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Fax Sender posted:i think i am going to try to draw a fantasy guitar and i think everyone else should to so that we may be judged by that mine already exists https://www.google.com/search?site=...853.8Rh329b4Ze0
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Does anyone make a superstrat style tele? If so that is my ideal guitar. Westone also had ya covered 
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Oct 30, 2014 14:19
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Fair Hallion posted:Westone also had ya covered I found a westone spectrum dx at a pawn shop for like $150, a bit beat up (the finish is thick car paint so god knows what the previous owner did to chip it) the electronics needed some circuit cleaner and I had to set up a floating trem (that experience was part of why I bought it though), but it may be my best purchase in terms of playability-for-money.
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Spanish Manlove posted:I really want a charvel san dimas now
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Yeah apparently Fender and Fernandes also made some but they are heinously rare and expensive. I should really just build one, I have most of a Agile or SX telecaster and some dealextreme humbuckers laying around here somewhere. Getting the neck right might be hard. If they're to the right spec neck-pocket wise, I'm pretty much certain Warmoth do wizard contoured necks that fit teles.
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Oct 30, 2014 14:47
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Schpyder posted:IDK if this is a realpost or not but hasn't pretty much every Gibson ever made had a tilt-back headstock? White Dog Eggs posted:Yea, this is right. Leo Fender worked out how to make good-sounded electric guitars efficiently (the original tele's were actually made out of pine left over from amplifier cases, the thought they dinged too easy so he switched to ash, which was pretty much regarded as only good for firewood at the time so it was dirt cheap). Telecasters and Stratocasers are great examples of industrial design. There's a reason that the stratocaster is the most copied guitar, it was designed with mass production in mind. Acquire Currency! posted:gently caress me dr. F gently caress me harder I whipped this up on some website a while back. Not sure about the color, but in general the details are right. Pretty sure if I had the money to burn I could find the parts I needed on eBay to make this:  muike posted:mine already exists Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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Oct 30, 2014 14:52
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iostream.h posted:This is absolute truth. Check your PM's, need your input!
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Dr. Faustus posted:I whipped this up on some website a while back. Not sure about the color, but in general the details are right. Pretty sure if I had the money to burn I could find the parts I needed on eBay to make this: or for like $500 the rondo custom shop (i.e. ibanez's old korean factory) will make one just like it
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Oct 30, 2014 15:07
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W424 posted:The great thing about punk is that for ~40 years they've stuck to the same look/uniform so you can immediately go "gently caress no". lol why would you go gently caress no to punk/hardcore unless you are a boring grandpa
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comes along bort posted:or for like $500 the rondo custom shop (i.e. ibanez's old korean factory) will make one just like it
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Oct 30, 2014 15:10
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"ugh those guys going balls out on stage playing loud messy riffs.... no thanks" *watches a dude stand stock still shredding in front of a fan for 2 hours*
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Oct 30, 2014 15:11
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Dr. Faustus posted:Really? Because that would be sweet and I don't have enough hard-tails in my life.
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Oct 30, 2014 15:15
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Dr. Faustus posted:Really? Because that would be sweet and I don't have enough hard-tails in my life. You could probably get one of those AliXpress sellers to make you one for not too much. Not really sure if I should be encouraging you to buy more pointy guitars though....
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Oct 30, 2014 15:17
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you could always just paypal me some bus fare and I'll fart in your open mouth
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Stux posted:"ugh those guys going balls out on stage playing loud messy riffs.... no thanks" *watches a dude stand stock still shredding in front of a fan for 2 hours* One of the funniest things about that show for me is when they bust out Shyboy (one of my favorite tunes) and Billy doesn't even try to sing the verse with the warp-speed licks in it. He doesn't even try to do both, so those vocals are just absent. Couldn't he just let MacAlpine sing it? Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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My 2001 MiM Strat is my favorite guitar, for what that is worth (very little). Also, built brick shithouse strong.
