Oh shit boys here we go! NGD x2 double satin madness!

[Chad]

Lovely guitars!

How about the 45mm nut width on the E2? There are some 6 string guitars that use that nut width (some of the George Lynch sigs, for example). Wondering how narrow it feels on a 7 string.

[ZL1hawk]

Yeah, those Korean Stealths are really good guitars. They play great but you can't have girly hands, the necks are pretty wide. I'm surprised you're changing out the pickups in that trans-natural Stealth. Both the pickups it comes with are quite good.

I'm a Bare Knuckle fanatic, I know it isn't a very popular brand but I can get to where I want to go with those pickups and easily too with almost any guitar. I got started on them when I got sick of pedals and wanted to stay as close as possible to my amps voicing without boosting or using an EQ which usually colors my sound. BK does such a nice job of build quality and tone I can't avoid using them. I'm hooked.

Tim Mills over at BK is a living breathing pickup encyclopedia Britannica. If you email him the music you play, the specs and tuning of the guitar you use, he'll send you the perfect set to match your goals. For me the man has yet to miss, his advice is spot on.

Sorry but I'm rambling.

Lovely guitars!

How about the 45mm nut width on the E2? There are some 6 string guitars that use that nut width (some of the George Lynch sigs, for example). Wondering how narrow it feels on a 7 string.

Smooth and easy is how it plays. From nut to the 24th fret. I wouldn't describe it as narrow but rather ideal. The friends I've let jam on it have all mentioned it's the first 7 banger they ever played that was super easy to manage.

[toejam]

I've always wanted to ask...usually when I see 8 string players they use mostly scales and get a good rhythm going but they don't use a lot of chords. Is that what 8 bangers are pretty much geared towards? Or is that just the style a lot of musicians have picked up on?

I think it's a style just a lot of people have picked up on. Though, I've seen some videos of a bunch of people playing some extended chord voicings and clean stuff which is really cool.