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I was a diehard 59+JB guy for a long time. Then, when I got the Kraken (Victory's 5150 clone) the JB became just too mid-rangy for me. I EQ'd a ton to try and fix it, but wound up deciding to go another direction. Full Shred, Steve's Special (DiMarzio), Custom Custom, and finally Pegasus all got...

Built this one for my son-in-law. He really wanted a Les Paul style guitar but with updated features. We settled on the Tele chambered body in Mahogany with a Swamp Ash top in blue burst. The neck is Roasted Maple/Ebony with cream dots and binding. Scahller mini locking tuners and a Gotoh...

I haven't changed the speaker, but the reason I got the head versus a combo was because I had two really great cabs that I wanted to keep in the rotation; a Carvin 2x12s with their version of the Celestion G12T, and a Fender 1x12 with a Eminence Legend 75 in it. I really like the Katana with...

I've been a Katana fan for a few years now. I actually wound up selling both Bugeras, and an old Marshall because it's such a great amp. I got the Mk 1 head and was playing it through my Carvin 2x12S (their version of the G12T speaker) and it's both clean enough and dirty enough to handle just...

No way could I keep it to just 10, so I split it up a bit. Early influences -- Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind Iron Maiden - Powerslave Dio - Holy Diver Judas Priest - Point of No Return Rush - Permanent Waves Rush - Grace Under Pressure Joe Satriani - Surfin' With the Alien Jimi Hendrix - Are You...

Starting weight was just over 5.5lbs. It wasn't that it was overweight, but just heavier than I wanted. I wound up with that weird corner toward the bottom because I just kept shaving until I got close.

I got a hold of a 72 Strat re-issue body a while ago. It was made out of a beautiful piece of Swamp Ash, but damn it was heavy. When I was going to repurpose the body I did exactly what you're talking about; routing more away from under the pickguard than just the swimming pool rout. My goal was...

Roasted Maple with Pearloid inlays is great stuff. I would highly recommend going all the way and getting white side dots as well. I got black on the neck for the 8-Ball and they're hard to pick out on a darkened stage.

Happy Birthday Aaron!! Hoping you have a great year!

Oh yeah. I'll second this and add that once you've mastered the various positions of the Pentatonic Minor, you realize that it's about fitting in the half-steps to get to minor scales in two shapes, major scales in one (and a half) shapes, and various modes. That truly opened up the fretboard...

Same here, both with the Charvel necks and unfinished neck woods. I still have, and play occasionally, an '87 Model 2 that is one of my favorite guitars of all time. I was a little skeptical of the raw necks until I got a Canary/Ebony neck. I'm never going back. Since then I've had...

When I did the update of the 8-Ball I decided I'd go with Roasted Maple/Roasted Maple. What I found was exactly what you hear in this video. The top end is a bit brighter and the mid to low mid range is tighter. It's almost like you just took the Brightness control and gave it a 2 position...

I love my Roasted Maple necks and probably won't use anything else as a neck wood again. But there is one thing to consider when using it as the fretboard material: the black side dots get lost on darkened stages. I've found that I have to lean a bit around to see the fretboard dots with that...

As usual, I'm a dissenter in the crowd. The Wizard is perfect fit for my hand since I like to stay way up on my fingertips. If I had to give that up though, the Standard Thin is also a very nice shape and size.

Team B-R-Y Burst here.

Not much to add to this one...  LOL

I was debating between the Spark and the Katana, but ultimately decided to go with the Katana since I could use it for amp, USB and audio interface, and as silent practice rig. I did like the Spark and am still heavily tempted to grab one just to keep on the desk for late night recording and...

I always seem to be the outlier when it comes to hand cramping discussions, and here's why. Everything I own is either Wizard or Standard Thin profile, and my hands start cramping if I go any thicker than that. I've tried the 59 Roundback profile a few times and I like the feel of it at 1 5/8"...

Here's a real interesting one. That's me on the right with the first of many Warmoth Strats. If I remember right, that's an alder body with a Standard Thin Maple/Rosewood neck with the pre-CAD letter Explorer headstock. OFR and a S.D. Custom in it, I think. It was 83 or 84, so the hairdo and...

Thank you!  Everyone that sees it says what a good looking guitar it is. No mention of weight, balance, playability and tone; the really important stuff.  LOL