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FlossMan posted:You, sir, are a jerk. Stock - http://enrol.us/~ptah/stock-vgstrat.mp3 Acoustics - http://enrol.us/~ptah/VG%20Strat%20Acoustic%20tones.mp3 Tunings, tele, hum - http://enrol.us/~ptah/tele-hum.mp3
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kickass, that sounds awesome (especially lenny and over the hills and far away)
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I'm not quite sure I understand the deal with that guitar. What is different about it?
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Plastic Snake posted:I'm not quite sure I understand the deal with that guitar. What is different about it? It's a bone stock american strat, until you start spinning some knobs. Then it can be any of a dozen acoustics or so, a few different teles, a humbucker equipped guitar, etc. And then there are 5 different tunings you can use without ever touching a tuner. The 12 string ability is just awesome in and of itself.
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Apr 14, 2007 06:55
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ptah posted:It's a bone stock american strat, until you start spinning some knobs. Then it can be any of a dozen acoustics or so, a few different teles, a humbucker equipped guitar, etc. And then there are 5 different tunings you can use without ever touching a tuner. The 12 string ability is just awesome in and of itself. Holy poo poo that's awesome! What sort of black magic are you working to do that?
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Apr 14, 2007 06:56
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Plastic Snake posted:Holy poo poo that's awesome! What sort of black magic are you working to do that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akJJ8cajMQQ Greg Koch can do a much better job than I can.
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I haven't taken a photo myself yet, but here she is. Ain't she purdy? I almost say "I'm sorry, darling!" every time I hit her.
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Apr 14, 2007 08:14
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ptah posted:HELP! My Musician’s Friend credit card is tingling!
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 Lame! But since everything I do is computer-generated (emulated really), and since I somewhat recently got one of these, I thought I'd post it. When I get my NSF->NES cart I'll post that sometime. Unless you all want to see my keyboard... I wouldn't call a 10-year-old keyboard a "recent" purchase though!
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Apr 15, 2007 06:45
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Downsized my cab to a 2x12.
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Apr 15, 2007 18:45
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 see that microkorg? mmmmmmmmmmmmm
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jwcelement posted:
Any band that has a microkorg and a washboard is a band I want to see.
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Apr 15, 2007 19:33
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A pair of recent Ebay purchases so I don't have them in hand quite yet, but this thread has lots of guitar stuff and needs more synth luv! Korg MS-2000r. I may yet trade this up for a Radias, but hopefully this'll scratch my itch for a time. May yet talk myself into trading up for a Radias though, but considering I can't find a Radias for under retail ($1000), and this beastie only set me back $230, I'll really try to love it!  FMR's RNC (Really Nice Compressor). Only $140! This little box has a ton of hype. It's supposed to be competitive with the sounds on far more expensive outboard compressors. I think it'll get here just in time for some premastering, so we'll see if it lives up to the hype! Even if it doesn't, I figure it's gotta sound better than my Alesis 3630 at least!
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HumanSpeedBump posted:A measly Boss SD-1 + an awesome friend = 
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Uncle Caveman posted:Oh, now, you can't post something like that and not tell us what the hell it does! Circuit bending! All sorts of crazy noises.
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RushJet1 posted:
Post that poo poo dude! Vintage gear is just as pimp as new stuff, and we've got to keep this thread alive somehow after we're all broke 
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John123 posted:
My ESP MH-400 came with hosed up electronics, so I am sending it back and I receive my ESP RZK-600 tomorrow. I am so jazzed I almost don't care what it sounds like. Have you played an RZK yet?
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These new saddles came in today, along with 2 new trem springs. Now I have 5 trem springs on the keep the bridge locked down until i can replace it with a non-trem unit. The saddles are replacing the stock stamped MiM Fender ones which rattle like no other. Also, new set of GFS Texas Stagger Alnico's. They're righty stagger on a lefty for "LOL JIMI" factor. Actually, it's just because I'm a dumbass and forgot about stagger :P The saddles look relly high because, well, they are! I have no neck on the body, so can't adjust to the proper height. 
