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hearing Andy play electric gypsy is one of the things which inspired me to start playing again
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Sweaty IT Nerd posted:That Ibanez is gorgeous.  NGL I have been looking at this thing all day. I think I want one. I'm trying to decide if I'm willing to part with my SFG JEM to get one. It's one of the guitars I pick up least frequently, but it's my metal machine (if I ever play any) because I put a Crunch Lab in it. Last time I thought about putting it on reverb I went to put some notes on it and I couldn't put it down, decided I could never let it go. Not to mention it is the guitar made infamous by the Ugly Guitars/Stupid Music poo poo thread so I kinda need to own it. If I was working I wouldn't be thinking about letting it go, but people are paying good money for used gear. And I don't have any roasted maple necks! This would be my first. I'll just wait. It's definitely on my list. Except I still need a Les Paul with P90s. Dammit. Tonight I am playing with the Andy Timmons "Halo" modulated & diffused delay. I don't have the pedal, I looked up the settings. 375ms/500ms stereo with modulation for chorusy repeats and diffusion to make it 'verby. The AxeFX has all of those parameters right there so it's super easy to get there in the Plex 'Verb block set to stereo tape delay. Makes me wish I knew some of those neat jazzy chords Eric Johnson likes to play with his ambient delays. The Fear posted:hearing Andy play electric gypsy is one of the things which inspired me to start playing again
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Jul 15, 2022 03:09
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Don't let the gas get ya. Just change the pickups!! if it feels good just adjust it until it sits right.
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Jul 15, 2022 03:17
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^^ heresy I'm learning to love the strat neck pickup. It makes me want to bust out the ancient bullet strat to see if I like it there too.
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Jul 15, 2022 04:36
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Felt too tired to play after getting my kids to bed but I played anyway and I'm glad I did. Got into a real creative flow. I'm gonna record some of what I am working on tonight over the weekend 
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Jul 15, 2022 06:18
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BizarroAzrael posted:Why didn't you buy a Boss Katana? How do you think they turned up the gain?
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Jul 15, 2022 20:53
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And, landgrabber, you may want to contact Fender about the issues you’re having. When I had some fret issues with a Cordoba, they covered the repair costs as it was still under warranty. Some wouldn’t be, as you’ve modified the guitar, but some might.
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Jul 15, 2022 21:03
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Looking at Firefly again. There a blue LP with a maple top and gold hardware that I think I might pull the trigger on just because I think it looks cool.
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Jul 15, 2022 21:20
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Dr. Faustus posted:Thank you. Thank you!
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Jul 15, 2022 22:25
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does firefly make clones of any guitars with 24 frets instead of the standard 22 or 21?
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Jul 15, 2022 23:29
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landgrabber posted:anyway real question, cause i’m about to go home and do the rest of a setup: still looking for a solution to this -- want to just suck it up and string it up again and get back to the important shituntil i have the money to sort it out. or did i simply gently caress up all my frets lol
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Jul 15, 2022 23:32
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my long term memory did kick in and i guess i should've taken it more seriously where like when i went to see faust, he did an inspection and was like "oh these frets aren't really leveled" and did a bit of work. then when i went to see the weird guitar center luthier lady, she was like "oh these frets aren't really leveled" and did a bit of work. so it's probably just the area of mexican fender QC where i ate poo poo this time. next time i get some money i'll try to find the best luthier in my general area, go see 'em, and see if they can give the frets some special attention
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Jul 15, 2022 23:53
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OK sorry for triple post, BUT: detective rose figures something else out: the frets that are bad? like that have divots or flatter spots on them? well i looked at the ends of them, from either side of the neck. and they're really shittily glued in, it seems like. that's where the bulk of "frine i can't clean" is. there're cracks in the finish on the sides of the neck, around the frets, i guess because they've been moving around. now-- is this something that could've happened as a result of use? i didn't do anything insane with it, but living in a humid area, with extreme temperature changes. it's not so bad in my house, but i would do things like, put it in a gig bag, put it in my car for an hour or two, where it'd get really hot, then take it out in a cold room -- because i was taking it to school to use for jazz band practice. could that have caused frets to move around? all the heat? or is it just a remnant of lovely factory work
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Jul 16, 2022 00:11
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Just those specific ones have that issue? Either way doesn't sound unfixable in anyway, just definitely needs an experienced tech to take a look and probably give the frets a quick level. And definitely not a user problem.
