Recent content by dspiffy

This is the amp mentioned in my speaker swap thread. When I was a kid I toured with a youth r&b band. I mostly played keys but occasionally played guitar. The youth group's guitar amp was a Yamaha "hundred 410" aka G100-410 and to this day it was one of the best sounding clean amps I've ever...

So, at some point, instead of micing an amp in the studio, I started using my engineer's Boss GT8 as a preamp. I'm not sure what prompted this, but as someone adamantly opposed to multieffects and anything digital, I was shocked at the results. I use the "Clean and Crunchy" preset with the...

I posted a few days ago about the amp that I bought in 2005, sold, and re-bought yesterday-- Carvin SX200. Surprisingly loud, good sounding amp for what it is. The clean is live sounding, when it breaks up it sounds tube-like, and it takes pedals better than a lot of tube amps I've used (Twin...

Brand new without packaging, has been tested. Has a few marks from storage. Literally I bought this, tried it, then forgot about it. Tried it again today to make sure it still works. New this was $150. There's one on eBay for $90 plus shipping so I figure $80 is fair, but feel free to make an...

Bought this after finding out Prince played a Hohner Telecaster. I can understand why. It feels and sounds AMAZING. My tech and I compared it to multiple Fenders and this beat them handily, especially the pickups. Has a GREAT neck, just a little fat for my tastes (it's still slimmer than...

Leftover from my various pickup swaps largely documented on these forums. Planning to keep the Keystones and try them in future guitars but I'll include them in the list just in case. Wilkinson Stratocaster neck and bridge pickups - $40 for the set "Wilde" Bill Lawrence Keystone (Tele) neck and...

Since I was ordering a gig bag, and Thomann offers flat rate shipping, and I've always wanted a 335 or copy, I couldnt pass this up: http://www.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_hb35_ch_vintage_series.htm?ref=search_rslt_hb-35_362657_1 I've heard nothing but good things other than a few guys who...

Could have sworn I'd posted asking for opinions on double gig bags. Finally went ahead and ordered this based on recommendations and my own research: http://www.thomann.de/intl/reunion_blues_rbx_2e_double_electric_guitar.htm

The custom set I ordered for my "Mad Cat". Dylan asked that I share with the interwebz about my experience with his company and product, so I will be making plenty of videos. Here is the first:

Is there such thing as pickups that will fit in a Tele without modification and sound like Strat pickups? In a perfect world, they would be hotter than strat pickups as well. I bought a 45th Anniversary Mad Cat which, unlike the Reissue Mad Cat, has Bill Lawrence T1 and T2 pickups. My...

My understanding is these guitars use the Bill Lawrence named pickups NOT made by Bill Lawrence and his family, as opposed to the Wilde Bill named pickups made by the Bill Lawrence family, correct? What are the differences between the Strat and Tele sets other than mounting? If I obtained the...