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I'm interested. I wonder if the poly can be stripped clearly around the frets without having to cut the finish cleanly against the metal. I guess if they poly after frets are installed, then it should pull off clean without having to razor blade? Stewmac (of course) has a nice tutorial on stripping the body, but I can't seem to find good neck info. The couple of forums that popped up all had guys arguing between chemical strippers, sanding, or using a heat gun.
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Snowy posted:You use both? Ive used tung oil on a lot of furniture but that would be the final finish. I love the stuff, it’s so easy to use. it's not really necessary it just makes it feel even more smooth former glory posted:Stewmac (of course) has a nice tutorial on stripping the body, but I can't seem to find good neck info. The couple of forums that popped up all had guys arguing between chemical strippers, sanding, or using a heat gun. definitely sandpaper stripper on poly is a bitch and a half, and unless you're really careful with a heat gun you run the risk of popping frets or delaminating the fretboard. necks aren't finished anywhere near as thick as bodies so it doesn't take a solid week to sand through The Muppets On PCP fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Dec 8, 2019 |
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Thanks, that sounds like a good plan. This CV tele is what I reach for most of the time now so it would be great to get that neck looking a little unique. Could be a fun holiday project.
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just remembered this exists and now you all do too have a blessed sabbath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3E2_vyEzDs
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former glory posted:Thanks, that sounds like a good plan. This CV tele is what I reach for most of the time now so it would be great to get that neck looking a little unique. Could be a fun holiday project. ben eller made a decent video on sanding necks. he uses tru oil instead but it's all pretty much the same stuff to varying degrees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiDm4JKtICk
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Yeah, that seems pretty easy and I love the result. I'll post some pics if I get it done soon. Thanks again. That guy's video is 
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It occurred to me the other day that since two tone knobs is two more than anybody should ever need, it would be incredibly funny to wire up a Strat with three volume knobs.
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Anime Reference posted:It occurred to me the other day that since two tone knobs is two more than anybody should ever need, it would be incredibly funny to wire up a Strat with three volume knobs. Ironically throwing one on each pickup and getting rid of the selector switch would give you way more tonal variation than any tone knob possibly could.
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Joe Bogan posted:Ironically throwing one on each pickup and getting rid of the selector switch would give you way more tonal variation than any tone knob possibly could. Volume, Tone, three-way switch and the middle pickup on a blend knob is the way and the light personally. All the tele middle-position rhythm sounds plus stratty quack on tap.
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SOMEONE BUY THIS AND SAVE ME FROM MYSELF E: 
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gently caress no those ugly rear end Soviet guitars look awesome. Good luck trying to actually play one, though.
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I love how the bottom is just resting on the loving floor. LOL
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And my left handedness has saved me again from errant guitar purchases because goddamn is that soviet guitar just the right kind of ugly. Don't doubt that it probably sucks to actually use though. Edit: You know what really makes it is the fake pinkish snakeskin pick guard. Let's make that the new happening trend in guitars! Turbinosamente fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Dec 16, 2019 |
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Dec 16, 2019 04:54
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It looks like someone traced an oil stain off someone's driveway.
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Anna Karenina in the background giving you the side eye
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Jr. posted:Anna Karenina in the background giving you the side eye
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Actuary X posted:Is it? Honestly thought it was Frodo I might be wrong, but I instantly thought it was this:  But side by side I'm realizing the one in the guitar photo might also be a melted Soviet clone e: help I can't stop laughing, this is some "selfie vs photo someone else takes" poo poo 
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That is so loving weird.
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I love reading dudes that are like "Everyone always plays this wrong" but I've never seen 'em pick a specific instance before. RIP that guy's comments.
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That guy wrote me back a really long message when I made fun of him for taking twenty minutes to explain the early iron maiden tone of "hot rod strat, Plexi, 1960a, sm57" or whatever because I nearly explained it in six words. Dude coulda just replied "lol gotta do that for the YouTube algorithm" and I'd be cool with it because that's the name of the game. but nah, dudes lack of social skills flared up at it and I now have this story. This is why reverb's "synth sounds of" videos were so good. The host had some serious charisma with his high top fade and members only jacket; got the list of gear out of the way in like two words; and showed you the parts you cared about in the song as well as why you need certain effects for it. Like Jump without the chorus just isn't the same.
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Spanish Manlove posted:That guy wrote me back a really long message when I made fun of him for taking twenty minutes to explain the early iron maiden tone of "hot rod strat, Plexi, 1960a, sm57" or whatever because I nearly explained it in six words.
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Anime Reference posted:They must've started using boosts at some point, right? The tone on "Where Eagles Dare" seems way too hot for a Plexi on its own. I think right after killers they started using a TS8 or something
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Jr. posted:I might be wrong, but I instantly thought it was this: Holy gently caress!
