'm running out of steam a bit. intonation is a little suspect in a few places as well even with a set up.One of the reasons I wanted to get a loger scale length and drop the string gauge.
Stuck between this and Reaper 7 Ms
Same dude. Did you settle on any one?
@@yeeshanmalik8353 yeahh i went with Reaper 7 MS, Schecters dont have any QC issues whereas ibanez RGs have and it becomes a quite a luck to get a guitar with no QC issues when you go with Ibanez. It's what the reviews on the Forums say about it. I also went with schecter because my previous guitar was a Schecter Omen Extreme and hence had a love for schecter fam and God damn that finish on that guitar is really to die for
@@amanpratapdeo11 do the stock pups sound okay? I've seen reviews where they sound muddy for chords n stuff.
@@yeeshanmalik8353 to be honest ive heard more muddy tones for the ibanez in some videos out there, tone at the end comes down to your end to how you mix it and the plugins and IRs you use
the ibby is sex, but your riffs man - dayum
Thanks so much~!
This guitar would be sick with an evertune bridge
Agreed!
@@Epichicken by the way, in the video I can see your…kitchen
@@Epichicken your guitar has the Gotoh locking tuners though, so does mine and I’ll forever use them. Best things ever.
yea this was an interesting studio apartment layout lol i don’t live there anymore
Could someone compare this guitar to the purple LTD SC-607B??? I've been on edge with both guitars and after reading the specs I'm still debating on which one I should buy cos they are both great looking guitars alongside both being baritone. PLEASE HELP. ;-;
I've also been dying to play that guitar!
@@Epichicken there’s the launch variant with the single humbucker being sold used and those are a rarity at this point cos ESP is only now making models with two PUs. Bruh IF you ever get your hands on either model, please review! 🥹
I hate the murdered out look on guitars.
awesome! tabs? :D
Thank you! Oh man making tabs takes me forever LOL or maybe I'm just bad at it. If more people ask maybe I can make a quick 30s video of the main riff with some tabs.
If it helps- it's in Drop F# based around this open major chord... something like 0-0-4-2-4-0-0
U look like the emotional damage guy
My 2027XL murks this cheapo
Terrible riff