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I'm looking to get a couple of new pedals. I've pretty much decided on a Sparkle Drive, but was also looking for a fuzz pedal, which V.L.'s also makes. They seem like overall they are a bit better quality than Boss. Does anyone have any opinions on these or Boss pedals for that matter.

Guys like The Edge or Tom Morello. People who's signature tone involves a pedal, who possibly wouldn't be recognized by their rhythm guitar tone. They're often hailed as guitar heroes, but I'm not sure. Everybody cracks on Kirk Hammett for leaning so heavily on a wah, but leaves a lot of the quot;pedalquot; guys alone. So, what does everybody think? Should you have to be able to hold your own with a guitar straight into an amp to be considered a guitar hero?

the same guy i bought my bandmaster from is selling amps again. He has:

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I have played and loved to death the Schecter Damien series 6 string. Felt very solid and has a neck shape similar to my OLP but alittle fatter. I still hate EMG's and those HZ's are ok, but won't last long, make way for Dimarzio's. I also put my Les Paul up on ebay, look in the Trade section for it.

Hello all. Looking for opinions. I am currently using a '59 set in this guitar. I find the neck to be too muddy for clean and overdriven tones. On the SD sound samples, I was really struck by the dirty bridge tone of the Seth Lover. None of the others have that vintage, hollow honk. I also thought the bright breathiness of the Jazz pickup sounded best for clean and dirty. I'm curious how this combo would sound in my guitar since it is most likely a darker guitar acoustically than the one used in the SD sounds samples. Thanx!

So i finally got the Olp 12 string and some of you wanted a review when i got it so here it is:

Is there a good 5 way switch that really stays in a position unless you apply some force? Or am I forced to be more careful with my picking hand?

I've got a few things for sale or trade:

I'm planning on what to do for my MIM powerhouse that I just aquired recently...

Guys, I’m looking at picking up a Les Paul Gem in the next week. I’ve yet to own a P-90 Lester, and thus I was wondering if I would be able to swap out the bridge P-90 for a Mini Humbucker with an LP Deluxe style mounting ring). I’m not keen to modify the guitar in a way that is not reversible. If it is not a straight forward operation, I think I’ll leave the Gem in the guitar shop…

Hi Everybody,
Scenario - I have a Strat with 2 x DimMarzio HS3 PUs at the neck and middle positions - a Stock fender at the bridge. A long time ago I removed the tone controls completely. I do not know if the volume pot is the original and it's label was soldered over long ago so I do not know what resistance it is - 250 or 500 perhaps? (it may even be a tone pot from another guitar...). Anyway it is important to note that ( before the job) the guitar worked great and there are no issues at all.

I watched Joe Walsh play on the Clapton dvd.
What type of minihumbucker is he using in that strat?

i think it would be amazingly cool to do a lap of america seeing the gigging bros play live in their settings ... see the duncan gear live in its natural habitat ... a little modern 80's metal with Twilight Odyssey .. mincer's electronic soundscapes ... stratdeluxe's strat action ... butch's tele twangin' .. robert s's kick ass LP and mesa/boogie rack rock .. kevlar's original stuff ... is it randy in nashville? (or is he strictly a studio cat?)

Any of you JB neck fans?

...with code INX on the bottom, what would this be? It looks like a stacked.

HI Ya'll. I just got a new RG42 fixed bridge mahogany body and maple thru neck. With the stock infinity pickups this guitar was very dark. I went back and forth as whether to put a JB which I thought might prove to be too bright or a distortion. I went JB and the guitar is still dark? not what I have come to expect from the JB. I still have the stock 500k pots, would going to a 250 brighten things up or make matters worse? How about the cap?

Hey guys, I'm repairing a boss ns-2 for by pal. The only thing wrong with it is that the majority of the wires leading to the inputs and outputs have been thrashed. Could someone out there with a ns-2 open theirs up and tell me where each wire coming off of the pc board goes? I've looked all over the net, but I couldn't find a schematic with this information... thanks.

Have you tried an RS Guitarworks electronics upgrade kit?

well, i got a mexican strat that sounds great, but i just dont like single coils as bridge pickups. and i have 2 humbuckers just sitting around in my house doing nothing, a 59 trembucker and a super distortion. i like the sound of both pickups overall, but just dont know which one to put in the bridge. i was actually thinking the super distortion because with the strat and no tone knob.
what do you guys think?