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Drazzy posted:These new saddles came in today, along with 2 new trem springs. Now I have 5 trem springs on the keep the bridge locked down until i can replace it with a non-trem unit. The saddles are replacing the stock stamped MiM Fender ones which rattle like no other. Just a suspicion but you and I may have the same guitar. MiM Strat Brown Sunburst?  I will agree with you about the saddles, it's a little annoying. Is this the one you broke the truss rod on? If it was me I'd be inconsolable.
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Apr 18, 2007 06:48
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I've been playing with this thing all night.
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emilbus posted:I've been playing with this thing all night. yum, nice one, i'd love to have one.
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Cynicide posted:Just a suspicion but you and I may have the same guitar. MiM Strat Brown Sunburst? Yep, that's the one  I got the urge to learn some Pink Floyd and it's just not the same doing so on an Ibanez. Arg!!!
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Cynicide, would you midn telling me about that Jekyll and Hyde? Does it really sound like a tubescreamer? I can't find the picture I took of the marshall JCM 900 head I was looking at on my computer, so no picture here, but that's what I've been looking at, or a Peavey Classic 30.
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emilbus posted:I've been playing with this thing all night. Nice, I've been thinking for a while now on some old Roland gear especially to CV up to my Synthesizers.com rig. Can't ever make up my mind between a 202 or a 101 and whenver I do there isn't one on the 'bay. Lovely synth!
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Syrus posted:Cynicide, would you midn telling me about that Jekyll and Hyde? Does it really sound like a tubescreamer? I'd find a store and play one. A lot of people swear by them and a lot of people call them boutique pedal crap. It really depends on what you're after. I've never played with an original tube screamer so I can't tell you if it sounds exactly like the old Ibanez, it does sounds quite nice though, even through my old acoustic control corp solid state amp. It apparently uses the same JRC4558 op amp that the Ibanez pedal uses. I made the choice because I like the idea of distortion and overdrive in the same pedal and the thing sounded good to me. This was my first distortion/overdrive pedal and overall I'm pretty happy with it, I can get a wide variety of sounds from it.
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I just called Japan and ordered one of these... (yes, I know the pic is of a USA one) Please tell me all the things I have to do it once I get it. I know I need new pickups (suggestions?) and perhaps a new bridge. ScreaminKing fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Apr 19, 2007 |
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ScreaminKing posted:I just called Japan and ordered one of these... You don't NEED new pickups, but if you do I heard Novack's were the best. For the bridge, you either need to use a thick gauge (.11 or higher), or replace the saddles with Mustang ones to prevent the strings from jumping from the slots. If you are using the tremelo: Set it so the bridge is pushed all the way back when you are tuning (away from the neck). That way you can easily return the strings to pitch by just pulling it all the way back -- if you have the rocking bridge set to pitch in the middle, this will be much harder. If you aren't using the tremelo: Wrap electrical tape around the bridge posts so that it can't rock back and forth, lending more stability.
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Aeon posted:For the bridge, you either need to use a thick gauge (.11 or higher), or replace the saddles with Mustang ones to prevent the strings from jumping from the slots. False. Just rotate the saddles to a similar degree as the neck and you won't have to worry about it. I'll draw a diagram tomorrow if this doesnt make sense.
