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What do you guys think of some of the wiring possibilities out there...

I am looking into getting a guitar and it comes in a couple of different versions. One has a string thru bridge and the other a floyd rose. I am wondering what are the tonal differences between the two. I will likley need the floyd rose for what i am going to be working on. I have one axe with a stop bar like a les paul. The strat has a non floyd floating trem but i do not think adjusting it it would be too good for pulling a note two whole steps sharp. Opinions and experiance please share.

just ordered a kit to build a drop in replacement handwired board for a 1959slp reissue from metroamp

I just got this pedal in the mail and was extremely excited to finally try it out and see if it lived up to all the forum hype. I will not get to try it through my cranked JCM 800 until my next band practice but I was able to use it with my pod xt, peavy classic 50/50, vht cab setup. The guitars that were used were my ESP Viper (Screamin Deamon and 59n) and SG (EMG 81-85). My first impression of this pedal is WOW, Zakk Wylde should have sent his SD-1 to John instead of have his signiture pedal made. This pedal's tone is all BALLS and ****. I have a TS-9 modded by John which I compared it too (pretty high standard to meet). Comparing the two is like comparing apples and oranges because both are great pedals, but I generally like apples better and I prefer the SD-1 to the TS-9 for most situations. The Spina's TS-9 has a great thick tonal range with tons of mids; however I usually limited it's use to a solo boost because the mid hump made my tone too smooth for rhythm work. On the same settings Level 2:00, Tone 1:00, Drive 9:00 the SD-1 has a different character which I prefer. This pedal has a hotter, crunchier, rawer, and more defined tone than the TS-9. I would say it sounds like the TS-9 on steroids. The SD-1 does not have a huge mid spike like the TS-9; instead it sounds like the treble and bass are increased more than the mids which translates into a more jagged tone than the smooth tone of the TS-9. I have to say that I think that a single coil type guitar like a strat might benifit more form the characteristics of the TS-9 but I like the SD-1 through the humbucker equiped guitars that I tried. These statements are just my opinion and keep in mind I have not had more than one hour to test these pedals out. I will have to test it through the Marshall to be sure but I think that I will be using this pedal all the time as a pre-amp buffer pedal (like some use the DS-1). I really need to stop playing and typing and get to studying, but I just wanted to give John credit where credit is due. He really made this pedal sound much thicker tonally than the stock pedal, and now I have exactly what I want. I know that John hears how great his work is all the time but I also know that it feels good to hear it again. Thank you John for helping me get better tone.

I'm starting to look at this guitar more seriously. It has many of the qualities I was looking for in a custom shop guitar. The mahogany body with flamed maple top design. Even the JB/59 setup. Plus the abalone binding, was something I was wanting to put in the custom shop as well. It carries all the attributes of the custom guitar I wanted.

I'm getting ready to buy a cheap strat copy(I'm a beginner) I think it might be an Austin. Anyway the first thing I want to do is replace the pickups, I really respect Duncan PU's, but I want vintage replacements without the hum. I' ve looked at Fralin's, Lawrence, Holy Grails etc. Any ideas? I know this is picky, but most of the Duncan noiseless pu's aren't tradional looking.
(excepton being the classic stack)Sincerely,

This is a quickie little clip that I just recorded last night, a little tribute to Bonzo.As far I as know, the drumming clip I used is actually John Bonham playing, an outtake from the CODA sessions. It sounds like Bonham to me, but i'm not sure exactly which Zep tune it was originally from.

I'm listening to the Roland GR-20S and am blown away by its sounds...

from : localhost/recieved a demo dvd of this over the weekend. Basically this thing is an attempt to make a perfect instrument interface to amp modeler setup. The instrument input was made to be completely transparent and match impedence. The thing is definately cool to say the least and it sounds great overall. I especially noticed some great hard rock and bluesy sounds. I could tell they were using PRS guitars to do the demo through. This is a good thing as you know its accurately reproducing sound. Is it worth some $600(native), $1200(TDM) ? To some maybe, while its a great piece of gear/plugin I actually don't think I'd pay that much for it when I could spend much less and get very good quality sounds with a POD or Boss gt-8.

I am wondering if I can buy a fender strat neck? Basically I want to get a left hander strat neck and put it on a righ hand strat, so that I have a reversed headstock. Does anyone know where to find a neck? BTW, I am using american deluxe strat. Thanks

I'm very interested in tube amps, how they work and how they are constructed. Can anyone here recommend some books in which you can read about tube amps??

I really did not want to modify my SL bridge, which I really really like, but I took it out of my tele, and put it back in my Les Paul.. and I figured I'd take the cover off, just to experiment - then, behold, I discovered zebra colored bobbins which match my 59n.

i realized that a Twin would be way too heavy, and that i would be fine with a Deluxe Reverb Reissue.

I love the look of the Gibson Lespauls. I haven´t have the chance to buy one because It means a lot of money but doing an effort saving money I can. I have never play one, just an epiphone one. For now I have an Ibanez rg570 with 59namp;jb it sounds great. But which is the magic of a gibson lespaul? Why a really heavy guitar it´s a symbol in music life. Of course they look great but what more?

i know that pickups are labeled neck and bridge but what really is the difference... i see that some of them have different resistances but would that make the pickup unusable for the neck position? are they made different? and what about the pickups that are only made for the bridge postion, like the JB, but you wanted something similar for the neck position?...

I havent had the chance to play a real marshall plexi but Ive heard them and they sound amazing but Ive played a jmp mastervolume series head and I was wondering if there was a difference tonally between the two. Would a reissue slp or 1987x or an early 70s metal panel head sound closer to a plexi than the mastervolume head? Ive heard the reissues had small transformers and other wiring issues where marshall slacked a bit (but thats just what Ive heard) and Ive heard that the mastervolume series and the early 70s metal panel heads were a bit brighter (at least my mastervolume series head is pretty bright). Would there be any way to change the values of the wiring inside to make it sound closer to a plexi but not doing any major mods to it?

I've been quietly looking around for an amp in the 'marshall' food group to add to the collection, and after a few days of playing my friend's soldano, I'm thinking of getting one. It just so happens that my local store has a secondhand Hot Rod 50 in stock. Who out there uses/has tried this amp? -i'd like to hear what you think of it.

I've been looking at the Hofner Colorama guitar w/ thw two p-90 setup. Yeah, it's Chinese-made ...but it looks like an idea worth pursuing. Anyone have any experience w/ this axe ?
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I use a Beta 58 vocal mic that I do like but ia m looking for something better. Live use only. I have already tried the audix stuff and want something else.
Are Sennheiser mics better? How about the E835? Another Sennheiser maybe? Any help is appreciated.

I want to replace the stock pups on my Ibanez s470 with seymour duncans. The pickup routing is H-S-H. I want it to sound like The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, and Testement. I'm looking for brite clear highs with a lot of sustain for playing lead and and thick powerful rythem. I'm considering a split coiled stack in the mid position. please give me your feed back.