http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gMgK7h-BA

On second thought, they should probably start a band together.... who could top that?

Hey, everyone. I live in Racine, and I just heard about a place in Salem, WI that just opened up a few weeks ago called Battle Axe Guitar Werks. My fiancee and I went in there today and I spent an hour and a half talking to the owner and playing various Deans through a Splawn Nitro Full Stack!!!!!! That amp was amazing! I will be getting one from there shortly. Just thought I'd let you know that there is finally a place in SE Wisconsin that carries Splawn and quality Dean guitars. I ended up buying a Soltero from there and couldn't be happier. Go check them out! Tell Scott (owner) that Azeem sent you.

P.S. Their grand opening is Wednesday March 24th, and Mr. Rusty Cooley himself will be there.

P.P.S. Michael Angelo Batio actually helped paint the store!!! He and Scott, the owner, go waaaay back.


P.P.P.S. Here's a link to their MySpace (Does anyone still use that?)

http://www.myspace.com/battleaxeguitarwerks

I actually posted a thread on this when I put it on layaway. It's a 74-ish Les Paul Signature. These things are so weird. I had to have one. It's a 335-style full hollow, with a 3pc maple LP neck set deeper into the body, the lower cutaway cut deeper and more open, low-z Gibson logo pickups, separate outputs for low-z and high-z, phase switch, and some kind of 3way varitone that basically just seems to cut the output. I LOVE it. I posted this on photobucket because I'm an unoriginal hack and can't play something without ripping off riffs and I don't want it to get pulled from youtube! Anyway, I may redo this tomorrow, but this is what I've got for now.

Goddammit, I love this frackin thing.



Yeah, I know it's kinda weird-looking, but I LIKE weird-looking!

I have heard that fuckinn around with these screws on your pickup can alter the sound. Anyone ever try this? I want to try it on my 59 but I dont wanna mess anything up without askin around first.

a shipping supply company that my boss uses sells boxes for shipping guitars in bulk and i thought id pass it along for all you buyers sellers and traders just in case a few boxes through them is cheaper than wherever you normally get them..

its called ULINE and you have to buy in increments of 5 but the price per unit goes down the more you buy.


ok

for a 20x8x50 275 lb. FOL side loading corrugated box model # s-4922

5= 7.00 usd each
100=6.57 usd each
250=6.11 usd each
500=5.53 usd each
1000=5.28 usd each

for a 18x6x45 27d lb. FOL side loading corrugated box model # s-14224

5=5.67 usd each
100=5.33 usd each
250=4.96 usd each
500=4.49 usd each
1000=4.32 usd each

and yes i know, the odds of anybody around here needing 1000 guitar boxes is slim but you never know who it might help.

Anyone going to JAXX to see KIX tonight??

I'm leaving now.

Well folks,

Only a few of you knew I had this guitar coming. No, its not a Gibson, but something even better in my opinion. Its a Heritage Alex Skolnick Signature!

This guitar is nothing short of awesome! Plays and sounds killer. I am seriously considering another Heritage or maybe the real deal, a Les Paul Custom.

I finally got a camera and snapped a few pictures. I don't have time to take her outside right now since I'm about to run out for the night.

Here are some pictures I just snapped of her. Questions and comments welcome! Since the pics are huge, I'm just posting links.

Chuck, I need you to capture some pics of her when we get together!

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7461/img0028sa.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2638/img0027w.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7854/img0026m.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6523/img0023xd.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5422/img0022zh.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4492/img0021tt.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2623/img0020cz.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5024/img0019dy.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4306/img0019da.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/8094/img0018ne.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/1118/img0017w.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3504/img0016xb.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/5029/img0015pe.jpg
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/5165/img0014ah.jpg

Yeah I wanted a les paul but I didn't want to spend that kind of scratch.

