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I wonder if there's any string gauge tension vs tuning tension (against a reference gauge of course) chart out there on the web :-) (something like: how to tune any gauge to feel like .010!) hehe. Even if its as low as C, B or A etc. Anyway, saying this to all readers in advance: Happy new year!

I've been playing with .10's for a while but I've detune my string to Eb last week and, of course, its much easier to bend (and I like it :P). Does anybody think that there's an adverse effect doing this (other than changing the key of open chords)? If not, why not put .13 and detune to...

It does not have a battery ;-) Only standard gibson wiring. Its also a hollow body guitar, which might account for some extra bass signal I guess :P I tried the second input and it does help a bit, it gives me more volume range. As for the preamp tubes and the speakers, I will try this once I...

I didn't actually get an EQ stomp box, but I plugged my guitar in a digital portastudio and tweaked the EQ from there (it has a pretty good parametric bass/mid/treble EQ). I then fed the amp with the output. That's for testing.. I found that lowering the mid on the amp had some effect on the...

I have a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp. When I plug-in my ES-335 (Gibson..), I always overdrive it. The only way, it seems, that it doesn't distort is by lowering the volume of the guitar and the amp (very low). I also always overdrive my POD (I can't get a clean sound out of it, but a separate...