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Would someone mind explaining to me what the deal with Jazzmaster bridges are? Anytime one is brought up, people instantly chime in suggesting to change it to a Mustang (iirc) bridge, and I just never understood why Jazzmaster bridges suck so bad (probably because I've never owned one  )
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Occupy Japan posted:Would someone mind explaining to me what the deal with Jazzmaster bridges are? Anytime one is brought up, people instantly chime in suggesting to change it to a Mustang (iirc) bridge, and I just never understood why Jazzmaster bridges suck so bad (probably because I've never owned one Instead of one single slot for a string to sit, Jazzmaster and Jaguar bridge saddles have many slots where the strings could sit (think of it like you'd think of threading on a screw). Well if a JM or Jag owner isn't crafty and willing to experiment with a hex key a little bit then they'll bitch and moan about how the strings always slip from one slot to the next like it's impossible to fix without a Mustang bridge - though if using higher gauge strings they'll slip more often than naught anyway. Edit:  Left = Jazzmaster/Jaguar saddle. Right = Mustang saddle. Edit 2: Okay here's a diagram to keep your strings from slipping into other saddle grooves, looking from the butt of the guitar down the neck.  It's basically like rotating the saddles to the point that whenever you make a stroke it'll just press the strings into the saddle instead of pressing it down into the next saddle or other threads of the same saddle. XYZAB fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Apr 19, 2007 |
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Occupy Japan posted:Would someone mind explaining to me what the deal with Jazzmaster bridges are? Anytime one is brought up, people instantly chime in suggesting to change it to a Mustang (iirc) bridge, and I just never understood why Jazzmaster bridges suck so bad (probably because I've never owned one I've always been curious about this too, Jazzmasters, Mustangs and to a lesser extent Jagstangs have always been a foggy no-man's land to me
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Engine Fortegue posted:I've always been curious about this too, Jazzmasters, Mustangs and to a lesser extent Jagstangs have always been a foggy no-man's land to me
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Aeon posted:You don't NEED new pickups, but if you do I heard Novack's were the best. On the Japanese Jazzmaster's you just get some single coils fitted into the JM pickup housing, you don't get real Jazzmaster pickups. I've heard Novak's are great, I've also heard really good things about the Duncan pickups as well. I was hoping to hear suggestions on the Duncan stuff, since it's hard to get most of the boutique stuff in Canada without stupid customs charges. Handen posted:Instead of one single slot for a string to sit, Jazzmaster and Jaguar bridge saddles have many slots where the strings could sit (think of it like you'd think of threading on a screw). Well if a JM or Jag owner isn't crafty and willing to experiment with a hex key a little bit then they'll bitch and moan about how the strings always slip from one slot to the next like it's impossible to fix without a Mustang bridge - though if using higher gauge strings they'll slip more often than naught anyway. That's awesome. Thanks a lot for those diagrams. I actually have an amazing luthier I take my guitar to, so I'm not too worried. I was just trying to learn more about the bridge situation like everyone else.
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I'm overdue to share. I just got this new fretless 5 string from Rondo:  For like $140 shipped, this thing is incredible. The finish and build quality are at least to par with a Fender MIM - actually better than many I've played. The fretlessness of it is really fun to play too (flatwounds feel so strange...). And I got an Alesis Controlpad MIDI controller:  It's a big step up in usability from my old Trigger Finger. For the price (and brand), it's surprisingly good build quality. It's nice to be able to play the kick and hats with pedals instead of pads, and sticks and mallets work great on the surfaces. It's got 2 inputs for additional pads too, which I'll test out when I build my own trigger pads. My only gripe is that the hat pedal input is only a switch input - no variable hat pedal here. The tracking/response overall is drat good though. Finally, I just put Sperzels on my main guitar:  Thankfully, they make stringing up my Bigsby slightly less of a pain in the rear end.  And here's a pic of the current fleet. 
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Might I ask what the stacked concentric pot on the Tele is used for?
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Drazzy posted:Might I ask what the stacked concentric pot on the Tele is used for? Seperate tone control for each pickup. It's especially useful in my setup because I put a 5-way switch in with a both-pickups out-of-phase position, and I can dial in alot of different sounds by tweaking the tone on each pickup.
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ScreaminKing posted:On the Japanese Jazzmaster's you just get some single coils fitted into the JM pickup housing, you don't get real Jazzmaster pickups.  Japanese Offsets are great in their own right, but they are pretty different under-the-hood from a vintage or US reissue. On mine, I did the following:
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Uncle Caveman posted:Japanese Offsets are great in their own right, but they are pretty different under-the-hood from a vintage or US reissue. On mine, I did the following: Dude, this was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for posting this. That's a hot JM you have there. Right now, I think I'm leaning towards Antiquity's for replacement pickups. Can you rock JM pickups without the covers like a strat? Those Antiquity's might look pretty cool open. I'm considering putting on a black pickguard....so it'll be white body, black pickguard, silver-y pickups.
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Thanks! I really love the Antiquities - really fat and plunky sounding, like a cross between a P-90 and a Rickenbacker. However, the cover is what holds the pickup in place - otherwise, it's just sitting on a piece of foam. There might be enough room at the edges to drill small holes for small mounting screws, but remember that the bobbin on vintage-style JM pickups is often just really stiff cardboard covered in wax. For what you're describing, I'd rather paint the covers themselves: wipe down with naptha or paint thinner to remove any oil, spray w/ Krylon designed for plastics, repeat a dozen or two coats, then clearcoat.
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