Recent content by chief brody

how would the Blackouts humbucker set sound in a Strat? my double fat Strat has an alder body, maple neck & fretboard, and OFR. Blackouts & Strat = metal bliss? :) thanks

I've got a rear-routed Super Strat and I'm looking for a bridge humbucker for general hard rock & metal playing (i.e. EVH to Jeff Waters). the guitar has these specs: Bolt-on maple neck Maple fingerboard Hard Maple body Schaller Floyd 25.5" scale it's got a single volume pot hole. I have...

How do these bridge humbuckers compare? Either one more better suited/voiced for old-school metal like Judas Priest, King Diamond, and Megadeth? I'm looking for aggressive, raw crunch with tight and punchy bass. also, good for both heavy rhythm crunch AND soloing. are there better candidates...

anyone compare the MI Crunch Box and Tonebone Hot British pedals? going by the descriptions on both websites, I can't tell whether either one is going for the Plexi or JCM800 sound? Thanks

anyone have experience with the AVTX series from Marshall? the reviews I read are either "love it" or "hate it" The AVT150X model reads pretty versatile (from the manual anyways), but not sure if it's suited for the nwobhm and old-school metal I like to play. I plan to visit a Guitar Center...

I understand the output of a guitar loaded with EMG's is different than passive pickups. are we talking about impedence level? is the signal still unbalanced? what if I had a guitar with an 81 and 60 and plugged straight into the line input of a mixer or keyboard amp? would this give a clean...