Ok I posted a few weeks back saying I was looking for a tube amp and I had around $1,000.00 to spend. Well after I checked out some of the ones I was interested in I decided to save alot of my cash and I bought a Roland Cube 30X. Now I'm sure your thinking,"WHAT THE HELL" but I have my reasons. First I'm not playing guitar in a band at the moment and second I just wanted a amp to jam at the house with. I had a Cube 30 once before and it was stolen, the Cube 30X now has a built in turner and some other cool features that wasn't on my other. What sold me is the sound, I can't believe how damn good it sounds for a solid state amp. It covers the sounds that I like and for $229.00 you can't beat the price. I feel I made the right decision cause I needed the rest of the money to pay on some medical bills so I'm happy.

This is my bud Warren. I've known him over 20 years. Great guy and great musician. I'm trying to convert him to Deans.

http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/audio_player/detachable_player/artist_34879?autoPlay=true

Check this out
Read the description
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nations-Finest-Barf-Bender-Satisfaction-Fender-Tele_W0QQitemZ120216798938QQihZ002QQcategoryZ38083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Can someone please link me to the place to get the mic holder that clips on the top of your 4X12? I have been searching and have had no luck. I was told there is only 1 maker and it is only available through them. I just don't know who it is.

yes i know..old topic ect ect..
id like to hear peoples thoughts on these..pros and cons
sound clips videos ect..
ive got a mild interest in them
thanks please spare the bashing if you never owned or played one thanks

Just posting this to send a big "thank you" to Bradworld!

I was looking for a vintage looking neck pickup for a project, and I came across a pickup on eBay, which was a Super2. He came forward telling me he had a Super2 somewhere and that he would send it to me. I asked him how much he wanted for it, and he sent it free of charge! Pure coolness and class.

Thanks bro!

Hi, I've got about a limit of around $200 for a guitar mic. Any suggestions?

ANyone going to any?

Was just checking out the Down MySpace page and they're doing a load of UK dates in April...

Carling Academy in Birmingham on 9th April
Norwich Uea on 10th
Manchester Academy on the 10th
Brixton Carling Academy in LOndon on the 13th

I'm really, really up for going to the Carling Academy in Brum to see 'em - and tickets are only 16 quid! (Plus the usual booking fee and postage, of course).

This, Megadeth and Whitesnake/Def Leppard/Black Stone Cherry is a good year for gigs!

like them besides me and Gene?

I havent heard anything of this group since I joined this forum.This dissapoints me! Hears to one of the best metal bands EVER!!!SYL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HN1NaCqChs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAsGCRAMOE4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3BtuwiM2qs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5CgiPLtyLw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWgDGv4UPE

ALL HAIL!!!

because I remember someone saying they would buy a white razorback V only if it had black pinstripes, not bevels. Well here you go!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-RAZORBACK-V-White-Black-Guitar-USA-IN-STOCK_W0QQitemZ200195892449QQihZ010QQcategoryZ41435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

apparently if you sign up for the following music site...
http://www.nonelouder.com/
you will be entered to win a dean evo. good luck!

I finally got a little studio set up...

Please have a gander!

http://artbash.com/music_page.htm

Taken from the HCGF - the tracking info had this little tid bit in it -
AR, US 01/31/2008 5:43 P.M. EMERGENCY CONDITIONS BEYOND UPS' CONTROL
poor guitar, and shipped with no insurance.

LOL HORNS TO THE SKY AND TEAR $HIT UP!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCexKz35M44

they gots the new deans with pricing up.........heads up for those who havent seen the pricing............Slime $900.......Stealth $900...........weird.......bubinga ML $649.........not bad

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

"this guitar said 'i'm compensating for something. guess what."-stranger than fiction.

i understand people wanting a plethora of notes at their fingertips, but come on.

wouldnt it be great instead of all these manufactures would make an electronic pick up that also had some sort of emulator in it that could simulate other pick ups?

with all this nano tech bs coming out i feel this will be a reality in the next 10 years.

Anyone heard from him???

I bought a guitar from him wednesday and I haven't heard from him ?

Just wanted to know if all is ok.

Today I am learning how good my Deans are!

All of my Deans are off being photographed this weekend (chicks and guitars photo session).

So I'm doing my daily practice session on my Brian Moore.

No offense to Brian Moore. I know they make some quality instruments and many people like them. But in my hands this guitar SUCKS compared to my Deans.

The neck feels goofy and weird. The fret height is all wrong. The balance isn't there and the tone is as aggressive as a wet noodle.

If you hear a 'man throws guitar through window' story, it's probably me.

Anybody got any experience with these amps? Good chance I'm gonna pick one of these up. The clips sound great and it's in the watt range i'm looking for

http://www.drzamps.com/miniz_head.html

looking for a good combo, no stacks for me. sabbath-down ish type tone. price range: 300-500. maybe a tube? not sure if there are any good tube combos though. well hit me up with some suggestions.

can anyone recommend me some scales that are not natural minor, harmonic minor or pentatonic
im so board with my playing latley and I hate the feeling i get when my playing is like this, even though i switch it up alot when im improvising i never really always stick exactly to a scale but i always use it as like a skeleton for what im doing.

so ya, any recomendations?????



pleaaaaasse!!!

anybody know a good tab for domination the part where dime and rex are trading off that ballsy riff at the end. i need that part. if any one knows a decent one thanks.

Who is your favorite dean dealer??....dun dun dun!!!!

whats the best guitar cables?

i have a coffin case for my gibson V.im selling it. its way too big. i need something lighter smaller and preferably cheaper. any suggestions?
thnx.

so im probably gonna buy a set of bareknuckle warpigs for a guitar im building. but im not quite sure whether i should opt for the ceramic magnets or the alnicoV magnets. ill be playing alot of Pantera and megadeth and the usual stuff. any advice on which magnet to pick? its a mahogany explorer with a maple neck. thanks

http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedgear/details.cfm?listId=104261462

ive been gassing for a king v forever what do you all think of that one?

i'm really digging the color on those dean v 79, and ml blue bursts. they look so 'dreamy' and almost fantasy like...

but not fantasy in the sense of dragonforce, or luca turulli or rhapsodomy or something....


so post ANY dean that has a blue burst. acoustic, z, hard tail, v, ml, etc....

buiding a custom superstrat for $800 or buying a 79ML and upgrading it? which one first I mean. Im going to get around to both before I die.but do you guys think it would be smarter to buy the ML first in case it goes out of production? or get the parts to the super strat first in case they increase in price?.......i get money as often as dustin diamond gets laid so its really imortant to look at all the points of this decision......i get money rarely

Okay so when I sit with a razorback (in classical) I wrap my right leg around the spike bellow the input jack, to keep the guitar steady, and I find it very comfortable. However, I have not played an ML, and I cannot sit with an ML/Razorback, if I am not able to do this. There is much less space below the input jack on an ML because their isn't a spike - is it still possible to wrap your leg around it, without the cord being in the way? I need to know, because I'm looking into an ML, and their are no dealers around me with one to try for me to know, so I need to know if this is possible before I order one.

yes i take shitty pictures and by no means in these does this guitarlook as dull as these pics i got a new camera and havent figured it out yet so ill take better ones an place them soon but it is here!!
the quality is awsome to say the least i cant find one flaw on this at all strait from the store to band practice all i did was tune it up props to dean guitar on this thing!!
the neck is just like daves old jackson fast and smooth alll the way to thr 24th the tone from the mustaine pups are insane better then i had thought a tone know that is noticable and adjustable that you can tell frets clean and polished very very close to my usa but just not quite but a awsome guitar in its own right ill put some clips up soon..
the flush straplocks are great!!!







here someone asked for more of my gmw and usa dfh #150

Someone got some information on this? I want to do this mod to my SG, but I don't know jack about it.

The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that when I turn down my volume for a lighter distortion, it loses it's high end and starts to get muddy.

Help?

I see the "Duncan Designed" HB-101 is supposedly the same thing as the SH1 59 mode. Does anyone have experience with both the regular Seymour Duncan models and the "Duncan Designed" equivalent? Are they identical? Inferior?

I love the 59's smooth sound... I love the sweet harmonics I can get out of it... I want to replace the Jazz neck pickup in one of my guitars with a 59. I'm trying to figure out if I can use a "Duncan Designed" model for the same sound and feel, or if I need a for real USA-made 59.

Any advice?

Ok, i still haven't recorded The sleep solo like i promised, but here's somethin kool too - a recent live performance of my band Skaut - it's a brand new track from our upcoming second record. Lemme know what you think! Peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv1grzm4B-A

are the black chrome floyds (like on the razorback) better than the black ones (like on the FBD or DOF?) Someone told me that the black chrome ones are among the best made, and while it was good when i used it, i think he was just talking out of his arse.

I'm so excited, thanks to Steve at BRG and my dad.

Dime Slime Razorback 255!

I'll put some pr0n up then.

For now, seeing as there's been alot of death metal related posts lately, heres some Deicide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkMrl4AG8w

Edit:Here's some pre-ownnership pr0n

I have a razorback, and a les paul. I almost always play my epiphone over my sweet ass razorback because i cant find a comfortable position with the razorback. At first all i used was the razorback, and than i went back to the Les Paul. I was sitting with it like a normal guitar, not classical but that killlled my shoulder. For classical I cant find a comfortable position, it just kills my back that way because im like leaning over, and if i try to curl my foot around the bottom tip my foot is sideways which kills. So tell me how do i sit with my razorback!!!!?!?!?!?

i just noticed a little somthing, there is a DR ad and its got a pic of matt heafy, but hes using that 7-string model. i know its not big deal, but i thought it was kinda weird. there was something else odd in the issue, but i dont remember what it was lawl

OK, the time has come for to buy a keeper, a good amp thats gonna last me a long time. My budget is £600 MAX. I have narrowed my choice down to 2 amps, the 5150 or the triple XXX. Both on ebay go for around £500 - £600, and im currently unsure on which to get. I know they are both really great amps, but I need a bit of advice on which to go for (currently none are on ebay, still waiting for some to show up)

Basically instinct says 5150, ive heard in flames, machine head, bfmv, and their tone slays. But I like the tone killswitch engage has, and i just saw a vid on youtube with a guy using a Triple XXX and the killswitch tone was dead on. Can the 5150 get a similar sort of tone, or is it voiced too dark? Also, can the Triple XXX manage a darker in flames kind of tone, or is it voiced to bright? I know the Triple XXX is more versitile and has better cleans, but its the gain channel im interested in, which has the best and which would be the amp to go for?

I remember there were quite a few people interested in these a while ago...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BC-Rich-Calibre-Classic-Bich-Trans-Red-4AAAA-Quilt-Top_W0QQitemZ300194251970QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33035QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BC-Rich-Calibre-Classic-Mockingbird-4AAAA-Quilt-Top-HSC_W0QQitemZ290201880369QQihZ019QQcategoryZ33035QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



First ones I have seen so far.



I personally think that Bich looks amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhUB1nVLVNU

Edited cause I kan spel.....

ok for the domination solo, the live video, right after the first fast part he does the stuff way down in the 20s, but does he have some kinda harmonizer for that part?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTR-tePa0Bg&feature=related
at 3:28

also if you know a good tab for that part ( i wanna learn it how dime played it) lemme know where it is please, the tabs on ug are wrong.
they are the right notes, but not in the right place

i noticed when i bend on the 18th and 19th fretts, they go dead, so i thought turning the truss rod clockwise would give it less relief and solve the problem, because i want low action like it is now. i was able to turn the truss rod a bit but now it got completely stuck and ive tried to slightly force it but it just wont move. i appreciate any help.

Lets go...

whats a tiki....?

anyone going?

hey all i just came across a pair of time capsules both 2001,both w/certificates & sigs both number 8 they look to be in minty condition. the final haggling price 2400$ for the pair oh yeah one is a cherryburst v the other a braziliaburst z [if they had the ml they would be in my bedroom now] im kinda new to deans ,honestly is this a good price?

just ordered a roland cube 20x combo. what you guys think about the cube?

For a Body what would you use?

Mahogany or Swamp Ash ( i don't care how heavy it is, as long as it sounds great)

and for a finger board

Pao Ferro or Rosewood

Tom, how is your holding up? I sold a Strat and have some cash burning a hole in my pocket. How about an update?

does anybody know where i can buy a LEFT HANDED orig. floyd bar

Megadeth starts it's tour in Finland tonight. I personnally can't wait to check youtube for fresh vids of broderick....

