pictures of your guitars here

dollbridemask · Post by **dollbridemask** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:56 am

thanks!

atmo · Post by **atmo** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:05 am

'12 American standard strat converted to HH.

Before:

After:

I went with a vol-vol-tone configuration so I can blend between the neck and bridge pickup in the middle position.

My initial impression is the Pearly Gates in the neck is really nice, seems just a little brighter than a 59 which is one of my favorite neck pickups.

The Custom 5 is a little disappointing for the main styles that I play (rock/punk/grunge), as the notes/harmonics from the individual strings seem to get mushed together. For high gain power chords and heavy chugging riffs it's great though. I'll live with it for a while but it may eventually get swapped out for a JB or similar.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:13 am

Looks nice....are those already routed for buckers or did you need to carve it up?

atmo · Post by **atmo** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:28 am

The body is routed for a full size humbucker in the neck, so it was an easy replacement.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:27 am

atmo wrote:'12 American standard strat
....The body is routed for a full size humbucker in the neck

Not sure how I feel about that. I mean, I'm sure it makes no discernible difference to the sound but... how long have they been routing USA standard Strats for humbuckers?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:32 am

Not the most extreme mod I've ever done but a didn't like the reverb handle on the Les Trem... so I cut an old Strat handle to fit:

Before

After

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:40 pm

^ That's a pretty neat idea. I didn't know the arm comes out. What do you think of that Les Trem? Thought about one for my own SG.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:34 am

Dillon wrote:^ That's a pretty neat idea. I didn't know the arm comes out. What do you think of that Les Trem? Thought about one for my own SG.

Aye it's held in by two grub screws. The trem is great, the reverb arm is huge though and a bit to art deco for my liking hence the hacksawed Strat reverb handle that I think looks far more in keeping with the guitar.

DiAmoroso · Post by **DiAmoroso** » Fri Jun 29, 2018 12:31 am

My current stable:

blane · Post by **blane** » Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:17 pm

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That Univox is super sexy. Does it play like one of those old 60s sg's?

Also here is a new family shot. All grown up with no kids. I never forgot the lustful desires of youth.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:51 pm

Group shot of my Musimas. Re-necked Musima Elgita, pretty much stock Elgita with the low-output pickups, and a heavily modified Eterna with built-in preamp and fuzz circuit.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:56 pm

I finally figured out how to use a stud finder. Here's my G&L Duo.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 am

^^^^DO WANT a fallout like that one. ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a tribute series one at a shop near me and itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s in white and itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s calling to me

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:25 am

kingkiller wrote:^^^^DO WANT a fallout like that one. ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a tribute series one at a shop near me and itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s in white and itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s calling to me

Mine's a Tribute Series, and it needs nothing. Literally, the Fallout and Doheny are the only two guitars I've felt were perfect from the box (well, perfect enough - the Doheny needed a setup.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:05 am

Haven't done a group shot in a while...forgive the mess on the wall, removed some parts of my basement kitchen and haven't got around to painting it yet.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:13 am

That Ovation is just something else. Is it fully hollow?
And the three amps all with different voicing (and the Peavey of course). Which one do you prefer best nowadays?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:53 am

How do you get them to stick to the wall sideways like that? Its Crazy!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:26 pm

sunshiner wrote:That Ovation is just something else. Is it fully hollow?
And the three amps all with different voicing (and the Peavey of course). Which one do you prefer best nowadays?

the Ovation is my favorite, I've owned it my whole adult life and it's the one I would keep if I had to sell everything else. It has a center block, not fully hollow.

As for the amps, I usually play the Orange (or Peavey) if I'm playing anything with distortion, and the Fender for cleans and pedals. If I had to trim down to one amp I'd keep the Fender. The Vox probably gets the least love, it sounds great but has a noise issue (similar to a tube rattle) at specific frequencies due to a design flaw and I haven't bothered to try to modify the chassis to correct it yet. TBH I practiced and gigged with it for months and didn't notice the issue until I tried to record with it, but now that I know it's there I can't unhear it.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:05 am

Cool. I don't think I saw this Ovation model anywhere except here. I think this cheap Oscar Schmidt OE30 can be modified to emulate it. It'll just need adapter rings to accommodate those Filtertrones and maybe a Bigsby

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It's interesting to know that about that Vox model. Is it a handwired model? I remember people liking them a lot, it might be nobody tried to record them back then. And yes, these modern Blackface and Silverface amps from Fender seem to have become a gigging standard even for big artists. Speaking about recordings, did you release anything new?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:26 am

sunshiner wrote: It's interesting to know that about that Vox model. Is it a handwired model? I remember people liking them a lot, it might be nobody tried to record them back then. And yes, these modern Blackface and Silverface amps from Fender seem to have become a gigging standard even for big artists. Speaking about recordings, did you release anything new?

It is hardwired, it's the AC15H1TV model. The problem is the plate the tubes sit on is not secured on several sides, so when it's pushed at certain frequencies the plate acts like a spring and sends vibrations through the tubes. I've been playing it more again lately, it's a really fantastic amp in spite of the issue.

Haven't released anything new of my own in a while now but I did join a band recently , and will hopefully record something as a full band later this year.

Fixed my setup from the last picture. Light Pank tele has replaced the CAR Strat on the wall for now. My Rolands will replace the Casios on the tiered stand once I get my Juno. Having everything set up like this now is awesome but it also makes me feel I might have a bit of a problem....

Since I no longer practice with a band in here the space has become more of a studio. I do still want to get some sort of small PA setup though for jamming with friends now and then. Thinking of a rackmount power-amp and use my interface as a passive mixer, and a couple of small 10" monitors. That and some decent cymbals. Then I can stop.