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I'm putting a custom strat style guitar together piece by piece (just purchased body and neck from USA Custom Guitars) and I don't know much about pots except what they do (even though I work with electronics :smack: ) I know that 250k is generally for single coils and 500k is for humbuckers...

After I soldered in my new Hot Stack into the neck of my guitar, I realized I had gotten the one designed for the bridge. Yea I know, I'm a dumbass. My question is, did I need to reverse any kind of wires since it's a humbucker or am I supposed to do what I did and follow the instructions? I...

And I couldn't be happier. Never again will I buy a solid state amp. My Peavey 6505 112 combo finally got shipped (I'm glad I went with the "smaller" one, this thing is huge) and I instantly fell in love with it. I feel like a kid at Christmas when I get to unbox new gear :D I haven't gotten...

Well I bought it yesterday, but I haven't been to a computer since then. I am a proud owner of a 1983 Kramer Pacer w/ original case! This neck is by far one of the best I've ever felt, not to mention owned. I don't have a camera with me yet (I will update with pics later) but it's black with...

I'm looking for a decent tube amp to take on the ship with me. I've heard great things about this amp. Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to play many amps out here because... well you cant plug a ukelele into an amplifier. Anyway I was curious about it, and wondering what you guys...

I had the solo to Stairway to Heaven stuck in my head all morning, so I decided to try and play it. It seems that no matter how much I practice it though, it never sounds 'smooth' enough. I can't get the notes to blend right, so it just sounds sort of like I'm playing one note at a time and...

I have a MIA Peavey Predator with a pickguard with only bridge and neck slots. I have a Custom/Custom in the bridge and the stock bridge pickup in the neck. I absolutely love the Custom/Custom, but I'm having trouble deciding what to put in the neck. I've been leaning toward the Classic Stack...

Long story short, I was walking and I guess I brushed up against a wall that had been primed unknowingly, then sat down and played my guitar. Now I have a small spot of primer on the bottom of the body. It's not really noticible unless you turn it over to look but still, it seems like a sin for...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, sorry if it isn't. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows any good music theory books out on the market right now. My level of musical knowledge is high school band, so I don't need anything very basic. If I had time to get a teacher...

Is this a song or is this just George Lynch improvising stuff? http://youtube.com/watch?v=asUQBl1DTDA&mode=related&search=

This guy is amazing to me. http://youtube.com/watch?v=PxtOlFo-1hE http://youtube.com/watch?v=gV6O-BYaoSE&mode=related&search= Enjoy

Anyone know what kind he used in Mr. Scary? I really love that tone and I'm just curious as to what kind of pickups he used in that song.

I've been practicing palm mutes, but I can't seem to get it to work on the G string (Why do G strings cause so many problems? :9:) Every other string sounds fine, but the G string rings and buzzes, almost sounding like a harmonic. It's done it with every string I put on it, so I know it isn't...

Does anyone know any flamenco artists that I can listen too? I don't know why but I'm just in one of those moods.

Its a black and white frankenstrat copy. Don't have any pics of it finished, but if you want to see the stages gohere: http://photobucket.com/albums/b94/JacksonMIA/ Many thanks to JacksonMIA for the paint job and basic installation of the parts, because I'm an idiot when it comes to that stuff...