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I got a Frankenstrat (sorta) I put together. It's an old Road Worn Strat with a baked Maple neck. I used the stock tuners which are the Ping-made Fender-branded square ones. They're not all that great. The tuning stability is not all that great. The trem is blocked, the nut is professionally...

Thinking about one for my Les Paul. I'm digging the Nazgul on my Strat way better than the 500T on the Les Paul right now. I kinda want a tighter-sounding more polished-sounding pickup than the 500T. I normally love the 500T, but compared to the Nazgul, it's a little rough around the edges...

I'm currently using a Line 6 HX Stomp. I dig it for the most part, but it's getting kinda stale, and I wouldn't mind switching it up and get stuff moving to keep things interesting. I'm aware either the Boss or the Headrush wouldn't be an upgrade. Maybe a crossgrade. I don't mind that. I just...

OK, so the context is I have a Les Paul Tribute. I love it, but the one thing I would change about it is I'd prefer a thinner 60's neck. Plus I want to upgrade to a full-thickness body and a gloss finish, so I'm in the market for something new. I tried a Les Paul Classic at Long and McQuade...

So I have a DiMarzio SDS-1 in the neck position of my Strat. It's OK. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I want to replace it for something that matches better with the Nazgul I have in the bridge. I like that it's loud and punchy. I like that it's not thin or weak like a standard Strat...

Looking into one of these. I'm one of those guys obsessed with TS-type boosts and finding the right one. I keep coming back to the TS808 (running at 18V), I just wished it had a tad more low-end. But I like the creamy mid voicing that it has that many of the "fattened up" 808 clones kinda...

I've wanted to pull the trigger on this pickup for so long. I think I just might. I overall like the DiMarzio Evolution in my Les Paul. I like that it's not chirpy, scooped, and low output like a Duncan Jazz, for example. However, sometimes I wished it wasn't as fat in the lows. I've wanted to...

Anybody tried these? How are these? Are the good for adding a bit of zing or attack over block steel saddles? Thoughts? Opinions? Review? Thanks!

... but that's heavier-sounding? Now hear me out. I don't mean to say the Friedman stuff can't sound heavy. But I'm more of a Rectifier guy than a modded-Marshall guy. So something along those lines? I've been wanting to move to a tube-digital hybrid setup. I love the ability to play through...

Wanting to upgrade the tuners on my Les Paul. Don't want to add weight to the headstock. Don't need locking, but could really benefit from a higher ratio and (hopefully) more stability. Which ones should I look at? Schaller or Kluson? I want the buttons to be the traditional keysone shape, but...

I kinda want one. Are they good? I know they're Japanese-made at Fujigen. But I used to have a Fujigen-made RG570 from the late 90's which was pretty solid, but the attention to detail stuff (the fret ends, the fingerboard edges, the finish, the quality of the woods, etc.) wasn't as awesome as...

I've posted about my Strat Rat Rod. It's a Roadworn from 2010 with a new baked Maple Flat Oval neck. The saddles and trem block I replaced with brass, and I also blocked the trem. Though, I'm not sure about the brass. Might try steel soon. Anyways, right now, I have a DiMarzio D Activator in...

Still haven't made up my mind on what to get for the neck position of my Strat. I'm not sure I want a full-on humbucker in there. I mean, if it's routed for a single coil only under the pickguard, I might as well make the most of it. However, I'm pretty sure I don't want a puny little...

These seem interesting. Canadian-made. I'm looking into the Angry Widow and the Fatboy Special Bridge. Wondering what are your impressions on them if you've used any. Thanks! :)

OK... so what's the jist here? Brass? Steel? Anything else? I assume these are the equivalent of the Gibson Tailpieces? Are there Aluminum trem blocks? What's the difference? I assume brass is the most mid-forward and steel is the most wide-range?

So I'm ordering an HS pickguard for my Strat. I cannot stand how blunt the bridge pickup sounds from being so far away from the bridge, so I figured it might be a good time to get a neck pickup in there. Even if I rarely use a neck pickup, it's a cool option to have in there that doesn't really...

https://www.fender.com/en-US/parts/necks/roasted-maple-stratocaster-neck-22-jumbo-frets-12-flat-oval-shape/0990402920.html I'm liking the 12" fretboard and the jumbo frets on this neck. But what is the "Flat Oval" shape like? I assume it's thinner than the "Modern C"? But is it C or D-shaped...

Long story short: It sounds nothing like an active pickup, LOL. Not that it's a bad thing, though! Hear me out! Background: I replaced a Black Winter on my Fender Strat with the D Activator. I wanted more of a broader EQ, especially towards the high-end, without losing too much power. Also...

I've heard some people do. Would it be safe to do so? I have a 9 to 18V adapter that I use with my 805. Not sure if I will fry something with my TS808. BTW, I don't know what happened years ago. I was once jamming with a friend, and I was using a cheapie One Spot. I think there may have been...

I'm in modding mode for my new Strat. It comes with the bent steel (I suppose they're steel?) Fender-branded saddles. No complaints tonally, but I wanted to explore other stuff. They also don't fit snug against each other, so if push one hard enough, it does slide around. That cannot be good...