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Comment on AD: Rik Emmett for Yamaha by AD: Rik Emmett for Rexx Acoustics | Pointy Guitar

AD: Rik Emmett for Rexx Acoustics | Pointy Guitar — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:37:26 +0000

[…] and “Rexx Model 5004 Four Space Rack Sleeve.” As with the previously featured Yamaha ad from ’89, this full page piece makes no mention of Triumph, only of Rik Emmett’s moving […]

Comment on AD: Washburn Wonderbar Tremolo System by Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:33:13 +0000

I have an early Tour 24 with a Wonderbar as well as a 1995 Charvel that I put one on. Neither one will dive as far down as a Floyd. The Tour 24 won’t uptune, and it goes down seven steps on the low E string (only 3 steps on the high E). The Charvel will uptune four steps on the low E, and will only downtune five steps. So no, they won’t dive like a Floyd.

Comment on AD: Washburn Wonderbar Tremolo System by Steven McDuffie

Steven McDuffie — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:56:41 +0000

I had one back in the 1980s. I was rhythm guitarist in a metal band. Our singer/lead guitarist had an Aria Pro II with a Wonderbar. He could dive bomb all the way down until several strings were slack (maybe all of them, I can’t remember though) but he always complained about the locking nut.

Inspired by him, I had a Wonderbar put on my cheap guitar and had a graphite nut and locking tuners put on it. It stayed in tune perfectly 97.5% of the time, even with heavy use, but I couldn’t divebomb all the way on any string.

Most of my guitars are hardtails but I want just one with a high performance vibrato. I am tempted to look into the wonderbar again, on the assumption that might not have been adjusted correctly. I just wanted to get your input. Does yours divebomb all the way down on any string or all of them?

Comment on AD: Jackson Randy Rhoads V by rngde73

rngde73 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:28:14 +0000

Where can I find ths??????!!!!

Comment on AD: Steve Vai, Steve Lynch, Jake E. Lee et al. for Charvel/Jackson by Jez (@jezmez68)

Jez (@jezmez68) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:01:45 +0000

Amir Derakh – I had this picture on my wall as a kid: ROCKET SAUCE!

http://www.jacksoncharvelworld.net/htsgifs/Players/p2.jpg

Comment on AD: Stryper for D’Addario by Jez (@jezmez68)

Jez (@jezmez68) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:15:03 +0000

Yeah, but Amir Derakh! I need to find that GPFTPM poster I had from him in the 80s. His hair was out of countrol, he had on an acid-washed blue denim trench coat and had a double-necked Charvel painted like a warplane. Every time I would look at that, I knew what the true meaning of “Rocket Sauce” was.

Comment on AD: C.C. DeVille for Randall by jason

jason — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:15:11 +0000

what kind of randall full stack amp is that

Comment on AD: Johnny Winter for D’Addario by AD: Dave Mustaine for D’Addario | Pointy Guitar

AD: Dave Mustaine for D’Addario | Pointy Guitar — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:57:35 +0000

[...] this portrait of Dave Mustaine to the one of Johnny Winter in this ’90s D’Addario ad. Who do you think was better [...]

Comment on AD: Brian May for Burns by AD: Brian May for Korg | Pointy Guitar

AD: Brian May for Korg | Pointy Guitar — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:54:34 +0000

[...] Though Brian May wasn’t incredibly active musically in ’02 (he made a few guest appearances on other artists’ recordings and, oh yeah, played “God Save the Queen” on the roof of Buckingham Palace), he was still appearing in full page ads. This Korg ad was one of two in Guitar World, March 2002. (See the other here.) [...]

Comment on AD: Brian May for DiMarzio by AD: Brian May for Burns | Pointy Guitar

AD: Brian May for Burns | Pointy Guitar — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:54:30 +0000

[...] since 2004. Prior to that versions of the iconic axe were manufactured by Guild (as shown in this DiMarzio ad from ’85) and by Burns, as shown here. Scanned from Guitar World, March [...]