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I remember 20 years ago Alexi Laiho saying they jumped from Jackson to ESP because Jackson's wait time was too long and ESP could get them their guitars almost immediately.

I only have one Warmoth neck so far but I'm a huge fan.

I feel like EVH misses the mark on these. To me, the look of the Franky body only works in the context that it's Franky, stripes and all. The design of the body is a reflection of Ed's entire process leading him to that point, the reason it's so cool is because it embodies the DIY ethos of...

If I had to pick one, it's the loop, but I keep a DD-8 in front for a vintage vibe.

There are three models of 5150III. The standard, the Stealth and the EL34. The differences are mainly in the blue channel. The Stealth has a blue channel voiced for more gain and aggression, while the EL34's has a thicker and warmer sound. The 50ws and 100ws are different too. The 50w models...

Other: KNE. More affordable and they'll basically do anything you want.

Because the coloration of the binding comes from the lacquer topcoat yellowing, and theres no lacquer on the surface of the fretboard. Look at 50s Gibsons amd you'll see the same thing.

Clapton on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. I think its the gold standard.

I think it would sound pretty much the same. BTW, if you keep an eye on The Stratosphere on eBay you can score Wolfgang pickups pulled out of Wolfgang Standards and Specials for $80.

My first "proper" Strat, a 2023 Fender Japan Hybrid II model: Great guitar, but the stock Strat electronics are just not for me. My favorite Strat tones were never the truly vintage, they're the more processed and I suppose sterile sounds from the 80s. Explored a few options looking for...

I love the Eventide Tricerachorus. It sounds great and it's stupidly versatile. Not just a tri-chorus, it emulates classic analog Boss-style chorus as well, and the delay time lets it be used as a flanger, doubler or slapback delay. And it has the classic Eventide Micropitch Detune effect built...

What's in the Charvel now? I'm a big fan of the Wolfgang pickup. I get from my Special the same thing you do: Crazy sustain and responsiveness yet smooth and warm.

Outside writers starting popping up on Ozzmosis (Zakk only gets a writing credit on 7 of the 12 songs) but it really got extreme with Down to Earth, which used outside writers and producers almost exclusively with no songs written by Zakk (the two best songs on the album, Junkie and That I Never...

Lack of flexibility is a big issue I have as well. Right now I'm looking to upgrade my Strat. I'd like to have a set of SAs, a master volume with no tone controls, the SPC, and I want to use a super switch to get N+B in the middle position. Well if you buy a set of EMG Strat pickups you get the...

Jake's stage guitar looks like Whitey but has many different specs: 24.75" scale, ebony fretboard, 22 frets, mahogany neck, skinnier frets past the 12th fret and a tone knob.

EMG's naming for pickups creates a lot of confusion. Pickups are named with numbers and letters, with additional numbers and letters indicating variants: A = Alnico V, X = X-series preamp, TW = dual mode, C = Ceramic, 7 = 7-String. So you end up with a string of digits that don't really indicate...

Supposedly the reason you can't footswitch between the two modes is to keep costs down. Honestly I'd be perfectly fine if the Iconic was a "single" channel amp with the two footswitchable modes. Being able to switch between all the modes is why I landed on the DSL100 instead.

I prefer the Iconic to the 5153, I think it sounds fantastic and feels much more Marshall-y, but the dealbreaker for me is that the best dirt sound it has is on the clean channel and can't be footswitched.

Power conditioner?

I want one