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/Traveler-Speedster-Black-6-String-Electric-Guitar-P894C26.aspx

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/Dewey-Decibel-FLIPOUT-ShamelessRed-finish-wgig-bag-6-String-Electric-Guitar-P1122C394.aspx

http://www.myspace.com/carlstrumjams

the song is
Heavy Fast Stuff

you might not dig it at first if its not your thing,

but tell me what you think of the solo
i wanted it to sound pretty egyptiony

sorry for the sloppy playing otherwise, ive only been playing alittle bit more than a year.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3aHqahE6EZU&feature=related

I searched and found nothing, but I think it's pretty funny.

Hey guys. I tried the search button and everything, so who was it that had the naked lady ml with the floyd routed into it? I'm thinking about snagging one. Is it worth it? Is it pretty much a fancy '79 series or what?

Hey are machine head pretty good guys? There comein with hellyea in a couple of weeks and I was gonna try and get them to sign my backplate of my guitar. Does anyone think they will?

POST YOUR DARK KNIGHT MLs!!!! I got serious gas and can't wait till my money comes in so I can pick up one of the last ones from steve. Since they've been out a little while I wanna see what people have done/added to theres.

anybody but me goin?

I searched and got some stuff, but i'm an information whore. I want to know about this amp! I'm about to be buying one from a fellow forum member and i'm itching for more info, you know, to satisfy myself during the wait.

The only other double i have seen is BLoyd's, so is it me, or does it appear Dean is really reaching "Custom" status????

I really hope they are, and I hope they reach the mark. The "Big Boys" are finally recognizing Dean Guitars, and the Boutique USA shop is really taking on a new look... Go big or go home! I still have my hopes of a Dean with Skulls and bones everywhere....

ive been jamming on the razorback for awhile now. i dont own one yet, but im planning on buying one, i thinks its a sick ass guitar and it plays perfect, but i was just wondering if anybody has had any major problems or defects with it.

like when is it going to start hitting musicianfriend.com or samash.com or something like that?
i just want to buy one!
someone in dean just blab already!

anyone know how much the Chuck Schuldiner Stealth Tribute is gonna cost?
and when its coming out?

Yo,

Seeking some advice from forum members who have undoubtedly been in this position.

If you've brought some songs to a group and should you go your separate ways, are there any steps that you should take to protect any of your rights? Should you even be worried really? In Canada there is SOCAN, the musicians union that you can join, and registered your songs, that is one method. I have heard that you can mail yourself a registered letter of your song and that will work?

Anyhoo

Which always has been a favorite of mine. I sang and played everything myself.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/hyle9o

I recorded it using my Line6 Toneport and the instruments used were my Yamaha PSR2500 keyboard which was used to provide the drum sounds, an AKG microphone, my black maple neck 1989 Squier Stratocaster, my heavily modified Squier Affinity Telecaster and my Five string Custom Jan Knooren bass.

I probably don't do the song justice but I had a ball recording the song so I hope you guys like my version.

looking for a drummer in the detroit/flint michigan area
wasnt sure where to post this

The Pink Floyd Experience, a Pink Floyd cover band of the highest caliber, came to Gainesville today and played at the Phillips Performing Arts Center. I remember being very excited back in October when I found out the band was coming, but then realized it was on a Tuesday. I did not see the sense in spending good money on a weeknight concert when I did not know what my spring schedule would look like. It worked out all for the better though, as the remaining balcony seats dropped from $25 to $10 this afternoon.

The band put on a great show; tight as can be. They even sounded a lot like Pink Floyd. I may not ever get to see the real Pink Floyd, but this was close enough.

You'll have to excuse the railing that is in many of the pictures. We were not allowed to take any photos, so I had to be discrete.
I'm uploading about 5 minutes of Comfortably Numb and will post the link soon. Sadly, I had forgotten I had my 256 MB SD card in my camera and ran out of data space. Had I been using my 1 gig, we could have easily enjoyed all of the song.

http://ufl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2462458&l=3a313&id=2037220

Went to my dad's to check it out, the most beautiful, and best playing guitar I've ever laid my hands on. It has to stay at my dad's for awhile so we don't tick off my mom. So no pr0n yet. But it was amazing. I can't wait to play it again.

I named it Tiberius, after Tiberium, because of the Slime finish and powerful playing of it reminded me of the element Tiberium from the command and conquer games.>_>

I'm so happy...my first Dean

Thanks again to Steve at BRG and my Dad.

I live in Nashville, TN, so of course Bonnaroo is quite a big deal around here. The lineup just got announced and looks pretty spectacular this year. The only other artists that care about seeing are...
Metallica!!!
Pearl Jam
Kanye West
Jack Johnson
Robert Plant and Allison Kraus
The Allman Brothers
Willie Nelson
BB King
Sigur Ros
Lupe Fiasco
Mastodon
Against Me
Minus the Bear
and on the comedy stage...
Brian Posehn
Zack Galifianakis
and Mike Birbiglia

It's June 12-15 in Manchester, TN if anyone is interested in going.
Here's the full "current" lineup. More acts will be announced as the concert draws nearer.
http://www.bonnaroo.com/

Anyone have any info on when more of the natural gloss Vendetta 1.0's are coming? Every place online that sells them is out of stock and I heard they are just waiting for a shipment. I'm really hoping they haven't been discontinued.

got the call last night that my X2N arrived....can't wait to get it in the DK and let her rip!

Anyone tried one or own one? How do you like it and how does it compare to something like the 535Q, Zakk, or Dime wah? Jerry Cantrell uses one and he has one of my favorite tones so I figure it's worth looking into. My 535Q broke down on my after about a month so I'm going to SamAsh today to either replace or exchange it.

Does the Soltero make a good lapdog? Do they stay on the thigh? Or do you have to be Svelt like Elliott?!?! lol!!!

It's one of my major complaints, I need an axe that can be played sitting down, and is light enough to stand with.

The "original" Soltero is solid, where as the "New" ones are chambered for weight. I can't consider buying a 9 lb guitar, 8 max, anyone have a chambered one? Or lat least know about how much they weigh?

Hi there,

Has anyone got a gigbag for ML? I found this http://www.thomann.de/es/dean_guitars_gig_bag_ml_v_z.htm on the web and would like to know if it's a good quality bag.

Thanx very much

Gïl.

they need to spit this out!
so i can know for certain this is exactly what i want!

OK - here we go. I am not real big on "fancy" guitar gear. I use my guitar/an amp/and two pedals. I don't know a whole lot about these deals and am looking to possibly get one. are they basically a pocket sized practice amp w/ built in models, etc. can they sorta be used as pedals plugged into a bigger amp as well? I am looking to get a practice type amp and these have struck my interest. someone give me the lowdown. thanks

I am looking for a pedal to boost leads & solos. I am currently using an ML run through a Boss noise gate then boss 7 band EQ then finally through a Boss Metal Zone.I am looking at the BBE Green Screamer,Boss OD-3 OverDrive and the Big Muff Distortion/Sustainer. Any other suggestons, or coments on one of theese three would be a big help.


Thanks guys, let it rip!

You need'em tiki.......

the Rocktron V50D Velocity Combo Amp is??.


Thanks

wha??? theres a new dime pickup? is it better than the Dimebucker? where can i find soundclips?? will it ring out my harmonics more?? (i dont know much bout tone as long as theres a really thick chunky tone that lets my harmonics ring out for days) will this pickup let me do that?

Probably the wrong area to post this, but this is where everyone browses. Back to the main point;
Is there anyone else on here who don't or rarely use their pinky while playing guitar? I'm just playing and figured "I wonder if I can use my pinky to do that..." but I just can't

I can get my guitars setup, and everything including fret dress, and crowning for $55- $60. I think it sounds fair, but what do you guys think?

Got tired of my Line 6 and after playing on a few amps at guitar center I decided that for the price, the VK was the best option. I've never owned a tube amp before so I just wanted to know if theres anything inparticular I should do to keep it in good shape. How often should tubes be replaced, should I use the standby switch when I'm not using the amp and all those n00bish questions

Also, any tips from VK owners on how to get a nice metal tone out of it? I plan on geting an OD pedal soon but that'll be a few weeks down the road. Thanks in advance for all the help.

Hey Bro's,

Here's my latest video. . .just did it!

It's my cover of John Petrucci's solo in "The Dark Eternal Night."


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


Later!!!

RAZOR777

A Caddy with a floyd rose? I really like Caddys, but I want one with a Floyd. ant body have an idea where to start?

ok, so i have a crate and its got the "solo" channel and it has extra "Boost", now i know what it does... well not what it does, but what it changes... and i love it.

my question is... what IS "boost"?? what does it "boost" up? and is there any type of pedal i can get to give me MORE boost?

what i notice is in the rythem chan there is really light distortion, then the solo channel has uber distortion and the boost gives it a really big punch to the tone... im really bad at explaining cause i dont know what half of it actually does.

but yes, my question is what does the boost actually boost up?
and is there a pedal i can get to give me more?

- Jake

p.s. i know i dont know what im talking about, dont flame, i just need answers plz

Some screen captures from the Live After Death 2nd DVD. Not great quality as it is from the bonus material




And there it is again, along with another Dean headstock....most likely the V Dave has been photographed playing on occasion.


EDIT found another one on disc 2

http://cgi.ebay.com/WASHBURN-WV40WH-HEAVY-METAL-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-W-EGNATERS_W0QQitemZ310019616887QQihZ021QQcategoryZ33048QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yuck looks like the offspring of a mach and a rr

http://deanmuseum.blogspot.com/

Shed some light on this for me please!

I hate to call you out bro, but you have entered far into the Bastard Realm my friend!!!!

Slick avatar... lol! This thing looks awesome!!!!!

I know that Total Guitar a while back gave out a poster with some suggested EQ settings for guitarists like Dave Mustaine and Dimebag, but I never bothered getting it and can't find a good closeup of one anywhere
Could anyone with the poster knock out a few good settings? I just wanna mess about a bit with some of them

hey guys, i really need help with scales and solo's etc. does anyone have any tips or anything that would improve my lead skills?

http://www.guitarworld.com/lesliewest

Hey guys!

Just played in our schools guitar competition-12 people entered...4 got into the final.....and I'm one of them! I played "In The Fire" by RoadRunner United and got 5 points out of 5!

But i have a problem. We generally have to play the same peice for the final. I have three weeks to perfect this song as much as I can...but I was told that my problems (the judge told me this, hes NOT a fan of rock/metal) that the song was too showy, with not enough variety in it...he actually thought I made some of it up (i can assure you i didnt)

So, basically, we're supposed to play the same song but we can change if we want.

My question is...can someone suggest a good song to play for this, something showy, thats roughly 5 minutes long

OR

give me advice on how to improve this song?

Cheers!

amir

B-52 amps? is it just the face plate??
http://www.music123.com/B-52-AT-100-100W-Tube-Guitar-Amp-with-Tri-Mode-Rectifier-481303-i1145577.Music123

http://www.music123.com/B-52-ST-100A-100W-All-Tube-Amplifier-Head-481302-i1145576.Music123

so...

my b-day is coming up and I'm basically asking for hardly anything than a few pedals...
I'm just curious though what the people here at the Dean forums would recomend for my pedals...
I'm getting an equalizer, wah-wah, and delay...
so far I'm set on getting a DUNLOP wah-wah (don't know which kind, leaning towards a 535Q)...
a BOSS delay (DD-5 or DD-6)...
and either a DUNLOP MXR 10-Band Equalizer or a BOSS GE-7...

I'd really appreciate any opinions that have experience with preferably two or more of the pedals but anyone's opinion is also greatly appreciated...

btw...
I use a Metal Muff with Top Boost Distortion pedal...
just to see if this might affect somebody's opinion...

well since I've started a thread for which pedals I'm gonna get...
might as well start one for the guitars I'm interested in...

so...
which one?

So what is your take on this? I say a guitar isn't really yours till you show it some love. If you have a collectable that you just like to admire and you just play it at home and it's all perfect then I understand. I think putting your MOJO into it is what makes it play just right.

