I just put a bill n becky xl500 bill lawrence in my bridge and a dimarzio in the neck.

When i hit the G or B string there is this buzz that rings out, don't know how to describe it, it is not fret buzz, it is driving me nuts.

i put foam under my floyd springs, i checked the headstock and tuners.

It comes through the amp, i have no clue where it is coming from or what it is?

Anyone got any ideas, oh i also checked the control cavity, i'm about to stuff that with foam or something to see if something rattles in there but i doubt it.

could it be a bad string?? cause it's the G and B only it seems.
I never had the problem when i had my emgs in, now new pickups new buzz?

I currently own a Line6 stack, wich consist of a 4*12 cab, and a Spider III 75w head.
I have been thinking now for quite some time to upgrade the head to a Spider III 150w head.

Any thoughts of that? Will there be a diffrence enough worth the money, or should i just keep what i have and be happy?

I really hoping for some help here guys

Anyone ever heard of this (Eli half rack anolog delay)?

A local dude is holding it for me as he is selling a bunch of gear. I like the idea of an analog rackmount delay. He says it works perfectly, and can do many fast delays, just no long stretched out delays. And NO, it is not the vintage MXR flanger doubler in his listing, that is what I had originally called him about:



Soundtech PA System 150w, 2 mic ins, 2 inst. ins. rca in/out: $200


Ultimate support tripod speaker stands w/ extra tubing for keyboard stand: $60


Roland Tube Logic 30w guitar amp 4 5" spkrs w/ fx loop: $80


Peavey rage practice amp: $75


Fender Stage DSP 2 12" Celestions!(Preamp and dsp fx works fine power section does not): $75


Vintage Yamaha 2 12" amp, not working properly: $50


Vintage Bass Practice amp 50w: Preamp section wrks and sounds great, power section does not: $30


Vintage 50s Motorola all tube preamp, spring reverb, and power amp. Works but needs modification to use all tubes incl.: $100


Digitech rack multi fx/reverb true stereo: $60


Vintage MXR Digital rackmount delay/chorus/doubler/flanger: $35


Vintage Effectron Jr Digital delay/ doubler: $30


Eli Half rack Analog delay 2 channel: $80


MAM Analog Vocoder: $200


Apple PowerMac dual core 2.3ghz 8gb ram 250gb hd: $1200

Hi all and heavy Halloween.
Hope you all have a scary time. I recommend King Diamonds "them" and a glas of Lapin Kulta.

Here's some Wolf/Dean pron for ya;
Studio recording new album with Roy Z & howling in Italy :

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=46030548

As always; enjoy - we did!

Axe-WOLF

made this for some dude on this forum.
heres
http://www.tempfiles.net/download/200811/22941/Eruption-BT.html
if you want.

Just found this, the ProCo Panic button, it's simple but long overdue.

http://www.procosound.com/?page=viewprod&id=799



Let's you hurl obscenities at your monitor engineer, FoH engineer, or guitar tech in complete privacy

who has seen metallica in a stadium type setting recently?
im going to see them in dc this January and im trying to decide whether or not to get floor seets. will it be fun (moshing)?

so i read on ultimate guitar that The Hives stole a riff from a song by the band The Roofies. So i wanted to hear the songs, and to my amusement i see a dean Z in the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12y5I2ezkk0

kinda cool

Hi, as you could probably guess from the title, I have a wobbly floyd rose. When I grab it and pull/push there is some slight play where it screws in apart from when it is done up as tight as it can go. Are they meant to do this? Will it damage the guitar?

Thanks.

[useless story]
Tried out the Matt Heafy ML, as well as the Schuldiner Stealth!


The Heafy ML's a pretty strange beast - I'm not totally sure if I liked it or not. The neck was a wierd sort of almost pasta bowl shape and was a bit thick for my hands at least. It didn't really turn me on at all. The pickups and he OFR are sound though - no problemo there. The thing actually looks SOO much nicer in real life, I'd be tempted to buy one if it had a better neck and more inlays.

Schuldiner Stealth was AMAZZZING! I couldn't believe it! It was really wee as well, I wasn't expecting it to be that small. Picked it up, plugged it in and ROAARRRR! The X2N on it was grunting like a hog on heat and sounded great through a JVM smashing out some old Death 'choons

[/useless story]

here it is for ya







Click the images for larger shots.
Wadda ya reckon?

Anyone owns one, or have played one?

Im strongly consider one, and i wanna be sure to make the right choise, since i cant play one before il buy.

I already have an amp for the heavy stuff, this one i will only need for some good old Scorpions and Kiss tunes etc

Will it deliver?

Just wondering if the Dean acoustics are any good? I've been checking this one for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/08-DEAN-TRADITION-FLORENTINE-ASH-Blue-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ220303554328QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081030?IMSfp=TL081030103005r1199

And, are there any electro-acoustics with v-necks?
I would appreciate tips on electro/acoustic guitars in general, if you recommend some.
Thanks

I just wanted to say a few thing so here goes, I am learning how to play peace sells. I have the first solo but it doesnt sound that correct. What should i do? Should i just keep practicing? I am looking for a new whammy bar because mine litterally bends when you use it. I want one that is strong and wont bend. It has to be able to screw into the bridge. were could I get a strong bar that wont bend? Thanks!

This guy playys the trooper with fart noises from his hands. Seems goofy I know but well worth watching, ya might be suprised!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WKYmx4i1Q

ok so my buddy just gave me a fender usa tele

i think it was made in 89

sierial number is E319851

its black gloss mapel fretboard

its a little beat and needs a new nut

anyone want to tell me what i got

Went to see mudvayne on halloween, they ripped the place apart. othe band on the bill were fivefinger death punch, theory of a dead man, 10 years, Snot, and puddle of mudd. Great night porn soon.

Anybody own/had experience with one?
What's it sound like and how's the neck on it?

Cheers!

this is well wierd :S

i go on here reguarly so i can see the new guitars.




whats up with that?

How would that look? Or even a quad?

One of these:


Half acoustic, half electric, double neck!

http://chordvine.com/lists/black-sabbaths-immortal-numbers-part-i

The greatest band of all time....

I am bored and i like pictures of guitars and stuff on this forum. I know this is the second time ive done this but post all the pron of guitars you can find!

See how fat and old we are getting.
http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery2.php?source=ppsl&instanceid=125973510

or go here to see the pictures larger on myspace
www.myspace.com/bloodrootrocks

it seems like a cheap and easy way to add some unique flavor to a guitar would be fretboard inlay decals... but i'm a little worried that they might effect my sound and/or the playability of the guitar... would they? please tell me about your experiences.



on a related note, say i wanted to get some inlays added to a guitar... just something simple, like getting them changed from basic dot inlays to blocks. how much would that cost?

Ok, I have decided I will be buying myself a christmas present by December.
And i wanna get a nice half stack for a nice price.
I don't wanna mess with tube amps at the momment, that can wait till prolly summer when i can work up enough money for a nice tube amp yada yada yada like a peavey 6505 or the Randall's MTS series amp heads ect.

Anyways, i've been checkin around, and i have always liked what i have seen with Randall

And for the price, i think this would be a good start for a amp. For it being $500.

So tell me, and i making a wise choice leaning torwards the Randall RX120RHS or not?

I think it is, but i want some of my buds from the forums input.

Good pick, or not?

Thanks
-Trevor.

just want to say, guys (younger guys like myself in particular.) that vinyl is still king.


we started selling it at my work (only carrier in my area, and i kinda get to pick what gets ordered.

it's so neat to see so many great albums of the past, and new albums alike get put out on vinyl.


right now we've got in

Metallica -kill em all-and justice on 180 gram HQ

Just ordered some pantera for the store (Far beyond driven, great southern trendkill, and reinventing the steel.)


Slayer-Christ illusion, Haunting the chapel, seasons in the abyss, etc.


the cure-bloodflowers
black flag-everything went black, damaged, loose nut
Kiss-alive

things i ordered for myself

Misfits-die, die my darling
D.I. team goon.
Circle jerks-Group grox (limited edition hot pink vinyl. looks amazing.)
Joy Division-Unknown pleasures
Big Black-Songs about frippin
etc. etc.

i've ordered 20+ albums.



so, i know everyone here is wondering...what's the big deal anyway? is it really different? if it is so superior, why are CDs all the rage?


well, let me start by saying...

Cover art. same as the CD counterpart usually, but you know, BIG. much more fun to look at, and the Liner notes almost always have lyrics sheets, and are just more fun.

it's fun to watch the record spinning, it's fun to hold it in your hand.



now...the sound. it DOES sound warmer. i'm no engineer, but how it's been explained to me is that vinyl is the real sound wave (the round wave, best i know how to explain it.) whereas CD is a digital approximation, a "square" wave.


plus...there's just a cool factor vinyl has that you don't get with CD. it's superior. imo.

So i wanted to learn a new song yesterday and decided to take on Pantera's Avoid the Light. I had learned bits and pieces of it before, but wanted to learn the whole thing. So here it what i have so far in the link. Still have a lot of mistakes and am still working on getting the solo right, but I really enjoyed learning this one. Here you go, welcome to contstructive criticism, but not about the tone, because i'm not using my amp, just my toneport GX into audacity.

http://rapidshare.com/files/160174754/Keith_S_Avoid_the_LIght.mp3.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/WASHBURN-DIMEBAG-DARRELL-SIGNATURE_W0QQitemZ140278001206QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140278001206&_trkparms=72%3A1406%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

i saw this and there are bids. look at the specs... not the right guitar.
hope no one here bid on this one.

http://video.yahoo.com/network/100063489?v=3776071

I don't want my BTG ML in production, who else thinks this is BS?

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-Dime-Black-Bolt-Electric-Guitar?sku=520087

I've been looking at reviews for about 3 weeks now on various wah wah pedals. MXR makes a crap load as well as the thousand other vendors who manufacture this stuff. I owned the original cry baby wah about ten years ago and to be honest i don't remember being too impressed and recall the tone being sucked right out of my amp (not that a peavey 212 HAD any tone). I've been hearing great things about the Dime wah but i keep seeing them all over FleaBay which makes me wonder how good they really are. There are thousands of signature issue wahs and reviews are only as good as the people posting them and there's no way to tell what differentiates these other than fancy knobs, graphics, price, and other non-wah related add-on. Yes, i know i should try them but i'm out of country and even when i get back I don't live near any music stores, so try before i buy isn't really an option.

What are you all using or planning on selling/buying? How do you use it? Do you keep it on all the time as a boost or only use it for leads solos? Do any of you have your wah's modded and if so, would you recommend mods? If there is a wah that also happens to have other features but is still a great wah please feel free to share. Anybody have any thoughts if any wah's are better for rock metal vs. jazz etc? Also if there is a comprehensive up to date comparison chart with all these wah's on it (which i highly doubt) please provide the link.

Thanks for your input!

Respect,
Joe

Anyone ever find themselves coming up with killer ideas shortly after they come to work on Monday? I hate that.

New Squier Bullet upgraded with a loaded Mighty Mite HSS pickguard and Wilkinson tuners. She's getting a white pearl pickguard but other than that staying just as she is. Amazing playing Strat, and these things are STOOPID cheap. They're going for $99 new at the stores, and these upgrades were about another $75.

im trying to get a good lamb of god sound, can someone tell me a good pedal to use?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190263156906

I almost started getting buyers regret immediately... But I couldn't help myself... I had the money and the amp was almost exactly what I needed. I sure hope it turns out ok.

My parents are gonna be sooooo pissed that I bought this instead of saving up for a laptop.

Any opinions on cool tones for this one? I've read up, and the only basis for tone that I have is Dimebag plus 80's hair metal. Which sounds like a good thing, so far.

Also, MXR Vintage 6 band or Reissue? Or do I even need an eq for this amp?

i get this aching, shooting pain in my wrist, right around the big carpal bone furthest away from your thumb (the one that sticks out quite profusely.

could this be carpal tunnel, or could it be ulnar nerve damage?

most of the time, it's local to that area, but if i turn my hand just right, i can feel it all the way to my elbow.

the funny thing is, it doesn't hurt when i'm playing. it's when i stop that the pain starts.

Nice but out of my price range. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Products/GOTM/LonghornDoubleCutHS/

sorry i know i some of you might be bored of this question. i need an amp which has a good distortion for metal kind of songs but with also with a decent clean sound. it will mainly be used for recording and if i do gigs it will obviously be miced up so i dont want it to be any less than 30 watts. i want to spend about £300 (around $500 i think).

any suggestions?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJUs8QPxqc&feature=rec-fresh

Went to see slayer last night and partly trivium.

Gotta admit i wasn't too sure about seeing Amon Amarth and mastodon. But amon amarth were great they really got me and the my girlfriend hyped up.

Trivium kicked ass and were really friendly ( we were against the barrier in the front )

Pualo ( there bassist gave my girlfriend his sweat band )

And to top it off....i caught jeff hanneman's pick.

But overall this thread is about how amazing slayer still are.

I have seen them every tour they have played in wales since 2004.. I have missed alot before my time..but slayer are still kicking ass.

SO kudos to slayer ( if you appreciate them )

thanks.

I did a guest spot rocking a solo on a friends recording. For the band "Son of Eric" and the song is called "Lost Never Found"

Check it out. Critique me. But be nice.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=885233

The whole thing was recorded in dudes basement, and other dude's basements. I'm totally impressed with how the sound quality turned out. He has a bit more tied up into his studio than I do though.