It's an LTD 256 Gold top distressed. It's probably the best chinese guitar I've played. Paid $300 out the door

This is probably the worst place to ask this,but my question is that i've read in several places on the internet how dean's quality has gone down in the past two years on their import models. I really like the dave mustaine line and the new zero coming out (the imports of course), but i am afraid of spending close to $1000 on a guitar thats going to feel totally cheap, you guys here at the forum seem very helpful so all your honest advises will be greatly appreciate it.on another note i am also a big esp fan and my style of playing is metal, trash, industrial etc etc. TYVM again guys

Does anybody know the string spacing on a 41" acoustic Gibson Maestro? 2", 2-1/8", or 2-3/16"?

I'm at work and didn't measure mine. I need to order a plate mate from StewMac and they can't cross reference it for me.

whats the difference in speaker cables and instrument cables when running from cab to amp?

As I await in utter torment the arrival of my custom, I find myself staring at the computer screen adding guitars to my GAS list. One of the top 5 is USA LW Soltero, of which there is one for sale right now for $1.850.00!!!!! I LOVE those guitars, and with only 100 out there, the pool is quite small. In case anyone is interested, here's #5. Wish I had the budget for it.

SplitTails, Guild X-82's, G&L's, Random Stars, String-thu RB, man the list goes on, but this tasty axe.... gotta get one!!!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230450449950&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1182

Was an awesome show.....only saw exodus for about 2 mins...testament was awesome spot on....all deans on stage too i think... they played most of the legacy its was a shortened set i guess exodus started late...no into the pit....lame... Megadeth was also awesome they were definitely having problems with daves mic it was in and out for a few songs but guitars sounded good...and daves guitars look amazing in person...good set list too..


Setlist was


1.Skin O My Teeth
2.In My Darkest Hour
3.She-Wolf
4.Holywars
5.Hanger 18
6.Take No Prisoners
7. Five Magics
8.Poison Was The Cure
9.Lucretia
10.Tornado Of Souls
11.Dawn Patrol
12.Rust In Peace...Polaris
13.Headcrusher
14.Trust
15.Symphony Of Destruction
16.Peace Sells
17.Holy Wars Reprise

Today marks 28 years since Randy left us. Raise a drink and bust out a riff in his honor today, I know I will. Ace was the one who made me pick up a guitar but Randy was the one who made me take it serious.

I had to create and record a song for uni.

its far from finished but i cant seem to make the guitar sound at the beginning sound epic...

any suggestions on what i can do without re-recording? or any suggestions on what i can change??


http://www.muziboo.com/shootmycrotch/music/uni-recording

Can having a large effect chain straight into the amp's input be a hindrance on performance, and possibly overload the amp? Better to put everything in the loop? (Using Rg80Es & Marshall 8100)


ie:

Guitar--->Wah--->OD--->Phase 90--->PQ--->EQ--->Gate--->Delay--->Amp input

So I finally got around to buying some nails to hang stuff up some stuff with so check out me s#%t. The spacing was poorly planned. However I will call my lack of a tape measure artistically placing s#%t lol. The Rudy Sazro pic is signed, you just can't hardly see it. As he signed a black ground with a black sharpie for some reason. So here's all my signed stuff/stage used picks/ticket stubs.

In case anyone is interested Musicians Friend has the TC Polytune in stock now. $99.00.

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/TC-Electronic-Polytune-Chromatic-Pedal-Tuner?sku=423383

The video that started the web buzz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjo5QbZE5o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGBG2OeayMY

http://music.msn.com/superfans/heavy-metal/blog/interview-marwan-riyadh-acrassicauda/?GT1=28153

I haven't heard any of their stuff, but I hope these guys have some success especially after how far they have gone to make music

EDIT: I just listened to a song of theirs and it sounds pretty good

Thinking about my new set up:

If you had a prefered bridge pup for standard tuning, and another one for B tuning..., which one would you use in this situation:

- Guitar is tuned standard A~440, but then dropped to B tuning thru a pedal like the morpheus.