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/02/parody-videos-s.html

how could you watch those adam02 parodies as a famous guitarist and NOT laugh? especially if you were petrucci. I guess when you play as good as yngwie you no longer have to worry about silly things like a sense of humor.

i've been to numerous sites searching about dean guitars and all. and majority of them follow dean zelenski(sp) and not the company. so i'm just wondering, when dean(the guy) started making instruments in 89-2000, what happened to the guitars? they were still being manufactured right?

and the other question is about the ml/v/z selects. when were they taken out and replaced by the 79' series?

pretty neat, pretty good, pretty good, pretty neat!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluestarmedia/sets/72157601797805753/

I'll soon be buying a Dean From Hell, and I'm not sure whether or not to put an Original Floyd in or Schaller. Any opinions on which would be better?

Yes, my friends. Tax season is here again, so treated myself with a B52 1x12 60 watt all tube combo amp. I am very pleased with it. This is my first tube amp. Got it at GC on clearance for 299.00

I recieved my guitar I bought from j.arledge today.It is nice I love the color.
No is not a dean but still nice.

Jordan was a great seller guitar was packed great. Could not have asked for a better transaction.

Pron tonight!!

In my mom's room, not my room

Just thought I'd share.

EDIT: DBDT Pron Added

http://cgi.ebay.com/1980s-Conklin-Foxxe-Body-and-Neck-Strat-Scale-Length_W0QQitemZ290204383793QQihZ019QQcategoryZ41406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Anyone ever played a vintage Conklin? I think this one looks like a caddyback

Whoa keep the dirty minds out of the gutter


I was just talking about how difficult it is to replace a pickup yourself???

What tools do I need?

I'm using my Dean FBD ML into the Marshall VM. Lots-o-clams so don't expect much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoiXVwV2nY

Anyone have real pics of this guitar from namm?

Let's see some opinions.

anyone have a possible release date for this guitar, or any more information about it

Yeah, I was learning it today and decided to make a video of my progress. Tell me what you think! I'm also learning Bury Me in Smoke, so i'll get that small portion up later, as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv7g2GdCwPU

Btw, my tone is horrible as I am playing through my Epiphone Studio 10 beginner amp. I leave it sitting beside the computer for when i'm wanting to learn something. Need one of those new Microcube models.

before i commented on the x2n and now i have a tuff choice in the bridge

What was the price of it at last years DOA guitar?

Decent Guitar???

which of these in my dfh import would last longer in a dive bomb

part 1(just a show around in the factory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJNQcJQGfHY

part 2(some dude talking about it. i think i see some sort of ML in the very back)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQhV9Ix9aaA

Anyone know how? I have a set of 3 x 3 tuners. I have heard that you can turn the post around and reverse the rotation. I can see how it could work, but I cant get the post out of the base.....anybody know how?

I want to reverse 3 of them and use them on a 6 inline guitar.

ok, im having what i like to call "a killer playing day" which is a day when i seem to learn alot really quick... but now im in a rut, i need a song with a good groove to the song and even a good solo, any ideas??

- Jake

Well 2 days ago I was playing on my Engl Fireball and my amp started to thin out, and the overdrive sounded like there was the worse Pitch Shifter on it and a Loud Increasing Hum appeared.

I thought it was my Power Tubes were done so I got new Ones today and Its still and the Loud Humm and The overdrive Sounds like Hell!

I checked the cabinet, cables, tubes everything is fine. One thing that I thought was wierd is that on ENGL's You can still play on stand by, and the amp sounds fine on stand by, But once I turn off the stand by its back to the humming and such.

What the hell is going on.

now this is just hot as h3ll
all dressed up
just arrived tonight



there is nothing sexier
except for maybe a hot chic

http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0001hq8.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0005yz9.jpg


May somebody help me?
thx.

What do the ladies do apart from walk around inteviewing people do? Also is the redhead chick from that tv show with bret micheals? (rock of love)

Hey Guys and Gals,

How was the Jersey Jam lastnight??? I wish I could have made the Trip down but with the Snow we have been getting I have a hard enough time keeping up with the shovelling!

Hope you guys had a Blast!

Chris

Hello!

I am new with dean guitars so i want some info=)

I am looking for a great metal guitar that also has some great clean sound, I am very influed by iron maiden and metallica so i guess id like that sound=)

I am thinking about getting the razorback 255 ttsb, is that a good choise? And is the floyd rose Double locking?

But any other info about the razorback 255 is also appreciated, i have read the description on the site but i still dont know everything about it, so any awnser even how obius they are will be appreciated=) thanks in advance
/ Swedish metaller

What would be they best way to organize my pedals (in what order)? I have the following: Dime wah, Peterson strobe pedal tuner, Digitech RP 250 and Digitech Jam Man.
I was thinking:
guitar->tuner->RP250->wah->Jam Man->amp

Any help you have is appreciated. Thanks!

Quite the toungue-twisting thread title.
Alliteration is your friend.

Anyways, Thursday night I decided to slap some Aqua Teen Hunger Force stickers on my guitar and another Radiohead "In Rainbows" sticker on the back.

Here it is:

I just wanna know why the lights around the knobs on an x2 are yellow red yellow in different places. What does it mean?

Alright so I bought a weeping Demon wah pedal about 2 or 3 years ago used it for about an hour and decided to put it away. I was just learning then and didnt really use it. I pull it out the other day to hear it through my 6505 and it keeps making this terrible hissing/squeeling noise and thats it. No matter how I adjust the knobs. And I know some people are thinkin I probably plugged it in wrong but no I didnt. Any suggestions?

what is the point of having 24 frets?
like cant one just bend if it is absoultely nessessary to play those 2 freakin notes not featured on 22 frets?
yes there are mike batios out there that have to have 30 freakin frets to let us all know we suck.
but like still.
why 24 frets?

Check this out:
http://stetsbar.com/

I thought that was cool as hell. What do you guys think?

Has anyone heard of these? Apparently theyre all custom shop, hand made and have a light up sword on the 12th fret (maybe a gimmick, but who cares). Apparently I've heard theyre real nice as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXbuZy_O8Ts

not sure if this is posted yet or not just seen this on blabbermouth.net but King's X bassist Dug Pinnick has signed with Dean thats awesome news to a big fan like me now if they can get guitarist Ty Tabor to sign that would be even better.

Here's a lil diddy! I am working on 1 more. If you have a decent CGI, please post 'em up...

Has anyone ever thought of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when reading or hearing VMNT?

VMNT = TMNT

?

I think if the VMNT-zilla goes through, it should be called the TMNTVMNT.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=qc_Kt5FXU-s

Hope you like it. The rhythm sounds a little shrill and harsh. I need a JamMan.

ive read around that Dimarzio Evolutions sound weak in a large mahogany guitar like a V or an ML before compared to a smaller alder based guitar.........and i cant afford to be crash testing..............does anyone have Evolutions in their large mahogany guitars?.......and if you can compare the way they sound in a mahogany guitar to the ibanez jem or another smaller alder guitar that would be grear........sound clips would be apreciated as well.........thanks for you time

Rob-

Antivirus is to scott ian as Chris Gaines is to garth brooks!

the truth comes out!

I'm going to be selling my Ibanez tomorrow and I want to pick up some pedals. I was looking at these but I don't know anything about them and i want some reviews from people who have used them. I'm going to be running them through my Spider Valve 112, and using a DFH. MY amp has a nice tone, but sometimes it's hard to get the tone i'm looking for. And I don't want a bunch of people tell ing me to get a better amp, cause i don't need one. Im just trying to tighten my tone up.

First one:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/BBE-Sonic-Stomp-Pedal?sku=157030

How good is the Sonic Maximizer? Is really worth the extra $100.

Second One:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXR-M109-6Band-Graphic-EQ?sku=151103

I really want to get an EQ pedal, I think it will help me with my tone. But is the MXR a good one or do ya'll have a better suggestion.

Third One: Would be a Wah pedal, which that depends on how the wah on my FBV pedal will sound.

Thanks in advance.

This will either be a cool thread, or it will fall into the depths of failure. So, I constructed a crappy "Betcha Can't Play This!" video here. If you can figure it out and play it (not that you'd want to as it sucks and it was a spur of the moment thing) post a video response. If you want to pass, create a video of your own.

P.S. Youtube made my video extremely dark and you can't see what the hell i'm doing at all.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=59-5EKOHeFE

I really want these, and i'm probably going to be buying a couple but theres one thing that confuses me. What's up with the locking system where the srap hole should be? How does it work? Pics? Thanks in advance guys!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rw4aqN0XlRc

does anyone know where i can find some sound clips for engl amps.
they dont seem to work on the website

The other day I was playing my friend's RB and noticed it was much lighter than my RB V. He even had a bullet strap which added a little bit of weight, whereas my strap is just leather. I found it very noticeable since after a while my shoulder begins to hurt because of the weight distribution of my guitar. Why is the RB which has less wood noticeably heavier than my V if they are both made out of the same types of wood?

PS. sorry if this is a noob question I just don't know

I listened to the soundclick page and I just have to say, Kris , Yall F ucking rock!!!!

I'm going to buy one of them in matter of weeks. Anybody got any experience on them? I'm especially interested on Pocket Pod, due it's pretty new release and has more presets on it and also has an cd/any-player input channel on it.

Heres some links,

http://www.thomann.de/fi/line6_pocket_pod.htm

http://www.thomann.de/fi/line6_pod_2_2006.htm

http://line6.com/pod/compare.html

I'm looking one for just to play at home, not touring or recording anything so that's why pocket pod would be a good choice.

Someone must have used one of 'em =)

Is it just me or is it hard to get a power stance with an ML if you're tall.

I've tried every position possible but I consistently end up just looking stiff and non-rocking out no matter.

Yes yes it's more important to play than look, but seriously, power stance.

I've been doing some DIY work this weekend.
Below theres a picture of my new wheeled pedalboard and 5150 trolley.
The pedal board is not completely finished yet, as it will have a fixed power outlet with an on/off foot switch that will control the power on the whole thing.
It is also still missing the ISP Decimator (on order) and a Phaser but that will come in time...



Other subject is that I will be taking some time off the forum.
Not that 99.9% of you care about this, in fact some might even cheer, but it seems I'm not enjoying it as much as I used to and a few noobish minds here have been really getting on my nerves, and not only on the public or "open" forum area.
I used to come here to learn things, share experiences and enjoy myself. Lately it's been hard to come here and not being pissed at some people, human stupidity and general dumbassity.
Apart from a few OG's exceptions there's not much more interest for me here at this time.

I'll be lurking from time to time until the forum is cleansed or Dean steps up to manage some details that have been putting me off from their guitars lately...

Thank you

http://cgi.ebay.com/DEAN-from-Hell-US-Limited-Edition-VERY-RARE-NEW_W0QQitemZ260210048221QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

what?

just wondering what are the differences.

next year z-coustic?

Check out this Charvel
http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/Charvel-USA-Custom-San-Dimas-FR-Strathead-Pencil-Ink-Skulls-Graphic-6-String-Electric--P64C22.aspx

Then check out George Lynch's BC Rich Gunslinger
http://www.georgelynch.com/guitars/sustainiac.html

Just an observation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNN-gvWsvbE

Tell me how you liked it

= Peavey MS-1 (That's Mike Stone of Queensryche)



There's a white one too, might have some better pics from the show in AC last night.

another long story short, I've decided to get a 4x10 ampeg bass cab to replace the 2x10 ampeg cab in my bass rig because the wattage on my amp is too much for the speaker setup right now. I have a single 15in on the bottom, but I'd like to keep that there.

wattage, ohms, outputs.. im not very keen on it all.

this is the 15in i have
http://www.ampeg.com/products/classic/svt15e/index.html

I have a head just like this one i found on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ampeg-B500DR-500W-Programmable-Bass-Head-GREAT-COND_W0QQitemZ120220725177QQihZ002QQcategoryZ121156QQcmdZViewItem

and my 2x10 is a 300w 8ohm cab, but i cant find a link to it anywhere because its an old discontinued cab (ampeg no longer makes any 2x10)

What i need is something higher in power, because if I think I know this correctly, my speakers are not of high enough wattage to handle the 500w head, and when cranked a little too high, my 10's clip sometimes. the 15 has always been just fine.

a 10x8 ampeg cab would be nice.. BUT I REALLY like the 15. Unless some of you bass guru's can sway my opinion. otherwise, what 4x10 would be good to go with my 15, still sound kick ass and be compatible with my head?

thanks

how do you tell if it is a usa or import bel aire im looking at one thats not hollywood has a fender style trem and is blue bust but i want to know waht thwere worth and if you can tell were its made

What's a great match for the X2N in the neck? cause I do clean tones too.

thanks

not sure if you guys saw this, but it made me chuckle....