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Dr. Faustus are you an alien who is trying to practice human language? if so you are doing a good job little buddy.
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JULIAN ASSANGE posted:Dr. Faustus are you an alien who is trying to practice human language? if so you are doing a good job little buddy. Also, thank thoo.
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Since we are dreaming up guitars: That's all I ever wanted. 3 P90 Goldtop. Preferably with the wrap around bridge. Why don't they make one? I'd pay a stupid amount for one.  Instead they make 50 different normal Les Paul models with robot tuners in every terrible color possible.Dirt fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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Dirt posted:Since we are dreaming up guitars: If only agile weren't so busy that's definitely something they'd do a good job of. Alternatively, assuming they make a 2 p90 gold top, you could always just get a luthier to rout out one more pickup cavity and adjust the wiring appropriately, maybe even fix the inevitable screwups that got past qc while they're at it. I mean if you're already splashing out on a Gibson, that wouldn't be that much more of a deal right? Sleepflower posted:Thanks for reminding me I needed to check if there were solid cheap headphones available because mine are poo poo and need replacing, btw. I had to remove a disk of paper which covered the speakers and a little internal mic for noise cancelling to make them sound at all decent, because apparently "don't put thick paper over your speakers" isn't something all headphone designers understand Update: After getting my new headphones, they still weren't as good as the dead pair and at that moment I realised that while I couldn't find the break in the wire, I could just replace it entirely (and also checked to make sure the speaker itself wasn't busted). It worked, but because I'm cheap the result is a bit relevant to this thread:  I had the 3.5mm to RCA cable lying around and it was the right length. The cables aren't held in place securely though, so they're relegated to home listening now.
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Dirt posted:Since we are dreaming up guitars: that is extremely my poo poo, also. How would the 3-position toggle work with 3 pickups though? Would the middle position be "all pickups on" Wouldn't you want/need a 5-way?
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Dirt posted:Since we are dreaming up guitars: this is actually really good and giving me a few different ideas
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Dirt posted:Since we are dreaming up guitars: I am 100% sure I've seen one somewhere, maybe it was a limited Epiphone run or something? I knew I should have brought it, it was only £200. Sleepflower posted:Alternatively, assuming they make a 2 p90 gold top, you could always just get a luthier to rout out one more pickup cavity and adjust the wiring appropriately, maybe even fix the inevitable screwups that got past qc while they're at it. I mean if you're already splashing out on a Gibson, that wouldn't be that much more of a deal right? Routing arch-tops is annoying. It's fairly easy to knock up a jig to do it but some people will charge you a fuckload of money for that. Plus you may have to do some routing on the switch cavity to fit in a bigger switch with more options. Fair Hallion posted:that is extremely my poo poo, also. You can get 5 position toggle switches cheaply enough. You could get away with a 3-way with a few push/pull pots, although it'd be horrible to use. I'd put in a 7 position rotary switch with chicken-head knob (same positions as a strat but with neck + bridge and all on), but then I like rotary switches. Click click click. Edit: It looks like there is a good demand for 3-p90 goldtop online. I guess I'll make one on spec one day... Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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Stux posted:lol why would you go gently caress no to punk/hardcore unless you are a boring grandpa Because it's loving boring rock music for grandpas.
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White Dog Eggs posted:Routing arch-tops is annoying. It's fairly easy to knock up a jig to do it but some people will charge you a fuckload of money for that. Huh, I didn't think they'd be much harder, shows how much I know. What's the default wiring (selector/v/t) on the 3 humbucker lp's? I vaguely recall thinking they were cool and then finding out at least part of that and changing my mind.
