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I really like thick neck guitars. But I've noticed that most people, when talking about thick necks, think about bigger medium sized necks - especially when coming from the Ibanez-shredder world. So let's clarify: by thick necks I mean baseball bat necks, like Gibson used to put on their...

Hello, I'd like to buy a 5F1 Tweed Champ style amplifier in Europe. I'd like to stay below 600 EUROs (roughly $800), shipping and taxes included. I'd like a nice speaker in it (a Jensen P8R maybe), and want it to be wired point-to-point. My first choice would be a Victoria 518 or 5112, but with...

Hello, my Peavey Classic 30 amplifier has a minor issue with the mids pot probably touching with the mid boost button, because when I work the pot sometimes the mid boost activates itself while the mid boost button itself is in the off position. This just fixes itself when I stop rotating the...

Does anyone have a link or a scanned copy of Marc Ribot's interview in the Fretboard Journal summer 2009 issue? It's supposedly very good, but I'd have to fork over quite a bit of money to pay for the whole magazine + shipping to the other side of the world, and I'm only interested in that...

Hello friends, I've been checking out several booster pedals, online and offline, and I've come across a few recommendations for the Zinky Master Blaster boost pedal. It is cheap enough, and I thought maybe I'd pick one up used from eBay or some such place, which I assume would make it even...

Hello, while looking around for a way to, well, basically be a competent Keith Richards clone tone-wise, I came across the Durham Zia Drive pedal. After checking out their clips and video, I've tried to find more information about the Zia Drive - because I'm knee deep in overdrive pedals right...

I've just ordered my first BYOC kit - an Overdrive 2 pedal - and while pondering about what I might need to do for best results when it gets here I realized that I'd probably be wise to label the enclosure. The pedal's got 4 knobs, 2 regular switches and 2 foot-switches, so I'd very much prefer...

A while back I bought a new Ibanez TS9 reissue pedal, but I ended up not liking it that much - it was OK with my humbucker Les Paul guitar (which had a lot of low and high end), but it didn't do much with my Telecaster or Les Paul Jr (which are already mid-heavy). The pedal also didn't go so...

Hello. There's no Lollar dealer where I live, but I can order online from any store within the European Union (I usually order from German stores). I've looked around, but Musik-Schmidt, Guitar24, MusicStore.de and Thomann don't carry Lollars at all. I've also looked at the list of European...

Hello. I'll be visiting Paris in about a month, and I'm interested in bargains for Martin and Gibson guitars. If we have any forum colleagues from Paris, or living in Paris, I would appreciate any hints as to where I could find nice shops with used instruments. Thanks!

I've seen Keith Richards playing an old Guild guitar on the Bigger Bang tour, usually on "Wild Horses" (sorry, I couldn't find an online picture but I'm sure the Rolling Stones fans here will know what I'm talking about :) ). Does anyone actually know the exact model that guitar is? Does Guild...

I'm very interested in your opinions on molded plastic guitar nuts (like the ones on most Fenders, Epiphones and some Gibson electric guitars) - for example this one. To be more specific, I've got some guitars with plastic nuts (an Epiphone Les Paul Heritage, for example), and I'm a bit worried...

I've been doing some research into Gibson Les Paul Juniors lately. They're very nice guitars, and I'm interested in getting one for myself, but with the instruments these days being what they are, and prices being what they are, I thought I'd ask around and dig up all the relevant information I...

Hello. As you may or may not know, Gibson is using what they call a "H90" pickup for their BJA Les Paul Junior. I've asked them what that actually is, and got this answer: "The H-90 pickups are complete P-90 pickups that have an under-wound enamel wire coil stacked below the single coil of the...

Hello. I've stumbled upon this site, which seems to host an impressive number of free PDF books about pretty much everything, from folk chord guides to jazz soloing manuals. I haven't had a chance to read any of it yet :), but it looks like a worthwhile resource. Happy reading!

I'm trying to figure out the signal flow for the Rolling Stones' "Love is Strong" rythm guitar (Richards' part). I'm assuming he was using his Micawber Telecaster (with a Gibson Burstbucker) because that's what he plays in the video and most concerts. However, there seems to be a small clip I...

Hello, I've just joined the forum yesterday, I found it while trying to get more information via Google on Classic 50s Telecasters and a suitable Telecaster to modify with a humbucker neck pickup, and to my amazement I managed to find both kinds of information here. I've been playing guitar for...

Hello. I'd like to add a Telecaster to my guitar collection, but I don't have a lot of money to spend and I want to put a Gibson Burstbucker humbucker in the neck position. I'd say I can afford a MIM Telecaster, or even a Highway 1 Telecaster. My initial plan was to buy a Classic 50s...