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Anyone know any reputable luthiers in the Boston area? My Telecaster needs a fret leveling and I don't really want to take it to Guitar Center or Daddy's Junky Music where it will just get shipped off and four weeks later I'll get it back.
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Epi Lepi posted:I've always been told that you should down tune them for storage, but that kind of contradicts the people who say you shouldn't take off all your strings at once when you restring a guitar. I would think leaving it strung without playing it might warp the neck, but some people say having no tension on the neck will also mess it up. So I'm not sure anymore. It doesn't contradict taking your guitar strings off to swap them at all. A guitar neck can handle no tension on it for a couple of hours or even days. It's only when you talk long term storage, months at a time, that neck warping becomes a factor. It's good to keep some tension in storage on the neck because the back bow of the neck will be dampened by the tension of the strings. Without the strings there, it's easier for the neck to warp.
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Mr. Cool posted:Also, I play a 1977 Gibson Les Paul. I read that certain channels sound better with certain guitars/pickups, but I can't really find any information on my amp about that. If any of you guys have any idea I'd love to hear about it. It's really a subjective thing. Just find a tone on either channel that you are happy with.
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Ferrous Wheel posted:I looked at Warmoth and USACG and googled around and haven't seen anyone offering a 30" scale replacement neck. I'd love to keep the current neck on but it's been semi-professionally made fretless and the first few fret positions just may not be playable. The other issue is that I'm not sure how consistent the neck pockets on these early 70s Musicmasters are. I'd love to have the option of a ready-made replacement if one exists. Unfortunately, a lot of builders don't really make short-scale necks. Scour ebay for Danelectro Longhorn, Bronco Bass, and Hamer bass necks. They usually go from $100~$200.
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Ferrous Wheel posted:Those can all be relied upon to fit the neck pocket? That would be very convenient if true. The Bronco Bass is another short scale Fender bass, so at least a neck from one of those should fit. The Longhorn has a heel width of 2-3/16s inches which means that it will fit a standard fender neck pocket, but will be 10mm smaller width wise. Longhorn necks also don't come with mounting holes, so you'd need to drill them. I don't know about Hamer necks though, my bass player buddy said you should look into those. Edit: I'd also like to add that a really tight fitting neck pocket isn't so much of a tone or strength issue than a cosmetic one. So long as the four bolts holding the neck on are solid the neck isn't going to move. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 19:22 on Aug 18, 2010 |
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Clockwork Sputnik posted:Thanks for that, and no, it's not unsolicited at all - I definitely want to hear more about these types of things. If you are worried abut quality, Epiphone semi-hollow and hollowbody guitars have always been very high quality for the money. You even see professionals gigging and recording with newer models.
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:Here's a ridiculously pretentious question for you to sink your teeth into. Eastwood is your best bet, Italia and Danelectro are other good options. It's kind of funny though, as all of the people you've mentioned bought those guitars because they were very cheap and unpopular. Though the only 'true' unique guitars are the ones that are custom built. I know Bob Logan builds custom stuff starting at $600.
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Playing bass through a guitar amp won't hurt the amp at all. You could even hook a guitar head up to a bass cab if you wanted to, so long as the impedance matched and the cab can take more power than the amp. The problem is that the speaker in a guitar amp isn't really designed to handle the immediate changes a pop or slap at low frequencies will put it through, so you can cook a speaker fairly easily if you're not careful.
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The way I was taught to string change an acoustic was to loosen all the strings and use the rounded side of a spoon to push the pins out from the inside of the guitar. Then again, I've never really had anything but inexpensive acoustics, so I don't know if that is the best method.
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The skills on guitar don't really transfer to a sitar. They're very demanding instruments that are notoriously difficult to play well and keep in tune.
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VAT (value-added tax) is a consumption tax that most European countries pay on top of the purchase price of an item. It's similar to a sales tax but it's added whenever value is added to the item (such as when components are being added, assembly, shipping, etc.) rather than just on the end product. Exports are mostly exempt from VAT, so any item coming from the EU to the US will usually not include it or will be removed from the price. edit: Eh, the above can be boiled down to 'you won't have to pay an extra tax if it's exempt'. Check with the seller first as not all exporters offer exemptions. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Aug 18, 2020 |
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