best way to make EMG's sound better in my opinion Def us the 18 volt mod or 24 volt mod (the 27 volt mod has damaged my equipment before, so i don't recommend that. The EMG 60 in my opinion sounds best out of the 18 or 85 or 60...one of my guitars had the 60 in the neck and i tried putting it in the bridge and i like it a lot more

been playing les pauls for 40 plus years your the first guy on youtube thats called out the bull crap when on the road in mid 80's with a les paul custon 1981 silverburst that frickin guitar stayed in tune way better than the other guitar player in the band playing a tele the first thing you set up on a les paul is set the truss rod the last is the intonation the nut is the most important make sure the nut slot is wide enough and file in the back of the nut to soften the break angle on the d and g string and your in business tired of these young guys on youtube that played 10 gigs in there life and there exports like gibson players like Larry Carlton Tom Scholz thin lizzy are going to play guitars that don't stay in tune on stage it is nice to see somebody that knows what he talking about great job buddy take care

Trip.... I was or am going to be buying a 4x12 Friedman myself. I think it's a perfect fit for brutal warm grinds and not getting the same as the next guy. I always custom criss crossed speakers in Marshall cabs but all recent gear was ripped off . Great videos brother!!! God bless.

I need a Floyd guitar so I am getting an M-II (currently backordered). I bought a Jackson American Series Soloist. The15th fret is high and causes buzzing--totally unacceptable at $2,600. It's a beautiful guitar otherwise. M-II appears to be the best in class. I hate the volume knob position (way too close to bridge pickup/picking hand). Guess I'll have to adjust and quit being a spaz with my picking hand.

Omg this was the video I needed to see in regard to amp shopping. You broke it down in no-nonsense, no bullshit terms like an old school auto mechanic. You’ve helped me so much you have no idea brother

799 isn’t cheap to me ,You need to contact schecter , you have a defective guitar . I played one and it wasn’t like that at all…

I got the Bare Knuckle Black Hawk's in my Epiphone Extura. I'm pretty impressed by them considering I've never owned a guitar with Bare Knuckle pickups. Makes me proud that they are an English company also!

I never thought of using fretboard cleaner on the bridge and nut slot! Just did that with my 91' Gibson Les Paul Custom and it makes a nice difference. Cheers!

I couldn't have said it better. I have owned numerous ESP guitars, I have a Korean Viper that puts my Deluxe SG to shame. I owned 2 different loaded 1000's from Korea, amazing fit, finish, tone, playability. I owned one MH-350MT from Indonesia... was garbage, buzz fest, binding was crap. When you open up the back of a guitar and it's loaded with sawdust, paint chips, and other assorted equine feces it doesn't inspire confidence. I notice a lot of these LTD's are coming from both plants. I love Sweetwater's site because they are very transparent, they show you the guitar you are buying and the back of the neck so you can actually choose which one you want.

One of these days those things are going to become a collector If not already. There for a while nobody wanted them. I remember them from 20 years ago, I still love them now.

wow that’s such a shame you had that experience brother, i bought the same guitar back in 2020 for $500 with a hard case and never had an issue with it, it still works like new and i’m about to install some Fishman Fluence pickups i absolutely love this guitar but its sad to see that things like this do happen to us /:

I ve had 2 of these underneath one of the transformers theres2 fuses 250v 800ma that blow and as they fail they feedback and sound starts getlowerandlowertill nothing, change those 2 fuse and the amps up and running again make sure you buy the slow blow ones it’s a $ 3.20 fix I might make a video on my channel

I just checked and my ENGL Fireball 100 40th Anniversary Edition half stack has the T034 tubes in it... I've only played a couple of hours. You more than likely saved me a great deal of heartache, as I truly love this phenomenal amp. I appreciate you.

Great video - loving the channel! The best and worst thing about Gibson is the nitro paint. It usually ages beautifully and that's what people like, but if people want them to stay mint or even be mint from the factory they are better off buying a different guitar. I had an explorer for 20 years and most of the aging was lovely apart I from where the clearcoat had started to peel along the edge of the fretboard, which was a mess. Having said that, I've got the Gibson Mustaine V and the quality is amazing - it's probably the best guitar I own.

