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So I posted awhile ago I would be upgrading pickups. This was the cheap JEM Jr. I git last year. Plays pretty nice, but sounded weak. I got DiMarzio Gravity Storms for the next and bridge, and put a True Velvet in the middle. I had to tweak the EQ and I'm still working on it, but I can see a big difference. The bridge pickup hums a but, so I'm not sure what's going on there, but I'll get after that. Anyway, this is a little poppy verse riff I came up with while checking out the new pups. Hope all the dads had a great Father's Day yesterday. . This is my Ibanez JEM Jr. tuned to E standard, going through the Peavey ValveKing 100 and Schecter Hellraiser 4 12 cabinet. . Pedals in order: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, Ibanez T59DX Turbo Tube Screamer; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Boss RV-6 Reverb. I also have two TC Electronic Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the lead channel on the amp, Gain on 5, Volume on 2, and the Vari-Class at about 1:30. . 🎶🎵🤘 . #jem #jemjr #dimarzio #gravitystorm #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #stoner #popmetal #sludge #prog #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

One more for the road! I play this riff every time I pick up a guitar lately, so I figured I'd throw out a vid, since I just did the last one, and I'm in that mode, lol. . Hope everyone had a great weekend! . This is my Hardluck Kings Spider, tuned to E standard, going through the Peavey ValveKing 100 and Schecter Hellraiser 4 12 cabinet. . Pedals in order: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Boss ST-2 Power Stack, Boss LS-2 Line Selector; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Boss RV-6 Reverb. I also have two TC Electronic Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the clean channel on the amp, Volume on 4. . 🎶🎵🤘 . #hardluckkingsguitars #hardluckkings #spider #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #popmetal #sludge #prog #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

Some Doom on the Wylde Audio Warhammer. I've been into listening to Doom and Stoner music lately. More as a sound track to doing stuff around the house, but I find myself liking it more and more. This is Sleep inspired, for sure. . Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Weather is perfect here in NJ, USA. . This is my Wylde Audio Warhammer tuned to C standard, going through the Peavey ValveKing 100 and Schecter Hellraiser 4 12 cabinet. . Pedals in order: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, Ibanez T59DX Turbo Tube Screamer, Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Boss RV-6 Reverb. I also have two TC Electronic Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the lead channel on the amp, Gain on 5, Volume on 2.. . 🎶🎵🤘 . #wyldeaudio #warhammer #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #stoner #popmetal #sludge #prog #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

Hey folks! I haven't been real active on here lately, but I'm still alive and playing! It's my busy season for my business, so nightly playing is really devoted to practice and skills maintenance, rather than riffing and posting. However, I do have a few new riffs, so i will get back to posting when time permits. Also, I'm going to be upgrading a number of my instruments. I have replaced pickups in two, and I've posted vids with them. . I was encouraged with the success of the upgrades to relatively inexpensive instruments, so I am going down that path with a number of my low and mid priced guitars. Most of my more expensive instruments come with pickups I'm already happy with, but clearly, this is where the manufacturers can cut costs. So here are some of the pickups I will be installing as time and resources permit. . Along with the pickups, I'm also doing the jacks, pots, wires, switches, etc. The EMGs come with all that in the box, but not the others, so I have to get all those parts separately. The James Hetfield signature EMG set is going into my LTD MH-400 right now, so watch for a video of that (hopefully) coming soon. Besides these that are shown, I also have some Bare Knuckle pickups on the way. . Cheers! Hope everyone is enjoying our late spring, and hoping summer weather will eventually arrive! . 🎶🎵🤘 . #emgpickups #seymourduncan #lacesensor #dimarziopickups #darkmoonpickups #bareknucklepickups #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronics #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #popmetal #sludge #prog #lookingforaband (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

Here's a little sludge riff for a snowy Wednesday evening. It's a nor'easter in New Jersey. Again. Actually snowing this time. . Sound is real dirty, using the neck pickup and a fuzz box through the lead channel! Thick!! ( Not THIC) . This is my LTD M-200FM, tuned to C Standard, going through the Marshall DSL40C and Marshall 2 12 cabinet. . Pedals in order: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer, CatilinBread Sabbra Caddabra; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, TC Electronics Sentry Noise Gate, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Boss RV-6 Reverb. I also have two TC Electronics Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the lead channel on the amp, Gain on 6, Volume on 3. Drum machine is a Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-660 going into my old Acoustic 320 bass head from the 70s, into a 4 10 cab with the unblown speakers left from my old SVT cab. . 🎶🎵🤘 . #ltdguitars #m200fm #espltdguitars #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronics #bosspedals #catalinbread #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #popmetal #sludge #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

This is the intro for a song I've had kicking around for over a year. It got cut off at the end, but you get the idea. I posted the solo section way back when, on this guitar. This is my Hardluck Kings Spider. Guitar is in E standard, going into the lead channel on my Marshall DSL 40C. I have it switched to half power, so I can crank the volume a bit to get the tubes to work a little. I have the internal speaker unplugged, and send the signal to a 2 12 Marshall cab. . Pedals in order: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Boss RV-6 Reverb. I also have two TC Electronics Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. . 🎶🎵🤘 . #hardluckkingsguitars #spider #marshalldsl40c #marshallamps #marshall #mxr #ehx #tcelectronics #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #popmetal #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)

Strat and Marshall. That is all... . 🎵 . #fender #stratocaster #marshallamps #marshalldsl40c #bosspedals #guitar #guitarist #bass #bassist #bassguitar #musician #rock #rocktolive #metal #metalforlife #metalforever #nevertooold #lookingforaband #originalmusic #gardenstatemusiccenter @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey)