What pedals do you use?Originally Posted by concert410
What pedals do you use?
Saw one of these on an Anderton's youtube video and thought it was a UK only model. Came to find out that Chicago Music Exchange has the US exclusive for this model so I bought one yesterday. It will be my first Squier guitar, though I have a bunch of Fenders. Squier guitars are not as cheap as they once were, but what is?
https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com...-black-1123654
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Bought it last month, but it just arrived yesterday. A new extension speaker cab from newellamps.com. It is my sixth one from John and, as usual, it is perfect. Made for a 15" speaker (my Jensen P15N). Covered in smooth blonde tolex with oxblood grill cloth. Fender strap handle, nickle corners and glides, and chrome tilt-back legs. I added a Fender brown flat amp logo myself. Impossible to tell from a "real" Fender product.
JDNewell is a cabinet magician. If you ever need a custom made extension speaker cab, John is your guy!
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
How 'bout some pics, BobbyMac?
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Does sending an amp out for repair count?
My '66 Vibro Champ has been giving me shocks lately. With the original 2-prong cord and death cap still there, I figured it's time to do something about it before it does it's impression of a defibulator. I have no desire to ride the lightning, except by listening to Metallica or watching Green Mile.
|Found a local shop who also builds amps - I tried a couple out, really impressive work. He does repairs also, pretty reasonable rates, as far as I can tell.
He's going to change out the cord and give it a once over. Probably a cap job while he's in there.
I'll probably have to send a couple of my others out somewhere along the way - my '75 Marshall, though it still sounds great. A couple of my others have some little glitches here and there I should have taken a look at.
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"Do you call sleeping with a guitar in your hands practicing?"
"It is if you don't drop it."
- Trent Lane, Daria, Episode 1-2.
My '71 Champ is in need of technical help, too. The guy I used to go to has gone off the grid, apparently.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Perhaps you should also get your power outlets checked too. Getting shocks while playing is definitely not a good sign.
I have the US-standard 3-prong outlets, plus surge protectors going. Every one of my other amps is fine, including a couple other old 2-prong cords.
Not a bad idea, but I'm 99.9% certain the issue is the amp here.
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"Do you call sleeping with a guitar in your hands practicing?"
"It is if you don't drop it."
- Trent Lane, Daria, Episode 1-2.
I'll let you know how things work out here. This is with Judge Amps, in Somervile, MA. I think you said you're transportation limited, but it's not far from where you are.
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"Do you call sleeping with a guitar in your hands practicing?"
"It is if you don't drop it."
- Trent Lane, Daria, Episode 1-2.
A Radial J-Rak 4 for my Radial J48 DI box and X-Amp re-amp boxes, after years of schlepping them from the equipment closet to my project studio. Now they're nicely wired into the patchbay for quick and easy use:
You have to remove the boxes' exterior cases, which I'm keeping if I ever decide to sell them, of course. Then they slide right in, and are held by screws:
a brass tremolo block for the strat project I'm working on. If I had a bench vise, I could maybe drill out the holes in the zinc block but this is a chance to see if a bigger block is in fact a better block. I've kind of wanted to do this for a couple other Squier strats I have but this is the first instance of really needing to replace one. Something is wrong with that block that it is so hard to get anything to come out of it.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
forgot to mention Raw Vintage springs for the strat in question. They were due to arrive on monday but apparently are going to be here today.
Yesterday I found out I had ordered some in February from Reverb. D'oh. They're in the basement somewhere.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
I was looking on Reverb for a secondhand G12M Greenback to replace the V30 in the 2x12 cab that came with my Avatar 45 head. I found one for $99 and realized that it was at a local shop (where I bought my DR. Z Cure and Wreck Jr, Mesa MKV25, Martin OOO-15M, etc...). I contacted them about picking it up rather than paying for shipping then saw that they had a secondhand G12M-65 for $99 as well. I wanted to try one of those in my Mesa Fillmore 25 so I bough them both. These speakers are almost mint and in their original boxes. Someone must've tried them and traded them in.
They sound great in my cabinet and Fillmore 25!
I have toyed with the idea of getting a ukulele for a while. I got one delivered yesterday (Nov 13, 2021).
Kinda goes with my '62
Jerry
The companion book the Beatles' Get Back mini-series that's currently airing on Disney+ and Eric Clapton's Six-String Stories. The former is basically an illustrated version of the dialogue the Beatles spoke throughout the mini-series, which was based on the 57 or so hours of footage shot for their 1970 Let It Be movie. The latter is a massive assortment of guitar porn, including center-folds of Blackie, Brownie, and Clapton's 1964 Gibson ES-335. These -- and many, many more -- were all guitars that Clapton auctioned off to fund his Crossroads Detox Center. I bored my wife senseless tonight going into some of the details from the latter book.
I didn't "buy" it, but I was given a Fulltone Full-Drive 2 V2 in exchange for finishing the brass nut on a friend's Yngwie Malmsteen signature Strat (long story). The pedal is only a little larger then my Full-Drive FD-1 and has a couple of new sound options that I like a lot. Fuller also added a volume control to the boost section (still not a separate boost) so you can use it to add distortion or to add volume or both.
I just sold the FD-1 today.
Just looking at the photos made me drool, especially the Clapton book! I'm watching the Disney+ series now, and honestly, I find a lot of it terribly boring.The companion book the Beatles' Get Back mini-series that's currently airing on Disney+ and Eric Clapton's Six-String Stories. The former is basically an illustrated version of the dialogue the Beatles spoke throughout the mini-series, which was based on the 57 or so hours of footage shot for their 1970 Let It Be movie. The latter is a massive assortment of guitar porn, including center-folds of Blackie, Brownie, and Clapton's 1964 Gibson ES-335. These -- and many, many more -- were all guitars that Clapton auctioned off to fund his Crossroads Detox Center. I bored my wife senseless tonight going into some of the details from the latter book.
