metal_messiah's Reviews

Great Footswitch pedal

I got this Switch Doctor pedal with my Buddah SuperDrive 18 & I love it.

Awesome neck pickup

I heard Dimebag Darrell had this in the neck of one of his guitars so I thought I'd try it out. Sounds great!!!! \m/

Great for a stock neck pickup

This 496R came in my 2005 Gibson Explorer but she had to go & in came a EMG 60.

Awesome for stock pickups

This 500T came in my 2005 Gibson Explorer but she had to go & in came a EMG 81.

I love it, the cleans the crunch

I just got this amp today 7/3/2021. I'm playing through it clean & on the crunch channel. Tomorrow I plan on putting my Boss Super Overdrive in the effects loop & see how that b!tch sounds, lol.

Preferred Settings + Usage:

Ibanez Tube Screamer

This is a great pedal very versatile. I love the overdriven tones that I get from this little beast. Jerry Cantrell has it on his pedalboard & I love his signature sound & tones.

Great sounding headphones

I inherited these and they sound pretty great. Even better now that I know they cost almost $300. I think they make my guitar sounds pop and clearer.

It's an okay pickup

I had a set of these in my DBD DimeBolt in the early 2000's but replaced them a short time later after I found out what pickup's he really used. I'm still thinkin' about getting a Bill Lawrence for the bridge. I'm wondering will there be that big of a difference in sound/tone? \m/

My Hellacaster from Hell!!

I got this Fender Telecaster off of Musicians Friend in early 2000's. I switched out the Fender Wide Range humbucker and the single coil for a 59 model SH-1 in the neck, and a EMG-81 in the bridge. Sounds fucking awesome \m/(-_-)\m/

Had it, but had to part with it

I'm going to get another one of these for my pedalboard. I need to boost those low frequencies, ya know??

One very rough around the edges kinda pedal

With this one you gotta be very careful when you dial her in. She doesn't like active pickups and only likes certain kinda pedals. It works better with cranked amps. I'm going to have this one modded someway or another.

My amp that's full of brutality

I've had this VFX5212 combo since 2003. This 50 watt amp is loud as fuck!! \m/ The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have a effects loop for my pedals. I guess I need a attenuator and put it between the amp head & speakers so I can crank it loud. I think I'll upgrade to a Budda SuperDrive 80 with a 2x12 cab.

My lil workhorse

I have had this thing since 1997 and it's loud as hell. It's been from the south to SoCal a couple of times and the only thing that broke was the input jack & my friend Richard fixed. It's reliable as hell and sounds great. If I keep it I'm going to replace the stock speaker in it.

My 2nd picks of choice

When I wanna go another direction pick-wise these are my backups I go with.

My picks of choice. The only ones I use.

I love Dunlop picks and they're the only one's I will use. I love how the Gator Grips have that texture on the sides. I wouldn't use anything else.

My picks of choice. The only ones I use.

I love Dunlop picks and they're the only one's I will use. I love how the Gator Grips have that texture on the sides. I wouldn't use anything else.

My picks of choice. The only ones I use.

I love Dunlop picks and they're the only one's I will use. I love how the Gator Grips have that texture on the sides. I wouldn't use anything else.

This is the only other set I'll use

I also use these strings on my guitars along with a heavier A string & heavier E string. Gotta have them heavier strings for palm muting and a lower sound.

I love this set of NYXL from D'Addario

When I need a heavier set of strings to go on my Helecaster (Chieftain) this are the strings I put on that bad_boy. I like to palm mute and attack the strings and these are the ones that do it for me. I don't substitute any other strings in this set since they are optimal for downtuning.

My strings of choice

These are one of the sets I use when I play. Except I customized this set by adding a .42 for the A-string and .60 for the E. It gives me a much more beefy sound since I have a heavy_pick_hand. Dave Grohl uses this exact set that's why I use it also. \m/