: Okay, I want to go about re-stringing my Strat Hendrix style (because I'm
: left-handed, and don't want to pay extra for a lefty strat) so how do i go
: about changing the nut around...Or do i even have to do that (meaning that
: I cut new grooves and make some grooves narrower)??? How did Jimi do it???

I may be wrong, but I thik Phil's right - Hendrix simply put the strings on upside down, as it were, and left the guitar otherwise standard.

Goto these links below. all the best. & if you can make a very good distortion sound let me know as I hate every distortion setting on this expensive tuner of mine. Phil G
http://members.tripod.co.uk/Topband/patch.htm
http://members.tripod.com/david_rules/main.html

: Anybody know of any good patches for a KORG AX1000G

zeljko ako imas user manual na engleskom u elektronskom obliku molim te pomozi mi
ja imam uputstvo na nemackom tako da mi nista ne koristi
imam dosta dobrih patcheva tako da bi mogao da ti posaljem

I would stay away from Crate amps in general, they are not very good amps( reliability, performance, TONE!!..). Even with the tube emulation circuitry, it's not going to even come close to the real thing. Even though it sounds like a good deal with the built-in effects and all, you will probably be disappointed with the quality of the effects. And, since you play small gigs 120 watts will probably be too much. Try looking at the Fender Hot Rod series, they are great amps. They have great tone( they are all tube) and they are very versatile. They average 40-60W RMS but they are a very loud 40-60 watts. They are just better amps than the Crate's. I think you would be happier with the quality you would get in the Fender.

120 watts is a lot of watts! ;-D Some things to think about... you may not need so much volume if you're only playing small gigs. Can the speakers handle it? Sometimes they can ripple or distort because they can't deal with the volume of the amp! As for your band, how many of you are amped up? What's your stage volume like? If you're the only guitarist, you might need that extra volume and sonic spread of the Crate 212. Nuno from 'Extreme' uses Crate stuff, so I guess that says something about their tone/reliability. The onboard effects have won a couple of awards I think, so they must be O.K, but nothing does the tube sound better than a tube amp! Is this what you want? The Crate would be a lot more versatile, but a tube amp is the real thing!
The Fender stuff is spotless, and for about the same cash you could get a 'Hotrod deluxe 112,' a nice amp with 40 watts output and 3 channel setup, which is plenty for most people. Marshall, Peavey and Laney do some nice stuff too, they all do tube amps that are within your budget. I own a couple of Peavey tube amps and they're great.
Tube amps are much simpler in terms of the noises they can make, but they interact beautifully with the way you play like a second instrument. The Crate has a lot more versatility, and maybe you need all the sounds it can make with those effects! Tube amps can't do that... unless you want to buy some pedals!

Hope I haven't completely thrown you off!

-Lance

: I am going to be buying an amp for my guitar. I'm thinking about a Crate GFX 212. Ihas that flexwave thing (Supposed to make it sound like tube amp Does it???) It has 2 12's and 120 watts and some good effects built in. Are these good? Does anyone know? I play in a band as one of the guitarists. We do small gigs. I think that 120 watts will be good.
: Amy

I think it is all your prefrence, if you like the amp and the feel then get it, I like Crate I think with all amps they make a "cheap" model and a "good" model if you get a cheap amp, then you get what you pay for and VV. well thats my 2 cents... Good luck!!!

: I am going to be buying an amp for my guitar. I'm thinking about a Crate GFX 212. Ihas that flexwave thing (Supposed to make it sound like tube amp Does it???) It has 2 12's and 120 watts and some good effects built in. Are these good? Does anyone know? I play in a band as one of the guitarists. We do small gigs. I think that 120 watts will be good.
: Amy
Crate G-212 is one of the baddest mofo's on the market. I used one while jamming w/ a friend of mine who was using a Carvin stack. It hung in there like a pro. One of my favorite amps!!!!!!!

I would let a guitar tech. install them,cause you're probably gonna have to widen the mechine head holes to drop them in (drilling).

He mainly played Kashmir, White Summer, and In my Time of dying on a dano.

Kinda sounds to me like you've got the amp you need... I too have a Johnson Millenium 250 head and I have played many amps and tried many amps before I settled on this one. I previously owned 3 Marshalls and just love the valve sound, tone and grunt, so it wasn't easy to jump into the digital world. The preamp valves in the JM250H do make a difference and make it a bit warmer than the Line6 which I A/B'd before settling on the Johnson.
Stick with the JM250H for great sound at live levels as well as studio levels. I have found that I had to do quite a bit of work to get the live sound the way I wanted.I used to use the Rectifier model for over the top smooth distortion but I found that it didn't slice through the rest of the band sound... we don't mic our amps. The stage sound is what you get.
I now use the Vox AC30 for my base overdrive sound because it's a little grittier and closer to a real vintage overdrive. Plus my solos cut like a knife... sweet !

enjoy and good luck..

: Hey Everyone,

: I currently have a Johnson Millenium 250W head which for the most part I
: think sounds great, and it has excellent effects (allows dynamic modifiers
: which means you can control effect parameters based on dynamics of your
: playing). But I am wondering if there is something else out there that might
: sound better. By the way, what do others think of the Johnson? Whenever
: people comment on sound files I've posted (at
: www.geocities.com/b_huether/recordings.html) they comment on how they really
: like the tone I get. So in that respect, I am tempted to stick with it,
: but...

: Anyway, I really love high gain tone and sustain. Some of my favorite tones
: of all time come from George Lynch on Dokken's "Under Lock and Key", and
: Nuno Bettencourt on Extreme's first cd. I believe Nuno used an ADA MP1
: preamp on that cd. That preamp is no longer made though.

: So can anyone recommend either a head or a preamp that would get me a great
: sound? If I go with a preamp/power amp combo I don't want it to be any more
: than $1000.

: Some of the features I require: great clean sound (as well as lead of
: course) presets, direct outs (which need to be
: cabinet emulated like the johnson, or that have speaker cabinet, mic models
: applied so that the direct out doesn't sound nasty), very high
: signal-to-noise ratio, awesome sound at low volumes since I record in an
: apartment and can't rely on high output for great sound (which means tube
: heads are pretty much not an option). Also I would like to have built in
: effects like the Johnson.

: Maybe the Johnson is my best option, but I want to know what else is out
: there...

: Hope to hear from lots of you,

: Brian

: i would suggest an ada mp1 from ebay they are excellent! check out www.ada-mp1.com

Check out a Peavey classic 30... 30 watts all tube...not too big.

Tube amps need extra transformers and stuff which can make them a little heavy... the solid state Peavey Envoy and Blazer are even more portable, but they lack the tone and aren't as juicy as the Classic 30. They have reverb and fx loops, might be worth a look!