El Toro's Official Guitarded Thread...

[Captain Morgan]

Hell yeah! That's awesome!

[wattage13]

Gracias

Just put some money down on a PRS Mira which is the best modern take on a DC LP Special I have come across.

[PAF Pro]

Ebay score....1992 DOD FX68 Super Stereo Chorus, $40.

Clean, still has the box&paperwork. The Beringer EQ and self-applied Keeley-modded DS-1(ASE and Ultra mods) done put my no-pedal-ownin' ass on a slippery slope.

Gonna disable the onboard phaser on the amp, reuse as a Presence control...pondering a master Volume mod(1980 Pevaey Classic VT 212 going into a 5150II 412 slant...yeah,yeah, hybrid, but this is one that actually sounds GOOD).

Thinking of taking my Tele Custom/thinline hybrid and rolling my own La Cabronita Especial..hell of a lot nicer/cheaper than that assraper of a guitar the Fender Custom Shop offered.

[Captain Morgan]

Ebay score....1992 DOD FX68 Super Stereo Chorus, $40.

Clean, still has the box&paperwork. The Beringer EQ and self-applied Keeley-modded DS-1(ASE and Ultra mods) done put my no-pedal-ownin' ass on a slippery slope.

Gonna disable the onboard phaser on the amp, reuse as a Presence control...pondering a master Volume mod(1980 Pevaey Classic VT 212 going into a 5150II 412 slant...yeah,yeah, hybrid, but this is one that actually sounds GOOD).

Thinking of taking my Tele Custom/thinline hybrid and rolling my own La Cabronita Especial..hell of a lot nicer/cheaper than that assraper of a guitar the Fender Custom Shop offered.

One day I'll get another '72 Thinline and load it with Filtertrons. Would be tons cheaper than the La Cabronita too!

[PAF Pro]

You know, as much as I rag on Gibson for their overpriced Les Pauls and a seemingly never-ending "special edition" on what amounts to a '59 Standard redux......there's really no justification on the price of that La Cabronita Especial.

No exotic woods(alder...whoopee!), a beat-to-shit treatment, and Gretsch/TV Jones pickups. That thing costs well south of a grand to build...Six grand pricetag?! HA!!!

I'm thinking a Power'Tron in the bridge, and a Phat Cat or equivalent in the neck for mine...I'll STILL have well under $800 in the whole damned thing, and it'll look and sound BETTER.

Sorry for the rant...that overblown Fender just gets under my skin.

[wattage13]

The Cabronita was a big influence on that PRS, I agree on the cost as well, nuts.

With the guitar that project cost me $400 and I have a few spare parts to get rid of.

[Jack Drugless]

New stuff today,

80's Thomas Organ Cry Baby
1979 EHX Doctor Q
ZVex Mastotron
Ibanez ts808

[Ten Years Gone]

ZVex Mastotron

Is that the one that's supposed to be a JTM45 in a box?

[Captain Morgan]

ZVex Mastotron

Is that the one that's supposed to be a JTM45 in a box?

That's the Distortron. The Mastotron is the fuzz.

[Ten Years Gone]

That's right. Very similar names.

[Jack Drugless]

It's a very tweakable fuzz.

[ElToro]

Has anyone tried the Stiff amps?

[ElToro]

[lerxstcat]

Never heard of them, but it looks cool! Looks like the new theme of mini-sized amps - so how's about some specs and history, like who's making them, wattage, etc...?

[Sleek]

It's not a mini. That thing is 100 watts!

[lerxstcat]

It's not a mini. That thing is 100 watts!

Carvin has a V3M now, well it's only 50 watts instead of 100, but it's still full-size wattage in a miniature shell. That's what I was referring to.

[Gitarrrjam]

Getting ready to trade in my 5150 half stack for one of these. Anybody here got any opinions or experience w/Egnater amps.

Egnater Tourmaster 4212

[Gitarrrjam]

Went ahead and got the Egnater Tourmaster 4212. Killer amp....4 channels, 2 clean, 2 overdrive and alot of different options.


