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I read this article online about cutting the ground wire going to the bridge. The idea is, if you touch a hot mic, the strings won't complete the circuit and you won't have your Almonds roasted.

I've been listening to clips of Dr. Zs, Matchless, Bogner, Badcats, etc... over and over and I am really digging the Dr. Z amps. All of them are great at what they do but the do but the Z keeps calling. I just want to hear about your experience with Dr. Z amps. What did you like, what didn't you like, which models did you like better than others. I'm looking to go with a combo, maybe the 2x10. Is an amp like the MAZ38 with 38 watts gonna be about the same volume wise as a 40 watt HRDx? I've never played through a hand wired class A amp so I'm don't know? I was thinking of maybe a lowered powered Z like the MAZ18 to get earlier breakup. I'm not looking for an extreme ammount of head room, I'd actually like it to break up pretty early. If I need sparkley clean I've got the HRDx. The tones I'm really looking for are from Brad Pasley to Keith Urban but I'd like it to be able to cover some classic rock stuff also. So one of their more versitile amps I guess. It's a 4 hour round trip but I am going to go to the only Z dealer in Oklahoma and play them to get first hand experience. They are also a Badcat dealer so I'll check those out as well. But I just wanted to get your thoughts on the Dr. Z line of amps.

I was in GC the other day combing through all the stuff. I am in the market for a MIM 60's Strat. I was dead set on one when I saw these nice-looking guitars sitting in an area by themselves. They were quot;Brawleyquot; guitars. They are kind of a maple top Stratesque guitar. The one that got my attention was an S/S/H trans orange model with a Wilkinson trem. I was not only surprized. I was amazed at the over all quality. The fit an finish were great. The tone was good with the stock pickups too. Does anyone know anyhting about these guitars? I went to their website but it says it's temporarily down...

I kinda like the colour of it on pictures of ads, but stores around here only carry it in cherry or ebony. That means I will have to order it and most likely buy it if I do. (That's just guitar shop policy)
I've only seen one real live picture of it and it seemed lighter in colour than in the ads.

What's a good online store to buy tubes from? I need to replace the single 12ax7 preamp tube in my Marshall AVT50. Any recommendations as far as a good brand to buy? I was thinking Electro-Harmonix, but don't know much about tubes, to be honest. Eventually I'd like to replace all the preamp and power tubes in my Mesa/Boogie rack equipment too. I know the 5 preamp tubes in that amp have different purposes, but my knowledge stops there. Any info on good tubes for that amp would be great too.

Well it seems that yesterday I found a guy who works at fender. This guy said that he could get me anything made by fender at the price that it costs for them to make it. So it now seems that I will be purchasing a nice new tube amp over the summer and possibly a new guitar. So what are some of the nicer tube amps fender makes (currently). I don't have a guitar shop anywhere close that carries a lot of fender amps.

Finally I had the time to makeover my quot;untelequot; looking tele to a more acceptable looking one

IBANEZ JS-100 $300 INCLUDES SHIPPING (Reduction In Price)
Okay up for grabs is an 18-month old Ibanez JS-100 Black in color... Very good condition with a little swirling on the front and a slight case of rash on the back.... Very fast neck and the whammy bar can keep you pre-occupied for hours!! $300 gets it to your door in an SKB hardshell case! I agree to eat shipping... This will be the last price reduction, as they go for ~$300 on ebay PLUS shipping.... I will just take my chances there, or keep the thing....

A lot of people seem to be posting their gear, so I figured I may as well too. Just follow this link and tell me what you think: