Recent content by BartOfDarkness

After many years of loyalty I'm officially a convert from DiMarzio to Duncan and am planning on putting PATB pickups in most of my guitars, but I'm toying with the idea of getting something special made for my ESP M-II. I was just wondering if there's a certain way to communicate my ideas to...

I really like the sound of my ESP maverick right now. I got it along with a DiMarzio Norton because I thought it would have crappy stock ESP made pickup like what was in the neck position, but it turns out it's an old no logo Duncan Distortion, and again, I really like it. That being said I...

After much procrastination and buying lots of other gear, I'm finally getting around to modding the RG560 I got last year. Megadrive going in the bridge and I decided to go with a chopper in the neck instead of the heavy blues 2 which will now go in my ESP Maverick along with a norton. But not...

Re: I have no self control... (Charvel Content) As promised Despite the damage, I'm still super excited to have this! When she's all fixed up I could see this being my favorite neck profile and it's my only neckthrough guitar, so that neck heel is going to be magical! After thinking long...

I'm one of those poor souls that tried a Kahler, loved the d*** thing and searches the internet for hours on end looking more guitars that have them stock. The other day I searched ebay for a Charvel Model 5 (like I do every week), and to my surprise, I found this poor abused thing... At...

Re: "Show Some Ibanez Love" Thread I never posted pics when my RG560 arrived, so here it is! I still need to drop it off with my tech to swap the pickups and put on the Pickguard

My fender strat is the only guitar I keep tuned to E Standard at the moment, with that being said I've been looking to make it very diverse, as I play anything from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Iron Maiden with it. Right now I'm considering a Lace Sensor Hot gold for the neck and a red and Silver...

Re: DiMarzio vs. Seymour Duncan Psssssst, this thread is from 2014... Also, sorry my DiMarzio's are so pointless

I've been looking to get a new guitar with an HS pickup configuration for a couple months and had been torn by a few different guitars, but I got paid yesterday and bought an RG560. With shipping and taxes it was $450, but my coworkers gave me a $50 guitar center giftcard for Christmas, so I...

JP seems to be addicted to releasing signature gear more than ever. Honestly, I don't see the point, but then again I was skeptical about the illuminator too and it's currently my favorite pickup. (Taken from DiMarzio's website) Designed for renowned Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci’s...

I've been interested in using a Dimarzio HS-3 in the neck along with a humbucker in the bridge for awhile now, but I've been sceptical about this kind of combination because it's the weakest pickup DiMarzio makes. Has anyone here tried it and if so, how did it work out?

I'm currently in a situation where I love both the pickups in my Jackson Dinky... But not together... It has a DiMarzio Evolution in the bridge with an Air Classic bridge in the neck and they both sound great, but when I have one dialed into the sweet spot, the other sounds pretty bad. This is...

Re: Best shredder Nobody has mentioned Andy LaRocque and Pete Blakk of King Diamond yet? Some of my favorite solos of all time come from those early King Diamond albums.

I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to use it for, but I wanted it for some reason (good old impulse buying haha.) I have two guitars it could potentially go in (Ibanez RG and a MIM strat), but I've already decided on a set for each of those, so I either have to rethink what pups are going...

So I recently picked up my Custom Jackson from the shop that was assembling it (pics coming soon) and while the whole thing is absolutely awesome, I feel I have to comment on the Bridge version of the Air Classic that I put in the neck position as there's little to no information about using it...