Dimebag vs the brainwashed dickheads...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkywxMoldcg&watch_response

Sorry, this will sound really below 70 IQ type, but it's been bugging me really bad.

Now I probably wont need these, but I know that in arena concerts, or gyms, etc. there are multiple full stacks running at the same time but i cant find a way to split the output at all, and I've searched, so could someone help me? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the below 70 IQ question.



2nd, while I'm asking, will people call me a Dime sheep if I have a Randall stack and a ML? It's not that I'm not a huge Dime, and pantera fan, and I wouldnt be ashamed at all, but is that what general people think?



3rd and last, what, in your opinion, is a good guitar wireless system that relativley cheap?

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6258082

DimebagDale on the leads and me on rhythm.

This is my first post!

I was wondering if someone can help me out id'ing this evo. Im gonna describe it from the best of my memory it had a green trans finish with a flame top and what looked to be a mahogany back. It was a set neck the logo was made out of abalone i think it had 1 volume and 1 tone, 3 way switch, and what looked to be a split coil switch not sure though. It looked and played great but I didnt plug it in it had a few chips in it. And do you think $100 is a good price for it?

Thanks!

Alright who here has a select? I know theres a bunch but I wanted to get a good head count. Why? No reason, just to show off manybe? Tell everyone why you love your selects!

Anyway I got my V from a fellow member. Traded an old Jackson RR3 for it. Hot damn I couldn't be happier! This guitar is AMAZING.
The binding is beautiful and the neck is perfect. Don't even get me started on the flame top. I'm usualy big on solid colors but just look at this thing!

Hey hey, this is my first post on here, though i've always checked the forums out, since I first started checking the deans out (since about when I started playing guitar, aha). Figured it was about time I joined up on here, even though I havn't gotten my wings yet. I'm still deciding between a Schecter Revenger FR, or a Razorback DB; the closest Dean dealer is in Toronto, about 2 1/2 hours away from me, and so I've only ever gotten to play a Dean once, when I went with my girlfriend to Steve's Music in Toronto (she lives right outside TO, so she goes to Steve's all the time). I tried a Dime O Flame, and a Razorback 255, but the action on both were terrible, and I wasn't digging the V neck's at all, but i'm still hoping I can find a Dean that feels right, cuz I absolutely love em. Which, btw, if anyone can point out any Deans (ML/Razorbacks) that have C neck profile instead, that'd be really helpful.

Any, to the point, just figured i'd post a picture I put together on paint (thats right, im far to old school for this photoshop #$%&#@). It's just about my dream guitar, if you threw on the LTD style, upside down jackson headstock, though I think the Dean headstock still looks pretty Flappyfleep. Also, make the bottom wings the same as a Razorbacks, and throw on my dream inlays (Roman numerals from 1-22) and your good to go. Oh, and get an OFR on there as well


Tell me whatcha think eh?

I don't know, I just think they're beautiful...

I'm getting the white one.

Hello Dean guitarists, first post on the Dean forum, yep im a noob
Something has really been bothering me latley, about my love for deans and how i never PLAYED A DEAN!! I hear alot from the artists about how the playability is awsome, but tell me everyone, whats your dean model? and how is it like playing a Dean? if u look at my avatar you'll see im holding the DFH, when i first picked it up i knew i'd love that guitar, i just had this feeling about Deans, when i tried to play it, it seemed out of tune, so i messed with the whammy bar and suddenly it seemed like it was tunning itself, funny huh?
so i just put it down cuz i had to leave soon.
Soooooo? hows a dean like?

Jim6 made mention about a possibility of 100 bel aires being made... any news on this?

i dig the new design. just didnt notice it till now. how long it been all changed up?

I'm thinking about buying this pedal today. I am looking for a thick rhythm playing Fuzz pedal to get a semi-ZZTop sound. I was about to buy the Keeley Fuzz Head but it seems to be more of a lead boost. Any advice?

A picture says more than lots of words, here we go...

This is where it al begins, the box. I was thinking I ordered the wrong guitar here


Let's look what's inside...


After some unpacking...


Let's have a look inside, shall we


There she is!


Here's a shot of the top. The Quilt doesn't show that nice in this shot and the guitar's actually quite a bit darker irl but you get the idea, right?

Before I start and y'all bite my head off, I'd like to point out that I have used search, and it won't bring up anything of any use to me:)

I was just wondering, the action on my ML is a bit high for my taste, how would I go about lowering the action on it? And I'm sorry if this is an under 70 IQ type question to some of you

not sure how many people have heard this yet but i'm diggin' it so i thought id share it.


Cottonmouth Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVG7z34Udwk

funky tune, should've used it..

Gold hardware, Kluson style tuners, double cream Phatcat style pickups or P90s, cream colored rings, and Amber colored tophat knobs...... Oh Man I feel Gassy...

Anybody know the neck spec's for a Kramer Nightswan?
Warmoth is offering the ping-pong inlays now and I'm debating whether I should make a NS replica. Input please guys. I've never had experience with a NS, but I've heard they're ungodly.

Crazy or genius, you make the call...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMP1kCTFiso

hey guys on my bel aire hollywood it has a dean kahler style trem and its incredible stiff any 1 kno whats rong?

Took me 2hrs! My very first time and it was a success. Thanks to all the people who have put tips up all over the forum.

Just to start some discussion, how long did it take you your first time? Including tuning by the way, the longest I've heard so far is 4.5 hrs!!!!

Whats yours?

LET'S SEE 'Em! I need some orange color for a PS project, and Google is almost useless...

If you had to choose between these two guitars ( I know theyre not dean) which would you choose and why? please stick to these two. I play mostly metal and 80's rock. An ibanez Prestige RG 2550E or a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser?

Can anyone or does anyone have sound clips from the Marshall MS-2 and MS-4, and the Fender Mini Amps (mainly interested in the tweed looking twin)? Yes I already searched youtube and found some samples but none that explored the sound as well as I was hoping.

is there such thing?
i think that would be pretty sick.
or a twelve string with a Bigsby. if there isn't one already..


how would a Floyded 12-string would sound with a harmonizer or a pitch shifter and a screamin' harmonic squeal sound..?

can a pinch harmonic even be done cleanly on a twelve string? I've never played more than six strings..

got kiss tickets cannot wait my 2nd concert ever.

My Randall RH200SC is a stereo amp, meaning it has 2 sets of speaker out jacks on the back. Ive been told that if I use 1 cable like im doing atm, the head has 100 watts of power. If I use a second cable, i'll get 200. But apart from this, will using 2 cables affect the tone at all? How will I benefit from using 2? As im running into 1 cab I dont see how it would make much difference, but I dont know much about it so i could use some feedback from those who have had experience with these heads or other stereo heads. Im considering getting a second speaker cable but it will set me back £12, so please let me know whether I should or not, dont wanna waste my money if im not gonna benfit from it

Hi.
im now looking to buy a new guitar, but i live in israel and the prices are crazy.
were talking about a 1000$ for a cadillac 1980, good that i snagged my 79ml cheap. and its way too much. these are the prices on dean-but even ibanez is like 1200 for a prestige. there is only one guitar shop that brings in normal prices and they have guitar that arent really in my style(dipinto,Reverend,cole clark...)
do any of you guys know what can i do? i cant discounts from my teacher but its still about 900for the cadillac 1980, which is way out of hand.


thanks for the help

I have been looking into these for a while now...


I would just like to know what peoples opinions are on these and how they liked them.


http://www.thomann.de/gb/gibson_explorer76_ch.htm



Thanks.

I currently have a screamer 50 engl.. its a great head but i want another been looking at the fireball and of course the powerball from what i have read i assume the fireball is a one trick pony? and the powerball has a wider range in tones? so guess im asking people who have these or use to have them could give me your thoughts on these?
thanks for any help

Can anyone put me in contact with a guy that does custom guitar graphics? Airbrush or poly type finishes...
Someone that can do stuff like old Iron Maiden covers and lightning graphics ala Buddy Blaze..
I am in the Chicago area so if he is local that is even better!!

Thanks!

Vince C.

I love them! Show me what you got? I'll start, this is from the EVO Special I just picked up from ttolliver. Mint!

Not sure what i've changed yet,and it must be an intermittent problem, but i must be doing something different. Over the last couple weeks, almost every other day when i play my picking hand goes numb, primarily the fingers first and then the rest of the hand, which is exactly why I'm taking a break right now. Just not sure what bad habit i'm picking up.

Edit: this is my picking hand we're talking about, not fretting hand.

Hi! New forum member from Sweden.

My first question on this forum is regarding strings. I got a Razorback 255 and i am about to change strings on it. However, i cant find any info on the factory installed string gauges.

Are they 9-42's or 10-46's ?

Thanks for the help!

It was time to get the gunk off and give her some love. Here are some pics before it gets treated like a redheaded stepchild (no offense to the redheads here )





Medium "V" MMMMMMMMMMMM VEEEEEE

i need a picture of the side of a floyd rose, wheter in a guitar or not doesnt matter, just need to compare it for a project im making. thanks!

I'm interested in this guitar and don't usually fret over dings and such, but it's such a pretty guitar that I'd like it to look as good as possible if I get it. I'm thinking clear fingernail polish in small amounts over a few days would probably do it, but there's got to be other ways. Whaddya think?

Greetings!

I'm new on this forum, and this site itself. I had never heard about Dean guitars before i visited this site. What i've read and heard from friends, your guitars are pretty good. My question though is: How good are the electric-acoustic guitars? I'm a pretty skilled guitar player who mostly plays acoustic with quick finger-plucking. I am looking for a decent electric-acoustic guitar for a decent price.
Right now i only have a beginners guitar (acoustic). A standard spanish model. It's quite good, but i want something more.. professional. I checked out the "Performer E" and i liked it. Now i just need someone to confirm that That is the guitar for me.

Answers are appreciated.[/b]

Anyone know when dealers will be getting it in? and if so how much?

wherd do you gues get the black V-plates for your deans? i dislike silver hardware......V-plate as in the place where you insert the strings through the body..thanks a bunch

Ok...The 6 month wait begins...Officially ordered my Spalted top exotic ml, all the bells&Whistles...serious whistles...


Anyone know is the single ply binding the norm, or wood, or wha?

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet.


Wanna talk about versatile, this thing sounds sweet !!


Egnater 4100 Tourmaster !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1TCO1Kcwnk&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GY0e-JmvG8Y

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IF9hClUDkVY




yeah boi!

Okay, I woke up in the middle of the night, and it felt like someone was sqeezing the rightside of my neck connected to my shoulders with pliers. My dad had something liek this before, I think it was a pinched nerve. I've already tried to play guitar, and it flippin hurts liek you would not believe. I am so pissed off you dont even know. I cant move my head back or forward too much, and i get the owrst pai nwen i move my head to the right. Given these quite vague symptoms, do any of you guys think it's a pinched nerve? If not then what?

Actually, Friday was new amp day, I just haven't had time to post about it.

I had given all of my old amps except for my Line 6 to my nieces, and it had gotten to the point where my son and I were having to take turns on the Line 6, which wasn't working out A good excuse to shop for some gear, any way.

I had received the Sam Ash book Thursday night and saw a pretty cool looking Hartke half-stack. The price was listed @ $179, which I thought must surely be a typo. The model is a GT60P. It's not really a mini stack. Maybe more along the lines of a small half stack. It's a 60watt head with a real tube preamp and a 4 x 8 cabinet.

Of course when I went to the closest Sam Ash there were none left, and none showing up in anyone's inventory. Bummer. I asked if the price in the book was correct, and he said yep, it's a close out. Hence the lack of inventory.

I decided to call the other Sam Ash that's next to the Kapok Pavilion, aka DOA Party Central. The guy said the computer says no, but I say maybe. He checked it out and sure enough, there was one new in-box and the demo on the floor. I took my son with me and we went and checked out the demo unit.

