Recent content by thefallingdarkness

Guys, I recently purchased a guitar that has a slanted neck single coil pickup and a full sized humbucker in the bridge. I've decided on getting a Duncan Distortion for the bridge, and so I was curious to know which would balance better in the neck: the Hot Rails or Cool Rails? The guitar has...

Hey guys, Does anyone know what the Duncan equivalent is to the ESP SH-100 rails neck pickup that comes in the ESP Lynch Skulls & Snakes guitar? Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give, it's greatly appreciated! TFD

Guys, I really liked the sound of the Phat Cat + Screamin' Demon combo in the now discontinued George Lynch ESP LTD Super V's from a couple years ago, but found the body shape a bit unruly. Recently I picked up a guitar with similar specs wood-wise but in a more traditional strat shape and was...

Guys, I was looking at purchasing a guitar that comes with an EMG 81 in the bridge. I want to replace it with a passive pickup. So, my curiosity is this... Is there any concerns or issues that might arise from swapping out an active pickup for a passive one? Are there any particular points I...

Guys, I've been looking around online and it seems a lot of people reccomend Guitar Honey and Fret Doctor for fretboard conditioning. (I have a rosewood fretboard.) I was curious to know if anyone's used both and if so, which one did you like better? Any other suggestions besides these two...

Hey guys, First off, I apologize if this issue has been covered previously on this forum. Having said that, I was wondering when you see the term "matched set", does that mean the pickups were actually matched to fit each other (either via calibration or whatever), or are they simply two...