Recent content by Herschel Riffs

Howdy all, its been a LONGGGG time since I've posted but alas here I am. I currently have an Ibanez XPT700fx with the wonky/cool/ugly Gibraltar Custom bridge that's looking pretty ugly. At this point I'm looking to either have it refinished in black (recommendations for DIY or any place that...

So I recently scored an Ibby RG2EX2 off craigslist for a great price. I've been playing it consistently for the past few days and comparing it to my other sixers (JB loaded or PATB2). For cleans I find that the V7/V8 combo is very very usable. especially position two on the 5 way with the split...

Hey all, I have a Poplar jackson DR3 body that I'm looking to piece together. I've got everything I need minus the pickups. I was pretty set on a JB in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck but I'm not so certain. the views on poplar vary and I wonder if I should TREAT IT AS IF ITS ALDER. The guitar...

So as the title says, I have my strat wired up as such: 2 hum( sh-2/tb-4) 1 volume and 5 way lever. everythings perfect except when I touch my bridge or any metal...the hum doesn't stop. any ideas as to why? I have the bridge grounded, tried grounding the switch (which didn't work) and now I'm...

This is my first post here, first day here, and let me start off by saying that this is probably the BEST forum ever. I have been a long time lurk admiring this forum and I figured why not join? well...here I am, hopefully we'll all be like this within no time :friday: So I just finished...