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I made two effects pedals in the last two weeks. Ok they're not really "pedals" because you can't step on them, but you get the idea. They're in vhs cases because I have no way to fashion a metal case at the moment. The one on top is a pulse width modulator, it lets pulses of signal through and ends up sounding kind of like a squarewave, very analog synthy and piercing. The one on the bottom is a fuzz/boost with a switch for an internal feedback loop to make weird tremolos and swells. It's actually not very interesting to me yet, but I like the sounds from the first one a lot. Here's what they look like inside: 
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eBay: Broken big muff pi, no output. Winning cost: 10 dollars + 10 ship I fixed one tiny solder connection where the PCB looks like it was burnt or something, and now it works 100%. Though I broke one of the knobs off, but thats ok sometimes its fun to glue poo poo onto things. 20 dollars for a genuine big muff pi (minus battery cover but gently caress it) isn't such a bad deal  Does anyone know how long ago EHX stopped using those kind of knobs and switched to the flat circle ones?
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May 5, 2007 17:04
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Pablo Gigante posted:Brand new Vox AC-15, just purchased today. She sounds heavenly
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May 5, 2007 19:14
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Concatenation posted:duncan invaders What kind of guitar is that? The finish is pretty cool. Can we have some more pics?
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May 5, 2007 21:11
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Concatenation posted:I want to marry these pickups, have children and grow old with them. Those pickups look great but I can't think of one loving reason to ever play in drop A ever ever ever ever
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May 5, 2007 23:17
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Engine Fortegue posted:Those pickups look great but I can't think of one loving reason to ever play in drop A ever ever ever ever I know Nile plays in drop A, and a few other metal bands probably do as well. If you're going to do drop A why not get a baritone though? ESP makes some nice baritones. The all dull black finish of the LTD MHB-400 is drat pretty and it comes with EMGs.
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May 6, 2007 02:15
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the wizards beard posted:What kind of guitar is that? The finish is pretty cool. Can we have some more pics? Jackson KE3 Kelly, crimson swirl. Fell in love with the finish the first time I saw it. Yay for guitar porn!   Engine Fortegue posted:Those pickups look great but I can't think of one loving reason to ever play in drop A ever ever ever ever I play a bit of Nile, Aborted, Bloodbath etc, and they all tune to either B or drop A. There's just something about the heaviness at that tuning that you can't get any other way. Crustashio posted:I know Nile plays in drop A, and a few other metal bands probably do as well. If you're going to do drop A why not get a baritone though? ESP makes some nice baritones. The all dull black finish of the LTD MHB-400 is drat pretty and it comes with EMGs. Hmm, I'll definitely have to check out some ESP baritones, especially since every guitar store in my city seems to sell ESP.
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May 6, 2007 05:15
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So is that knob for tone or volume?
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May 6, 2007 07:48
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Volume. I thought I'd miss the tone knob when I bought the thing, but I kinda like the simplicity. e: Engine Fortegue posted:I mean it makes sense from a theory point as to why you'd drop that low but I can't even imagine having any sort of string tension left at that point. Well, with 11s or 12s it's definitely quite manageable on a standard scale length guitar. And thanks 
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May 6, 2007 09:16
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Concatenation posted:Jackson KE3 Kelly, crimson swirl. Fell in love with the finish the first time I saw it. Yay for guitar porn! I mean it makes sense from a theory point as to why you'd drop that low but I can't even imagine having any sort of string tension left at that point. Anyway that's off topic and those are great pups in a beautiful guitar. 
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May 6, 2007 09:19
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Engine Fortegue posted:Those pickups look great but I can't think of one loving reason to ever play in drop A ever ever ever ever Well, Drop B sounds really really loving menacing and heavy, when it's done right, it almost scares me.
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May 6, 2007 12:14
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I bought a Marshall JCM2000 TSL head yesterday.
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May 6, 2007 18:32
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 And a close up:  I actually got these both about a month ago but didn't get a chance to take any decent pictures. The Jaguar is perfect as is, but I might change the pickguard out for a tortoise shell one. The Mustang is a lot of fun, but needs hotter pickups. I'm looking at either Lace sensors or Seymour Duncan hot Jaguar single coils.
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May 7, 2007 02:05
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Aeon posted:
OOOOOOH Lovely. Might I suggest a Lace Sensor Red for the Bridge and a Lace sensor blue for the Neck? 2 golds would also be nice.
