Recent content by Ahpook

Hi everyone, I've been playing with a few people for a while and we are adapting to quite the repertoire of songs. It's our goal to have the ability to cover anything... really :) Anyway, my current amp is Ceriatone Chupacabra 50. I LOVE LOVE this amp for anything dirt+, but technically being...

Hello Everyone, I just put a Hot Rails in the bridge of a Silver Sky that obviously adds quite a bit of the nasty that I was looking for. What I wasn't looking for is how dark the pickup is. I've played with presence and an EQ pedal levels a bit. That just seems to make it harsh on the top end...

Hello everyone, I'm assuming this is going to be hard to diagnose, but worth a shot. I am getting VERY random pops from my rig. In roughly 25 hours of play on this new amp (I've owned it 2 weeks) it's occurred twice. It's loud and extremely annoying when it does happen. I've taken my effects...

I have a 2018 Splawn Quickrod that is a very well made amp. It has Classic Tone components, good PCB, rock solid, but I am just not digging anything but the clean channel. It has this cocked wah thing happening or perhaps some middy weirdness that is impossible to get rid of. Everything has a...

Hello Everyone, Lately I've been infatuated with this wiring gimmick. I've had them installed on a couple guitars and really like them! Anyway, I am finishing up another guitar build and will be going with a simple circuit in this guitar. Just volume, bridge pickup and jack. My question is...

I have been infatuated with the 5150 EL34 50 watt head for some time. It's a wonderful amp! The problem is (maybe not) that I have a Orange 2x12 with Greenback 25 watt speakers at the moment. I have been using a DSL40CR with high volume with no issues through that cab, though. Would the 5150...

Hello Everyone, I just got a 2022 Les Paul Classic which has the PCB and 5 pin quick connect for pickups. As usual I want to swap the bridge pickup to something a little hotter but the quick connect is obviously a consideration...

Hello everyone. I have a DSL 40CR that I use with an extension 2x12 cabinet. The combo internal speaker is just unplugged, but the wires going to the actual speaker are still intact. I was thinking about removing the speaker completely from the amp if that is possible without blowing anything up...

I picked up this guitar for a price I couldn't resist https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/RG321MH The pickups were stripped, which is fine because those would have been tossed anyway :) I had a JB and a Custom Custom in my parts box, so in they go. The JB is in the bridge and the CC in the neck...

I've recently sold ALL my gear besides guitars to get in a new rig that FINALLY sounds just about where I wanted to be for ages :) I get the funds together and purchase a new Marshall Origin 50H as well as a Boogie 4X12 cab. Perfect, right? Well, no! While I was waiting for delivery of said rig...

I got this Lite Ash Strat a few days ago. I wanted one forever, and got it really cheap knowing there where issues. The neck is in great shape thankfully. The body? Not so much! I love a fight, though :) I plan on placing a Floyd Rose, but after hardware and of course finish removal I saw this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmhB6jHxT4Y I think I understand the basic idea, and apparently do it unwittingly while writing. My guitar instructor mentions I do it all the time. We can't seem to understand each other on this :) And the loss of EVH brought up this discussion again between...

Hello everyone, I am diving into a project I have wanted to do for quite a while which is fitting a Floyd Rose into my MIM Strat. I am comfortable (I Think :) ) with most of the procedures such as the nut replacement, etc. I am going to keep it dive only so not sure how much routing is going to...

Hello Everyone. I am currently modifying a Baja Telecaster with double humbuckers and body binding front and back :) The routing went fine for the hum cavities and the binding channels but actually installing the binding caused a bit of a hitch. When bending the binding around the 90 degree...

I replaced a Tele bridge pickup with a Duncan lil 59. It sounds great besides an annoying squeal at most any volume. The wiring is correct and the neck pup (Baja noiseless) sounds superb. This video describes exactly what is happening. Any ideas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5pAn055Ezs