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Yep using power tube distortion is pretty easy, you can just get a 50 watt Marshall and put both volumes on 10, even in a rehearsal room, but that is pushing the volume envelope. For a 100 watt head you can use Edward's trick and lower the voltage going in with a variac then turn up the volume. I have never tried THD Yellow Jackets but the web site says they allow you to crank a big amp and get a smoother class A sound, anyone tried this? Or go the other way and make a loud head even louder by connecting up the effects loop and turning the effects volume up. Fun. PS One I forgot, if you have a 100 watt amp with 4 power tubes take out tubes 1 and 4, (translation for valves 1 and 4) that will lower the wattage to 50 and then you can turn it up to get the remaining two bottles to clip.

Massacre? I've seen much worse on forums. For those who are TLDR, he wants to know if he can use a flat fretboard, which would work (like a classical) The spelling in post one is 100% perfect and the only grammatical error is the 'i' is not capatilized. Jeez Borge, sensitive Youse had beter nowt reed none of dah crap i post on satdee arvo otherize ya'd call it a bludbath

The front end is great gear but you have got it plugged into a toy amplifier. You need to give that preamp and effects some grunt. Something like this will stoke the engine coupled into something with at least 4 x 12 cones. The triaxes though is a fantastic start to a cool rig

I saw the rough outline at the start of this thread and thought, what the &*#!, but viewing the finished product you turned my impression 180 and you are really bringing this project home. Great shape, lovely finish and the three knots in the walnut top look so beautifull and unique.

Beaut work, love the grain on the top, is it gonna be stained or natural?

That is fantastic isn't it, there are not many bands that would take the time to let a fan jam with them, that dude can play and he got a great story to tell that day.

Hey yeah, I thought the base would have been routed for neck mortise prior to putting the top on, but I can see from one of the link pictures it wasn't, so I am also interested as to how and why

Are you going to route it out for a vibrato?

I was wondering if anyone would know what I was talking about, guess your ex was wrong That's right about being carefull about what you post, I was just reading in Rolling Stone about a dude who posted some of the Chinese Democracy tracks and is facing jail time and a whopping fine. Lars hasn't sued me for this post click here I heard there is even a youtube vid where Lars says he likes hearing cover versions Does anyone know if Metallica used Roland Jazz Chorus amps for the clean sounds on DM? I still have not heard an amp or sim get close to a JC120 for clean tones.

I hope you told that dude that he had too much sauce on his chips Hey I am really getting into the cover of Echo Beach, why did they call it The Day That Never Comes?

Beautiful work, I'll look forward to seeing more progress

I got home early from a trip to Pearl Beach and had a go at an old KISS classic, Strutter, this has all my favourite Frehley touches, the slightly gothic descending run, the fairly fast pentatonic trill and in the last solo getting the speed just up to the point where scales do not matter and you can play any damn note you like. I have put it to a youtube slide show or better quality audio only click here

Hey Wes, I am shocked I thought we understood each other a bit better. I just like to hear people play, I don't care whether they are 'good' or not, it just gives me an insight into their musical influences. A way that humans can swap artistic expression across the globe. I have never picked on someone elses' playing, the thought of it kinda creeps me out. I would offer advice if I was asked for it, but I am very positive with my tips. I do like Metallica but they would be about no 30 on my list of pet bands, my top four are Grinspoon, LA Guns, Kiss (first 4 albums and last album and Backyard Babies. I like your analogies but what is wrong with flirty girls? With a bit of skill they always transform into the second kind

Maiden69 is right, a basswood guitar is slightly better than a guitar made out of cheese. As a first guitar choice you need to make the decision between the major three types of guitar, a- no vibrato - eg a telecaster with no way to wobble the strings, or a wrap around bridge (for me purgatory) b- parallel neck, therefore low string hight, wang bar vibrato, eg stratocaster c- tune o matic with angled neck, great vibrato, eg Gibson style. Then look in second hand shops, when you see one you like, look down the neck like you are sighting down the barrel of a gun. If the neck is badly, or twisted, bent you will easily see it, don't buy it. If the neck is straight and you like the feel and look of the guitar, buy it regardless of what it sounds like. If it sounds good don't do a thing, if it sounds crap, buy a good bridge pick up and swap it out. It will now sound fantastic if you made the right pup choice. Don't swap the neck pup it will always sound good. Happy new guitar day Rock and Roll.

Chops first, then toast

Yeah some bands do fall into a comfortable formula after a while, and when a band is all playing the same thing for the whole song it gets boring. I love counterpoint melodies, I'll see if I can find a good guitar rock example. And because this is players corner not just critics corner I'd love to hear some more of the forum's members' guitar playing, so this is a call out to all the members, show us how it should be done and post some riffage .

Man it has been a tough day today, I have been on my feet for the last 1 and 1/2 hours, I am looking forward to my foot rub

How is the carve going near the pick up selecter? It looks mighty steep up there and there are a few divots still to sand out? Is it going to be OK?

Don't worry if anyone says anything like that I will give them the stern and dissaproving emoticon I might try that myself

Yeah I love the new album, plenty of throbbing rythym guitar and staccato drums. Anyone tried playing any of it yet?

Welcome back to the solos, love the wah What do you think?

Lots of grainy goodness there

Great work, is it tricky painting inside a monkey grip?

Great swamp ash and I have not seen a blue stain better than that, outstanding work, just beautiful.

Yep, good advice, Slash and Carlos would agree with that. More stuff to try, look on the internet, buy the cheapest single coil pup you can find, it should have lots of buzz, put it in your guitar and play it through hot valves. Double track your solo, pan it to 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock. Tap so it sounds like bagpipes. Create some digital weirdness on the second solo. Click on >>>> Van Muzzlen