I know this might sound a bit weird for some ppl, but is it alright if i play guitar with wool gloves? Its because i sweat so much it makes my hands stick to the neck, and i want to eliminate that so is this a good idea?

So I decided it was for the best that I leave the pop rock genre that I tried to succeed in. It isn't in my heart and other than the money, doesn't do anything for me. I am doing well at Beatstreet and am going to hold out for the big gig. I also have some other things I am going to be working on to help some self promotion. I feel as if a huge lead weight has be lifted off my chest. Just wanted to share.

pure evil. can't wait.

Dopesick by Eyehategod. Went on a CD spree and picked up a bunch of stuff, including this one. Heavy. Dense. Almost painful in its' intensity. Loving it!

What are y'all jamming to?

Yeah I know it's a blog, but I want to help provide a collection of the best information base I can for musicians. If any of you have anything they want to share and it is solid information that you would like displayed, please let me know. You can e-mail me your information as a word document to Lanning.Kann@gmail.com Please insure you include your name and contact info for my records, as well as the source of your info. I am not looking for any biased reviews. Just factual information. Depending on what the subject is, I may post it as a subject, giving you full credit of course.

to justify buying these. I present to you, new for the fall/winter season the EMG 81/85 set in camo. Yep I think I'm going to have to get the camo Vendetta now.

The most bad ass set of pick ups on the planet I believe.

still makes me a sad panda

hey anyone have a link to that old youtube vid with that dude marlon from some band playing an ml, worshipping dime and kept saying "thats BAWWWLS"?

need to link it to someone =p

Ok guys, i dont know what to call them, but as far as i know they are called "bass drops"

i know that strapping young lad has a bunch of them in the song Love and then alot of metalcore type bands have them

but is there anybody here that is really into that type of music?

i need to know some songs with INSANE bass drops, please.

Genre: Death/Grind/Thrash Metal
Country: USA

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/criminalelementdc

LINE UP:
Vince Matthews: Vocals (Mucus Membrane, Sadistic Torment, Covenance, Dying Fetus, Autumn Dawn)
Derek Boyer: Bass (Suffocation (US), Decrepit Birth, Deprecated,Vital Remains, Dying Fetus)
Darin Moris: Guitar
Mark Kloeppel: Guitar (Misery Index)
Adam Jarvis: Drums (Misery Index)


give em a listen - good stuff!

ok, so im looking at chorus to go with my blackstar dist-x, atm im looking at the DOD ice box chorus, as it gives me the zakk wylde-esk tone im looking for (tonnes of gain drenched in chorus) but are there any other chorus pedals id be advised to look at? also, as my (one man) band are playing some strange things (including the doctor who theme ) so im looking at phasers, flangers, delays & such, any advise/ideas?

btw, my current rig is, B.C Rich Ironbird One -> Blackstar Dist-X -> Ashdown bass amp. it has some serious balls.

What 3 songs would you pick if you could only play 3 songs for the rest of your life?? (doesn't matter if you cant play them yet)

I went with :
for the love of god - Vai
paradise city- GnR
51st State-New Model Army

Holy s#%t I love this album. I honestly think it is one of my favourite albums ever. I especially like "Spaceship Broken - Parts Needed", "Lost In The Headlights" and "Far from Fields". It's frippin incredible, I get goosebumps listening to this stuff. I've been listening to it for about a month or two and I absolutely love it.

I know I heard of Pelican from this forum so thanks to that guy that mentioned them at some point (don't remember who it was though).

Does anyone know of any other stuff like this, preferably instrumental?

I'm curious if anybody uses Google or Youtube or even the Dean website to research gear. Personally when I want to know something I search and watch videos and read reviews and specifications until I'm sick of it. Than I'm ready to go for a drive to a bunch of music stores "gasp".

By now I have narrowed down what I'm looking for and the sound I expect to achieve. I have money to buy the gear too. Otherwise all my research was wasted. Why would I spend hours researching and not have money. By the time I have money something new is out and I have to research again. Time management.

All year I see 4-5 threads a week asking questions that would be otherwise clarified immediatly if the thread author used some common sense and at least made an attempt to narrow their choices or look up the specs. Is it that painful to read a review, watch a short video or look at the Dean website and check the specs before posting a below 70 IQ type question?

\end rant


Discuss

Artist: Severed Savior
Origin: California, US
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
http://www.severedsavior.com
http://www.myspace.com/severedsavior

Genre: Technical Brutal Deathcore
Country: United States (San Diego, California)
Website: http://www.myspace.com/burningthemasses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWPRxfLCO8&feature=related



That's the most brilliant and most creative piece I ever heard!

Randomly came across it. Thought I'd share.

There was a thread that someone had about everything I needed to know about sweep picking. So there's two or three guitarists in my town that are good at this. I need to learn it cause it pisses me off that i don't know it.

You tube was no help. I can see people do it all the time. I want to know how.

i know a few of u out there have one so how has some clips of there dean stealths.

If I change the bridge out on my Epi V will it help the playability? Everything else on the guitar is great except for the pups(but i'll be replacing the soon). But for some reason it's kind of difficult to alternate pick fast on this guitar. Riffs like Battery and One are real difficult. So would a higher quality bridge help? Like one off a Gibson?

Sorry if this is a stupid question. I just can't think of anything else I could do.

http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_06/dixie_rebel_enlarged.htm


Where does one get the 6 screw bridge pickup ring?

Just picked up an RG-170es for $199... from GuitarCenter no less!

Great shape, sounds and looks killer.

Goes to show there's deals out there if you look hard enough, or stumble across them!

Anyone else have one? I've never seen an rg-170es, just the century 170.

Hey guys, well i have a dilemma...i love the way the emg 85 sounds when you go down to the 1st 2nd and third strings (everyone that has experienced emgs should know what im talking about) and i would love that sound for my southern cross but dont want to switch to emg's, any other pickups that could imitate that sort of sound?

o.k.,i am now an official "zao wannabe"....

first off,i got this LABOGA MR.HECTOR head in a trade for one of my randall v2's(still have 2 left). best trade i ever made....so far.



this thing sounds great!! it does have some stupid design flaws. no switch to turn the effects loop on or off. if something is plugged into it,it is on. no presence knob,either. and the damned handle on top does not lay flat...you cant put anything on top of it. but it has one of the best midrange voices i have heard.

next up,is the isp theta head. i got a great price on it...thank god,because so far i cant dial it in.



it has everything. one of the coolest things it it has a pre-amp to each channel. the top row of knobs is the clean,the bottom row is the gain channel. this is a true tweakers head. i will need to have more time with it to get something going. boost for solos,digital reverb(and with buck waller from rocktron behind the design,you know it is decent). it has 2 parametric mids for each channel...kinda cool. built in decimaters for each channel.

stay tuned....gonna do a amp fight soon.

this thing rules.



engl powerball into a genz-benz cab with an isp vector sub cab.

creamy tone with UBER-BOTTOM END!!!

Hi I'm new here.


Would any of you's know where to find a gold Dean ML stop tail piece? A gold one?, and I need a tune-o-matic style bridge but you can get those pretty much anywhere.

I have looked all over the net. I'm trying to gold out my Dean ML X (I know, crappy guitar but it was the only thing I could afford at the time, and plus over here in Australia a lot of Deans usually cost more, (Usually Double!) It is way hard to find any Dean product that has a price that isn't over inflated.


So, any Ideas? Thanks.

hello, at the moment i use gibson strings but i wondered if there was anything a bit more stronger as i seem to break them fairly easy with the floyd rose. could anybody recomend some good durable/strong strings?

also, how the hell do you tune to drop b with a floyd rose? iv done it several ways but i cant do it without having the floyd rose about 1-2cm in the body. is there a way to do it without this happening?

thanks

"If you was hit by a truck and you was lying out there in that gutter dying, and you had time to sing *one* song. Huh? One song that people would remember before you're dirt. One song that would let God know how you felt about your time here on Earth. One song that would sum you up"


what would it be, for you, currently? the quote is from "walk the line" by the way.



for me, given my current troubles with school funding, and low income, i'd have to say this would be my one song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIlIL5pPFmY
in a sluggish economy
inflation,recession
hits the land of the free
standing in unemployment lines
blame the government for hard time

we just get by
however we can
we all have to duck
when the s#%t hits the fan

10 kids in a cadillac
stand in lines for welfare checks
let's all leach off the state
gee!the money's really great!

soup lines
free loaves of bread
5lb blocks of cheese
bags of groceries
social security
has run out on you and me
we do whatever we can
gotta duck when the s#%t hits the fan

http://deftonesinstudio.blogspot.com/

"Hello everyone,

It deeply saddens me to inform you all that our brother Chi Cheng was involved in a terrible car accident last night. He is currently in a Northern California Hospital in serious, but stable condition. I am on my way up North right now to be by his side along with the rest of our band mates and family. Chi is one of the strongest people I know, and I'm praying that his strength will get him through this. Please say a prayer for him as well.

-chino."

I just ordered some Snake Oil Strings. Does anyone here use these?

I've been trying various sets of strings for the past year and I'm still not blown away by anything yet.

After the Snake Oil, I'm trying some of the new coated Ernie Ball strings.

My ears are still ringing from the Metallica show last night, and I thought I'd give a little run down of how the show went.

First was The Sword. Just saw them last month on tour with Clutch, and this performance wasn't much different. The songs are pretty good, though I don't care too much for the singers voice/style. Their live tone is pretty lacking. From my vantage point, I saw that one rig was an Orange guitar head, couldn't make out much else. There wasn't much energy to their show, just playing and headbanging.

Second up, Down! Good set for sure! Phil dedicated Lifer to Dime, they also played Bury me in smoke, N.O.D, Stone the crow, Temptations wings, The path, New Orleans is a dying whore, and probably a couple more I can't recall ATM. Good sound, good energy.

And finally Metallica. They opened up with That was just your life with a cool laser display. The center stage is back, and they used it pretty well. As usual there was plenty of classic Metallica, One, MOP, Sad but true, Ride the lightning, and they played the 2 songs I wanted to hear most that night, Last caress, and Damage Inc. Unfortunately, James' voice was blown out, he sounded like a 15 year in the throws of puberty. And there was a lot of sloppy playing. Lars completely F'd up the end of One, James couldn't keep in time during the chorus of Cyanide. Sloppy off notes during Nothing else matters. I chalked it up to, hey these guys are in their mid forties and it's a feat in itself that they are still playing at all. Good energy as usual from the band. I left happy. I'm sure any of you seeing em later on this tour will have as much fun as we did!

Ok, just an idea, but i've been thinking.
I would like to have my 7 string Hellraiser with a Floyd Rose on it, but its a string thru body.
So, say i bought an Original Floyd Rose Tremolo and i wanted to get it put on there.

How much would that cost for them to cut up my guitar to lay the sucker in there? I'm sure one of you on the forum have done this, or at leasts knows my question.



Thank you

Can anyone shed some light as to which one would give me better tone options (mostly hard rock/metal/heavy metal)? I just jam by myself and am currently running my GNX3 through a home PA system (GNX3->mixer->500watt power amp->PA speakers). Since I don't jam with anyone I have no need at the moment for any 1/2 stack or high powered tube combo.

I'm basically just looking to get some good tones from amp/cab modeling and was wondering if the Line 6 products are any better than the GNX stuff. I know I can go try them out in a store but I can never really tell while I'm there. I'm currently getting some decent tone out of my GNX3 but I always feel like it could be better/tighter. I like to play anything from old rock up to modern metal and I think it's the modern metal stuff that I'm having a hard time dialing in. It never seems tight enough.

Maybe I just need to spend more time tweaking the GNX??? I was just wondering if anyone on her can shed some light on which one is better.

Thanks!

I've always hated BC Rich's

but...
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/B.C.-Rich-DLXJRVO-Deluxe-Jr.-V-Electric-Guitar?sku=517529


Black + that binding makes me drool.

I wish my Shadow had that binding.







and some EMG's

(EDIT: GUITAR CAME IN ONE PIECE, AND I'M A VERY HAPPY MAN!)




Ok, so here's my rant...

I bought a guitar from Eddie Carlino, an ML, and there might have been miscommunication...

I asked him to send it out Friday so it would be here by today, since I was going to Texas for the weekend and I didn't want it to stop in while I was gone... and I could've sworn he said that the guitar had been sent out already, and that the guitar was to be here Tuesday.

Now, I just checked the shipper's website, and it was PICKED UP, yesterday...

Now, do you wanna know who the shipper is? Well, fellow New Jerseyans know this is a DEADLY shipper...



Scroll down....






UPS?




No.






DHL?





No.




USPS?





No Again...






FedEx?








YES.



FedEx is known to break guitars. I am REALLY praying for this thing to come in one piece, and packed well. Because I don't know if Eddie put shipping insurance on it, and I am worried sick...

Please, pray with me, and tell me about your FedEx experiences...



/Rant Over

I'd like mucho mucho feedback.

I want to make it entertaining yet informative. I notice a lot of dudes with sites are pretty serious, even to the point of being boring.

What levels should there be? What should I cover? How long should each lesson be? Should I look all metal? How many camera angles? What would help my site stand out more than some of the other guys? Would farting into the camera be cool? Do I swear? Do I not swear?

Any and all feedback welcome. I'll take it all in.

Thanks for your time.

