Recent content by mikey

Check the inside of the saddles too, if they have any grooves or wear new inserts probably won't help much. I encountered the same problem on a Jackson branded FR years ago, the saddles were garbage.

I believe you can ID the earlier 5881s by their "stapled" plates. The later Sovteks have welded plates if I'm not mistaken. I think the print is slightly different too but I don't have any of the later ones on hand at the moment to confirm.

I like my PS-100, but I think that anytime you add something to your chain there's bound to be some compromise.

I just bought one about a month ago. Still worth the price of admission but I'm glad I grabbed one.

I don't post very often but I just checked and I've been here since 9/19/06. Never would have guessed it's been that long.

Simple, it's not in tune. When you attempt to tune your E and D strings to standard pitch the A will go flat. The string tension has to be balanced with the springs. Anytime you change pitch on a string it will impact the others.

I have an '02, it has a little mechanical hum from the transformers, it's always been that way. I suspect it's more noticeable when you have an open headshell like Soldanos, as opposed to a shell that has far less venting.

All the handwringing over FRs. Once you spend some time with one they're really not that difficult. The tuning stability far outweighs the little extra effort during set up.

I had a head fall off stacked 4x12s. Not pretty. Two side x side is the way to go.

I saw his 'Wall' tour which was, from a production standpoint, really amazing. But that guy has a screw loose. Maybe multiple screws. Hard pass.

I typically like heavier music but I co-founded this band in '97 and it evolved into a successful 20 year run, and much more fun than I would've ever imagined. This one definitely made the most $$$ but I've suffered some abuse for the material.😆

What would possess someone to do that? I wouldn't be able to remove that crap fast enough.

Denny Rauen, a well known luthier from Milwaukee, is supposedly the guy who introduced compound radius boards.

Damn. It was just a few days ago I was talking about the JB show I had the fortune to attend, probably 20 or so years ago. Fantastic show and memory.