On The Bench - Ibanez Universe 7 Daniel Vadim Von (Morbid Angel) WITH Setup Tips

[@PARAMONARIOS]

I really dig the period when Trey had neon green pick guard and probably PAF pro (?) in the bridge on his Universe

[@Malum09]

That was one badass look

[@TheJollyMisanthrope]

One of my all time favorites. Black and green for the win!

[@dexxpredwarior9033]

Oh my god...... As a die hard Ibanez RG fan, I'm pretty inspired!

[@anthonyfinch550]

Dexx Predwarior I just acquired an RG7620. This was quite helpful

[@braxtonfps3580]

@@anthonyfinch550 good shit bro

[@lucaswilkinson6441]

I just want to drop everything and go have this guy teach me everything he knows

[@TheKirkYates]

Right

[@patrickmoore1230]

Me too brother

[@philcollinshill2951]

I saw this guitar in the flesh on the November 22 show in Dallas

[@bengibson3955]

With a sign off like that, I thought it was Dave’s World. Not enough suppressed rage though.😉😆 I’m working on my newly-acquired but very secondhand UV70P that I’ve bought after lusting after one for 32 years. Your tips are greatly appreciated.

[@chasepruitt3751]

Thanks for making these videos! They're very enjoyable and insightful

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Chase Pruitt - And thank you for the very kind remarks.

[@monkeyshredder.musicismyso3626]

JUST WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS TAKING THE TIME OUT TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ON GUITAR TECH STUFF. MY NAME IS JOEY AND I LIVE IN THE CLEARWATER AREA. AGAIN THANX FOR KEEPING IT REAL BROTHER.

[@GranvilleGuitars]

MONKEYSHREDDER. MUSIC IS MY SOLACE. - It's what I do. Thanks for tuning in.

[@joshbeer414]

This was very helpful ty! Loved it

[@tylerstewart7709]

Great work. Got to see him play it last night and it looks and sounds amazing

[@christianeasley767]

Thank You for taking care of my brothers--RUTAN, O’BRIEN, DAN AND TREY!!!!! SALUTE, SIR!!!!! ❤️🙏🇺🇸🎶🎶🎶💪🥁💥😊

[@FingerBrokenBranches]

Thank u for that useful info about how the ibanez edge trems are supposed to sit. I corrected my ibanez bridge cause i had it sitting like my floyd rose guitars. You are the shit 🤙

[@someshkadam2441]

Although I am bassist, for me Ibanez Universe 7 string guitars are one of the most powerful sounding guitars ever. Thanks to Morbid Angel...

[@christianeasley767]

AWWWWWSOME!!!!! THANK YOU, SCOOTER!!!!! MORBID ANGEL invited my family and I to the PITTSBURGH SHOW!!!!! I call Dan--MOTHER RUSSIA!!!!! SCOTTY--showed he is one of the BEST DRUMMERS IN THE WORLD!!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊❤️🙏🎶🥁🥁🥁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪

[@jackkramer1553]

I've been setting up my Ibby 7's for years, but this video opened my eyes. I've heard about lubing the knife edges but never the claw screw shafts. That makes perfect sense seeing how that area is under high tension and movement. I'm actually embarrassed I never thought of it before or that I haven't read about it before. Thanks for the tip! Also the springs contact points make sense too, but they have ground contact. I doubt it makes a difference but perhaps there is a conductive lube out there for that which would work.

[@GranvilleGuitars]

John Jackson - thank you for the kind remarks. A conductive lubricant is not necessary. The amount of tension at that point is too high for it to make a difference.

[@jackkramer1553]

@@GranvilleGuitars Makes sense, I have "nut lube" and "silicone lube." The silicon is thin and pretty Incredible, the nut lube is pasty... I might try the silicon. BTW I saw Morbid about 18 years ago in NYC at BB King's before I knew who they were, but was very familiar with the Ibanez 7 string line. At that show I believe they played RG7620's and I watched those guys shred solos on those guitars, it blew me away that they could play better on those than local bands with Universes. It was the first time I learned the skill vs gear lesson, they are unbeleivable!!

