Recent content by Dabatross

Hey guys, Is it possible to achieve the glossy/shiny finish as seen on ebony fretboards with rosewood? If so, what can I use to get this finish on my guitar? Thanks.

Hi, I have a lot of DVD and instructional books on techniques like playing sweep arpeggios, doing scalar runs, and stuff like that. However, I have yet to find a DVD that shows you how to apply these concepts to your own scales or how to form arpeggios within a scale. The problem I'm having is...

What is the technique called when a guitarist brushes other strings during a bend to create a brushed sound before a bend?

I got a Fender Stage 160 amp and the sound isn't very clear for some reason. I don't really know how to describe but to say it sounds a little muffled. Anybody know why this could be happening? I want to use this amp because it has a lot more power than my marshall 15cd, but the marshall is 10x...

Can anybody tell me what would cause scratching sounds in a bridge pickup?

I have an ibanez 450dx with low-trs II trem and the G string keeps going out of tune. I don't use the tremolo, I have it blocked, and anytime I do a string bend the string goes immediately flat. Anybody have an idea why this is happening? Could there be a problem with the saddle? This same...

I'm having trouble incorporating new licks into my improvisation. Whenever I play off the cuff I always resort to the same licks I already know over and over. How can I implement new ones into my playing so it's not so stagnant?

I have an ibanez 450 dx guitar with an emg 81 installed in the bridge. When I do divebombs with natural harmonics, the note fades very quickly. Also, the G and low E string seem to flap more than usual. Any cause for this?

When I dump the bar on my floyd rose, the low e and g string seem to get way looser than the rest of the strings. What I mean by this is that they lift up more out of the saddles than the rest of the strings do. Is there a certain reason for this?

I have an ibanez 450dx guitar and when I do a dive bomb only the D string goes out of tune. I got the locking nut engaged but it still goes out of tune. Anybody know any other possibilities?

I have a question about potentially making a neck thinner than the way it was produced. I have a BC Rich Bronze Warlock that I would like to make the neck thinner. I'm thinking this is going to cause issues with the trus rod as mass from the neck is being taken away and can't support string...

here is my chain setup... wah 535q --- equalizer --- wylde overdrive --- noise suppressor --- amp I have pretty much everything on full gain. When I turn the suppressor on reduction, it doesn't mute the sound all the way when I stop playing. I can still hear the hiss and the buzzing from the...

First of all, please don't hack on my gear, I'm broke. I have Marshall MG15 amp, behringer EQ700 pedal, and a 535q crybaby pedal that I use. I turn the boost on the crybaby to +20db for added gain, the EQ I boost some treble and some mids with the output set to about +13db. When I turn both...

We all know that standing up and playing is a lot more difficult than sitting down and playing... the thing I find the most difficult is playing in the upper register of frets on the low E string. That stretch for the fingers is killer. The biggest problem is trying to do a 3 finger stretch...

I was wondering what effects does gain and high output pickups have on the way your guitar plays? For instance, if you play with a low output pickup it's harder to pull legato runs off in my opinion. Does more gain just mean more distortion or does it make the strings "fry" so it's easier to...