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Carbohydrates posted:Just got here today, about a half hour ago: Absolute beaut. I don't usually like LPs, but every once in awhile I see one that makes me wish I had one. Yours is definitely one of those. About the lightness, the chambering that Gibson does makes them eerily light despite their big appearance. Some people go apeshit over "swiss cheese holes in the guitar," but frankly I think it not only improves the sound with modern wood, but also helps make it a more balanced instrument to play. No complaints here about chambering.
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I put new pickups in my SX! Power rails in the bridge and a fat paf in the neck, sounds really good for the price.
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:No harm done, I have 5 days to try it out. I'll take it back to the shop then. You can get a mid-90's Fender Duo-Sonic for around $200. The tuners and pickups are crap, but if you replace them you've got a decent shortscale. Any USA-made Fender shortscale in playable condition is going to be $800+, so that's probably out of the question. I think the new Gibson Melody Makers are shortscale to some extent, and those are only $300-400.
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Aug 20, 2008 20:23
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Prof Eli ASSBLASTER posted:I think the new Gibson Melody Makers are shortscale to some extent, and those are only $300-400. 24.75" same as any other Gibson
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Chows posted:24.75" same as any other Gibson Huh, just looked it up and you're right. I could have sworn that it was shorter than that. Also, Squier makes a mini strat that is 22.75" scale, and Ibanez has the 22.2" Micro. They're both really cheapo ($100-150) guitars, but if you're looking for shortscales under $400 there just aren't that many choices out there. I played with a Squier Mini a GC once and it didn't seem like an abysmal guitar or anything. The Ibanez does look pretty sweet imo:  e: TapTheForwardAssist, are you in Houston by any chance? I saw an Epiphone exactly like that in a pawn shop along I10 the other day. Prof Eli ASSBLASTER fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Aug 20, 2008 |
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Carbohydrates posted:Just got here today, about a half hour ago: Now my keyboard's all sticky...
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AstroZamboni posted:Now my keyboard's all sticky... ^ This is proof that ML is the Wild West of posting, where anything can be said or done.
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Prof Eli ASSBLASTER posted:Huh, just looked it up and you're right. I could have sworn that it was shorter than that.
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Aug 21, 2008 13:58
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 I just bought this for my horn (trombone) from a buddy of mine. He doesn't play anymore. Essentially a $225 piece of metal for $100. For those of you uninitiated, it is a leadpipe.
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 Got this last weekend, it's going in a GCB-95 with a switch between the original inductor and the new one. I'm a little sceptical of the difference it'll make.
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 First time DJ, that's my roommate in the picture. I got: 2 technics 1200 M3D (used) vestax PMC 05 Pro III VC (new) serato scratch live (new) 2 event TR5s (used) I've had the macbook for awhile as well as the headphones (HD280s). Figure if I'm going to make the investment I might as well do it right the first time! bsmack fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Aug 22, 2008 |
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Aug 22, 2008 05:33
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Prof Eli ASSBLASTER posted:
hot. someone get this + real pickups.
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Aug 22, 2008 05:46
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Custom built Ron Kirn 'T-Style'... completely hand built by a master craftsman. She's an incredible feeling and sounding guitar. His site: http://www.ronkirn.com A really great 'build' thread by Ron that convinced me to order a guitar from him: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/stratocaster-discussion-forum/104487-ok-so-i-promised-here-ya.html
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wilkenm posted:Custom built Ron Kirn 'T-Style'... completely hand built by a master craftsman. She's an incredible feeling and sounding guitar. Holy boners!  That is loving stunning! Mind telling us what that set you back?
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wilkenm posted:Custom built Ron Kirn 'T-Style'... completely hand built by a master craftsman. She's an incredible feeling and sounding guitar. The only thing holding me back from ordering one of this guy's guitars it that he uses loving Papyrus as the font in his headstock logo. 
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Gramps posted:... Mind telling us what that set you back? $1750 for mine... base price for a tele is $1500, I added a rosewood fret board and a marykaye finishto bring it up to $1750. Compared to what a Fender Custom Shop guitar costs, this is an absolute steal.
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Handen posted:The only thing holding me back from ordering one of this guy's guitars it that he uses loving Papyrus as the font in his headstock logo.
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Aug 22, 2008 18:24
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Handen posted:The only thing holding me back from ordering one of this guy's guitars it that he uses loving Papyrus as the font in his headstock logo. It's a custom built guitar. You can have him write "dicknipples" in comic sans on there if you want to.
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Carbohydrates posted:I skimmed the build thread on the Fender page and this annoyed me too. His attention to detail is absolutely astounding, though. At least SOMEBODY knows what the gently caress. 
