Recent content by Collin D Plonker

Starting a new guitar.

Those are interchangeable with the stock tubes. If you like the sound, perfect.

I went to the music store not knowing anything. I told the guy I wanted more reverb (but I was really thinking delay; I didn't know the terminology). He sold me a compressor. I returned it because I couldn't hear the difference between effect and no effect. I have no idea what I took home that...

In general, less gain is better on your pedals. Most pedals sound bad with the gain cranked.

Choose any six-inline tuners you like then take them to a luthier and have them installed.

Sorry to say, but it looks fake to me.

Happens sometimes. Everything can be fixed if you want to pay for it. See a good luthier.

One into the other sounds killer. Also had the JHS Firefly but could not resist selling when the price shot up. The Keeley sounds just as good.

Go to DiMarzio.com. they have lots of diagrams there.

+1 on the Stew Mac shim. Or make one yourself if you have the skills. Crimson Custom Guitars has a YouTube tutorial.

Leave it. It builds character.

I loved my Paul Reed Smith S2 Custom 24 for about three or four months. Now it sits in its case longing to be played. I started making my own guitars during my Covid-era term of unemployment. I really haven't played my "store bought" guitars since.

Just got a Marshall Origin 50, and I am very pleased with it. It sounds sounds awesome. I was a little worried about it being too loud, based on some of the reviews and forum comments. It's not too loud for me, primary because I prefer using a pedalboard into a clean amp. I was playing with my...