Recent content by axeripper

I recently traded my Utopia for a PODXTL, and I regret it severely. Booh hoo hoo... I'm going to sell it and get my Utopia back damn it:dance: My rating after owning all of them: 1. Utopia 2. PODXT 3. Digitech (only because Boss is so damned expensive, digitech tries harder) 4. Boss 5. The rest

Every time I get a new effects processor/modeler, I find myself first editing the noise gate. I use it at a minimum level, just to reduce feedback or amp noise. Who really uses the noise gate at the default levels? Does anyone? I find it real hard to pick and sustain notes, so I prefer to keep...

Which pickup has better harmonics, sh-14 or sh-11?

I just bought one of these the other day and think it's pretty damned good. I was in a busy music store when I compared it with the PODXT Live, and decided to go with it because of all the extras it offered. I don't know if I should exchange it for the XT Live to get better tone or if the tone...

Metal, Shred, Blues - I want it all :scratchch

Man, I never tried a Telecaster because I hate the way they look. Today, for the first time, I picked one up and it was soooooooo sweet. Why do they sound like that? Are they hollow or something? Anyone know??? It would be cool if I could get my strat to sound that way.

I've got a Rocktron Utopia pedal, and it's one of the best sounding pieces of equipment I've heard, but it doesn't have a USB port. I can't upload/download patches or record to PC. Plus, there's no built-in tuner or drum machine. The sound is very good, very warm. The PODXT Live seems like a...

Wouldn't it be cool if active pickups had a bypass or something? You know, just in case you don't have access to a 9V. My question is, why not? I've been playing guitar for many years and never had to rely on a battery. As cool as they can sound, I just can't bring myself to make energizer any...

I was considering two EMG S1 pups to pair up with a C5. This is going into my HSS superstrat Heavy Metal Axe. Does anyone have any EMG passive alnico sound clips? Particularly, I'm interested in hearing the S1 or S3 and H4 if you've got it. Also, if anyone has any H4 sound clips, it would be...

What kind of stuff do you guys use to record these clips? Anything recommendable for $150 or less?

I have a maple neck American HSS Strat with a maple neck. The SCNs are ok and the stock humbucker sucks. I want to change them out for something that's good for Metal and Shred/Solo work. I don't like ceramic pickups, but don't want to make my Strat sound too trebly. Anyone have any...

I'm looking to evaluate the tonal characteristics of the C5 and CC. I've heard some great clips, but would like to hear more picked runs, sweeps, etc... I play (at least try to) instrumental shred kind of crap most of the time. I like the note separation I get with Dimarzio, but I think...

What would be the Seymour Duncan equivalent to the Tone Zone? I know the JB is supposed to be the opposite, but I want to know which Seymour sounds most like the Tone Zone. So far it sounds like the CC or C5, but I never actually played either of these pickups. The C5 looks like the eq is...

Anyone have any metal solos or shred clips with these pickups?

I recently installed a Tone Zone in my Strat HSS. After using a DD for quite some time, I couldn't get past the whole ceramic magnet sound and opted to go with an Alnico V with a lot of character. One thing that I seemed to notice about Dimarzio pickups is that they have something of a "quack,"...