Recent content by hydro

Hi, I got bi-amping working with my Mesa 4x12 cab and now have one head running through the left half, one through the right. Love the sound, but I am wondering how to best record it using a single dynamic mic (sm57 for example), or also for live situations where the guitar gets only one mic...

Just curious if anyone has bought one or tried it out. I've had my eye on the series.

Hi everyone, I have a Mesa 4x12 trad slant cab with stereo 4 ohm inputs. I'm trying to do the bi-amp thing and run one head into half and one into the other. The heads have 4 ohm outputs, which I am using in this configuration, with a Radial Big Shot ABY doing the split. What I find is...

I am now in a band that is apparently Too Heavy and we keep blowing up amplifiers. Our amp guy suspects part of the problem is that our amp heads sit directly on top of our cabs and the tubes, and possibly other components, are getting out of sorts from too much vibration. We play in C...

Hey people, I have a Midtown Standard (bigsby model) with a Classic 57 in the neck and Classic 57 plus in the bridge, stock. I'm OK with the neck pickup but the bridge pickup just seems to be too compressed/squishy sounding for me. Not quite enough bite and not enough dynamics, compared...

Hey everyone, Recently picked up a used Dean Z, 2007 or so - made in Korea. Nice guitar. Fishing around on the internet I found a catalog entry that just says it has "Dean Pickups" in it, which is not very useful. Does anyone know any specs on these? I assume they were probably made...

Hi, Haven't posted in a good while, but need some advice. Guitar is a Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby, stock pickups are 57 Classic (neck) and 57 Classic Plus (bridge). It has a simplified control layout, just 3 pickup switch, single volume and single tone control. I am getting ready to...

Hi, Haven't been on here for a while and never posted in the Bassment before. What's the good word on a cheap, brutal bass head? I'm talking chair-throwing, ape-swinging-on-the-garage-door rock and roll. Needs to be able to keep up with a 100 watt tube rig on guitar. Needs some break-up and...

I've been a pedalslave for a long time and I am thinking about getting back to basics. Wah. Tuner. One dirt box, nothing else. The thing is, I really love having a *board* because it is so convenient for setup, reliability, etc. A small board would be cool but most probably couldn't fit my...

Looking for opinions on Dallas Rangemaster/treble booster type pedals. Probably want to stay with the germanium based clones; interested in any experiences with different builders. Have listened to some clips, etc. from Keeley Java Boost (now discontinued), 65 amps color boost, beano boost...

Just arrived today. Going to put this in my '08 SG Standard -- pretty stoked.

This is an 08 SG Standard with a custom 8 in the bridge, stock 59n neck. Electronics are a Mojotone 50s wiring set for SGs, replacing the PCB/quick connects I'm having a hard time getting the volume/gain to clean up esp. on the bridge pup. I have to roll my bridge vol down to about 2 or 3...

Need a practice space PA. We have speakers, two Yamaha BR12 600 watt speakers with stands, I think they are 8 ohm. We need a power amp. Something cheap, two channel would suffice. Don't need a mixer. Would like to keep it in $300-$400 range. Any brands to avoid? I was looking at the QSC...

My friend who is an amp builder/tech has identified a fried-ass output transformer in one of my heads (an old Sovtek). Anyone here have experience with getting transformers rebuilt? Good? Bad? Yeah I know it ain't cheap... Just wondering how high the success rate is.

Sorry if this is a dumb question. So I recently put a custom 8 in an SG. Well the tone and eq profile is amazing. Love the pickup and I am not likely to change it in *this* guitar. But my understanding is that the C8 is a Duncan Custom with the A8 mag swap. And the Custom is a hot pickup to...