Need someone to repair, upgrade and optimize my guitars - Jackson DX10 & BC Rich

Shaded

Hello all.

I have a Jackson DX-10 and a BC Rich Beast that has fallen into some disrepair due to me not jamming over the past few years. I now want to get right back into it, but the guitars need a little work. Mostly action and torsion adjustments, intonation etc. etc. Nothing too major.

Additionally I want to look at upgrading the hardware, possibly to Active EMG humbuckers, but would like to discuss possible options as well. When it comes to the technical aspects of guitars, I'm afraid my knowledge falls rather short, so someone with experience in customizing for extreme metal would be ideal.

Is there someone here willing to look at them for me and carry out the work?

I'm based in Kempton Park.

Cheers.

psyx

Show us some pics of your axes!!
Too few metal guitars around here...
Maybe talk to NeonGecko? Ive seen some good work done by him

BMU

Pics! Pics! ?

Beast is that HUGE body BC Rich right? How's that for playing comfort. A friend's BC Rich has a massive upper horn that hits you right in the chestbone when you're sitting playing. (Yeah I know: who SITS and plays a BC hehe.) It might even be a Beast but I'm not 100% on that.

Shaded

Haha! OK, as requested. As you can see, they're in a pretty sorry state at the moment, hence the need for sprucing up.

BMU wrote Pics! Pics! ?

Beast is that HUGE body BC Rich right? How's that for playing comfort. A friend's BC Rich has a massive upper horn that hits you right in the chestbone when you're sitting playing. (Yeah I know: who SITS and plays a BC hehe.) It might even be a Beast but I'm not 100% on that.

I never battled too much with sitting and playing on the Beast. It is exceptionally heavy though, and really digs into your shoulder during a long gig or practice.

guidothepimmp

Damn!

Nice natural wear on those! Great stuff

Shaded

Haha! Yeah. Pretty ashamed of the state I let them reach over the past few years... ☹

At a stage I would change strings and polish and clean them once a week.

They have been neglected recently, sadly...

BMU

That is one evil looking guitar. Awerrrsome. Thx for pics.

slyd

Yeah, nice axes !

PM either Costafonix, or Neon Ghecko as regards their setup/repair etc. I believe they are both in your area, and both are reputable in their fields of expertise.

(I am not affiliated to either, nor are they paying me to recommend them ? )

exsanguinator

geez ...if theyre in that condition..they must be Koreans...
you wouldnt have really let USA models get to that stage would you?
Which brings me to the upgrading and set ups etc etc....nothings cheap...especially actives...
do you really want to spend the money on them?
You dont need actives to be extreme....
thats 90's hype...
unless you want to beat Burzum at his rawest..LOL..but I can teach you a cheaper and easier way for that...LOL
Maybe sell them once polished up(theyre not that bad really)
add what you wouldve spent on setups/mods etc etc
and get a good shredder s/h after looking around for what you want..
No offence ..thats my view of it...cool?

Norman86

howsit dude, sent you a pm..

Shaded

exsanguinator wrote geez ...if theyre in that condition..they must be Koreans...
you wouldnt have really let USA models get to that stage would you?
Which brings me to the upgrading and set ups etc etc....nothings cheap...especially actives...
do you really want to spend the money on them?
You dont need actives to be extreme....
thats 90's hype...
unless you want to beat Burzum at his rawest..LOL..but I can teach you a cheaper and easier way for that...LOL

Rip off a headset's mic? Haha ?

Maybe sell them once polished up(theyre not that bad really)
add what you wouldve spent on setups/mods etc etc
and get a good shredder s/h after looking around for what you want..
No offence ..thats my view of it...cool?

Nah, that's great mate. I appreciate the input. Considering it now. Problem is, I actually have a rather poor knowledge of gear in general, so getting tips from other people, especially those into a similar genre, is the best possible way to improve my knowledge of gear, etc.

Might be worthwhile to look at a whole new rig. No gigging amp at present, and, while I love my GT-8, it is getting dated now. Sure there are much better rigs on the market.

What would you consider in terms of axes, considering the genre?

psyx

Shaded wrote
exsanguinator wrote geez ...if theyre in that condition..they must be Koreans...
you wouldnt have really let USA models get to that stage would you?
Which brings me to the upgrading and set ups etc etc....nothings cheap...especially actives...
do you really want to spend the money on them?
You dont need actives to be extreme....
thats 90's hype...
unless you want to beat Burzum at his rawest..LOL..but I can teach you a cheaper and easier way for that...LOL
Rip off a headset's mic? Haha ?

Maybe sell them once polished up(theyre not that bad really)
add what you wouldve spent on setups/mods etc etc
and get a good shredder s/h after looking around for what you want..
No offence ..thats my view of it...cool?

Nah, that's great mate. I appreciate the input. Considering it now. Problem is, I actually have a rather poor knowledge of gear in general, so getting tips from other people, especially those into a similar genre, is the best possible way to improve my knowledge of gear, etc.

Might be worthwhile to look at a whole new rig. No gigging amp at present, and, while I love my GT-8, it is getting dated now. Sure there are much better rigs on the market.

What would you consider in terms of axes, considering the genre?

What about a Schecter Hellraiser? Their damn pretty and sound good too. Comes with active pups if you want that kind of thing
the Hellraiser C1 has a hard tail though.

Or maybe an ESP? Not sure about the model though

BMU

Use what you have.