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flameburst · 06-24-2009, 10:55 AM

Every R9 is different, every R0 is different. Many factors involved (wood selection, weight, lacquer thickness and consistency etc). Some light ones sound great, some bad. Some heavier ones sound great, some bad.
R9 necks tend to get more of the body vibration than the R0 necks, but this will vary from guitar to guitar. If anything my R9's pale in note definition compared to my R0 - which is a tad brighter. Whatever 'lacks' in the sound (a subjective personal choice) can be compensated for by using different pickups, amp set ups and strings. It's amazing what a good set of strings can do. Of course it entirely depends on how you play and what techniques and habits (good or bad!) that you employ.

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flameburst Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Inbetween the pink plush Posts: 535 Thanks: 8 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: R0, R8, R9 - Do they all sound the same? Every R9 is different, every R0 is different. Many factors involved (wood selection, weight, lacquer thickness and consistency etc). Some light ones sound great, some bad. Some heavier ones sound great, some bad. R9 necks tend to get more of the body vibration than the R0 necks, but this will vary from guitar to guitar. If anything my R9's pale in note definition compared to my R0 - which is a tad brighter. Whatever 'lacks' in the sound (a subjective personal choice) can be compensated for by using different pickups, amp set ups and strings. It's amazing what a good set of strings can do. Of course it entirely depends on how you play and what techniques and habits (good or bad!) that you employ. __________________ flameburst MY THREE HISTORICS 1997 - R9 Monster top: "THE WILD ONE" 2003 - R9 Yamano Ultra-aged Murphy: "OL' TANG" 2003 - R0 Brazilian (First production model): "DOUBLE 07" aka "LUCKY SEVEN"