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So after mooching around various music shops I think I've come to the conclusion that while I really want another guitar I don't know if I can justify it. Any time I look at a product demo I think to myself: I can't play half as well as that guy, why do I need more equipment? I need more practise!
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Jan 12, 2015 20:52
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Southern Heel posted:So after mooching around various music shops I think I've come to the conclusion that while I really want another guitar I don't know if I can justify it. Any time I look at a product demo I think to myself: I can't play half as well as that guy, why do I need more equipment? I need more practise! That's not a bad thought but sometimes I just get bored and really get inspired when I get a new piece of gear, or even a new set of pickups. New pedals are a good way to inspire you without breaking the bank.
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Jan 12, 2015 20:56
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I bought a new mandolin for 40 bucks. Money well spent.
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Jan 12, 2015 21:00
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:I have a LP Custom with "wide and flat" frets and I just need to have the standard Gibson style frets that I've had on everything else. Usually if you refret a Gibson with a bound neck that means you lose the fret nibs/fret end binding. I've heard tale of a few techs that will pull the binding on a neck and refret it with the shorter frets/frets that had the tang cut shorter that Gibson uses, and then rebind the neck and then do whatever it is that Gibson does to create the fret end binding. I will ask as soon as I'm back in the shop. People actually like those binding nibs? I've never been keen on them myself. I prefer the old style, even with a bound neck.
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Jan 12, 2015 21:09
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jwh posted:I will ask as soon as I'm back in the shop. People actually like those binding nibs? I've never been keen on them myself. I prefer the old style, even with a bound neck. Yup. I prefer the look and feel of them in my hand. Not a deal killer. I mean, if it is gonna cost me a grand total to get the whole thing done then I'll just eventually sit with a refret and kiss the nibs good bye.
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Jan 12, 2015 21:17
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Southern Heel posted:So after mooching around various music shops I think I've come to the conclusion that while I really want another guitar I don't know if I can justify it. Any time I look at a product demo I think to myself: I can't play half as well as that guy, why do I need more equipment? I need more practise! Jesus christ, this! My mates kinda suck rear end at guitar but have so much god drat gear. Pedals, massive amps, and a ton of guitars (as well as the odd bass and electric violin) yet they can't land a gig or even get people into what they "play" because they can't keep time for poo poo or understand something as rudimentary as chord progressions. With my $200 acoustic and justinguitar lessons, I've progressed more in six months than they have in the five years we've causally "jammed". Don't get me wrong, I'm not comparing you to my lovely friends who refuse to learn any music theory because they don't want to be "constrained". I'm of the opinion that less is more, and I think awesome musicians are born out of boring ol' practice. It's nice to see someone else echo these sentiments (though the temptation of new gear is always there, I know that firsthand). Maybe I just have lovely friends. You know something is severely wrong when the drummer is the one bitching people out for not knowing their basics.
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Jan 12, 2015 22:02
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KingSlime posted:Maybe I just have lovely friends. You know something is severely wrong when the drummer is the one bitching people out for not knowing their basics. Hey! Drummers are people toBWAHAAA, oh, I can't do it.
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Jan 12, 2015 22:18
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A good way to limit the gear that you buy and practice with what you have is to play left handed, your guitar options are so limited the temptation to buy a new guitar is rarely a problem!
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Jan 12, 2015 22:31
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Finally happy with my board. We're recording in early February, which is cool.
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Jan 12, 2015 22:50
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HollisBrown posted:That's not a bad thought but sometimes I just get bored and really get inspired when I get a new piece of gear, or even a new set of pickups. New pedals are a good way to inspire you without breaking the bank. Most of my "big" waves of inspiration come from buying new gear. Does that make me less of a good musician? Nope because I'm the judge of that and if I'm having fun creating then I'm on the right path. My personal opinion is never overanalyze yourself in this field, or any art. If you want something and can afford it, get it. If you don't want anything and would rather spend that time and thought practicing, go for it. Do not under any circumstance compare your worth as an artist to any standard set by anyone.
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jwh posted:Finally happy with my board. We're recording in early February, which is cool. What's that next to the super moon?
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Jan 13, 2015 02:02
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Anyone ever played a PGM100, 150, or 250? I was thinking about grabbing one but I'm pretty nervous about their origin country (China). Any recommendations for a fixed bridge, thick neck, HSH or SSS guitar would be appreciated. I've been playing an RG3570z but I think the 25.5" scale is too long, the neck (wiz II) is too thin, and I can't stand floating bridges. I've actually been playing a flying V and it owns but the shape is awkward and I need single coils, plus the neck could be even thicker.
