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charmander
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so im trading my ibanez for a samick with emg pickups(HSS) and a marshall amp,

i need to get a new pickguard for it and i was thinking, no preamp, just a volume control, and a les paul style pickkup selector

comments?
Jan 16 2008 8:48PM
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colin13
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marshall amps are dope, you cant go wrong with that. im stuck with a small fender amp and it really sucks the life out of my tone when i crank the volume.
Jan 16 2008 8:53PM
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charmander
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ye, i already have a marshall, this ones just alot nicer
thats why i was gonna pull the tone knobs out of the samick cause the pickups are dope and the amp is dope, i dont need a cheap preamp i dont think
Jan 16 2008 8:57PM
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charmander
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bumoplexxx
Jan 16 2008 9:13PM
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martin.
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your gonna have tone control right...


and yea the les paul controls sound sweet, i have a samick guitar, and its not bad, but im buying a 1980s fernandez strat knock off.

the thing about the les paul controls is that you can have a killswitch
Jan 16 2008 9:16PM
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charmander
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im thinking about no tone controls, if i decide on a killswitch ill probably just install one
Jan 16 2008 10:14PM
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skierdudeguy
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turn your guitar a ALL the way up, then use your amp to adjust your volume. keeps the tone.
Jan 16 2008 10:41PM
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sk8almost13x
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have you played with a killswitch before ive always wondered what they
would be like or sound like in real life, ive just seen vids of buckethead on youtube
playing wit a killswitch and it sounds amazing
Jan 16 2008 10:55PM
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charmander
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there cool
not really nessecary though, but its easy to make
tom morello uses one alot
its kinda fun
Jan 16 2008 10:57PM
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freezed
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why would you eliminate your on-guitar tone knob? not having an active preamp makes sense, since most guitars don't, but keep the tone knob!
Jan 16 2008 10:57PM
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Arabian.
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Get an AVT or JMP combo if you're going to get a marshall. They kill the clean and the metal, and everything in between. And don't get EMG single coils. get some DiMarzio hot rails or some lace sensor Fender singles. They sound orgasmic.
Jan 16 2008 10:58PM
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cofreeskier
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If you're gonna get a marshall get a marshall tube because solid state amps suck dick in general...
Jan 16 2008 11:00PM
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freezed
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yes! also ^ agreed...all tube is definitively the way to go.
Jan 16 2008 11:01PM
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charmander
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the amp is an mg30dfx, not the best but it sounds good
and the emg's are 2 single coils and a humbucker

the lace sensors would be nice though
Jan 16 2008 11:02PM
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