Sold! For $179, are you freaking kidding me? I haven't had the opportunity to really test it out, but I will say this: it is one loud motherfvcker of an amp. I haven't taken it past 2 yet as in the small room where it is located , 2 is room-filling (or room emptying!). THe only effect pedal I could scrounge up was a piece of crap "metal" Dan Electro pedal that I had given to the nieces but temporarily borrowed back 'cause I needs me some nasty distortion. Even the cheap-ass pedal sounds good through this amp. I think I'll be hitting Jody's this weekend to check out the Behringer knock-off pedals.

here's an image link courtesy of amazon if you need a visual:

http://www.amazon.com/Hartke-GT60P-PiggyBack/dp/images/B000JNHJCK

your patches have been mailed (you 7 know who you are)

Here is the new Ibanez I got from J.Arledge.

I also put a Dimarzio DP100 in the bridge. It was very easy.

Before








After a good cleaning and Pickup swap

Not MAP but...

http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_08/pdfs/Dean2008pricelist.pdf

What pickup could I put in a Dean Vto get a Vai like tone?........his guitars are alder based so an dimarzio evolution would sound complately diferent in a large mahogany guitars..im looking for the Clarity and the funk kinda tone in the chords but i still want to be able to play death metal and thrash and all that.........how would the X2N or the Dimarzio breed work for the tone?

Very simple crap of just some riffs that I came up with and figured why not record them while their fresh in my head.

The first riff is actually something I came up with a while ago. My whole life I had that riff playing in my head as the riff I would think of when I heard 'Heavy Metal', so when I got decent, I played it on guitar.

The rest is just crap I came up with, power chords, something EVERYONE here can do. Sorry if they're unoriginal, and please excuse the F ups in there. When I was recording this I couldn't remember a riff I did like a minute before hand and was just trying things that were like it, but never really got it.

But, it's a recording of my Tone. I'm using my ESP EX-50 in the bridge pup position (SD JB) in standard running straight into my Crate 120 212.

But, with no further delay, here it is.

http://www.mediafire.com/?84dd0xigs24

Please, constructive criticism is more than welcome, just try not to say anything too harsh.

And yeah, I can do more than just riffs like this, for the record. I don't suck THAT bad.

overall high gain heavy metal in my dfh/cfh

I got my job today and start on Monday.

$23.12/hour


i deserve a new USA Dean.

but, now to figure out which one i want..


i have a 79ML right now. and i usually use heavy gauge strings..like 58-14 or whatever gauge i Macgyvered up this time. and its usually its tuned to B and sometimes D standard but right now its just in standard..yea, standard with 14's..
im gonna leave the ML for the low tunings and have a second guitar, a NICER guitar, for standard tunings.

i dont want another ML, and no V's or Z's yet either.

i really like the Solteros, and i want a guitar that i will almost want to just stare at with my jaw dropped to the floor. that Leslie West Soltero that was posted about a week back was beautiful, it looked like glass! so smooth and you just know it sounds great too.

i'm really thinking about an exotic too though. like an exotic USA hardtail..


its gotta be really nice though because after buying the USA, its gonna the last guitar i can afford for a while with rent and such.


so any help on what i should choose.

im looking for classy. like something that a granny would hang on her wall its that classy looking.
and i already know that being a USA, it will sound good, so thats not even an issue.
i play rhythm mostly, but it would be nice to have really good access to every fret.

these are some that im thinking of..
i wont have a half-assed flame or quilt or exotic top either. its gotta be near perfect, and i know it can be done, i've seen good ones.

anyone know a cure to a stiff picking hand? I can do tremolo picking easily, but have a hard time transferring from string to string really smoothly. I've been trying to finish the Mouth for war solo but the part after the 21th fret bends is what I couldnt do really clean. Is there any way or trick to make this way easier?

I'm very interested in the Bill Lawrence L-500-XL. I've heard that they can be very inconsistant and harsh. But I love my Dimebucker and I figure they're similar. I would get another Dimebucker but I need one in white and SD won't make them in white. So I'm looking at the BL pickup. Anyone use these? Thoughts?

How sick would it be to have an American Idol but guitar version!

http://www.therave.com/gallery-event.asp?id=2604

that is the gallery to the Velvet Revolver show in milwaukee, what model gibson is the LP that slash is using. heres a specific pic.

http://www.therave.com/gallerypic.asp?id=2604&pic=43&of=76

i cant figure it out, and i know its not his sig.

Hey guys, I know we have alot of experts on here, so I'll tell you my situation.

I just got Cadzilla (it has a JB/Jazz combo). I normally gig with 2 Gibson Les Paul Standards. I also have my BB Dean V with an Alnico Pro 2 in the bridge. Here is my question.

I cannot simply change from Deans to Gibsons during a gig. The Gibsons sound so much louder and ballsier, that when I switch to my deans, my sound gets very soft comparatively and I have to adjust all different levels to get rig back up to volume.

What do I have to do to the Deans to get more output ? I'm well aware the Gibsons have what I'm sure are better pots, wiring, exc.. Is that what I need to upgrade on the Deans to get them to match volume ?

I'd love to be able to use Cadzilla with my LP Standard at gigs, but right now I can't do that without a major headache.

Thanks,

Doug

%$#@! the what?! i'm pissed at those weather network people. they say 'oh yeah, it will snow about 2 cms in your area'. and then the snow storm hits, and we have 20 cms of snow.

hows your area doing with now?

there was no snow storms in january. one snow storm in december that snowed about 30 cms of snow. so that wasnt too bad. February hits, and its only the middle of the month, yet Ontario Canada has aready seen about 6-8 snow storms. so we are getting hit by snow storm once every 24-36 hours. our front yards have snow that is going slightly higher than 7 feet due to build up.

i like snow, but if its this much, i'm dead! my body is just in pain! i wanna go on strike!

i'm sure some of you are pissed/annoyed coz of late shipments due to snow too

im in a animation class for school, so i thought i would make some 3d guitars! my first was james hetfields EET FUK explorer, which ill post later, but the one im working on today is the MKH sig

ok, so i normaly put my effects through my cables and whatnot, but i was told that there is a other effect thing on the back of the amp that makes the effect work more or somthing, what is that all about?

http://cgi.ebay.com/08-DEAN-USA-FLYING-V-RELIC-AGED-VINTAGE-GUITAR-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ220202368653QQihZ012QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

discuss.

Hey,

i got my Razorback V the other day, great guitar and all, but the Floyd Rose seems to be sticking to one position. By that i mean you play about with the bar, and if you let go of it sometimes the tremolo goes back a bit further than it should, which is making the guitar sound higher than it actually is, so then i have to place it back using the bar.

Any help??

I sent a email to Dean a week ago and have not heard back from them on where to get the hardware to black out my Soltero. Does anyone here have any suggestions?

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?itemid=62961&sourcetype=singleitemsearch

i know samash has high prices, but DAMN. 1900? it doesn't say anything on the site about being USA made.

ehh a little second try improv i pulled off for yall.
tell me what you think of it

www.myspace.com/blacklabelriffs

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is the dark knight and the 30th anny ML really the same thing.I know the 30th has the desighns on the pick ups and head stock..but is their any other difference..Im looking for a dark knight ML without the floyd system.

Well, after taking some lackluster lessons for 2 and a half years and playing on my own for almost another 2 and a half, I think i'm doing pretty good for myself. BUT, i'm lacking in knowledge of theory and technical skill. There's a guy about 20 miles from my house that was taught by SHAWN LANE that is offering lessons to advanced players. He is a GREAT player. I'm really considering to lessons from the guy. He's supposedly a very cool dude.

Here's his Myspace page:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=65918203

Sure know how to build a guitar. Now, if only I knew how to take pics during the daytime, I'd be set I finally tossed those shit GFS Bigmouths in the grape for a repotted bridge stocker/SD Jazz combo. I personally think it hangs with the Manlius Wurstkotzenbuckers in the amber...anyway, I'll get better pics when it's not crappy and rainy out here. I was bitten by the picture bug after a pickup swap/fret buff/string change on the grape and the same on the amber minus the pickup swap. Oh yeah-'furniture grade Mahogany' my asshole.

Pardon the fingerprints-I didn't see them til the flash

that with the x2n, when ur strings are loose they stick to the strings due to the magnet.

Dudes!

I need replacement for my Marshall MG100HDFX [too Marshall for me] and I've been looking into a Randall RH100.

Now, I figured some of you guys here might have one, so here we go:

-Is it any good when crancked?
-Is it any good without an EQ pedal?
-I play hardrock, punk and a little metal, suitable?
-What about the average sound/looks/reliability?

Any tips, suggestions? Should I go for it or look for something else?

Eddie Van Halen d-tuna

Does anyone have or used this before?

If so how do you like it, and does it work?

Most important, will it fit on a Dean ML?

I seen Van Halen a few Weeks back and sure enough Eddie had it on all his guitars.

i have been thinkin about gettin a new amp what sound better a marshall or a randell. i like to play a more metal sound but sound good for solos. i use a dime razorback.

drop me a PM - I am going to place the order this wknd

I admit i'm a bit of a tube snob, but there are a couple(and i do mean a couple) of solid state amps that i think that are GREAT


The pignose 7-100.


easily the biggest(not in size of course) bang for you buck amp ever created (imo) awesome blues tone for only about 40 bucks used.

Roland JC-120

the best cleans that i've ever heard. beautiful sounding amp.

what are your favorite Solid States?

I'm thinking of picking up an X-Amp or Red Eye and doing some re-amping. Has anyone done this?

What is re-amping? It's recording your guitar signal direct to tape using a DI box. Then you play it back through a re-amp box and back to your amp. As far as your amp knows, it's playing a signal right from your guitar.

The benefits - You can experiment with different amp settings, mic placements, etc. You can try different amps and cabs as well.

This isn't modeling or anything digitial at all (unless you record digitally).

Imagine having a clone of you playing a guitar part all day while you get to dial in tones, change mics, etc. You basically can work on your sound all day.

This is very popular in high studios and I'm going to start trying to myself.

Hi!

As the topic reads, i am very confused about how i should clean a rosewood fretboard. Thing is that my rosewood fretboard is pretty dirty and if i use some strong light, some small cracks are appearing on the ninth fret (e). So, i also want to oil the fretboard since it seems to have gotten dry.

So, i've been reading and reading and one expert is telling me one thing, and the other tells me another thing. Wich way is the correct way to do it?

1) Get rid of the dirt by using only a microfiber cloth. When the fretboard is clean, apply some lemon oil and let it dry over the night.

This was what i was first told. Then i heard that lemon oil actually dries out the wood?

2) Get rid of the dirt by using lemon oil AND microfiber cloth. Then apply some fretboard oil and let it dry over the night.

Wich is the correct way to do it?

I work in a really cool place. We do exhibits, trade shows and theme park stuff. As a result of having so may cretive people around, a lot play guitar, etc. We all keep guitars and amps in our offices and jam regularly. A bunch of the guys in our graphics department play guitar. This dude Jay got a new BC Rich Mockingbird. So we had a little show & tell session at work today. The Mockingbird is really nice. I have played a few of these new ones, and this one plays better than the ones I tried at the local GC. Of course I had to bring in my Cadzilla. So here is some Quilty Pron. Check out the guitar logos on the office wall. Among other things, you can see some Dean wings behind us!

Hey guys, how would I go about swapping the frets on my ML for extra jumbos?
Thanks

Anyone tried any of the new Bugera amps yet? I saw on another forum someone has one of the 6262 combos, but he didnt give a very good review of it. He just said the clean was nice and the lead channel had a lot of gain, but he didnt really comment on the tone.

Ive checked prices over here and the 6260 head is only £344. Now correct me if im wrong, but this particular head is supposed to be a 5150 clone right? If so then ZOMG!!!1!!11!!1ONE!1!!!

If these heads do sound anything like 5150's im so gonna be ordering one anyone had any hands on experience with any of them?

How does this work?

Please? I'm really GASing for one and i need more pics!

EDIT: Reviews are nice, too!

question....does your amp make a big difference in the pups...Reason i ask is because i have a flame and a flage but cant tell the difference between the zebra pups on the flage and the dime bucker...Im guessing its because I dont have a high end amp..just a Vox with a 10" 30 watt.....oh and a Boss metal zone hooked to it.

So i was looking at his "post your soltero concepts" thread and i was like they should have one of these threads for the ML/razorback/stealth shapes....

So here i go **dun..dun..dun..**

What are your ML/Razorback/Stealth concepts.

Only rule...

You have to post some sorta pron...

