Recent content by SemperRhythm

Over the past week or so my Fender Deluxe has been acting up. After warming up and turning on the main power, I can play anywhere from 2-5 minutes before the amp starts popping. It kinda sounds like a bad guitar cable popping, but it's not the cable(s). I ran direct with a several cables...

To what extent does the value of the volume pot effect tone? I'm assuming the tone pot has a much greater effect versus the volume pot. For example, assuming you had a 250k pot and a 500k pot, which combination would produce the brighter sound: 500k volume / 250k tone or 250k volume / 500k...

My bandmate has a Rectoverb (like me) and is considering switching over to a Mark IV. So, I was just curious, what are the tonal diffferences between these? I figure the Recto will be much more aggressive, and the Mark IV will have a more vintage vibe correct? I do know the Recto definitely...

Hello all, I'm going back to square one with my LP. It's a 1995 Standard that is slightly on the bright side. Originally I installed a Custom in the bridge. It was nice with good drive but was a bit too stiff and "ceramic" for lack of a better word. I put in an old Distortion for a while...

Hello all, I've been experimenting for about a year with EL34s in my Rectoverb, but I've decided to throw the 6L6s back in. The EL34s are really nice, but the EQ for the Rectoverb was designed around the 6L6 so I'm going to try them again now that I know more about EQing it. I do know this...

I think it's 412 time for me. I just wanted to get opinions on which you would buy. I've saved up and money isn't a issue for this one, I'm going for tone. But if I can get one and save a hundred bucks, hey, it's a hundred bucks as long as the tone is there... Here's how it goes: Avatar...

I got this back in January and I haven't returned to post since. Does that tell you something? Specs first... Alnico 5 ~ 11.4k Coil 1 ~ 5.6k Coil 2 ~ 5.8k Tone: TO DIE FOR! :32: Ok, seriously, it sounds just as intended; a hotter and thicker '59 that still possesses the very open cleans of...

To those that have owned and can compare these, how do each of the speakers compare to the other, as in EQ, smoothness, cleans, crunchy, overdriven, etc? I'm planning to buy a 412 soon (probably a Mojo Tone 412) and load it with speakers. I play mainly a blues-rock / alternative style through...

My brother has a Fender Jazz bass, and everytime you turn the tone pot past "1" it starts buzzing and hissing terribly. With the tone at "0", there is absolutely no hiss or buzz at all. I took it to my local guitar shop / repair shop and they rewired it and made sure everything was grounded...

Hey all, Just got my order back from MJ. She rewound an older JB I had to the S-Deco-5 bridge (11.5-12k) specs. I haven't installed it yet, but here's what I can tell you so far. The coils measure 5.71k and 5.76k, which shows a slight mis-match. That puts the overall resistance to about...

I sent MJ my old JB for a rewind to S-Deco-5 specs, and my dad's old Sears and Roebuck bass pickup that had a broken wire in the coil for a rewind. I mailed it out two weeks ago, she recieved them this past Monday and MJ emailed me today and said they would be shipping in 2 to 3 days. WOW...

Sent my old JB in (along with an old Sears and Roebuck bass pickup) for a rewind. UPS said they arrived today. I'm getting it re-wound to S-Deco-5 11.5k specs for the bridge of my Les Paul after talking to MJ about a hotter Jimmy Page pickup. I have a feeling this one is going to be dripping...

Does anyone have any experience with these two speakers and can compare them to Celestions (i.e. which one they are similar too)? I've heard the Governor is similar to the V30, but smoother with slightly less upper mid. I haven't heard anything on the Private jack, but it looks like an...

What are some good wireless systems for guitar? Open to any suggestions here. Thanks, Nathan

Hi everyone, I just changed over my power tubes in my Rectoverb to EH EL34's, and the difference is amazing. Really thickened up the tone, especially in the mids, and added some of that Marshall crunch. I wouldn't say it turned the Mesa into a Marshall, but it definitely sits somewhere...