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Yes, as far as I know this will take away some of the "quack." That isn't really my thing, but if want the option still you could think about a super switch. You can wire it up so that the inbetween...

Interesting idea there Duffy. Might've been a cheaper option, had I not already bought the wilkie trem. However, I really like the idea of replacing the wilkinson bar assembly with an extra floyd one...

Believe it or not, I did actually finish this. I'll post pics soon! Loving the TZ and Air Norton combo. Not running it through a tone pot gives it a really ballsy sound. Plus, I can still get classic...

Ok, after a short hiatus in which I moved to Kalamazoo, MI for a job I've finally started on this project. Parts I have since acquired.

Dimarzio ToneZone
Dimarzio Air Norton S
Pickguard with HS...

I'm pretty much exactly the opposite, although the smaller strat headstocks are fine by me. To each their own :)

I'll do the honors of this thread's first pointy.

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I'm a huge DT and Petrucci fan, but this whole sequence of events makes me think that this stuff between Portnoy and the rest of the band had been brewing for a long time. I'm not too familiar with...

I've heard good things about those. No local stores carry them though, I'd probably have to go online to get them. I believe they're a little pricey too. It'd be cool to try them out first to get a...

No pickup ideas?

Kind of leaning toward the tonezone and air norton S combo though. If anyone thinks this will be a bad combination steer me in a better direction before I pull the trigger, haha.

Very cool stuff, lots of people skip over all the different picking techniques out there when doing instructional videos. Its good to find one that doesn't immediately say that their technique is the...

I've decided on adding some locking tuners and putting in new pickups. I'm going with a pickguard from warmoth thats a HS combination. Humbucker in the bridge and singlecoil in the neck. I...

Body:
Shape - Soloist, but thinner.
Wood - Mahogany
Top - Quilted Maple
Finish - Transparent Blue

Neck:
Attachment - Through body
Shape: Not too thin, not too thick (very scientific there)...

I tend to do something similar to what deeaa said. I tend to do a combination of muting with my palm and with fingers I'm not using for soloing, especially when bending. When bending I usually use my...

True enough, we'll see how things shake out. At bare minimum I'm swapping out for some humbuckers or noise cancelling pickups of some sort. The hum bothers me. Maybe I'll strip the body and do some...

I'm sure you've heard of Dream Theater. So I won't bother recommending them. Symphony X is another progressive metal band that I enjoy a lot.

I would check out Ghost Reveries, its my favorite...

We'll see what happens when I scrounge up some money, haha. I'm fine with scavenging the parts to essentially build an all new guitar. I'm not really a fan of fenders in general, so changing the...

I would be very interested in that. As far as the locking nut, I could make a shelf for it... or maybe just buy a new neck. All things to think about.

Not to be the stereotypical shred fanatic I am... but I would love to learn Altitudes by Jason Becker. He's more known for Perpetual Burn and Serrana, but Altitudes has always been my favorite. I...

It helps that its one of his easiest songs too. Always liked Satch's playing.

Welcome, newbie here too, this place seems pretty cool to me. Great song, really tough to get a tone that heavy out of a strat with texas specials, but I haven't messed with mine in a while, haha....

Yeah, that didn't go so well, haha. Luckily I took lessons later and got it straightened out. I could post some exercises I use to work on them, but it looks like you've got the basics down, just...

Thats probably a much better way to learn to do it than what I did. Which was try to play the opening run in No Boundaries like a million times :rotflmao:

So, this is from a while ago... like 3 years ago, haha. I figured I would post it though. I have some other videos also from back in my high school days on there as well. I really need to get around...

Take any advice about technique with a grain of salt... people often say that their method is the "best" and all others are incorrect. If you know much about guitar you know that those people are...

One of the guitar teachers I had got me into his music quite a while ago. Heard about this the other day via facebook page. Can't wait to watch it, he probably is one of the most impressive players...