NZGuitars.com : Filling you with GAS since 2003

(Unless I am mistaken) Stevie Ray's signature strat has 3 texas special pups... I've never tried one on the bridge but have them in neck and mid on my ax. They sound fender-fat, overwound so a bit noisy but very nice for the hendrix or SRV sound... the pup rods are at different heights which makes ...

Hey man, I play a USA Lonestar Strat... its... awesome! I believe it has a SD Pearly Gates on the bridge... real nice classic gutsy PAF sounds with bright harmonics... I get all sorts of sounds from this guitar (HSS with 2 texas special single coils) totally recommend throwing in a humbucker on the ...

I reckon go 10dB... audiologists will try to talk you into more but 10dB is plenty

In ears with mute acoustics and upside down bass guitars... your wedding singer sounds real dodgy, did he look like Adam Sandler? [/quote]

A must have, and I'm sure they'll last for ages... mine have already developed an (insulatory) wax coating ... the price difference seems to be in the different brands, but they all get made in Aussie.

I called up all the audiology (hearing aid stuff) clinics in the area, and had to hunt around. Some places were selling brands up to $400, but I got these "GN Resound" ones at the Canterbury Uni Audiology Clinic for $120. They take a mould of your ear and send it to Oz for them to get made...

Gotta look after your ears eh... :? I have just purchased some musician's flat-EQ response moulded plugs myself... $120 and theyre great. Good thing is they're only 10dB attentuation which means they cut just enough that I don't feel wierd and isolated like my cheapo 25 dB ones tended to make me fee...

DaNextSlash wrote:Na.....too precious....

Parametric is slightly too much for me tho....Im not clever enough to work it...

But I've played around with it and its quite a good booster...that's why Im keeping it

love foolin with EQ...
Cool article
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug01/a ... singeq.asp

dylan wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYQVXPv27k

fresh prince vs carlton dance off.

jiggy:)

Aaahh... crazy 90's flashback

And I thought pups were for looks only!
Where would we be without the smart people who invent things?

Peavey Classic 50 410 Combo...
1997

US Lonestar Strat 1996
Larrivee LV05E Acoustic 2006 (which nobody touches!)
Both bought new... aaah new...

Line 6 PodXT Live. Massive recording and live tone, connect thru USB and acts as a low latency soundcard... quick and easy having all your tones the same for live or recording!

My first guitar was a washburn acoustic... got really punished lost the headstock twice due to teenage stupidity. My first electric was my (student loaned) lonestar strat, had it 10 years, still my only electric and I play every day... its just a sweet guitar! 8) Fender vs LP? Well its like chocolat...

Yeah, Steve Bartlet come with my recommendation also... hes out in New Brighton