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Sleepflower posted:Huh, I didn't think they'd be much harder, shows how much I know. looks like a regular lp with a push-pull turning the middle pickup on and off
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Sleepflower posted:Update: After getting my new headphones, they still weren't as good as the dead pair and at that moment I realised that while I couldn't find the break in the wire, I could just replace it entirely (and also checked to make sure the It's this: I've owned so many headphones (and earbuds) since the old days, and when I went to repair a set I found something odd. The hot wire would often be wrapped in a plastic-y mess that could not be easily removed for soldering in new wire or contacts. Do you know if this is an intentional practice to stop home-repair guys for fixing their headphones or does it serve some other purpose? I've been lucky enough and patient enough to scrape that poo poo away and make dead headphones useful again, but I've always wondered why that "sticky-when-hot and not-conductive" poo poo was present in the wires. Just curious.
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Fair Hallion posted:that is extremely my poo poo, also. It depends how it's wired. Mu Uncle has a 3 Humbucker Les Paul that has Volume/Volume/Volume and 1 master tone knob and the toggle switch. I believe that setup is called "Frampton Wiring"(lol). You can use the volume knob to add in the middle pickup I think. I had a 3 Humbucker Schecter awhile ago that had a master volume and 3 tones, and the pickups were wired Neck/Neck+Middle/Bridge on the 3 way. If I were me, I'd wire it with some push/pull knobs. Like one for Bridge always on and middle always on on, so you could get 7 pickup configurations out of it. I think someone makes a 5 way Les Paul style toggle too. So there it that option as well. Dirt fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Oct 30, 2014 |
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Sleepflower posted:Huh, I didn't think they'd be much harder, shows how much I know. You can't just rest the router on top because of the curve (you'd get a curved rout), so you need to make a platform for the router. It's not hard to do but it's a bit fiddly. Sleepflower posted:What's the default wiring (selector/v/t) on the 3 humbucker lp's? I vaguely recall thinking they were cool and then finding out at least part of that and changing my mind. Varies from model to model. I remember one I worked on recently had a 4 position switch that went Neck, Neck/Middle, Bridge/Middle, Bridge. Another one was 3 position with a push/pull for middle, but I'm not sure if that was original as that guitar had been butchered.
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Dr. Faustus posted:Do you mind if I ask you a headphone-related question? I've never run into it in headphones, but if I'm right about what you're talking about (large lumps of plasticy gunk?) I've always assumed it's intended to keep things in place if they're going to be under strain as well as to help prevent shorts. I doubt it's that critical in headphones. I don't really have a tonne of experience with this stuff though.
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Fair Hallion posted:that is extremely my poo poo, also. This does the job. Looks like a nightmare for everyone involved though.
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Sleepflower posted:(large lumps of plasticy gunk?) I've always assumed it's intended to keep things in place
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W424 posted:Because it's loving boring rock music for grandpas. There is nothing cooler than some sad twat in his mid 40's singing about being a sexually frustrated 17 year old and how his dad is a big jerk.
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crashdome posted:This does the job. Those switches can gently caress off, they are confusing to install and use. I prefer using component switches. They do give you a lot of options though.
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crashdome posted:This does the job. jesus christ what a poorly thought out idea
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White Dog Eggs posted:Those switches can gently caress off, they are confusing to install and use. ok I gotta see a wiring diagram of this because lol 
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Spanish Manlove posted:ok I gotta see a wiring diagram of this because lol  The pickup colour coding shown in this diagram does not represent any particular manufacturer - please follow key
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holy jesus that switch lol i ended up making a bunch of retarded guitars and i guess this one is kind of the least retarded so far or w/e. it's not quite my dream though, i'd have to take the pencils and rulers out to do that but idk when i can get that done 
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Stux posted:"ugh those guys going balls out on stage playing loud messy riffs.... no thanks" *watches a dude stand stock still shredding in front of a fan for 2 hours* i wonder if that's why steve vai wears those old jewish lady gradient shades on stage, not so much to be cool because haha lol but to keep his eyes from drying out with all those fans going kinda like skydivers in that case he might as well go whole hog and pick up some of those sport goggles like kareem abdul-jabbar used to wear
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Fax Sender posted:holy jesus that switch lol im the picasso aspects of this guitar
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