Recent content by ParameterMan

I know nothing except there's a lot of different models and manufacturers. What's good? What should one look out for? What general differences in feel, usability etc. are there?

Re: FREE set of Duncan pickups of your choice. On me. Merry Christmas. I present to you: a Gibson 60's tribute LP I should not have been able to afford. Light with an open clean voice and that perfect bitey fret clash that only comes with well-levelled frets. Stock P-90's are unusable for me...

:naughty: Anyway, frets oxidize pretty quickly around here and I like to polish them up with fine-grade steel wool, except I was out. "Whatever shall I do?" I muttered to myself, pacing the floor like a head with it's chicken cut off. Then, it came to me as the manna came to the starving...

Judging by the guy's replies on youtube,he had no idea. Or he was being difficult. EDIT: They're SM-3, see this post. Anybody willing to wager a guess? i1TH2VW4Ddc ZuKlFkrK_jM

Ok, I keep figuring out how to do this and then forgetting it again, so I'm documenting it here. It seems this is something a number of people want to do but I haven't seen any other diagrams for it. Onward: It would be really nice and intuitive to be able to switch all four modes of a P-rails...

1) Be specific. Well-defined problems are easier to get one's teeth into and will attract more helpful responses. If you don't know yet and just want suggestions, be specific about what sounds you're wanting to achieve. It's very helpful if you're specific in the thread title as well. A title...

In my random YouTube wanderings I came across a video of Zakk Wylde shredding away on some sweet hollowbody while being interviewed. I think I see the Gibson flowerpot on the headstock but it's no model I've seen before. Anybody know what it is? cb7ODb_1dRQ

For example, I'd like a variant on the Ross/script logo compressor. I find it to have a sweet spot on the sustain dial, and that varying the level hitting the front of the pedal controls the compression better. I also think the circuit sounds much better as designed, with a near zero attack...

I can't seem to find a definitive answer... I've always thought that sound to be pretty much the ultimate semi-clean tone. I always assumed it was a strat until I saw him demonstrate his explorer. Now I'm not sure any more. What say you?

Hey guys, I'm wanting to replace the plastic input jack on a Vox AC15cc1 with a Switchcraft 12A. It should work great, as the jack is on it's own little card, but there's some trickery going on. They've got a few components on the card that connect the ground to the chassis through two...

Title says it all. I'm looking to end up with three of these. What do you have?

As I was waking up this morning I realized something. I haven't found the audio clips for many boutique dirt boxes appealing, and here's why. The current craze is 'transparent' OD, generating comments like "I can hear all the notes in a sus9 chord" or "doesn't change the sound of my guitar at...

Looking for a SSS pickguard to fit an American Strat. I'm looking for(in order of desiredness): white pearl, cream pearl, tortoiseshell, black or parchment. If you have any of the above, talk to me.

Up for sale: Two Duncan SSL-5 Custom Strat pickups. One's normal, one's RWRP. $42 each or $77 for both. One white/vintage(I can't quite tell) pearloid Strat pickguard, HSS. The humbucker hole has the round Fender-style corners. Foil on the back. Very light wear. $25. One WD cream pearloid...

Well, it's happened. I've got a Schecter Hellraiser hardtail, which as you may know comes stock with EMG 85 and 81 pickups. As I figured, I'm not getting along with the 81 in the bridge. Almost toxic levels of hard-edged upper midrange grittiness like most ceramic magnet pickups I've tried. And...