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All of Dick Dale's sounds are available on a normal stratocaster. Now the Misirlou picking pattern- that's a tough one to nail down

So your make-or-break decision for a guitar is whether the truss rod was last turned clockwise or counterclockwise? That's all a "creek" tells you

What I'm getting from this is the MortalCoil is wound using copper and the preamp is made using convential widely available electrical components? They also confirm that their new preamp design infact does what a preamp is supposed to do. The only thing I'm getting from that report is that the...

I also hopped on the 1 for 49 group buy. I bought 3 things for something in the ballpark of 500 bucks and now I have literally their entire software suite. I don't know how much it costs to piece meal it, but I have about 130 pieces of software and each one sells for a minimum of $50 without a...

Good afternoon, I have a Telecaster setup in standard tuning. I want to set it up for open G slide guitar. What do I need to do the set it up for that?

Sorry Ive been gone a while! The build quality of this thing is great, and every component is correct down to the funny value of the pots! The only issue I've discovered with it is I don't like the sound of a Fuzzrite! Oh well!

Which of these sets is the best for a "do it all" Stratocaster? I've never tried Lace, and I want to try a few at a time

Excellent stuff. I got to researching the Third Man, and stumbled upon this little guy on ebay: After shipping and tariffs it comes out to about $70. It ships from Azerbaijan - off the northern border of Iran. It claims to be a Fuzzrite with a clean boost at the output to give it modern...

I like the sounds it gets on In A Gadda Da Vida and Spirit in the Sky. Very distinct. Any opinions on it or any good variations I should look at?

Any reviews on this? From the sound clip it sounds most stellar. Any practical anecdotes to push me over the edge and buy one? I think it's a unique circuit, but I've heard it may be based on the Fuzz Face

My jag bridge is too high on the E and e strings. Can I shim it underneath the middle saddles and then lower the whole bridge? Or is that not possible / going to cause other problems? The neck has rounder radius than the bridge.

This is the one I was looking at, kinda like a faux firebird for only $800. I guess the only thing to do would be to wait until I can find one in a store, but they don't seem all that common

Anyone try one of these? Specially the HHH model. It looks to me like some sort of firebird 7 inspired design? What's it supposed to sound like?

I've got a single humbucker Telecaster made of basswood with a maple neck. I'm looking for a warm, thick hot humbucker. Nothing over the top, because I want it to be able to clean up. My heaviest sounds are Black Sabbath and my cleanest sounds are usually a warm bluesy overdrive. Not a big fan...

What's the difference between all the Fuzzfaces? I've got a red "Dallas Arbiter England" that belonged to my brother and I was wondering how this one stacks up with the rest of the bunch?