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Got a new guitar!  It's not a real fender, which is why I got it for $500, but its still an awesome guitar. All the parts are from allparts.com except for the EMG SAV active pickups. It's built to be similar to a 50's strat, so it's got the vintage style tuners and bridge. The gold pickguard actually looks pretty good against the 2 color sunburst body, and doesnt stand out as much as it does in these photos. So far I'm absolutely loving it. I was skeptical about the active pickups, but they work really well with modelling software. I was originally planning on swapping them out for some torres buzzkuts, but I might just keep them.
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Carbohydrates posted:Check it out, previous owner put a graphite nut on it. As much as I like Gibsons, those stock plastic nuts they use are horrible, horrible garbage, and I'm glad the previous owner knew this, too. Gibson uses bone nuts.
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Aug 9, 2009 06:22
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juicy_J posted:Gibson uses bone nuts. Nope, they use corian.
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Aug 9, 2009 06:36
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And even if they were bone, that wouldn't help with the fact that they don't know how to cut 'em. Of the 10 Gibsons I've owned, 6 had binding at the nut on at least one string when tuning or bending. Of the 4 that didn't, 2 had already had their nuts replaced when I got them.
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Aug 9, 2009 07:16
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I never knew Gibson nuts were known to be dodgy. That might explain why my LP's high E string now sounds like a sitar when I play it open (it sounds fine playing any fret and I'm pretty sure it's not just normal fret buzz).
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Aug 9, 2009 12:10
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I had the same problem in an acoustic. The slot wasn't consistent across the length of the string so it moved slightly as it vibrated. Fretting the string applied enough pressure to hold the string in place. I ran a fine file through it and the problem was solved.
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Aug 9, 2009 16:40
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PoorPeteBest posted:I had the same problem in an acoustic. The slot wasn't consistent across the length of the string so it moved slightly as it vibrated. Fretting the string applied enough pressure to hold the string in place. I ran a fine file through it and the problem was solved.
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Aug 9, 2009 17:45
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Carbohydrates posted:My usual fix is to rub a string that's slightly larger than what the guitar is strung with through the slot a bit and then use a pencil to line the slot with graphite. Works pretty well. I did this when I went up several gauges, it works. I broke a nut recently from not widening the slots enough...
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Aug 9, 2009 18:18
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God help me, I bought another Ibanez RG. Anyone play the Breed Dimarzio pickups? Im thinking of putting some in this 2550.
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Aug 9, 2009 21:43
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Tasty-sounding tube amplifiers keep following me home lately. Today, an American-made Fender Hot Rod Deville 212. Sounds fantastic with a Tubescreamer. Sorry for the lame cellphone pic.
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Aug 10, 2009 00:55
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PoorPeteBest posted:I had the same problem Carbohydrates posted:My usual fix the wizards beard posted:I did this Sweet, thanks for the nut advice. Might save me a trip to the luthier.
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Aug 10, 2009 01:30
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And now to go with the sexy ladies from before... Sweet glorious Rubies for the XXX.
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Aug 10, 2009 01:47
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Gorilla Salsa posted:I want mine to be labeled "Dr. Booger"  This goes in for clear coat today. I think a half a can should protect the acrylic for a long time. The paint job was done by my cousin Scott, who lives with me. If anybody else wants a pedal done by him (by any chance) let me know, and I'll hit him up. Maybe I'll set an email/webpage up for him through my website if there's enough interest. Burdt did a fantastic job listening to all my whiny rear end requests, by the way (the 2 LED holes you see under the nose being the most whiny one).
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Aug 10, 2009 17:02
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Side Effects posted:Nope, they use corian. When did they switch?
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Aug 10, 2009 17:32
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So I finished building my drums. My old set up:  Take one of these:  Add in the last two toms I just finished (10 inch)  And here's the final product (Minus proper wire wrapping):   It's been a lot of work, a lot of blood sweat and tears, but for the most part it's finished. I need to grab a few more cymbals and cymbal arms still.
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Aug 10, 2009 17:43
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juicy_J posted:When did they switch? I wasn't aware that they even used bone on their electrics at all. They've been using corian for a looooooong time now, and I know that back in the Fifties and Sixties they used nylon for the nut.
