What Did You Do With Your Guitar(s) Today?

[Sleezy E]

Finally "finished" this Lindert project today. I'd put it aside for months doing other things but really wanted to get it done by the end of year. Glad I did!
This guitar's been with me over 20+ yrs with different necks and pickups, but it's nice to have the original neck back on without the thumb headstock . I added an iridescent sparkle over the gold I'd done previously, it kinda looks like pink champagne at certain angles with hints of purple and even orange. Hard to capture in the pic.

New laser cut pickguard with Dimarzio Air Classic neck and FRED pickups. Really digging the Air and they compliment each other perfectly, the position changes are seamless. I put in a regular volume and tone, added a bass cut control and for fun I added a switch to activate a piezo on the underside of the bridge. Gives some interesting texture to the output and a slight phasing which cool. I may change the knobs out to a different color or style but they're fine for now.

Playing-wise this thing is bouncy and acoustically loud, which puts a little something extra on the notes when plugged in. Plays super fast with jumbo Evo frets. Installed brass nut. Wilkinson bridge with Gotoh saddles. Planet waves locking tuners.

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That thing is teh awesome

 

[Los-D]

- “Babe, can I get an IR-X?”
- “You already have an IR-X at home”

IR-X at home:

 

[la szum]

Shat out what potentially might be a new song for the first time since the summer


TBD

 

[megametal7]

Im learning tornado of souls, ( wish me fucking luck lol ) I played it on Snkebyte plug into Dual Recto to make Mustaine happy, we all know how much he loves Tallica.....

Also, learned new licks and they sound cool..... will be using them for new solos......


My only goal from Jan is to get better at guitar. Im going to practice lot more.... These days I only played guitar on gigs....

Time will tell.... Its def hard work to find motivation to play... When i feel so tired all the time.....

 

[DrewJD82]

Cleaned and organized my studio. The last few months it got pretty bad in here and I didn't even want to come in here as a result. Somehow I have more room than I ever did previously even though I added a big ass table. Initially I was just going to set the table up, but when I picked up the mixer and about 35lbs of rat-nested cable came with it I just took everything apart and started fresh.

(I'll save ya'll the trouble, it's a bottle of contact solution I shoot directly in my eyes when I'm sitting here for hours)

 

[spawnofthesith]

I don’t typically go for learning covers but I’m a sucker for the good ol Grateful Dead. Bounced down the Althea wormhole, and unexpectedly even working on singing this tune too.. (started singing tk get some context on the chord changes and it was surprisingly working out)

 

[Jarick]

I'm bumping up the string gauge on my guitars in standard tuning. Was down to 9's, then 9.5's, and just picked up a bunch of D'Addario XL 10-46 balanced tension packs.

Feels pretty good! It's a little more effort to bend strings but the tuning is way more stable and there's less buzz overall. I did find though as I was working on some triads this morning up and down the neck, my left hand got pretty tired!

 

[la szum]

Trying to keep vibing with the Dreamcatcher I put in a Charvel DK24. It's ceramic,
and, as a result, I am struggling with the limited nature of it. Ceramic can be plinky
and plunky. Has that great tight attack for chugging, and immediacy for ripping leads,
but outside of that it lacks diversity. The split coil sounds on it are and the
output is so hot I don't dare do anything clean on it.

I'll leave it in for now, but I am not wowed by it. The change of pace is fun, but I am definitely
more of a slightly overwound PAF guy when it comes to Humbuckers. I can go more places
on a guitar with that kind of pickup. The Dreamcatcher kind of locks me into a more narrow
range of tones and possibilities.

 

[Los-D]

I'm bumping up the string gauge on my guitars in standard tuning. Was down to 9's, then 9.5's, and just picked up a bunch of D'Addario XL 10-46 balanced tension packs.

Feels pretty good! It's a little more effort to bend strings but the tuning is way more stable and there's less buzz overall. I did find though as I was working on some triads this morning up and down the neck, my left hand got pretty tired!

