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You clamp those on the butt of a SG to improve neck dive
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What exactly is it supposed to do? How would it improve tone at all?
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Oct 23, 2014 21:57
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Sockington posted:You clamp those on the butt of a SG to improve neck dive No no no, if you put weight on the bottom it sucks away all your tone. Heath posted:What exactly is it supposed to do? How would it improve tone at all? Improve sustain, somehow. Possibly magic. Speaking of magic, I just tested the 1meg pot on that lovely Romanian guitar. 720k. Then 800k. then 957k, then finally 720k. No idea what's going on with that thing.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:05
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Heath posted:What exactly is it supposed to do? How would it improve tone at all? Add more mass which will affect the dampening of the vibrations caused by the string.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:10
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Heath posted:What exactly is it supposed to do? How would it improve tone at all? Guitar players are stupid and will do any number of stupid things thinking it gives them Eric Clapton tone.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:10
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White Dog Eggs posted:
Or just spend an extra $30 on locking tuners that actually will improve sustain, tuning stability, and add 3oz of metal to the headstock.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:13
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White Dog Eggs posted:No no no, if you put weight on the bottom it sucks away all your tone. Tone is all about feng shui
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Oct 23, 2014 22:15
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Spanish Manlove posted:Add more mass which will affect the dampening of the vibrations caused by the string. That's the theory. It's easy to try out for yourself though, just tape some coins to a headstock and strum away. You could even just hold the headstock and strum. Clitch posted:Or just spend an extra $30 on locking tuners that actually will improve sustain, tuning stability, and add 3oz of metal to the headstock. I had a metal kid lecture me on why locking tuners are bad for tone, I can't remember it now though, basically this; Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Guitar players are stupid and will do any number of stupid things thinking it gives them Eric Clapton tone.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:53
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I'm against a lot of the stupid snake oil bullshit a lot of people claim as Law but I do admit that a high mass bridge does make a difference.
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Oct 23, 2014 22:56
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Honestly, I've not really noticed much difference. I'll get around to testing it one day, I've got a shitload of chrome-plated brass wrap-around bridges I brought cheap, I've seen aluminium bridges od the same design, I'm just too cheap to spend £80 for science.
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Oct 23, 2014 23:07
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At least on a jazz bass it made a huge difference.
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Oct 23, 2014 23:08
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Spanish Manlove posted:At least on a jazz bass it made a huge difference. I imagine it has as much to with basic material quality as anything else. That being said, I would absolutely try a brass trem block on any trem equipped guitar I have.
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Oct 23, 2014 23:10
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Interesting that this came up. At the risk of going all Scott Groves on you all I've done some testing of bridge weight and have the audio files to do a blind trial in this very thread. We up for it?
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Oct 24, 2014 00:29
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hit me with it m8
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Oct 24, 2014 00:33
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muike posted:hit me with it m8
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Oct 24, 2014 00:37
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Cartoon posted:Interesting that this came up. At the risk of going all Scott Groves on you all I've done some testing of bridge weight and have the audio files to do a blind trial in this very thread. We up for it? Hella yes.
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Oct 24, 2014 00:38
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locking tuners are great and actually serve a function
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Oct 24, 2014 00:59
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Cartoon posted:Interesting that this came up. At the risk of going all Scott Groves on you all I've done some testing of bridge weight and have the audio files to do a blind trial in this very thread. We up for it? i would be no good at a sustain double blind but i'm still proud that i did an internet double blind for a stradivarius versus a new violin and got it right (the strad sounded just slightly shittier but in a way that was pleasant, like an old record's hiss and pop)
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Oct 24, 2014 01:07
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Cartoon posted:Interesting that this came up. At the risk of going all Scott Groves on you all I've done some testing of bridge weight and have the audio files to do a blind trial in this very thread. We up for it? Goons buying tone capos itt
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Oct 24, 2014 01:17
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hey guitar buddies, i'm borrowing a baritone from a friend and there's a gap between the bolt-on neck and the body. this is fuckin wrong, right? also here is a consolation prize for my goofy question 
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Oct 24, 2014 18:26
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bunky posted:hey guitar buddies, i'm borrowing a baritone from a friend and there's a gap between the bolt-on neck and the body. this is fuckin wrong, right? nah m8 it's fine, the fretboards on boltons sometimes hang over the body like that. as long as the actual neck is seated alright it's fine.
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Oct 24, 2014 18:29
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bunky posted:hey guitar buddies, i'm borrowing a baritone from a friend and there's a gap between the bolt-on neck and the body. this is fuckin wrong, right? It looks a bit sloppy, but as long as the action is fine, then don't worry about it. This is actually pretty common in stratocaster type guitars, the pickguard just go under the gap. bunky posted:also here is a consolation prize for my goofy question I love alixpress. It's like a heaven for insane Chinese guitars.