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Jul 16, 2022 00:25
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there's wear everywhere, for sure, but it's way worse and more flat/dented on those that are clearly not glued in well. i'm back on the telecaster and looking at it, and even though the fret ends are hilariously dull, they're not nearly as high. there're no dents in anything, even though this guitar has been through WAY more abuse. also i guess i really am meant for humbuckers, because with the JB it's way easier for me to get lovely high notes to sound alongside everything else while distorted, on the telecaster pickups it seems to compress way earlier. i feel like it's easier to feel the really lush voicings i like to play with the humbucker.
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Jul 16, 2022 00:54
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Huh does sound pretty sus but I bet a tech will still get it sorted. As far as the single coil vs JB, I don't know what exact pickup your tele has, but lower end ones tend to have ceramic magnets for that more compressed sound and the JB is probably lower output and has an alnico 5 magnet which definitely wouldn't sound as compressed as a ceramic humbucker
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Jul 16, 2022 01:18
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As far as removing polishing residue goes just like any other fretboard cleaning an old toothbrush and some naphta(zippo fluid) and some scrubbing should take care of it.
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Jul 16, 2022 02:47
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you can also use spit
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Sweaty IT Nerd posted:I'm learning to love the strat neck pickup. It makes me want to bust out the ancient bullet strat to see if I like it there too. The trick to making a bad-to-mid neck pickup sound good is in your picking hand. Pick it hard, like you're loving pissed at it. Snap the string up with your fingertip or thumb. Behave as though you want to break the string. Reminds me: Check your pickup heights! Not up to writing a thesis on that atm but sometimes that set of pickups just needs to back off or come up a bit to really suck you in. landgrabber posted:when i went to see faust, he did an inspection and was like "oh these frets aren't really leveled" and did a bit of work.  Thirding Naptha and seconding spit (on your own guitars!)
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Jul 16, 2022 10:17
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I sell my patented Tone Spit in convenient spray bottles. I happen to consume the optimal mix of black coffee and lemon lime seltzer each day to produce a mix that both cleans, conditions, and enhances your fretboards tonal characteristics.
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Jul 16, 2022 17:29
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unrelated to anything: thinking lately that i would really enjoy a lavender colored fender
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Jul 16, 2022 17:51
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*taps "it's GAS" sign*
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Jul 16, 2022 18:32
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i thought GAS was mostly what this thread was though.
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Jul 16, 2022 18:46
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I ordered the firefly LP that I thought looked cool. I hope I like it!
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Jul 16, 2022 18:57
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I'm allowing myself some GAS as a treat because I start lessons tomorrow. After trying my dad's Washburn 335-like, I really want a Gibson ES-335 but I'm not paying $3000 for one. I also learned there's no way in hell I could ever switch to righty. I can't even play a D chord without muting multiple strings even after a few days of trying. Debating trying to build one vs waiting for this year's Epiphones to come out and basically replacing everything. I'd love to find a used Casino or Sheraton II or something but curse the southpaw market for being so limited!
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Jul 16, 2022 19:03
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luchadornado posted:I'm allowing myself some GAS as a treat because I start lessons tomorrow. After trying my dad's Washburn 335-like, I really want a Gibson ES-335 but I'm not paying $3000 for one. I also learned there's no way in hell I could ever switch to righty. I can't even play a D chord without muting multiple strings even after a few days of trying. https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_hb_35plus_lh_cherry.htm (or they have it in black for a little less) Factor in ~$75 shipping to the US and the fact that it's a 335 so it's going to be a huge pain in the rear end to upgrade any of the electronics. For the price difference you could probably afford to upgrade all the electronics, the tuners, and the nut and have a luthier do the dirty work for you.
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Jul 16, 2022 19:15
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The 335 seems like it wouldn't be horrible to just restring as a leftie, but I don't know if the controls would be in the way of playing. The easy life as a rightie has never given me any chance to try out any upside down guitars except trying to play left handed on my right handed guitars (I am not ambidextrous either).
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The controls would probably be annoying but manageable. It depends on play style and how fat you are, if you got a big gut your arm is probably gonna be resting on your guitar right where the controls are.
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Jul 16, 2022 20:40
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landgrabber posted:unrelated to anything: thinking lately that i would really enjoy a lavender colored fender My favorite guitar is a squier cv60s strat in burgundy mist, which is basically lavender. I got it as a musicians friend stupid deal because everyone was afraid of the purple or something.
