Recent content by Soul Forlorn

I had something like this happen to me around 10 years ago. Sure enough, the leak was from the line underground between the meter and house. There was no evidence of water leakage anywhere in my yard. I really can't remember how he figured it out...maybe he just got lucky, but he started digging...

Just my opinion and based on my own experiences but...you can't polish a turd. Put a great pickup in a shitty sounding guitar and it only becomes marginally better. Still sounds like shit. I've done a lot of pickup experimentation over the years. I've tried a lot of the same pickups in...

Hard to go wrong with Ownhammer. High Gain Essentials- I prefer the Mesa cab. 16 ohm Chinese V30 seems the brightest, followed by the 8 ohm Chinese V30; the English V30 seems fullest and a little darker (my favorite) Studio Mix Libraries- Modern speaker collection I also like the Mesa V2...

Don't get me wrong. The Redwirez IRs are good... but for me, they're a lot more labor intensive. They're one mic in one position. I find that I usually have to blend several to get tones I like. You either have to really know what you're doing or just get lucky when you start blending a bunch of...

My health insurance premiums (through my employer) are going up significantly this year. Last year too. Generally, there's an increase every year but they were higher over the last 2 years than before. My employer and the insurance company blame Obamacare. Whether or not it's true, I tend to...

I bought a 2014 JL-7 from Sweetwater about 3 months ago. Awesome guitar. It arrived perfect right out of the box. Not sure if that was due to the factory setup or Sweetwater's inspection though. IMO, it's the best 7 string out there in that price range. The SS frets are incredibly smooth for...

I bought mine from Sweetwater (special order) for $1049, which is basically the standard price for the hardtail in the US. I don't have a pic available right now (I'm at work) but it looks just like the ones on the Schecter website. Black is black. They'll all look the same. Personally, I find...

I just got a new 2014 Loomis (black hardtail) about 3 weeks ago. Incredible guitar and good value for the money. I'd put it against any Ibanez Prestige any day. Also, just so you know, it's not a neck-thru. It's a set neck. I can't compare it to the older Loomis (never played one) but here are...

I've only listened to it once. It might grow more on me. I liked the middle part around the solo. Overall, somewhat bland. I do like that the guitar sound is heavier than on Heritage. I'll probably buy this album but I've accepted the fact that the Opeth I loved years ago simply doesn't exist...

EMG 57/66 Set- I have these in my new Schecter Loomis. Incredible tone. Hot, yet still very dynamic and responds to vol knob changes well. Tight in the lows, no scoop in the mids. Great cleans on the 66. Nice fluid leads on the 66 as well without muddiness in the lows. SD Distortion- just a...

Personally, I think it's never been better in the world of high-gain for the Kemper. So many awesome profiles put out over the last few months- Sinmix, Black Stymphalian, Arthur D, The Amp Factory, even quite a few really good profiles for free on the Rig Exchange ("djemass" has some amazing...

Iron Maiden- Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave Dio- Holy Diver Kiss- Lick it up The albums listed above were my introduction to heavier music (I was around 7-8 yrs. old) Megadeth- Peace Sells (my introduction to even heavier music) Morbid Angel- Blessed are the Sick (my...

Most of Keith Merrow's profiles don't really work well for me on guitar but for bass I really like the "KM Retrobass" profile.

I like Grado SR60i- fairly cheap, good quality, open design, and they sound incredible (especially for guitar oriented music).

That's freakin great. Love it. Pretty sure I've been banned on the Fractal Forum. I have no problem browsing through it until I log in. Then, and every single time I've tried, I either get a "server too busy" message or a blank white screen that goes nowhere.