Recent content by tonebender

Beautiful guitar!!

A band mate of mine awhile back had one of those Carvin Vintage 16 amps and a Fender Deville. I like the Carving much better. They do sound great and they are affordable.

Tube amps in general do need to be turned up to realize tonal capabilities. I use a Blackstar HT5 for home practice and I can crank it without peeling paint. It sounds great because the tube(s) are engaged. If I was using a 50W amp at the same volume levels it would not sound as good to my...

Most excellent Jim. So which one did you favor?

Very tasty blues.

I always run 12AT7's in the V1 slot, especially an amps 20W or less. It seems to give me more clean headroom. Don't know why, read it somewhere, tried it and it works for me. As for the other slots, I've never experimented or heard anything about changing the type from what comes stock. I...

Gibson Les Paul with P90's.

I just ordered one from the site I cited without hassle. Not a Mary Ann Ginger but a TONE BENDER

Jim, Try here: http://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/custom-guitar-parts/switch-rings/custom-personalized-toggle-switch-ring-plate/

Happy NGD. That was a great trade up in my opinion. Definitely worth the $50.

Not nuts at all. I've done the same for nephews and other relative or friends many times. Spread the rock around!

That thing is pretty radical. I like the settings at about 4:30, the High Sustain Low End Sculpt. I could rock that.

My band bought a new LP with the G Force tuners. He did not like them and called Gibson about how to replace them. They were not helpful. He soon discovered this latest version of auto tuners by Gibson can simply be removed and replace with standard tulips without hassle, dropped right in. I do...

My former band mate and co-owner of Mahalo amps was telling me about those guitars at a party a couple of weeks back. It is the Dean in Dean Guitars.

Happy New Year to all!! I am not gigging tonight for the first time in years. I get to sit back and enjoy some friend's band. Should be an awesome night. Everyone stay safe and see you back here in 2015.