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Oct 24, 2014 18:55
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bunky posted:hey guitar buddies, i'm borrowing a baritone from a friend and there's a gap between the bolt-on neck and the body. this is fuckin wrong, right? It took me 4 times looking at this image to notice the body. I thought it was just got a neck/electronics set 
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Oct 24, 2014 19:01
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White Dog Eggs posted:I love alixpress. It's like a heaven for insane Chinese guitars. ive literally never been there before. how is it possible for a website to offer counterfeit goods on such a grand scale?
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Oct 24, 2014 19:03
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White Dog Eggs posted:I love alixpress. It's like a heaven for insane Chinese guitars. I didn't even know they sold guitars. ...until now. 
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Oct 24, 2014 19:04
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shiksa posted:ive literally never been there before. China.com
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Oct 24, 2014 19:05
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White Dog Eggs posted:It looks a bit sloppy, but as long as the action is fine, then don't worry about it. This is actually pretty common in stratocaster type guitars, the pickguard just go under the gap. thank you and godspeed. it's one of these goofy esps just for clarification. it plays fine 
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Oct 24, 2014 19:17
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I googled allixpress and:
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Oct 24, 2014 19:24
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oh that ibanez monstrosity was from this site btw http://thetopguitars.com/custom-double-neck-ibanez-acrylic-green-led-light-electric-guitar.html bunky fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Oct 24, 2014 |
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Oct 24, 2014 19:32
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shiksa posted:ive literally never been there before. I don't want to encourage counterfeiting, but some of those copies are (almost) indistinguishable from genuine guitars. The Gibsons in particular can be VERY high quality. Easiest way to tell is the finish, those Chinese factories love that rock-hard poly. You can seriously pick up some nice quality guitars off alixpress or dhgate, however there is a LOT of poo poo on there and even the good sellers send out a few lemons. I've not brought anything myself but a friend of mine loves blowing his wages on whacky-rear end guitars from China. Edit: I spell and do grammar good. Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Oct 24, 2014 |
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Oct 24, 2014 19:32
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I think aliexpress is gonna be my new best friend, right up there with rondo so much crazy awesome cheap poo poo e: theoretically i just bought a white JEM for $40 no shipping, trip report on the horrors if the thing shows up in a month Dewgy fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Oct 24, 2014 |
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Oct 24, 2014 19:45
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Haha, some of them even have "fender" on the headstock. How dilligent are fender/gibson about catching these? And how many get intercepted in customs?
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Oct 24, 2014 20:01
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Pondex posted:Haha, some of them even have "fender" on the headstock. thats what i was getting at. not "whaaaaat china makes counterfeit merchandise?!?!" more like how the hell can such a mega-massive online store do it pretty openly. hell, my exposure to online counterfeit shops has been mostly sports jersey sellers, and those get shut down pretty regularly.
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Oct 24, 2014 21:23
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Dewgy posted:I think aliexpress is gonna be my new best friend, right up there with rondo Calling it now: High 6th fret, wimpy pickups. Everything else surprisingly ok. Pondex posted:Haha, some of them even have "fender" on the headstock. Customs are generally ok with single orders (at least in the UK). Any more than one at a time and they'll probably get suspicious though. It's worth asking the seller if they can send you one without a logo on the headstock, a few sellers will even put a custom decal on there if you ask.
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White Dog Eggs posted:I've not brought anything myself but a friend of mine loves blowing his wages on whacky-rear end guitars from China. Know of any particular sellers/models your friend has been particularly successful with?
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Oct 24, 2014 21:30
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shiksa posted:thats what i was getting at. not "whaaaaat china makes counterfeit merchandise?!?!" more like how the hell can such a mega-massive online store do it pretty openly. hell, my exposure to online counterfeit shops has been mostly sports jersey sellers, and those get shut down pretty regularly. Alixpress/Alibaba is based in China. China does not give a toss about counterfeit stuff, at all. Something else I forgot to mention, a lot of those guitars use Epiphone hardware, rumour has it that a few of the more prolific sellers are actually based in an Epiphone factory and bash these guitars out on the side/after hours.
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Snowy posted:Know of any particular sellers/models your friend has been particularly successful with? Eh, I'd rather not sorry, probably not a good idea for me to be seen endorsing fakes on the forums, you know?
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Oct 24, 2014 21:34
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Dewgy posted:I think aliexpress is gonna be my new best friend, right up there with rondo e: found it, placed a $40 bet as well. Frozen Pizza Party fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Oct 24, 2014 |
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Oct 24, 2014 21:45
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i don't really want to narc on anybody but this seems super unkosher or something idk anyway, weird/bad music stuff, here is my new guitar with a headstock like a droopy dinger 
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holy moly
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