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Weird BIAS posted:What's that next to the super moon? Looks like a Wren and Cuff Tall Font, which is a Russian Big Muff clone iirc Speaking of muffs I just preordered a Battlehog from Lone Wolf FX, excited/scared/excited HollisBrown posted:That's not a bad thought but sometimes I just get bored and really get inspired when I get a new piece of gear, or even a new set of pickups. New pedals are a good way to inspire you without breaking the bank. The guy from Frog Eyes said he likes to buy a lot of really cheap guitars versus saving up for expensive ones because each new instrument gives him at least one new song. Makes u think
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Jan 13, 2015 04:01
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Bought a Peerless Casino today. 19th fret joint. With a Bigsby, God's trem, and a HSC.
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Declan MacManus posted:Looks like a Wren and Cuff Tall Font, which is a Russian Big Muff clone iirc Yep, that's exactly what it is. I like it a lot.
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Jan 13, 2015 16:40
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Bought a Peerless Casino today. 19th fret joint. With a Bigsby, God's trem, and a HSC. Did you get an older, actual Casino, or is it one of their Songbirds?
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Jan 13, 2015 16:40
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I really like a lot about Circle K but man does that guy ever take forever to ship his strings. It's pretty frustrating considering I can get free 2day shipping from Amazon. Also strange how my balanced set feels amazing and very bouncy on bass but the balanced 10-45 set I put on my PRS Singlecut feels very stiff. The 10-46 PRS strings felt so much more rubbery and soft, I might end up sticking with them. They lasted longer than any NYXLs I've had as well.
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jwh posted:Did you get an older, actual Casino, or is it one of their Songbirds? Yeah, it's a '98 Epiphone branded Casino. I like Peerless. Thought about getting a Wizard once but never did. Their rebranded Grestch's look nice as well. I wonder if Peerless is who makes Reverend. ed Nope. The Italia guys make Reverend. Interesting. If the rumors that Reverend are made in the same factory as Duesenbergs that means....
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Disregard, Looks like they listed for $500 normally so it's not a good deal on a second hand guitar. DeathSandwich fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Jan 13, 2015 |
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Jan 13, 2015 21:51
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I think those fire sale'd for $550 or so a few months back. $450 would be a good deal if he'd take it.
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Jan 13, 2015 21:58
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Sorry to copy this from PG but Yamaha is now going to sell the all of the HB/P90 line in the US. http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21888-yamaha-releases-the-611-510-and-311-pacifica-models I'm trying to fight the urge for the 611
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OhDearGodNo posted:Sorry to copy this from PG but Yamaha is now going to sell the all of the HB/P90 line in the US. Should probably wait and see what else pops up at NAMM in like a week and a half.
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Jan 13, 2015 22:40
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Neck humbucker + tone all the way off + Brassmaster + tweed amp = the best goddamn lead tone period
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Oooh, the PAC510V has the P-rails Single/P90/Humbucker. You all want P-Buckers! Ask Sockington! Edit: What's wrong with Premier Guitar? Honestly, it's pretty good, little gear-sniffy, but not too bad. GREAT articles on wiring stuff up, shows off old gear, talks about ways to play rather than publishing tab. I mean, it feels like it should be embarrassingly pretentious, but it seems pretty okay actually. Warcabbit fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Jan 14, 2015 |
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PG is roughly a billion times better than Guitar World at least. GW is just straight-up embarrassing.
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Schpyder posted:PG is roughly a billion times better than Guitar World at least. GW is just straight-up embarrassing. GW: 1/3 of our covers are Joe Satriani or Steve Vai
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Warcabbit posted:Oooh, the PAC510V has the P-rails Single/P90/Humbucker. Anyone have any strong opinions on P-Rails one way or the other. They seem like a pretty neat concept. Most reviews I see about them are very positive, except that they have a somewhat "weak" strat sound with the rail.
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Gripen5 posted:Anyone have any strong opinions on P-Rails one way or the other. They seem like a pretty neat concept. Most reviews I see about them are very positive, except that they have a somewhat "weak" strat sound with the rail. I really like the p-rails on my Godin icon convertible, they're pretty versatile. I mostly play humbuckers, though, so I might not notice if the single coil mode wasn't up to snuff.