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May 7, 2007 02:14
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May 7, 2007 04:01
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The last guitar I got was this lame but super-cool baby. Not the greatest quality, but it's awesome for surf, ska, and grunge. Very fun. Prior to that, the last guitar I obtained was this little guy that a friend of mine built (if you don't count the couple guitars I built for myself between those two acquisitions).
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May 7, 2007 04:13
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Woo! I just got a 1979 Yamaha FG512 from a buddy of mine:  It's a bit rough around the edges but it definitely gets the job done. Also, it's been a few weeks, but I got a mandolin! 
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May 7, 2007 04:14
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I'm very seriously considering this... ...as soon as I pay off my POD XTL. Oh, and I blame this guy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDJg-WjjSYI
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May 7, 2007 07:03
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Here is my electric guitar: Nothing special, but I like it. I also have an acoustic, but I don't have any pictures of it at the moment.
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May 7, 2007 18:56
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I like that picture, looks like your Squier is plugged straight into the wall.
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May 7, 2007 19:02
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Ordered one of these to put in my Mustang. Hopefully will be here by this Friday, so I'll post new pictures/soundclips of it once it's installed.
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May 7, 2007 22:32
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Aeon posted:
What's up Gunmetal Blue JGS-86 buddy? Where'd you find yours? And what mods have you done? 
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May 7, 2007 22:35
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I know some people put tape on their pickups to stop strings getting stuck on the sides during divebombs, but why do you have taped up pups on a fixed bridge? e: you edited quick.
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May 7, 2007 22:37
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Handen posted:What's up Gunmetal Blue JGS-86 buddy? Where'd you find yours? I got mine from Pittsburgh Guitars used. I have no idea how the original owner got it. They had a black HH there, but the two guitars were exactly the same except for the finish. I really love the necks on these things -- takes a little getting used to, but once you do it's the 25.5" scale that feels weird. All I need to complete my offset collection is a Jazzmaster!
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May 7, 2007 22:39
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Aeon posted:I got mine from Pittsburgh Guitars used. I have no idea how the original owner got it. They had a black HH there, but the two guitars were exactly the same except for the finish. I really love the necks on these things -- takes a little getting used to, but once you do it's the 25.5" scale that feels weird. Nice, the control plates look all tarnished like mine but the pickups don't look that way... has it been modded? You should join the shortscale.org forums for all your Jaguar/Mustang needs. the wizards beard posted:I know some people put tape on their pickups to stop strings getting stuck on the sides during divebombs, but why do you have taped up pups on a fixed bridge? When I got the new pickguard custom made the guy who cut it made the humbucker mounting-ring screwholes a bit too big so the screws kept falling out, thus the humbuckers kept falling out, so I taped them in. I've since visited a tech who helped me find some larger screws.
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May 7, 2007 22:42
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Handen posted:Nice, the control plates look all tarnished like mine but the pickups don't look that way... has it been modded? I actually signed up for shortscale, but never got a reply from the admin. I did join offsetguitars, though. The control plates and bridge seem to have originally been black metal rather than chrome to begin with. I may eventually get around to replacing them with new chrome ones, and also change the knobs for the usual Jaguar types. As far as pickups, I don't know. I think they're original but like I said I got this guitar used. I CAN say that they sound really good, and almost more like a single coil than a humbucker.
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May 7, 2007 22:46
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Aeon posted:I actually signed up for shortscale, but never got a reply from the admin. I did join offsetguitars, though. Hmm... I dunno if they're original. Here's what my HH looked like before I swapped mine out:  They're tarnished, too. And if you ever get rid of your tarnished control plates and knobs in favour of regular chrome ones, let me know.  My knobs keep falling off and I cant find ones like that anywhere.Out of curiousity, what's the serial number on your HH? Mine's CIJ P-078170. I trying to pin down exactly when these were made because the info on Japanese sites isn't exactly in depth. XYZAB fucked around with this message at 22:54 on May 7, 2007 |
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May 7, 2007 22:48
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Handen posted:Hmm... I dunno if they're original. Here's what my HH looked like before I swapped mine out: Well no poo poo. I'll check out what they are next time I change the strings. Serial number is: P067974  Now that I notice, it looks like the bridge was changed also. Heh, I guess it's good that I got the used one instead of the new shiny black HH. It also had straplock buttons installed, but that might have been how it was built... so tell me, what was yours like stock? Aeon_ fucked around with this message at 23:02 on May 7, 2007 |
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May 7, 2007 22:58
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Aeon posted:Well no poo poo. I'll check out what they are next time I change the strings. All the metal bits were tarnished black (but when I clean them with guitar spray they turn dark iridescent rainbow), including the tuners, the neck plate and the strap buttons (which aren't strap-locks) and it looks like it's got a bone nut. The bridge looks almost identical to yours, except it's black. Next time you take the strings off check the maker of the bridge, mine's got Gotoh stamped underneath it which leads me to believe all of the non Jaguar specific parts were made by Gotoh. All of the places that I regularly touch on the metal have worn down to the nickel, such as where my palm rests on the bridge, where I adjust the volume on the lower control plate, where I hold the guitar near the bottom-most screw on the top control plate and half of the neck plate when I reach for the upper fret registers. You can even see when I had the original pickups in that the upper and lower part of the bridge pup had worn back down to shiny nickel. The resistance of the original bridge pup was 8.00K ohm and the neck resistance was 7.86K ohm, so if you ever check that out it might be able to verify whether or not they're original. Maybe the factory just had to use the export (black jag) HH chrome pickup covers and bridge because they ran out one day? Who knows. XYZAB fucked around with this message at 23:26 on May 7, 2007 |
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May 7, 2007 23:11
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Bangarang Rufio posted:Here is my electric guitar: drat that's a pretty squire! I had no idea they produced a fat-strat creme squire.
