Finally modified my Silver Sky ...

EvilHerb

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So I've had my Silver Sky since March , I fell in love with this guitar because it has amazing clean tones. Actually the PRS635JMs are pretty sweet and can out Strat my Strat when it comes to getting that spanky clean tone. BUT this guitar was always lacking when it came to high gain situations. I mean I never expected this guitar to be a high gain contender but It just bothered me that I could produce these awesome cleans , but had trouble getting a nice crunch with it . Well thats all changed now . The Jb Jr is just what this thing needed . Easy Install with amazing results . Now she sings like a canary and roars like a beast!


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Bummer can't see the pics , Glad your happy with the results.
My Mesa MKV has no problem pushing the Silver Sky into higher gain areas :)
 
I've become a big believer in boost pedals to help push things for guitars with lower output pickups. 594 => Mini Spark => Mesa Boogie TC50 results in a metric $#!+ ton of gain. And that is with the boost pedal only at bout 25%. I normally suggest trying out a boost before swapping pickups. Especially if you like the way the pickups sound in non-high gain situations. And really the boost probably isn't really adding that much gain but that slight bump into the front of the amp seems to help things come alive which seems like the same thing a higher output pickup is doing. And when I want really clean, I can just switch off the boost.
 
I've become a big believer in boost pedals to help push things for guitars with lower output pickups. 594 => Mini Spark => Mesa Boogie TC50 results in a metric $#!+ ton of gain. And that is with the boost pedal only at bout 25%. I normally suggest trying out a boost before swapping pickups. Especially if you like the way the pickups sound in non-high gain situations. And really the boost probably isn't really adding that much gain but that slight bump into the front of the amp seems to help things come alive which seems like the same thing a higher output pickup is doing. And when I want really clean, I can just switch off the boost.
An EQ pedal is also a good option - can use it like a shaped boost to kick in overdrive for certain frequencies.
Or use a tubescreamer with the gain pretty low or none.
 
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