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Hi guys, Long time, no post. Seeing a bunch of videos online of folks using stomp boxes and Hi-Z gear in routing trails. Most seem to just whip a line out from an interface and away they go, back am experiencing significant gain when I do (even when putting a Buffered pedal like a Boss...

Hey guys, Getting back to computer-based recording after a pretty long hiatus! Downsized quite a bit but would like to pick up a few basic bits and pieces for a home setup/project studio/whatever. Was hoping for recommendations/thoughts in the are of both a Soundcard and a DAW: Soundcard I...

Can't turn my back on my boss CS3, at least not for long - I like that very obvious compression. I have been toying around with a Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone for a while, and while I do like how quiet it is, it seems a bit over-engineered and the squash on the attack takes aot of getting used...

Hey mate, how are ya? Quick one for you, and I apologise, as I'm sure it has been asked before. I was wondering if it's easier for a luthier or someone in the know to set-up a guitar with one gauge versus another? Reason I ask is that I've used two different Luthiers here in Ireland for more...

Hey guys, Have been out of the game for a little while and wondering how things stand with the small amp craze. I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on a good Valve head in the $500 range? I've been using a Blackstar HT 5 (average all-round but no break-up) and an Orange Micro Terro...

So a chap I work with found out I was into guitar and asked me if I fancied a fuzz pedal. A couple of weeks later, I was landed with - my very own Rush-inspired guitar pedal! Man, some people are cool. Haven't had a chance to test it myself, but no matter how it sounds, I think this is pretty cool.

Have been on the periphery of all things guitar for the past year or more but have been playing with more frequency of late. I've been predominately a Fender guy and thought I'd see what they're pushing these days, but their website is just confusing as fuck! Way too many models with way too...

One from the archives here but I was wondering what the A-rated self noise spec on a Naiant MSH2 is/was? :D

I read on a Lollar FAQ that you should ground the back of a pickguard by attaching a wire to a control pot or or the back of the bridge plate. Presume this is only for foil-shieled pickguards? Sorry, bit of a stupid question!

Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe - YouTube I get that at first, he's 'violining' with the volume pot. But how does he do it at around 0:26? His attack is totally gone but it doesn't seem as if he's adjusting anything. Is he still moving the pot with his pinky?

How are your Teles going these days mate? I want these pickups for a fret King T-style I picked up last year: YouTube - Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele '55 Stagger pickups

At some point in the last two weeks I realised that my very long pedal chain was degrading my sound. I had almost forgotten what a bypassed signal sounded like, and when I plugged directly into an amp I came to my senses. Well, kinda. The thing is, I really like pedals. I like the flexibility...

Hey chaps, Couple of things. My LP selector switch can make a kind of scratchy sound when switching from neck to middle and bridge. I assume the solution here is a little bit of contact cleaner? Second question, a little more awkward. Alot of the time, if I have some overdrive or distortion...

A chap I work with bought what he figured was a genuine LP on the bay - bit of an amateur mistake but seemingly the thing is a real POS. He's a nice chap and has helped me out with a couple of issues before, so I told him I had an electric that I don't play so much going spare. He was super...

Hey guys, just curious as to the impact capacitor value has on tone. Anybody care to shed some light?

Hey all, Noticed today that my Crybaby produces a weird scratchy sound when the treadle is in the 'tore-down' position. Quite annoying as it has seen very light use but I pretty much use it only for that 'toe-down' boost in the highs. Any way I can get at the pot and lwo some air/contact...

This has been discussed before, but why do Teles hum when you don't touch the body/strings/bridge? I know that this suggests an earthing issue, but in my experience S-type guitars don't hum anywhere near as much as a Tele. I've played a variety of Teles at various price points and they all seem...

Hi lads, having a bit of a weird issue with some wiring. I've been messing about with various pickup combinations. I've installed everything in a HSS configuartion correctly in that they all work and are nice and phase coherrent. However, when using both the neck and middle together, there's no...

I meant to provide a bit of an update on all my rewiring endeavours - in summary, I rewired two guitars, replacing the pickups in my LP Studio with Bare Knuckle Stormy Mondays and replacing the pickups in my Pacifica 412 with a variety of 'hotter' pups. I also replaced the switch and picked up a...