Ross RGC 65 - "Clean combo"
Holds it's own in a loud Reggae band. Overdrive is good for sustain but not much punch. Clean channel has lots of headroom. Reverb is nice . Chorus is not great. Great amp to use clean with a Multi f…
DiMarzio DP156 Humbucker From Hell - "Clean up the mud"
This is definitely a neck pickup which was designed to give you more of the Stratocaster single coil sound, without the noise. These are great for cleaning up the neck pickup tone of very dark, dull-…
Mesa Boogie Nomad 100 Combo - "Mesa Nomad 100 versatile 3 channel tube amp."
I only saw one pro recording example. I am glad I chose this amp. I had fx loop modded to serial. Very easy to do. I use a Two Notes Torpedo Captor 8 with the amp. I use an Empress ParaEQ to take the…
Epiphone Les Paul Custom (1989-2012) - "Rivals Gibson in terms of quality and finish"
Features — 8 2007 model, made in China. Bought used from a musician. Body is Mahogany with 5-way binding. Neck is Mahogany too with an Ebony fretboard, SlimTaper profile so thinner than a Gibson. Th…
Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Deluxe - "Clear pickups, fantastic neck"
Features — 8 Bought in 2015 from a shop, brand new. The body is poplar with a bolt-on maple neck, fitted with a nice "C" profile. The maple fingerboard is set with dot inlays and 21 narrow tall fret…
Epiphone Les Paul Standard (1989-2013) - "Solid all-rounder guitar"
Features — 8 Bought in 2012 from a shop, brand new. The pickups are supposedly Gibson designed humbuckers but they sound pretty much like stock Epiphone pickups to me. The body and neck are Mahogany…
Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio - "A bang for the buck"
Gibson Les Paul Custom Studio 2017 model in denim blue. I bought this guitar with the whole world being in a pandemia, so it is more difficult to try it before buying but there are enough stuff on y…
Tokai Love Rock - "Chines Tokai Love Rock, good, but not extremely good"
MY Tokai Love Rock had not been produced from mahogany, and has no maple cap I think, just a flame maple veneer, which looks great, but has no effect of the sound. Hoever, it's pickups are decent, en…
Music Man Axis (1996) - "Beware - the Axis has been cheapened down over the years!"
I owned a 2013 standard USA Axis and a 2014 Axis Ball Family Reserve (a.k.a. "BFR" model) for a few years. It had been nearly 20 years since I had played an EVH Music Man signature, so I had little t…
Line 6 M9 - "Decent multi effects for the money"
I bought this pedal primarily to use with a synthesizer; more specifically, because it has a wahwah pedal model that can be controlled with an expression pedal, and Stereo i/o. I don't know of any st…
Gibson GA 15RV Goldtone - "decades-long companion"
I first played this thing's big brother, the GA-30 with the 12" and 10" speakers in the same cab. Religious experience. Too loud for my purposes, so I got the little guy in 2001. I've heard people…
Korg Pme-40x - "Major mojo"
For a long time I thought this thing was just another failed guitar system from the 80's, and superficially it is, but now that I've had the chance to plug a variety of synths and drum machines into …
Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue - "Good amp and if you tweak it a bit---it's a great amp"
I have a soul/blues band and a country/oldies band. I have many amps (Supro, Peavey, Fender, vintage gibbes, etc). When I bought it, I soon figured out it had a lousy speaker. I swapped it out for a …
DiMarzio DP215 Evo 2 Bridge - "Just Get a Breed"
Look, we aren't Vai. For mere mortals, just get a Breed.Unless you have techs that can adjust the settings on amps and and full band mix , even the Evo2 is a highly advanced pickup, still prone to be…
Boss OD-20 Drive Zone - "gotta know how to use it"
I tried. And I tried. Could never get a great sound. However, I A/B this unit with some of the originals and it sounded BETTER than BOSS originals. Just now I was morbidly curious and I put it at …
