Recent content by alnikman

Hey guys, I just purchased a 2006 Alpine White Flying V, and I am looking to replace the stock tuners with some chrome Grover locking tuners. Do any of you know what the size of the holes on the headstock are? The Grovers I was interested in are 10mm in diameter, and I wanted to verify before...

Why do we have to tune up to a pitch? I have been playing for about 15 years, but I never gave it a second thought. Also, are there any articles online that can explain why tuning up to pitch on a guitar is necessary?

Hello, After using a Willner Quartz metronome for 10+ years, the time has come for me to move on to a different device. I need to replace it because when I get to the faster tempos (136+), the distance between the settings get wider, therefore making it very difficult to make the leap from one...

I have Mockingbird ST, and I replaced the Ping Floyd Rose bridge and nut with a bridge and nut made by Schaller. When I setup the guitar, strings 6-3 are in good shape intonation wise, but the first two strings are off. I tune the open string to pitch with a tuner, and then when I hit the...

What is the best way to remove/install them? I am swapping a Ping FR with a Original made by Schaller. From what I have read and seen, everthing seems pretty straight forward, but I am still in the dark about the posts.

I just bought a Mockingbird ST, and I am thinking about taking out the Ping Floyd Rose and replacing it with and original Floyd Rose made by Schaller. Also, I am considering taking out the Rockfield Mafia pickups that came stock with the guitar and replacing them with SD pickups (Alnico II on...

Why do a lot of guitarists hate mids? I never understood it because: 1. The guitar is a mid-range instrument. 2. If people want the "bone crushing" low end, shouldn't that be left to the bass player (if you are in a band)? I have heard a lot of guitarists fawn over the fat low end that they...

Anyone here own this guitar? What are your thoughts?

About a week ago, I traded my Blue Voodoo head for a JCM 900 MKIII 2100. I have noticed that when I set the pre-amp volume and the gain levels high, I get a faint crackling sound coming out of the speakers. However, when I engage my modded TS9 pedal, the crackling is louder and more noticeable...

I play in a louder hard rock/metal band. Right now, I play through a 120W Crate Blue Voodoo (I know, I know, but I got it to sound pretty decent with new JJ Electronic tubes and a Tonebone Hot British distortion pedal) head with a Mesa oversized 4X12 cab. So, as you can probably guess, I am...

I have a late 90's or early 00's Parker Nitelfy, and I would like to have the top hand completely painted (including the pickgaurd). Is this going to dramatically affect the sound? I spoke to the local guitar guru, and he told me that if it was an older guitar with a specific type of lacquer...

I know this might be a weird question, but I would like to know how I could change the color of my lights in my Blue Voodoo (the ones that glow behind the tubes). The lights that glow at the moment are orange, and I would like to change it to purple. It seems like that there are four LED lights...