Recent content by StratTom

I'm doing the 30-day trial just to see what its like. Anyone here use it?

About 10 years ago, my guitar teacher at the time was getting into building his own guitars. He had a series of classes in which some of his students could build their own guitar. I ended up building a semi-hollow based a 175 or a Guild Starfire. In the end, the class and experience was fun, but...

I'm really wanting a new Strat but I'm torn if I should get a SSS or a HSS Strat. A few years ago, when I only had one guitar, I wanted a humbucker and decided to go with the hotrails. It's a great pickup and all but lately I've not been playing much punk or heavy rock stuff, so I feel like it...

I'm looking for a new sound for my G400. Right now I've got a Custom in the bridge and it's a great pickup for hard rock, punk, and metalish stuff. I have a very limited exposure when it comes to pickups and am thinking about going for something a little less agressive. With that in mind, should...

Has anyone here played one of these Squier Deluxe Strats? I'm really wanting a new guitar. Since my Cort is basically in pieces right now, I am really wanting another Strat to fill the void. I've been reading around and from what it sounds like, some of the "high end" Squiers seem to be a...

I'm tossing the idea around of replacing the neck on my Cort. This was my first electric guitar and I recently decided that instead of getting rid of it, I'll use it to practice installing pickups on, doing mods and such. I took the strings off of it the the other week and noticed that the frets...

I just want to check here before I go and mess something up. Basically, I want to record my Vox VT15 amp by using the Line Out from the amp and going IN to the Toneport. Do I need a special type of cable to do this? Also, if anyone has done this, will the toneport recognize the amp as a pre-amp...

Went to Guitar Center today and scored some cool stuff. I've been looking for a new bass to record with and was looking for something in the short scale department. After a suggestion from a fellow member here, I picked up a Gretsch Electromatic Junior Jet Bass. It was the only one they had in...

I'm thinking about getting a short scale bass. Not looking to spend a ton of money, just something to tinker around at home and record with. A few months ago I played the Ibanez Mikro bass, which has a 28.75" scale (I think). I'm short of torn between getting one, because it is much smaller than...

Anyone here know if they are any good? http://store.guitarfetish.com/wipi.html Thinking that maybe that pearloid guard with all single coils would look nice on my Cort :scratchch edit - I guess this would make more sense in the pickup room. Doh!

Obviously a question for those of us who buy guitars new opposed to used. What are your reasons for doing so? I have only bought one guitar and a bass used. All of my others have been new. I know that buying used I will get more for my money, but all these years, I have continued to buy new...

I've been thinking about my next guitar and would like to look into getting one with P90's. I usually play punk or some type of heavier rock, but would like to get a single coil axe to play some other styles (for example, the Beatles). Hopefully I'll get out this weekend to a shop or two to try...

I currently have 4 guitars, one which is an acoustic that I recently purchased. I don't play them all enough but I want to get back into playing more. I'm thinking about just having one electric for now, so I can focus more on my playing. Problem is, I think I want to sell them all, and get a...

Went to check out some basses last weekend. I came across this... Specs (from MF site): SR4 neck 3-piece maple neck Agathis body with flamed maple top 24 medium frets Rosewood Fingerboard B100 bridge IBZ DXP neck pickup IBZ DXJ bridge pickup Pearl dot inlay EQB-IIC 2-band EQ This bass was...

Ok, so here's the deal. I've got a 5150II which I've had for 2 years now. I bought it with the intention to gig but that never happened. I've got a hotplate that I use with it but I've come to realize that I am attenuating too much. I'd like to have something that I can use at bedroom volumes...