Looks like Keeley is selling the modded pedals as their own.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-DD-3-Digital-Delay-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423033-i1478797.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-DS-1-Ultra-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423036-i1478800.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-MT-2-Twilight-Zone-3-Way-Switch-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423038-i1478802.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-BD-2-Freak-Fuzz-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423035-i1478799.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-TR-2-With-Volume-Control-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423039-i1478803.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-BD-2-Phat-Mod-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423034-i1478798.gc


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Keeley-Modded-Boss-SD-1-Stacked-IC-s-and-Clipping-Switch-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423037-i1478801.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop-JC95-Jerry-Cantrell-Signature-Crybaby-Wah-Guitar-Effects-Pedal-423644-i1517653.gc

Won't have it till April but there are the specs.

Once again, my cable from the guitar to the pedalboard has died. I was gonna go down to GC to try some Eclipses, so I might as well buy a good cable while I'm there. Any suggestions? I want this to last a LONG time, I'm tired of dropping $20- on cables every other month

Hey can someone tell me is there some special guitar stands for Dean ML or i can buy normal one, would it fit?

Some image would be great, thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4zxrmG8Y00&feature=related

AWSOME!

Not sure if anyone was at the Baltimore Megadeth show last night that apparently went all wrong. If you were and you haven't heard yet, they are giving it another try tonight. It's getting close to time for this to start, so good luck if you are going to try to make it.

Info below:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
http://www.ramsheadlive.com/

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/msg/1648665691.html

I'll bet a bunch of you will call him!

Who else on here browses this forum with your guitar strapped to you? I'm always alternating between noodling scales and checking updates when I'm here. Just curious.

Okay,

I've been super busy, but here's stuff that I struck some pretty darn great deals on in 2009 - 2010:

We'll start this journey off with some evil meat..., I mashed this sucker into spicy meatballs and hamburgers



Okay, a super long overdue thank you to Sherwood87..., my fav jacket sent to me on my Birthday last April. Thanks bro!!!



A super huge thanks to DropD..., greatest granny smith green A/B remote switching system on the planet..., you can see the LED's from orbit!!!



Thanks Steve at BRG, you're a class act..., my dream acoustic, V shaped neck with diamond volute






3cardcannon..., right up there with the best traders on this forum, my 1st USA:





The famous b stock Soltero, best $320 I ever spent:





And then rridner said..., Tim, you need to feel ebony under a G string





So I said, thanks Rob, you were right..., best axe ever, but I also love maple





Warhead is pulling temporary PA duty for my band..., works like a charm believe it or not!!!



The Warhead, Vox VT30, ESP arming adjuster..., and maybe the roundies, and the famous Washburn Wonderbar may go..., as I'll prolly be downsizing very soon.

NAD!!!

2 of em actually

the other day I bought a Randall RH100 and then later that day a deal popped up that I couldn't pass up on - so I also have a Randall Cyclone headed my way as well. The RH100 will be here on Friday and I will have the Cyclone next week sometime. I have owned the RH100 before, so I know I will dig it. I never wanted to sell that amp, but it got let go during my "wedding fire sale". Its nothing special - just a 100 watt SS head. I really like it though - hence buying a 2nd one. I am really excited to get my hands on the Cyclone though! for those that don't know - the Cyclone is more or less like a Warhead minus the lame built in effects. Its a 300 watt beast! I have played one briefly before, so it won't be 100% new to me. the one I played sounded great! I know ahead of time, that it will take some time to dial it to my liking though. just like the Warhead, the Graphic EQ is very touchy. just gotta spend a little time with it is all. I don't think I will keep em both, but ya never know! the plan is to mess with em both for a while and keep the one I like better. kind of weird having two amps coming at once, but I didn't wanna cancel the purchase of the RH100 or miss out on the Cyclone. it'll all work out in the end.

SD are having a comp to win some of the new Slash pups.
Sucks that its US only .
Why why why won't they let us poor Brits win something


For those of you who can enter
https://twitter.com/EvanSkopp

This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting up with a good friend and upstanding forum member who let me paw his new Mahogany series ML. I gotta say, NICE AXE!!!!! Resonant, nice binding, plays GREAT!!!! I have decided to grab an MHG (probably a deceiver) some time SOON!!!

Thanks man, I can't wait to see your next one!!!!!

