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You likely ended up with a set of 80/20 (bright bronze) strings, which as you've already noticed are...well...brighter in tone than phospher bronze strings. I don't know about the exact differences in how the strings are made, but you've probably also noticed that bright bronze strings have a...

If I'm not mistaken, the part you're asking about is distortion (a.k.a. fuzz). Not sure what kind of a pedal they might've used, as I don't use much in the way of distortion/fuzz, but if it was a good enough tube amp there might not've been a pedal. I also heard a flanger and wah pedal used, and...

I voted "I won't change them unless they break," but as 60's_guy says, "whenever they sound dead," otherwise. With a collection like I've got, not all of them get played regularly, so strings tend to last longer. My Fender Tele is "a bit" overdue for a string change, being the one that's just a...

It seems to me that you might be happier with a 4-position, depending on what you're looking to achieve from your coil tapping efforts. If I was doing it, similar to how you're describing, I'd want the following options: 1) both humbuckers normal; 2) bridge tapped/neck untapped; 3) both p'ups...

In no particular order: Vox AC30CC2X Fender Champion 600 Fender Bassman Ampeg Reverb Rocket Pignose Fender Dual Showman Ampeg B200R Vox T60 Fender Twin Reverb Fender Vibroverb The amps that I "make do with" (again, in no particular order): Peavey TransTube 258 EFX Line6 Guitar POD 2.0 Vox DA5...

I'm up to 20 now, with the addition of a new Fender FSR Straight Six Stratocaster, and a new Fender Standard Stratocaster. The latter is going to be converted to a Double Fat Strat, once I get two Fender Atomic Humbuckers (as opposed to Tex-Mex that the Standard Stratocaster HH has), 3x 500K...

I'm buying a Fender Standard Stratocaster (Electron Blue/rosewood) that I'm going to convert to a Double Fat Strat. I've ordered a white/black/white pickguard that doesn't have any holes for the pots, which is one question I'll ask toward this conversion. I'm planning to use Fender Atomic...

Depending on your playing situation(s), and available bucks to spend, a Vox AC15 (1x12) will beat the crap out of any of the Fender Hod Rod amps, any day of the week. Matt

I'll have to agree. I'd tried several of the Hot Rod series combos (2x12 and 4x10), as well as a Vox AC30, and a Peavey Classic 50/410 and Classic 50/212 before deciding on the Classic 50/212. To me, a Peavey Classic 50/212 sounds just like a Vox AC30, except for not having the built-in tremolo...

As far as using a flat pick versus finger picking, go with whichever feels more comfortable to you. Using a flat pick gives a sharper, more pronounced note attack, while finger picking gives a mellower, less pronounced note attack. Finger picking an electric bass (which is what I came to prefer)...

I love my Peavey Classic 50/212 combo! :) I play all three of my Les Pauls (Epiphone Jr. 90, Gibson Faded Double Cut & Gibson Melody Maker) through it, as well as all my other electrics, and have a blast. It almost sounds like a Vox AC30, but almost in that the Vox has a built-in tremolo and my...

The Billie Joe Armstrong signature model (has a P-100 pickup) is the cheapest Gibson Les Paul Junior currently available; at roughly 1/2 the price of the cheapest Custom Shop Les Paul Junior. I don't know why I said "Tom DeLonge signature model," except that I was possibly thinking about the old...

Having read the description of Esquire switching options at the Fender web site, I decide that I'll wire my home brewed lap steel guitar similarly, but using a 3 position rotary switch (a la Gibson/Epiphone EB3 bass) with a chicken head knob. I wish Gibson hadn't stopped making their lower...

I've tried both acoustic and electric Indiana guitars, and none of 'em ever sounded cheap to me. With their electrics (Tele & Strat knock-offs), they're a good-n-cheap start into a mod. project, rather than spend much more for just the guitar. Eventually, I'll buy an Indiana Scout, just so I'll...

I'd request 7734-40 as my serial number, but you'd have to look at it upside down to appreciate it. :) Matt

But I have a Vox DA5, so I probably don't need a MicroCube. I am, however, planning to buy a Fender Champion as soon as I get a chance, that way I can have big tube sound in a little package, like with the solid state Vox. I can't doubt that the Roland is a good lil' combo, but my amp collecting...

Actually, a P94 is a humbucker sized P90, so it's not going to fit in the same space as a regular P90. Matt

It's bad enough that my collection is currently at 19 total, but not only am I planning to build a lap steel and a 12-string "Telecaster Deluxe," I'm also thinking about TWO more to buy, in the coming future. I tend to love playing rockabilly and surf instrumentals, and have definitely fallen in...

I don't know how it'd work with the minis, but with a regular humbucker you're gonna get a slight bit of volume drop, when you engage the coil tap...which is really what the "single coil switch" is. My Ibanez JTK-2 Jet King was factory equipped with coil tap switches, which is how I know about...

Is it still true that GC will undercut any price found at MF? Matt