I still like 10-46 on LPs, 9.5-44 on super strats, but had to restring a strat with 10-46 and enjoying the beefiness as well.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Trying to keep vibing with the Dreamcatcher I put in a Charvel DK24. It's ceramic,
and, as a result, I am struggling with the limited nature of it. Ceramic can be plinky
and plunky. Has that great tight attack for chugging, and immediacy for ripping leads,
but outside of that it lacks diversity. The split coil sounds on it are and the
output is so hot I don't dare do anything clean on it.

I'll leave it in for now, but I am not wowed by it. The change of pace is fun, but I am definitely
more of a slightly overwound PAF guy when it comes to Humbuckers. I can go more places
on a guitar with that kind of pickup. The Dreamcatcher kind of locks me into a more narrow
range of tones and possibilities.

Get the Steve's Special then. Still ceramic, but sounds great clean, not too hot, and not honky. Works great in parallel mode too.
Articulate with distortion, solid low end but balanced highs and mids, ever so slightly scooped.
Thank me later.

 

[la szum]

Yeah, not my first rodeo with the ceramic dead-end.

I appreciate the thought.... but I ain't dipping my toes in them waters
more than what I already have.

I feel the same way about the Evolutions I have in a guitar.

What works for some will not work for all. This just reaffirms what
I already knew about ceramic mags in Pickups. I'll save the ceramic
for coffee cups, and magnets in speakers.

 

[la szum]

That said, I don't hate it. It's fun. I just prefer a more versatile PU.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yeah, not my first rodeo with the ceramic dead-end.

I appreciate the thought.... but I ain't dipping my toes in them waters
more than what I already have.

I feel the same way about the Evolutions I have in a guitar.

What works for some will not work for all. This just reaffirms what
I already knew about ceramic mags in Pickups. I'll save the ceramic
for coffee cups, and magnets in speakers.

Trust your gut then.
I definitely like them for their tightness and unforgiving nature compared to Alnico variants.

 

[Los-D]

Yeah, not my first rodeo with the ceramic dead-end.

I appreciate the thought.... but I ain't dipping my toes in them waters
more than what I already have.

I feel the same way about the Evolutions I have in a guitar.

What works for some will not work for all. This just reaffirms what
I already knew about ceramic mags in Pickups. I'll save the ceramic
for coffee cups, and magnets in speakers.

I prefer hot PAFs as well though do like to have at least one guitar with ceramics. Have you tried the OG Seymour Duncan Custom? Ceramic but still retains PAF-like feel.

 

[Rock Chalk]

You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results..........

 

[DrewJD82]

Yeah, not my first rodeo with the ceramic dead-end.

I appreciate the thought.... but I ain't dipping my toes in them waters
more than what I already have.

I feel the same way about the Evolutions I have in a guitar.

What works for some will not work for all. This just reaffirms what
I already knew about ceramic mags in Pickups. I'll save the ceramic
for coffee cups, and magnets in speakers.

I think with high output pickups and certain EQ's, there's a bit of 'past the point of no return' that comes along with them right out of the gate. It's exactly why I don't dig the Evolutions, huge mid-spike and high output, they'll never achieve a lot of tones as a result.

 

[FuzzyAce]

You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results..........View attachment 35285

The next time will be different?

 

[la szum]

With the 5-way switch I get those 2 and 4 quasi-Strat options.... but the 2 position
took a severe blow with the Dreamcatcher split and the Single Coil Middle PU.

I'll leave it. I have other guitars. So all is good. Just sharing notes and observations.
And realizing why I don't jive with ceramic mag Pups. Again.

 

[la szum]

You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results..........View attachment 35285

Never heard that one before.

 

[la szum]

I prefer hot PAFs as well though do like to have at least one guitar with ceramics. Have you tried the OG Seymour Duncan Custom? Ceramic but still retains PAF-like feel.