Anybody get one/see one/play one yet? None anywhere near here, yet. I'm starting to drool a bit.

Just got this one from zzar333. Lovin it bro. Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/90-Dean-SuperStrat-Ash-Body_W0QQitemZ250598445507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item3a58d4d1c3

I don't recall seeing a strat with carvings like this, pretty neato

[img]http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s252/eepinola/Dean/?action=view&current=Dean_02.jpg[/img]

ok guys (and ladies... if there are some on here ) I have my caddy tigereye and a Boss gt-6. My amp is a small 10w ibanez amp..
When I play, I don't have a clean, clear type sound. It all seems muffled. Even with all the presets and effects I can have with my Boss Gt. Is this because of my lame 10w amp? (I assume yes but I just want to hear it from others) I don't seem to have clarity in the sound like I hear from others. Thanks for your help.

Crate Blue Voo Doo BV-120H

Well now it's been a passel of years since I was so inclined to go tearin' around in the guts of the amp head ..... but this tube amp is all scream and no oomph... as well as having a little bitty switch issue, so the time is ripe!

well, short story long.... after combing the net I now have a schematic...

But NOBODY seems to have a service manual.

The aforementioned NOBODY also appears to include Crate and Loud Technologies themselves.... sigh

So if any of youse dudes know where said critter can be found I would vastly appreciate it if you would share that knowledge here.


Thanky kindly..

It's my band!

we're looking for a singer atm so it makes sense to post anywhere and everywhere to get it known

I posted in the promote your band thread.. but tbh we arn't promoting as such we're trying to find a singer.. and hardly anyone visits that thread..

so there's a bigger audience here


www.myspace.com/thekarhugroove

Here are some of my favorite Compression settings when doing a home recording...

Compressing vocals in the mix

Attack time- 5 ms
Release time- 50ms
Threshold- -10dB
Compression ratio – 5:1

Take note that attack time is very short, it is because vocals is highly transient in nature, the notes of the vocal is very short, so to capture effective compression in vocals, one must set to short attack time. The release time is a bit slow. It is because when a vocalist sings loud portions of the song, it will tend to last a longer time also. It is an odd song to have a very short loud portion of the vocals. Threshold of the compressor is the level of the signal at which compression starts. For vocals, I need it to set to -10dB because more than -10 dB in vocals is already very dominate in mix. The compression ratio is 5:1; this means a five times reduction in the signal when it reaches -10dB or above. Now that’s a bit compression to lower the volume of the loud peaks.

Compressing guitar in the mix: For acoustic and clean electric guitars. The compression settings are:

Attack time: 15ms
Release time: 15ms
Threshold: -20dB
Ratio: 5.0 is to 1

The threshold is lower in volume compared to the vocals, the primary reason is that guitars need to sound a bit lower than vocals in the mix or else it will dominate the vocals. Compressing at -20dB ensures that any strong level above it will be suppressed five times to control the volume and not being too loud. Guitar sounds are not sharp transients in nature unlike vocals, kick and snare. It will have a sustaining and delaying sound. So a medium set attack and release time is good.

Compressing bass guitar the mix: Bass guitar sounds needs to be compressed to provide a steady beat backbone to the song. This is very important in modern rock and pop tracks. And because of this, I use the following settings:

Attack time: 40ms
Release time: 80ms
Threshold= -20dB
Ratio: 6 is to 1

The main concept of creating a big bass sound is slow attack and fast release. This is because since bass are not super fast transient it needs to develop it’s level first then set compressor to attack the signal and release it immediately, the effect is a loud sounding bass. Compression settings is a bit higher than guitar and vocals, because bass needs to be more uniform in sound to provide a steady beat.

Compressing kick drum in the mix : I do not compress kick drum in the mix because I want to sound real, alive and not compressed. Compressing kick drums in my experience, takes away its deep bass sound so I do not like idea of compressing it.

