Awesome reading everyone's answers. Great post.
My first rig was a BC Rich Warlock NJ into a Crate gx40c that had the world's worst celestions.
By time I had my first gig it was a Gibson Les Paul studio into a slime green Krank Chadwick combo that was mounted upside down. World of difference...
Mine was a 90s era BC Rich Warlock NJ series. It was an awesome guitar to learn on but man was my first string change a long process. I had no idea what I was doing with a Floyd rose at that point in my life. Traded the guitar for a 4x12 that ended up being junk. Oh well, live and learn.
I started with an Hx stomp and ended up getting a Helix LT. I use an ownhammer Mesa V30 IR for most things. My bass player uses my old stomp now and we both go direct. Load in and set up is now much faster and the audience would never know the difference. I will say it doesn't sound 100% as good...
I have used Dean Zink for amp repair before and he was great. For guitar issues I have used Dave Collins from Ann Arbor Guitars. Both top notch people to work with.
I picked up a Marshall Silver Jubilee 2525 for a good price the other day. While I'm waiting for it I was wondering what boost you guys prefer. I have a couple tube screamers, a tumnus deluxe, SD-1, and a Joyo Ultimate overdrive. Wondering if theres anything better I'm over looking.
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Figured I would get the experts advice here,
I picked up an import BC Rich Mockingbird STC w/ a floyd rose special and want to throw some better pickups in it. They need to have 4 wires for the coil split/reverse phase/ varitone mess that is in the guitar. I play a wide variety of rock but I...
So I am looking for your opinion on this. I am debating between getting a Carvin made or getting a Les Paul Custom.
For the Carvin I love the idea of all the custom options and I really like stainless steel frets. The quilt tops are sexy as hell. I have heard good things about the Kiesel...
Hi, I am a long time lurker, but I have learned alot from this forum over the years. I figured I would ask about my Mesa Mark III issue.
I am getting an intermittent volume drop that I have narrowed down the the effects loop. If the loop is being used I will randomly lose half my volume and it...