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i don't remember what years the super champs were, but upon doing a search, i'm not seeing any made before 1982. i like the late 60's vibro champs. the super champs i see listed are 18 watts, not 8, and definately do not have the sweet-sounding vintage parts that the older models would. for a...

i used to swear by DR on anything, but nowadays i prefer to just buy in bulk. it's hard to go wrong with about 40 bucks for 12 custom-sized sets of strings. that's how i buy 'em. with liberal use of GHS fastfret, i find that my strings usually last until they break and still sound decent for the...

i second the champ reccomendation. not very pricy for the sweet tone these things put out.

my ibanez DS7 is a fine device.

schecter is one of the bar-setters when it comes to bang for the buck in my opinion. ibanez, once you get above the cheapest models, is up there as well in my opinion, and i really thought they made junk for a long time until i played a js-100.

i played with DR 13s for years, but i had little technique/style. now i'm finding that i like a custom mix, which means that unless i want to pay between 6 and 10 bucks a set, i have to go with bulk strings from some corporate megalopoly. i do the same on acoustic and electric, though i will run...

there is a difference between a guitarist and a musician. the former plays well, the latter makes music well. if the latter is playing complex parts, they make it enhance rather than drag out a song. i don't really see any conflict about it. a lot of fine bands have technically gifted string...

i've already posted in this thread, but since it keeps popping up, i guess i will elaborate. for the fender sound, i have a musicmaster. early 70's model. though it is simple, it sounds so sweet, and i have the original speaker AND tubes (the center plastic bit used to hold it steady is snapped...

i was really halfassed for the first 3 or 4 years that i was playing guitar-i think somewhere in the mix was stairway to heaven, and parts from nirvana's "nevermind", metallica's "master of puppets", and slayer's "reign in blood". it wasn't until around the end of high school that i started...

i find that as long as i use fast fret on them pretty regularly, i don't have to change strings often. apply once, scrub all the grime off, apply again. they're not as shimmery as brand new ones, but they're not bad, and i don't run into tuning trouble as frequently. i also don't leave my main...

i dig the claytons. they're what i usually use, at least on acoustic. i don't burn em up as quickly as the fender picks or break them often (also like fenders). dunlops ain't half bad either.

i don't find the tone of *most* solid state amps very inspiring (one exception i can think of offhand is my PRS halfstack-that thing sounds quite nice-but it is not a common amp). a nice tube pedal can bring some character out of a bland amp. i like the mesa v-twin through almost anything. it...

prices are high, but the site sounds pretty serious about quality. i'm curious as to what the pickups cost.

very cool, and the right way to be. i look forward to hearing more.

my understanding was always that the pop filter was the major difference, and that a 57 uncapped with one of those cheapo foamy windscreens was a pretty decent overall solution. any thoughts?

so, softer mid-to-high voices? any recommendations for someone who is a little cooler in bass and baritone but fills the room with standing waves in more tenor ranges? i'm hoping to do my rig right-replace my crappy behringer mixer with a halfway decent pre, new soundcard, maybe a couple of mics...

i just buy bulk individual strings from musician's friend or similar. for about 2.50 a set or so, i get the gauges i want (which do not exist in prematched sets). i keep them clean fairly religiously (using fast fret or some other cleaner/protectant to wipe them down with and then to coat them...

that amp is so cheap i might just have to try one out.

the guitar i play most is an alvarez. $200 sticker, but because it was a cosmetic factory second (a couple of smudges in the finish on the BACK of the guitar), it went out the door for $120. damn thing sounds better than most of the guitars i play (at least until i sit down in a room filled with...

go with nowhere. waldo is the man.