Recent content by VanStone2

I have a strat (alder w/ maple fretboard) that I want to put a single sized humbucker in. Actually I already have a Lil' Screamin' Demon in there, but it's not quite what I'm looking for. The Bass seems a bit weak, and the highs are a bit too high. I would also like a bit more grit. What...

If you were going to buy a new 2x12 master volume combo amp for blues tones, what would you get and why? I think I'm leaning towards the Hot Rod mainly because of the 6L6 tubes. EL84's are sometimes too "chimey" for my liking, and I've heard that 6V6's can be "nasally". Best, V

I’m looking at a few tube heads in the under $1,500 neighborhood. The candidates I have so far are: 1) Soldano Hot Rod 50XL 2) Fargen Mighty-Plex 3) Rivera Knucklehead 4) THD Flexi 50 5) Groove Tubes Soul-O 50 I’m leaning towards a Marshall-like tone rather than an American tone, except I...

I’m looking for some amp recommendations. I’ve been looking high and low for a tube amp head, preferably under $800 and no more than $1,000 (amp won’t do me any good if the wife kills me), that will sufficiently cover the musical ground I would like to cover. I have in my house at the moment a...

I've been researching the SCO today, and from the reviews I read it sounds similar to the OCD only more over-the-top. Does anyone have both pedals to give a comparision?

I want to turn my Custom 5 into a Custom Custom. Where can I buy the magnet? Also, is there any place online that gives instructions on how to make this change? Thanks.

I’ve got a Carvin DC127 – H/X/H, neck thru, soloist shaped body. Neck is maple, swamp ash wings, and ebony fretboard. It’s a REALLY bright sounding guitar, probably due mainly to the hard rock eastern maple thru neck and the ebony fretboard. Anyway, I pulled the stock pups and dropped in a...