Recent content by misterwhizzy

My daughter's orthodontist's office is basically a rock studio with dental chairs in it, and he loves talking gear, so when I went in there to take her to her appointment yesterday, he mentioned that he had crackling and a bit of a volume swell when he engaged the effects loop of one of his...

I have a Fender Player Strat that looks great and plays well, but every time I so much as touch the trem bar, it goes out of tune. What are common causes and solutions? My initial guess is lubricating the nut? What's the best one to use, if that's my first stop?

Just choose one. Although not best for everything, my favorite is the classic, stock Duncan Custom. It’s inspirational, and I love it.

A couple of weeks ago, my old Hendrix Crybaby decided to stop cooperating. When I’d stomp to engage, it would kill most of the signal, resulting in weak output and an unusable tone. I had always disliked having to push down enough to click the button and to be forced to start with the...

So I’ve been working on each of my guitars recently trying to resolve what minor dislikes I have with each one individually. Today was LP neck pickup day. It’s never been bright enough, even with 500k pots and a humbucker wired in parallel. I thought it had a .047 or .022 cap across the tone...

I have a Fender HSS Player Strat with a 5-way blade. I also have some sort of superswitch that came standard but seemed overly complex for my desires in case that needs to be put back in to make this work. I also pulled out one of the tone pots because I hate the way my palm feels on the...

So I've been getting by with a pair of WGS Green Berets in my 2x12, but I've been trying to keep an ear to the ground for deals on Greenbacks, should they come up. In the past, I've had good luck getting the broken-in Celestions from Avatar Speakers, but it doesn't even look like they're...

As far as Duncans go, I think I'd like to get my hands on a set of Black Winters and maybe a PATB-3. Outside of this sandbox, I'm intrigued by Bareknuckles. I've gone through 59s, A2Pros, Jazz, Custom with all the production magnet types, JB, Distortion, PATB-1, Fuglybucker, Crazy 8, and...

I’m team Greenback. Are you V30 or not? Simple question.

I'll admit to being perpetually unsatisfied with my pedalboard. I don't think that makes me any different from anyone here. I've had a Revv G4 for about a year and a half and a Friedman Small Box pedal for a while longer than that, and neither was quite scratching my itch for a boosted JCM800...

Which do you prefer?

Because each of my guitars has pickups that make me excited to play them. I guess that’s really the point of buying them.

This should be an easy one. What tuner do you use, and why? I was a Boss TU-2 guy until my eyes started going and I discovered the Korg Pitchblack. Seems to work just as well, but I can see it much more easily.

I've been trying to play cleaner and work on technique, but yesterday I just cranked up the gain and had way more fun playing. Sometimes less actually is not more.

Are these actually becoming popular, or is it just marketing hype at this point? And what's the difference between these and what Randall and Egnater were doing ten plus years ago? Don't get me wrong. I love the idea. Don't love the price. It comes across as basically a $1,000 20-watt power...