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landgrabber posted:i thought GAS was mostly what this thread was though. Nah that’s the new equipment thread which is dominated mostly by guitar stuff.
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On the topic of southpaws, how common is it for left handed players to learn to just play on a right-handed guitar, with regular right-handed stringing? I ask because I saw Pearl Jam in London last week and as part of the encore they did Rockin in the Free World and were joined by John McEnroe, playing on a tele I'm pretty sure Stone (right handed) had been playing earlier, only upside-down. Not out of the question someone restrung it I suppose but a quick Google search shows him mostly playing a left handed Les Paul. To be clear; John McEnroe can definitely play guitar, just noticing that sent me down a rabbit hole a bit. Also; I *think* I have my Gretsch sorted out with it's new pickups. It's not the most pronounced difference but manipulation of the volume dials show the pickups are being used correctly. Did have a moment where I picked it up again for one more check and it had no output at all, but I quickly found it's because the wires are the sort where the outer sheaf is metallic and needs to be soldered to ground, which I was able to do, but turns out if any part of the wire touches the bottom of a pot or something it will stop working. A quick wire tie seems to have sorted that. One thing though; I find dialing *either*volume down past a certain point mutes both pickups, is that normal? I never noticed before, might be intentional if it seems odd, but it means I can't mute one and use the switch as a kill switch. Not a big deal really, although I'll look for normally clad wiring in future.
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BizarroAzrael posted:On the topic of southpaws, how common is it for left handed players to learn to just play on a right-handed guitar, with regular right-handed stringing? I ask because I saw Pearl Jam in London last week and as part of the encore they did Rockin in the Free World and were joined by John McEnroe, playing on a tele I'm pretty sure Stone (right handed) had been playing earlier, only upside-down. Not out of the question someone restrung it I suppose but a quick Google search shows him mostly playing a left handed Les Paul. To be clear; John McEnroe can definitely play guitar, just noticing that sent me down a rabbit hole a bit. It's not super common but it happens. Dick Dale did it that way, I think Albert King did as well. Just using GIS McEnroe does NOT typically play lefty-strung-righty but it's a pretty simple song, he might have just put up with it if that was the only guitar available. Maybe their guitar tech restrung it real quick. I can play passably for something simple like that upside down but don't expect arpeggios or solos or anything.
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Bought a Vox AC15 yesterday and now solid states are ruined forever for me. The tone 
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Picking up a lefty guitar as a RH player just totally fucks my brain. Literally can't do a single thing.
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0 rows returned posted:does firefly make clones of any guitars with 24 frets instead of the standard 22 or 21? yes the FFPR that I got recently has 24 frets. landgrabber posted:i didn't do anything insane with it, but living in a humid area, with extreme temperature changes. it's not so bad in my house, but i would do things like, put it in a gig bag, put it in my car for an hour or two, where it'd get really hot, then take it out in a cold room -- because i was taking it to school to use for jazz band practice. could that have caused frets to move around? all the heat? or is it just a remnant of lovely factory work Perhaps! The rule of thumb I use is: if the temperature is uncomfortable for a human like me, its bad to expose the guitar to it, so two hours baking in a hot car is probably harmful, especially if you made a habit of it.
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BizarroAzrael posted:One thing though; I find dialing *either*volume down past a certain point mutes both pickups, is that normal?
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Jul 17, 2022 01:59
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The Yamaha mentioned a couple of pages ago seems like something that might suit me. I pretty much want to be able to pick up guitar, push button and play. No faffing about with wires and cables. Bluetooth input and being able to output to a PC is a bonus. Similar things seem to be the Katana Air and Vox Adio Air. All these seem to be a few years old now - how often do they release new models? It'd be just typical for me to pick one up and then something better comes out a month later.
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I remember playing a gig where the other band's guitarist was a leftie. I noticed he kept playing this loving weird rear end shape on the strings closest to his feet. This was a hard rock/metal band, so it seemed weird until I realised that that's how upside down power chords look. The guitar was a leftie, but strung as a rightie. I guess he learned to play that way?
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BonHair posted:I remember playing a gig where the other band's guitarist was a leftie. I noticed he kept playing this loving weird rear end shape on the strings closest to his feet. This was a hard rock/metal band, so it seemed weird until I realised that that's how upside down power chords look. The guitar was a leftie, but strung as a rightie. I guess he learned to play that way? This is like the worst possible combo.. why?
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luchadornado posted:This is like the worst possible combo.. why?
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