Recent content by neilli

I’ve been looking for a nice RBM2 for quite a while now, and trying to find one with some flame on the top at a reasonable price was proving pretty much impossible. Back in early December 2016, one was listed on ebay by a pawn store in Oregon, but I was outbid in the last couple of...

I had a question regarding my Tom Anderson and I submitted it through the website, expecting a generic 'we'll get to you in due course' response, and an actual reply in the usual 48 hours or so. But within 40 minutes Tom himself had replied to me giving me the exact info I needed. Very...

I find myself tempted to get a single rec head - is there a 'good' year or version to go for or avoid?

I have an 87-X modified by Friedman and it's developed a trait where it effectively sounds like someone turns the presence down from (say) 7 to 3, so things get muffled for a couple of minutes, and then it returns to normal, then the cycle repeats. I've replaced the pre-amp tubes but is...

I'm a complete newbie - I've done some reading and have an 'idea' of what and why (basically matching the voltage to the tube I think?), but have never actually done it. I guess I've had a fair few Mesas, and I've just put in new tubes and adjusted to any sound difference. But my Friedman...

So I'm in Canada and I just won a guitar on ebay from the US. Shipping was listed as $86 or so, via the Global Shipping Program, and when I go to pay, I have the cost of the guitar, then the shipping, then the taxes that I'd have to pay when it comes into Canada. Which is wonderful (if it...

They've been on my wishlist for years, but I've never quite got around to grabbing one. I know there is some serious love for the very early ones, but how do the later ones fair?

Just got a new (used) guitar and one of the pickups has a stripped thread so while the screw will thread, as soon as the spring starts to compress, it pushes the pickup back down the screw. I tried to put some tape around the screw but that didn't work, and so while I figure I can (hopefully)...

I just picked one of these up and I'm having some issues setting it up - is there anybody here who knows their way around one and is prepared to answer some (probably dumbass) questions?

Anyone know if there's a way to remove 'compression impressions' from a nitro finish? I have line on a nice LP, but it has a bigsby which I'd want to remove. However, when it's been lifted off, not only are there screw holes, but there's an 'outline' of the baseplate..

I'm seriously contemplating going the modelling route, probably with the Ax8 when they're available. This would just be for home use, initially to replace my 50w heads which are just too loud for my circumstances. So basically it's for playing / practice at home, perhaps morphing to recording...

I don't normally post my new toys on this forum, but figured this one might have a bit more of a broad appeal so... I've had a couple of Jackson PC1s through the years but for whatever reason, never really bonded with them. I had a 2008 in Mocha which had sustainer issues (surprise!) and just...

First off, I know sweet FA about ground loops, other than how I troubleshot this one! I'm running an ABY switch and I was getting horrific ground buzzing from my EVH 50W, so I've used a ground-lift adapter on its plug. The other 'side' of the chain is a Marshall 87x powered through a...

They're more readily available than the OEM parts, but they're cheaper which makes me suspicious - just wondering if anyone has checked them out?

Guys - I'm trying to check the wiring for my speaker cab and frankly I have no idea what I'm doing. I thought I could plug a cable in and set the multimeter to ohms and just get a reading but apparently not. I've checked continuity and that's good, so it's not like I'm plugging into a dead...