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mekrob posted:I really like the p-rails on my Godin icon convertible, they're pretty versatile. I mostly play humbuckers, though, so I might not notice if the single coil mode wasn't up to snuff. I like the idea of having p90s, PAF style humbuckers, and hot humbuckers all in one guitar. It would be nice to throw in strat neck as well. I wouldn't much miss either the quack or bridge single coil. Supposedly you can get a better strat neck sound by flipping the rail towards the neck, but you lose a little bit of the quack. Which would be fine by me. Is there really much difference in the voicing between series and parallel that you have noticed? Or is it just a difference in output? At any rate. Thanks for the input.
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Gripen5 posted:I like the idea of having p90s, PAF style humbuckers, and hot humbuckers all in one guitar. It would be nice to throw in strat neck as well. I wouldn't much miss either the quack or bridge single coil. Supposedly you can get a better strat neck sound by flipping the rail towards the neck, but you lose a little bit of the quack. Which would be fine by me. I haven't touched the wiring, the p-rails came stock on this guitar. According to SD, the p-rails are usually in series, so I'm guessing this one is too. They sound pretty hot, but that might also be due to the active boost on the guitar.
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mekrob posted:I haven't touched the wiring, the p-rails came stock on this guitar. According to SD, the p-rails are usually in series, so I'm guessing this one is too. They sound pretty hot, but that might also be due to the active boost on the guitar. Gotcha. I was under the impression that it was two toggles that worked in conjunction to get all 4 settings. Something like the bottom diagram on the link below but with two 2-way switches instead of push/pulls. But from the sounds of it, there are two ON-OFF-ON 3 way switches that control each pickup like the middle diagram. http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/the-p-rails-wiring-bible-part-3/ I keep thinking I am going to wire up a strat (cause I can't get enough strats) like either the icon 2 or icon 3. But that is probably a bit into the future as I am currently wiring up a strat for a p90/humbucker combo. Which is something I have wanted to do for about a year and finally decided to go for it.
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So when I was at my lesson on Monday I left my guitar with the shop. The Stewart Macdonald pots I used to replace the pots that came on the mexi had pretty much gone to poo poo in a matter of months. Noisy and the DPDT pot for the bucker coil tap didn't tap anymore at all, so full bucker had vanished. Got a call from their tech last night; he said the guitar was ready to go. I went in to pick it up and the new pots were awesome, smooth, and he moved the tap up to the volume knob with a push-push pot (switches crazy fast and easy now). He basically gutted the wiring and re-did all of it. I was way, way happy, until I got to position 4 on the blade. Regardless of how the bridge was toggled, total phase issue: volume just vanished in position 4. Ah well, should be fixed by tomorrow. 
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Gripen5 posted:I like the idea of having p90s, PAF style humbuckers, and hot humbuckers all in one guitar. It would be nice to throw in strat neck as well. Added a blend knob for the bridge/neck so I can roll them in or out as desired too.
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Gripen5 posted:Gotcha. I was under the impression that it was two toggles that worked in conjunction to get all 4 settings. Something like the bottom diagram on the link below but with two 2-way switches instead of push/pulls. But from the sounds of it, there are two ON-OFF-ON 3 way switches that control each pickup like the middle diagram. My guitar has two 3-way switches, one for the pickup selection and one for the coil splitting. It's probably wired up like the first diagram on that page. It'd be pretty cool to blend the different types of coil splitting, though.
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Talk me into or out of buying a 1980 Ibanez ST50 for $275. It looks pretty cool and I need a bucker equipped guitar.
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i am the last person in this thread that will talk you out of buying old school ibanez
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I really like the Squier 50's CV Telecaster, but the look absolutely bores me to tears. Are there any cool paintjobs for Telecasters of a similar price/quality range?
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iostream.h posted:Basically exactly what I did to my Strat with a purple, blue and red Lace Sensor set (in order of your list). That is definitely something I will considered. Just wondering how much the purple really sounds like a P90 in the neck or bridge. For some reason I thought Lace Sensors were pretty expensive, but new they are about $70 each. Finding them used seems to be more difficult that you would expect, but when you can, it seems like you can get them for $40 or less. Not bad at all.
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Southern Heel posted:I really like the Squier 50's CV Telecaster, but the look absolutely bores me to tears. Are there any cool paintjobs for Telecasters of a similar price/quality range? Why not just get a cool new pickguard for the guitar? Specifically, this pickguard: http://www.greasygroove.com/proddetail.php?prod=2766-PG-F-S-D-TC
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