Recent content by nikosteph

Hey everyone, Recently I was in a music store and had the chance to play a Maguire Meridian guitar (see pic), and totally fell in love with it. Unfortunately, it's a $5,000 guitar, so a little outside my price range... What I really loved about it though was the thin carve-top body, and slim...

Hi good peoples of the forum, I just bought an Ibanez RG6003 guitar as a cheap shred-stick to mess around with, and from what I hear the stock pickups are not that great. The guitar arrives in a few days, so I haven't actually played it yet, but I wanted to get your advance opinions on good...

Re: Guitar halfway between PRS and Les Paul? Haha, nice! The bird inlays would make it even pimp-er, but alas I couldn't find a good/not-too-expensive one on eBay...

Re: Guitar halfway between PRS and Les Paul? Sure! Here she is:

Hi everyone, I recently decided to get a used PRS McCarty (thanks to advice from the helpful folks on the SD forums!), and will almost certainly want to change the pickups once it arrives. From what I understand, not many people dig the stock pups, and their specs are in the vintage range. If...

What kind of guitar would you recommend for someone who finds a Gibson tone too thick, and a PRS tone too thin? In general, I absolutely love the feel of the PRS neck and body size/weight, but the tone is too thin and "tinny" (or "sterile", as I've sometimes heard it described). A Les Paul, on...

Hi everyone, so I'm looking for a quality tube amp for higher-gain stuff. Something that can cover the range from overdriven classic rock (Zeppelin, AC/DC), hard rock (Guns 'n Roses), 80's metal, as well as stuff like Steve Vai and Metallica. I won't be playing ultra-high-gain metal stuff, but...

Hey everyone, so I'm looking to get a new guitar, and I'm willing to spend a little money to get a really nice axe. After my previous experiences with various brands, I think I've narrowed down what I'm looking for, and would love some suggestions! In short: I want a good hard-tail guitar that...

So I recently got a Telecaster, and while I love the neck pickup for that smooth sweet bluesy tone, I'm so-so on the bridge (too twangy, not surprisingly) and am thinking of switching it out for a single-coil sized humbucker. I've always been a big fan of the Custom series (the Custom, C8, and...

Re: Advice on a fast-playing, not-Les Paul-but-close guitar? Hi again Forum-ites, I know it's been a couple months since I originally started this thread, but I wanted to post a quick update. Turns out I found something that is quite close to what I was looking for...and it was under my nose...

Does anyone have any sound clips of the Custom with the Alnico 8, in either a Gibson SG, any American-made PRS, or an ESP single cutaway (or similar) guitar? I'm considering all these (among others) as lighter, faster-playing replacements for my Les Paul Studio (which has a C8, and I absolutely...

Hi everyone, I already posted this question in the "Guitar Shop" forum, so ignore it if you answered there, but I figured I'd post here too for those of you who don't frequent that one. So, in my quest for the perfect guitar (for me at least ), I've come to a point where I sort of know what I...

Hi everyone, So, in my quest for the perfect guitar (for me at least :)), I've come to a point where I sort of know what I want based on several instruments I've owned or tried based on the different "highlights" of each. However, I'm not sure what guitar would best combine all these features...

Hi everyone, On the SD site it says that the Custom (and thus I assume the Custom 8) are better for "balanced and warm" instruments, and I've heard that it goes really well with mahogany in particular. I had a C8 in a Les Paul and it sounded fantastic in that. Out of curiosity, how would one...

Has anyone ever put an Alnico 8 magnet in a Dimarzio Breed bridge pickup? I just recently installed a set of Breeds in my Ibanez RG550, and while the overall tonal character is great, I'm looking for a bit more bite and output, especially on the high notes, to get more searing leads. I do like...