Recent content by Kinight Templar

New old stock Yamaha Pacifica 821DX from 2000.....

The store owner himself said that the decal peeled off because he applied detergent when he was doing the cleaning. I wonder how truthful was that. Regardless, this is a very fine instrument. Not your typical shreddy superstrat because of DiMarzio Air Classics and Blue Velvet. The low output...

I have found myself a real sleeper. Yamaha Pacifica 821DX from 2000. Back in 2015 I visited a store near I used to work before and saw this beauty, but could not afford to have one more guitar. 5 years later I passed that store and found out she still sits in the shelf, with the decal on the...

Re: Bridge Humbucker for Allan Holdsworth tone Is the double screw version of 59 neck a custom shop thing? I don;t see it on Custom Shop page. Regardless, after that sound processing, the type of pickup may be kinda irrelevant. However from what I gather, Holdsworth tends to favor humbucker...

Hi, I am wondering among the current SD catalog, which bridge humbucker can let me approximate the Allan Holdsworth's later fluid tone as heard here? Do low to mid-output Alnico 5 units suitable for the job? I have the setups for approaching Allan's tone. My guitar is Yamaha SBG200. Thanks!

Since I sold my very first guitar, which was a Korean Epi LP Standard, way back in 2005, I hadn't owned a LP since, until recently. Got the Studio Lord SL400s circa 1980 for around USD350, in great shape as you can see. She has a rather vintage sound, think Led Zeppelin's Albert Hall, which...

Hi there, In a month or so I will be getting my first compressor pedal. Since I am new to this type of stompers I don't know what to choose so I need some tips from the experts out there. I plan to use the pedal with moderate gain, thus I am looking for pedals to get the tones good for legato...

I have read quite a few posts about the ever under-appreciated Yamaha DG line, and since I have a DG60 (the one without presets and screen) myself I would like share a couple of inputs. 1) I bought it new at USD200, since that music shop had kept it in the warehouse for almost a decade. In...

I have owned the Yamaha Magicstomp since 2008 from a blowout sale. The price was around USD100 new, a steal considering the amazing modulation and time-based effects and other esoteric stuff, especially the Holdsworth patches. However I had a bittersweet sentiment toward the stomp cause the...

Re: NGD: Killer discontinued Yamaha! That's a RGX421 Pro I think. Are those Blackouts? The RGX is simply the most diverse among the Yamaha's 3 major electric lines (the other being S(B)G, and Pacifica). Looking at all the models made from the 80's to now, it is hard to believe they all belong...

Here is a guitar that will intrigue you and amaze you: my recently acquired 1996 RGX621DM. SHe's a really sweet sounding guitar. It feels like an Ibanez RG for the obvious reasons, but the sounds lean toward Fender Strat with humbuckers, something Dave Murray would use. To me she can beat all...

Oh Yeah! I got this amazing amp yesterday. It's a Yamaha DG60-112, made in 2001 according to the serial no. Guess many of you know that this amp has been discontinued for 7-8 years, and it is regarded one of the best solid-state/digital amp ever made. In fact as digital modelling amp this baby...

I was looking for a guitar with dual humbucker to get that warm neck pickup tone. Then, out of nowhere, I accenditally pass by a shop I naver been to, and saw this beautiful Yamaha. She's an SBG200, made in 1985. The pearl white look and being vintage is very attractive and it is in extremely...

Hello folks, my first post here! Currently I have my eyes on a MIJ Strat(maple neck+board and alder body) and if I buy it I am gonna replace the bridge pup so I can have a fuller and warmer tone for classic rock, instrumentals (think Eric Johnson), and some prog (Pink Floyd, Marillion). I am not...