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Music Nomad f-one oil. Significantly better than the lemon oil I was using previously. Lower acidity apparently so it doesn't dry out the board over time. It revitalized all of my rosewood fretboards and necks, it also cut through the wax build up on some of my necks where lemon oil would...

Bump the channel volumes to noon. That really helps it come alive, adjust master to taste.

I had a 6 string model. Weighed a ton, well built, phenomenal neck and fretwork. Just didn't bond with it. The pickups were too dark and hot, and it always felt like it carried way more tension for the same set of strings that I was used to on my other 25.5" guitars.

I usually use medium to medium high output pickups (BKP black dog, rebel yell, emerald, and PRS 57/08) and that seems to be the sweet spot for my VH4 I would have the amp checked out if you are getting mud with mules. Those are lower output, slightly scooped, and should have enough high end...

I have two roasted figured one piece necks (one flame one birdseye) from Musikraft. I keep the guitars uncased sitting in my living room near a window. They never move, shift, or warp really. I did have an issue where one of the neck bolt screw holes was maybe a little misaligned, or not...

I used a strymon isolated supply for my Walrus audio Bellwether and it was noisy as all hell. Never used their actual effects pedal but I can attest to the power supplies being a bit "off".

If there is a perceived difference it is minute, the benefits of almost never needing another fret job and enhanced vibrato and bending more than makes up for it for me. At this point I would probably only consider instruments with SS frets unless the instrument were from select manufacturers...

I think dropping the lowest string is the most common sometimes in combination with slack tuning. The only really unique tuning that I can think of in 7 string would be something like the Monuments/Tesseract/Fellsilent tuning which is like dadgad adapted to the 7 string as follows...

Got really wired on yerba mate and ordered everything to put together my pedal board (patch bay, pedal looper, the board). Decided pre-made cable was too expensive and the solderless cable was kind of a cop out so ordered a few spools of color coordinated CA-0446 from BTPA (main signal carrying...

My Diezel VH4 started at 12:00 and had very small adjustments from there. Started the same way with my Carol-Ann but every bit of the dial is usable on that thing, and it is much more sensitive to pickup/guitar choice. My Mesa Mark IV.... totally different story. Pull all of the knobs set the...

I've been waiting on an Ormsby Goliath GTR since the pre-orders went live. But I did do some mods and repair work on my current stable to stem the tide of anticipation. Tried out a whole bunch of string sets and settled on balanced tension, did a pickup swap or two, and had my Suhr refretted...

Isis: Beautifully constructed songs with interesting structure, texture, and tension. Haken: if you want something that is modern with a foot in older prog from the 70's and 80's. Thank You Scientist: They can write a really good pop hook but totally screw with it with a horn section and really...

I have a Carol-Ann triptik and I would characterize it as heavy with a really bold/forward high gain voice. The modern mode on either gain channel will give you a massive bump to the bass and add gain for metal. I happen to like it because it is more responsive and less compressed than my VH4...

I have a set in a PRS singlecut trem satin. Replaced the stock PRS 6 pickups. Lowered the overall output but added a lot of definition to the sound of the instrument and added a bit of mid body that was missing. The singlecut trem is basically a CU22 trem with a single cutaway, the pronounced...

-The only interesting thing about Reza's video amp demos are his rugs (great recorded tones for his band though)

Not sure if this is relegated solely to the unpopular opinions in the microcosm of RT or if we are doing it in a more universal way but you can tell which apply where: -EBMM JP guitars are soulless toneless planks, no pickup can make it sound reasonably decent. The ones I've owned didn't even...

Either .73mm Ultex sharps or Eric Johnson Jazz IIIs. I can transition from thwappy flexible picks to that really smoothed out Jazz III feel pretty easily now but when I was in my teens I NEEDED Jazz IIIs.

Title says it all. Absolute pro to deal with, very easy and clean transaction. Kept me updated when he received the amplifier. Highly recommended.

Any hints about the big ones? I've owned the Hagen, Herbert, and VH4, always up for a bit more Diezel even if it is just a tease at this point in time :D .

I've tried a few MKVs, own a Mk IV, a VH4, a Hagen, and owned a Herbert. The MkIV is more the core Petrucci sound than a MkV is or at least that is what I garnered with my time with both. You can get a really tight rhythm sound with the VH4 but it won't excel at recreating the Petrucci...