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pchorman His name is Richard Stanley, and he's basically "Yoda." A little old guy who's a jedi master at EVERYTHING about guitars from woodworking to finishes, to electroncs and PUPs, to metalurgy in a ridiculous level of detail and precision. This is a man who speaks in "1000ths of an inch."...

Another issue that's common on a lot of guitars and VERY VERY common on LPs is one of "bad fretscale." The guitar companys don't admit this problem exists, and in many cases it doesn't bother people, but sometimes when it's really bad, and you can't get a guitar to be in tune all over the neck...

Keep moving that room mike around until you find a spot where the sound jumps out at you. You're probably thinking too "linear." 15 feet "directly in front" of the amp is not the answer. That's not what you're perceiving in your ears that's making the room sound full and "live" to you in the...

I think Windoman is mistaken. I've followed GM for years and even in his metal days, he didn't use a Boss Heavy Metal pedal. He DID use Boss Distortions (with single coil strats) and vaious Ibanez Tube Screamers. More recently, he's used some Marshall pedals. If you want the definitive layout...

check out these links: http://www.andersonguitars.com/toneLibInfo.html http://www.warmouth.com/neckwoods.htm http://www.musikraft.com/mirror/wooddiscription/index.htm

yeah, check out these guys too: www.musikraft.com I got a Strat neck from them. They're legit.

EL34s are British tubes. They are the sound of the classic, early 70s British Hard Rock amps: Marshall, Hiwatt, Orange and Laney. The 5881 is an American tube that is basically the same as a 6L6 tube. It is the sound of Fender amps and some other American types.

I just posted this same thing in the recording section: Try to record in a "live-sounding" room rather than a dead one. Use a close mike on the cab's speaker for definition, and a second "ambient" room mike for depth. Where you place this ambient mike is a more of an art than a science. The...

Try to record in a "live-sounding" room rather than a dead one. Use a close mike on the cab's speaker for definition, and a second "ambient" room mike for depth. Where you place this ambient mike is a more of an art than a science. The soud will vary greatlys as you move the mike. If...

I got a 1954 that was "Standard-ized" in the 60s so the high-end collectability isn't there, but my GOD, the tone of that old wood is unreal! It was originally a gold top with a stop tailpiece and P90s, but someone made it into a "Standard" sunburst in the late 60s modified with tune-o-matic...

One guy I never hear mentioned but I really love is Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy. He was so inventive, and his beats where such a catalyst for great songs.