I'l also continue to do the ones on youtube, as they're fun and I get a kick out of it.

ive have been looking for a ton of new stuff(not really, just guitars and amps). The thing is if i want something expensive like above maybe $300 then i wait till my b-day. if it is $300 and under i could probably get it on x-mas! here are the amp options:
marshal head
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Marshall-MG100HDFX-Head-?sku=483103
that was the short part! Now here are the guitars:
fender guitars:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Deluxe-Lonestar-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=515526
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-FSR-Highway-One-HSS-Stratocaster?sku=518646
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-American-Standard-HSS-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=515747
deans:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-V-Dave-Mustaine-United-Abomination-Electric-Guitar?sku=520088
gibson:
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Menace?sku=517371
That is all! out of all what would you get?

I'm making musical studies and I'm in a kinda Jazz period ...problem is I never played Jazz before ...I would like to be able to play crazy Jazz licks 'cause I mostly play blues and Rock to heavy metal ...I don't really feel the ''chromatic scale'' and all the jazz technics so plz some tabs or nice Jazz licks ...some hard to , I don't want some base think Thanks !

how much are the tickets?

FEDex delivered this a few hours ago. I've been playing it non-stop since I got it, but figured I should take some photos of it.

Here my thoughts on it -

The import Solteros are KILLER guitars. It could pass for a U.S. guitar until you look at them side by side. As nice as this import is, it doesn't compare to my similar finished U.S. Soltero #25.

The fretboard is flatter then my other Solteros. so in ways it plays a little faster.

The frets are a little edgier then my other Solteros, still they still feel good. The frets are slight larger on the import.

The pups sound pretty good. Much better then I thought they would. I prefer my pups to be a little more mid rangey, so I'll probably swap them out. These sound good though.

The overall feel is closest to the newest U.S., the spalted one.

My only complaint is that strap button system. It sucks. That's coming off asap. It may work fine, but it looks terrible.

Overall I'm very impressed. I expected a good guitar judging from peoples comments and it's better then I expected.

Doom/Southern Metal

http://www.myspace.com/vikingskull

http://www.guitarsite.com/news/features/ugliest_guitars_of_2008/

recently ive really been wanting a fender strat, which is funny because i allways thought that was the last guitar i would want. Ive just been wanting a more versitile guitar for different styles of music and stuff. I really like the american deluxe hss strat and i was wondering if any one had that guitar, or a similar one and if i could hear their opinions of it. My main concerns about the strats is the radius i am used to playing is a 16 and im worried about playability, also im wondering if the roller nut is good because im worried the tremelo that it has would make it go completely out of tune

Released a new album on monday. been listenin to it all week and i can say it is Awesome! buy it!

Seeing them in Feb in Manchester with support from Five Finger Death Punch and 'guests'. Should be a blast. Bought tickets last night. Anyone else?

Anyone else here have one? I just got one in a trade and have to say it's pretty badass!


Anyone else feel the love?

When I first read about the new PRS Prism, I thought it would be the goofiest looking finish imaginable.

I didn't like it at first, but now I think it's a very cool looking guitar

DC

So, I've got this dude coming to my show tonight to record it. I'm going to make some promo cd's out of it to try and line up some more gigs for the winter.

Anyways.... When you go to an acoustic set, what do you prefer?

Set list? or Wing it?

It's pretty laid back. People gettin loaded, me drinkin beer, and jammin. It's a solo show with the occasional percussionist.

Has anyone tried the Luna Oracle Crane acoustic? I has a cedar top and looks good, I've been gassing for a cedar toped acoustic.

If you could get any tone you ever wanted what would it be?

I think the coolest most bad assed guitar tone I've ever heard is Zakk's tone on "The Blessed Hellride" album. That's just bad assed.

Are you a member? Have you been thinking about joining? Is it expensive? Are there Benefits other than getting paid if you're good?

I've been looking into this stuff, since I've been learning to record at home, I'm hoping to start writing again. And if I remember correctly, I need to, or should be, a member of one of these. Anyone care to elaborate and educate?

Hey everyone.
Macy Malone here.
My CD Test Patttern is finally finished!
You can check it out on Myspace or go to Last.fm and type in keyword macy malone.

Website is also finished.
www.macymalone.com

Thanks friends!
MACY

Til I get my BC Rich NJ Deluxe Jr V

Can't wait!

ok, I need to know afew things.
I want to start to write music again.
I used to do it a little bit but i quite
right before school started.
I wasnt very good at it but it got me to play longer and that is why i want to do it again. It helped me practice more because it was more fun and more challenging because you werent just looking off of a paper of stuff already written. It was written for you. Now that i gave you a whole entire book on my thoughts(lol ) Ill get to my question. Is there anything that you would suggest to me about how to write music? what i mean by that is, Is there any articles that would explain this to me? What should i do to get started? Is this something that just comes with experience? When you guys are writing insane riffs what do you do? How do you write a riff? Do you listen to music for inspiration? What is your process for doing this and coming up with things that sound good? Explain what your process is? How long should it take for someone to develope a good song? I know there are a lot of questions but i really want to know these things. Thanks for any of the help i get!

Hey folks, my first Razorback V is here today.

Arrived by Parcelforce from alsil on here, and it smokes!

Pron to follow in the next couple days!

Need to get a pup change for the bridge, and I was considering a Duncan Distortion.

Anyone got any reccomendations for the bridge? Passive preferably.

I'm not sure what to make of this review but i can tell you this much, you will laugh...and you will laugh hard. If you don't, then you may have some kind of problem; SEEK HELP. Otherwise enjoy!!

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar%20Amp/product/Dumble/Overdrive%20Special%20Head/10/1

As stated, I still haven't gotten my Dean From Hell guitar from Tom14. And It's been a good while that I've been waiting for him to ship it. Pops in and out of the Tiki chat rooms and doesn't say much seeing as I'm there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXk2ZrgcQM

god hes amazing

The one in this video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L86fonUDIb4


I'm not the biggest Strat fan. This one changes my mind though.
Definitely.

-neck-thru
-ebony board (longer board than usual, Stevie didn't have to tune down like on his other guitars)
-five piece maple top
-EMG single coils with onboard preamp
-full body binding


I really want one of these.

kid playing with or without you on acoustic enjoy

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CR3GoB3YY

Anyone else going to be there on the 8th? (tomorrow)

Nice Wonderbar installation...
Just mount it righ on top of the V tailpiece, no need to trim it off so the Wonderbar sits flush on the body. Just put it right on top.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-Vintage-Dean-ML-Dimebag-Pantera-USA-THE-REAL-DEAL_W0QQitemZ200272489212QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200272489212&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I know its old but hey found it on wired

actuall site is here
http://www.thundereagleguitars.com/nautilus.htm

Bad economy for the foreseeable future, so when do we see a reduction in prices on guitars -imports and USA?

I can't figure out why, but........You would need a heck of a guitar strap for this one.



http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PRO-6-NECK-GUITAR-AND-BASS-TRIPLE-NECK-DOUBLE-NECK_W0QQitemZ190252728834QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item190252728834&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Has anyone replaced the stock straplocks on a Soltero Standard?

I've used them for a few days and I hate them. I haven't taken off the guitar yet, but it appears that removing them will leave a hole guitar.

Has anyone done this? Can the holes be filled with wood putty and then Schaller straplocks installed?

I'm thinking of pullin' the trigger on one of these, just wondering if anyone had played one yet? I've always wanted a LP style guitar with an OFR.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/ESP-LTD-EC1000-FR-Electric-Guitar?sku=527000

i have the option of getting one of these exceptionally cheap, in the fullstack version and i've heard nothing but good things and read a few forum reviews as well, and i know that a few forum members are owners, and a few were owners for a period of time. i was wondering if those that own them still think highly of them and the original awe wasn't the only thing about them.

i am really drawn to this head because with its lower wattage it gives me a chance to really push the tubes without obnoxious volumes, deffinetely not gigging much these days, and most places around here to play have a pa for mic-ing amps anyways. from what i've read it is an incredibly loud 20 watts, but i was wondering how these fair in a jamming situation with a drummer and a bassist?
would just the 2 12's be fine or would it become a situation where for jamming i would need to have a seperate amp altogether?

thanks for anyone who can help me out, i've been looking to get a better quality amp for a few years, i've been running a marshall 100mgdfx and i must say i bought it because it said marshall on it, but i was young and not as gear savvy at the time. it's put in 5 years of service though and deffinetely shows.

i've been saying for years that dean guitars should license their shapes to a 3rd party guitar controller company. now B.C. rich has another source of profit Dean guitars doesn't.


maybe that's why B.C. Rich can afford to pack their imports with real hardware and still sell below dean prices.

Check this bad mamma jamma out!

Hey Guys,

I was wondering if any of your Soltero's or Leslie West's have trouble staying in tune ? my LWS can't stay in tune for more than a song without having to tune it back up. Its really getting a little frustrating to be honest. Besides buying locking tuners, anyone got some tips on fixing this issue???

....so, it's been a while since I've given this topic much thought. I'm now using some pedals and effects that I haven't in the past, and I know there's guys here who know quite a bit about the order.

Just so you know, I'm looking for the typical setup...I know, there's no 'right or wrong' way to hook up pedals. I'm looking for the basic stuff!

So far, I have to incorporate these pedals:

Wah
MXR Phaser
MXR Distortion+
Whammy pedal
Chorus
Flanger
Decimator noise reduction
Analog Delay
Digital Delay


....and that's the 'order' I'm thinking about. Guitar into the wah, then phaser, then distortion pedal, then Whammy. All that into the front of the amp.

In the effects loop: Chorus, Flanger, Decimator noise reduction, Analog delay, Digital delay...back into the loop.

So that's what I'm thinking. I was kinda confused with the order of the front effects...where the Whammy goes, where to place the distortion pedal (I always use my amp's distortion, but I use the MXR for my Randy Rhoads tone).

Any ideas?...or does my setup look good? I've read some conflicting stuff on google...namely, where to place the wah, before or after the distortion box (I'm thinking before, that's where I put it when I use the amp distortion).

....finally, don't worry about the tone suckage of my rig, as I have that problem solved .

Thanks in advance!

Formation of Damnation or The Gathering? Can't decide so i'll just play 'em straight after eachother so they become "one" album.

Yup i know they got alotta albums before those two (been a fan since The new Order) but those latest two (not counting first strike still deadly) keeps kicking me in the nuts!

So what ya think?

Of to Holland to smoke and thrash with Vicious Rumors
Wanna join us?

//Axe

One of my all time favorite rock bands! Ty Tabor is truly one of the best underrated guitarist around and it would be great if Dean Guitars could sign him up. I thought Dug Pinnick was going to join up but I haven't heard anymore?

Seems like lately a lot of guitar manufacturers (Ibanez, Washburn, BC Rich, Fender, etc.) are switching their Asian built guitars over to Indonesia and abandoning China.

Why don't they just stop dicking around the consumers and just go straight for the very bottom of the barrel and move all overseas production to India?

Opinions on Indonesian built guitars anyone?

So I just called 5 music stores within 30 minsutes of my house, trying to throw my money at them and bring home an OFR for my 79ML-f.

2 of the stores are national brands, Long and Mcquade and Steves music for any canadians, and a couple of local shops.

Steves told me they have not seen a single new bridge or any parts in 2 years, and all others were offering Schallers or other licensed prducts.

Can any body point me in the direction of a retailer of an ORIGINAL floyd??

In tribute to some of the baddest looking bodies in the guitar world

Post 'em gents, lets see some HOT bodies, nothing but Explorer shapes

Here's mine

Looking for some good general or specific EQ settings for a regular 6505 (not +) and 5150 cabinet with a Dime-O-Flame and no effects. I do have a Boss SD-1, so if you have any good ideas including that tell me. Thanks

Ok....I need some help. I just got my 1984 Gibson Explorer back from the painter. Yep. Solid white.

Do I go with the "Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets/Garage days" Duncans (Distortion and Jazz) or the "...and justice for all EMG's(81 and 60)?

I really like both sets and was definitely leaning towards the Duncans....but then I laid the EMG's in the guitar and it just looked so right.

Help me decide and you will be rewarded with pics of the finished product.

just URGH!!!!

i got to thinking about this after the whole dfh thread last week.

how many pieces should be considered acceptable?

lets say for a singlecut import guitar or hell even a usa (although those should always be one).

im just curious what your opinions are on this.

- me

NEW TODAY!, Got a spalted Z TO BE IN thurs! pics of it to follow...



Thanks Steve and John!

Actually, I guess it was yesterday, but whatever. It's pretty much NOS, as our buddy Faust bought it and just sat on it until he sold it to me. I STILL love the Czech pickups, whatever they are. It will be getting a new nut soon enough-the stock slots weren't wide enough for the 11-49s I like. I immediately jumped in with both feet and widened all the slots...the D TOO much...oh well. I just got my files and I guess you have to learn sometime, right? It's still playable, just that one buzzes a bit at the nut. Just a hair low. Anyway, these are amazing guitars and I so, so, so regret selling my purple to Mika. This is my consolation prize, and I have to say I'm happy with it! Still 2 pc Mahogany, 2 pc solid maple top, all Schaller hardware-top shelf. Better pics will be forthcoming when I'm not so lazy. Enjoy, all.

Thanks to my wonderful new wife.

I happened to be in the rite place at the rite time today!

So i'm in the mood for another guitar. This time, i'm looking at the White/black Razorback V, wich is pictured here:

http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_07/razorback_v_enlarged.htm

I LOVE that dirty and a bit darker white color! However, i found a guy on Youtube playing this thing, take a look here:

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

Now notice how the white color in the video is much more "clean" and whiter then on the picture.

