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His OO21s have a passive Fishman undersaddle pickup and an L.R. Baggs M1 Passive soundhole pickup. They run through a direct box to the PA. The Guild 12-string he is using on this tour has a passive Fishman undersaddle and a Sunrise, again run direct. He is probably using a Pendulum or...

I'm just seeing too damn many failure spots for that system to be reliable - not to mention the PITA of trying to trouble shoot something with that many interfaces. You've got the Mbox, the laptop, and then the Mbox again, then the PA system, not to mention the mouth breather running it (and...

Now see, the only thing I like a lot about Clapton's playing is his vibrato. As for practice, it's the only way to learn to do anything you don't already know how to do. It might come naturally to some people, but if it doesn't come naturally you CAN learn how to do it. Practice...

I know, I was just being pedantic. As a local writer wrote, "Never argue with a pedant. It frustrates you, and annoys the pedant." Nuts and saddles. I'm not necessarily saying they don't make a difference, just that it is too subtle not to be overwhelmed by other factors. And as we have...

Imagine the neck on your guitar belongs to an ex-girlfriend (or boyfriend, if that's your thing) with whom you've had a particularly nasty break up. Shake the guitar as you wish you could her (or him). In all seriousness, as always when learning something new, it comes down to the same...

I do. Well, I contend that none of the commonly used materials make enough of a difference for you to actually perceive it in a real world environment when your ability to hear small changes in sound is all of about three minutes, which is far less time than it takes to change a saddle and...

Well, first of all, it looks like you have no springs on that trem. Second, I'm guessing the bearing edge (where the trem pivots against the posts) is not seated properly. After that, for a professional it is about an hour and twenty minutes - maybe an hour and 45 - to get things working right...

The only person who can answer that question is yourself. Its a question of what you need to hear to be happy. Myself, I would not need it. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

No, he's actually not talking out of his ass this time. If you put the volume pedal before your amp/fuzz pedal stuff, it will actually work just like the volume on your guitar. After all, that's exactly what it is - a volume control. Remember, if you let a monkey type long enough, eventually...

Whatever you do, do not try WD-40. Bad chemicals in there, which you don't want near your guitar. Make sure everything is locked tight, and that your strings have been properly stretched out, and it should be pretty good. If not, take it to a good tech who has experience with locking trems...

Well, yeah. A lot cheaper than replacing it. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Seymour Duncan has GREAT wiring diagrams. There is something I didn't see discussed here yet. If you wire your guitar up like a Les Paul/SG, you can't use the volume pots to blend between the two pickups when you are using both. Volume controls are a thing called a voltage divider, which...

Maybe. Could also be a loose connection between the wiper and the contacts, or it could just be a cheap switch. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Yup - you can do more with those two guitars than with the PRS. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

I love this guys color scheme. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Wow, that's a waste of time. I adjust things until they sound good. I have customers who bring in new guitars they are otherwise very happy with just to have me adjust their pickups, so I figure I must be doing it right. Here's my method: Fret the high E string and set the neck pickup so...

They are plastic. If you like the look, don't change them. You will never actually hear the difference. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Yup, Pat Metheny's guitar, built by Linda Manzer (who is one of the best small shop builders out there, by the way). It's called the Pikasso. Linda tells me she was a bit confused when he first called about it. I've always thought it brought out his worst New Age tendencies, personally. But...

It depends on your power supply. Mine (a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus) is transformer isolated (each output has it's own tap on the transformer), and it is extremely well regulated, so it is pretty quiet. These are, by their nature, expensive (lots of stuff in there), but it's a lot cheaper...

Hard to go wrong with a Martin, at least with a good one. I think you are already doing the right thing - play as many guitars as you can. I would suggest that you not limit yourself to new guitars, though. There are some very fine used Martins on the market. Most stores will let you take...