Recent content by ishmun

Hey Guys! its been a long while since ive posted here, but i need your help... Last week, I became the proud owner of a maple neck Fender Highway 1 strat!:banana: BUT - i hate the bridge pickup - its very thin and harsh to my ears... I was considering putting in a humbucker, but i already...

hey guys - i think this is a really stupid question but i have to ask!! :smack: :smack: im trying to replace the tubes in my JMP1 (JJs from eurotubes, rated at 100, if u wanted to know) but i cant seem to get the lid off!! i see some small allen key like screws on the sides - is the only...

Hey guys, after a few requests, ive uploaded some riffs that i recorded with my CC and my C5 in a gibson flying V all tracks were done on a POD2.0 - either marshall or soldano settings (cant completley remember) most of the clips have alot of distortion and a few without, so u should be able to...

hey guys have any of u used these 2 preamps? what are your thoughts on each - pros and cons and what do u think gives the better tone? :newangel: Cheers Ishan

hey guys ive recently, after about 3yrs, started listening to my smashing pumpkins records again - and was pleasantly suprised! the band does indeed rock and im diggin alot of their tones at the moment have any of u guys got an idea of what sort of geat the pumpkin folk used? some of the...

hey guys i need your quick advice on this fender MIJ guitar!! tell me what u think of it http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3759961446&fromMakeTrack=true its a 1983 JV strat which is currenty at 540AUD which is like 250US waht do you think of it? the run down: 57 model -...

hi guys, im thinking of buying, what the seller tells me is, a 1982/83 Fender Strat with the serial number starting with "JV+5digits". But he also tells me that he believes the wood is basswood and not alder - but he is not 100% sure would u guys have any advice on whether it is basswood -...

hi guys im having some major probs soldering a my new seth.... this is prolly the first time ive tried to change a pickup, so im not really sure on what im doing..so sorry for the stoopid qs :( firstly, i cant seem to melt the current solder thats holding the wires in place why is this? the...

hey guys im looking at buying a fully assembled pickguard that has come off a Fender highway one strat - but im not sure of the pickups inside it... i asked the seller what type of pickups were in the guitar and this is wat he responded with: The single coils are vintage style Strat pickups...

hey guys ive got a problem.... i have an RG3120 right now - with TZ and PAF Pro - and it just doesnt do it for me any more!! it sounds kinda...di-ckie!!?? lots of treble, not warm, and its just not livley when playing lead, it sounds really thin and icepicky in the bridge its primarily a...

hey guys ive got an opportunity to get a sethlover for cheap! BUT its a bridge model and im only looking for somthing to replace my 486r(not sure if tahts the right model no) in my gibson V. Currently, ive got a C5 in the bridge and im wanting your opinions on how a seth lover (B) would sound...

hey guys i need ur advice!! ive come across a 1972 gibson les paul custom that i can buy for approx. 1450USD the only prob with the guitar is the finish on the body. it seems the owner has tried to repaint a couple of sections, thus causing the area around the tailpiece and between the knobs to...

hey guys i was hoping u could tell me a little bit about this pickup i seem to be reading conflicting reports about whether it is a single coil or a humbucker and whether its meant to be like a Super D Jnr, or meant to be closer to a P90 sound any info on this would be great Ishan :dance:

hey guys as u may have read, ive settled on a C5 for the bridge of my flying V, but im yet to decide on what to get for the neck im thinking either a Pearly Gates or an A2Pro what do u guys recommend? i want it to be pretty versitile - be able to do clean sounds ala opeth, and mid gain tones...

hey guys how are we all well, i just thought id update u on my pickup endevours for my Gibson flying V didnt like the 500t, so i put in a custom custom i loved the highs - so nice and sweet, but i found the mids were too overpowering - maybe coz i use a mid heavy amp (MB mark3)? the lows-...