Recent content by Sirion

I have another thread in the guitars section on a 1988–89 HSS Kramer Pacer Deluxe 1 I just restored, with a Screamin' Demon that really doesn't do it for me. I am considering putting a Full Shred in, and I was wondering which single coils (regardless of construction method) would provide the...

So, this happened some time back: Kramer Pacer Custom I ca. 1988-89. The pickups are a Screamin' Demon, which I don't care for and which has to go, and two Alnico II Pro. I need to get blocks and screws for the locking nut, as well as fix the intonation. But I have already played it enough to...

This is my Byrd Super Avianti. It was built by James Byrd of Fifth Angel fame. It was my first truly great guitar. I bought it when I was 20, and it stays with me until I die. I think James' idea was to make a strat that would use physics to sound better than the real deal. How rigorous he was...

Well, not every amp ever, but every amp I've ever really wanted. When I picked up the guitar again ca. 2015 after a few years away, I found that there were really only a few tones that I desired: * Classic Marshall * ADA MP-1 * Soldano * Rockman …and here we are, kinda: (Rockman XP100 1988...

He definitely used them at least during Stranger in us All and onwards, I think until fairly recently. ​ Here they are clearly visible as only white pickups were available at the time, and Ritchie apparently assaulted them with a black magic marker or something.

Guys, guys, the manual makes it pretty clear that it is intended to do both: ​

I have always liked neck humbuckers in other people's hands. In mine, I have always found them farty and lacking in definition. Then I tried the Jazz neck, one of the standard humbuckers that somehow has eluded me, and it was all right there. This is actually a viable tone for me. It also makes...

I kind of like the audacity of the design, but to me this remains the only Cosmo guitar:

​​And now: zz0.ynxpi6j8pxzz In 2017, when I was stil a PhD student, I started a thread about Rockman tones in modern units, which went on to become the most-replied-to thread in the history of the Amplifier Central. There are some promising projects promising a pure Rockman experience with...

Meh. Gary the rocker mostly played cooler guitars.

I have a guitar concept that I don't think I can realize without going custom shop. Warmoth has what I need, and that seems, in spite of them not exactly being cheap, like the easiest way out. Any experiences that could be helpful/encouraging/discouraging/infuriating?

In what capacity? The body shape was not used for anything else, but most of their later guitars are what you could call 7/8 sized, which is sort of akin to the Nightswan. I think the closest one would be the ProAxe, which was produced for a split second in 1990, and were supposedly made to...

Sadly they are not originals, but reissues. I first bought the polka dot, which was good enough that I sold an original one to get the Aztec. The Aztec is an original finish, but is supposed to have been a promotion-only thing. I have no idea how many were made, but there were definitely fewer...

So, are there any cool graphic finishes found in this group? Show them here - the gaudier, the better!

I was just watching that video earlier today. I think I am going to go with the X200s, though I'll shop around for opinions for some time still. I really liked the idea of nested cones, but it sounds like the raison d'etre of the triple-cone is that the X200 is too large for some cabinets. I'm...