Recent content by oilpit

Hey all, I hope this is a pretty simple question, but Google has been unable to provide me with a satisfactory answer. Basically I am planning a Wamoth Strat build, and I would like to use a Gotoh EV510T http://g-gotoh.com/product/ev510t-fe/?lang=en Warmoth carries the Gotoh NS510T-FE1...

If any of you are familiar with Ernie Ball Music Man guitars, the 3 way switches that they use are imo, such a massive improvement over similar switches used in other brands instruments.instruments. They are super tactile, the travel is like 50% shorter those used on Les Paul's or PRSs. Are...

So for those that don't already know, many Mesa/Boogie amps, most notably their flagship 'Mark Series' have their EQ controls before the preamp in the circuit, as opposed to the vast majority of amps that have them placed after. The result being that they have ridiculously sensitive tone...

My Les Paul has been out of commission for longer than I care to admit, I decided to take it into a luthier. I was noodling around on it the morning I brought it in and I noticed that the neck was really sticky. It was so bad I actually checked to see if there was some dirt or sticky gunk that...

Hey all, hope your April is going well so far! I was hoping to get some advice on getting a new tremolo for a mystery Strat body of mine. A few years ago I got what I assume is a Warmoth Strat from my local guitar shop. The guitar looks and sounds fantastic, it plays almost perfectly too...

I decided to rip everything out of my Les Paul and get all new electronics, both due to the fact that I bought it used and the solder job was embarrassing and the cables were just stuffed into the cavity, made the pickups almost impossible to change. So I'm looking online at some new wire to...

I have been trying to decide on a H/S setup for a Strat I'm throwing together. I've never personally had a guitar that had a bridge humbucker with a neck single coil and I have been trying to read up on getting a good volume balance between the two. My goal is to put a JB in the bridge and...

I was looking through Ibanez's line of guitars earlier today and it seems to me that they is a lot more variety in the kind of pickups they are using. A few years ago I seem to remember every guitar they made had either Dimarzio or proprietary pickups. The newest product line the AZ series...

One of the volume pots in my Les Paul crapped out the other day, marking the first time I have ever experienced an electronic component in a guitar fail, it was bound to happen eventually. It's actually impressive they lasted as long as they did considering I've had the same guts in this guitar...

Re: Besides Gibason and Fender who was the most innovative? So I read this post last night and I didn't know what you were talking about, because just beforehand I had been to the Parker website which shows a full product line and a totally up to date looking website. They literally have like...

This is regarding a Stratocaster with a regular 2 point tremolo. The question is pretty straightforward, assuming the guitar is properly set up, all other components the same (that means locking tuners in either scenario), will a roller nut provide a tangible benefit over a Graphtech Tusq? I'm...

I don't know if you guys are familiar but there is a company called Monoprice that makes a tube amp that only costs a hundred bucks! I've been plugging into my PC modeling software for the last year and when I saw this thing I immediately bought it. Link below if you're interested...

Right now I've got a Custom 5/Jazz set in my Les Paul which I have wanted to coil swap for a while now. I figured since I was going to do it myself I might as well do a different pickup than the standard 59/Custom hybrid. What I am thinking about doing is getting a PBg and one of the coils...

So this isn't strictly a pickup question rather it's more about tone in general so if this is in the wrong section that's my bad, but this seemed as good a place as any. Also just a shout, I used to post here all the time when I was younger but it's been some time. Not sure how many long time...

So I just ordered an A4, a UOA5 and an A8 from addictionfx, and I would like to take the opportunity to finally try to make a few hybrid pickups that I have always wanted to try but was never brave enough. So my plan is to make a Seth Lover/Jazz and a Brobucker/Custom. Now these are not very...