Changing the sustain block on most guitar bridges a fantastic upgrade for many guitars. I’ve tested a few brass block upgrades for various Floyd Rose type over the past few years, and have definitely noticed a change in tone and feel. Brass is great for beefing up and warming up …
Swapping sustain blocks for aftermarket ones is a popular thing now. A number of companies now offer brass and titanium sustain blocks for a range of guitar bridges. Some swear by them, others call them snake oil. I’ve tested a number of brass blocks over the years and have always …
I’m currently testing the Seymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader bridge pickup for a review I’ll be writing for the Seymour Duncan blog. I thought I might shoot a quick metal rhythm demo for YouTube, again playing around with the fretboard cam view of things. I loaded the Synyster Gates Invader …
Now that Winter NAMM 2013 is over I thought I might post about the new products that really excited me. I don’t have much time to cover Winter NAMM these days on account of my wife and youngest son having their birthdays at the same time, but I do keep …
Continuing on from my Gravity Storm Bridge review, here is my DiMarzio Gravity Storm Neck pickup review. As per the bridge model review, the Gravity Storm Neck was installed into my Ibanez RG550 20th Anniversary, with a basswood body, maple neck and fretboard, and original Edge bridge loaded with a …