Recent content by HeftyMetalGuitar

I picked up a Blackstar Fly a few days ago. It's a very impressive little amp. The sound is far better than any miniature amp near its price range. For such a small amp it really has a great tone and is a very useful instrument. I did intend to buy the ID Core 10 or 20 but at the same volume...

It has been a while since I posted something on this forum due to a hectic work schedule and just spending a lot of time playing an building new guitars. Well by building I mean assembling since I didn't route any of the bodies or anything like that, just put together 3 part-o-casters and...

I have a friend who is a big Slash clone who has an 80's Silver Jubilee, AFD 100, and Ceriatone AFD clone (the JCM 800 Slash version). He reminds me of this other friend I have who is a huge EVH clone. Every time one of them plugs into an amp it's like sitting in front of Slash or EVH and I am a...

I have a few pickups for in mind for replacing the JB bridge of my Carvin. I know the JB exemplifies the Seymour Duncan sound, but it's not working for me. There's nothing wrong with it, but to me is kind of bland. Before that I tried the Whole Lotta but it too seemed to lack character even...

There are hundreds of choices for high-gain amps these days. Even boutique amps have increased in available gain in recent years. Metal/rock doesn't seem to be taking over because the insipid masses still latch on to hip-hop and dance. The trend seems to be going to high output pickups though. I...

Here is what my P-Rails sound like after some mods. You will not hear the vintage amp sounding phenomenal or anything because I can not turn it loud where I live. This is my first post of music by the way. Seymour Duncan P-Rails Test

Why don't the models like the Custom Custom, PATB-1, 78', Warren DeMartini, etc... have matching neck pickups? Wait... I know Eddie and Warren almost exclusively used the bridge pickups. It's seems like probably 1 in 50 people would only want a bridge pickup so why not take all the guesswork out...

I have a friend who is the biggest Orange amp fan I know. He owns several including some clones or original design or whatever they are like Matamp. I don't know what the history of Orange and Matamp and the other names he mentioned but he complains a lot about the reliability of Orange amps...

Just bought my second KTR as a backup. It's that good! Anyone else love the KTR or are you one of those silver/gold Centaur loyalists?

I figured something out which has been bugging me for a while and was wondering if anyone else has the same experience. The problem is in the articulation of the pickups, like my P-Rails set for example, which seem less defined in swiftly picked runs. The discovery I made while trying to figure...

I bought a set of P-Rails, but if and them to muddy up a little with distortion. Is it the pickup or is that inherent in the rail designs? Magnet swapping is a consideration, but the only mags that provide good definition are ceramic and A8, both too strong as I like the current output. Suggestions?