Recent content by Eddie J.

Recently I found a thread about comparing Duncans and SD, and somehow i started thinking about this. Some people share the thought that Custom is the "closest" Duncan pickup thing to SD. I never played SD (:smack:) , but I have played all the customs, and from my point of view, I think that the...

It is wound pretty hot and i presume it can`t be open, but then again, I never heard anyone complain about it. Can someone compare Alt8`s compression/openness with Custom series, or just say anything about it? Thanks.

I need one. If you got one and don`t need it, let me know ;)

Which one is richer in low mid section? I wonder is PATB-3 really so mid scooped as one could think after reading the pickup chart? When I compare some threads about PATB-3 to tone chart, sometimes it looks like it`s not the same pickup.

My Dean hardtail select came with this bridge. It`s a Korean SUNG II bridge (i can`t find nothing more about it) and when i physically compare it to tonepros or schaller i notice that this bridge is narrower. Probably weigh less too, I don`t know about that, actually it`s not light at all...

Ok, this one is not a real problem, it`s something that i want to understand. Imagine that you have a hot bridge pickup and want to make it sound as a lower output pickup. What of the following would bring your sound closest to the real stuff (low output pickup)? 1. Using your volume knob. 2...

What do you think about this? http://www.groovetubes.com/product.cfm?Product_ID=2130 I`m having some sustain issues with G,B and E strings from 15th fret and higher. Just about any tone played there has significantly less sustain. Do you think this could help?

Guys, i finally got my SH-5 Custom and i`ll put it in my Dean hardtail Select. But I am confused now, cause the wiring in Hardtail select is rather strange for me, or I`m not getting something right. I took the stock bridge pickup out and noticed that it is a 3 wire pickup, and the pots are...

I need some help to pick a neck pickup for my Dean Hardtail Select. (mahogany/maple cap/rosewood/setneck) I ordered Duncan Custom to put it in bridge, but for a neck pickup, after some thoughts about Jazz and PG, I decided to go for Dimarzio. I almost took PG, but (i heard only samples) there...

I was thinking about digging chambers in a mahogany/maple guitar which sounds too solid and let`s say "narrow" compared to many other guitars, and then I realized that i should try different pickups first. What pickup would you recommend for a solid body guitar to make it more "airy"...

Well, My dean hardtail select came with a nut for which i thought (and many other guys here) that it`s made of black plastic. Then, one guy who actually build guitars and mess with nuts all the time, took my dean up and said that is a graphite nut up there. I was confused and forgot to ask...

After playing it for a few days, I think that my new dean HTselect needs better pickups. I got an impression that this hardtail sounds very fat, creamy, and rich on bass side, but there is some mud allover, and even more important, i miss some density and power in sound while i`m playing it. I...

OK, this is for Dean Hardtail users. I can`t get to try Dean hardtail select before ordering, and I`m thinking of buying it over Peavey HP signature EXP that I have recently played and been amazed with extraordinary sustain that little guitar delivered. (stringthroughbody) Dean on the other...

I never done anything like that, but I`m thinking about staining a whole guitar body and rosewood fretboard in black ebony stain. Here is link to stain color which I plan to use: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_supplies/Colors,_tints,_and_stains/Black_Fingerboard_Stain.html And this is...

Hi guys. It`s been a while... Well, I`m buying a new guitar and i narrowed it to this two babies: Peavey HP signature EXP Ibanez SZ520 I almost bought SZ520, and then i discovered this Peavey. Very similar guitars, but I like the ebony fretboard and a little bit smaller body, so i`m in...