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Forum Post Soldering the pickup to the selector - Good Idea?
Hi Let me first say that I love the sound of my strat I have single coil pickups that are connected to the selector using crimps. I was wondering if I could improve the sound even more by ditchin...
Forum Post Peavey Classic 50 Mods.
Anybody ever try to make one of these sound good? I put a bias adj in about two years ago. That works nice. BUT I want to make it sound better. The caps on the tone stack are like 1/4 watt resistors...
Forum Post 65' Deluxe Reverb problem!!!
I've got a problem with my 65' Deluxe Reverb reissue!! The vibrato channel has begun to sound very strange when I'm using it with distortion/overdrive - the sound gets extremely weir...
Forum Post Humbucker in single coil size ?
I have the Duncans in my Strat and they sound just fine. Not really as hot as I'd hoped, but they were just meant to sound vintage and not hum, which is what they do. BTW, does Duncan make a ...
Forum Post Big Muff vs Rat
The Rat and the Big Muff are both great pedals, but they are MILES apart in sound and application. Overall, the Rat is more flexible - the Big Muff is a beast of it`s own, though, and if you want th...
Forum Post EVH LEAD
Eddie's lead has a very distinct sound. As he runs through the notes it is like the notes are chasing themselves. Is this done with delay or heavy reverb.... or both. I know there is alot more to...
Forum Post 1989 MIJ Fender Strat - fair value??
Yes, thanks, very sound advice. I was thinking about getting another guitar next year (I've had a bad case of G.A.S. lately) so perhaps that's the route I'll take. Actully I'm t...
Forum Post Acoustic Strings
...n my Mertin 000X1 guitar. I play mostly strumming songs on my acoustic and the above strings don't sound all that great to me. With the millions of various strings out there to pick from can an...
Forum Post Gibson SG vs. Les Paul
...e Fender is on the whole, a better instrument. Sturdier, easier to play, more versatile. It won`t ever sound quite like the SG does, though. I liked that sound, so I got an SG, too. There are also ...
Forum Post Tube distortion pedals don`t cut through the mix?
No offense, but sound like you got too much shit between your guitar and amp...a good sound man or an eq pedal boosted at just the right freq, will determine if you stand out in the mix or not...jus...
Forum Post Saddle effect on Strat tone
I don't think saddles are as crucial a factor on electric guitars, because the sound it picked up directly from the strings.. but I have long been pondering their role in acoustic guitars. Al...
Forum Post Accoustic Amp vs. Electric amp?
I can. Because it sounds great. I have an Acoustasonic 30 that I use as a practice amp at home and I love it. I play three different Martins through it and the sound is great. I like the way a little ...
Forum Post Squier made in Japan models?
.......I would drop in a set of Seymour Duncan vintage pickups...to get that "back to the original 60s sound"...I did that with my Fender Precision and Jazz basses....and the sound is incredibl...
Forum Post Hi Gain distortion pedal recomandations???
...rently playing in a cover band and need a distortion that will give me that modern fat chunky palm muted sound , hi gain but not thin sounding. I guess kinda like the Mesa dual rect sound. I have tr...
Forum Post p-bass pickup height?
That sound will probably not come from pickup height adjustment. Try Pyramid, LaBella, or Thomastik-Infeld flatwound strings (the last two brands will take some breaking in before they sound like you...
Forum Post Boss HC2 Hand Clapper?
...BOSS Handclapper is not an effect pedal, per se. Its sole purpose in life is to produce a fake handclap sound. It does so when you hit that blue rubber pad with a stick, or with your hand, whichever...
Forum Post How to split my money between guitar and amp?
In both. When the guitar isn't good quality wise the amp cannot make it sound good without going artificial and the other way around. On the other hand, sound and taste are closely connected and...
Forum Post Pickup Configurations: PJ vs JJ
...ing I've been thinking about lately, because i love my jazz basses, but would also like to have a P sound available.... I just put some bartolinis in a Jazz i threw together, and it seems to me t...
Forum Post Woo Hoo! New Sadowsky! (Porn Shots Included)
...uld produce a modern tone with a focused low end and have the ability to go to a tamed down passive like sound without heading to the amp tone controls. Like everyone else I would like a B string tha...
Forum Post red knob "The Twin"
... opinions. Off the top of my head, *If* I recall correctly, I think the two main issues are: 1. The Sound - I believe this is a channel switching amp with the ability to get overdrive with a mas...
Forum Post Looking for knob settings on TSL 100 head
That's a little harsh, don't you think? Jason, those amps can sound pretty decent, *when* they're working right and the bias is set so it's doesn't run cold. Also, you...
Forum Post Tube Amp Vs Valvestate
Tube amps are like motorcycles. If you go slow in a high gear the bike will run and sound like crap and then stall. However when you get going and hit that powerband,........ look out! Tube amps ...
Forum Post Celestion Greenback / V30 in a Blues Junior?
... the speaker, or is it a trivial unscrew-the-old-and-screw-in-the-new type of thing? The V30's sound great in my Rivera Quiana, just thought they'd sound good in my BJ. Now how abo...
Forum Post Help: Problem with Mesa Rectoverb Combo(Reverb Circuit?)
Last night i was using my Mesa Rectoverb during band practice and something was wrong with the sound. I tried to get a good clean tone out of the amp on the clean channel(Not pushed) and all i was get...
Forum Post Hi Guys, I bought a nice G&L SC-3 from the 80's. You know th...
...nd the pickups are the MDF that are a mix between single and humbucker. Is it possible the the clean sound is really good but the distortion isn't as clean as the strato guitars ?? I mean ...
Forum Post How to remove frets?
Excellent. I love the sound, and I annoy a friend who runs a music shop, by going in and playing on any new fretless he might have on the rack. I just have to get my own one, and defretting a cheap-as...
Forum Post Groove Tubes/Matching
...ay 1/9/08..I played out with the Groove tubes EL 34m's last night..People were digging the low down sound/gain side...Real nice chime and harmonics/clean side...A Marshall 800 series amp with a g...
Forum Post Open G Tuning
This is pretty much the only way to play most Stones` songs so they sound right. If you want to sound absolutely authentic, lose the low D string and set it up on a Tele. I set up an old MIM Tele li...
Forum Post Open vs. Closed Back?
So I am assuming my Boogie Mark IV with 1/2 open back does more of the open back sound than the closed back sound. I am asking because I am having an extension cab made and I want to do the opposit...
Forum Post Dummy Load and Speaker Simulators
Hello, I`m trying to find a good direct sound with my valve amp or preamp(without the load), to play with headphones and maybe record. The options out there seems to be: Palmer Pga-04 (dummy load...
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