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  1. NorCal_Val

    Best chorus pedals

    I’m still using my TC Electronic SCF pedal from ‘96. Nice n subtle.
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    An album that’s hated by hard rock fans…

    I absolutely do not hate “Never Mind The Bollocks”. A classic album. Chuck Berry on meth.
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    Were 80s tones as good as we remember them?

    Yeah, I think some of them are. George Lynch’s tone on “Back For The Attack”. Doug Aldrich’s tone on Lion’s “Dangerous Attraction”. Jake E Lee’s tone on the first Badlands album. Akira Takasaki’s tone on “Live Loud Alive” and “Thunder In The East”. Just to name a few.
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    Sammy Hagar: 5150

    Satch’s tone is nice. It’s chunkier than the tone he’s most associated with.
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    Killer Outro Solos

    At ~4:50 feedback and whammy abuse followed by double tracked(triple?) tapping madness. At 5:39 Mr.Vai launches into his finest 2:30.
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    NGD…

    Nice! Reminds me of an ex-girlfriend’s ‘68 Camaro!! And…, the PT100 is a f_cking badass amp!!(I’m a biased PT100 owner.)
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    Desert Eagle

    I still have my ‘96(made in Israel) DE .50 So much fun to shoot.
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    Desert Eagle

    I just replaced the Duncan ‘78 with the Duncan Alternative 8. Yowza. That’s the ticket. Despite being fairly “hot”, the Alternative 8 has really nice string-to-string definition. I’d call it slightly mid-scooped, but not so much where it sounds like there’s a hole in your eq.
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    Vivian Campbell

    Isn’t that his signature Les Paul?
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    Desert Eagle

    The LTD Desert Eagle I got, two months ago, is an excellent guitar. It arrived new in the box, and ready to play. Maybe I lucked out? I dunno. I have 3 of the LTD Lynch models, and all 3 are outstanding guitars.(Burnt Tiger, Kami 4, and the Desert Eagle) I found the Duncan ‘78 to be a hair too...
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    Yngwie

    “Rising Force” will always be on my list of inspiring “guitar-centric” albums. So many good memories about that album. We drove down to S.F. to see him, on his first solo tour, at the Kabuki Theater. It was f_cking epic.
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    Dio: Last in Line - 1984

    That would be the shows!!
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    Dio: Last in Line - 1984

    We saw Dio, on those first two tours, at Cal Expo, in Sacramento. Great shows; Dio’s vocals, Vivian’s guitar playing, a couple of the Black Sabbath tunes. Whitesnake was the opening band for one of the shows. Sykes was a monster.
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    This is the lightest ebony fretboard I've ever seen

    Exactly what I was thinking. I was shocked when I got my LTD/Lynch “Desert Eagle”, as the fingerboard is black, even though it’s macassar ebony. I was hoping for a dark brown with striping. :LOL:
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    Home stereo speakers

    Magnaplanar Magnepans I’ve had them since ‘92. They are fucking exceptional.
  16. NorCal_Val

    Amps you want to try

    Friedman “Phil X” signature Friedman “Steve Stevens” signature Friedman “Jake E Lee” 100w Suhr SL68
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    Did EVH play a Stratocaster on the "So This is Love?" solo?

    Sounds like his normal guitar, with the volume rolled off a hair
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    Big amps still used by the pros - what do we know

    Steve Stevens, with Billy Idol, a few months back, was using his signature Friedman amp. Paul Gilbert, with Mr.Big, was using Marshall half-stacks.
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    What makes an amp perfect for you?

    Suhr PT100se Great Fender-ish clean, and modded Marshall crunch. Love it.
  20. NorCal_Val

    New Extreme is extremely …

    I gave it a listen. Wow. So not good. Disappointingly bad. :doh:
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