Gear you just cannot get along with, despite numerous attempts?

thegame said:
Guitars. None of the ones I've tried or owned made me sound amazing.
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Crazy, I sound amazing on anything with a humbucker that I can intonate basically :dunno:


There's a ton of stuff I hate, but the most divisive are definitely as follows

1. The Friedman BE and its derivatives. Hate it. Too smooth, too much gain, sounds like theres an IR on it constantly. Love some of his other stuff like the dirty shirley JLE and others, just don't like the BE
2. The Boss Katana. Probably the most overrated amp in human history. Sounds much better than the cheap practice amps of yesteryear, sure, but the gain sounds are ass. Deep fried ass.
3. Strandberg. The pickups sound like dick, it looks hideous, and I'm sure its very ergonomic and comfortable for everyone who wants to sound like shit and look like a dork.
4. Floyds. They work fine, they are just a time sink and a pain in the ass.
5. Strats with a single coil, traditional bridge pickup. Noisy, weedy, ass.
 
DanTravis62 said:
Crazy, I sound amazing on anything with a humbucker that I can intonate basically :dunno:


There's a ton of stuff I hate, but the most divisive are definitely as follows

1. The Friedman BE and its derivatives. Hate it. Too smooth, too much gain, sounds like theres an IR on it constantly. Love some of his other stuff like the dirty shirley JLE and others, just don't like the BE
2. The Boss Katana. Probably the most overrated amp in human history. Sounds much better than the cheap practice amps of yesteryear, sure, but the gain sounds are ass. Deep fried ass.
3. Strandberg. The pickups sound like dick, it looks hideous, and I'm sure its very ergonomic and comfortable for everyone who wants to sound like shit and look like a dork.
4. Floyds. They work fine, they are just a time sink and a pain in the ass.
5. Strats with a single coil, traditional bridge pickup. Noisy, weedy, ass.
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Totally with you on the first 3 points. :cheers:

So-so on the fourth (I sorta make 'em work when I have too...playing EVH covers in a band for instance, but I naturally gravitate towards fixed bridges) and I installed a Dimarzio Vintage Heavy Blues II on my strat for exactly that reason; more beef, no noise.
 
Another vote for single coil strat bridge pickups. Had an awesome strat a few years ago - 10/56 V neck, really nice light relic job, super dark rosewood fretboard, aged white… Looked awesome, just sounded so thin compared to my LPs. Kept hold of it for ages hoping I’d get into it but eventually traded it for a PRS Custom 22 which I play way more.
 
6505's.....way too many mids

Usually for the more aggressive shit the all tube Marshalls didn't do what I wanted .
But recently I got an '09 Jcm 2000 Dsl 100 and I was really impressed. Boosted with the red Maxon od.....good shit👍🏻
 
Speeddemon said:
Totally with you on the first 3 points. :cheers:

So-so on the fourth (I sorta make 'em work when I have too...playing EVH covers in a band for instance, but I naturally gravitate towards fixed bridges) and I installed a Dimarzio Vintage Heavy Blues II on my strat for exactly that reason; more beef, no noise.
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6. Dimarzio pickups XD
 
67mike said:
Actually I have had a few Squire versions as well, and, no BS: they were more comfy than the guitars that cost 10x as much!

( *-once I replaced the nut, did fret job, glued loose frets, and set it up)
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Hell ya . Thats exactly how I feel about mine . It’s plays like a dream and is fun to play
 
I swear, like 90% of dimarzio pickups have this midrange spike between 1.5-3k and it cannot be dialed out

It's like someone took a JB and put the honk at an even higher, more obnoxious EQ position

And it's not one pickup, it's a BUNCH of their pickups
 
I tried the Evolution and Super 3, and neither of them sounded good to me. I do want to try a Super Distortion.
 
DanTravis62 said:
I swear, like 90% of dimarzio pickups have this midrange spike between 1.5-3k and it cannot be dialed out

It's like someone took a JB and put the honk at an even higher, more obnoxious EQ position

And it's not one pickup, it's a BUNCH of their pickups
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Yup, I just can't do the JB and can't do Dimarzios. Lots of pickups out there I have no interest in though.
 
DanTravis62 said:
I swear, like 90% of dimarzio pickups have this midrange spike between 1.5-3k and it cannot be dialed out

It's like someone took a JB and put the honk at an even higher, more obnoxious EQ position

And it's not one pickup, it's a BUNCH of their pickups
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I'm definitely aware of that, and that's one of the reasons there's NO PAF Pro in any of my guitars nor in my spare pickup drawer.

But ya gotta try the Breed Neck in a mahogany/ebony guitar, the Norton, the 36th Anniv PAF neck, heck or the Super D in a Les Paul...
Based on you liking Schaffer's Larry tone, the Norton may actually be one of the pickups that works very well for that...or EVH for that matter (with a different guitar and amp combo of course). But yeah, a Norton in a Les Paul into an Engl Savage or Larry... should rip hard AF.
 
Rackman said:
Yup, I just can't do the JB and can't do Dimarzios. Lots of pickups out there I have no interest in though.
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Same, it's probably the one "gear thing" i'm most picky about

Speeddemon said:
I'm definitely aware of that, and that's one of the reasons there's NO PAF Pro in any of my guitars nor in my spare pickup drawer.

But ya gotta try the Breed Neck in a mahogany/ebony guitar, the Norton, the 36th Anniv PAF neck, heck or the Super D in a Les Paul...
Based on you liking Schaffer's Larry tone, the Norton may actually be one of the pickups that works very well for that...or EVH for that matter (with a different guitar and amp combo of course). But yeah, a Norton in a Les Paul into an Engl Savage or Larry... should rip hard AF.
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I hate the super distortion. It's probably the pickup that I hate the most out of all the aftermarket stuff out there

The 36th annis aren't bad though, just other stuff i prefer for that sound
 
Amplifiers with a mystifying array of switches, dials, and buttons. I mean, you're the amp designer, buddy, just make it sound good. I want to play, not tweak for hours.
 
SgtThump said:
Ibanez guitars
Jackson guitars
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I bought a really nice Ibanez once thinking I would love it and I just didn't. The neck felt small and cramped and I just didn't warm up to that guitar as beautiful as it was..................:dunno:
 
Speeddemon said:
I'm definitely aware of that, and that's one of the reasons there's NO PAF Pro in any of my guitars nor in my spare pickup drawer.

But ya gotta try the Breed Neck in a mahogany/ebony guitar, the Norton, the 36th Anniv PAF neck, heck or the Super D in a Les Paul...
Based on you liking Schaffer's Larry tone, the Norton may actually be one of the pickups that works very well for that...or EVH for that matter (with a different guitar and amp combo of course). But yeah, a Norton in a Les Paul into an Engl Savage or Larry... should rip hard AF.
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I have the breed neck in my Ibanez. Pretty thick pickup, dialed it waaaaay down and it is now kicking ass and stealing lunches.
 
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