Recent content by Dolebludger

I have a 2011 PRS SE Orianthi— the one with a flamed maple top. I have fewer problems with boomy, muddy tones on the neck pup with it than with my LP. Too many of us want to blame the guitar and/or pup when we should look at our amp. The OP could cut the bass and boost the mids on the amp and...

Tomorrow, I will take a pic and post it.

I finally was able to get one of these, as they are on back order in most places. I call it a semi - semi hollow, as the bottom half of the body (as strapped on) is solid except for control cut outs, and the top half is hollow with an f hole. For a guitar of this price (or any other)...

Question answered. Him 46, her14 —- yeah that is very bad.

Before I became violent to a good guitar, I would like to know more about the facts behind Nick’s conviction. Was he 40 and forceably raped a 13 year old (very bad) or was he 20 and had consensual sex with a mature looking 17 year old (something that isn’t really immoral but is common but...

I installed PRS locking tuners on my 2012 Orianthi SE. makes string changes easier. I also installed a brass trem block. Lastly, I installed a screw - type trem block. The last two mods really improved tone and sustain IMO.

If you have a new PRS SE ZM, why do you want to do mods from the get go? Like, the nut composition only affects six notes. Whether its slots are cut correctly is another matter. The TR cover won’t effect your tone. Pup rings, indisputably, do not effect tone or playability at all. If you just...

Yeah, I just put PRS locking tuners on my 2012 SE Orianthi. The main thing they do is to speed string changes. The second thing they do is to help tuning stability right after a string change. Other than that, they do nothing. But if you want to do a gig right after a string change, they are a...

Yes, you can do it yourself, save money, and get it the way you want. Adjusting the bridge, truss rod, and intonation will usually do the job. Also, most new guitars I have bought came with the nut slots cut too high. The height of an open string above the first fret should be no higher than a...

I suggest that all players learn how to set up their guitars themselves. I have taken my guitars to a very good luthier, but he could never do a set up fully to my liking. This is understandable, as players have different preferences for action, and these can’t be easily explained in words.

Well perhaps they think that it might be my last birthday, and perhaps it is IDK. But if it is their thinking, why didn’t they buy me the Ferrari instead of locking tuners for my PRS SE? They will inherent it all. What would you rather inherent? A Ferrari or some locking tuners?

String changes should not count as mods. And I don’t understand people who say PRS guitars have “sterile sounding” pups. What sort of a cheap amp are they using? I have two heads and one combo that can get any tone you want out of any guitar. The problem is that many keep looking for a guitar...

Yeah, man, I just did the locking tuner thing for post string change tuning stability and ease of string change. I'm old and lazy! My two adult daughters bugged the hell out of me about what I wanted for my last birthday (77th) and I told them a new Ferrari, but they said no! Too expensive. I...

I just put locking tuners on my 2012 PRS SE Orianthi flame top. But I don't know if this is a real mod, as the locking tuners were from PRS. Maybe it is just an upgrade with original manufacturer's parts? In any event, as an early opinion, they seem to be curing the "new strings" tuning...

Regarding my 2012 SE Orianthi flame maple top guitar, I have replaced the trem block with a brass one, and then locked it into “down only” with a cheap trem blocker. These cheap and easy mods made this guitar have the best resonance and primary sustain of any of the guitars I have. And I am not...