Recent content by jimman

Yesterday I was at my local guitar center looking at smaller house amps (selection was super slim). They had what I assume is the newest spider amp and I gave it a try. I was honestly shocked, it was not complete garbage like the one I had years ago as a beginner. I only tried some high gain...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with EMGs Marty Friedman sigs? Finding information on them has been tough, but then again passive EMGs get no love. I might just have to be the test dummy for this these.

I have a used jazz neck for sale. I am asking for $65 which includes paypal fees and shipping. Plenty of leads left, but it does look a little burnt being a pickup that I used when I first was learning to solder. I also have a brand new hotrail bridge for sale as well. Never been installed. I...

Hey guys I have a 70s Super Distortion that needs a home, and so I am using that as an excuse to get a shred stick for 80s metal and whatnot. I am wanting something with a Floyd Rose or a smiliar system since that is something that is currently missing from my collection. I was wanting to keep...

I have come across an amp maker, Frenzel Amps, and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them? The product looks good, and at a really good price. But its just cheap enough to make me question the quality of the amps. Most of the info I can find online about them gives a good...

Well I bought one of the Shin-Juku drives from MXR. So far I have only been able to run it in front of my Fender Mustang II, but I already have an impression of it. I am probably not the best person to review this since I really have no experience with Dumble style amps or pedals, but I can...

Got my Skinnerburst pickups I had ordered. I will have to wait until I get off work to install them obviously. Huge surprise though, I took a couple of screws out of the baseplate to look at the color of the bobbins to see they are double cream. Huge surprise given the trademark nonsense...

Hey guys, I saw that the custom shop is doing a limited run of replicas to Joe Bonamassa's Skinner Burst. I have already ordered a set, but didn't see anything on the forum about them so I figured I would post here in case anyone missed the announcement. Right now its just a preorder so no...

Well guys a few days ago I was looking through a small guitar shop and saw a Jazz neck model and decided to buy it. I put it in my Les Paul, and it is pretty sweet. The cleans are great as you would expect. I far prefer it to the 59 with an A4 that was in there before. The cleans just see to be...

Hey guys I was wondering what the opinions on the new Blackstar ID series were. I had heard some really good things about them since they were first released and wondered if people still have the same opinion. I have searched around some local shops and have yet to find a place to try one so I...

Hey guys, I realized I have posted before about humbucker sized p90s and last time I got some great advice and good ideas. My situation now has changed in that I have freed up a little bit of spare change to put into some new pickups. Here are the current options I am considering: 1. P-rails -...

I was a fan of the Valveking before, and this could be pretty cool. If they keep the price reasonable I might be adding one when they come out. http://www.peavey.com/news/index.cfm/id/713/Peavey%20Introduces%20Next

Hey guys, I had posted in the guitar section of the forum a while back about refinishing a guitar. I have worked some on the guitar and with school getting out in a few weeks, I should have time to get finished soon. The only thing I am wondering about now is which pickups to put in the guitar...

I have been looking around for a good little practice amp for a while, when yesterday I was looking through a local guitar shop and saw a few Blackheart amps sitting around waiting to be played. They had a Little Giant head with the matching 1x12 cab and a Handsome Devil combo. I played through...

Hey guys a friend just gave me a Laguna guitar (I believe it is the one that comes in the starter pack with the line 6 spider) and the big drawback to it is my friend tried refinishing the guitar but gave up on it and gave it to me so now I have what is pretty much just a body that has half of...