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Aug 10, 2009 17:49
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Side Effects posted:I wasn't aware that they even used bone on their electrics at all. They've been using corian for a looooooong time now, and I know that back in the Fifties and Sixties they used nylon for the nut.
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Aug 10, 2009 18:16
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 The only thing I have in the rack is a power conditioner, because I ran out of money paying for all of this and this: 
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Aug 10, 2009 21:58
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Pirateparty posted:What are those dongly looking things in between the Bad Monkey and noise supressor?
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Aug 10, 2009 22:14
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It is a 3-6 inch instrument cable used for connecting pedals.
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Aug 10, 2009 22:23
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Is it really worth it to buy a pedal board? I keep looking and seeing them move into the hundreads of dollars for what I see as amounting to nothing more than slanted wood with some sort of carpet like top. If I'm not transporting the pedals any where in near future (really I just want to clean up the area near my amp), is it worth it to buy one or could I get away with just building my own?
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Aug 10, 2009 22:26
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If you aren't moving it or your pedals anywhere, just make your own. You can make it into whatever you want and save money.
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Aug 10, 2009 22:32
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Colin Ex Machina posted:b) I also got a General Guitar Gadgets kit (DOD envelope filter clone) and I intend to mod it and make it so it'll have a step sequencer a la those zvex pedals like the ringtone, etc. Still have to work out the switching on this one all the way but I'm cautiously optimistic.
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Aug 10, 2009 22:40
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Twlight posted:Is it really worth it to buy a pedal board? I keep looking and seeing them move into the hundreads of dollars for what I see as amounting to nothing more than slanted wood with some sort of carpet like top. If I'm not transporting the pedals any where in near future (really I just want to clean up the area near my amp), is it worth it to buy one or could I get away with just building my own? You can build your own. Advantage to having one with all the bells and whistles - easy to transport and no more batteries, also with some boards, more configuration options. I have an SKB 45 - if you are local and interested in buying one.
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Aug 10, 2009 23:01
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I'm a fan of making my own. I use bicycle chain links to hold pedals to the board, maybe some rubber feet on the back to give it a little tilt and to hold it in place on the floor, and because I'm fancy, handles on the sides.
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Aug 11, 2009 00:25
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bisticles posted:I'm a fan of making my own. I use bicycle chain links to hold pedals to the board, maybe some rubber feet on the back to give it a little tilt and to hold it in place on the floor, and because I'm fancy, handles on the sides. I can one up you, mine has a luxurious $0.99 black spray paint can job with vintage 1980 screen door handles for improved tone  But yeah it's worth it to have it all one one tray if say, you want to take it to your buddy's house. Or make room in your "studio" while the wife is having guests stay over. The guys at Lowes and Home Depot will happily cut down a $10 4x8'sheet of plywood into as many smaller sized pieces you need to make your own pedal board for free, just explain to them it's for a hobbyist project. The "cut fees" are mostly only for home builder contractors. Afterwards, swing down to the fastener and hinge aisle and you can screw together a fairly robust box of almost any size and configuration. Hadlock fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Aug 11, 2009 |
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Aug 11, 2009 00:52
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Cojawfee posted:It is a 3-6 inch instrument cable used for connecting pedals. Gotcha, I didn't see the black loop at the top before (too much sunlight = couldn't see contrasting black on black), I just saw the blue part sticking up and couldn't figure out what the hell it was.
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Aug 11, 2009 01:07
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Carbohydrates posted:Just did some googlin'. The old nuts were 6/6 Nylon 101, and at some point (the early 70's?), that was switched to corian for electrics and bone for acoustics. The new 50th Anniv R9s apparently use nylon nuts, too. They switched to corian on their acoustics as well. Gibson sure loves their cheap plastic nut, which is ridiculous for what they're charging.