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Bangarang Rufio posted:Here is my electric guitar: Hello cream Squier buddy! Of course, mine's only a Bullet, but it's got surprisingly good tone. I took pictures of my several week-old Multivox MX-20 keyboard, but I don't have the right USB adapter to transfer the pictures.
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Handen posted:aybe the factory just had to use the export (black jag) HH chrome pickup covers and bridge because they ran out one day? Who knows. I got really curious so I went ahead and opened up the pickguard. What a surprise -- a Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck and a JB in the bridge. All of the wiring appears to have been redone too. The nut is bone, and the bridge is a "SIC" (not sure what company does that, but I'm assuming it's somehow better than what the stock bridge was). The tuners weren't replaced but they work well anyways. Really, I thought the guitar was great from the very beginning, but now I realize it was mostly thanks to the previous owner's modifications. As to why he sold it, I can only assume he wanted to trade it in for something else, as this guitar is pretty much perfect. Other than cosmetic modifications, there's nothing much really further that could improve it. 
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Got a guitar today. Jb Player strat. got it on craigstlist. super super cheap. i know its not great, but hey.. whatever im a drummer. i just wanted something i can tool around and write some stuff for mah band with. anyway it sounds killer. now i just need to get some really cheap pedals, and im in business.
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May 8, 2007 03:25
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Aeon posted:I got really curious so I went ahead and opened up the pickguard. What a surprise -- a Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck and a JB in the bridge. All of the wiring appears to have been redone too. The nut is bone, and the bridge is a "SIC" (not sure what company does that, but I'm assuming it's somehow better than what the stock bridge was). The tuners weren't replaced but they work well anyways. That's pretty sweet then, do all the switches function as they would on a normal Jag? Edit: I just missed out on a Telecaster that had been shot three times... Damnit! XYZAB fucked around with this message at 05:45 on May 8, 2007 |
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May 8, 2007 05:11
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Handen posted:That's pretty sweet then, do all the switches function as they would on a normal Jag? Yeah, rhythm switch works, and on the lead circuit there's neck/bridge on/off and bass cut.
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May 8, 2007 06:44
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Handen posted:Edit: I just missed out on a Telecaster that had been shot three times... Damnit! I saw that one on eBay. Did you read it? The guy did it by himself on purpose! Just got a friend to shoot it with a 22.
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May 8, 2007 11:57
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Susano-maku da! posted:I saw that one on eBay. Did you read it? The guy did it by himself on purpose! Just got a friend to shoot it with a 22. He should have lied and said it was shot by an irrate girlfriend. You know, something like she was trying to shoot him while he was at a gig, and he used it for a shield. Shooting it yourself, is kind'a lame.
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May 8, 2007 17:44
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Susano-maku da! posted:I saw that one on eBay. Did you read it? The guy did it by himself on purpose! Just got a friend to shoot it with a 22. Yeah, I'm pissed that I didn't buy it to be honest. $325 for a Telecaster is quite the deal.
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May 8, 2007 21:13
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Handen posted:Yeah, I'm pissed that I didn't buy it to be honest. $325 for a Telecaster is quite the deal. Was it a recent MIM? You can get MIM tele's for 300 someodd off ebay.
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Susano-maku da! posted:Was it a recent MIM? You can get MIM tele's for 300 someodd off ebay. Old MIJ. With bulletholes, that's still like less than half of what a regular MIJ/CIJ Telecaster goes for.
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