But the greatest thing about this amp is the powergrid where you can switch from 100w all the way to 10w on each channel.

[PAF Pro]

I'll have to YouTube that one, haven't heard it yet.

I FINALLY got around to doing the Keeley "all-seeing Eye/Ultra" mod to the old DS-1(I've dubbed it my "JCM800 pedal"). $20 from Burrows Electronics on eBay, instructions and everything necessary to complete the mods....and I DO mean EVERYTHING(diodes/capacitors/resistors/switch/LEDs....even came with wire, solder and desoldering braid, all taped to a sheet marking what values were what/amounts). Guys are getting ridiculous amounts for these pedals fully modified....and it's so damned simple/cheaper to employ a little DIY.

Still wanting an OD pedal, haven't decided what route to take there. The Wampler "Ecstasy Drive" is a KILLER, but my cheap ass refuses to pay that much....anyone have experience with the WayHuge Electronics' "Green Rhino"?

[Captain Morgan]

I'll have to YouTube that one, haven't heard it yet.

I FINALLY got around to doing the Keeley "all-seeing Eye/Ultra" mod to the old DS-1(I've dubbed it my "JCM800 pedal"). $20 from Burrows Electronics on eBay, instructions and everything necessary to complete the mods....and I DO mean EVERYTHING(diodes/capacitors/resistors/switch/LEDs....even came with wire, solder and desoldering braid, all taped to a sheet marking what values were what/amounts). Guys are getting ridiculous amounts for these pedals fully modified....and it's so damned simple/cheaper to employ a little DIY.

Still wanting an OD pedal, haven't decided what route to take there. The Wampler "Ecstasy Drive" is a KILLER, but my cheap ass refuses to pay that much....anyone have experience with the WayHuge Electronics' "Green Rhino"?

Before you even get to the WayHuge stuff - check out the Visual Sound Route 808. Just got mine for about $80 new and it rocks. Has a smooth overdrive tone and a bass boost switch to really give lower gain stages some depth. I love it. Works really well with the rest of my pedals and retains the same characteristics of the guitar going into it.

I'm selling a Garagetone Drivetrain, which is the Visual Sound clone of the original Reverend Drivetrain ovedrive. Sort of like the Xotic BB in some aspects, but I'm selling it because I love Tube Screamer-ish pedals. If you're interested, PM me.

[ElToro]

The Rusty Cooley overdrive is amazing!

I'm selling a Vypyr 120 and fllor pedal for a friend if anyone knows someone.

[Sleek]

There's a great deal on a sunburst Brian May on ebay right now...I want somebody to buy it so it stops torturing me. $435 buy-it-now!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1156

There's also an RS Brian May copy that is tempting me. It is at $500 with one bid...for those of you who don't know, RS Brian Mays are super high quality hand built ones that went for $2500 new from a builder in Arizona.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 925wt_1139

SOMEBODY buy these. I have traveling to do this summer and can't be spending money on them!

[ElToro]

I have a set of SD Brian May pickups I want to put in a hardtail strat!

[Sleek]

You will need this:

http://www.guitarfetish.com/BHM-STYLE-S ... c_232.html

[ElToro]

naw... just wiring her like a Strat...

[Sleek]

Defeat. Point.

[feds]

I just picked up an Ivory LTD Viper 401 that someone customised, and I cant believe how rad it is for $250! It has a GFS P90 in the neck, a Gibson
Burstbucker in the bridge, in the middle is wired out of phase and the tone control replaced with a mini toggle that is a high/low cut switch!!!
Also has a cool solid wood volume knob. Jumbo frets, grover tuners...........it plays awesome and stays in tune, killer. Try and put up some pics later.

[ElToro]

anyone got anything new?

[Jack Drugless]

Just a few things for the studio. Boss EQ, CS-3. DD-5, Super Shifter pitch pedal (which I'm loving),

These pedals rock!!!!

and a Bluesbreaker pedal clone.

[Sleek]

If anybody needs a supershifter, I got one I'm gonna get rid of....

(upgraded to the Digitech Harmony man)