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Aug 11, 2009 03:03
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Twlight posted:Is it really worth it to buy a pedal board? I keep looking and seeing them move into the hundreads of dollars for what I see as amounting to nothing more than slanted wood with some sort of carpet like top. If I'm not transporting the pedals any where in near future (really I just want to clean up the area near my amp), is it worth it to buy one or could I get away with just building my own? Mine was $50 shipped, I thought about building one but I was too lazy 
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Aug 11, 2009 03:49
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Martin uses Corian too. Corian isn't all bad, it is super hard and dense. Bone is king, but Corian can be a good substitute.
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Aug 11, 2009 04:00
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Pirateparty posted:Mine was $50 shipped, I thought about building one but I was too lazy Mind linking it? In my head I'm thinking I could do something semi fancy, but I have a feeling it will be plywood on the floor but something a bit raised, might allow for better cable management.
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Aug 11, 2009 04:20
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Thumposaurus posted:Martin uses Corian too. Don't get me wrong; corian certainly is a serviceable, easy to cut, and useful nut and saddle material that sounds pretty good for what it is. But, when guitar manufacturers are charging $5,000+ for an instrument, sticking on a plastic nut just seems wrong. Gibson's Monarch, the $20,000 guitar, uses corian for nut and saddle.
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Aug 11, 2009 05:08
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It's aliiiiiiiive!!! (Okay, not really, I messed up the assembly process, but I'm sure burdt will respond to my email with helpful advice, even though I'd be pissed and frustrated if I were him)
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Aug 11, 2009 16:07
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I guess this counts? I've been playing with and without picks for 15 years at this point. I've tried every kind of fingerpick out there and hate most of them. So now I've made the decision to shed the pick entirely and just go full-on into the Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler/Merle Travis world. I've figured out how to do most stuff on my own, but my technique is poo poo. So I picked this up today.  It's great so far!
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Aug 11, 2009 18:54
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Agreed posted:<BARBER TONE PRESS> Late update, maybe shouldnt be here itt, but Agreed, you weren't kidding about this pedal. Unbeleviably smooth, sustain for days, nice and quiet. Anyone who is sceptical needs to try this thing out...going to be an "always on" pedal for me I think.
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Aug 11, 2009 22:04
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DaFuente posted:I guess this counts? Not to discourage you, but I regret all the grimoire books I got. The beginning of them is good, and the DVDs are good. But in the end it's just basically a book where they guy just finds a bunch of obscure things you will never need to fill out the pages and raise the price.
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7 Bowls of Wrath posted:Late update, maybe shouldnt be here itt, but Agreed, you weren't kidding about this pedal. Unbeleviably smooth, sustain for days, nice and quiet. Anyone who is sceptical needs to try this thing out...going to be an "always on" pedal for me I think. Glad to hear you like it. Barber's a great designer and this compressor has ended many folks' searches for the missing element in their playing. Transparent to your attack, with all the great things you want from a good VCA compressor in terms of fullness and sustain enhancement. The only two compressors I still want to try are the Diamond Compressor and the Wampler Ego Compressor. I've been in contact with Wampler in the past and I'm reviewing another of his designs very soon, already have it in (the Triple Recstortion) so it's possible that in the not too distant future I might have an opportunity to put the Tone Press and the Ego Compressor head to head, as the two big "parallel compression" designs on the market. Although Seymour Duncan has hopped on board with a new compressor with a blend knob, too...
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Aug 11, 2009 22:11
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Gorilla Salsa posted:It's aliiiiiiiive!!! holy crap, that's amazing. i hope you're able to get it to work. i really need to start painting my boxes. i just finished a mosrite fuzzrite and am about to box a tremolo, i'm still using the same funky looking boxes the tubescreamers were in. here's the fuzzrite:  Click here for the full 640x480 image.  Click here for the full 480x640 image.
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Aug 12, 2009 01:24
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Twlight posted:Mind linking it? In my head I'm thinking I could do something semi fancy, but I have a feeling it will be plywood on the floor but something a bit raised, might allow for better cable management. http://www.rondomusic.com/pdc410d.html
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burdt posted:holy crap, that's amazing. i hope you're able to get it to work. i really need to start painting my boxes. i just finished a mosrite fuzzrite and am about to box a tremolo, i'm still using the same funky looking boxes the tubescreamers were in. ).
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