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It actually depends on what bridge your guitar has too. The stock API Nashville bridge on current production Gibsons as well as the Faux ABR-1 that's mounted on Nashville posts that they currently have is narrower-spaced. However, other aftermarket bridges like Gotoh, Graphtech, Schaller, etc...

I think the whole "heavier is better" approach to choosing a guitar is dated, and doesn't usually hold true. At least in my experience. My three best-sounding guitars I've owned have been light or light-ish at least. That being said, I don't particularly seek a light guitar. Otherwise, I'd just...

I use the Tortex Jazz III's. I like the size and shape of Jazz III's, but I prefer the tone of Tortex.

Ah, I'd love to read how you think they comapre when you get it, then.

I actually like the SD-1 with more amps than the TS808, personally. The SD-1 is tighter, more aggressive, less nasal, and less stuffy. But sometimes the TS808 just works. In front of a 5150, for example, it's just that sound.

There are more. Plus there's a blur between UK made and China made depending on the year. But there's also the Marshall type (the original), the Bad Cat type, the old Mode Four type, the Dave Mustaine... there's tons of other variatons, honestly. It's been recently discussed that year of...

Probably a JCM 800. Not because it's not a great amp, but because it's just not my thing. But the way many people make it seem like it's the ultimate amp and the father of all high-gain... er... The thing is, for me, I've always been more used to dialing in amps like Rectos first, and then...

What pedals were they? That's interesting. I don't mean to say you're wrong. There are many pedals that sound great. But my point is I'd feel more like I'm playing a "pro" piece of gear if I plug a pedal into the FX loop than into the front end of the amp, personally. Like those Revv or AMT...

I wish they made those be standalone preamps. Straight into poweramps, they're kinda dark and muddy, don't they? I suppose I'm going to be controversial, but I don't think most people who use distortion "seriously", meaning as their main tone, really use distortion pedals into clean amps at...

I don't see why the Roadster is harder to dial in compared to any other Recto, personally. I think it just has to be dialed in with the presence/treble higher than other Rectos of the era. And I don't think the presence knob on a Recto will ever not be powerful enough, LOL. But otherwise, seems...

Kind of off-topic, but I remember there was an interview where they asked that Arch Enemy chick about her favorite Death Metal vocalists. She said it was the guy from Lamb of God and Corey Taylor. Fucking LOL.

TBH, it does get tiring that Petrucci seems to get a sig every odd year, LOL. But I still think it's cool that they have a bunch of different pickups catered to different tastes. I personally find it cool that DiMarzio have more variety when it comes to fat overwound neck pickups. It almost...

So do Seymour Duncan, honestly. They have the JB, JB Antiquity, JB Rails, Thrash Factor, Dave Mustaine Livewire, Alex Skolnick, RTM, Distortion, Black Winter, Invader, all variations on the JB recipee in one way or another. I'm sure there's more that I'm missing. Then they have like 10 or 15...

Someone finds his accent hard to understand?

Wondering if anyone is using the MBC to tame some boomy palm-mutes or something. I kinda want to have a mix-ready tone in the box. I find it very inspiring when I start jamming along to mixed tracks through headphones. Normally, I add a hint of MBC to my guitar tracks while mixing to tame some...

1x12's.

I feel like that about most Metallica songs, honestly.

Yeah, I like them all, honestly. I just feel the II is kind of an in-between the I and the II. Not quite as fat as the I, not quite as tight and aggressive as the II. But they're all great to me.

I'm surprised more people prefer the II over the I and the III.

I like them as is, but I also like them boosted, personally. They're kinda picky about boosts, though. The low-end is not particularly deep on them, so if the boost is not right, they might end up thinning out too much, I feel.