gear conundrum...

[andi.j]

Hi - new kid on the block so hopefully i've put this in the right place!

I'm almost finished re-building my epi' LP (new paint job since i wrecked the old one) and I have a set of nailbombs ready to be housed in it.  However, I've been playing my jackson dkmg more recently, it's loaded with EMGhz pickups which are, in my opinion, incredibly thin and not 'all that' in the sound department (may be down to the amp, vox ad30vt-xl [considering trading that too! maybe a vyper or a spider])

I guess my real question is - do i load the nb's into the jackson and switch the emghzs to the epi? or does the epi get the nbs?

any opinions would be welcomed, i've not heard the nb's in a superstrat before.  I guess the references for sound would be megadeth(mustaine/broderick/drover, whitesnake (aldrich/beach)...that kinda thing...mean, pretty distorted, decent mids n lows but not messy

cheers for any help

andi

[FELINEGUITARS]

Put the Nailbombs in the Jackson
Think they will suit that guitar more

[MDV]

Yeah, make the swap.

And I use the same amp for practice (well, practice in one room at least). Its, for some reason, abnormally sensitive to where in the room it is and where you are relative to it. Move it around and see what happens. It can sound like a different amp if you experiment with placement a bit, and can sound great (for what it is) for all sorts of metal.

[andi.j]

that's kinda the way I was swaying

and i get what you mean with the vox, some days it sounds awesome, some days it doesn't do it. 

thanks

p.s - some nice looking guitars on the feline site

[Jonny]

that's kinda the way I was swaying

and i get what you mean with the vox, some days it sounds awesome, some days it doesn't do it. 

thanks

p.s - some nice looking guitars on the feline site

I can second the Vox thing, I have/had one. I'd still recommend one though.

[badgermark]

Quick question, i'm thinking of respraying my epi les paul. How did you strip the finish? was it easy or a real biznatch?

[ToneMonkey]

Strip it with elbow grease.  I use emery cloth rather than sandpaper as it goes through fininshes much quicker.  Inside the horn is a pain in the arse BTW.

[andi.j]

painful subject!...first time round was pure hard work, then after i made a mess with the laquer (literally the last stage!) i went for chemical.  I used nitromors...took most off but there's still a lot of sanding to be done.  In the end I'd recommend sanding, but make sure you're working with an appropriate grade of paper and don't decide to strip your £3000 prs for kicks, first time round is for learning! It's not a quick process but put in the hours and you'll be ok.