Recent content by celticafro

Hey ho, long time no see, guys! I'm about to attempt to build a speaker box for my guitar amplifier. I've got a Mesa Boogie Mark IIb 100watts with a 60watt power cut. At one time, I was running it through a Marshall 2x12 with celestion greenbacks. But I always found that the cab was very boomy...

G'day, everyone! I haven't been here for about a year. But now I have a question, and I figure you folks are the ones to turn to! I'm a drummer/guitarist living in Australia, and I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone: 1) I'm interested in doing some DIY stomp boxes. I just built a...

Hey, dudes and dudettes. So I've contacted a couple people (Brian of Baja Tech Custom, and Mike of Analogman) to see if they can mod either a Big Muff Pi or a Graphic Fuzz (the latter I already own) to replace all the cheezy, cheap caps, resistors, and transistors with good ones to make them a...

Hey, duders! :) So the guitarist in my band wants an AC-30, badly. Unfotunately, he also wants food, and can't spare the cash to get both. Does anyone know of a similar-sounding, cheaper-costing combo setup or... uh... "not-combo-amp setup?" BTW, what's the official phrase for...

Stupid Fender... they changed the specs on the new American series of instruments without letting anyone know. The Badass II's are designed to fit with all Fender P and J basses without having do any drilling or other modification... yeah, right. The first thing I noticed that was fishy was...

I got the little beauty today. I just wanted to ask you guys if you recommend doing anything special, like filing the saddles to fit the string sizes better, or anything else special like that before installing it. Trying to figure out if I should heed or ignore the little disclaimer on the...

I just saw a picture that the new Duncan box in the background. Yellow box with 3 KNOBS!! Anyone got the skinny? What's the deal with this little fella?

Hey, peeps! I'm having trouble finding info about the hummers found in '72 Tele Delux, Custom, and Thinline guitars (not to mention those sexy Starcasters :32: ). What exactly are they all about? I've once heard them called "low-output" humbuckers. Is this accurate? What kind of magnet...

Hey, duders. Need some advice and info. I'm pimping out my bass (a Fender USA Standard P with an S1 switch), and the bridge is giving me ulcers. The thing was great at the time of purchase, but after living with it for a while and having it set up by the local wizz... well, the magic is more...

Okay, peeps. I'm upgrading my bass here, looking at passives... Tell me why I should have to shell out the extra 60 bucks to pay for the Antiquity I & II series pickups as opposed to the Basslines Vintage or Vintage Hot? Or QP for that matter... Has anyone used any or these pups? I'm having...

Hey again, peeps! New questions for yallsen. This a long one, so get a cup o' Joe and have a seat. I own a straight-up American P-bass (not highway, but not delux, either) with an S1 switch. I've been thinking of different ways to pimp it out. I just need some advice, suggestions, and basic...

Hey, everyone! My friend and I are interested in experimenting with making our own pickups. We recently constructed a pickup winder from scratch using the methods described by Jason Loller in his book. We've got some magnet wire, but we're having trouble locating suppliers of forbon (for the...