Totally agree! Wherever I try the neck humbucker in any situation it always sounds worse to my ears. If I upgrade a guitar I only ever buy a bridge pickup so it saves money as well! One of my favourite guitars is my Ibanez RG2610 which is single pickup from the factory, but I'm really digging that M1.

I just recently picked up a Schecter C1 Platinum Blackout with EMG's and a C7 SLS Evil Twin with Fishmans. I already did the 24v mod on the EMG's and they sound better. Maybe still a tad dull and just a hint of muddiness, but still pretty good. The Fishmans were pretty good as well, but you can definitely tell the difference in your video between 9v and 24v and the 24v does get rid of the harshness. I didn't notice the harshness much though as I have horrible taste and my goto distortion pedal is an old ass Digitech Grunge pedal with all the gain and treble. So you're ears are gonna bleed no matter what. lol After seeing your video and liking the 24v modded fishmans more, I ordered a second 24v mod for mine. lol I also seldom play through the grunge with the 7 string SLS Evil Twin any more and typically tend to use my Horizon Precision Overdrive and Apex Preamp. Gives it a much less harsh ballsy sound.

Your issues sound like this guitar just needed a setup. A Sweetwater inspection doesn’t negate a setup.

i have 3 guitars with an emg 81. love it.

Sound guitar how all ltd guitars .Not voices ltd guitars.

Bought the exact same guitar last year,and boy it’s flawless. You’re complaining about setup issues not quality issues. You can do a setup and stop complaining. If you put thicker strings and the screws are all the way in, you can put another spring. The guitar is great you just need to learn how to do the setup

Fireball or that EVH is better for agressive metal tone for example like Hatebreed?

awesome playing mate and spot on the buy once cry once, save up, get a quality guitar and enjoy it for as long as you want!

Expensive is a relative term. What one considers expensive, another considers cheap. For me, $800 for a guitar is expensive and $600 for an amp is expensive. Then I see these guys with $8,000 Custom Shop Fenders. $12,000 Custom Shop Gibsons and $5,000 Marshall Pro Tube Amps and here I am with a Godin Session, a Godin Solidac, a GWL Sonamaster, AG-09 practice amp and Line-6 Catalyst 200 solid-state modelling amp and I think to myself: "Are those guys in-fracking-sane? JUST ONE of those guitars costs more than all of my guitar gear COMBINED!" I bought Godin because they're elite-level quality without the elite-level price. My Godin Session is every bit the equal of an MIA Strat (and then some) for less than half the price. My Godin Solidac is kind of like a Les Paul with regard to its body shape but its feature set is completely different. I paid only $350CAD for it (used of course). It has an H-S-H pickup configuration (the HBs are PERFECT for metal) with a trem system PLUS a piezo pickup for acoustic amp mixing (with a separate acoustic output jack). Godins are ALL made in Canada (even the parts) and you're not going to get much better than that. For people who want to sell the guitars they buy, I can totally see where you're going with that. However, I bought my Godins used for bargain-basement prices (Session was $500CAD and Solidac was $350CAD) and they were worth more than what I paid on the day I bought them. I could easily get more for both of them today but I have no desire to EVER sell them. As for my amps, the AG-09 practice amp came in my Washburn "Starter Kit" I bought years ago for $180CAD and I literally JUST brought home my brand-new Line 6 Catalyst 200 (200W 2×12" digital modelling amp) that I got on sale for the INSANELY LOW price of only $250CAD. Last month this amp was over $600CAD. Just try to find a 200W amp of any kind for $250CAD. Just so you know, $250CAD is $175USD. Good luck with that. 😉👍 As for my Sonamaster, I could sell that guitar alone for more than what I paid for the entire kit because I took it to a Master Luthier and he set it up so good that I still play it to this day despite the fact that I own two vastly superior Godins. Hey, if you're just practicing, a cheaper guitar that's more difficult to play is the way to go because it just means that you're going to be even better on your high-quality gear. In fact, my go-to for practicing is my cheap Chinese acoustic because the thicker strings keep my fingers nice and callused. I paid only $220 for it so I don't care if I never sell it. I never want to because this thing plays and sounds better than a Breedlove Discovery S Concerto that costs TRIPLE the price. When it comes to buying new, I couldn't agree more that brands like Gibson and Fender hold their value (especially made-in-USA models) but if you're buying on the used market, you can find deals so good that you could flip the guitar the next day for more than you paid.

