Recent content by PeterJCruz

Some of you are familiar with my trials and tribulations in trying to get my CD finished.. Well.. I finished the first song.. LOL!! Among the many piece of "kit" I used.. I used a Carvin guitar with Seymour Duncan "Custom Shop pickups" wound by MJ. The bridge is a "Wrath of the Lamb" pickup...

Hey guys.. I just finished reamps on a song I am doing and am doing the mix now (finally).. meanwhile, I got in this BFG modified Jet City JCA22H. I had a few mods on it.. it has the "20 lb hammer" gain mod, a gain switch for the "crunch" channel (goes from a clean to a crunch), upgraded Output...

I received this amp today from BFG in Salem, OR. Brian over there sent me a modified JCA22H which he did a number of mods to... among them: * 20 lbs Hammer mod (high gain) * depth knob * "grind" push/pull on the depth knob * clean/crunch toggle switch on the "crunch" channel * upgraded caps *...

Hey folks.. I will be on a live show on Monday morning (on Google Plus Hangouts on Air) and will be performing a song (Anger of the Gods) from my upcoming CD (The Atlantis Suite).. I just uploaded a couple of different mixes of the song and was just hoping to get some feedback on the "mix." I...

Hey guys.. I've been busy at work on my new CD.. and posted a quick "in progress" clip of a song with scratch drums and guitar.. I did use my Carvin with SD Custom Shop pickups.. With any luck I'll finish up drums this weekend and begin working on laying down bass tracks...

I was wondering. looking at the whole setup with the coil packs... are both the neck and bridge coil pack straight up "humbucker" spacing and not trembucker? Seems as none of the coil packs are trembuckers... or am I missing something. thanks

Hey guys... I've been gassing HARD for some actives for my latest axe.. I've been thinking EMG's but maybe Blackouts might be a better option... However!!! * I dislike soldering.. LOL!!! I wonder if I had the guitar already setup with an EMG 3 way switch (with the EMG pickup buss included...

Hey all.. lately I've been thinking of getting some actives for my latest custom shop axe... with the wood color/grain and hardware.. a gold covered pickup would absolutely look KING on it. =) So I am debating actives.. The Blackouts seem to be very "hot" but the cleans with it seem to be really...

Hey guys.. I actually took "delivery" of my newest Custom Shop Carvin earlier this month... I thought I had some pics I could upload but I don't have any on this PC.. However, I did do an unboxing video which I'll link below.. =) here's some of the specs on the guitar: Carvin ST300 model...

I have a new custom build Carvin on the way... and it will be a 6 string, Walnut body (Eastern walnut I believe), Figured Claro Walnut top, maple neck thru with 2 walnut stripes. Ebony board with SS frets... It will be finished in "tung oil." I am looking for a TIGHT thick metal tone.. with...

I was just curious if it was possible to get a YJM Fury and "trim" the plate on the bottom. I have an axe I would like to add them too.. but it doesn't have the "flange." I know Duncan has some without that nub on the bottom plate.. can the one on the Fury be trimmed?? If not.. I'm guessing that...

Hey guys.. just wanted to share a quick clip of a tune using my Tubemeister with DiMarzio pickups. Those pickups are NOW coming out.. and in their place are my two Duncan Custom Shop pickups... The clip features my Tubemeister in Silent mode (via REd Box Out).. with Dimarzio Evolution bridge and...

I am testing stuff in the studio before tracking guitars.. I have a Randall IsoCab that I'm using with (in this case) an Orange Dark terror. Previously I had tried an SM57 and found the sound to be stuffy sounding.. so I decided to try an Audix i5 which takes out some of the mids (the offending...

Hey all... I have my THIRD (which is actually a "redo" of my 2nd) Custom Shop coming via UPS tomorrow... so I am excited. I am DEBATING whether I am going to install it (with my Custom Shop BRIDGE) or WAIT until I finish recording my CD project.. However, I have NOT STARTED tracking guitars...

Ok, I don't know exactly what to do.. or who to call.. I ordered my first Custom Shop bridge pickup in April.. and received it at the very end of May.. About 2 weeks before I called up and ordered another pickup. I wanted a neck humbucker.. but modelled after the YJM Fury neck model.. but in a...