Recent content by ryUK

Hi Need some advice. Just bought a takamine from a friend. I got it for very very little money cause the neck angle is too shallow, and the saddle is already very low. Tuning is appalling as a result. The guitar ideally needs a neck reset. But I wondered wehether if it was worth attempting to...

Chaps Having some issues with the drive channel on my LC50. Its seems unusally bright - noticed that the BASS knob has very little effect and only functions from 0-3. I realise its a passive tonestack but I dont rememeber the response being so poor. No other probs with the amp - some slight...

I've finally got some money to start ordering the remaining parts for a project guitar; warmoth alder/maple flamed cherry strat body and babingua neck. I want to order the electronics; initially I considered a "standard" HH 3-way configuartion with master vol and master tone. However, looking...

For years I've used a Ernie Ball Vol Pedal; its the 250k version. I've always had it patched at the end of my chain (between my ODs and Phase 90). Never had any cause to complain - great pedal. Recently I changed out the pot it became scratchly. Replaced it like for like. Now, the pedals...

Hi There is a opporunity in my fiscal planning that may permit me to buy a new pedal. I;ve been itching for some new (but useful sounds) for a while. I'm a little torn with that to choose. I have all the OD/dist/fuzz that I need, as well as a compressor, wah, chorus, phaser clone (mxr) and...

Question for all you volume pedal users - where do you place you FX in the chain? BACKGROUND: Ive used a Ernie Ball VPJR (250K) for years without problem. However, the pot recently started crackling and I dissassembled the pedal to give the pot a clean and lube. Reassembled the pedal including...

Hi I need a new 250k pot for my VPJR volume pedal. I am blown away by the price of a replacement in the uk; its gonna cost me almost 1/2 of the original price for the pedal itself!! I tore down the pedal a few days ago. The pot doesnt seem anything special; in fact it looks and feels just...

Guys Been baking my noodle on this one over the weekend. A lot of internet sources compare the volume of a 30W Vox (or similar EL84-based) amp, to that of a 100w 6l6/EL34 based amp. How can this be? If nothing else, the speakers on the Vox AC30CC are only rated at 15W each - so how can they...

ok - I have very much been a fan of EB volume pedals since I bought my first one approx 3 years ago.I have no problems or complaints at all... until yesterday. Went out to my practice room and plugged in. Warmed up with some scales then started rehearsing for a gig this weekend. Did some swells...

Looking for some guidance on talkboxes. I'm planning to build one - I hope to drive it using an old 15w practice amp. I know the basic principle of a traditional talkbox, however I have a coupla questions; Aside from power handling, what properties should I take into consideration when...

Chaps It’s a fact that a floating tremolo effects string bending i.e. when you bend a string, the bridge dips slightly and other strings slacken. I’ve got a strat with a Gotoh Floyd – set to float (via MicroTilt – body has no trem recess). 2/32 action at 15th fret - .006” relief toward middle...

Chaps Anyone got any tips on installing a battery box into a strat. I'd like to do the job cleanly. I got a pal who can lend me a router etc but I've never used one. Any advice would be handy. Ry

Hi I’m the market for a Floyd Rose trem – having some trouble deciding whether to go with the original, Schaller or one of the many licensed trems (Floyd Rose special etc). I have a mex floyd rose Stratocaster – a pretty **** decent guitar. The original trem was a Fender "Floyd Rose II"...

Putting together a guitar project. I've got a body and neck. Need some advice for a bridge. I could go with a standard 6-screw trem, but consider that a 2 post fulcrum might give me some of the flexibility associated with floyd rose trems. Looking at the Gotoh VG300 - anyone tried these? Do...

Hi I have a Vintage Icon Strat, which is fitted with a Wilkinson WVC bridge. A very credible guitar - great tones for little money! Whilst changing the strings last week, I noticed that the bridge was showing signs of wear. The E and B strings were actually beginning to dig into the saddles...