What's crazy about what I'm hearing is that a lot of Indonesian guitars are having issues and it seems like Korean made guitars have issues as well. Just about every single Schecter I've purchased has had issues. I always repaired them myself but the occured none the less. And stupid issues too like cold solder spots, sawdust on the inside, misalignment pickup (the new KM7 mkiii legacy has this btw). Etc.

You can drop the high end with a pushpull knob, bc the fluence circuit has a section for that. On my guitar this is the default. If i want more top end, o back to the "normal". You should try it if you havent

Where you been bro? Hope you and yours are doing well. Like the no nonsense channel man. Would hate to see it go.

I just picked up stein(v1 100w) from gc . I am still up in the air about owning a 100 watt tube amp…I already have the 50w version of the stein and rev1 …and the size and weight is so difference is crazy. Have you gotten a krank cab? They are a beast. Get the rev version as the stein is usually dime taxed (difference being one have legend speakers and the other has Texas heat. Speaking of Texas,what part you from?

Fishmans are decent but EMG's are better.

Sounds great! Are you running the reverb and delay on your distorted tones?

EMG keeping it real on the price point. In no way an inferior product...I'd say the opposite

You ever try an 85 in the bridge? It was made before the 81, and originally intended as a bridge pickup. The alnico magnet gives it a warmer tone and smoother response, not as shrill sounding. Killswitch Engage used it on The End of Heartache and As Daylight Dies.

Sounds great

I have a 2023 made in Korea model. Have no problems at all. I like the Pegasus seymour duncans. They sound great in an Orange rockerverb with no EQ or pedals.

Absolutely love the sound of the Fireball 100. I wish I could 1. afford it and 2. be able to play 100 watts in my bedroom. Im gunna get the Fireball 25, I'm totally fine settling for that. 🤘🏼

How does it feel playing beyond 17 fret ? Neck joint looks a little bit too chunky

I've got #059 rev jr. That thing rips! Love krank amps.

I am wondering if I can use this for splitting a stereo F/X board into 2 different amp heads using 4 cable on both. I have 5153, and Dual Rec half stacks, and a Boss GT-10. I'm trying to run the loop effects from the GT 10, into both amps for stereo. I can see that this can split my guitar input into 2 outputs so that's good. And it appears to have 3 separate fx loops. Would I be able to do a bastardized version of the 4 cable(or 6 as it would be) method using my GT 10 stereo outs in conjunction with the 2 separate fx loops of the Headtrak and have them split left and right into each amps' loop? What do you think? Thanks

You are spot on, man! I can´t believe that paying customers are making excuses for the companies that are spitting in their faces by, not only constantly raising prices, but at times delivering subpar quality instruments. Anyone who accepts the crazy idea that two pieces of wood, some wire and two pickups are worth over 1200-1300 dollars/euros, despite subpar build quality, bears the responsibility for the current state of the instrument market.

both sounds overdistored and compressed.

Where ya been bro ? I hope you dont stop making videos

Just picked up this one but in Tigerburst for 550$

So to do this mod i just need to use the same batterys you use in this video? No wire change or nothing? I would wanna try this with my classics if its that easy. Good video👍🏼

Pinch harmonic heven

I can partially go with your opinion dude. The thing is I cant judge about the LTD's, because I dont own one. Regarding the E2's I just ordered a E2, M2 snow white with the Fishmans. That being said I am mega anxious receiving the guitar due to their quality issues, especially the pickup/tremolo cavity routing is really bad these days. My Ibanez prestiges on the other hand I received pretty much flawless, especially the 5000 series ones

Awesome thanks EQ it is sounds crispyer with bottom end great demo just about done 👍 it 🎸

Why on earth would you want to deal with fret wear, flat spots, divets etc. Absolutely stainless steel frets all the way

You good bro ?

Man i discovered recently the 85X in the bridge position and istantly became my favorite bridge pickup. I higly recommen to try it!

which noisegate are you using?

I just subscribed to your channel; really like your honest reviews. I do have two LTD's, which I'm pretty happy with; however, I am having a little bit of trouble dialing in low action, without ending up with fret buzz....still work in progress. Based on another one of your reviews, I'm seriously considering getting a Solar guitar; it would be my first. Thanks again!