Recent content by Shadow1psc

This is the only picture of it I'll have for now because I'm still in between houses, but here it is! After all the advice of you guys in my quest to find my nostalgia in a CAR strat (because I wanted one exactly like my dad's), I've got this MIM 2011 Fender Standard Stratocaster. I had this...

Morning guys, I've got this GAS for a strat. When I grew up my dad's main guitar for a long time was a nice Candy Apple Red American strat. No bells and whistles, just your standard 90s era well built triple-S strat. Every once in awhile I'd get to play it and I'd always feel special because I...

Ok so I'm moving into my new studio space soon, and here's what I have - iMac (1/8" out jack, also apparently supports mini toslink) AVID Mbox 2 (pictured here, 1/4" or S/PDIF out) Studio Monitors (Event ASP8 that accept 1/4" input from - Behringer Sub (accepts 1/4" or XLR Input from source)...

As some of you know, I've been looking for a 7 string. I originally wanted the Hellraiser FR7, because somehow the gaudiness didn't turn me off, but I waited because they're slightly pricey. Then I saw the Iron Label series from Ibanez, and I thought I had found my muse. After all, I love me...

Hello all, Title says it all more or less. I'm looking to buy your used Alt 8 (black) and/or Blackout (bridge) for a reasonable price :) The blackout would be replacing an existing EMG in my Charvel so I don't believe I need anything other than the pickup itself. Thanks!

So, I've been looking to get a 7 string for a long time now. I'm very interested in this new "Iron Label" series from Ibanez, as some kind of hybrid RG/S style guitar. I don't like that it has active pickups to start it off (I'd definitely be giving blackouts a try before making a conversion to...

Hello all, as some of you may have seen in the parallel guitar area, I picked up an Ibanez S570. This bad mutha is apparently solid mahogany (QM top), but compact, and one of the new models that sports a 24 fret neck instead of the normal 22 fret/scale. I'm not going to lie, I know almost...

Good afternoon all, I'm considering selling/trading my ESP Horizon. I can't pinpoint an actual date of manufacture (I tried, and ESP couldn't tell me), but this is a swamp ash guitar with a maple neck, rosewood fretboard and stock pickups. To my knowledge, everything is stock. I picked the...

So I went in to Guitar Center yesterday for a new drum throne, but I always glance at the used wall, because sometimes you'll find a gem, or something that is at least much cheaper than it would normally be. Lo and behold... I don't know what it is, but I have a thing for purple/blue...

Hello all, I've just placed my very first order with SD ever, for our own user created "Fugly Buckers" :D I'm so very excited, and I want to get the most out of these that I possibly can, so I'm here to find out how I can do that. I'm no stranger to a soldering iron or tinkering with...

So I've watched the Keith Marrow comparison video for SD Metal pickups. As described in his video, a baritone guitar is a pretty big exception when following normal pickup selecting guidelines, but I'm wondering; Are there such guidelines? For instance, when watching the video in question...

Hey all, I've been eyeing the Schecter Hellraiser series, the ones with the FR, and I'm wondering in general how good they are? None of my local shops seem to have em, and I'm remiss to drop $1000 on a 7 or 8 string I can't play first. I would also likely swap out the EMGs for Duncan Actives...

How would a POD X3 Live (or any variety of modeler/effects board for any who have already tried this) sound through a Crate Powerblock to the cab of your choice? Does the Powerblock have enough characteristic sound to it that would make the amp modeling features sound ugly? I'm wondering what a...

With Amplitube of course (are there any other apps that really use it besides Garage Band?) I'm looking for something that I could practice with anywhere that's going to give me decent sounds. I'm not expecting POD level modeling, but something that I can use on lunch at work maybe, or when I'm...

Looking to buy one of these, strictly because it has my name on the headstock. It's a cheapie from the UK, but it's in my favorite color and it has my friggin name on it, so I figure why not have it for novelty purposes? Then i figure, a set of good Duncans would make it playable! I used to have...