Recent content by T. Erickson

This one is special big time!! In side by side tests this one beat a ton of other DeMartini's and over 25 other Custom Shop Charvel/Jackson and other brand guitars by a mile!! All mods were done by Glade Rasmussen, who was Satriani's main tech on the 2011 USA Chickenfoot tour, and he has also...

I have a new Mike Shannon Custom Shop Jackson SL2H-V Vintage Series Soloist with a polar body, non-recessed Floyd, EVH volume pot, an '81 era Rhoads prototype smaller headstock, and gold Rhoads prototype Jackson logo, that compared to my Custom Shop "Lucky 7" Charvel has less defined and less...

I have a poplar Mike Shannon Custom Shop Jackson SL2H-V that compared to my Custom Charvel has less defined percussive lows, less growl, and sounds less open overall, and I was wondering if a Duncan Distortion in it, rather than the JB that's in it now (Charvel has a JB too) would get the...

I'm getting a few Jackson SL2H-V Mike Shannon Custom Shop Soloists from The Music Zoo that I need pickup advice for. The tricky part is the Natural Mahogany oil finish and Mahogany oiled neck through, with an ebony fretboard. This one has a cool Wild West vibe to it, and unique look for a...

I just got my third Demartini pickup from the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop (my fourth will be the one that comes in the DeMartini Charvel when they eventually ship out) and this is definitely the best sounding pickup I have ever heard!!!! My first one was for my '06 Custom Shop oil finish Mahogany...

I need the perfect pickup for that great 70's vibe rock tone for my Les Paul. I have an old strat headstock Charvel with a Duncan Distortion, and a Jackson SL-1 Soloist with a JB for my 80's Lynch, Van Halen type sound, and they're perfect, and I need a bridge pickup for my Les Paul Standard...