Recent content by jackson111

I have a Carvin X100B and I clicked off the effects loop yesterday and I noticed the volume picked up a lot. also the tone was much better. I clicked the effects loop back on and the volume dropped and the tone wasn't as crisp. I noticed with the effects loop the amp lacked definition when I...

I have just gotten interested in loopers. I haven't played with a boss rc 30 yet but it looked like that's what will meet my needs the best. Now to the question. My friend had an older digitech jamman he wants to sell. I haver been playing with it and it works great, but I haven't found any...

Hey guys I currently have a carvin x100b and I love it, but sometime if I want to get that more modern distortion is not capable on its own. Could someone suggest a pedal just to get me there? I was wondering if it would be best to use the amps gain stage and add a pedal to just boost it, or...

I have a carvin x100b and I have noticed that the tubes that came stock in it are labeled PM tubes. they are EL34's. I never have heard of this brand before but I like the tone of the tubes so I assume they are a quality tube. I have also noticed that Carvin sells the tubes on their site for...

I need to get some help from you guys. I am currently trying to put together a jam band for fun and I need to find a cheap speaker system for vocals. I really do not want to get a full blown pa system but just something to be able to hang with the amps and drums so I don't have to scream my guts...

i was in my local shop looking at a 6505 combo and it was foreign made? whats the deal with that. i thouhgt peavey was manufacturing their flag ship amps in the usa? the salesman told me oh yeah that used to be the case, but they have moved all their products overseas. is this true or does this...

my charvel has a recessed Floyd rose bridge. I have noticed that if I lower the action to much the strings that tend to buzz first are the "D" and "G" strings. so know to my question are Floyd rose bridges flat? or are they radiused to match the fret board? I have seen where some guitar company...

I got one of these about 2 years ago to try to make my crappy little amp sound better, and it did improve the tone alot. Know that i have some more high end amps i finally decided why not try it. I really didnt improve the tone that much but suprisingly it did act like a mild compressor to focus...

ok I finally made my mind up and ordered 2 WGS ET-65 for my laney 2x12 cabinet. I was looking at possibly getting the reaperHP but they were out of stock. the ET-65's will be replacing the stock celestion 70 eighty speakers. Which I hear a lot of people like and I guess they are ok, but for me...

ok guys I went to go pick up the carvin 4x12 cab at my friends shop and he sold the day before I got there cause he didn't know I wanted it. he had another cab that was loaded with celestion rocket 50's and I didn't like that one at all. so I have decided to upgrade my current 2x12 cab I got...

i will be getting my used cab tomorrow and was wondering if there was a way to verify the cab ohms. all i can think of is to plug my speaker cable in and use my fluke to test how many ohms of resistance is thereat the other end of the cable to make sure i match it to my heads properly. will this...

I finally took my Carvin X100B head to my friends guitar shop and tried out some 4x12 cabs he had. I tried a 1960 Marshall cab (new) and 2 used cabs he had. one was a carvin that was loaded with Carvin 100 watt british series speakers from the 90's, the other was a home made cab with celestion...

hey guys I own 4 guitars and 3 of them are 25 1/4" scale length (charvel pro mod wild card #4, charvel desolation ds1, and Jackson dk2m dinky). the other guitar is a 24 3/4" scale length (washburn idol wi14). I used to like the slinky feel of the washburn until I got my Jackson. now I tend to...

Hey guys has anyone else ran into this problem? i have been struggling to eliminate hum and hiss through my amps. i grounded on receptacle to my water pipe where it enters the house and my amps are almost dead silent now. and i dont get feedback with a single coil pickup anymore. i opened up my...

OK my guitar teacher look my guitar over the other day and told me I had way to much neck relief. and that my neck was still not in line with my bridge. so I shimmed the back of the heel to pitch the neck down, changed the neck relief from .015 to .004 and the guitar almost plays itself. I was...