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Hello guys, How much does the add of a carved top in a mahogany wolfgang type guitar body alters the tone ? I was thinking of a flame maple top ... By the way, i´ll be getting these from Warmoth. Does how does the combination of a solid mahogany body and a maple neck/fingerboard sounds ...

which humbuckers to use in a Warmoth alder body strat with a maple neck and fingerboard ? gonna be using floyd rose also ... mainly for ... classic rock (page, ac/dc) ... hard (guns, van halen) and maybe some old school trash (early metallica, accept, exodus) Thank you

Hello folks, I mainly have a lowly stratocaster and a Ibanez S540QM (japanese) which i´m selling for about 1.200 U$ (it has EMGs). I live in Brazil so theres no way i can test the guitars im gasing for... hear they are: ESP LTD EX-400BD ESP LTD EC-1000VTB ESP LTD DV8R And i´m also considering...

Well, i just turned sixteen last week ... and i feel that this is the right time to set my basis, build up my mind, get my chops rocking and prepare my futere ... I live in Brazil. To enter the college here we take 3 Tests, 2 of which have nothing to do with music, just math, biology, history...

Hello everybody. I just bought (today) a used Ibanez S540FM, it´s a japanese model, made somewhere between 93~97 i think, and it has Dimarzios Paf´s Pro on it ... Which i really hate, as all dimazio pups i have tested (x2n, tonezone, evo, breed....) ... Which pups should i go... I want to nail...

Since the last week i´m realy freaking addicted to ESP/LTD guitars ... though i can´t aford a ESP ... I´m really interested in getting my hands into a LTD ... There are for models that interest me ... ESP LTD Deluxe M-1000 ESP LTD Deluxe MH-1000 ESP LTD DV8-R ESP LTD JH-600 I´m not shure...

Well these days i´m really getting into more heavier stuff like ... Metallica, Judas Priest, Testament, Zakk Wylde (BLS & Ozzy) ... so i´m going to buy a pair of pups a Gibby LP Studio my friend leant me ... Which one you think i should go for ? And ... can somebody please explain me the...

Hails ! I´m running a strat like guitar ... loaded with egm´s (60/81) trough a DSL 401 40w combo (1x12 speaker) ... But i can´t seem to nail a good metal tone ... I´m in quest for something like ... Helloween, old Metallica (kill em´all), Testament kind of tone ... that crunchy high gain, heavy...

So how you doing fellows ... It´s been a whiles since my last post ... being busy with college ... This summer im planning to buy a new guitar, as i´ve already sold my Epi´s this week ... Uhmm so gimme a little help... I´m really locking for a metal axe... that will surely have EMGs (active...

Hello guys ! Which is in your opnion the best chorus pedal that is being produced nowdays ? I´m going to Guitar Center on Friday and i need some help choosing the right one. I´m playing stuff like Guns N´Roses (paradise city, knocking on heavens door, Led Zeppelin (stairway to heaven), Deep...

Hello fellows, As you may notice I´m a big fan of Slash, not only in his GN´R Era ... but also in his solo projects: Snakepit & Bluesball. I have a JCM 2000 DSL 401 (40w all-tube combo-amp), an Epi LP Custom loaded with SD APH-2 Humbuckers ... pluging the guitar right into the amp i can´t get...

Hails might guitar heroes ... it's been a time since my last time ... but here we go ! I decided to do the JP Wiring on my Epi LP, to get that tonal diversit the wiring gives you ... But i still don't know what i need for ... Would it be push-pull pots on all controls ? or those little 3-way...

Hello again Dudes, I just bought a new strat, btw my first one... I'm looking to upgrade the pickups... The pickup config. is H-S-S ... I already bought an Alnico Pro II Humbucker for the Bridge ... What pups do you think 'll make a good pair with the AP-II ... in Neck and Middle positions ...

Hello Dudes !!! Im new to the forum, thats my first post ... I've been on a tone quest since i was 12 years old ( :laugh2: ) ... It ended up pretty son ... But now im having a really hard time on chossing THE amp !!! Tell me ... Marshall JCM800 2203 or Marshall 1959 Super Lead ??? What you...