Recent content by dg.riff

Hi everyone. I've got big problems. The truss rod nut on the 6-string neck of my cheap Chinese double-neck is totally stripped, but the neck seriously needs less relief. I want to replace the nut, but I can't work out what sort of nut is actually is. The visible part of the nut doesn't rotate...

I've got a few decent guitars which I don't really want to mess with (e.g. Gibsons), so I'm thinking about getting a basic cheap guitar so that I can try my hand at upgrading/customising it. I've only got experience of replacing pups, but I'm keen to have a go at replacing all the electrics, the...

I don't know the first thing about speaker impedance, so I need help. I've got a Harley Benton GA5 combo, which I think needs a replacement speaker as the stock one is fairly rubbish. The Celestion Super 8 seems like a sensible choice, but I note it's rated as 8ohms, whilst the back of the amp...

Can anyone advise whether the Royal 8 is a good purchase? It seems to be the only little tube amp that has both gain and volume controls. I wouldn't expect it to be fantastic for that price, but does it do the job?

I need a really small tube amp for bedroom use. I had a go on an Epi Valve Jnr combo today, which was good, but still too loud if I want to make the tubes sing. Does anyone know of any smaller/quieter tube amps than this? If I want to be properly loud I'll use the Fender amp downstairs.

http://www.yamaha.com/guitars/products/productdetail/0,,CNTID%25253D60169%252526CTID%25253D600012,00.html For some reason I am obsessed with buying one of these - I think it's the combination of pickup switching options, Bigsby and semi-solid body. Are they as good as they look? My fear is that...

Hi everyone. I've got a Japanese Fender Strat XII with fairly thin sounding pups. They sound fine when clean, but they're not hot enough to drive the amp hard. What I'm looking for is a replacement single-coil for the bridge position that can really push the amp, but is also warm sounding...

Can anyone tell me where I've gone wrong? In my Pacifica I've installed a SSL2 in the neck, a SSL6(RW/RP) in the middle and a coil-split TB11 in the bridge. The problem is that in the bridge/middle position (with the TB11 split) I'm not getting noise-cancelling. Middle/neck is fine though. I...

Has anyone else got an RD? I think they're tremendously underrated guitars. I've had mine for almost 20 years. It sounds 'hotter' than my Les Paul Std and also tighter, no doubt thanks to the Fender scale length. Lovely neck and action too. Obviously this isn't the model with the Moog...

I would be really grateful for anyone's advice on what pup I need... I want to replace the bridge humbucker in my pacifica. I am new to replacing pups, but I have just put a SSL-6 in the middle and will be putting a SSL-2 in the neck. I'm looking for the following: - A reasonably hot, yet...