Recent content by groverj3

Yes, as far as I know this will take away some of the "quack." That isn't really my thing, but if want the option still you could think about a super switch. You can wire it up so that the inbetween position have coil splits. I'm sure that there's a way to wire it up so that your bridge + middle...

Interesting idea there Duffy. Might've been a cheaper option, had I not already bought the wilkie trem. However, I really like the idea of replacing the wilkinson bar assembly with an extra floyd one I have lying around (apparently this can be done). I know I will probably get yelled at for...

Believe it or not, I did actually finish this. I'll post pics soon! Loving the TZ and Air Norton combo. Not running it through a tone pot gives it a really ballsy sound. Plus, I can still get classic strat single coil tones from the coil splitting super switch. However, I am still not happy...

Ok, after a short hiatus in which I moved to Kalamazoo, MI for a job I've finally started on this project. Parts I have since acquired. Dimarzio ToneZone Dimarzio Air Norton S Pickguard with HS route, 1 volume control 5 way super switch for coil tapping Fender locking tuners LSR Roller Nut...

I'm pretty much exactly the opposite, although the smaller strat headstocks are fine by me. To each their own :)

I'll do the honors of this thread's first pointy.

I'm a huge DT and Petrucci fan, but this whole sequence of events makes me think that this stuff between Portnoy and the rest of the band had been brewing for a long time. I'm not too familiar with some of the candidates, but Mike Mangini has been mentioned more often than the rest. They'll...

I've heard good things about those. No local stores carry them though, I'd probably have to go online to get them. I believe they're a little pricey too. It'd be cool to try them out first to get a feel for the tone as my old mexi strat is pretty lacking in low end and I'm looking for pickups to...

No pickup ideas? Kind of leaning toward the tonezone and air norton S combo though. If anyone thinks this will be a bad combination steer me in a better direction before I pull the trigger, haha.

Very cool stuff, lots of people skip over all the different picking techniques out there when doing instructional videos. Its good to find one that doesn't immediately say that their technique is the ONLY way to do something. Your technique is very very clean, hope to reach that level of...

I've decided on adding some locking tuners and putting in new pickups. I'm going with a pickguard from warmoth thats a HS combination. Humbucker in the bridge and singlecoil in the neck. I specifically do not want a middle pickup, gets in the way of picking for me, and lowering it will make the...

Body: Shape - Soloist, but thinner. Wood - Mahogany Top - Quilted Maple Finish - Transparent Blue Neck: Attachment - Through body Shape: Not too thin, not too thick (very scientific there) Wood - Maple, satin finished back Fretboard - Ebony, with cream binding (also around headstock) Inlays - 1...

I tend to do something similar to what deeaa said. I tend to do a combination of muting with my palm and with fingers I'm not using for soloing, especially when bending. When bending I usually use my index finger to mute strings by almost barring them without putting enough pressure down to...

True enough, we'll see how things shake out. At bare minimum I'm swapping out for some humbuckers or noise cancelling pickups of some sort. The hum bothers me. Maybe I'll strip the body and do some EVH stripes on it :socool

I'm sure you've heard of Dream Theater. So I won't bother recommending them. Symphony X is another progressive metal band that I enjoy a lot. I would check out Ghost Reveries, its my favorite Opeth album. I'm probably in a minority thinking that though, lol.