So, if anyone on the forum got one of these, does the the guitar looks like the one in the video or in the picture? Chance is that that guy in the video got a custom guitar.

So,I made a friday night hippie speedball (a hawg's leg and a pot of coffee) and got rolling on another project that I wasn't at all confident about but actually came out pretty well so far.I bought this ancient japanese kingston short scale bass on ebay about a year ago for about $40 shipped and attempted a neck repair but that went badly But whatever,I bought it to screw with and learn something,mission accomplished.

I also bought this Korean made Dean bolt on neck cut for a locking nut about the same time as a replacement neck for a project Ibanez in need of a neck repair(which worked out very well,thanks to the lessons learned on the kingston's neck).Once I repaired the Ibanez's neck,I had the parts but not the balls to actually try this until last night.

I checked the scale,and it is correct but the neck has an extra fret and is a bit wider so some hillbilly routing(a Miracle Blade kitchen knife,hammer and flathead screwdriver) and a bit of carving on the pickguard were necessary.A file and some sandpaper cleaned things up nicely.

Next,I glued and clamped the nut then got started on the tuners.It turned out there was only one decent tuner left from the original neck so I had to use it on the low e and stole a few mini grovers I have lying around,just to see if this thing was going to be playable.

I finally got everything lined up,bolted down,strung and it actually plays fairly well although a set of real bass tuners and a replacement bridge are called for.The action is about 1/8" beyond tolerable with the stock bridge bottomed out.The saddles are also just crap, as the strings can be aligned evenly but tend to move if i really dig in with my pick.

Overall,I had a pile of parts along with time on my hands and ended up with something I like.I hope you guys dig it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNuIzw9VfU

One of the best for sure.

Have a hard time relearning old material that you wrote and recorded, trying to play it exactly as you recorded it over a decade ago or even a couple years ago?

I found way old cassette's (mini reel to reel's in a plastic case for the noobs) of my old bands from 89 and 93. Man it brought back some killer memories of opening for Fight (halfords band) and drinking penga with the Sepultura guys.

Kinda weird but some of the songs I haven't played since 95, i played like I played it then, some of the riffs i had to relearn but man what a blast from the past!!!!

Yeah that old classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y1JksOdypY

[rant]Im sick of total guitar talking about people and geting there guitars there playing wrong.

its starting to really piss me off [rant/]

so im trying to figure out specs for a possible strat build and ive got all the specs down except for the pickups, im lost here.

the body is gonna be ethier mahogany or alder and the pickups will be H/S/H.

I want a good thick and chunky rythem sound, zakk wylde type leads and still be able to pull of a nice almost acoustic clean sound.

amp wise im using a 6505+ with a boss super chorus to thicken up the distorsion and improve the cleans, i also use a crybaby from hell to boost my solo tone.

I might also add to my rig an mxr gt-od or the zakk wylde od.

I'm not able to wrote Jazz licks ...they always kinda sounds blues...I have to wrote a Jazz solo for the song Maiden Voyage , but I don't really know that much on Jazz , Chromatic , Modes ...anything else ?

Hey every1 I got a peavey Valveking and a ZW-44 Overdrive and it is great but it has major feedback and now i need someone to tell me how to solve this without screwing my tone plz help me LOL also any tips on different tone settings on my setup will be appreciated

Some USA Goodness





A Little Chafin USA goodness too!

Ive decided to get a B.C. rich because there coming out with some really appealing stuff lately and i want a change i suppose. My decision is between the new Chuck Schuldiner import stealth or the Nj delux v (the one with the reverse headstock and pearl binding and OFR goodness) im really obsessed with both of them so what do you guys think? Also ill post the links to both guitars to show what i mean. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=190263540993&Category=2384null&_trksid=p3907.m29 or http://cgi.ebay.com/BC-RICH-Chuck-Schuldiner-tribute-import-stealth-guitar_W0QQitemZ120328398155QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120328398155&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Thanks guys!

I woke up yesterday morning and plopped the ol' Soltero Standard on my lap and started to play when...PING...I began to get some serious fret buzz from the 1st to the 7th fret on the three wound strings.

I asked my father about it, and he noted that I might need to either adjust the height of my bridge or change the strings.

Well, I did both...and it's still there.

I've been searching online for some clear instruction on what to do about my problem and I've only become even more confused on the correct way to diagnose my problem and fix it.

I've had this problem many of times with other guitars and I've always ended up giving up and letting my father fix it, but as one of the articles about this subject have read, the time comes in every guitarists life when simply being able to play the guitar just isn't enough...

Could I get some clear direction from someone here?

Thanks!

Shane

Got this awesome Wurlitzer organ yesterday for FREE. Awesome unit. It's really bringing out the Richard Wright influence in me and I really love the crazy 50s/60s Sci-Fi soundtrack sounds it makes.











And now some pics of my jam room...

http://chordvine.com/lists/judas-priest-greatest-songs-i

The Metal Gods...

Does anyone know where I can get hold of some of Master (Death) albums??

Hey folks,

I thought I would post this here as this board is visited frequently.

I'm after some advice on some decent quality rack gear; specifically EQ and power units. My budget is ~£200 for the EQ or the power supply. I'm mostly after an EQ.

Does anyone use rackmount EQs that they could recommend? There's so many on offer that i'm a bit confused. I've seen an old MXR 30 band for sale, but I might go for something more modern.

Basically, it only needs to work with my guitar and I like to play with dials.I dont really need tons of input sources and stuff for keyboards etc (although if its there i'm not going to be put off). I'm not scared by uber crazy dual channel 30 band EQs, they sound fun, I love to tweak my tone. Currently I have a 10 band; i'd just like some more control.

Any suggestions? I've seen a few BOSS and MXR ones, i'm wary of Behringer and some makes i've never heard of.

What about a power supply? I'd kind of like something that can run DC and AC (eg my whammy pedal). I got recommended a rack PSU from forumites before but I can't for the life of me remember what it was.

Mega thanks!

hi, this is my first valve amp and i dont really know much about them. it was working fine and the half an hour later when i turned it back on it just wouldnt come on does anybody know why this would be? i know about turning of one switch and then the other about 30secs after. the amp is an ashdown fallen angel 40w combo.

thanks

Why is the splash page for deanguitars have such a crazy high volume level on the music?

I can have sirius on with my headphones off, and not hear it. When I go to deanguitars.com I hear whatever they have as the opening track insanely loud.

I dont know if this will go through or not but ill give it a try. Here are videos of my friend playing guitar. He also has one on youtube. It is called "ubering some hangar 18" and it should be the firs one. Look at his solo from hell if this goes through. Here is the link:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.showvids&friendID=384134956&n=384134956&MyToken=48e31018-faab-4a54-a1a1-6603d4ee0588

Got a new 60 from Steve@BRG a week ago(or was it 2)
for the neck and it's all fine and dandy, but the problem
resides in the bridge pickup

had it installed by a relative who does professional
electronics for a living so it oughtaä be fine, but
it hums, alot. when we installed the 60 we isolated
all the solderjoints at the same time, but it stills hums.

anyone have any idea what the problem is ?

thanks

I can get either a bugera 6262 combo or a warhead combo for around the same price. ive played the bugera and it sounds really good but i have not played the warhead. any thoughts?

Hey im looking into getting a delay pedal. I was hopeing for some suggestions. I really like useing the loop and using it on some hair metal kinda leads. example (Most hair metal solos and the solo on Stone Sours Zzyx Road). these are some features id like

I’ve only owned this a few weeks and yet to figure out all the nitty grit stuff so, I figure I could save some time asking here.

I’ve recorded two guitar tracks for a song. I need the final version of these guitar tracks to include a click track. Initially, when I started recording I set them up with a metronome (record & play setting) and everything recorded and played back fine…no probs. However, when I mastered these two tracks (into a wav file) the click track doesn’t carry over. Is there something in the setup I need to change…like assigning the metronome to a track?…or does it just not do that and I need to add a drum machine to simulate a click for the final output?

I'm curious if the stock pickup covers would fit on a Duncan distortion.

Well, I'll be buying my friends Line6 Spider III 150 Watt Combo for $125 friday when i get paid, yet i might get the amp in a few days before friday gets here. So i'm real excited for that, and not only that i'll prolly be getting his Ibanez Bass also with it.
And then when i get my paycheck from my other job, i plan on getting the Randall Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH15 Combo Amp to set up next beside my computer for when im playin guitar lookin at tabs or lessons on ultimate-guitar.com and what not.

Idky but i just feel good about it all
Specially using my hard earned money on it too

My christmas presents for myself a lil early i guess you can say



^



^

-Trevor.

yes, this is guitar related. let me explain.

i kinda jammed my finger the other day almost ripping my fingernail off. so, my fingernail is real close to falling off. thing is, i have a gig this weekend and next weekend. any suggestions on how to keep it on before and during the show? everytime i use my ring finger to fret a note, it feels like it's just about to pop off. kinda bugs me, ya know? any suggestions?

not the pantera song........but my soul...............Samash finally has an axe i really could give a crap about and I cant afford it...A 1980 Dean USA V in cherry burst with an ebony fingeroard for $999 flat........a guy can dream though right?.........someone lie to me and say it was a rip off so I don't have to dream about this guitar

My 82 Baby Z isn't in these pic's. It's getting stripped.

You guys got me looking at Soltero's pretty seriously now....



I can't find too much information on them online, so I was wondering if you could help out. I need some info on the Soltero Standard, what kind of neck does it come with (a few sites say V neck, but they also talk about the MHG in the description). Are the strap locks that it comes with any good? Are they similar to Schallers or will I want to replace them? If you order it off the internet, does it come with a case (Same Day Music or similar), if not, what kind of case will I want to be looking at?


I'm thinking of going for a white one

Audrey Hepburn, to go with her existing tattoos of Marilyn Monroe & Judy Garland

Yep, you heard it here first, I was watching "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos tonight on CBC and he's inteviewing this expert on urban raccoon infestation, and she says that if raccoons move into your house, loud noise or music will help get rid of them.

When he asks her what kind of music she recommends to get rid of unwanted raccoons..., yep, she says Slayer.

www.cbc.ca/thehour/

hey i got a bunch of guitar buddies comin over later tonight

think someone can throw together a cool trans black soltero wallpaper? gonna try to get the dean discussion goin =p

I shot a photo used on page 149 of the current issue of Vintage Guitar for Hoagland Amps and Chafin Guitars. Ben rebuilt my Scepter as payment.







It Goes to 11...















Other than the tip damage, the other damage appears to be in relation to where the bar of the floyd and the FR base hit the body. Looks like the previous owner REALLY loved to wham the whammy bar!

Plays Great, Ben set the action Micro low. I might even like it a lil higher. He blocked the Floyd with a couple pieces of rosewood for me. Bar was for photo effect.

Life IS Good! The Duncan Distortion Bridge and Pearly Gates Neck are real nice!

Many Thanks to those who helped with parts, Wayne!, and such!!!!

wow has anyone seen how the vendetta 4.0 looks now? its right on the main dean page. i like it i wish i would have seen that 4 months ago when i got my 4.0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXCGfJqcKtQ&fmt=18

someone rob a bank for me


edit:

dear god someone finally posted good high gain clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNm6EQRzgw&fmt=18

I found it to be pretty good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsjXm5TdEwo&feature=rec-HM-fresh

http://chordvine.com/reviews/children-of-bodom-blooddrunk

Check out my review..

So Im thinkin about buying a mid 80's strat, but the tuners say "G Gotoh" on them. Is it supposed to? I was under the impression that it was just Gotoh.....Maybe im just below 70 IQ type.

Am I getting better at guitar or is Get Born Again by Alice in Chains, really easy to play? Like solo and all I did it. MY Randall surpised me today, it sounded like the song for the most part. I was blown away.

Whats the difference between the Razorback V Standard and the Razorback V255? Is it just the pickups or something else?

Well me and my friends just started a new band, we play thrash metal, doom metal, groove metal.

Do any of you's have any good band names for us? We would we really appreciate it if you did.


Thanks.

to wire a bill lawrence usa pickup into a dime-o-flame?
ive tried google but came up with nothing.
thanks in advance.

Can anyone tell me what model this was and is it worth £899 to buy?

Thanks

I'm thinking about getting one. Thoughts on Blue vs. Black face or any other gear recommendations that do the same thing?

I never heard of a SSS Vendetta, was this a proto or a bastardized something else?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-Vendetta-XMTS-VERY-RARE-Stratocaster-Style_W0QQitemZ250308506848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item250308506848&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I told the wife I found the Christmas present I wanted, but she just laughed at me.

>>> http://www.kxkguitars.com/guitars.html

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Please take time today as we celebrate Veterans Day to keep all of our Dean Brothers serving along with the other thousands and thousands fallen and active in your thoughts and prayers. Your sacrifice and commitment can not be measured. You dedication to our country does not go unnoticed. Thank You!

Please cast your vote for Michael Angelo Batio (the best, and only Dean artist represented) for the 2009 Guitar World Readers Poll under "Best Shredder":

http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar_world_readers_poll_2009_page_2

And also vote for the best Guitar World cover for 2008 featuring Dime:


http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar_world_readers_poll_2009_page_4

===> Mods, please consider making this a sticky.

Thanks everyone!
Drew

High price?

Check!

someone may have posted this,but i think this is brilliant!!!

http://floydupgrades.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=196

I'm going to their show tomorrow here in Stockholm.

