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    NPD - Decibel Eleven Dirt Clod programmable overdrive/distortion

    So I pulled the trigger on this the other day, after the new band called me back and said I pretty much killed it at the audition. It's not an in-store item at GC, so I had to order it; that said, they gave me a price match off of Amazon and I get a 45-day return policy. The requisite pic...
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    Gear that you shouldn't have sold so cheap...or at all!

    The guitar that I began learning on as a kid was one of those awful old Teisco Del Rays that a family friend gave me. After I got a couple of better guitars, I let it go for $25. Shouldn't have done that, it was my first guitar and they sell on ebay for $300 all day long these days. I also...
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    Starting with a new band...

    After a few weeks of e-mail, texting and phone calls, I auditioned Sunday with a cover band that gigs pretty steadily. They called me back Tuesday, and it looks like I pretty well hit it out of the park. We already have a ton of material more or less down, so they called me back yesterday and...
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    Anybody using a Dirt Clod?

    I'm going to be auditioning with a cover band shortly, just looking to fill out my schedule with more consistently paying gigs. If it goes as planned, I'm going to want to add a little flexibility to my rig without breaking the bank. So far, the Dirt Clod is looking like the easiest option for...
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    Finally getting somewhere with my band

    I've been working with these guys since March, writing and arranging. On August 1, we had our first gig opening for some friends. It wasn't the biggest turnout, but not bad for our first time out and a really positive response from the other bands and the audience. I had a GoPro mounted on a...
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    Whaaaaaat?!? NGD X2??? Surprise Jackson...

    I don't know what it is, other than it's a Jackson. I showed up at rehearsal, and my bassist pulls this out of the back of his car and goes, "She's yours..." So.........yeah. Totally awkward, I'm not usually comfortable accepting large gifts from people, and my Dad and my wife are the only...
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    NGD - Carvin/Kiesel DC800 walnut beauty!

    Pics first... Specs: Walnut body, walnut top, 5 pc maple neck, thinner neck, birdseye maple fretboard, walnut headstock, black logo, black diamond inlay at the 12th, black hardware, use customer's strings - set up with GHS Boomers TNT .010-.052 with a .060 and .080. It...
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    '85 Ibanez RS440 - your thoughts?

    I suppose we all contemplate and ruminate over The Ones That Got Away - I know I do. I've let more gear slip through my fingers than some people ever own. Today, I spotted an RS440 at a fair price. The good: the neck is great, the frets have practically no wear; the electronics are clean...
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    NUGD - Douglas SR370 project guitar

    I picked up Josh's SR370 - this is his pic: It had an Air Norton 7 that's already in my RG7321; I'll be putting the stock Ibby p'ups in this and using it as a cheap backup. I sanded a bit of the finish back yesterday, it appears to be ash underneath. I grabbed a can of aircraft remover...
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    Racking pedals

    As detailed elsewhere, I've eliminated my pedalboard. I miss my Boss CE-2, and it's not all original anyway, so I decided to re-home it in a 1U project box. As long as I'm at it, I'll do my LPB-1 at the same time. Two pedals next to their new homes: The chorus pedal gutted: All leads for...
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    Pulled the trigger on a DC800!

    I just completed my order for a walnut DC800! Super stoked, this will be the nicest new guitar I've ever bought myself. The details: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC800 8-STRING PASSIVE GUITAR HI 1 _____ _____ 1,049.00 1,049.00 WAL MAPLE NECK...
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    New build - RG7321 replacement body

    Straight to the pics. One piece mahogany body: Quilted maple top: Body outline: I'm not in a huge hurry to do this, and it's not my only project so no grief about frequency of updates, k? -m
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    Cancelled NGD, new rack stuff instead

    Sometimes one has to decide what one wants and what one needs. I want a new axe, I really do. But I need to get my rig under control. I've got some things in the works, might well be able to swing the guitar I want soon enough anyway. So anyway I took my Iron Label 8foff of layaway and put...
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    NGD - RG8004 Silverburst!

    Pic first, better ones tomorrow maybe. I like it a lot. The neck is more comfortable than my Schecter, I've always been a big fan of the RG body shape, the silverburst is sexy and the p'ups aren't awful. I haven't played it through my full rig but I have rehearsal tomorrow night, so I'll...
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    Trying to raise awareness

    It seems crazy to me that the news has no problem reporting all these stories about children shooting themselves with handguns that they find, but I've yet to see the media urge gun owners to take responsibility for securing their firearms, or advise on how cheap and easy and practical some...
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    Gibralter II 8 question

    I know there's a lot of guys mounting Hipshot bridges on RG8s, has anybody tried mounting a Gibralter II? Does anybody know 1) if the string holes will line up, and 2) if the screw holes will line up? -m
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    Spent some time with my D3200 today

    I'm still wrapping my head around this camera. This morning I took just over 100 shots of some of my guitars. I realized pretty quickly that I'd have to ~actually clean them~ if I wanted the pictures to come out nice. Playing with filters on the RG7321 headstock, reducing glare: OMG, DUST...
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    Would Illuminator 7 neck pair well with Crunch Lab 7?

    See title....I recently installed a Crunch Lab in my RG7321 and love it. Soon enough I'll be looking to swap the neck pickup as well. I was initially thinking the obvious LiquiFire, but the more I look at the Illuminator, I start to think it would be a good match for my style. Anybody paired...
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    Pulled the layaway trigger today... RG8004

    My new band has me using the 7 and 8 more, so I've been eyeballing my options the last few weeks. I was thinking about 7s, but then I picked up an RG8004 at the store yesterday. They'd just sold the only 6505 on the floor at the time, so I plugged into a 5150iii - close enough voicing for me...
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    NPD - CrunchLab 7 for my RG7321

    After threatening to upgrade pickups for something like 4 years, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a Crunch Lab today. Didn't have the scratch to do both, so I'll probably get the LiquiFire in a few weeks. I'm mainly concerned about getting more clarity and definition for rhythm work...


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