Recent content by Sunbane

Drink milk? Would you drink milk between songs when you gig? You just need to learn how to do it without it being painful. If you get pain or a sore throat, you're doing it wrong. I'm no real vocalist for sure, but use the search and see what you find. There have been many good advice for...

Well, maybe not that one. ;)

Hey, it's all in a person's preference you know. If he likes small frets and thicker necks, he will probably like it way better than an Ibanez. I agree with you about Fenders in general, but you can make just about any guitar have a great metal tone if you just put a high quality humbucker in...

The links don't work for me... I'm not sure GC is the best place to shop from, but I'm not an american, so it's hard for me to make any other suggestions. All I know is that people on the forums I hang on try to avoid GC and Musicians Friend. Secondly, I suppose you're looking at a Fender...

Hey all, I've been singing lead for a while, but I'm not a schooled singer, and there are a couple of things that concern me. When I'm singing, I'm "pushing" a lot in order to get loud, and I think it causes blood to run to my head. Is this normal at all? After a rehearsal I sometimes have...

All EMGs can do clean sounds. They aren't high enough output to overdrive a clean amp, like the DiMarzio X2N does. The EMG 81 is the most dead sounding pickup you can find - not good for clean parts and leads IMO. The 85 has a lot more attitude and low end. I would use the 85 in both bridge...

Most likely it will.

I dunno. I share your opinion about the album, but I will not speculate about their reasons for going that way. All I know is that their current music isn't for me. I have a feeling the upcoming Megadeth album will kick some ass though, judging by the preview mp3 of "kick the chair" that was...

You get two hummers if you buy an Ibanez? :O *runs off to the guitar store* I like hummers. :D I think most brits in here would agree, no? ;D

Well, that's exactly what I was saying. The syndrom you described - 12th fret higher than 1st and 24th - is commonly called "back-bow", is it not? ...the neck is bowing back. Thus, shouldn't the opposite be called forward bow?

Allright, first thing you'd want to do, is check so the neck is fairly straight. A straighter neck will allow for lower, smoother action, but can also cause string buss and loss of sustain. Hold your guitar upright and sight down the neck (sort of aiming it, like a rifle). You should be able to...

You need to know how to solder. It's quite an art in itself, but you should be able to learn it with some proper instructions and the right tools. I'm sure there are sites out there about soldering electronics. I learnt it in school though. It's good to practice on scrap first, so you get the...

Yeah, you have good reason to be concerned. Especially the Performer models and the X-series seem to be a mixed bunch, since they are built in different places. Look at this image for instance: Notice the difference in the spacing between the 12th fret dots on the two guitars? These were...

I really don't think it will hit. While I think that digital circuitry in guitars is here to stay, I must agree that from the way the article describes it, the Variax still does more with less by emulating a bunch of vintage guitars. If only the Variax wasn't so damn ugly... =P What I'm...

Yeah, Charvel and Jackson are essentially the same guitars, just with a little different features and different names. Beware of the Charvettes though! Plywood!