Saw them in 04 when they were opening for Metallica. I wondered when the noise would stop and my "heroes" would enter the stage (I was 15, ok? I'm much wiser now, or something , and actually listen to other bands besides Metallica ) . The only thing I enjoyed was that little drumming interlude or whatever in The Blister Exists. That was badass!

Everyone knows I'm a huge gear whore and have been through more guitars that many of you have ever even seen. USA, Japan, Czech, other imports, etc. I've built probably 25 partscasters as well, loved them all. WTF am I talking about? Right now I have 2 guitars that I just can't touch, similar but different, and both absolutely perfect for me right down to the colors. NOTHING about them would I even think about changing at this point. My Squier 51/Strat hybrid has gone through many aesthetic changes...new MIJ mid 80s Squier Strat neck and all black parts. Everything about this guitar is black but the frets and strings. It's a HS configuration and I've always been so happy with the stock pups that I've never thought about changing them. The neck fits my hand perfect and the frets are just right. Love it! Just last week picked up a slightly modified new Squier Bullet that has upgraded Mighty Mite HSS pups and Wilkinson sealed tuners. Everything else bone stock and Dead Perfect! I haven't even changed the strings, I'm afraid to! Never held a guitar that I liked more than this. I've had a few that I liked as much, but they were FAR more expensive guitars. I keep them both in my office and play every day these days. Used to be there were times I'd go a week without picking up a guitar, but not anymore. I play at lunchtime every day for about 45 minutes and my playing has really improved, almost up to the Crappy level. Here's a couple of pics.

When you shim the neck of a guitar to be able to pull back on a non-recessed floyd rose.........Do the strings still go out of tune when a string breaks? and is a non recessed floyd also a pain in the ass to intonate and tune? thanks

rob

I ordered a megadeth tab book. it is the one called capitol punishment. It is sick. I am working on "In my darkest hour." Holy crap is that song hard. the first thre and a half-ish pages are just the intro. it is insane. I will get as much as i can though. the solo will take FOREVER to learn. it is great! if you are into megadeth like i am and you want to get a book like this one then get this one! it is like 15 bucks. it rocks!!!

god how i wish i could snag this, it being my (within reason) dream guitar.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Washburn-Dime-2-ST-Stealth-Dimebag-Darrell-Guitar-HSC_W0QQitemZ160298092749QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item160298092749&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I'm trying to email these guys and ask a question concerning a string order and I can't get the email address. I tried setting up my outlook (never used it and couldn't set it up). Could someone click the darn buttn ane post the address here for me please please please.

Thanks

http://www.juststrings.com/contactus.html

Do I need to drink less when I have to wake up for work at 5, or is Nick playing a Dean here? Almost looks like a Dixie Rebel with darker paint, is it a Dean, or did Washburn make a model like that?


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

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-The-Lost-100-USA-ML-Trans-Brazilian-Burst?sku=519359

http://www.vettaville.nl/page.php?id=78

Okay well right now im playing through an avatar 4x12 and I wanna downsize to a 2x12 and I'm contemplating building it myself. I need opinions on what everyones favorite open back cabinet for Heavy blues/classic rock/hard rock.is because I need dimensions for the cab. Im thinking either g12h30 + V30 or g12h30+greenback combos in it. I want a really full "3-d" type of sound from my 2x12. So gimme your pick for a "fat" "full" sounding cab with an open or semi open back for the genres I listed. Thanks alot guys!!!

I was also wondering if carpeting the outside of the cab would have too much of an effect on the tone as it would be much easier than tolex.

I don't have pics or anything.

but im getting one.

looks absolutely rubbish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQxAe88eTc
listen to the song...now....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYveDE5BHw



metal has been very pop "influenced" lately.

Good?? Bad? Worth getting anyone have one just wondering if its worth getting see them on ebay once in a while...

Seems like they have some pretty good prices? Anyone ever bought anything from them ??
http://www.abesofmaine.com/

whats the diff. in a fm or a d3? or a 333?¿?¿

So, years ago, I had quite a collection of stomp boxes and doo-dads. Then I graduated to FX processors. Lots of different ones.

Then I said "Screw this!!!!... I'm going back to Rock n Roll at it's finest. Guitar wah amp. So F'ing chew on that!!!!"

Then today I bought a Boss Chorus CH-1 or something like that on E bay. I sure hope I don't get sucked into all this crap again. Should be here in a few days me thinks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=120325934517

If that dno't work check Item # 120325934517

mine baby.

Just saw this on the local news.

http://www.katu.com/news/34360749.html

do you guys know of a rounded v (gibsonish style) with 24 frets?

So me and my bassist were looking for a pedal that he could buy , we want a kinda of distortion bass sound but pedal as metal muff sounds horrible in front of his bass ....

he play a Musicman Bongo in a Ampeg SVT-3 if that can help ....

any suggestions ?

have you played this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-XPT700-Xiphos-Red-Chameleon-Guitar-w-Hard-Case_W0QQitemZ200263455723QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200263455723&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

im curious which has a thicker neck. the bc rich v appears to be the exact nect on a ec1000 but curious. I sorta dont like the neck on my ec1000

on a side not , anyone play one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-art300-Excellent-condtion_W0QQitemZ280284712200QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item280284712200&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Hi

I have a DEAN DBK1240 amplifier. It's missing the fuse. Does anyone know what fuse it needs?

Thanks for the help

So I needed a guitar to take overseas that is strong and don't compromise in any way. This guitar is full scale and has a graphite channel and obvious active electronics. Its actually pretty heavy (think Strat heavy). Playing in the seated position is very comfortable. Standing is taking some getting used to. I may modify the upper strap thing by putting a slight back bend in it to allow the guitar to lean forward a bit. Its angled slightly back now so I can apparently "see the finger board" as Ned Steinberger says. I don't need to see the finger board so I may move it. I stood for 40 minutes and actually got used to it so I may leave well enough alone.

The fit and finish are great. The phenolic fingerboard played like glass and in very fast. It has a nice C necl similar to my Strat. The pickup don't want to adjust so I turned the pre gain down on the clean and all was fine again. The guitar sounds huge and has excellent sustain. The padded gigbag is well made and the tuners are super sensitive at 40:1 ratio. I tuned up at the shop and its been in tune all day regaardless of the new strings. I meeasured the distance from the nut to bride on both my Stealth and the synapse and its exactly 25.5". I may have forgotten something so ask question by all means. Here's the obligatory pron. A video will follow this weekend. I'll likely do Slaughterd on the DKMLF as well. I recently had wisdom teeth removed and have been pretty sore lately.

I finally played my Demonator bass for the first time in quite a while at my bands show this past weekend. Thought I'd post a picture. The body is really comfortable flipped, and its a fun bass to play. eventually I'd like to get some nice pickups for it, but other things are first on the list.

title says it all. i covered it on guitar...at least that one part. read the description on the video and plz rate and comment. thank you and bless http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8uK_ISKjIg

Can someone tell me why jimmy page is seen as a guitar god??? i wont deny he was a GENUIS in the studio, but EVERYTIME ive seen him "at his best" its never really that good especially compared to cream era clapton and jimi. his feel wasnt that great at all, his vibratos (when he actually did them) were like standard at best, his bends were OK. Ill give him credit for his tone, but its nothin more than standard LP tone at the time. IMO Tony Iommi was what jimmy page should have been cuz they had similar styles but Iommi was consistant and better in pretty much every aspect. so can someone please tell me what the big deal bout his actual playin is? im not bashin him cuz i actually WANT to like him, but IMO hes far from guitar god status...

I saw a band last night and they were great. However, one of the guitarists seemed to be having trouble with his guitar (a Dean ml79) He seemed to suffer from a nasty case of illwearmyguitarlowcositlookscooleventhoughicantplayitlikethat-itis.

Everytime a solo came along he would lift the guitar up, wedge it in his crotch, bend over like he was evacuating his bowels, and eventually played a bit of lead with the fret board up by his head!

I believe people should wear their guitar how they like, but you should wear it where you can play it. For the last 25 years I have had my guitar fairly low and that works for me. I have friends who have it so high they can almost rest their chins on it.

There is a video of the Slash on youtube somewhere 'shredding' and he puts his leg up on the kick drum so he can have his les paul at a more comfy height! What is it with people?

Do you guys play high or low? Can you play an ML high without looking like a dork? And who is brave enough to admit they have illwearmyguitarlowcositlookscooleventhoughicantplayitlikethat-itis?

end of rant (apologies, my drummer refused to listen to me last night and kept telling me the drummer needed a higher stool!)

Shure PGX 4 Wireless. Looking at buying one, does anybody use one and how is it?!?!?!

One of the most overlooked bands of all times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLr5EXyoQCE

albini was frippin amazing at making a great rock sound (and still is, to a lesser extent.) this band is one of my all time favorites.

Dean upgraded the Vendetta.

http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_08/Vendetta4F_upgrade.htm

it now has an Original floyd rose and some other new add ons, check it out at that link.

This is a sign of the future for imports with OFR

The thread has been removed.
Those of you that posted in it will be either surprised that it's gone or wonder how it lasted as long as it did.


The Mod Squad

Woah!

For some reason, everyone says SS amps thin out and sound tinny at high volumes?

Well, mine is the exact opposite! I played at a party without a pedal, and yes, it thinned out at the optimum level of 6 on my 15 watt, but now, with my Zakk Wylde pedal, I'm playing on 3 in my house, pretty damn loud, and the tone is clear and beastly!

I don't know how to explain it, is this normal for my pedal to make it sound "Good"?

or at least semi-imports. Started in Korea, finished in the U.S.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-BERNIE-RICO-Jr-HYBRID-SERIES-CUSTOM-VIXEN-V-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ170276793216QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item170276793216&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Sorry if this is old news. Looks like he had to go this route to compete with Moser and B.C. Rich.

I'm stoked about it. I'd buy one if I had the coin.

rotting corpse even made the cut. it's in the special section under texas thrash. they start the section with a copy of the first demo.

great history lesson for all who love thrash.

of course,dave mustaine brags that he is the reason for it all. says hetfield sucked before he got there,that kerry learned from him,etc...

great sections on exodus,anthrax,destruction,kreator,pantera. my boy ian christe is seen alot through it(i would suggest his book "sound of the beast" if you want more metal).

check it out. good documentary dvd.

Hows the 6262, and 333?
Thoughts please

i really like these. are they any good?

http://www.funkymunkymusic.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=736

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-Custom-AIR-GUITAR-FREE-AIR-AMP-N-R_W0QQitemZ180306457368QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item180306457368&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Well, I'm sure everyone knows I have a Zakk Wylde OD, as I've been promoting the hell out of it lately.

Well, I have to say, this little sucker is a noisy one. I want to #$%@ up the hissy s#%t it makes, and all those harmonics that happen when I mute the string even, when I'm not playing. I wouldn't be able to play live like this...

So I want to buy a Noise Gate, so I can keep my perfect tone, whilest losing the hissy s#%t.

I am OPEN MINDED to ALL reccomendations! What works for you, I will check out.


Thanks for the help guys, I wanna make a smart choice, so I came here for help.

http://www.mashuptown.com/files/dj_morgoth_ace_of_spades_feels_good.mp3

Classic s#%t.

Who runs the Dean Guitars Myspace page?

They've disabled messaging.

why do some guitar players tape there hands or like put a hair tie over 3 fingers? kirk tapes his hand and in the music video for slipknots "psychosocial" you can see jim root has the hair tie thing over his 3 fingers.


whats the point in this?

my sister is looking to grab one for my brother-in-law. apparently he used to have a Korg AX1000G. I don't think they make them anymore. Does anyone have a similar or comparable unit to suggest? I know nothing about these - never been into em. thanks in advance.....

Posted in the wrong section, but more people will se it here
Anyone wanna sell me one?

an ISP Decimator & MXR 10 Band EQ. yay!

let the tone dialing begin

3 Warhead combos + 2 heads on EvilBay right now:

http://instruments.shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZGuitar?_nkw=warhead&_sacat=619&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270&_odkw=slime&_osacat=619

I post this only because I always see folks here looking for those combos that don't seem to pop up too often.

If you win..., I drink Heinekin

Do any of you guys know where I can find a plug plate for the Dean ML's?
The little round plate that has three screws into the body where you plug in the guitar cord?

Thanks.

Marc

I got an email from Metal Method the other day saying that Michael Angelo and Metal Method are releasing a new DVD on December 1st. I already have it at the top of my Christmas list! There's a video on Youtube of one of Michaels performances that looks amazing, if only December 1st and Christmas were closer

If you guys are as excited as I am, maybe this will hold you over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhL1HlYddD8

Some vids from our Holland show last weekend. Enjoy.
I'm using my Wolf's Blood Dean V and Niklas is using a white Gold.

Electric Raga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkDKyS1Bo4s

Children of the black flame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfE8xYfx3yQ

Hi folks,

Been looking at some gear recently and i'm surprised by the prices (not as high as I thought).

Basically, does anyone have experience with the rack mounted BBE sonic maximizers?

Namely the 828i and 428i and the 362.

What is the main actual difference between these units? Is the 828i overkill for a simple Rig?

I basically run 2 x 150w warheads in stereo - would this need balanced jacks? (Im a bit confused by this term).

Also, does anyone have experience with the EQ systems? I love EQs, but ive seen a Peavey dual 31 band EQ for similar prices that looks awesome. How do the BBE products compare with other brands? They arent that well known in the UK so I dont really have much to go on except the well biased harmony central reveiws.

I've also noticed that the compressor comes with the sonic maximizer onboard - does it work ok? anyone use one?

