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Hagstrom Custom 60 pickups. Slightly overwound Alnico 5 pickups. Somewhat dark but clear and smooth. Plenty of lead left. $35 shipped for the set. Also, Joyo Crunch distortion. In good shape but the battery cover is missing. Velcro on the bottom. I compared this to an MI Audio Crunch box...

I'm looking at an unloaded Thiele-ported cab. It's a Mesa clone. I know those were designed around EV12L, and that Mesa sometimes loaded C90s into them, but I'm not wanting to spend a bunch of money on speakers. Has anyone here loaded one of these with guitar speakers other than the EVs or...

I asked this question inarticulately in a different post, but my question is much simpler. What's a good low-output bridge humbucker for drop tunings in a dark guitar? I want good cleans. When I'm heavy riffing, I go for more of a Sabbath-based stoner-rock sound, so I don't need total clarity...

I need a pickup recommendation for a Hagstrom Swede D2F, which is a dark-sound Les Paul-style guitar. The stock pickups are very dark-sounding, as is the guitar. This is my first dark-sounding Les Paul guitar, and I'm enjoying it a lot after of lifetime of bright guitars. I'm looking for some...

Hey, I just got an Ibanez Custom Agent. It's a 70s Les Paul Copy with lots of fancy inlays. The top is Birch??? and the headstock has fancy scrolls like an old Gibson mandolin. It sounds a little middier than a Les Paul, but pretty refined, with good sustain. It's got the stock Super 70s...

This may be a pipe dream, but I have a couple of guitar ideas and I want to see if it would be possible to get them made. Does anyone know of any relatively affordable custom guitar makers who are willing to try someone else's ideas for a one-off. One would be a guitar that uses the materials...

Anyone have any good experiences with any really cheap giggable amps? I'm not talking normal economical amps, but rather Peavey bandits on down (Sub-200 range), probably old, solid state, etc. I've used plenty of good inexpensive tube amps, but now, I've got 3 kids and I'm totally looking to...

I'm wondering if any of you have tried any bridge humbuckers in alder or ash-bodied teles, with a humbucker version of the metal tele bridge/bridge pickup setup. I'm looking for a low or medium output pickup with a good organic sound. I'm guessing non-potted pickups like Seths or Antiquities...

Guyatone Mini OD-2. This is an orange tube screamer-type pedal and is great sounding. Nice, clear, warm overdrive. Better bass than a real tube screamer, a little more transparent and much smaller and oranger. It's in great shape, but has velcro on bottom (can be removed). Don't be alarmed...

I've got a Fulltone Soul Bender fuzz (Tone-Bender Clone), numbered and signed by Mike Fuller (#1609). It's a great, versatile fuzz that's especially good at Zep & Yardbirds flavors (but can do Hendrix too). It's in great condition, but I lost two of the little rubber feet when I removed them to...

What's a good couple of Humbuckers to put in a Strat? I want low-medium output, nice and warm with a lot of clarity when played clean. I don't really care about getting the classic humbucker vowely lead sound (but I do play a lot of lead) or splitting them, but I'll want some crunch when...

This is me with my old band. I'm playing a Fernandes Strat with Fralin high output pickups through an Ampeg Reverberocket reissue. Those Fralins are often overlooked. I think this is my favorite tone that I've gotten. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/9/thelulusmusic.htm

Hey everyone - I play a Strat and get pretty good tone as it is out of a Fender Fat 50s set, but I'm thinking of getting a higher output bridge pickup for a couple of reasons. 1) I play mostly on the bridge pickup, which I set up to get a fat and punchy, not too "Stratty" tone, but when I...

Here's a link to my band's page. It's pop-rock stuff. I'm playing the lead guitar parts on a MIM Standard Strat with Fat 50s pickups through a Peavey Delta Blues (most of it) and a Deluxe Reverb Reissue (some solos). Me and the other guitar player (Tele) both play rhythm. All my stuff is...

I was thinking about replacing the bridge pickup in my strat with a cool rails, but I have a few questions. My lead sound is kind of a dry, Jimmy Page Les Paul-meets-tele thing. I've set the bridge flush and attached a tone control to the bridge pickup and can actually get my lead sound with a...