Recent content by playas

It might seem like a strange question, but I notice that outside of strictly bolt-on superstrats it's very rare to see a guitar with a hss pickup layout. I was wondering if other designs with hss layouts just don't sell. It strikes me as a versatile set-up but even a lot of more modern designs...

I'm curious, I've watched a couple of vids of refret jobs where a tech heats each fret to melt any potential glue that may be in the slot holding a fret in place. So far so good, makes sense...but what I found odd is that they are running solder along the top of the fret while they are doing it...

Can anyone confirm if the route is the same on all silhouette specials? i.e. Are the sss models by default routed so you could swap the bridge pickup for a hss setup without requiring any routing? From the musicman site looks like it, but they don't seem to definitively confirm it as they...

What the title says...has anyone owned or spent time playing an SRZ-65? ...or failing that, even tested one out?

The Missing Link parallel axis HSS (strat) set It would be comprised of a humbucker based on the PATB-3B, maybe even a little less output to ensure it will clean up well but with more mids (think mids along the lines of a Seth Lover), combined with middle and neck parallel axis low wind single...

Is there anyone on here in Europe (preferably EU) who has a standard sized Alnico 6 bar magnet i.e. for an SD humbucker and is willing to sell it for a reasonable price? I also have lots of bits and pieces so if you´d rather an exchange and have something specific you´re looking for, let me...

Has anyone else had problems with addiction-fx lately? The last two times I made an order with them, the transaction was cancelled with no communication from them whatsoever. There is always a charge to me for this (small but that's not the point, it still ends up costing me money for zero...

Hi guys, I have a couple of stock singles from a late 80s strat copy. The resistance is low on both, somewhere between 5K and 6K, I don´t have the exact numbers handy. The neck pup is fine, but one of the screw threads on the middle is stripped. I had put tiny bits of paper between the bobbin...

Anyone still play small outdoor gigs without P.A.? i.e. no kempers etc. and no stadium gigs, just relying on an amp (and cab) for enough volume for a small gathering. If so what amps do you use?

Who is an orange fan? What other amps do you like? I´ve only played through one orange amp...and I can´t even remember the model at this point as it was years ago, but I just never seem to gel with what I hear of them in clips either. Are there any classic recordings that I should listen to to...

Where can I get a (pearloid) hss scratchplate that fits a Fender American Standard Strat from '91? I'm not willing to redrill the body if the screw holes are off so I need it to line up correctly. I've no problem with drilling the screw holes in the pickguard if it fits correctly otherwise and...

What's your favourite hss 'set'? Whether it be single brand or a cross-brand mix, what combination floats your boat and what is it that makes them click for you?

Orpheo, BachToRock etc Simple question...can anyone please describe what a PATB-1B/3B hybrid sounds like? Anyone tried it?

To give you a little background, a few years back I bought a second-hand '91 cherry red American Standard Strat from a friend. It had belonged to her father who passed away several years before. He had gigged in a local band in the north of Spain for years, although I never knew him. Still, I...

Anyone tried replacing the screw coils on a JB with hex screws? Is it worthwhile trying?