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Re: Dream Guitar I dream a lot. Here's one.

Re: If you had a time machine.... Obviously. I'd take it and replace it with a brand new HSS Strat and convince him it's a better deal.

HSS, pointy headstock, toothpaste logo, rosewood board with white dot inlays. Anyone know what model this is?

So spring must be right around the corner because that's the time of year I seriously consider adding to my stable of neglected guitars. This year I've been seriously considering a white Dean Soltero or maybe a DBZ Bolero. My budget dictates these would be in the Korean range. Anyone have any...

Someone buy it before I do. And I really can't. So let me live through you.

Yay? Nay? Pros? Cons? I'm looking for my holy grail amp. Needs to go from Trowery, distorted single coils to chunky, fat, crunchy, old school metal. I don't have a problem with boosting it with a tube screamer or similar. I don't have much use for cleans although I appreciate them. Opinions? If...

Any brand. Looking for suggestions. Looking for replacements that would ultimately need to balance with a bridge humbucker in an HSS Strat. Needn't be uber vintagey. Needs to sound good and be responsive. Not real picky but it needs to have some character and not sound dull. Would be employed to...

Looking for a Christmas gift for a friend looking to get into guitar. They already have a decent beater guitar. I want to get them a small amp that has built-in beats they can jam along to. Built-in amp models and effects are nice but not crucial. Sound quality is not crucial. I'm hoping the...

As in color, not eco-friendly. Gecko bursts, transparent emerald greens over flame, grass green, British racing green, Charger green, Antigua green, camouflage, whatever you got. Let's see 'em. Admittedly not an extremely popular color but when done right a green guitar can be quite striking...

A couple weeks ago I went browsing at a few local mom n' pop music stores. Looking for a deal on a used guitar, something out of the ordinary, or maybe a modding/project guitar. I saw this strange tele-shaped guitar at one place that looked sort of cool. I liked the paint job, the fact it was...

I'm playing mostly HSS Strats into a Genz Benz El Diablo amp. The amp tends to sound a little dark. I like to boost it with an OD for some sparkle and sustain in an effort to get a classic rock/early metal tone. Currently I'm using a TS9DX "turbo" tube screamer in regular TS9 mode. It gets me...

What's the difference on a practical level? I have a Genz Benz 60 combo amp and have been in a love/hate relationship with for the last couple years. Only recently did I learn (or maybe it just sunk in) that the bass/mid/treble controls are active vs passive. I did some googling to try and...

Anyone see these? I love the designs. Future retro. They look like they could have been designed right alongside the Strat, Moderne, V, and other 50's futuristic designs. Anyone have any experience with them or have an idea what they cost? http://www.jbacklund.com/

Anyone try them yet? Curious how they compare to the SCN pickups they seem to have replaced.

pretty much exactly what I've been thinking of for the past couple years. Now available as a special run direct from the factory. Ideally I wanted this to be an H-S guitar with 3-way switch and Duncans but it's a Strat. Swapping out that pickguard would be no trouble.