Recent content by Mike D

I had a mono/stereo jack plate installed on my new Mojotone 4x12 and planned on wiring with cabinet with Kimber Kable 4VS wire with faston connectors. Everything was going fine until I realized that the faston clips are too small for the lugs on the jack plate (the wires that come with it have...

I've wanted to own an XTC for a long time and am now putting together the money to finally afford one. I'm on the fence about which model to purchase. Ideally, I'd test both of them out myself somewhere and come to the decision that way, but I'm not in a position to do so. I remember briefly...

Does anyone have any info on these? I read a description of the two 57 classics that come in the set and they say Alnico III magnets are used. I thought 57s used Alnico II...

Does anyone know of any pedal/effect that does a good job simulating down tuning? I'm not looking for drastic pitch change, just 1/2 step down for my locking trem guitar.

I'm interested in looking into a Charvel San Dimas. Anyone have any experience with comparing the USA production models to the Custom Shop? Big difference? Worth the extra $$$?

This may be a stupid question, but how would I change the knobs on my Grover Roto-Grip locking tuners? I thought I could just take out the screw on the top of the knob and take the knob off, but that didn't seem to work. Any help would be great. I'm trying to take the keystone knobs off my...

Quick question... If I wanted to put Grover Rotomatic Locking Tuners on an '09 Les Paul Custom, would they be a direct replacement/fit for the Grovers that come standard in Les Paul Customs? I do not want to alter the guitar in any way.

I've had my antiquities in my '59 Reissue for a while now and have loved them, but now that I've reduced my guitar collection I'm in need of a guitar with a more powerful rock tone. I was ideally hoping for something along the lines of John Sykes' tone he got from his '78 Custom. I believe he...

Hi all. I should be receiving my Custom Shop Warren DeMartini soon and thought I'd ask for suggestions for a neck pup to pair it with. Any suggestions? It's going in a Jackson DK2M.

I just bought a Boss NS-2 to try to pull back just a little bit of preamp gain noise I'm getting from my Jubilee. I figured I'd run it in the amp's FX loop. What's the proper way to wire this up? The input/output return/send connections on the pedal are confusing me for this type of setup.

Hey guys. Just got my Jubilee back from the shop to have it serviced. Mine is a 2x12 combo with 2 16 ohm speakers. The first question I have is shouldn't the impedence switch be set to 8 ohms and not 4 ohms? It was set on 4 when it left the shop today. The second question is a complete newbie...

Thanks for the help in my previous thread! I decided to pull the trigger on a Marshall Jubilee 25/50w 2x12 combo I saw on ebay in very clean condition. I believe this will be able to give me the tones I'm after (primarily 80's hard rock/metal). She will ship on Monday and I should have her by...

Hi guys. I've finally come to the conclusion that it's time for me to join the world of tube amps after playing through SS and modeling amps for so long. I've thrown so much money into guitars over the years and mistakingly never invested in a good tube amp to do them any real justice. I was...

My 2007 Limited Edition Les Paul Custom Silverburst has arrived! I'm on my way to work now, but be assured that a full review and more photos are to come! Mike :biglaugh:

I've really been into Les Pauls lately. I've always enjoyed them, but even moreso now, and am really gassing for a new Les Paul Custom. I'll probably leave my R9 in standard tuning and keep the Custom in Eb. I'm considering both the Custom and the '68 Reissue - both made in the Custom Shop, but...