Rhoads balance question

[P I K A]

Hey guys I'm thinking of getting either a rr1 or rr1t. My question is do they balance good or do they nosedive? I'm set on black with white bevels I'm just trying to decide if I want another floyd or not. Thanks Joe

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Rhoads balance question

The only Jackson that ever had complains on nosedive is the KE. I don't remember hearing anybody complaining RRs having nosedive, therefore, i reckon you're safe.


Fong

[Sunbane]

Re: Rhoads balance question

Bolt-on RR's are nosedivers. As for critical voices regarding the neck-thru ones; If I remember correctly, AlexL said that he didn't like the way the RR1 balanced, but that the RR1T and RR5 balanced fine. But that's the only one I can recall at the moment.

[P I K A]

Re: Rhoads balance question

Thanks guys thats what I wanted to hear,no nosedives. I wasn't debating the balance issues between the 2 different axes I was debating the floyd issue,but thanks for that insight sunbane.

[PallarAndersVisa]

Re: Rhoads balance question

got an RR5, balances perfectly

[diffrent strings]

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Ihave a rr1, the guitar balances perfectly especially when standing

[nonamemx]

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Just get a LEATHER strap and you'll have no problems.

[nonamemx]

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*Test*

EDIT: ah, good. A successful avatar change. . .

[guitarsjb]

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My RX10D's balance was OK, but it "hung" funny,..then I noticed the placement of the front strap button. I moved it to the middle of the neckplate (like the RR1, and 5) and it is great now.

[ShredFred]

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I have two RR's and they both balance very well when standing. No nosedives here.

[Sancho]

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RR1T, no problem with balance whatsoever.

[xenophobe]

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There is no nosediving problem....

HOWEVER... the Rhoads DOES NOT balance like a Strat body, Soloist body or Warrior, it has a balance all it's own, similar to a KV, but not angled as high (which is one reason why I really love my KV).

[RacerX]

Re: Rhoads balance question

Originally posted by xenophobe:
all it's own

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[jackson1]

Re: Rhoads balance question

RR1 balances fine with a leather or velours type of strap.

Funny note: my Rhoads Pro Japan (neckthru just like RR1) balances a tad better than my RR1, maybe due to its placement of the strap button. Look here for more info: Rhoads Forensic

/Henrik

[Matt Crooks]

Re: Rhoads balance question

Originally posted by xenophobe:
There is no nosediving problem....

HOWEVER... the Rhoads DOES NOT balance like a Strat body, Soloist body or Warrior, it has a balance all it's own, similar to a KV, but not angled as high (which is one reason why I really love my KV).

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree completely.

I think it has a good deal to do with what you are accustomed to using. I have played Vs for over twenty years, and the RRs balance as well or better than the Gibson Vs and the King Vs. For me strat/soloist/dinky guitars balance wrong.

I guess I'll just start posting threads about my soloist that doesn't balance right [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]