EDIT: APOLOGIZE FOR WHO I SENT THE CREDIT TO..

please for give me for the credit and the spelling

you guys think they would ever make a floyded 7 string dean Z i think that would be awsome

So just like the subject states, Im wondering what type of neck does an esp have, and are they good quality?

for metal overall. in dfh/cfh

Just caught this off blabbermouth

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=90886

does anyone know of any dean dealers out here in shanghai..or guitar stores in general. i dont think can last 3 months without a guitar

So I went and saw a country concert last night. The Low Cash Cowboys. Good show. Ie they are in your area check them out. i'm not into country at all, but they put on a very entertaining show.

gonna try and grab a mesa stiletto duece II tomorrow, im excited.

around how much does it cost to get a large V guitar (79) retopped...or give it a new trans parent flame maple color?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=160209242086&Category=41435&_trksid=p3907.m29

edit: fixed busted link

any one know whe the dime slim razor will be out and how much estimenting it will be

I know theres people here who are having trouble putting Schaller Strap Locks on MLs and such. Well, I have done it... to my ESP, which but uses the same joint as an X series Dean or so.

First off, I have to say these things own. Much easier to remove the straps and just feels more solid.

Basically, what I did was remove the plate off the back of the neck. Then I took a drill with a 1/2" bit on it and drilled a hole on the forward position of it. For this, I drilled it down so that it was a crater with maybe a 1/4" hole at the bottom, then got out a dremel tool and finished it off like that, giving it a smoother look and wasn't as dangerous then holding the plate down with my bare hands while the bit could catch the metal at any time and cause me some pain. Once the hole was drilled, I put the plate back on, and took the button of the lock and made a pin hole crater in the middle of it, then took a 3/32" bit and drilled down about 3/4", maybe a tad more, then just screwed on the strat button and bam, a solid mounted Schaller Strap Lock on a bolt on and no lost screw length in the wood.

Gonna do it on the ML Noir tomorrow.

Just wanted to share that.

I see it all the time when describing wood pieces in various guitars....I'm not sure what it means. And it's easier to ask here and face klowning than it is to look it up on google or something

IS there anything that would make a finished neck not stick to your hand because if there isnt ill have to stick to unfinished necks

whats a good tube half stack for around say 600?
looking for tight, aggressive, clear (without it turning to s#%t when cranked) gain. i play mostly doom.

edit: if you know of any solids that meet the above, let me know as well.

Finding an original floyd rose in gold, ive search countless sites and everybody is out of them!

for metal in the cfh/dfh.

Thank you to all the people who said that Deans are great
I finally played a Dean today! the Dime-O-Flame!!!!
Iwas gona play the Explosion Razorback and the DFH but when i played them, they were out of tune, the people at sam ash helped me unlock the nut so i could tune it, but when i locked the nut back then it was out of tune, sumthing must've been with it but i didn't bother wondering so there was sumthing telling me that the Dime- o-flame was in tune and i picked it up and it was IN TUNE! YAY!

so i present to you PICTURES! and a video, sorry you can't see my face in the vid lol, aslo uploaded on youtube but it took to long there
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=28472821

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/STAR-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ110224685596QQihZ001QQcategoryZ33034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Napalm-Whammy-Blender-Dry-Wet-Blender-4-Digitech-Whammy_W0QQitemZ260212582958QQihZ016QQcategoryZ22669QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m122

Anyone of you guys have one of these? Really interested on what it does.

ok chaps i have stumbled upon this on the bay can anyone give me any advice on this amp . at the mo i have a Marshall 100 dfx combo
this is fine for my lounge. at rehearsal i have access to either a Marshall or a ibanez or line 6 half stack at the studio.
these amps are fine but i would like to get a regular sound so that i don`t have to pee around ever week trying to get a sound that iam happy with

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RANDALL-RG200-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ150214460822QQihZ005QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


do you guys think this amp would cut it for rehearsal and small pub gigs
thanks in advance for any help you guys can offer.
Ben.

came across these guys a few years ago, and was mesmerized by their music. they make some really weird and interesting music that is highly atmospheric and 'dreamy'....not exactly heavy for those who like black/death etc:
yeah, their lyrics arent really all too poetic or great. they sort of have a power metal touch when it comes to lyrics...but whatever.

myspace. try their song 'flying thoughts' 'returning home' 'floating world' and 'growing feeling'
http://www.myspace.com/projectcreation

ok, the hellyeah concert was INTENSE!! greatest show i have been to, i got a bloody nose, a big ass bump on head and bruised ribs. and chad gray jumped right on my head lol, by far greatest show EVER!!


except for the fact that, one of the band members was walking on the street and some people jumped out their car, beat the hell outta them and mugged them, im not sure which member or from what band, but thats what we were told by the police. i will update more info. but i cant believe that people are that shitty.

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its plays so well i love it

I was experiencing some back bowing issues with my 2002 USA HardTail to the point where all of the tension is now out of my truss rod adjustment. When I contacted Dean about this concern they said that my guitar has a 2-way adjustable truss rod installed whereby continuing to turn the adjustment past the "slack" point will start to actually add relief to the neck.
This is juat an F.Y.I. incase you didn't know and are having similir issues.

This guitar looks amazing and after all your great responses to my other post (Esp neck and quality), it seems like a great choice. But i find out that its dissscontinueddd!!!!!! But apparently its special order status or something. Does anyone no anything about this, also im in Canada if that affects anything.

Any information will do

Ive got a really nice ml but its a fixed bridge and i DONT have the $$ for i floyd standard guitar so i want to learn how to route it for floyd rose.




ANYTHING HELPS!!!!

So I went to check out the not so local Guitar Center today. The folks said they saw one while out driving. Well directly accross the street was a Sam Ash store. I'd never been inside one so I decided to check it out.

Holy hell that place is awesome! Huge store with a ton of stuff. Lots of ESP's and some Dean's. Bunch of Gibbo's and Ibanez. I was dissapointed that they didn't have any Razorbacks but they had a Moser Bastard V.

I was in heaven. I also tried out the Peavey Valveking after hearing so many great reviews about it. It was pretty good but then I fired up the 6505+ next to it. Hell yeah! That was the sound I wanted.

I'm going back this week to trade my X2 in towards the Peavey. Hopefully I'll have enough for a straight trade.


Just wanted everyone to know, if you have the chance to visit one you should! Guitar Center sucks compared to these guys!

Howdy all,
first post after a lot of time spent hanging around.
I'm in the UK, and after a Dean.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dean-Caddy-Cadillac-Electric-Guitar-Floyd-Rose-Irongear_W0QQitemZ190199068534QQihZ009QQcategoryZ41435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Any thoughts?
Is that floyd original you think? And the switch and stuff?

I've searched the bugger, but I can't seem to find that photoshop of a Razorback morphed with a VMNT.

Can't remember in who's sig it was, it was a blue floyded razor vmnt

The link shows it all.....
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?itemid=68394&sourcetype=singleitemsearch

would you consider the 79's warm or bright?

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, yummy

http://www.drumcityguitarland.com/drumcitygl/stores/1/Dean-USA-RAZORBACK-Flame-Top-Slyme-Green-Burst-6-String-Electric-Guitar-P638C208.aspx

How about a Z with a vmnt style headstock?

Can someone please explain why I'm so strangely attracted to this:






It's ugly, in a good way, if that makes any sense. I went ahead and ordered one. I plan on swapping the p/ups for black ones, to complete the blacked out look(and ugliness).

So, am I nuts?

I wish I was in the position to do this but the thought had just crossed my mind. I know vintage Deans can pull a pretty pricetag at times but it seems as though vintage Les Pauls can get some crazy high numbers.

If you got a USA Gibson Zakk Wylde camo guitar which MAPS at $4399 and a USA Rust Razor for $3699. Put them in the case in a climate controlled area and left them 30 years. Which would you think would be worth more money? Since each of those guitars used go for considerably less than MAP, do you think these metal guitars would be worth more in the long run?

amongst my friends at school and other axemen there is a huge debate over which has more output, x2n or emg 81. what do u think.

headstock is a dean rip off

http://cgi.ebay.com/ESP-CustomShop-Crafthouse-Explorer-Masterbuilt-RARE_W0QQitemZ330211321797QQihZ014QQcategoryZ33038QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/08-DEAN-USA-FLYING-V-RELIC-AGED-VINTAGE-GUITAR-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ220202368653QQihZ012QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

just curious



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http://youtube.com/watch?v=zxEw_08eQ4s

Steve's crazy! I'm getting one of those sustainer things and putting them on my geet

To everyone with custo guitars, does Dean offer wider necks for players with larger hands on their USA line?

just curious about its fine tuners. i was trying out that FBD guitar in a guitar store, and what amazed me were the fine tuners on that guitar. they were so smooth, and they were fairly thin, so even when they were up against the bridge, you could still move em around.

just curious if the bridge found on the 79mlf has the same fine tuners? or if they are more comparable to that of original/licence floyd rose?

how do agiles play? how do they stack up quality wise and what brand would you most compare how they play to?

i'm thinking of pulling the trigger on this awesome RR shape set neck agile.





# EMG 81/85 Made in USA Pickups for high output and great sound!
# Licensed Floyd Rose Double locking trem
# Bound Ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets (2.77mm) and cross inlays
# Uniform profile neck for ultra fast playing - 21.5mm at the frest fret and 22mm at the 12th fret
# D'Addario strings installed at the factory
# Die cast chrome Grover tuners with 18-1 turn ratio, for ultra fine-tuning
# Mahoganny body, weighs only 8.5 lbs and creates for great tone
# 1-Piece Mahoganny set neck with adjustable truss rod
# One volume and one tone control plus a 3-way pickup selector switch
# Locking Nut
# Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 22st fret: 2 3/16"
# Overall length 45.5"; Scale length: 25.5"
# Width at the widest point: 17", body thickness at the edge: 1.5"

So!! I've been searching for about 4 days now on the dean forum for pics of a Trans Red MLF and i couldn't find any...

they had one at the music store where i live and i loved it.....but they sold it.....

It's the source of my gas.....

So if you have one please post some pron...

on this thread....



please...

...during a concert that I did recently, and all the strings were suddenly out of tune by several notes. sucks, but it was pretty priceless really, you should've seen the looks of the rest of my band's faces as I come in on the first powerchord of the chorus after my solo (where I blew the darn thing): "HUH??? "

it's cool, I haven't been to gentle with my floyd, but the local guitar store only have replacement parts for OFRs, and apparently, the screws that hold the intonation in place (what're the called?) on Dean's licensed floyds are a tad bigger than on the OFR.

singlehandedly messing up the show for the rest of the band wasn't too cool, but I'll say it was pretty funny nonetheless, the way that last chorus sounded and besides, I think I've learnt from this, and perhaps even others can learn from my whopping blooper:

-next time, buy a floydless axe, or atleast stick to OFR's
-always bring a backup-geet to a show.

thatisall, rock on, good people.

Well I scored a KH-503 for $249 used today. From a local shop. I figured it is a pretty good deal, the stock pickups where swapped out when the shop got it, other than that it just need some cleaning, and a new set of clamps for the nut which they order for me at no extra charge. Well here is pron of my 15th guitar(I'm running out of room in my bedroom, time to start taking over the living room.

Well it plays great and the neck joint is so frippin sick, and has amazing upper fret access, only one problem wrong company logo on the headstock, it needs some wings. lolz

Went to get an alingment done on my Integra this morning. Runs great now by the way. While it was getting done I went for a walk. Good idea but yet bad idea. Went in Ye Ole pawn shop and spotted a Crate GT1200H with a 4x10 cabinet. Says 4x12 but????

120 watts WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

Bonus!!!!, loaded into the head is a Korg DTR100 rackmount tuner. Those are $175 at least new. Paid the man a lot less for all and went back to pick them up after the ride was done.

Life IS Good!!!





Need a footswitch. It is solidstate of course and has that "Nu-Metal" sound in the "Solo" channel. Rhythm Channel is kinda cool too. I can see the Clean channel will be nice for learning articulation. I have dialed a couple good tones in since I got it in the room but it will be a bit to get used to IF I decide to keep it. But hey for the price it cost, I got a lil thang friends can strum through while over now.

Like how to tell the year or anything?

anyone seen or tried one out yet. just wondering i am wanting to get a new v and this one looks cool.

Well, spent a few hours trying to de-jungle the backyard today, and then the sun came out, so I figured I'd post up some pics of the only limited run I've kept. Even the Dimebucker sounds good, and that just blows my mind!

