Chat about Equipment Info
 #63303  by DireWuff
 
Sweet spot found...a little tone, EQ, and amp adjustment and all is right in the tele world. Just a little frustrated with my playing the other day I think. I would still like to do some mods, although maybe I'll just leave that for another guitar, and leave this one alone. Thanks to everyone who makes this site the best!!!! :hail:
 #64611  by dleonard
 
Hey dudes....
Think it's be worth putting a Dimarzio Chopper (from what I'm reading it's the closest to an SDS-2 in songle coil size?) in the bridge and staying with my stock pups on my American Strat? Also...how should I let someone know what I want in setting up my guitar? The last time I got my guitarset up (the way it currently is) the dude made it too low and bending anything beneath the 5th fret is really difficult. thanks
 #64615  by strumminsix
 
dleonard wrote:Hey dudes....
Think it's be worth putting a Dimarzio Chopper (from what I'm reading it's the closest to an SDS-2 in songle coil size?) in the bridge and staying with my stock pups on my American Strat? Also...how should I let someone know what I want in setting up my guitar? The last time I got my guitarset up (the way it currently is) the dude made it too low and bending anything beneath the 5th fret is really difficult. thanks

Regarding setup I see there are 3 main requirements:
1 - listen to your needs as the player
2 - advise how they can or cannot be implemented
3 - proper setup

Honestly, if you have a tech that won't listen to you nor advise you properly find somebody new.

My local shop has a tech who is talented. If all you want is a shredder guitar with insane low action that buzzes badly but you'll never know because you have to play it through a high distortion amp. The dude cut my nut (sounds bad, huh?) so low that I needed to get it replaced and the neck's relief was just freakin' off and didn't feel good at all.

Took me a few trips around before finding somebody 50 minutes away who does good work.
 #64628  by mkaufman
 
Where are those videos of Jimmy Herring? I met him recently and asked him about his new Strat-like guitar with the two humbuckers. I wrote done all the details and can post them. I also have some great up-close videos I took of him playing that guitar.

mk
 #64630  by dleonard
 
That would be great if you could post it. I've heard alot of people say how nice of a guy he is. The video is a Guitar World vid, I'ts probably on YouTube.
 #64664  by Dozin
 
mk, have you tried a EMG SPC? you'll like it.