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The only correct answer to this question is, "It depends." This 220 W Trace Elliot V-Type rig into two 4x12 cabs will handle anything you care to throw at it. Even with only one cab, it will easily keep up with a loud rock band. I know, I gigged that rig for years.

I think what Rotosound did first was make them out of stainless steel.

I've settled on Rotosound Jazz Bass RS77LD Monel flats on my StingRay. I'll use D'Addario Chromes, and I like them, but I like the Rotos a bit more. I'd love it if Rotosound would make Monel roundwound strings, too, so I can use them on fretted basses. Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flats are good, but...

eew, no. other way around!

You're not wrong, of course, when it comes to the difference between tubes, but you won't be surprised to hear that I wholeheartedly disagree with your conclusion that the THD amps "(don't) sound all that special". The differences between tunes may be minor, but they can also be significant...

Not a hard question for me, since I only own one guitar amp and one bass amp that are fully functional, so it would be my rare 2002 Mesa/Boogie F-50 narrow chassis 1x12 combo and my 2002 Mesa/Boogie Walkabout Scout 12 bass combo.

I may be "new here", but I have over 30 years experience in pro audio and gigging and recording in bands, not to mention over 40 years of experience as a woodworker. Yes, it is certainly possible to create a "trainwreck" out of Warmoth parts, but no one ever disputed that fact. In my very first...

Neither. I use 3M Dual Lock 250/250. Of course, this also requires that I use a small pry bar to reposition pedals, but I'm OK with that.

If I seriously had to limit myself to only a BCB-3/30/30X, then it would be a BCB-30X with my GT-1000Core and an FS-7 dual footswitch. However, I suspect what you meant to say was Boss compact guitar pedals only, in which case I would cheat and say that I prefer to keep my tuner separate from my...

My Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner. According to the interwebs, it was released in 1998, but my memory thinks I bought it years earlier than that. In continuous use since I bought it new, currently on my main bass pedalboard. Before that, I used a Boss TU-12P, which was stolen at a gig in Delaware oh...

tc electronic Zeus drive. Can't beat it for the price.

I'd say that's something of an oxymoron, but actually, the RAT circuit is pretty good at not being too harsh at lower gain settings. Top of my pedal acquisition list is a tc electronic Magus Pro. I intend to remove the silicon clipping diodes (the Classic mode), which is my preferred RAT sound...

Pretty much any lower gain overdrive or boost/drive will do what you want. The biggest problem I see in the industry is that far too many drive pedals don't actually have a setting where the pedal doesn't clip, and not only that, the vast majority of pedal reviews and demos online never explore...

This has been the state of my main guitar board since early this year, when I got the DSM & Humboldt Electronics Silver Linings. I still need to fill that space at bottom left. Originally, it was going to be a second FreqOut, then I was thinking maybe a tc electronic Infinite, but I might just...

This is absolutely not the case. Building a Fender-type bolt on neck guitar from top shelf parts is in no way "an involved process". It's four screws that attach the neck to the body, and the only thing more complicated about the assembly is the setup and wiring. As I said, you either have the...

I've been playing guitar since 1990, and I'm pretty into the vagaries of amplifiers, but I honestly never heard of a Dumble or a Trainwreck before about 5 years ago, when I started rebuilding my pedalboards for both bass and guitar. I definitely have never played either, and I definitely don't...

One of these days, I will replace the neck on my 85 Roadstar II with one that has a rosewood fretboard, and replace the electronics and pickguard with something nicer, and two humbuckers. I think the Roadstar II has more pleasing proportions than a Stratocaster. I also need a whammy bar for it...

Yeah, the few times I've actually seen an Astoria Classic for sale, the prices were in the $2500 USD range. I paid $650 for my Mesa/Boogie F-50, 20 years ago. Inflation sucks.

And, not for nothing, Fender no longer makes the instrument I want most, which is the small body Jazz Bass V, last seen as the 2004-2009 American Deluxe Jazz Bass V. Warmoth's version is the Deluxe 5J, the only way to get one other than buying used, which means settling for Fender's choices or...

As the saying goes, "it depends". Warmoth, for one, is licensed by Fender. The parts you buy from them are Made in USA and every bit as good as anything you can buy from Fender. And a Fender-type bolt-on guitar is not exactly a complex machine. There's no magic to the assembly. Fender designed...

Astoria Classic. The only Marshall amp I actually want to own. Marshall only made these for a few years from about 2015-2017, and I really hope they bring them back.

Yes, mid 1980s, it's a Roadstar II built to Holdsworth's specs. Great guitars, actually. I have a similar era 1985 Roadstar II RS110BK. Single humbucker with coil-tap and maple board, it plays like a dream, even though the electronics are mediocre and I'd prefer a rosewood fretboard.

Guitar Center's policy has been for as long as I can remember, that they will buy instruments and gear at 60% of what they believe they can sell it for. So, if they were offering $250, then by their best estimate, which they base on recent sales both online and in their own store network, they...

Collectibles are not really a wise or "safe" investment unless you are maintaining a diversified collection. Individual examples may or may not appreciate, so it is a very bad idea to put all your eggs in one basket, if what you are looking for is an investment. If you want a safe investment, I...

"Theory" is just a way of explaining why things sound a certain way. It's not much use if you don't listen to the music and feel it. So, are you listening to the music, and remembering how it make you feel? If you are, then you are on the right path. Anyone can tell you that a tonic...