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She's got chops and she's a decent entertainer, but there's nothing terribly magical about her phrasing or note choice or any of that. A lot of what distinguishes her from other guitarists is her gender and appearance. Still though, I don't think it's easy for anyone to make it as a hired gun...

Doesn't the JEL also roll off a bit of the low-end up front? Or am I thinking of something else? There's something about the clarity of the distortion as the gain increases. Bright caps alone won't keep the low end from turning to mud, and especially as you turn up the gain. I just ordered an...

The JEL is one of the few Friedman amps that really interests me. I think I hear more of the raw, unpolished Marshall sound in those. I was bummed that I missed out on the run of 100 watters, and I'm not going to pay the crazy used prices. I was hoping the 50w version would have tone controls...

If I'm not mistaken, HB is Thomann's house brand. They're basically having an import line built to their specs, the same way bigger guitar companies do. Then they can retail them direct without having to go through another layer of distribution and markup. I think they're a decent bit better...

Ozzy/Sharon basically strong-armed him out of his publishing credits on Bark at the Moon, like they did with several others over the years. I think Jake though did retain his publishing credits for The Ultimate Sin.

I was a teenager in the mid 80s, so I tend to think of the 800 (2203). In reality, most of the bands I was listening to then were probably using the JMPs they were brought up with, so I bet NMV Marshalls are probably closer to what I think of as the Marshall sound. A lot of the modded and other...

I was thinking the same thing. Osteoarthritis is basically permanent joint degeneration, and the options for dealing with it tend to be just learning different ways to do things, and pain management. Carpel tunnel surgery has a high right of positive outcomes, including full recovery for most...

So EXPCustom is SuckerFreeGear? Wasn't he roomies with Mark at one point? It looks like he renamed his Reverb and eBay storefronts to "SonicFidelityGroup". I wonder what happened there?

The only reason anyone would throw the dice on the risk and liability that goes with MC, is in order to put some coin in their own pockets by trading off his "brand". Why on earth with anyone with even an ounce of integrity get onboard with a guy who's ripped off other musicians, and STILL...

Are you playing sitting or standing? What I've found with some of my guitars is that if the guitar hangs a bit lower on me, it changes how much leverage my left hand has. I tend to want to wear 15"+ guitars lower so the extra body size isn't creeping up to my chest. If I shorten my strap a notch...

These are what I use, although I haven't tried a ton of others: https://www.etymotic.com/product/etyplugs-high-fidelity-earplugs/

Any idea what the KK has for negative feedback, stock? Is it more like a 2203, or closer to JMP/NMV era? I had Nik include a NFB pot on the 2203 they built for me, and I prefer it with negative feedback in the plexi range, especially when I'm giving it some volume.

If you can find a late 70s or early 80s 2203 with original iron for the right price, that'd probably be my first choice. Any tech who's versed in Marshalls can check caps and other components, and make sure it's a prime example of what's so great about those amps. I went with a Ceriatone 2203...

There are too many people who just aren't serious buyers. They want the try-then-buy or buy-to-try options they get with retailers, while wanting the lower prices of private sales. They want to try gear out like you're a music store, instead of already knowing what they're getting, and just...

It seems like more and more sellers are pricing their gear to recoup their original cost AND their fees. Then when you factor in sales tax and the higher cost of shipping, there just aren't the deals there used to be. People want to buy shit, use it for a while, and then flip it, and still get...

I prefer the V847 over the original crybaby (535?). I think the Vox is a bit throatier, although I'm sure there's a technical explanation for what it's emphasizing that's different. The crybaby is maybe a clearer wah. The Vox Satriani Big Bad Wah is the one I've help on to the longest. It has...

Fizzy, and lacking clarity, kerrang. Single notes and chords in the lower register seem mushy. If it's stock, it seems like he's trying to get too much gain from the preamp. It'd probably be better using lower gain on the amp, and goosing the input, something that cuts the low end a bit. Single...

I like to just record two tracks when I'm doubling. Using a different amp/cab for each track also makes a difference. Maybe I'm just not good at dialing in ADT, but I've always gotten better results by double tracking manually.

Maybe 30-45 minutes. It really depends on the opportunity. The farthest I've gone was about 90 miles to sell a Line 6 Vetta II, back in 2013 or so. I was just happy to not have to ship it.

SOTD was my first time hearing most of those Sabbath tunes. I decided I wanted to check out some Ozzy, and that's the cassette they had, and the album cover probably clinched it. When you grow up in a rural Midwest town, the chronology of how you're introduced to music is a little askew. Local...