Recent content by marcello252

or gold/brass screws matching the saddles (a gold brige plate and tuners would be even better)

you can adapt the cream pick guard with an exacto knife in few minutes...

agree, I hear the JB spikey on the mid high but not nasal, the tone zone is nasal

A JB with a flowerish vibe

it doesn't perfectly penetrate the windings , anyway it works in most of the cases and it's however better than an unpotted pickup if it gives you problem (I always think unpotted pickups sound better, but I recognize there are environments where they are a PITA to work with) . I often used...

agree , in Hi Fi cabinet shape and dimensions are crucial to make the speakers work good , in guitar open back cabinet things change completely , the differences are really few (a bit more in closed back cabinet, where the difference in air pressure behind the speakers gets relevant).

yes, yes, yes that's exactly what I do with my P90s LP special , it's a guitar born for that kind of sound, she sings beautifully that way

with my actual bank account I'd had gone in for strings , left with a 'bye'

tv yellow double cut special wraparound bridge

I strongly believe the real value of a thing is strictly the value it has for you and you only, being affective, psychological, monetary, the sum of the three and so on. Market laws don't apply on the single user but they regulate the masses, so it's pretty normal everyone has a different view...

dunno, mine is straight like an arrow, not even a small dead spot, the C shape a perfect fit for my hand. I don't like the color, too much clear, but I guess it will darken with time, and I didn't like the satin finish, a bit too rough, I resolved energically rubbing with some paper towels, as...

I'd go countercurrent, a JB with a 250KA vol , instantly a plethora of old and new school sounds

OT: sorry, english is not my mother language, could you please enlight me about ? I'm curious

A friend of mine gave me an affinity tele neck, it looked and felt so good that I used it with a pretty expensive tele body, even the frets edge was good, not rolled off (of course) but smooth enough

I've had a SSL5 on the bridge of my #1 strat for 20 years, coupled with a pair of SSL1, 1 vol, 1 general tone pot only , both 250KA , it's my standard reference sound