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Man, that is a lovely custom. I've already decided that my first custom will be a Schecter USA custom shop guitar, but I'm wondering if that might be a bit premature seeing how great his strats look. I assume he'd be happy to do a SSH? #25  I figured since I picked up the Digitech Metal Master, a digital high gain distortion pedal, I ought to be fair to the low gain side of things and buy a digital overdrive/distortion. As it happens, this is a really great sounding pedal that covers quite a lot of tonal range, sort of like a cross between an OD-1/OD-3 and a DS-1. The difference between it and the Boss analog dirt boxes is that this apparently uses one of Boss/Roland's COSM technologies, the "Dyna Amp," which gives their modelers and modeling amps (and now, at least one small form factor pedal) the ability to have two different algorithms depending on the level of the input signal. On their multieffects processors, this means the ability to use (for example) a Marshall JCM800 when you dig in, but a Fender Bassman when you play softly. I've used them in the past and the technology isn't perfect, but it's pretty effective and can be useful if you're careful with your playing dynamics. This pedal is more forgiving than that, in my opinion, with a pretty much totally transparent transition from the higher gain to the lower gain dirt algorithm. The sounds are not wildly different, and the relative gain of each is controlled well by the single, familiar Drive control. The layout, as you can see, is just like any other Boss three-knob dirt pedal, and you wouldn't have any trouble with it. In fact, if you didn't know it was digital, I doubt you'd guess it just by tone alone - there isn't any noticeable aliasing (my ears are pretty sensitive to that, too; even analog delays' aliasing bothers me), I can't pick out any other artifacts, it's just a typical overdrive except it achieves a smooth tone that responds exceptionally well to picking dynamics. This is my favorite digital lower gain dirt pedal, so I finally decided to go buy one, and the Metal Master is my favorite digital high gain pedal (and it's on the way now). I don't think there is any room on my pedal board for other digital pedals unless they just blow me away, which none have so far. On an unrelated note, given how incredibly awesome the inexpensive Digitech Bad Monkey (seriously, my favorite TS-type overdrive that I've ever heard; one of my just-plain-favorite overdrives, for the price or otherwise) there might be some room on my board for more Digitech analog pedals - I've gotta try the Blues one, in particular. Screw the Death Metal, that thing sounds like bitter, sour rear end, and I'm not 100% sold on the Hot Head but I liked it when I played it last time. Anyone have any experience with the other Digitech analog pedals?
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Agreed posted:
Considering the name, it's probably supposed to.
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Handen posted:The only thing holding me back from ordering one of this guy's guitars it that he uses loving Papyrus as the font in his headstock logo. That and the laminated card under the neck plate. The worst part is if he just got rid of the bit in papyrus, "signature", the initals he has for the rest of the logo would look pretty much perfect by itself.
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Prof Eli ASSBLASTER posted:The Ibanez does look pretty sweet imo: My ex girlfriend actually owns one of those ibanez mikros and mixed with a line 6 spider combo, it sounds great. The only thing id change right away is the tuning machines. Its a solid guitar overall though I wouldn't mind owning one for shits and giggles.
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 BLUE Woodpecker The best part is I'm not even paying a single cent for it  .
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Bearsuit Spacehotel posted:
There's a little bit of me that hates you right now, but congrats on that.
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Alright, here's a clip of the Dyna Drive. Noise floor is stupid high because I was recording this at 12:30 last night after my wife had gone to bed, and to bring it up to level I was having to really crank my mic preamp. This was a fun excercise for me, because I don't usually use it like this (I use it in front of other pedals to improve their dynamics and add more compression/distortion). I actually really like the lead tone this gives, very '80s guitar hero-esque. I think it sounds a tad like Satriani, though not exactly, and of course there isn't any processing of the sound (and it goes without saying that I'm no Joe Satriani on the guitar). The rhythm is a bit congested, in my opinion, though it's a sound that could be used... Still, this has "lead" written all over it, if you ask me. Settings on the pedal were Volume at noon (~unity), tone dimed, gain dimed. Ah, the joys of a simple pedal. 
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 (Against a busy background but it was the only place the sun was coming in) Awesome little guitar. It's light, comfortable, and the neck feels great.
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Thank you UPS man (and Minto Took)!  She fits right in with the others. Finally my 60s Strat has a sunburst buddy   Wait, there's something rattling around in this case... gently caress I hope something isn't broken in th-  Bonus homebrew pedal!  He fits right in too. Thanks Minto
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mono posted:new toys Glad you like them. 
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attack plan r posted:
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Aug 25, 2008 20:51
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mono posted:How about a picture of that tele by itself?
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The Dark Wind posted:
It cost $350 (plus outrageous 10.25% Chicago sales tax  ) used, though the shop could have sold it as new and I would have had a hard time telling the difference - the plastic was still on the control cavity and battery covers, for example. It's a P-40, which is discontinued. I couldn't find much information about it online, but asked about it on Harmony Central where some posters said that $350 was about average price for it. Even if I didn't get the best deal, it was worth it since I really love the guitar.Hopefully someday I'll be able to afford a Fly!
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Costello Jello posted:How about a picture of that tele by itself?  I put it together with roughly $700 in parts. It's an American Standard neck on a Highway One body.
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Bearsuit Spacehotel posted:
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Finally, I can start posting in this thread. Bought this off another goon after basically stealing it from him for months:  It's a Perl Forum series kit. I'm taking the wrap off the drums and refinishing them. The snare already looks better IMO:  wahoo.
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mr_package posted:How are you getting a thousand-dollar ribbon mic for free? The joys of being a signed artist. I was surprised myself, when I heard "we should get you a new mic" I expected like $250-300, certainly not $1000. It's an investment into, you know, recording releasable stuff though. Should pay itself off in the long run. I'm pumped though, should be coming in the next week or two. kahm posted:Finally, I can start posting in this thread. drat am I jealous of this though. I've always wanted a really basic kit like this to gently caress around on.
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attack plan r posted:
Is.... is that a reflection of people loving in the finish?
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Newest purchase: EH Metal Muff, $40CDN sealed in the box. I love stupid people. This is the only half-decent picture of it that I have... and it's not that great. The pedal is AMAZING though. To be honest, I don't find myself using the Top Boost feature very often.
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Metal muff is a really nice high gain pedal, based on the DOD/Digitech Grunge circit but far and away better than that, er, interesting pedal. I'll be getting another, I don't remember why I sold mine but it was loving stupid. I'll also be getting another Marshall Guv'Nor, what the hell was I thinking when I sold those two pedals? Argh. I did like the Top Boost, instant Dimebag solo tone.
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