Recent content by Phantasmagoria

Yesterday I went down to a nearby guitarstore to get myself a strap for my Xiphos.. And there's this other dude who was there to buy a guitar and had narrowed it down to two. One being one of those new Indonesian made Fender's that everyone seems to be cribbing about & the other being this...

Eh, NGD thread deleted? ...seriously? ....you'd think I'd posted decapitated heads, not 2 tiny drops of smudged blood :rolleyes: Anyways... NGD-Stealthy Spectre of Sin (V2) My new Ibanez Xiphos XPTB620 BKF . Gassed for one of these baby's (Xiphos's) for close to two decades. My fave...

New budget T-Style guitar day... Been holding off buying a Tele for years because I can't stand the look of them. Finally this one is a different enough take on the shape to appeal to me. In fact I think it looks pretty hawt! Now ..a die-hard Tele fan or a purist might say "Eh, wtf...

Cuz my son's bought them for me... :bigthumb: Both my boys are into metal. (elder one's hair is halfway down his back) ...not crazy into it like me but more casually. He likes modern metal, "progressive" stuff & djent... and the two of us argue about our completely different tastes all the...

Ok so about 90% of my axes fit that description (except for the shy blue part)...but the FGN/Fujigen axe I bought last has a regular Strat-type bridge ..so not quite there , mad shredelicious shredding machine though it undoubtedly is. So now we have a triumphant return to the glory day's of...

Came in yesterday... ​ Man there is going to be so much testing to do in here ....clip's, video's, comparison's, playthrough's and the like eh ..what can I say? I like to actually play my guitars :bigthumb: Let's start w/ this one recorded straight out of the box. Action was sky...

Anyone have/own one? Any experience w/ them? And most importantly how do they compare w/ the originals? I had an RG550 many moons ago & it was a fantastic guitar, but I always preferred my S540 Sabre which is all I ever played back then, despite having a couple of other guitars including the...

Expensive-ish stuff you bought that's just sat around and not/scarcely been used ever since? I'll lead with this.. 1. Two Notes Captor X. After testing to see that it works..it's just been sitting around on my desk pretty much untouched. It's ready to go ..but t's never gone anywhere...

Finally ...the arrival :bigthumb: First go.. OD-1 Orange mode.. Always wanted a Marshall ..this one specifically... for years and years. I do have a little experience with them. My friend has one at his studio & I've played a few others here and there over the years...

Unexpected NGD.....out of the blue! My band and I are back together and jamming for an upcoming gig in November, though the reunion has been plagued w/ sht luck so far ...for me personally, my rhythm playing sucks, mostly cuz of the pain I have in my left hand/thumb that makes chording...

I took a chance with a recent online purchase.. As things stand it's the least I've payed for a new tube amp since I bought my 15W Goldea Rex new for $150 from China many many moons ago. This one cost me $240 (they were $1000 + new back in the day) but is a 50 Watt head. It was listed as...

Picked this up almost a week ago. The store I tried it in only had the one demo piece & I wanted a new one but they were backordered & would take at least a month to get here so I ordered one online from another store. But when I cranked it up I was disappointed to hear that the (dimed) dirt...

Awesome things are worth waiting for...this came in yesterday after a five day transit. What can I say? ..another beautiful, flawless, amazing sounding/playing/looking Ibanez Sabre in absolutely immaculate/as new condition like the seller promised :bigthumb: The whammy bar was still sealed in...

After a two week wait.... I finally got my newest Ibanez Sabre :bigthumb: It's a S1070PBZ CKB 'Premium' model made in Indonesia... Looks fantastic, sounds fantastic, plays fantastic. It was setup pretty decently except for a slightly higher than ideal action (for me) which I got right down...

So what's the problem w/ cheap axes, (analog) solid state tone & 10" speakers? Just wondering? :D Signal chain: Ibanez GSA60 GIO -> Laney IRF Dualtop Solid state 60W + some onboard reverb + Goldea (MiC) 2x10 w/ Jensen MOD 10-70's + Single SM57 -> Reaper. Done.