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F*ck. Wanted very much to see one of his holiday shows!

Hard pass. I dig Wolf's style with it's nods to neo-classical style and some moderately quirky touches. But I wouldn't place him in the upper echelon of shredders or innovators. Lastly, if it ain't got 27 frets, it ain't a Cali, to me.

Didn't catch it it IMAX but did see it on the big screen and I was very satisfied. To a rock and history fan like me (who also happens to have adored Zeppelin in the day) it was a damn good flick; very informative and MASSIVELY inspirational. So much so that I had a hard time sitting through the last hour as I wanted to go home and pick up my guitar. Kept thinking how fortunate musicians were back then in terms of the burgeoning music scene. Sure, the equipment was a bit more primitive but damn, what a time to be alive and making music. So much uncharted territory then- plenty of opportunity to be trail blazers and innovators.

I don't need no steenkin' pedal. I suppose one could use a modified talk box set up but the hose that normally would go to your mouth would go, well... in yer ass. Woe to whomever forgets the re-configuration of that set up the next time 'round.

Enjoying? Nah. It would have a bit more meaning had I known of all that backstory. I won't touch on the political and cultural commentaries he wove in there but being rather unfamiliar with his music and not being able to fully digest the words in real time (even with the subtitles), it required I dig back into what he said in order to appreciate/respect the commentary. Again, it takes away from the immediacy (and enjoyment) of the event. Not very entertaining.

My friend and I agreed it was reasonably well choreographed and somewhat visually engaging. But outside of that and without knowing the back story re: Drake and all that other shit, it left me wholly uninspired and bored. Yes, I am pushing 60 as well and my knowledge & tastes in rap and hip hop don't go much further than Public Enemy, De La Soul, LL Cool J, and assorted tunes from soundtracks to various movies. 🤣 But in my humble opinion, one shouldn't need be apprised of the back story and history in order to enjoy a performance. It should stand on it's own regardless of style, genre, age of performer(s), the back story, etc.

Dammit all. It was playing this weekend and I snoozed so, I lose. Guess I'll be waiting 'til it comes out on streaming /on demand.

I'm still struggling to get half decent versions of You Really Got Me and Ain't Talking About Love. Been at them for 4 years now. But I am a slow as molasses learner.

For years I too labored under the notion that EVH's wow factor lay rooted in his blazing speed and ground breaking (or at least the codifying of) certain techniques (tapping harmonics, whammy bar, et al.) I overlooked his equipment experiments and more importantly, his feel. I mean, fuck it. He's the complete package as far as guitar gods go.

I fall in the group who's only reason to acknowledge Fender is because FMIC owns Charvel and Jackson. Sadly, we've see this same kind of shuffling of product and origin of manufacturing with both of them as well. The best thing J/C has done in recent years is offer the MJ Series. Mexico and Indonesia can't quite reach the quality of the Japanese made guits and the price difference is very reasonable.

FFS. Could someone just take a baseball bat to that cock womble and explain why that's not cool to bullshit like that?

Heh heh heh, yeah. It is, isn't it. 😈

I do that on an hourly basis. That's not a curse, that's a reflex action. 😆

I casually chuckle and send the curse his way, along the lines of, may your cat(s) piss in all of your guitar cases and they fester in the summer heat and humidity.

One of the more underrated players in the sizable pack of shredders in the 80's. Did some really great stuff w/ Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake & Blue Murder. Long battle with cancer.

That would be a deal-killer for me. Don't portend to have great tone but I like what I got and it is non-negotiable to do away with it to any degree. I have similar issue but with the amp in my office set up. Couple of great sounding guitars when run thru my studio or live rig(s) but bridge p'ups sound anemic and less rawk thru my Boss Katana Air. At least that an easy fix- go to my trusty Yamaha THR 10X and whammo ! Crunch for days.

If this was HH or HS, I’d be owning it already.

AWESOME! I've really been mulling over acquiring one as well. Kept talking myself out of it because the neon orange doesn't have a maple board. Have no need for 3 pickups either which seems to be the only way you can get a maple board.

Your advice is right in line with Josh's! Yeah, the display was show 840 degrees and it wasn't even melting flux core solder. New tips arrived yesterday!!

Simmer down, Slappy. Was merely pointing out that there are other deals to be found. On Reverb, no less.

The RR24 I posted above is going for $1999 on Amazon and Reverb, via Pro Audio Star. Not sure if it includes a case.

I hope you're right. I have a set of Hakko tips incoming tomorrow. The unit reset worked just enough to get the ground lead secured to the vol pot. But even that was a struggle. After a chat with Josh, we think it might be that the tip just has seen too much action and needs to be replaced.

Josh is a fantastic human being as well as an amazing pickup whisperer.

Posted in Ask The Experts about some soldering iron issues encountered trying to put in a new Gravelin double slug Mongoose. As fate would have it, Josh had the solution to the problem as well as a kick ass p'up. Some back story on the Charvel- I ordered it from a dealer's limited run and if I'm honest, was less then bowled over when it arrived. The stock TB-4 JB just didn't blow my kilt up. I toyed with unloading it but kept thinking a p'up swap was all it needed. Ordered up a new double slug variant of the Mongoose and problem solved. It really is a whole new axe. Apologies for the off-the-cuff, shite playing.

Thank you buddy! I did the reset and (I guess) it worked given I was finally able to anchor the ground lead to the volume pot. How coincidental that you provided the info needed to install one of your double slug Mongoose p'ups in my Charvel. It appears to have worked. I think it's still a bit under-performing so when the new tip comes in, I'll give it a shot.