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I haven't been to this forum in some time. Anyway, I just received delivery on Friday of my first Carvin. It's a blueburst, BoltPlus with Wilkinson Trem. Alder body, Tung Oil Maple neck, ebony fretboard, 2 C22 humbuckers, 5 way switch, Stainless frets, Dunlap Straplocks. My pics came out...

I played a bunch of strats and teles on Saturday at Guitar Center (my first GC visit by the way). I played both MIMs and USA models and was very disappointed in the workmanship. I had heard that Fenders were hit or miss and I saw it with my own eyes. Are you really expected to have to do major...

OK. I wrote the other night that I received my GFS neck back from Jay last week. I adjusted to the lowest action I could and not get any buzz picking lightly (lightly being the operative word!). If I pick even a little hard, I get a ton of buzz on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th strings only -- no buzz on...

I was browsing the web and found a G&L Legacy Standard selling for $899 new. I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with G&L in general and this guitar in particular? I've never really seen any bad reviews of G&L. Made in the USA. Sounds like a good deal for a Strat. I read some reviews of...

I just swapped a stock humbucker from my Floyd Rose guitar to a GFS Fat Pat. There were more wires on the GFS pickup than the stock so I followed the schematic on the Seymour Duncan site (I believe GFS wires the same as SD). It sounds much better! I'm just curious, would it be obvious if I...

a higher end guitar. My 3 guitar collection cost a total of $600! While they are fun, I've gotten GAS pains of late wanting more. This will most likely be a couple of month search as I haven't tried any out yet -- I've just been going on message boards and reading reviews (I haven't found any...

This might be a case of "you get what you pay for" but I would like to know what you all would do! I bought an Xaviere Strat last summer from GFS. I wanted a strat, cheaped out, and bought it online sight unseen. The overall quality of the guitar (pickups, construction) seems good, but there...

Journey with Heart and Cheap Trick! A blast from the past but a fun show. A friend of mine's 19 year old daughter loves Journey (I'm not sure how that happened) and the tix were a birthday present for her. All ages were represented. The show was good. I have to say it's amazing how much the new...

Not really guitar related but I was watching a documentary last night (on Madison Square Garden Network) on Meatloaf (the performer, not the food!). I'm not a fan -- but I have to admit that I did like Paradise By The Dashboard Light back in the day. The film basically followed him around on his...

OK. I figured out how to post some clips!:bravo: They are .wav rather than .mp3 and might take slightly longer to load. Anyway, I recorded on a SRV setting with my V-Amp 2 into Audacity. The pickups that are in the Xaviere are these: http://store.guitarfetish.com/stvialstpise.html and the...

What do you guys hook your laptops/computers into to allow for enough volume to play along with backing tracks? I'm just curious if I should just get good speakers for my laptop or if there's other equipment I should invest in. I can't believe I have no idea what to do but anyway...thanks for...

I've been wanting a new "strat" type guitar (and I don't have an SSS) for awhile and pulled the trigger on the XV870 (Surf Green -- we'll see if that was a smart decision or not!). :bravo: I decided that I didn't want to spend much money, at this point in time, which this wasn't! I was somewhat...

I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers last Wednesday in Hartford, CT. I hadn't seen them live in like 25 years! They still rock! I didn't realize how good a guitarist Mike Campbell was/is. He was wailing. Really great show!

I had decided to order a capo from Music123 to just mess around with. I've never used one before. On their website, it said it was for acoustic/electric guitars. I want it for an electric and the package it came in says it's an "acoustic" capo. It's a Dunlop Trigger capo, by the way. Is there a...

Maybe someone has a suggestion. I have a Digitech Hothead distortion pedal. It's probably 2 or 3 years old but hasn't been used much at all. Last week I decided to hook it up and nothing happened. I changed the battery and still nothing. I took the top off and pressed down on the little on/off...

I'm thinking about purchasing an instructional DVD to help me progress in a more structured way. Are any of you familiar with Diatonic Theory and Harmony (Doug Doppler). The sample clips look like something I'm looking for and for $40, the downside is small. I found another that looked...

I'm looking for a new amp so I can give my son my current amp (Behringer Modeling amp -- that's my excuse anyway and I'm sticking to it!) so I went to my local music store and played a Vox AD50VT and Peavey Bandit, because I've read great things on the internet about both. I like the fact that...

Maybe there's an obvious answer to this question. Why is the Vox ad50vt 212 ($299) $80 cheaper than the 112 ($379)? I would think that 2 speakers would be more costly. I really appreciate your input. -Steve

With my new Floyd Rose, I have major buzzing from my amp in pick-up positions 1, 3 & 4 (positions 2 and 5 are quiet). What would cause this and how can I fix it? I appreciate your input.

I found this forum about a month ago and really enjoy it. Made my first post this morning and have found how helpful everyone can be. I'm a hobbyist who took many years of lessons and then sold my Fender Strat and Amp after college (just one of many great ideas I've had in my life!) and just...