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This is the guitar in my Axe of the Day post, so I figured I would put up a quick sound check. I'm using this to track a part tonight, so I took a little break for a few minutes. This is an idea from a few months back that keeps coming back into my consciousness. . . This is my Epiphone Goth Explorer, tuned to Drop C, going through the Peavey ValveKing 100 (down to 20w) and Schecter Hellraiser 4 12 cabinet. . . Signal Chain: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, Morley Volume Pedal, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR EVH Phase 90, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, Electro Harmonix Silencer Noise Gate, MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay, 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 6, Volume on 2. Drum machine is a Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-660 at 176 BPM going into my Acoustic 320 head and 4x10 cab. . 🎶🎵🤘 . . #epiphone #gothexplorer #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #heavymetal #heavyrock #gothic #doom #popmetal #prog #shoegaze #ambient #blackmetal #blackgaze #nevertooold #cruellogic #cruellogicband @jimdunlopusa @bossfx_us @tcelectronic @ehx @officialibanezguitars @peaveyelectronics @schecterguitarsofficial @presonus @toontrack @twonotesaudio @moonrootlogos @lacepickups @epiphone (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LKXuBnFAV/?igshid=trip77of5url

Another random bit of noodling. I keep trying to do something with this 5/4 dissonant part, and the other bit is sort of a dark pentatonic exercise, replacing the 5th with the tri-tone, or "blues" note. Useful if you need to vamp over a diminished chord or a minor 7 flat 5 chord (geek alert). Anyway, it sounds metal, and with the dissonance, it kind of works. Probably nothing, though, 😅😅 . . This is my Fender Mustang P90, tuned to E flat standard, going through the Peavey ValveKing II Clean Channel, Volume on 3, and Schecter Hellraiser 4 12 cabinet. . Signal Chain: Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner, Morley Volume Pedal, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, MXR Micro Amp, Boss LS-2 Line Selector, MXR Uni-Vibe, TC Electronic MojoMojo Overdrive, TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR Carbon Copy Bright, Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man, Boss RV-6 Reverb, Electro-Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb. I also have two TC Electronics Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the clean channel on the amp volume at 2. ***Drum machine is a Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-660 at 120 BPM going into my Acoustic 320 and 4x10 cab.*** . 🎶🎵🤘 . #fender #mustang #peaveyamps #peavey #valveking100 #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronics #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #heavymetal #heavyrock #gothic #doom #popmetal #sludge #prog #shoegaze #blackmetal #cruellogic #cruellogicband @ehx @jimdunlopusa @bossfx_us @tcelectronic @peaveyelectronics @schecterguitarsofficial @fender (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dOCxbnnx_/?igshid=b0aqklllu9lm

Total surprise today on the last day of work for the year. Before I took my guys to lunch today, my main man, my foreman Nick, gave me this guitar for Christmas!! Totally blown away and surprised and grateful!! So freaking cool of him ( and his wife Dawn @dawnmarie1123 )- thank you, thank you, and Merry Christmas!! I wanted to post something to show it off, so this is a riff from a couple of weeks back that I'm trying to turn into something!! . . This is my Dean Dime ML Great Southern Trendkill Christmas Present!!!, 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 TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer; in the effects loop: MXR Black Label Chorus, MXR KFK Ten Band EQ, Electro Harmonix Silencer 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 6, Volume on 1-1/2. 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. . 🎶🎵🤘 . . #deanguitars #dimebagml #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #gothic #doom #popmetal #prog #lookingforaband @jimdunlopusa @bossfx_us @peaveyelectronics @deanguitars (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BroGqhSn9h0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18o436iqzzjro

Hump Day Madness. Retooling a tune from awhile ago. Started on the Mockingbird in C# and moving to the Synyster Gates Special in D. I think it sounds better in this key. The chords ring out better, and this guitar suits the vibe of the tune. Thoughts? . . This is my Schecter $ynyster Special, tuned to D 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 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 Electronic Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the lead channel on the amp, Gain on 6, Volume on 1, and the Vari-Class around 3:00. 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. . 🎶🎵🤘 . . #synysterspecial #seymourduncanpickups #invaders #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #stoner #popmetal #sludge #prog #shoegaze #ambient #lookingforaband @gardenstatemusiccenter (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7H8n2HWjv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14tb1dw1hola4

Last new pickup post until the next ones come back from the shop. A few more to go!! Getting rid of the stock generic pups and putting in some good stuff. This is a set of Lace Sensors; the Matt Pike signature Dragonauts. I have coil split for each one. . . This is my Epiphone SG Pro, 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 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 Electronic Bona Fide Buffers, one on each board. This is all into the lead channel on the amp, Gain on 6, Volume on 1, and the Vari-Class around 3:00. 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. . 🎶🎵🤘 . . #epiphone #sgpro #lacesensors #dragonauts #peavey #peaveyamps #valveking100 #schecterguitarresearch #hellraiser #ibanez #mxr #ehx #tcelectronic #bosspedals #guitarist #bassist #musician #originalmusic #metal #rock #goth #doom #stoner #popmetal #sludge #prog #shoegaze #ambient #lookingforaband @lacepickups (at Ocean County, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVBRc3HWVZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bcam9egvbasy

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)