Wow, just looking for e/2's and came across this gem. Oh Brandon, where are you???

Most people are familiar w/ the Ibanez models but this predates them by a year or two

I played one of these years ago and they are KILLER guitars. The pups are more like the old Gibson '57s hence lower output but great clarity

This guitar is a steal IF you can get by the headstock

I almost wonder if Dean Z got the idea for the V headstock from this very guitar and thought, man that is gross but if I made it just a little different...



Seriously though, this is a smoking guitar, talk about bang for your buck

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tokai-Explorer-Electric-Guitar-Gold-harware-W-Case_W0QQitemZ250321864947QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item250321864947&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCK-GUITAR-EXPLORER_W0QQitemZ180306628052QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item180306628052&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

So, this is my story. I'm thinking of taking this guy to small claims court. I know it's not much, but it's the principle. It's my gear, and he stole it.

Have any of you dealt with small claims court? How do you do it?

Here's the chain of events that I've taken down. Unfortunately I haven't figured out dates of any of this stuff, because it's been dragging on for so long.

I Dropped off some of my gear at “Music Supply” owned and operated by (name removed for the time being)
Some gear sold, and I received payment from Charles, then purchased equipment from Charles.
One item remained, a Line 6 AX212 w/footswitch and manuals (amplifier). I visited the store one day, and the amp was gone. Charles stated that he took the amp home to try it out. On another visit, Charles stated he would be purchasing the amp from me. I can’t recall the agreed price. On another visit, Charles stated he did not have the money to purchase the amp yet. I told him that was fine, catch him next time.

On another phone call, at a later date, Charles said he didn’t have the money to purchase the amp. I asked if I could pick up the amplifier. We set up a time for me to stop by. When I arrived the amp wasn’t there. We set up another time to meet. This continued to happen for a few weeks.

Music Supply closed doors for business. Charles did not reply to phone calls and e mail/myspace messages to his accounts requesting payment or return of my amplifier. About a year later, when running into Charles at a bar, I brought up the situation. He said the amp was in a storage unit of another former band that he was playing with. He said he was having a hard time getting access to it. Said he would get it and we would be in touch soon.

Months have passed since then, E Mails have been sent, after getting contact info through mutual friends to try and remedy the situation. I’ve been ignored completely on this issue.

Any advice? Am I screwed because we didnt have a written agreement for him to sell my gear?

Ok here goes, A few of my buddies and i stay after school and jam in the band room with a drummer from germany(we ae in colorado) named yannik. Yannik owns hard core. anyway, we came up with a new guitar game. We pick teams of two and then try and out jam eachother. after that we played guess that riff. It was awesome enough as it was. Then this kid levi said we should start to shred and make stuff up on the spot. the 2 best out of the group(levi and lazaro[kinda]) were able to come up with stuff fairly easy. lazaro loves EVH so he made something that sounded a lot like eruption. It sholdnt have counted. Then it got to me and my friend geoff. He did kind of good. I was not good at all. I got the idea that we should do the shred competitions all the time when we get together after school. I think if we do it will be a great opportunity. It could help my improv immensily. I just thought it was a cool story so that is why i shared it. Thanks for reading!!

http://www.learnshredguitar.com/

Just done for the hell of it.

Lack of Comprehension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7CW9mALUYA&fmt=18

The Philosopher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8RIZXrripI&fmt=18

ok I've spent the last hour looking for this article on james' and kirks flying v's I have seen it before and i know I've seen it on a forum lately but I cannot not find it. If anyone can help me out I'd greatly appreciate it.

anyone here know of a system for recording that a can use that's very simple?

i want to be able to use emulated drums (ez drummer?)

and track my own bass, guitar, and vocals, nothing fancy.

"good enough for punk rock" is what i'm looking for.

i just want something i can learn to use in a day or two. real "meat and potatoes."

Anyone know of any worthwhile free drum programs? You know the kind you control not preset.

Had a little issue with some of the frets on my cadzilla. Called Steve (Love Ya Steve) and he contacted Brad Mader (love ya Brad) down at Armadillo customer service. The guys in the USA shop are going to take care of the problem for me (love ya guys).

Just one more reason to love Dean, Elliot, and his Team!

LOVE ALL YA'LL!

Jamming out to some good 80's. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdbbJ-VZA5s


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87e_lLQ_kn8

Yesterday I posted a link to Rondo Guitars, it was removed promptly by a moderator, and I received a waring message stating that "I have violated forum rules" by posting the link.

Now is it just my imagination or do other people also notice that pretty much every day on here people are posting links to other guitar manufacturers or gear makers, or posting pictures of newly acquired guitars/gear built by companies other than Dean, etc?

So if I'm understanding this properly, no one should be allowed to mention anything else on here other than Dean Guitars or products put out by Armadillo? If that is the case, then 70% of the posts on this board need to be removed.

What am I missing here?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-Gibson-Custom-Gold-Sparkle-Les-Paul-Custom-Shop_W0QQitemZ370107414990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item370107414990&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Now it's probably a bit "feminine" for you guys but for a girl...Oh it's so pretty

And while I'm here, what do you guys think of the pinkburst cadillacs, like, what are they like from stock, my friend, who is actually very manly, want's a pink guitar. I of course had to find a Dean solution to this and he loved it
Opinions guys!

Need a little input from you guys.

How do you think a Duncan distortion will sound in the bridge position of a Caddy? I'm primarily looking for a solid modern rock sound, nothing too scooped.

What about the neck? Duncan does a matched bridge/neck set of Distortions, is the neck version any good or should I go with a Duncan Jazz for the neck? Will the output balance be a problem with the Distortion/Jazz combination?

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-Distortion-Mayhem-SH6-Humbucker-Pair-?sku=300039

Does anyone know do all these come with just tee black headstock
or are there ordering options. A friend of mine picked one up recently and his is a natural one not the black as in the catalog.
He was not sure if this was an early version or what ?

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I learned something and how many of you know or knew this and what is some of your opinions of this.
This would be the so called Original Bill Lawrence Pickups. I bought two from this website to only have a friend say that they were fakes.

http://www.billlawrenceonlinestore.com/

My friend told me that they were fake. This is the guy who is named Jzchak Wajcman. His pick ups seem to have a thinner magnet strip and a red wire and plastic housing. The Originals have a thicker Magnet strip and a Blue wire and a metal housing.

http://www.billlawrencereview.com/L-500

I suppose Im the only one who didn't know this? According to the BL pick up history at no time does it state that the ones I bought are fake. There just seems to be the two people being Wajcman and Bill Lawrence separating and going different ways in the late 70's or early 80's. Wajcman claims to be the founder of Bill Lawrence Pick ups and Bill I think says different. I think Im going to order the metal one with the blue wire and compare it to the Wajcman model.
This is where we can order the so called real McCoys.

http://www.wildepickups.com/How_To_Order.html

So...what do you guys know regarding this?
It's a bit interesting.

So I went on the hunt for amps today. (All of this is IMO!)

I originally went to play a Peavey Vypyr 30. So I got my V out and started playing around with its trillion settings and functions, Man! it was confusing...

I played through the 6505 channel and it was harsh, distorted in harmonics, and just a bit of a rubbish sound.

And that's the best of it tbh, I tried the XXX, Triple Rec model, Krankenstein, JSX, all very disappointing. I played the Vypyr for around 35/40 mins.

So I told one of the guys and he said that I would like a Peavey VK112.

So he comes back with it and lets me play it for around 30 minutes. I couldn't coax a tone out of it that I liked.

So at this point I'm thinking, wth? So I described the kind of tones I loved and he said what I needed was to save for a Peavey 6505/+ with any Cab I liked best.

So at some point next year, I will hopefully have enough to get a Peavey 6505 with an Orange PPC212 or a Marshall 212, but I'm hoping I can get Mesa Cab, because I love their bass response. I will look out to get a used Peavey Head and some sort of Cab.

I know you're going to say it's a bit of an excessive choice, but I think this is the best route. I love the sound of Peavey's live/ on records. And it'll be giggable unlike the 6505 combo, man that thing ways like, 60 kilos!

Any way, if anyone has any recommendations for Cab's with 6505's or 6505+'s I'll keep an eye out,

Thanks

Greg...

do you guys think i could get this pickguard

http://cgi.ebay.com/White-Gibson-67-Faded-Flying-V-Pickguard_W0QQitemZ220312640619QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

to fit on this guitar?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2001-GIBSON-USA-GOTHIC-FLYING-V-w-CASE-BLUES-to-METAL_W0QQitemZ150308897270QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item150308897270&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I had gotten a Baker Act pickup a while back and never installed it in anything. I have been playing some tuned down stuff recently with my new band, and the shorter scale of the Deans I own leaves the strings a bit too floppy for me. So I have been breaking out the Fenders. But they dont really cut it sonically. So... I installed a Dean USA Baker Act pickup in my trusty Stratocaster. Here are the before and after shots. It is not completely done yet. I have to get new knobs.

This is the before shot. I like the look of the tortise shell guard, but it has been that way for 15 years. So it was time for a change.



I was going for a little bit of a Jake E Lee look with this... I hope you like it. It sounds incredibly bad-ass right now. That BakerAct pickup is a screamer. Cheers!

and the smoke is really killing me.

i got fires to the east of me in anaheim hills and to the north of me in brea. sky looks like something out of that movie constantine.

my car was covered in ashes today too.

hope any of you socal guys dont have homes and guitars on fire atm. if any of you do, call me my couch is always available.

anyone know what pickups Eddie Van Halen uses? im really wanting to know. thanks in advance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWlmo-0YhhI

I just wanted to know what ya'll think? A bit sloppy yes, but I'm workin' on it, and I'm buying a Noise Gate soon.

Thanks in advance guys.


EDIT: REDO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8tpkDKljSo

id love to see some new body shapes that arent so metal focused. i think the brand could use them at this point.

maybe bring back the tonic? mr. hill HAS to have a few ideas hes not pushed out into the wild yet.

im just sayin, i think dean needs something new for 09

I just got back from the show and it was literally the best concert I've ever been to. Nothing came close to their stage presence, granted I haven't seen too many old school bands like AC/DC live. Their performance was great, and I really had an awesome time! My ears are still ringing because I had one of the floor seats. If anyone's going to see them, or thinking about it, I can assure you it's going to be a bad ass show!

My friend managed to get some pics and video clips of a few songs, so I'll try and get that up tomorrow.

As promised, there should be a bit more pics coming soon, but for now I got these:

not too much info on it there, but it sure is odd lookin'
http://cgi.ebay.com/TONICA-SOVIET-VINTAGE-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-VERY-RARE-70S_W0QQitemZ190266244290QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item190266244290&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

we have a lot of music store owners on the board, and i'm very interested in having my own record store/mail order shop/online shop

anyway, i was just wondering how many of you out there own your own business, what field you're in (particularly if it's within the realm of music), and how you came to start your own business.

i'd like to hear from you guys on the subject of business startup.

sorry if this is considered off topic (i really want to know in terms of a music store, honest to god.)

Saw her last night on the bay, realised it was a mate selling it, bought it today and I just have to say WOW!!!!

Absoloutely love this amp, its like being kicked in the teeth by jesus. The tone just blows me away through eveyone one of my guitars (rb, cadzilla, usa redwood). it has a really warm beautiful clean sound aswell as a gnarly trebley distortion LOVE IT!!!

Seriously throw your Randall out the window and get one of these!
only flaw is a lack of foot switch atm .

I was playing this bitch for an hour and a storm came over, I thought "epic, storm and loud guitar, I'll take the risk cos it's just so god damn epic". It was epic until the power cut out and I thought the amp had blown! Screamed for 10 minutes then realised everything else had turned off, but everythings fine with the amp now

Hello!

I've got an Razorback 255 wich i love above everything. I do however think my Razorback is quite heavy. I can't play it standing up for too long without having to take pauses.

So i wonder, how does it compare to an ML? I am mostly thinking about the ML 79 and the ML FBD.

I'm also wondering about the weights on Razorbacks V. They should be less heavy cause there is less body on the thing.

I took the little lady, and I gotta say, the dude rocked. I was expecting music and minimal chit chat, but the guy's really funny, had everyone in stitches..

"...because two is divisible by METAL!!!" Lot's of horns by MAB, I tells ya.

He played for about an hour and a half, talked in depth about how he came up with the over under thing, His Dean signature series guitar, spoke highly of a lot of his peers (Randy, Dime, Tom Morello, the Trivium guys, Gary Moore, etc.).

It was really informative, his tone was great, he was right on the money..and then he busted out the double guitar. My wife almost had an O when he did a tune with that..

So.....after he played (and went backstage), they were setting up for him to go out and sign autographs and whatnot, Alex Bolt, Australia's Dean importer, tapped me on the shoulder, told me to bring my wife, and led us backstage to meet MAB..

MAB is a really nice guy who loves music and loves sharing his musical knowledge with people. He congratulated me on being the only guy in Oz still left in the Shredder Search Comp, which was cool. I shook his hand and said,"I got all my Angus Young pentatonics down.."

I thanked him for his 1st video (Star Licks, totally helped out my alternate picking at the time), and we talked about the black Jazz 3's, and I was telling him about the sharp white 1.5 mm Tortex picks. Oh, and he doesn't like the Jazz 3 XL's.

I introduced him to my wife, she was a bit star struck, which was cool, and then Alex said, "Welp, it's time for Michael to sign some stuff." So we shook hands again and split.

We giggled like girls all the way to the car.

Hey,

Like alot of you, I play board games with my kids..., not to mention, a good board game with friends and a few beers can be fun. I had an idea for a Dean Guitars board game, a version of snakes and ladders. 100 squares, and when you land on a Dean Guitar --> you move up the grid. High-end models have the longest guitar necks: so you move further up, low end models (with a short neck) move you up the board a little bit. Now here's the fun part :

When you land on a guitar from another company--> you go DOWN Good guitars like a BC Rich take you down a little bit (adjust the length of the guitar neck again), and real crappy guitars like First Act send you shooting way down the board.

If anyone can help create this, I would like it if everybody here could print the game board on 4 sheets of paper and then tape it together. You could then print it on printer friendly cardboard or photopaper. All you need is one dice, and some coloured guitar pics to mark your spots on the board. Instead of coloured squares on the board (as a background), a faded Dean Guitars logo with wings would be cool!!!

What do y'all think? Can anyone here help make this happen?

EDIT: If Dean ever jumped on this (hello Elliot), it would make a cool gift for customers. Young and old would be dreaming about "getting thier wings". Rough concept:

So today I may buy some new tubes , but I don't know which to buy poweramp or preamp ? Can I just replace the tubes and play? I took my amp to a tech this summer he changed my the preamp tube I thing who was pratically 25 years old and he told me he bias the poweramp tubes or something like that do I need to do it again ? he let my poweramp tubes so maybe there dead now ?

Lot of questions , hope it's clear I need your help plz don't make of fun of me

I sold an old Ibanez body to a guy. I described it correctly and said it was sanded down and was a project. He gets the guitar...freaks out that it is beyond help and says it is firewood.


I refunded him the full amount. Now I have no money and no guitar. I have asked him repeatedly for over a month to send it back...and he says "Why, so you can scam somebody else with it?"


I returned his money so in my opinion he stole the body. So what do I do now? I shipped him the body through Fed ex.

I just ordered one and realized I should've asked here first before doing so. So here I am asking now, would a Dean ML fit in a Washburn 333 gig bag?

right, so my girlfriend and I are driving around. Have the microsoft sync set to shuffle on my ipod and BLS comes on.

So she looks at me and says the following.....

"ya know, Black Label is just like ac/dc. they have 2 kinds of songs and they all sound the same"


I just looked over at her and though, "wow, shes pretty much dead on right there"


Man i wish zakk would get Pride & Glory back together.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/muc/921672973.html

(if the post gets flagged)

Guitar God and then some available for session hire (not cheap)

Dont bother to contact me without label support or management.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=guitar+terror+of+the+21st+century&emb=0&aq=f#

Hmmmm....

Jaco Pastorius once told Joe Zawinul (Weather Report) that he was the greatest bass player in the world. An unamused Zawinul told him to "get the f**k outta [his] sight."

Jaco maintained he wasn't bragging, just stating the facts.

Given, Jaco was great, but Stanley Clarke, Tony Levin, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, et al, could as well lay claim to being the greatest in their own right but have simply let their fingers speak and the fans decide.

Discuss...

ok guys weird s#%t happened to me at work today...well i work a grocery store....so i interact with alot of people...well today i was stocking some butter at this dude comes up to be and asks where he can get lemon juice so i look up and no s#%t this guy looks almost idetical to dimebag.... hair, beard, facial structure it freaked be out....i double taked this guys like 3 times...i was like uhhhhh its in isle nine...then i asked him if he knew he looked like dimebag darrel and he goes yeah bro i get it all the time......just thought i would share that weird ass moment i had!!!

yaknow i hate to say it and ill proubly catch hell for it but i was messin around with some pedals and ran a metal zone into my marshall jcm 2000dsl on the clean channel (ducks)and im amazed at the the frickin crunch!!with all the knobs at 12oclock im gettin some serious heavy tone here anyone else diggin this??

i dont know about u guys but i think if they went back to using marshalls like they used to they would get that all mighty crunch back!!!

damn how do these guys remember all these changeups like all thier shits like this!!badass <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9xiSOfbmTs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9xiSOfbmTs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Couldn't find one.. So post away!



(Yeah, I know I just pimped this album out in another thread. )

Maybe I'm just getting old but I kinda notice myself saying; Huh? and What? more often than I used to. As well as seems the TV needs to be a bit louder than before. I'm thinking maybe all these years of loud music is starting to take it's toll. When I jam with my band it's pretty loud. My ears will ring for hours if not the next day. I love the loudness but know I am doing harm to my hearing. I have played once or twice before with your typical foam ear plugs but I remember it just sounding muffeled to me.

Do any of you use ear protection when jamming or playing live?
If so any recommendations on brands.
Are there any that are still protective yet do not alter the sound to the extent of the foam ones. I'd like to find a happy medium while I can still hear.

So I got the new Taylor Swift CD yesterday (which is awesome ) and I decided I'd learn this song and play it here. It's sloppy, I know, I learned it 10 minutes before doing this. Enough excuses, here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt-swWOu-sE

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/12/anthony-keidis-scar-tissue-hbo-series

i think i may be watching this

Leslie West and Joe Satriani on the dueling Solteros!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESh-BqVYb2A

Well anyways, I'm sure you've all seen my Frankenstrats before, but I finally got around to adding a maple on maple neck, to my red, white, and black one. Here is a picture of the guitar in the before times, then the a before pic, and finally a somewhat finished pic. The only thing left to do is eventually add a floyd/locking nut, and a better bridge pickup. So here it is yet again, because I love showing off my guitars. By the way before anyone mentions it, there will be a b and e string on it tomorrow. I broke the b string stringing it up, then I was too lazy to put the e string on it.

Hey everybody, I'm selling my Jackson DXMG
I'm thinkin around $400
It has a Seymour Duncan SH-4 in the bridge, with the regular EMG-HZ in the neck which it came with.
Its in good condition if anybody is interested, hit me up i guess?

Idk where else i woulda posted this cause i didn't see the thread on sellin stuff or what not. That, or i am just blind.



Thank you, any ideas? I can work sometin out if someones interested.

I'm reading all different things regarding the setup of a Strat's tremolo.

I hear they're supposed to float somewhat...that the trem isn't supposed to be flush to the body. I have a Yamaha Pacifica that has a similar bridge, but all these years I've set it up so that the bridge doesn't move.

Now, I'm considering picking up a Strat, but I want to know if setting the trem up to float is going to be a headache...both in terms of setup and tone. And tuning...I'm going to assume that you get a bit of the Floyd problem where unison bends sound a little 'off' because as one string goes sharp, the rest go flat?

Is there a middle ground?....Is there a way to set up the bridge so that you have tuning stability in case one string breaks, yet not need to bolt the bridge down so hard that the bar becomes a real pain to dip?

Any comments from Strat owners would be really appreciated.

Ill start....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn09Xn9JF5s&fmt=18

http://chordvine.com/reviews/gary-moore-bad-for-you-baby

Hey Brothers. I am about to add another one of my guitars to my wall of fame, and i need help getting it set up. Right now i have a Blackbird with the truss rod loosened and the strings loose, sitting in a custom oak case. it looks cool. but its time for another of my prizes to join it. Im getting the case built shortly, but i was wondering how to go about retiring a floyded guitar. I know about the strings and truss rod, but do i need to block the trem or do i let it fall into the cavity or what? need some help on this one guys, i wanna make sure my pride and joy is still working next year and next decade.

D.S.

UPDATE: Outdoor pics coming soon.

95% done, she's playin' like a champ now!!! Oiled & restrung:
DR Hi-Volts 9 - 50 tuned Eb



Backwards strings, WTF?!?

Greased pivot points

Oiled fine tuners






I like brass








Anybody want matching strings for your rust?!? I love it, at least I know this axe was played!!!




You dudes wanna see the craziest squeals on the planet? Go see rridner do them!!! I re-soldered this mofo so it never breaks off again. It's all good, you couldn't see it until the arm was moved. And I love the smell of molten lead..., so I'm pumped now!!!



What you all wanted to see:






Here's my surprise for all of you. Video coming soon, I found a treasure that my dad hand built in 1958. The Warhead is NOT plugged into the cab:

Just FYI
We still have a Dean Warbird - Played by Michael Angelo Batio at guitar clinic held on 8/8/08 (signed and dated)

Also,
We have the MAB-1 Signature, signed and played by Michael at the clinic. (signed and dated)

Many pictures of him playing both on our site.
Both guitars for sale!
http://www.route1guitars.com/clinic.html

Questions on the guitars? Call us at 203-783-9828

Hey dudes just to give you some info in a little review of this bad boy, no pics as yet both cameras are broken so a review will have to do,

Body:10/10 real nice and comfortable, its a little heavier than a regular tele as this one's made of mahogany, the neck is the usual all-maple. the body's rear contour fits my body nicely so its real nice to play seated and it balances well when on a strap. the colour is flat black. and the bridge is my kind of bridge its a hardtail bridge the kinda fixed vintage trem without the trem

Sound: 8/10 one word HEAVY the two EMGs pack a real wollop (a 60 in the neck and an 81 in the bridge) though it doesn't have the same versatility of say the mexican baja tele (with the special switching) but that just adds to the appeal to me as i was needing something simple and to the point for some shows i've got to do in a few weeks. also adding to the simplicity is that theres only one volume.

A,F, & F: 9/10 the Action is nice and low so you can play nice and fast, the parts are all Fitted nicely the schaller locking tuners are a nice touch means i don't have to spend more money on sperzels coz these ones work just as well, and the Finish is impeccable, real smoot black body colouring and the neck is nicely done too, the black model comes with an all-maple neck while if you get it in flat White you get an ebony board.

Overall: 9/10 REal nice instrument all in all, only slight quiblle is it could be a bit more versatile but thats to be expected with EMG's and only a single volume means the tweaking scope is minimal at best but still, i can get over that. This guitar is recommended for just straight metal. I love it i think it might appeal to some of you guys as well.

Here are some pics from elderly.com

Lita Ford is looking used and abused these days.

It was a pretty cool show though, anyone watch it?
I laughed at what they did at the Van Halen show with the fans.


And hell yeah, whats a metal show without one of Dimebag's Deans!
They had the Dime - O - Flage sporting in the background!

Ok i got a wylde overdrive today, and i'm thinking i'm going to take it back tomorrow.

I'm a metalzone kinda guy, and i run my metalzone through the clean channel on my mg100 with 1960A 4x12 celestion 75s.
It sounds great.

I bought the wylde overdrive to just use the output as a volume boost, but that didn't work, plus makes things sound like crap.

then i ran it through the effects loop, on top of the crunch channel, i tried it all front back, it never did anthing i liked. I'm getting a Carvin v3 in a couple months, should i keep the wylde overdrive?
I hear it only works well with tube amps.

I need some sort of straight volume pedal so i can get a boost for my lead parts with my band. What kind of pedal is just a clean volume boost without coloring or effecting my tone.

I have a straight up question...
1.Are the Randall Warheads really any good?
Ya know,... are they worth buying? There is this guy who is selling one and I am just wondering about mixing it with my 5150 III head?

Does anyone here own one or ever had one in the past I would like your thoughts on this.
Thanks
Marc

this is just sumthing thats been bugging me, i keep seeing Jag Panzer's two tone soltero everytime im going through the forums and it makes me weak at the knees and i want that so bad. However sadly dont have deep enough pockets for a USA and i was thinking even though they are differnt finishes if i blacked out a standard soltero in transbrazila burst...would it look the same..because i always thought trans brazilia burst and the vintage two tone looked the same...
please mock and correct me if needed
(im so tempted to put sumthing non dean in here just to get at that borock yomama fool!)

I am bored and want to see something new besides what is up now i guess. What are some of the projects you are working on? It can be guitar upgrading, songs, cars, or just whatever. If you have pron then it is more than welcome.
I am working on songs. I am trying to get:
In my darkest hour-Megadeth
Headstrong-trapt
A tout le monde-Megadeth
after i get those i am tackling HANGAR 18!!!

Ok, i think i can do well finding diffrent and good distortion tones.
But hell, i can't get a good effin clean tone
I do whatever thats 'decent' to an extent
havin the Bass 4 mid 6 and high 7
hell idk

Whats a good setting to put on a good clean tone for christs sakes?
sry im iritated

ok, so...
I have not entirely gathered the money for the purchase of EITHER of these instruments, but I am in somewhat of a dilemma...
I can't decide what will be my next guitar purchase!
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, either:

The B.C. Rich Chuck Schulinder Stealth Tribute (The $1000 variant, mind you)...
or
A Black/gold Edwards LP...

I have played guitars that are said to be of equal feel...
and, to tell the truth, I can't decide which feels better...

so...
which do YOU guys think is the better of the two (just curious)?

so......think its allowed to get any thing signed besides the dime books?................like a crown bottle or a CD?.......i wanna get atleast one thing besides the book signed........question for those who've been to signings before

ok, so...
I have not entirely gathered the money for the purchase of EITHER of these instruments, but I am in somewhat of a dilemma...
I can't decide what will be my next guitar purchase!
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, either:

The B.C. Rich Chuck Schulinder Stealth Tribute (The $1000 variant, mind you)...
or
A Black/gold Edwards LP...

I have played guitars that are said to be of equal feel...
and, to tell the truth, I can't decide which feels better...

so...
which do YOU guys think is the better of the two (just curious)?

Vancouver island, that is...

Well, it's a splated top ML with MOP inlays, and Dean logo...hardtail.