[@bloodbathmagazine]

Rad!

[@PARAMONARIOS]

Thanks for this video! I wonder why he decided to retire his 7-string axe he used on previous MA tour with Cannibal Corpse, Immolation...

[@Channel10334]

because this guitar is way cooler than Solar

[@owendowling5639]

Great video! Any tips for setting pickup height?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Owen Dowling - Well, the short answer is wherever they sound good. Really there is no wrong pick up height setting. It's simply a matter of what's working best for you as a player. With a single coil pick up as in the middle position on this guitar you don't want to set it too close to the strings because it will cause what we call a wolf tone. That is an out of tune sound when only playing one note. Because humbucking pick ups are indirectly magnetized and have a softer magnetic field overall they can be placed closer to the strings without fear of out of tune notes. You can't hurt a pick up by messing around with its height adjustment. Grab a screwdriver and play around with it. The best tone will reveal itself to you.

[@owendowling5639]

@@GranvilleGuitars great, thanks. Will give it a try!

[@meomarte]

Isn´t there already a black and green version of Universe? Why mod this pyramid one? Anyway, thanks for the info on Edge alignment. Off to fix mine. :)

[@patova456]

Gracias 🤘

[@jennaoullette1915]

That nice guitar that uv7pbk

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

Thanks for the gap tip. Just picked up an old 90’s green dot universe and was setting it up with that question. Do you know if those are Blaze II pickups?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Kevin Kelly - These are the DP700 (neck) and DP702 (bridge).

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

Granville Guitars: Thank you!! 🤘🏻

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

@@AzathothsAlarmClock Thanks for the clarification.

[@beatlejuice5951]

There's no such thing as Blaze 2 pickups. They're blaze pickups

[@damienhelmold6978]

Thought it was treys slime for a sec I was like :0

[@sauerkrautoneverything7807]

Think this might be the only proper opinion on Ibanez's Zero Edge tremolo on KZbin. Surprisingly, hard to find.

[@sourcecompilestudios3554]

Thought he was using his signature Solar guitars....surprised but not surprised he's going back to the Universe...Do you know what's up with that?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Source Compile Studios - No idea. I'll ask if I see him again before the tour.

[@sourcecompilestudios3554]

@@GranvilleGuitars thanks. loved the video also, this is exactly how I setup my Universes as I have quite a few. I think anyone could take tips from this setting up a lo pro edge or floyd rose. I see so many that are improperly setup in regards to the knife edges, or they don't take time to properly lube, or tighten down everything before attempting to throw new strings on. You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned needing "patience" to set these things up. I'd love to see you do a video even further and what happens when they don't return to pitch and are setup. I think this happens a lot with older Ibanez where the posts either get worn, or they are the older posts which had a more narrow cavity, or the knife edges become dull and need sharpening, and or springs are worn out. A good video on correcting issues is well needed. Thanks!

[@1985alexe]

Would that trem angle also apply to an edge pro? Thanks

[@GranvilleGuitars]

1985alexe - Yes it does.

[@hchoe741]

Actually, no. Unlike the original edge and lo pro edge, the edge pro bridge was designed to be set flat parallel to the body. Just look at the side of the bridge you'll see the knife edge and it is parallel to the bridge, not at an angle like on the original edge and lo pro edge.

[@beatlejuice5951]

@@hchoe741 what about edge zero ii?

[@jasondesselles9168]

I got away from locking tremolos years ago. Went to solid bridge guitars. Best decision I ever made.

[@jasondesselles9168]

@@AzathothsAlarmClock I find my solid bridge guitars stay in tune more so than my locking tremendously guitars. If your solid bridge guitar is going out of tune that often there may be something else going on.

