Ok so, i have no experience with valve amps and how their valve amp power (W) compare to digital amps but i do know that a 20W valve amp is the same as a 100W digital (as far as i have been led to believe). I am an metal player that does dabble in a little bit more than metal (crunch and many...

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Have you ever... that's open ended... purchased a similar or nearly identical instrument to one you already own (or owned) - because of aesthetics? Different color, different top, etc.,? I know a couple of you have - you might even collect a certain model or simply love that style and spec. I...

guitar choices Lefties, ^^ for metal stuff Ghost etc will most likely be swapping the pickups out for some Ive seen, playing an les paul epi' at the moment and a CS Strat for clean jangly stuff totally open to opinions an suggestions Thanks, Lucy ESP Viper £270 ish ephiphone SG-G400-pro...

Sorry to be a pain but I'm still trying to decide on an amp, in case you did not know I'm a metal guy. I thought I was set on the Peavey Vypyr but then I saw some youtube videos on the peavey bandit and the roland cube which sounded really good too...what do you guys think would be my best...

I've recently ordered a Jackson soloist SL2H after falling in love with its ebony fretboard giving it a test run at a local store. However, I did not fall in love with the default pickup (H-H) configuration: bridge = SD TB4 (humbucker) and neck = SD 59 SH1N (humbucker). My current main...

Got into an argument with a white night on the Caparison Facebook group. I posted this image of a headstock from a period of poor build quality from them. The neck wood isn't much nicer either. I pointed out the huge knot at the scarf joint and said that sometimes dud guitars can be made...

wonder if jackson soloist usa made still a better choice for playability and the tone dispite its thick finishes ? how does it compares to suhr modern or etc?

A) You shouldn't, since everyone knows guitars made after '92 suck. B) If you have no other choice, it should be this one, which is the coolest production model by any major brand.

I'm getting ready to buy a new guitar, but I'm stuck on which one to get.This is the one I really want. But its not in the beautiful honeyburst. It has Gibson 57' pickups, solidbody nonchambered and locking tuners. Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus - Midnight Sapphire | Sweetwater.com As far as...

Hello all! Here goes for my monthly thread. I've been strumming guitars for half my life now, actually a little more, but haven't plugged my guitar into my computer since Win98. And as you might recall, things worked differently back then. I am now really interested in learning how to plug my...

choosing an amp Just cant decide which amp and this is for bedroom use only so my choices ate peaver 6505,marshall dsl 40c or blackstar ht-5 which is best for metal?

Hi guys, another song is finished (instrumental. I have tried to achieve thicker guitar tone, so, I added a little more bass on guitar amp, looks like it works. Also, used some wub-wub (dubstep busses) on verses. Listen and comment, thanks :)

So I'm contemplating wood choices for my first build. I was thinking swamp ash body with a Birdseye maple neck and fret board. Its going to be a voyager body but a 7 string. Any opinions on how it will sound? The body will be balanced so I know it won't have moar left side toan.

I am currently using two companies for webhosting, WPENGINE for shared hosting (expensive but stable performance for shared host). And Dreamhost for VPS. Having a lot of issues with my VPS (no root access, high cost per ram compared to others.) Wanted to see who you guys recommend for hosting...

Hi all, I'm mainly a metal keyboardist that also plays guitar sometimes. I use currently an epiphone les paul with ampkit on the iphone, and it's great to practice at home or in the studio. It happened that I'm starting to play with a band (trash metal mainly) so i was thinking to upgrade to...

i'm looking for something that can pull off a nice mesa markIII-mark V tone. i've had all the pods currently the hd400), they never really seemed to get close. other than the axefx, is there anything else that can pull it off?

Ok you might be asking why I need help--- just go plug in- pay the dude and off I go... Here's my dilemma. My normal rig is a Triple Rec but for my new situation this is over kill even with a hot plate, plus I'm not lugging all that gear meself! I'm going to be doing mostly pub gigs 100-200...

I'm starting to like Chrome more over Firefox here recently. What do you guys/gals use now days?