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I have an old MIJ strat in an hss configuration. Ive been rocking a JB in the bridge, an ssl-6 in the middle and a hotrail in the neck for a long time and have no massive issue's with that setup, however I have another h-s-h guitar and would like to go back to a more traditional hss setup for...

Hey guys. Currently have a typical Ibanez RG(basswood, bolt on maple neck) kitted out with the Distortion in the bridge, SSL-6 in the middle and Jazz at the neck. My main amp is a Laney Ironheart 60. I do quite like the Distortion, but find it a touch 'small' sounding for lack of a better term...

I've got an H-S-H Ibanez which I've swapped out the bridge and neck pickups for the Distortion and Jazz. As i have mild guitar players OCD I'd like to have all the pickups Duncans. Looking suggestions for a replacement middle pickup. Looking for a true single coil to get nice strat like...

Got a new Ibanez. Stock pickups aren't terrible but they're not great either. I'm looking a bridge pickup for playing detuned metal but something that will work nicely for lead playing too. I watched Kieth Merrows pickups comparison video again and two that stood out where the Nazgul and the...

Hey guys, I recently got an RG721FML, it's an American basswood body with flamed maple top, bolt on maple/walnut neck and rosewood board. Also a big old fixed bridge which I adore! The pickups that came in the guitar are quite backed off in terms of output, which makes them very articulate and...

I'm looking for a single coil for an HSH setup where I'm using a distortion in the bridge and a 59 in the neck. Really I'm looking for a pickup which will work well in the 2 and 4 positions with the humbuckers. I have little experience with single coils, I have another guitar in an HSS config...

I need to replace my volume pot because its pretty old and getting quite noisy when I turn up and down. Does it matter what kind of pot I buy? I'm talking about the make. I know I want a 500k and I'm using it in single knob guitar, the subtleties of the rolled back tones are not so important...

I know there are probably already threads about this but could anyone post some links or point me in the direction of existing threads with tips, advice, basic principles to learn. I don't want to know how to change one part for another, I want to know the ins and outs of why each wire goes...

Hi, hope this is going in the right place. A guy near me is selling this pedal for around £50. I'm quite interested but don't know much about it. Anybody know anything? I'm currently using an old Ibanez ts10 tubescreamer. I'm using it in the typical metal way, always on infront of the amp to...

Hi guys, gota a question about 2 very similar guitars I have and the difference in sound I'm getting from them. Got 2 superstrats, a Jackson and a Fender. The Jackson is alder with a bolt-on maple neck, rosewood board and has a licensed floyd-style trem. The Fender is a MIJ model and I got...

Hi guys, I have jackson guitar currently loaded with a duncan distortion in the bridge, a classic stack in the middle and a hotrial in the neck. Recently after playing afew other guitars I think I prefer the clean tones that come from the middle position on guitars that just have 2 humbuckers...

I just picked a "Lexicon Alpha Desktop Recording Studio" as its known and it comes with a copy of Cubase LE 4. Now I'm very new to home recording but so far the process of tracking guitar and working a click track has been fine. I do however want to use the drum editing part of it, infact...

I am a rather impatient 22 year old in need of a gig worthy amp. But not just any amp. A metal amp, something that well handle low notes quite well. Notes as low as about G, keeping the low end tight and defined and providing ample amounts of gain without it turning to mush. Anyhow being...

I recently got my first set of actives, the EMG Zakk Wylde set. I but them in an old B.C. Rich I had lying around because I liked the guitar but the pickups were rubbish. Im not overly impressed and think they might not be installed correctly. I'm comparing them to another set up I have with a...

Was hoping someone could clear something up for me. I've been using a hotrail in the neck for awhile now and am a huge fan of it. But i recently got another hotrail off ebay that looks completely different. The one I have been using has a more traditional humbucker look, whereas the new one...