Recent content by dilney

Hi guys. I am seriously considering pre-ordering one of the new Joe Bonamassa Epi LP's that are supposed to be launched this year. They come in Goldtop with Gibson Burstbuckers 2 & 3. However, I have lately been also considering the Edwards Les Paul that can be bought from Japan. They come...

This is a very nice neck I bought for a project Tele that never happened. I bought it over a year ago from Jamerson Guitars (Musikraft's ebay store). I need to make some space or trade it for something I can use without any additional work (I'm still trying to finish a project started before...

I bought this from ReliableFender on eBay, including the tuners. I must have played it less than 3 hours. I need to sell this to complete some projects I started impulsively. Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) 12" Radius Medium jumbo frets with no wear. The neck is in...

For my wine red strat! I was shielding the pickup cavity and really liked the contrast of the dark red with the copper. Where can I buy it? I looked at WDMusic, eBay, other sites, but couldn't find. The closest I found was a Fender Moto Bronze pickguard, but most US stores won't ship Fender...

Need your opinion: I am about to buy a tremolo for my project strat. It's an alder body, routed for vintage tremolo (6 screw). I am considering a Callaham or a Wilkinson vintage style (either the VSV-G that's about the same price as Callaham or a cheaper WV6SB which is a regular vintage...

Hi! I am building a strat parts-o-caster and want to try the GFS pickups. Not because I think they will sound as good as SD or Fender Custom Shop, but because they seem to sound good and are cheap. Does anyone have any experience with the brass-baseplate single-coil PU for strat they sell...

I found several threads recommending the Twang Banger, but... I really loved the tones of the Tele Lead pickups (especially the Jerry D.). So I would like to hear your opinions about how a Jerry Donahue would sound in a strat. Does the Twang Banger in a strat sound more "tele-like" than a...

Look at this (French eBay)... I have no doubdt it's a scam, but what really pisses me off is that there are hundreds of auctions like these, and it make it really boring to browse through ebay...

Hi everyone. I have really bad GAS for a new, maple fretboard guitar. Since I don't really do gigs or objectively need a new guitar, I don't want to spend much money. I have constrained my decision to the following options: Fender Lite Ash Strat - 469 euro I love the look of these and have...

Hi everyone. I have a strat copy with a a set of DiMarzio Virtual Vintages as follows: Neck: VV 2.2 Middle: VV 2.2 Bridge: VV Heavy Blues What bothers me is that the magnet rods aren't aligned with the strings, especially in the bridge pickup. This is not "slightly" unaligned, but extremely...

This question is twofold. First, I want to down tune my strat a half-step or even a full step (to Eb or D, standard tuning). Consequently, string tension will be reduced. I use .010s now and I am thinking of using .011s os .012. Which gauge will give me the same tension of the .010s in standard...