Recent content by Blix

Re: It's that time again. How many guitars do you own now? 5 at the moment: 1988 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Signature. 1983 Kramer Pacer Special: Steinberger Spirit. Kramer Pacer 2010 Peavey Predator from the 80's.

In 1988 I was 16 years old and worshipped Yngwie, and when Fender released the Malmsteen signature strats, I wanted one more than anything. But I was not even remotely able to afford one. Now 24 years later, I finally have one coming my way! :D I have spent a few days really thinking hard...

Searching the forum a few months ago I found a thread mentioning Jon and his affordable custom winds, and I shot him an email about making a super mismatched humbucker for me. After a few email back and foruth we settled on a pickup that would end up at about 11k, with a 4/7k mismatch. Alnico 5...

Got the fantastic new EVH amp a couple weeks ago. Interestingly it doesn't seem to like my A2 humbuckers at all. Duncan SH-11, EVH Frankenstein, and a Motor City Black Iron all sounds way too soft and compressed in the bottom end on it. Put an 80's DiMarzio Super Distortion in the guitar and...

Sooo, the Frankenstein is evidently a CC with 25 years of wear/use/abuse right? I've been of a EVH quest lately, and the CC is indeed the pickup getting me closest to that tone. Something about those fat crunchy highs. Fat highs? Yeah that sounds moronic, but I swear this pickup has it... ;)