AND..a V neck!...and fatter frets than a regular 79!

AND!...it's an import!

AND!...it's like around 8 bills!....I was really surprised at how awesome it was. Strings were dead center.

Anybody looking for a VERY nice ML with a unique top that won't break the bank would do very well to pick this guitar up!...pm for more details.

guitar after guitar and i cant seem to stay happy.

so im curious, what do YOU GUYS think I should get this time? I think ive been around here long enough to trust you guys.

Any thoughts on how to get THAT guitar sound? Always had a weird liking for that song. Its probably pretty simple to get but I cant seem to figure it out.

So, I've been playing since February and with Christmas coming up I've decided some guitar toys would be fun and at the top of that list is a wah pedal - something interactive rather than a pedal that I just turn on or off. Obviously I need to drop by Guitar Center and mess around with some myself, but I've got a question or two.

1) I've read some reviews, such as of the standard Crybaby that suggest that some wahs might be less good for heavier music than others. Is this really a concern or are these guys just idiots? I saw that comment specifically on the Crybaby, yet Dime used a Crybaby, although the Crybaby From Hell is a bit different from the standard, and as far as I know Kirk Hammet uses some sort of Dunlop Crybaby.

2) I "think" I want a really wide sweep. I play in my house, occasionally at a friend's house. I'm not really looking for something to just set in place for a specific lead tone, I'm looking for a toy to actively play around with, rock back and forth on, make annoying noises, and generally give some Kirk Hammet style abuse and overuse to. Any models I should specifically look at? Any I should avoid?

Anyone else got anything recently?

Ive been looking all over for an original one (not reissue) and i haven't been able to find one. none of you guys would happen to have one you would like to get rid of would you?

Edit: or know where i could get one.

Just wondering, what's the floyd in the 7-string Razors, anyone know?

Guitar related, don't worry .

I'm trying to do some work for both a limited run and also for a friend who is refinishing a guitar, and it's requiring me to add a flame maple top to a current image of the guitar I have. Where does everyone get their wood textures for flame-maple and quilted tops? I have a decent flame maple texture, but nothing nearly as good as some of the ones I've seen other people use. Most of the images I've been finding online have either been too low resolution or simply not a large enough image to be useful. Thanks in advance for any advice or pointers, cheers all!

Send the man some money!!!

I just sent out a USPS MO to Lanning @ Beat Street Music for my son's BC Rich Kerry King V.

Hey Lanning, USPS says that it's guaranteed to get there by noon tomorrow, if not sooner.

I'll post the PRONZ!! as soon as it arrives (after acclimatizing, of course) and when my son isn't around. He doesn't get it until Dec.

For anyone who doesn't know, Lanning is the man and will bend over backwards to get you what you want at the most hellainsane prices, ANYWHERE.

Stay tuned!!!

I've bought a Dean FBD and would like to change the Licensed Floyd with a Original. Is this possible? and which Floyd type should i choose. The R2 or the R3..? thanks.

Ok guys, i have searched the internet and cant get a decent simplified answer... but where does the term Stone The Crow come from? what does it mean, i have a basic understanding from the song, but idk if thats what its termed for

and to keep this guitar related, i learned this song a while back on my Dean and it sounds killer.

It's remarkable! They are better than ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw5oJoUYTb8

This is a Dean ML 79' RANT YO!


I'd just like to say, I'm so happy that this thing sounds so good, STOCK! The stock pickups are the sound I was looking for, so I don't have to spend extra for pickups!


But the single, most awful dissapointment is... it's LIGHT.

This thing is about 9 pounds... I like my guitars 4 or more pounds above that. Double the lbs. and I'll be at perfect happiness!

And since it's kinda light, the guitar is neck heavy. So say it's free on my body, and I wanna zip up my jacket without taking the guitar off, well, the guitar is gonna go headstock first into the ground.

This is probably the only reason to stay away from Imports. I can't complain about the sound in the slightest! It's just too light...

Maybe Dean can do something about it? Have light models, and heavier USA style models?

Just an idea, and a rant... Post thoughts.

esp/ltd page hamilton signature model.

got it for a nice price. I have played it once.

the wilkinson trem slays btw. I love the sound I can get out of the pickups (air zone/fasttrack) the brushed aluminum finish is oh-so sweet.

I should have it in my hands fairly soon.

teaser pron.(big pics) I also did not take these pics, these were taken by the seller.

I just ordered a JS Custom Model for my '83 V. Wanted to try something different and these were recommended to me by my buddy Alex who was, until Kevin's death, was the lead guitar player for Quiet Riot. He plays PRS guitars pretty much exclusively but he has an older Les Paul with a set of them installed. They put out around 15 DC resistance for the bridge and around 8 at the neck. Not quite as hot as a Dirty Fingers but I can't wait to try it out

Anyone have any experience with any of the Arnsparger line?

Well anyways, I got my first cellphone today. I really didn't want it, but I need for my new job doing electrical work with my dad. So it it was plain black, which was well to plain, so I decided to stripe it up. Not to mention the the upper horn on a Razorback makes a nice holder for it. Amazingly it still works fine. After being covered in spray paint.

Is it me or it really help playing ... does that change something to have a white binding on the neck or it's just me...is it possible for a luthier to add a binding on a guitar ? My Jackson RR5 would be pretty killer with white binding on the neck !

Took some photos of my stuff a couple of nights ago, pics turned out not too bad

Here's the guitars and amps first of all...

ESP Jeff Hanneman S&Key Urban Camo (1 of 4), Dean USA DFH 'Dean From Hell' #80 (with BK Warpig), ESP Custom Shop KH-2 Neck Thru.

Amps are a 1987 Randall RG100ES (with a Furman PQ-4) and an ENGL SE EL34. ENGL Standard 4x12 too. Lovely.











Here's the lovely inlay logo that causes so much issues given it's meaning:-



My drumkit stuff:-

Pearl Session Custom 6 ply maple finished in Marine Blue Fade and my Zildjian Cymbals:-









Pearl P-122TW double pedal modified with Vater Redwood solid wooden beaters



Pearl Omar Hakim 13"x5" African Mahogany snare:-



Here's the big family pic I got with a mate's stuff too (my old ENGL Powerball v2 and Marshall 1960A 4x12, 1964 Gibson SG Special, Ibanez JEM555, Gibson SG 1961 Reissue, ESP MX-250, ESP EXP Custom, ESP Eclipse-I CTM):-




Comments welcomed.

Tomorrow I am going to take some gear and go do about 4-6 30-40 minute presentations on guitars. I'll be spreading the disease of Heavy Metal. Playing some Riff based tunes. Scorps, JP, Simple stuff. Make some noise so to speak. Talk about the differant parts and some of the real basics of guitar. Maybe even let one play one. I plan to talk about about how making music can be a cool way to unwind or make a lil money. I'll spare them the sometime ugly side of the music industry for now.

I'm packing these guitars for the lil critters..... errr..... ummm I mean children.

1979 Dean Z Standard
1996 Dean Korina Cadillac
2004 Hamer Korina Vector
2005 Hamer Mini Standard
2005 Dean P90 Z

I'm taking the Crate GS1200H head and a 4x12 cabinet loaded with Eminence 12s. I couldn't get the 4x12 Mesa in the rental car trunk.

I'm taking the Brian May Vox 10 watter too. It will run the 4x12 cabinet REAL NICE! I plan to use that to show you dont need a lot a dough to make it go. Life IS Good!

"...Spreading The Disease..."

I just got off the phone with my dad, and he was thrilled to hear this amplifier play again. The story is: my dad was in my garage this summer and he says "oh, there's the tube amp I built when I was 17". I had no clue that I had a vintage tube amp, or hi-fi as my dad calls it, on my hands. He says that the amp came in a kit, just parts, a steel chassis (my dad built a wood chassis), and a manual. Front panel says 18 watts, but google says it's a very loud 12 watts. The 12ax7 tubes may be Sylvania , or some type of Czechoslovakian tube. I think the 2 EL84's are 2 different brands. Everything seems to work, tubes glow orange, pots are a tad scratchy when turned.

If anyone here has info for me, a link to the original manual, an explanation of how the tubes are configured..., please let me know. I'm playing my Washy-->Eico amp-->RS125CX cab and it sounds amazing. When I put chorus, of drive the front with my Korg processor, it sounds GOD-LIKE!!! Video coming soon.

ive got an x2 stack and was looking at the rocktron hush. read some great reveiws but noticed the reveiws were all by people using 1 cab or a combo. the adds i read also said it was for a half stack [rack mount] can these be used w/multiple cabs any help appreciated ive also heard good things about the isp decimator but i want to be able to use w/ my 4x12 and 2x15 cabs

Hey guys, this will sound weir but, I was looking at buying stuff from online, but the place is in Europe and the price it said was, 130,00 EUR in Europe thats basically 130 Eur right? not 13,000, I knwo this makes me sound stupid but I just need some help

been listening to the stylistics, isley bros, and smokey and the miracles all night.

noticed that bands like this don't get talked about very much on here. Who's a fan?

if you are a fan, i HIGHLY recommend

http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=-1&productId=211613

TIMELIFE's classic soul ballads collection. great stuff. though, you could probably condense it down to 5 cds instead of 10, and it'd be the ultimate collection. i'll admit, there is some that i'd consider "filler" but there are so many amazing tunes on there as well.

Ok, I'm new to the whole tube amp deal, I bought a triple rect and am going to need to change out the tubes sometime soon. I know that you have to swap for the same number, 6L6 I have to put 6L6's back in, but I read on the net that some tubes are interchangable, 6L6=5881, etc..... . So my questions are, Are there any better brands of tubes?, and What tubes are better for metal? All info is greatly appreiciated

http://chordvine.com/articles/jam-sessions-sceptre-revolution

Great song..

Well, I have been gassing so much for a Z, EXP, Explorer Shaped guitar lately, I thought I'd post a thread for people to show off their's!

Let it be Dean, ESP, Gibson, whatever! I just want Explorer shapes!


Have fun dudes!

i just found out we may be getting willie nelson to come to my job for an in store! i may get to, in turn, hang out with willie nelson sometime in the not so distant future.

Does anyone know if there is a case for the Chuck Stealth ?

I always wondered when someone was going to put lights in a fretboard with all the advances in l.e.d. technology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6-D7zmRfwU

(he lights 'em up at 00:22)

I found this while looking at ENGL Fireball clips..., anyone know the exact model of this "Warrior" guitar? I've never heard of this guitar company. Dean should do a Razorback that has a Dean logo on the headstock and a razorblade in the 12th fret that light up. Probably look real cool on stage. If you could light up all the dot inlays, you needn't worry about the bozo lighting guys some venues have. I'm sure alot of you know what I'm talking about

Hello,

I've been wanting to go ahead and switch out the pups in my Soltero Standard to some DMT's, but I don't currently own a soldering iron. I'm wondering if anyone here could possibly make a recommendation for one so that I don't go out and buy to complete wrong thing...

Also, has anyone heard from BRG Steve? The last I heard from him was a PM saying that something I ordered made it over to him safely, but I haven't been able to get a response to a couple of questions he asked me about the shipping destination.

Thanks,

Shane

So, give me ALL the info you know
Also, give me tha Marshall he used to use etc..

I don't think we have done this type of thread in a longtime so this should be fun

Obviously NO glamor shots , lets see the real you after a hard day at work!

I want to see at least 500 posts for this thread

Hey, New axe day for me. Scored this beauty from gtrplayr1976 He told me it was pretty much unplayed and I think he lied to me cuz I don't beleive it's ever been played. Wow is she sweet.
This is 1/3 of a 3 guitar custom order of matching V, Z & ML from 2004. I have tons of other Deans but this is my first US and it just feels like a million bucks in my hands! The edges of the neck, The solid feel. The flame top is unreal. Really one of the sweetest V's I have ever seen. I can't believe everybody stalled on this one long enough for me scoop it up. Thanks to who ever concidered buying it and didn't. Thanks to gtrplayr1976 for shooting it out to me so quickly. Great pack job. My band jams tonight so... If this baby has not been played yet. She be gettin some lovin tonight fo sho.

Needless to say I'm very happy to have finally joined the ranks of having a sweet USA guitar. It was too long of a wait.

On with the PRoN: Cold and dark out so no Natty light shots and the good cam is out for repairs so deal with it. Oggle on...

Smooth deal with Berserker, just now gettin pics up enjoy

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=46447336

I honestly don't know what to think of this?

Have any of you guys had an expirience with one? There's one for $199 at a local shop. I played it and liked it, I just wanted the forum advice.

Just wanted your thoughts on which way to place my ESP Arming Adjuster. This is ESP's version of a Hipshot Tremsetter. It's supposed to increase the volume, tone, and sustain of your guitar (without a "zero point" like the Hipshot version) by connecting the sustain block to the body of the guitar underneath the bridge pup. It is adjustable (push back spring tension) and will stabilize the trem during bends (double stop bends) and allow me to drop the low E string to D without making the other strings go sharp. I use DR Hi-volts tuned Eb. My goal is to balance the trem.

A instillation

unit centered / extra spring on the bass string side:


B instillation

springs evenly distributed on sustain block / unit on bass string side:


I've seen this unit perfectly balanced by centering it and using a 4 spring setup, but I find the trem to be too stiff with 4 springs and I am concerned about too much pressure pushing on the knife edges. It's a nice Schaller trem and I don't want to kill it.

Ok so this things sat here all day while i was at work....


lets look at the box.....






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Thats no Carvin!!!!