[@that_weirdguy_who_playsbas1567]

Do you have any experience installing LEDs into guitar inlays?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Jack Calde - All I know is that it's complex and expensive. Before you do that try some gun sight paint.

[@that_weirdguy_who_playsbas1567]

Thanks!

[@adampasztor6187]

my duuuuudes

[@someoneelse101]

Do Ibanez specify that the Edge trems be set at the angle you said? Every Ibanez I've seen, including my own, has had the bridge plate flush with the body.

[@GranvilleGuitars]

John Desmond - Yes they do. My experience is the opposite. Most of the Edge bridges I see are set correctly.

[@someoneelse101]

@@GranvilleGuitars Fair enough then. I might try setting my own like that but how does setting it like that benefit functionality where applicable? Or does it?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

@@someoneelse101 Firstly, it's the proper way to do it. All bridges designed to work on a perpendicular pivot point need for that point to return to the right spot or it will never stay in tune or return to pitch. Second if the knife edges on the bridge plate do not rest on the perpendicular then those edges will wear out prematurely. Just do it.

[@someoneelse101]

OK. Tried it with the Edge Pro II only to discover the bridge plate is supposed to remain fluch with the body. The bridge is shagged out though and shall soon be replaced

[@someoneelse101]

Oh, Schaller make a device called a Sure Claw that adjusts the springs with a geared system that involves turning with on Allen wrench vs the two adjustment screws commonly found in trems. Have you tried it and if so what were first impressions?

[@geekguitars]

I'm personally not a fan of Floyd Rose trems or any trem for that matter. However, aside from the Real McCoys, Ibanez makes some of the best double locking trems I've seen. The Edge and Lo Pro Edge systems rock. Vigier also makes a great Floyd variant, no knife edges, I think he uses ball bearings instead so it won't wear out. As to the pickup and pickguard change, I'm not really feeling it. Don't get me wrong, the Green Dot universe that Trey has used for eons is my favorite, this one with the mirror guard and white pearl binding is a close second. I just don't think they match up well. It'd be cool if the inlays and binding all matched that green... that'd be bad assery to the max!!

[@higler.]

Gotoh makes the Ibanez EDGE and Lo Pro EDGE bridges as well as their own Floyd Rose variant that's the best out there IMO. Gotoh makes good shit.

[@geekguitars]

@@higler. I've personally never owned a gotoh (least I don't think I have). I've owned a Music Man Axis but I believe mine was one of the first that had the newer in-house Floyd (it was like a 2012-13 variant). Was a nice trem no less

[@DarkRattlehead]

That's a cool guitar. I know you said you probably won't have Trey's guitar on your bench but still, that's a shame for us watchers haha.

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Admiral Bill Bocket - Well, I HAVE had Trey's guitars on my bench during the sessions for Kingdoms Disdained. But there was simply no time to document it. Sorry. If it's any consolation Trey used my personal Marshall cabinet to track leads.

[@DarkRattlehead]

@@GranvilleGuitars yeah I bet you're a very busy man. Your content is very cool!

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

Would putting some stainless steel machine bolts in place of the screws in the neck joint help any with stability? I’ve thought about doing this with a few of my cheaper guitars before moving on to any of my expensive guitars.

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Phillip Clark - Yes. I do it all the time.

[@beatlejuice5951]

Is the bridge setup the same for a edge zero ii tremolo? In regards to needing to be set at a tilt?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

It's not set at a tilt. When set up in the way I described, the bridge is perpendicular to the posts.

[@shvinehoond]

So the angle of the bridge is just for Ibanez style bridges? Floyd rose styled bridges are supposed to be flat, right?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

shvinehoond - That is correct. The Floyd Rose bridge baseplate is flat. The Edge is angled on top like a wedge.

[@higler.]

Hell yes! I know this is gonna be a fun watch, being a complete Ibanez whore myself.

[@baba8397]

9-54 strings aren’t too loose for Bflat?

[@GranvilleGuitars]

Apparently not.

[@baba8397]

Does Trey also use the same gauge?