jsumms's Reviews

Gotta have one if you gig with multiple guitars

I gig with at least 3 guitars. The cool thing about Lehle 3at1 isn't that I can have everything plugged in and select what I want to play at the push of the switch.

This little box sports two output ports allowing me to route any of the (up to 3) guitars to either of 2 places. I find this very useful when it's time to use the MXR M222 Talkbox. The 3at1 has multi-colored LEDs and the selected channel LED glows blue when you select the 2nd output (by tapping the footswitch again). I like my visual queues: the talkbox indicator is also blue so I can quickly discern my set-up configuration by the lights e.g., blue + blue = Rocky Mountain Way :-)

My only complaint about this is that the little rubber feet on the baseplate like to pop out. Thankfully, I haven't lost one yet and a little drop of superglue seems to have scared that demon away.

You won't find an AC-DC adapter in the box. But those are inexpensive and easy to come by.

Everybody should replace stock pickups at least once

I bought the EMG's to replace the stock pickups in my PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-hollow guitar; I just wasn't happy with the original sound and was looking for a little more punch. I play 60s/70s/80s/90s rock, so these do well for some of the more aggressive songs in the catalog.

I basically gutted the electronics and replaced with EMG parts. I have EMG81 is in bridge position and EMG85 at the neck. The result: I got more grit than anything. Overall I'm pleased. There have been times that I forgot to unplug my guitar cable and was afraid the 9V battery drained on me. That wasn't the case - a bit of a nice surprise in that these things don't draw a huge amount of current from the battery. I replace the battery every 3-months or so. The volume pot is a little scratchy and probably should be replaced.

Everybody should replace stock pickups at least once

I bought the EMG's to replace the stock pickups in my PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-hollow guitar; I just wasn't happy with the original sound and was looking for a little more punch. I play 60s/70s/80s/90s rock, so these do well for some of the more aggressive songs in the catalog.

I basically gutted the electronics and replaced with EMG parts. I have EMG81 is in bridge position and EMG85 at the neck. The result: I got more grit than anything. Overall I'm pleased. There have been times that I forgot to unplug my guitar cable and was afraid the 9V battery drained on me. That wasn't the case - a bit of a nice surprise in that these things don't draw a huge amount of current from the battery. I replace the battery every 3-months or so. The volume pot is a little scratchy and probably should be replaced.

Does what it’s supposed to do!

I have a really old Micro Amp … like 30+ years. I added a 3.5mm jack for 9V power back in the day.

I don’t use this all the time, mostly because the Line 6 Spider gives me do much control over the signal chain already. I do find this useful to goose up the signal from my Alvarez acoustic guitar.

Nevertheless, I keep it with me all the time for those moments where I need some punch and want a quick fix.