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I had the bright idea to get a SX 5 string and mod it a few years ago. I hadn't realized just how low the overall quality of SX stuff is, so it turned out to be a waste of time and money. I did end up using it for a while, but eventually the neck got misaligned and wouldn't sit right, and the cheap wiring crapped out. Slamming it down on stage a few times may have had something to do with that, I will admit. I ended up selling it to a guy who said he was going to fix it as a project. I was browsing craigslist today, and what do you know, there it is, at a Kingsway pawn shop! https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/msd/d/burnaby-sx-precision-5-string-bass/7035963815.html I'm thinking it may have gone through more than one owner since I last saw it. It looks like it has 2 different kinds of tuner now, and some more damage. $250 is insane, since I can tell just from the pictures that the neck is still totally misaligned. I knew right away it was my bass because no one ever bothered to replace the poorly cut pickguard with the chopped off broken end 
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Spanish Manlove posted:That guy wrote me back a really long message when I made fun of him for taking twenty minutes to explain the early iron maiden tone of "hot rod strat, Plexi, 1960a, sm57" or whatever because I nearly explained it in six words. My favorite How to Sound Like article was the one in the old Pro Guitar Shop Tone Report about how to sound like Kurt Cobain. It was three pages of, "Well, Kurt just used whatever pieces of trash they had at the venue or studio, but here's $4,000 worth of stuff you can use to sound somewhat like him!"
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Spanish Manlove posted:That guy wrote me back a really long message when I made fun of him for taking twenty minutes to explain the early iron maiden tone of "hot rod strat, Plexi, 1960a, sm57" or whatever because I nearly explained it in six words.
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Death Panel Czar posted:The only time I ever saw a video by this guy, he was taking 20 minutes to say "did you know you can play basses through guitar amps?". Who's the target market for dead air and "tips" that are old news to everybody and their mother? Wait what this is world changing information here.
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You know how the first Marshalls were clones of the Fender Bassman? Yeah.
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OutOfPrint posted:My favorite How to Sound Like article was the one in the old Pro Guitar Shop Tone Report about how to sound like Kurt Cobain. It was three pages of, "Well, Kurt just used whatever pieces of trash they had at the venue or studio, but here's $4,000 worth of stuff you can use to sound somewhat like him!"
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Death Panel Czar posted:The only time I ever saw a video by this guy, he was taking 20 minutes to say "did you know you can play basses through guitar amps?". Who's the target market for dead air and "tips" that are old news to everybody and their mother? While definitely possible (an electric signal is an electric signal after all) I thought that was generally a bad idea since the lower frequencies of a bass are liable to damage guitar amps/cabs. The other way round (guitar through a bass amp) is fine though, and a lot of guitar players did that back in the 60s.
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Spanish Manlove posted:That guy wrote me back a really long message when I made fun of him for taking twenty minutes to explain the early iron maiden tone of "hot rod strat, Plexi, 1960a, sm57" or whatever because I nearly explained it in six words. What was his exact reply?
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:I thought that was generally a bad idea since the lower frequencies of a bass are liable to damage guitar amps/cabs. Now, plug a 500W bass head into a regular ~100W 4x12 and max that fucker out, you will blow some speakers. But if you play a bass through a regular guitar amp into an appropriately matched cabinet it won't damage anything.
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Thanks for the info. That makes sense. Maybe the person who told me that got confused between power and frequency, since, to get the same volume, you generally need a more powerful bass amp than guitar amp.
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:Thanks for the info. That makes sense. Maybe the person who told me that got confused between power and frequency, since, to get the same volume, you generally need a more powerful bass amp than guitar amp. That's actually a weirdly prolific myth. I've heard it from multiple different people too. It's incorrect, but that doesn't stop it from being repeated fairly often.
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1000 Brown M and Ms posted:While definitely possible (an electric signal is an electric signal after all) I thought that was generally a bad idea since the lower frequencies of a bass are liable to damage guitar amps/cabs. Lemmy and Jason Newsted are both known to have played through plain-rear end Marshall half-stacks for high end stuff and distortion. edit: to be fair both are/were largely guitar-esque players
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GreatGreen posted:That's actually a weirdly prolific myth. I've heard it from multiple different people too. Care to explain more? It does piss me off when people say something is wrong but don't bother to say what's actually correct. E: I'm happy to be corrected, but just saying "you're wrong" doesn't help anyone. Be constructive 1000 Brown M and Ms fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Dec 17, 2019 |
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yeah a lot of distorted bass tones are just regular guitar amps
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Don't tell anyone but I have a keyboard connected to a guitar amp.
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