Recent content by Desert

I wasn't a huge fan of the AP1s but the specs on the new ones look tasty. I love the '78, love the funky mid alnico 2 thing on humbuckers, in general. It's either those, or the 57 classics. I had a friend over the other day, he had em in an SG and they really sang.

Who has taken one style/brand of trem on a guitar and replaced with another? What were the brands, and what changed?

So I was checking out a couple of Chris Duarte instructional vids on YouTube. I read once that he liked 11s, down a half step, and low action. I had no idea how low he meant, until I saw these. The strings are laying on the frets! Still sounds great through the amp, though. Anyone here...

Did you use screws? Glue? Tonal differences after it was done?

Experiences?

I'm considering the strat bridge Joe Barden. What does anyone know about how that compares to the Vintage Rails? TIA

I'm deciding between a Fralin Vintage Hot and a Blues Special in the bridge of a Strat. I want real Strat (or Tele) twang and attack. Right now I've got some really low power PUs in it, and feel like I have to play really hard to get anything out of it, even with the amp turned up. What I...

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B Bent posted a really nice clip using his Twangbanger. Anyone else's experience with it would be greatly appreciated, and I'm now contemplating getting one for myself. The clip sounds damn nice, though I wonder if it may have too much in the way of mids? Is the output about the same as a...

Tonal differences? I keeping that the two piece construction is warmer than the one piece skunk...fact?

Hello everyone, I've made the big jump out of the lurker's closet. Nice to meet you. First question... I've got a '78. In doing some experimentation recently, I ended reversing the polarity of the entire pickup (for another reason). In doing so, though, it really sounded like the overall...