Recent content by GreatOz

Good day, So according to another thread, it seems I have a Duncan Custom (SH-5) that I am thinking about putting in another guitar. That guitar is one of the Ibanez LP-ish clones. It currently has JB's in it (both neck and bridge), but the bridge JB seems to be going out. It has extremely low...

Anyone got an idea what this pickup could be? It doesn't have a label or serial number or whatever. The DCR measures at 14.08K. Closest production model to 14.08K is the Duncan Custom (SH-5) at 14.10K. Any ideas? Thanks

Ok, I mentioned in another post about ordering one these and a few people were curious about what I thought about it. TL;DR: I really like this thing, the gain is structured how I wanted the Fillmore 25's to be and does exactly what I want it to do. Long version: First impressions.... This...

So uh.... I have some car paint (urethane) that I don't foresee ever using on an actual car for different reasons. Is it safe for the guitar to use automotive paint on a guitar body for a solid finish? Afaik, many finishes use urethane-based paints on guitars, so I don't think it would, but...

Good day, I have 2 more Stacks for the neck and middle of my Strat and they're great, but am considering replacing the bridge pickup with a humbucker since I essentially never use it and I like humbuckers as bridge pups more anyways. My main concern is the increase in volume vice the normal...

Debating on trading a Blackstar HT5R MkII for an Ibanez Artcore AF75 (I'll still check out the guitar). For those of you who had one, what do y'all think of it? Thanks, GreatOz

Good day, What are your impressions of the Victory Sheriff V4 Preamp Pedal? Any usage is fine, but I'm more looking for the usage as bypassing the preamp of your main amp and going into the effects loop. What did you like about it, dislike, does it do the Plexi sound fairly well, and what are...

I have a Mesa Fillmore 25 that the gain just sounds..... fizzy and perhaps a bit flubby, at least to me. That's the best way I can describe it. Turning down the bass doesn't help with the flubbyness that much and the presence is already low, like 8 o clock. Is this just the way the gain...

Good day, I'm trying to get a better sound out of my amp for recording, but it sounds really dark. I have the two mics, an SM57 and an e906, about an inch or so away from the grill on speaker cone center and am having issues with it getting it to sound brighter. The amp itself is already set...

Good day, I'm having a strange issue with my Fillmore 25. Whenever I am using the effects loop, my spring reverb quits working. Whenever, I'm not using it, it works again. Not only that, the signal being sent to the front gets a lot more broken-up/overdriven. I tested the weird overdrive...

Good day, I'm looking for a reverb-delay combo pedal to replace my current reverb and delay pedals. The only two real requirements is that the delay needs a subdivision changer with at least dotted 8th as an option and a tap tempo preferably with an LED indicator for the tempo; a huge plus is a...

Good day, I got a question on tube maintenance, namely replacing an biasing and how often I should expect to do this. I'm running an Ironman II Mini attenuator on my (basically new) Mesa Fillmore 25 head. You can see my settings in the picture, clean is on the left, "drive" on the right. I...

Good day, I'm in the market for a good 6v6 amp (prolly 6v6). What I want is Blackface-style cleans, but somewhat vintage-y overdrive that is tight and smooth without being harsh. I found the Mesa Fillmore 25, but was wondering if there were other similar amps that will do a good late 70s/early...

Good day, I'm somehow having a grounding problem with my vocal microphone. Anytime I'm not touching a metal part of either guitar, I get feedback on the vocal microphone in front me. I use two guitars live with an A/B switch to go between them, and I can touch either guitar's metal bridge...

I think I might have already shown this one a while back, but it is technically my latest guitar purchase. Got her essentially "on a whim" about 6 months ago and 6 months later is now one of the guitars I will only sell if if I am starving; best "on a whim" decision I have ever made by far.