Recent content by Fatty

I'm looking for a trem-spaced black Custom Custom. I have a black '59 neck (2-conductor) for trade, as well as a trem-spaced black Pearly Gates (4 conductor with S.D. logo). I'd also be willing to buy, depending on price.. If you've got one to unload, shoot me a PM!

Anyone have experience with stacked or otherwise noiseless P-90's? I'm considering ordering a set, but I'm also afraid that some of the P-90 mojo won't be there. (Loss of highs, etc). By the same token, the Custom P-90 in my strat can get downright noisy at times, so you can understand my...

I'm asking on behalf of a buddy of mine at work.. I know nothing about Michael Schenker :laugh2: Anybody know what pickups he uses?

I was sitting in class today, and suddenly I was struck by an (admittedly random :laugh2: ) idea: Is it possible to have a tone control without a volume control wired up? I've never seen it done before, and I'm not sure what (if any) practical purpose it would serve, so I'm basically posing...

Well, my latest Warmoth neck finally shipped out.. it took a bit longer than expected (I ordered it January 3rd and was told 4-6 weeks.. It's due for delivery on March 16th :blackeye: ), but hopefully it will be well worth it. The neck is for the first Warmoth I put together (and have since...

Well, I just got off the phone with Aaron (Blueline), and we decided on a piece of wood for the neck of the next guitar he's going to put together for me. The body is going to be a double cutaway (one of Aaron's original designs) made out of Black Korina with a carved flame maple top. The deep...

I'm going to be trading in some stuff at a local shop for an old Fender Champ on Saturday... I did some reading on them online after trying it out today, and stumbled upon a few "mods" for the Champ. --------------------------------------------------------------------- => Use a 6L6 in place of...

As some of you may already know, my band (The Twitch Kids) is currently in the studio laying down some tracks for a CD. We recently wrapped up vocals and horns.. and while this clip isn't mixed or mastered yet, I thought you guys might want to see what we're all about. I'm using the custom...

I just finished setting up my new homebrew (sort of) computer speaker system.. and it has officially outgrown my desk. First, I put my Soundblaster Audigy 2 back into my computer, then I ran a few RCA cables out of the Audigy and into my Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro. From there, I ran two XLR cables...

I'm getting some wood knobs made, but I need to know whether my CTS pots are 1/4" or 6mm. I ordered them along with my Warmoth about a year ago http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/parts/parts.cfm?fuseaction=include_potentiometers If I remember correctly, 6mm are more common, so I'm thinking they're...

I had the opportunity to play an original Hagstrom Swede (not the new ones they're making in Korea nowadays) and a mid-70's Ibanez Artist through my AD30 today... and holy crap! Those things sounded AWESOME! The lower-output pickups sounded so amazing with the Orange it was unreal. The best...

I'm in the process of bringing my disassembled Warmoth LPS back from the dead, and I've reached the point where it's time to select the pickups. In my other LPS, I've got a Seth/Custom Custom combo going.. I like the sound of the Custom Custom with some gain, but on the clean channel it tends...

Does anyone know what the string spacing on a "Vintage-Spec" Strat hardtail bridge is? I'm thinking it might be 2 1/4", but hoping it's 2 1/8". Specifically, I'm looking at this one on EBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3770789755&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Has anyone ever seen a place that sells Strat knobs with anything other than "Volume" or "Tone" engraved into them? Specifically, I'm looking for a strat knob engraved with "Rock".. so I can effectively "turn up the rock". :dance: (Please note: I'm being completely serious) :laugh2:

I've been cruising EBay for a few weeks checking out ATA Flight cases for my new Orange head and 4x12.. the head case looks like it will run around $120 after shipping, and the 4x12 case looks like it will run around $350 after shipping. Are these good investments if a band is playing out...