Compressing snare drums – Snare drums needs compression, so to compress snare I use these settings :

Attack: 20ms
Release: 40ms
Threshold: -12dB
Compression ratio: 5:1

Snare needs to sound natural even though it is sharp transient in nature I prefer to compress snare with a slower attack time and faster release. This will give a full snare and powerful sound. Compressing with too fast attack time can flatten a sound and will make to sound dull.

I'd love to hear comments and helpful suggestions as well as your favorite compression settings too!

Since everyone is on a youtube posting kick lately, here's my contribution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59rnVGzRmZo

New Pedal Day!.. well almost.

I just got the ITS8 kit from General Guitar Gadgets and I'm about to assemble it today.
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,22/category_id,7/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,45/

I also opted for the MOD kit so I've got a few extra germanium diodes, ICs, caps and resistors.

If anyone here has suggestions to what mods I should try out, please chime in!!

I'm looking at getting a low watt tube head (30 watts or less) sometime soon. While doing some comparison shopping I came across this (was going to link it but not sure if that's kosher since Dean will,in theory, one day, have amps of their own for sale)

It's an Ibanez TSA15H 15 watt tube head with a tube screamer chip in the front end.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced one yet.

Others up for consideration, depending on what I can get out of the '79 and FM333 I have for sale.

Vox Night Train
Orange Tiny Terror
Blackstar HT-5
Jet City 20w
Egnater Tweaker

Well yesterday i was browsing craigslist and found an ad for a 6505+ half stack in my town, for a 1000 bucks! I sent the guy an email and waited all day with no reply, so i thought it was too good to be true. But just woke up and had a missed call from someone and checked my email and it was him. So i am going to go check it out on my lunch break today, probably get for a little under a grand.


well just got back to work, met the guy on lunch and scored it with some extras. got all monster cables with it, a isp descimator pedal, and a boomerang phase sampler pedal that is susposed to be like 400 bucks new. got a quick pic before i went back to work.

hey just got a couple of questions regarding the vmnt

1) whats the difference between the korean and usa made vmnt's, besides the wood?

2) why dont the vmnt rust in peace vmnt's have the bridge v thing after ther bridge, its exactly the same as a standard vmnt isnt it just with out the bridge part?

3) why is the battery compartment diffenterent for the usa and korean models

thanks, lewis

So we played at the whiskey a go go sunday>There were ups and

downs.First off the night were leaving my Marshall goes down so I

used an ampeg solid state amp for the show.Still cant believe the

sound guy gave me props on my tone cause i really hated it.We went

for 2 days and just partied our asses off.By the time i got onstage I

was 3 sheets to the wind.Met metal sanaz she was really cool.I know

she gets bashed around here but she was really friendly.I guess

they want to use 30 seconds of one of our songs for a whiskey a go

go commercial.It was a great trip I stayed in a Beverly Hills and

Had a superb time.anyways here is a clip.I think next time were going to play the Roxy and the troubadour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fxSBTF4TQc

What the title says...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuhf9_WgW4

I'm not anywhere near a fan of Nile but it was recommended for me(this video) so I watched it and saw this V. I think not only does it look bad ass but it sounds really bad ass(the 11 string fretless). I would love to have one of these, just for the purpose of fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1M_MaZIzM-Go to 4:00

Of course, it is a little pointless and not necessary but I think it would be really fun to do that and that's the only reason I play guitar. Not be a guitar god but to have fun and that looks like it would be fun to hear what I could end up doing with one of those.

Just thought I'd show some people.

This question is for those of you have multiple guitars. Do you have one guitar thats "your baby" so to speak, like the dfh for Dime or number one for Stevie Ray Vaughn? Basically that magic guitar that just trumps em all and one that you'd never consider parting with? I'm still searching myself.

Not mine, belongs to my daughter's boyfriend Dan (x31hates....something here). Found it on the local craigslist. He picked up a Schenker Standard with the EMG 81/85 combo for a GREAT price. I'd never played the EMG's before but I see what all the fuss is about. Never expected the nice cleans but I'm mightily impressed. Damn thing was probably the dirtiest guitar I've ever seen but it cleaned up really well. Pics later.

Has anyone on here purchased the new Dime amp? Just curious how they like it if so.