Black Tooth Grin #1!!!!!!!!!!

The only pic where you can actually SEE that the 'bolts aren't just fuzzy white lines For some reason, they just don't take to pics all that well.







Solid black back?


Nope-it's trans, too! I had no idea until I took it out in the sun today...




Overall, these turned out to be quite the sweet run. I hear they're all this good, and I can attest to the tone, playability, and build quality of this thing. I particularly like how the rosewood almost exactly matches the color of the burst. Here's to Jon and Elliott!

The $100 Bel Aire showed up today. The box was pristine, and the guitar was packed rather well. I was happy to get this here in good shape. It's an 83 (has serial stamped on heel. It's a very dark blue, and has some checking and other signs of aging. The bridge pup was just sitting in the body but worked.




A little cleaning and some new pups (Gibson Iommi in the bridge, and GFS Lil'killers for neck and middle) and 500k pots.......




The guitar plays rather decently. The neck is great, but the frets are kinda small. I need to find a nice piece of wood to block the trem with and it will be a great beater guitar.


and while I had the soldering iron out.....I put an X2N into my Czech Korina V

Got this cheap on the bay. Needs a bar and the locking nut saddles (looks like the guy who had it did not want to or did not know how to set up the trem so removed the nut saddles and the bar!).

Other than those two things, it is in great shape. I already have a bar but will need to buy the parts for the nut (or a new complete locking nut)

Never heard of this model ML before. Is it any good or worth the price?

http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedgear/details.cfm?listId=104574818

What was the guitar that ended up coming orange instead of red that kris was so pisse about a while back. I remember it was a ML

total noob stuff but ive been writing alot of riffs and songs for my band and i cant get it into 4/4 i can write in anything else just not that. can you guys sugest anything that can help. ive tryed a metronome but that just pisses me off

If I recall correctly, (I could be wrong here) but I thought Randy ordered this one. I don't think he ever took possession, but I have never seen a finer quilt on an ML. Complete with Full Multiply...

Who has this badass axe? I need MORE pr0n of this one.

for panting my Iceman??? had the paint on it professonally striped off, so its good to go now. so i need a good brand and type of paint to use.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QAI3s3-4BHw&feature=related

The shape of the ML, I mean. This is Art + Music. That thing makes weird interesting sounds.[/url]

Here's the new Taylor electric guitars called 'Solidbody'.

They aren't nearly as cool as the Soltero, but I do like them for some reason. I've never played one though.

hey, im doin a stock thing for school, what are some good stocks you guys look into?

Caught this video for the 1st time on TV last night, Blood Meat by Protest The Hero.

Kinda cool when the guitar finally stops tapping and then the bass takes over:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bcNWXDfKMnM

The RATM'ish song ending is not bad either.

I've decided I'm going to get the fretboard on my RG scalloped as soon as I get the cash together for it, it's expensive at $400, but it should be worth it
If all goes well I'll get my RT and my ML done as well
Wish me luck guys:)

ok, i was wondering if this :
http://www.music123.com/MXR-M-109-6-Band-Graphic-EQ-151103-i1124434.Music123
is the eq that dime used, and also how would that eq w/ a bbe sonic maximizer sound? would i be able to get clarity and killer gain?

- Jake

Leaving in about an hour .... more Cadzillas shipping tomorrow morning!!!

do any of you guys know if eddie played a modified ML in the winter of 78? im getting a pic up to show you, hang on.

well, i guess it got taking over by "pedal geeks", and the rig setups aren't up anymore, so does anyone know where to get good rig diagrams like they had.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1rstnOz1EmQ

Sorry if it's been posted already

Is it possible to slave a pre-amp module into a VOX Ad100VT head?

I'm looking at one of the Randall MTS Ultra preamp modules.

or anyone who has played one extensively.

I'm in the market for one but have not had the opportunity to try it out. I would be interested to hear both pros and cons from the ones on the board who own them. I believe I've seen only a few owners here.

A couple of burning questions I have:

Would it be a trusty replacement to my Gibson Les Paul Standard? How are the pickups in general and is the neck carve an option?

I play mainly blues and classic rock.

Thanks!
Mike

Czech ML with bolt on neck. Did these come only bolt on or did they have set neck MLs too?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-ML-Dimebag-Body-Guitar-black-no-tremolo_W0QQitemZ220202973018QQihZ012QQcategoryZ41435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have not seen this picture before....a "pre RATT" Robbin Crosby with a Dean V. Supposedly that was his main guitar for awhile.

Hey, would a original floyd mount easy on my 79ML?

the only reason i ask is because the body is really thin

also does anybody know what pickup dime used before the dimebucker?

Me eat this?

Howdy fellas, just dropped in to shower you guys with a few porn-o-riffic pictures I snapped the other night. No new acquisitions, just some studio lighting and a nifty camera. Enjoy.


Warning- They're some bigguns...






The last one's NDC, but hey, what are you gonna do, right?

All I can think is wow!

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dean-Razorback-EXPLOSION-1-00-L-K-1-00-NR_W0QQitemZ350027118208QQihZ022QQcategoryZ41435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

its $59 to buy the full program...

whats everyones opinions about it? is it worth it? is it not??


or can someone score me a ..."fee-less" copy?

Tell me what yall think

the springs on the back popped off. Any idea how to get them on? Also, the tremelo arm broke and a piece of it is lodged in the guitar? How to get that little piece out? Thanks in advance.

... From the builders of Basson.

Got an email about this last week, but I've been in too much agony to post it up!

Basson Sound wrote:

Hi Everyone, For years Guitarists have been asking me if Basson can build custom, hot rod cabs to their exacting specs. I'm happy to say that the time has finally come! Our Production Manager and I are opening a custom guitar cab shop. The goal of the shop is to build extreme 4x12 and 2x12 guitar cabs based on your design requirements. • Want a cab loaded with Eminence or Celestion speakers? • Want a combination of speakers loaded a certain way? • Need a stereo cab? • Want custom colors on the face and/or mesh? • Want custom corner protectors? • Want a metal grill? • Want your own signature cab? Imagine what you can have built! The cabs will also include heavy duty casters, two 1/4" or Speakon jacks, Metal Handles, and carry a 1 year limited warranty on all parts and construction. Please call, or email me for your free quote. Options are limited only to your imagination. Thank you, Shawn Green Cell 760-277-3495 sgreen9411@sbcglobal.net

Alright nonpoint was the only opening band tonight in Des Moines because Bury Your Dead got held up by weather and couldn't make it. Nonpoint was an ok opening band. The bassist was probably the best part about the band for how much stage pressence he had during the show. They only had their one single that I had ever heard (Bullet With a Name) that stood out to me. Next Machine Head came on. Probably the best band of the entire night. There was so much talent coming from those dudes finger tips as they played it wasn't funny. The entire crowd seemed to have come for Machine Head anyway. When the pits started it engulfed about 50% of the floor. Those were probably the craziest I had ever seen from any concert. Rob Flynn seemed stunned that the entire crowd knew every word to every song. And they seemed to be trying their hardest to get everything perfect because of it. Next came Hellyeah. I only stayed for about half of their show because a friend of mine got ill and I had to take him home. But from what I could see from it Chad Gray is an amazing frontman while Tom maxwell was just a good guitarist all around. Over all this concert was probably one of the better ones I have been to if not the best.

but ive been a dean owner for a year now and its the best guitar ive ever played it's gonna be great to get to know you all. also, if anybody wants advice on amps and stuff, try www.rig-talk.com. great forum for that stuff. in case anyone is interested, i play in 3 bands currently, one of which is an iron maiden tribute band! catch y'all later!

I have a Epiphone Bullseye LP custom and I have to say that I am really impressed with the quality and tone of the axe.

I have only been playing it for about 6 months, but it looks like the fretboard is getting worn at the second fret. Nothing drastic, but it looks dryer and the grain is more definate.

What do I need to do to keep the fretboard in good shape.

It almost looks like my fingernail is causing it even though I trim my nails way short they still hit the board sometimes.

Is it as simple as applying some sort of wood conditioner?

What should I use?

What do you guys think of them ? A few guys I know have been looking into these these last few months and most recently another friend was telling me he was getting a Splawn Nitro and raved bout it. So after a few minutes of chit chat I got online and checked out the Nitro on youtube, and I was really surprised at the tone this mofo had. The one clip that really stood out was with Scott Splawn testing the amp out. Great tone dudes... very Zakk Wylde/BLS'ish!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEd342t5Ig

So I was wondering what most of guys thought about them... I heard the QuickRod once and wasnt impressed by it overall. But the Nitro is something else.

Not new but new to me.
I just got my MLFs today from BLOODROOT.
1 White limited run and 1 TLT red/black limited run. almost mint.
As soon as I load up my pickups I'll post some pics.

Hey, I'm recovering from Montreal's Flogging Molly concert..., WOW best show I've seen in a while. The suprise of the night was the opening band, they were awesome, good videos on youtube, but none do them justice, the live show was killer.

The singer says this is a 73 year old geet, the top looks like steel, live it had an awesome sorta Muddy Waters sound to it. Anyone know what kind of guitar this is?

The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqPr_hPO2EQ&feature=related

And in case you've never seen Flogging Molly, go see 'em, you'll thank me (must see video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Ammrgxsi0








Some Irish toasts:

May misfortune follow you the rest of your life,
and never catch up.

May the saddest day of your future,
be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been,
The foresight to know where you are going,
And the insight to know when you have gone too far.

anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dimebag-Darrell-Washburn-Boogie-Bolt-Guitar-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ280202046047QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem





You could get 10 USA Deans for that kind of money...

Does anyone here know of or own a U.S.A TCML with a series 1(BFH)headstock made before 2006(excluding orig vintage ones)?

is a joke, phils guitar playing is shite vocals are crap and i hate it

just my 2 cents

Watched a video from "Scum Of The Earth", I think the dudes playin' a Dean Caddy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDFAgB8pfw8

While channel surfing, did you guys see that red Dean Soltero on American Idol tonight? They kept zooming in on it, sweet guitar!!!

ok..i plan to turn this..
http://www.rondomusic.com/stl50vwh.html

into this..

http://www.fender.com/customshop/instruments/search.php?partno=9230008899

ive got the basic idea down, but would anyone one like to add tips on how to relic it..

*please no, "play it for 20 years"

ive found this site

http://www.relicdeluxe.com/

this is like two of the prettiest geets i've ever seen in my life

A Tiger Flametop RB:


and a Purple Flametop RB:


and their on for $3999! both USA's dont wanna give the links cause someone might buy em

Hey peeps,

I was experimenting today with my effects loop on my randall warhead. I was aiming to hook up a mxr delay/flanger to the effects loop to see what the sound difference was.

Trouble is, as soon as I use the effects loop, I get massive changes to my sound - for one, I get a really loud background hum and my tone suddenly goes from sludge heaven to hyper fizz. The other oddity is that the voume suddenly increases - what is bedroom noise at 1 suddenly becomes a sonic assault.

Its really odd - is this a sign of the effects loop being buggered, something I can fix (i.e cleaning), or is it normal and part of the fun?

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/msg/572985478.html

Bolt-on? The Floyd is what confuses me.

So, I could've SWORN I saw someone mention these guys, but I did search and didn't find anything, so, sorry if this is a re-post.


Guitar World recently did a little article on them, so I decided to look 'em up, and lo-and-behold.. they're sportin' a Dean!

Checkin' ooouuuut! Thought it was pretty decent stuff!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0E6nsE6_e4

I developed this site. Please take the time to sign the petition.
You don't have to leave a comment of even your name:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/michael-angelo-batio-4-guitar-hero

Please pass it to those you know after you sign it and let's get that # up!

See you at DOA~

Rock on!
Drew

The moment i seen this washy I knew i had to have one

BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE WINGS ON MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!

So why not a limtied run made like this???

Who would be in on it???

Got a Z XP about a year ago, and the sound just will not dial in. I really like this style guitar and can't afford the higher-end Z's, so trying to make this one work. Basically, it sounds muddy with power chords and in Drop D tunings. The low E will not dial in at all- stays in tune for about 45 seconds then drops out. I've adjusted the bridge, played with pickup heights, changed strings, etc. but the problem persists. Is there something obvious I'm missing, or did I get bum guitar with faulty tuners? Or is it the body wood tone properties? Please help before I set her on fire!!!! Right now I've relegated it to project/guinea pig guitar status.
Thanks in advance for your solutions.......

