: I own a 1983 Gibson Flying V and I want more edge for solo-playing. What should I do? pickup change? an overdrive-compressor box? poor technique?

Before you go spending any money on new amps, new pickups, brass nuts, overdrive units, on-board preamps or any other gizmos, just stick a heavier set of strings on it. You'll be amazed at how much bigger the sound gets. The strings drive the pick-ups, and the heavier they are the more weight is vibrating there and the more signal gets pushed out. These days people tend to play with 8, 9 or 10 gauge strings. Stevie Ray Vaughan oplayed with 13s. Yes, that's extreme, and yes he tuned down a little to accommodate, but my bet is that you could easily go up a gauge or two without going that heavy. You'll find it hard on your fingers but you soon get used to it, the same as you did when you first learned to play. I've played with 11s on a my Telecaster, 12s on an old Hofner and 13s - downtuned - on a 12-string for years now. The main drawback its that its difficult to evaluate guitars in shops any more because they all sound toneless in comparison. Give it a go.

: Does anyone know the differences between the Aria Pro II model CS-250 and the CS-350 model? Do they have the same pick-ups? What brand are the pick-ups?

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Using separate pedals will give you a pure guitar sound but its more expensive.
Using one unit with all the effects will give you a plastic unatural guitar sound, but you get a lot of effects for relatively little price.
Make your choice

if i were you id buy them indiviualy cause it wil give you more to work with

cause i bought a boss gt3 and cant work the f ucking thing!

: I want to get distortion, chorus and delay effects pedals, and Id like
: to know should I buy them individually or, in one unit, What would be
: the best option and why so?
Distortion should be through the input of your amp, and time domain effects [reverb,delay,chorus] should see an effects loop of your amp. The M-ONE [TC Electronics] is a great effects loop device, but would sound wierd if you were pushing a dist pedal through it. So mix and match your overdrives in pedal forum to the input of that amp, and leave the coloring to the digital processor. This works the best. Trust me Buddy, I've tried it all! Stamps and Justin Everman [Fuzz drive] are very tuff to beat.....

: Hi people...I had an interesting package arrive at my house tonight...from a friend. She sent me her old (slightly worn) Skylark Brand Beginner's Acustic Guitar (long title eh?)
: Anyway..I'm really a beginner..and she couldn't find her lesson book..so I'm kind of stuck for now. =/
: All I really know about this guitar is that its out of tune..and I'm afraid to try because I don't want to mess it up...so if you guys could give me any tips I'd be most appriciative...thanx!
: <3/ Niko

Don't be too worried about messing it up - they're a lot more robust than you might expect. If it hasn't been played in a whilem though, it would definitely benefit from some new strings. Pop into a guitar shop, ask for osome advice on strings, and ask them if they'd show you how to sstring and tune it. You'll need to know how to restring it sooner or later anyway, as you'll need to do that every few months or so. Try not to pick a time when they're swamped with cutomers, but if they're not too busy you'll probably find they'll help you out. If this isn't feasible, and you really are having to do it completely alone, by all means email me and I'll try and guide you through it. It's simple onece you know how, but explaining it feels tricky.

: Appears that, today, EVERYONE "plays" the guitar. I find it disgusting....at most of the stuff that I hear.

: Evidentally, the current idea is to look "cool"...with the guitar slung low, sloppy clothes, long hair and
: all kinds of facial expressions.....to allegedly show that the "musician" is in a world of his own.

: Most of these "guitarists" need serious schooling.

: Again, today, it seems...most "musicians" play the guitar (drums too)

: Too bad...for many of us.

I haven't heard anything bad about the Stingray line of
basses.But I play with a guy who uses one.It has a tremendous sound,but it weighs a ton!! It's a real tank!

Easy fix Ed! First decide if you would rather have 3 springs or 2. I prefer 3 but you may want the bar less stiff so use 2. The secret to getting the Floyd level is adjusting the spring claw. There should be 2 screws near where the springs attach to the body of the guitar (near the neck). If your bridge is to far off the body, tighten them. If the bridge is too low, loosen them. Keep trying until the bridge is level. You will then be all set. Of course you will need to do this with string on the guitar and it will cause them to go out of tune when you adjust the claw. So just retune and keep adjusting the claw till you get it where you want it.

Roland JC amps are very good CLEAN amps.Their tone is very bright,the chorus is quite nice as is the vibrato.
When using distortion,however,they tend to be too shrill and glassy,because the basic clean tone is set up that way.You might want to turn down the tone on your distortion for soloing(I do). I've seen Santana use TUBE amps,Boogies mostly.His tone is punchy and full of mid-range,so a Roland JC(very good)solid-state amp might not give you that tone.Fender Twins,on the other hand,are very powerful,warm,and sturdy.They don't
"break-up"(overdrive)like Marshalls,but with the right
distortion box...she's all the amp you'll ever need!!
Hope this helps
P.S.The Fender Twin and the Les Paul is beautiful marriage!