You don't have to "dig out the body cavity" to install new pickups in there. I put Seymour Duncan pickups in mine and just had to grind a little of the metal on the edges off with a dremel tool to make them fit. The EVH pickups are more rounded but it really only took a minute or two.
The neck...
I took them out of my Wolfgang soon after purchasing it. Personally I just didn't get along with them. Compared to my other guitars with the Duncan JB it just couldn't keep up. I did however like the articulation of them but they just aren't high output pickups.
On a side note changing the...
I would just like to state for future reference and anyone using the search feature about my hum issue with my Kruse modded 5153 amp to see this post here:
http://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=168814&p=1895897#p1895897
The Kruse mods had nothing to do with the hum and he actually...
This ^^^^
I have an EVH 2x12 and it sounds great after being broken in but it doesn't compare to my 4x12 cab and for the music you want to play the extra "thump" of the 4x12 would come in handy!
Personally I got sick of giving line6 my money and being let down. I've got an hd500 I use as a foot controller for an AXe Fx II now and it works pretty good for that at least...lol.
For that price I would look to spend a few bucks more and get an Axe or Kemper!
just my .02
just wanted to join in on this thread!
I've been using my 5153 50 watt for a few years now and I still love it.
It's heavily modded by Kruse Kontrol Amplification and sounds phenomenal...
He did the "stealth" mod and matched volume between 1 and 2 as well as adding a separate gain control for...
I had a focus 1000 in the early eighties I bought brand new for about $700 I believe it was... It said on the neck plate "Neptune NJ" but mine had a pointy headstock and was hot pink.... gotta love the eighties...lol.
it definitely wasn't a great guitar even back then so I can't see how it...
I run a wet/dry/wet setup using a 5153 and finally end up using an Axe Fx for all the fx. The routing capabilities in the Axe come in real handy for this type setup.
For the presets you don't need 12 buttons do you?
you can have for instance 3 banks of four buttons so something like the GCP or Midi Raider should work fine..
What a Douchebag!
I grew up on Van Halen but there's no hiding he's an arrogant asshole...
They even go so far as to say he hates his current singer....wow!
So lets get this straight.. He didn't/doesn't like Dave, he didn't like Sammy, He didn't like Mike, He hated his producer and he thinks...