Recent content by Scott Ians Beard

Long-time no post, sadly due to some struggles in personal life and a lack of enthusiasm. Anyway, I am back now and ready to rock. I've been living in Italy for the past years and will be moving to the US soon. I'd like to bring with me my two beautiful guitars – a Suhr Reb Beach and a Gibson...

Fired up my 1980s 1960A/w GT-75s for the first time in about a year. Sounds great in the mid/high registers but some low notes sound a bit flubby/farty when pushed. Running a THD univalve at reasonable volume. The cab itself is in great condition. I took the back off and the speakers look like...

I have a Reb Beach model with 'heavy' frets. Theyre amazing (im sure its all down to setup :thumbsup: ). Im hoping to get my Gibson refreted with the same wire. Do you have the fretwire specially made, or is it Dunlop (or other brand) that I could get from a parts shop? And what are the...

First up, props to Pat Thrall. What an all time legend! Next up, im trying to mimic that cool staccato delay thing he has been doing for years. Im utterly useless with delays, so can someone give me some pointers please? Ill be using my PodXT for delay, if that helps. Skip to 1:43 on this vid...

Say if you went from medium to jumbo? The guitar is a SSS American Standard strat. I know this might upset the purists...

Im trying to get on there to ask a question about pickups. Its asking me for a VIP code, cant register without it. I cant see it for looking?! Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Somewhere I have a CD full of PS banter. Its terrible, yet brilliant at the same time!

Taking my univalve to practice tonight, its usually fine for volume. Got a different drummer today though. If I need to slave it into a poweramp, I presume I only need an instrument cable? Or does it need a speaker cable?

Ill start by saying I already have a Univalve and its awesome. I had it running on a single EL-84 the other day and it kept up great volume wise at a jam session. However, I could use more versatility. Knowing that THD has awesome tone, I though a flexi might be the answer. I cant really find...

Anyone know anything about them. Probably looking in $800-900 range. Ive never been an acoustic player, so im well out of my depth. What should I be looking for? Id be nervous about getting something on the used market, unless you can reassure me... Ideally, a cutaway would be nice, and...

I cant find a maple boarded RG550 at a reasonable price, so this seems to be the next best option for a maple boarded shredder. I know a few of you guys have this - how is it as a cheap shredder style guitar? Specs seem great on paper, Ive had Japanese jacksons in the past and they are great...

Picked up a THD Univalve from a fellow forumite (Dennis - thanks! Cant find your username though...), got to blast it today. Its seems like forever since I last bought/review an amp, so go easy on me! My chain was: American Strat (Stock Singles) -> Univalve (Stock 12x7s, Tesla EL-34) ->...

So just got to plug into my new Univalve for the first time, ill save judgement til tomorrow when I can get to my rehersal space and cab! In the mean time I was hoping I could spent some time today doing silent recording from the Uni's line out, using my PODxt Pro as a speaker sim. I have it...

Odd question I know, ive never been a fan of the band. However, the other guitarist in my band insists I listen to them before we start our next writing session. Apparently my material is too "busy," and he swears blind that Def Leppard are the perfect balance between simple riffs and great...

What kind of wood do you think tonally works best in a superstrat. Nothing too exquisite though! Im going to put together a superstrat from a bunch of parts I have lying round, but I need to get a body. The config will be HSS, Floyd, Bolt-On Maple neck with Rosewood board. The finish is going...