Recent content by JB_From_Hell

I have a TR-2 in good condition, looking for a Metal Zone, a noise gate (Boss, ISP, or ???), an EQ pedal, something along those lines. I'd really prefer to trade for one of those, but if you'd like to buy, it's $65 shipped/CONUS.

Everybody hates the Metal Zone, so it seems like somebody here must have one to get rid of. PM me if that blessed soul is you.

I've had good and bad luck with SD's overseas pickups, mostly good, but the Solars are pretty great. The neck seems very close to a '59, smooth and fat for leads. The bridge is based on a C5, which I have very limited experience with. In a set-thru maple/mahogany guitar, it does as you'd expect...

Did some trading, and wound up with a Blackstar HT Club 40. After playing awhile, I'm getting a low pitched hum. Am I correct in starting with new power tubes? If so, does anybody recommend any specific tubes? It has two EL34s, and two 12AX7s (may as well replace those, too).

The other day I was thinking I wanted a really obnoxious pointy metal guitar. A trade later, and here it is. Tried to capture how brightly it almost glows. Out in the sun it’s ridiculous.

Anybody need some Dunlop dual design strap buttons? I have two each black and gold, plus various parts of the strap ends as well (I think there is at least one complete black and one gold). If you have any Schaller buttons, I'd swap for them, or probably just about anything else.

Had an f-ing awesome day. Made a new music friend, and we did some trading. He got one of my MIM strats, I got his Orange CR120 and a Laney 4x12. I decided four 12s wasn't enough, and made it a 3/4 stack with my Fender combo. The Orange is fantastic. I haven't spent a lot of time with it yet...

Went to Music Go Round to get my daughter a flute today. Looked through the parts cabinet, found they had a Fluence Strat loaded pickguard for $160. I've been unhappy with my Strat tones, and shopping for new pickups, so I decided it was a sign. These don't have any of the qualities that made...

This Glarry is a killer bang for the buck... a Warlock, Wave, and Bich all in one.

Mine is a Carvin DC-something, wanting to say 135. Got it along with a DC-125 in a trade last summer, and it became the surprise favorite of all my guitars. Never liked neck-thru before, but they're both fantastic. This one is mahogany body and neck, flame cap, pretty flat (maybe 16") ebony...

Put a set of ceramic Nailbombs in my LP earlier this evening. I was looking forward to finding the perfect set of pickups for it. Turned out to be a very short quest. If I had spec'd a custom set for it where they could read my mind for what I wanted, they wouldn't have come out any better. I'm...

Gibson 490 set, with pcb, switch and jack, all plug & play. Elysian Trident II set with black metal covers. One coil is alnico slugs, the other screws, with ceramic mags. I'm looking for a set of Blackouts, EMG 81/85/89/60, or maybe something else along those lines. Not exclusively after...

I have a Les Paul with the 57 Classic/Plus set. I'm not asking for what would be better, but rather where they fall in the tone line. Like what would be a similar set on both the darker and brighter side, with comparable output. If I decide this guitar is too dark, would a Seth set open it up a...

Last weekend I traded into a 2018 Les Paul Studio. I'm eating tons of crow for all my years of Gibson-bashing, but that's another story. It had 9s on it set lower than I typically prefer, and it felt pretty great. A day later I went up to 10s and raised the action. Wound up near a music store...

Last Xmas, I got a used MIM Standard Strat. I think it's a 2014, and it's a great Strat, no real complaints. Decided to keep the streak going for my bday, and picked up a new Player Strat. I didn't go out hunting for a guitar, but happened on a music store around the corner from my new job...