Hi! Im just wondering if you guys could give me a advice or two cause im thinking about getting a new amp. I have a Marshall MG30 DFX, but that's my first amp and now i would like to buy myself something better.

-It has to be a combo.
-It does not need all those watts. 30 of them will be fine in my apartement.
-I would like it to have some nice effects pre-installed. Delay is a requirement!
-I'm not gonna use the built-in distorsion very much, since im using my Line6 Uber metal for that. Altough, it won't harm having different kind of distorsion built in.
-Tube or not, does not matter.
-If i really like the amp, price won't matter.

Im playing thrash/death metal so i want the amp to sound good playing it. A lot of gain is used. I want it to be able to deliver a crushing, crunching tone! I do however want it to sound great when playing solo and licks.

Please give me som advice and you can also tell me what you are using, and i check your amp out.

Thanks!

Well, as the title says, I am thinking about going to some new pickups. I am moving in a different direction with my playing ('80s stuff: Maiden, Dokken, Cacophony, Testament, Exodus, etc) and the D-Sonic/Air Norton combo isn't really sitting right with me anymore.

The guitar I will be putting them into is a G&L Rampage (Alder body/Maple neck/Ebony board) which is pretty bright.

My setup is going to be Rampage -> Bodenhamer Bloody Murder OD -> '76 JMP 2204 (6550/KT88) -> 1960A in which I will have the V30/G12T-75 X pattern.

Having said that, I am really considering the Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (Bridge) and Pearly Gates (Neck). I am also interested in the Screamin' Demon (Bridge), Full Shred (Both), Distortion (Bridge), and Jazz (Neck). Not fond of the JB at all though I should add.

The only other brand that has really intrigued me is DiMarzio with the Super 3 and Paf Pro models. I'm not in need of anything like the Deactivator or X2N though, I am sure of that. Still not 100% sure if I am into the DiMarzio thing anymore though.

Also I have looked into some of the more custom/boutique brands (WCR/Bare Knuckle/Rio Grande/Manlius) and don't think that is the way I want to go.

I am pretty sure I am going back to Duncans at this point, but it is always nice to see what you guys think could work.

when will the mkh ml be shippin? remember the vmnt taking like 7 months before the first got out, just hoping this wont happen again..
anyone know anything about the pickups? i like the clean sound of actives mostly...

i was thinkin of shows i have been to. i am came up with when i saw ac/dc back in 2001 tour was my fav show i have been to. whats yout best concert u have been to?

but is it possible to have a section dedecaded to songwriting...or songwriting discussions?
i just do see an appropriate place to post some content with out taking away from the original intent of a section.
and like maybe music theory too...maybe in the same section...
that is the only thing i see missing from this whole forum...
that would make it seriously complete...

This is an awesome guitar, I looked through past topics and there was something about a limited run going on (topic was a year old).

I just wanted to know if anyone has heard what happend to the idea.

I've seen this guitar on Google Images before and that got me wanting it.

Pictures taken from Route 1 Guitars

Hey guys got my cadzilla a few days ago it kicks major ass! it's amazing apart froma few electronics problems (hopefully will be fixed by monday), it plays almost like a USA and the v neck is very slight so it doesn't hurt my thumb like on the rbs.
steve did a very good job getting this from Iowa to Brisbane Australia in the middle of winter and cadzilla madness. The quilt is dark but amazing best quilt I've seen . It also plays like a dream right out of the store, needed a bit of truss rod adjustment because of the temp changes but wow! it's built for speed. I normally play round guitars like mls for the fret access and this one slots right in instead of being loose and moving round. Sorry no pr0n till i summarise my other accoustic

This is a sanchez accoustic I paid $160 for it brand new, the guy gave me $40 off, I spent another 20 lowering the nut though as I couldn't find the correct measurements for the nut, lucky I didn't as he had to cut a bit into the bridge to get the strings lower. This guitar is what I call my "walk guitar" went on holidays with my family said I was going for a walk came back with a guitar and everyone was like.... wtf? It plays like a beast for $160 aud (just think, razorbacks here atre $2800 in store).

PR0N!
Cadzilla:
























lets have a break:
massive spiderweb:


strap for cadzilla:


Okay on to my accoustic:

Never thought I'd say that! Bad ASS guitar!

I just got some V30's and was just wondering what would be considered a normal break in period? Any methods used ?

am i correct in saying, a s#%t amp will sound like a s#%t when down tuning, and a good one wont? also, what makes an amp sound good (old marshall) or bad (10 watt, epiphone practive amp) electronics, what determines this? also i never understood how different amps can change the way your guitar sounds. sorry bout the noobish questions here guys.

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me find a new amp. Right now I'm using an old Marshall Valvestate 10w, I play Metal (mainly), Ska, and Punk so preferably with good gain, I was thinking a Peavey XXX Half Stack, or a Peavey Valveking, but I'm a n00b when it comes to amps. I'll probably be doing some gigging this year so something loud enough for people to hear. My budget is around $800 since my parents are chipping in for it as a birthday present.

Any help is appreciated.

i have just bought a boss equalizer to try get rid of some of the underline bass from my randall rg150 but i havent the clue how to set it up because iv never had 1 b4. im looking for thrash metal/black metal tone if any can help with settings

Hmmm....time for a new amp....

It was gonna come between these...

Peavey 6505+
Hughes and Kettner Switchblade
Fender 5150 III (Pushing the money, but worth it?)
Krank Revolution



If you want my main music style......its http://www.myspace.com/stainoffaith

The only thing is...I love to play pop and clean tones.....Blues, Pop Punk, Funk and Alt Rock.

The amps main concern is for my band though, but I would love to have a nice smooth crunch and a smooth clean also. I know that my main guitar has an EMG 81 in and that does poopty cleans, but I have other guitars with passive electronics in them.


Also, I could wait longer and save up some money for a pre/power amp rack assembly. Would that be more worth it? I want top of the line equipment that I can use for years to come. I alsways dreamed of having that pro rack setup.

I finally got the Peavey Valveking 212 I have been GAS-ing over! Scored it at the Music Center in town for $400. The casters on the bottom came with it! Now I don't have to bust my arse hauling my half stack around to practices and I don't even have to work that hard hauling this new Peavey around. It all worked out perfectly. It even has an interesting story behind it:

I actually played this amp half a year ago at the same store and wanted it really bad then. I saved as much money as I could and when I got just enough to afford it including a couple of guitar trades, it vanished. I wound up taking the money and using it for an emergency that popped up. Since then, that store has never had another 212 in the store. Then, a week ago, I randomly decided to go for a walk around town and I randomly stopped in to see the new stuff they had. Lo and behold, they had my Peavey 212. I asked them what the deal was on it and they said it was the same amp they had in there when I had played it. The guy who bought it is an older blues player in town and he had troubles lifting the thing, so he put the casters on it, but he still could not do much with it because of his age and health, so he sold it back to the store. They had just put it back out on the floor an hour before I walked in and saw it and because I was the first customer in that day, the dude cut me a deal on it. I asked if I could put some money down on a lay-away and they said no problem, so I had to walk half a mile back to my house and then BACK AGAIN to the music store to put what money I had been saving down on the amp. I got super lucky when my tax check came in yesterday and I went down, picked it up and that's that. It is in pristine condition with no scratches, tears or anything. The only things the guy did to the amp were the casters and a new handle on the top that actually makes it super easy to carry.

It is a totally awesome amp that I am so happy to finally own. I unfortunately had to dump some guitars and some old pedals and what-not to get some of the initial money together for it, but for me it was well worth it. Here's what my new baby looks like:

Front


Front Side


Back


Obligatory New Family Pic


Now all I need is a DFH or any Razorback I have been GAS-ing over and I should be fairly happy on music stuff for the year.

There's a store local to me that carries these, and I was curious if anyone's ever had any experience from this board. Their website is www.sghsound.com and their products don't necessarily seem to be that expensive.. They seem to be a Canadian brand as well. I'm looking at the "BSH2 300" bass head and cab (head not pictured) http://www.sghsound.com/bass_amps.htm scroll all the way down, second last amp.

Ok yall, this hasnt been here 4 a while, so lets see that lefty pron!

searched and didnt find anything on this specific topic, so im sorry if this has been mentioned....

Heafys FIRST draft of his sig looks a lot like the stealth. Now, i know the stealth has been around for a long time, but the dean stealth looks soooo much like what heafy wanted to do. the bottom wing is even a little shorter, giving it the rhoads effect. my question: why was heafy's design rejected when it was basically just a smaller stealth, or was that the very reason?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-Vendetta-1-Electric-Guitar-with-Floyd-Rose?sku=515785



Dunno about you, but that sure looks like an xm with a regular trem to me. Not the only place I've seen these listed either.

I wanted to try out some new pickups to find a Randy meets Darrell sound. Some people suggested XN2's. Some suggested D Acrivators. I looked on in Ebay a I found that Dimarzio make a pick up called the D Activator X which is a mix of the XN2 and D Activator. The just came out and I plan on getting them. I'll post some clips when they arrive. Any one else try them ?

Just curious how people here feel about sharing thier precious Dean guitars with the rest of the world. God knows that there are people here who've owned Deans before I bought one, and trust me, this doesn't really bother me.

BUT, when I started snowboarding 18 years ago, it was considered a "fringe" sport. Skiers thought we were crazy, 95% of the mountains in Quebec had a total ban on snowboards. Now, skis are on thier way out, and snowboarding is now super popular, an olympic sport..., everyone and thier brother has a board up here.

So what will you all think when every music store is lined with Dean guitars on both walls? When every music video has Dean guitars in it? When you see your first Dean Razorback in a Britney Spears video (don't laugh, go to the Dime Dunlop Wah page, Ashlee Simpson is listed as antist who uses the product).

Will you think that owning a Dean guitar is still as cool as it is now?!?

I'm pretty new to the Dean Forum and I've been seeing people say "Ask so and so at BRG" and was wondering what it is.

Well I am moving to a Marshall ('76 JMP 2204) and I am looking around at all the various speakers. I had been thinking about doing G12T-75s and Vintage 30s, but after listening to clips and reading reviews it just doesn't seem like they would fit me. On the other hand I started looking into Greenbacks and I think they could be the perfect speaker for my situation.

I wanted to see if anyone had any positive or negative comments on the Greenbacks. FWIW I play '80s metal, the speakers will be going into a 1960A, and they will be the UK version.

i know this has been posted before but i just downloaded the Guitar Heroes album that was composed by 11 of Finland's greatest shredders and its just an amazing album. Just wanted to let people know who don't know about it.

heres a vid of my favorite song off the album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yA-NtqXOAw

I forgot for a little while:



RDZF>all.

NOW I remember. Silly me.

I know there are many threads on Trivium, but I wanted to make my own.

I used to not care for Trivium much. There were a few I liked, those being 'Like Light to the Flies,' 'Detonation,' and 'Anthem.' So, I was at Best Buy the other day. I had already picked up Primus's 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese' and Pink Floyd's 'Meddle.' I was looking across the band names on the little plastic slips. Testament...Three Days Grace...Tom Jones...Trivium. Hmmm...

Feeling a little curious, I picked up Ascendancy. I looked at it for a minute and thought to myself "I'll give this a shot." I went to the checkout. I listened to Primus all the way home, but when I got home, I popped in Ascendancy. I listened. "Okay," I thought, "This isn't too bad." I took it out.

The next day, I decided to go ride around in the truck. I carried Ascendancy with me. When I started riding, I slid the CD in to my Sony Xplod CD player. The soft acoustic intro 'The End of Everything' began. I listened. Then out came the thrashy number, 'Rain.' Then came 'Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr.' Yes, this is also known by many as the Boat, Rudder, Strange Nountain song. When I listen to it, I hear everything as it is in Paranoidave's Interpretation. But either way it goes, it's a badass song. Skip on to 'Ascendancy,' the title track. I love this song. The chorus is fun to sing along to and I dig the lyrics. Great song. Go on to 'A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation,' another of my favorites. A headbanging anthem for sure. Then on to 'Like Light to the Flies,' probably my favorite Trivium song. I just adore the riff in the verse and the solos are sweet, to boot. I listen to the rest. I realize that I need to listen again. I do so. By this time i'm thinking to myself, "Wow, i'm glad I gave these guys a chance." Ascendancy is a great album. While