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http://www.deanguitars.com/dimebag.php

4 tribute ML's, and, 4 versions of the Dimebag designed Razorback guitar. What does everyone think of the Razorback then?

Me? I like it. It has a hint of Metal Matt about it

Old news. Amps shall be 6105 or something.

I'm not getting my hopes up, as I'm fairly sure Boss's lawyers will already be all over this. However, assuming all goes well, I'll be buying me more than a few of those! DI, AB, EQ, and others that aren't just two letters!

I *think* that the main differences between bridge and neck pickups on guitar are that the bridge is usually higher output because the strings vibrate less near the bridge than near the neck. Assuming that the same is true of bass pickups, the only potential problem would be a volume imbalance if you are using more than one magnetic pickup.

Disclaimer: All information is subject to the normal warpage of time, misinformation, and just plain not listening, and as such should be taken with a pinch of salt. I accept no responsibility for any rash decisions taken because of this post. Also, you may want to wait for someone to confirm/rubbish what I've said.

I know stevie used another type of fingerboard. Can't just remember the name now.

Rosewood is what you're thinking of. And, unless I'm mistaken, Fender use alder for paint finishes and ash for transparent finishes. It may have been different back then, but it's what they do now.

Thought about singlecoil sized buckers? Like Duncan hotrails, or something?

I couldn't log in for a few days but that problem seems to have corrected itself now (obviously).  It kept telling me that there was not a Password column in the SQL query or something.

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Ditto that, but I just figured it was something to do with the upgrade. And sure enough, here I am.

Shape: Approximately Tele
Body wood: Ash
Neck wood: Birdseye maple with two ebony pinstripes
Fretboard:Stripey Rosewood/Ebony
Neck Joint: Bolt on, with AANJ style chamfering.
Pickups: Two Warpigs (by Bare Knuckle Pickups)
Controls: Master volume, master tone, EMG AB, 3 way switch, coil taps on mini toggle switches
Scale Length: 26 inches
Hardware: Black. Hipshot 6 string bridge. Schaller 6 in line with Ebony buttons.
Finish: Dark Blue to black burst.
Body Depth: 30-35mm
Headstock: Fender style 6 in line. Possibly ebony faced.

This, for now, is my dream guitar.

Woooooooow! Those are hawt! Although, I like your Tele's better, but that's just cos I like Teles

I guess little Blanco sort of qualifies, yes?

Has it been WOD'd yet Drak?

They have them in the UK

But I can't afford one

Euros??? We're talking UK Stirling here. Pounds.

Sorry, this post is off topic, but ansil, I'd like to PM you, but your inbox is full.

From www.xe.com

£500 = $940.223

F-SPACING, STANDARD SPACING

What is F-spacing?

All of our full-size humbuckers except the X2N® are available in two polepiece spacings. F-spacing refers to the wider of the two spacings. For proper string alignment and balanced output, F-spaced humbuckers should be used in the bridge position on all guitars with string spacing at the bridge of 2.1" (53 mm) or greater. On these guitars, if the nut width is 1-11/16” (43 mm) or greater, F-spaced pickups can be used in the neck position as well.

Why are there two different spacings?

A long time ago (in the 20th century, actually) the electric guitar world was divided between Gibson and Fender designs. One of the differences between the two was string spacing. In general, Gibson chose a narrower string spacing at the bridge than Fender, and therefore the polepieces on Gibson humbuckers were closer together than the magnets on Fender pickups. When guitar shops started installing humbuckers in the bridge position of Strats, it was obvious that the strings didn’t line up with the polepieces, and if the E strings were too far outside, the sound could suffer. Our first humbuckers followed the original Gibson spacing, and we call them standard-spaced. When we released our first humbuckers with wider spacing, Floyd Rose bridges were very popular. Floyd string-spacing is the same as Fender spacing, so we naturally called the new pickups F-spaced.

Source - Dimarzio Site, FAQ

The thing that gets me is why do these European shops expect us to buy from them? If it's actually cheaper to get them from the US and have them shipped, I see no advantage what-so-ever.

Gradually slide from 12 bar blues to a more Vivaldi like cadenza

Yet another thing to feed to the WOD

I read about that somewhere else, and, if I remember correctly, it's a regular Squier strat that has been cut into the shape you see now. Apparantly he's been doing that to strats since the 60's.

Ho Ho Ho! Meeeerrrry Christmaaasss!

3 hours, 15 mins!!

Christmas draws near!!

11 hours, 50 minutes and counting!

Yes I am, but I'm the drummer! *shock horror*

I'm a better drummer than a guitarist I reckon.

I guess I'm looking for something aimed at the serious/experienced player. I don't want a free CD so I can play along with the Darkness or anything like that.

Maybe I should buy one issue of each and try em out...

If you're looking for a magazine purely about techniques, then Guitar Techniques is the one to go for out of the ones I mentioned. However, I am Scottish, so, depending on where you live, you may prefer to get a more local magazine.

I read Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar Techniques and Guitar Buyer

(listed in order of purchasing/reading frequency)

I don't read them every time they come out, because most of the time I pinch them from my Dad.

I read them for news, techniques, interviews, songs and gear reviews. So, all in all, their entire content. And D'you know the stupid thing? The first 3 on my list are made by the same publisher!