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During the last half-hour or so of Part II things seemed to really come into focus -- Glyn Johns asks them to start recording proper versions of their songs, and after a few takes, they nail the version of "For You Blue" that appears on the Let It Be album, and if I'm remembering correctly, Johns suggests to Paul that the rooftop might work for the climax of their movie. Johns, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, McCartney and a couple of production assistants then climb up on the roof to scope things out.
I can't wait to see the rooftop concert tomorrow! (And the piano-based numbers they recorded in the Apple studio on the day after the rooftop concert to wrap things up.)
I'll be glad when Get Back comes out on Blu-Ray -- chapter stops will be very welcome indeed to fast-forward past the dross.
I've been keeping my head down and trying not to look at stuff too much. That said, I scoped an indie store not far from here and they have an Epiphone ES-339 in stock. If I borrow my sis' car I might go check it out tomorrow. Bad Dan, stay away from guitar stores, you're trying not to spend.
I did buy a 4mm hex key wrench but i'm getting hoisted by my own petards re the shipping. Supposed to be in Wed, then Fri, now Monday. I'm still waiting for a response from eBay about a shipper who hasn't put my purchase (brass block) into the mail, going on a month now
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
I don't know where and how the 339s are made, but the Casino I got last year that is "Crafted in China" is an amazing instrument for the buck. I got ready to sell it recently. Plugged it in and thought, "This sounds vurrrrry good; I ain't losin' this'un."
I had read that the China factory is putting out excellent Epiphones, and the hype is real.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
I have a guitar setup kit that I don't remember when or where I bought it, but none of the tools I find very useful (blame the artist, don't blame the tools). Nevertheless, I saw a video from Music Nomad on truss rod adjustment, and liked the tools used in it, so I ordered the kit. Later today, I'm going by my LGS to see about buying a 5mm hex wrench (Martin sells one for $6, but wants $8 to ship it).
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a black rule with white markings? I bet it's a lot easier to see than a nickel/steel guitar string against a same color rule with black markings.I have a guitar setup kit that I don't remember when or where I bought it, but none of the tools I find very useful (blame the artist, don't blame the tools). Nevertheless, I saw a video from Music Nomad on truss rod adjustment, and liked the tools used in it, so I ordered the kit. Later today, I'm going by my LGS to see about buying a 5mm hex wrench (Martin sells one for $6, but wants $8 to ship it).
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Ordered one of these on Thursday...
And these bodies are on the way:
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
I went to the LGS to see about getting a Martin truss rod wrench. They didn't have one to sell, but one of the guys said he'd do the relief with his. So, I walked around and chatted with one guy about acoustics (they had an absolutely gorgeous Bourgeois - about $10K!), comparing Martins and Taylors (they have other brands, as well). As we were about to wrap up, one of their guys came into the acoustic room and said, "We now have a hard shell case that fits a GS Mini."
(Insert exclamation point here).
Since it was used, but in great shape, I expressed interest in it, and lo and behold, came home not with a truss wrench but a guitar case!
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Finally retrieved my Vibro Champ from the shop - little peeved about the communication from Music Go Round - they never called when it came back, I had to call them - and they were a bit cagey as to when it was dropped back.
But I'm really happy with the work - swapping out the 2-prong cord for a 3 prog, a cap job and general cleanup, plus there was an extra can cap someone had installed, apparantly to double values. Not sure exactly what that means or does, but it's gone.
I only got to play a few minutes this afternoon, but it's like a brand new amp. Aside from not getting shocked every time I plug it in, it sounds fuller, more punchy...
I'll play more and louder tomorrow, but I'm looking forward to it.
I'll definitely use this guy again, but I think I'd rather make the trek to him directly, instead of the go-between.
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"Do you call sleeping with a guitar in your hands practicing?"
"It is if you don't drop it."
- Trent Lane, Daria, Episode 1-2.
Pitch Fork polyphonic octave / pitch pedal. It's very good. I had gotten a Sub n Up pedal, and I boxed it back up after a few minutes with it. The Pitch Fork is a wonderful pedal.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
This is a repeat performance from last year when I bought a Heritage H-535 and sold my Gibson ES-335. I bought a used Heritage H-150 yesterday! The H-150 was in great shape and very fairly priced.
The high E string had a little buzz at the nut that I suspected was from too little back angle (from the factory). I was correct and it was easily rectified.
Also, the high E and B string saddles on the Calaham bridge on my Strat have developed grooves in them that are causing sitar like effects, especially when the strings are old. I was going to buy a set of Callaham saddles and just replace the high E and B and save the rest for next time, but I decided to try Raw Vintage saddles in all six positions. I'll let you know what I think of them.
Please keep us in the loop as to what becomes of these. I'm always interested in what people are buildingAnd these bodies are on the way:
Will do!
Born in Fullerton, California in 1952
I took advantage of Musician's Friend's recent 25% off coupon to buy the correct case for my Music Man Cutlass. It fits like a glove, but it it HUGE! Overkill!
NBD tomorrow
Dingwall Combustion 5er 8.5 lbs
Mark
Couple of things. Finding that my surprise purchase of a case that fits my GS Mini perfectly also fits my Breedlove Signature Companion CE, I found an open box duplicate online and bought it. It's a near-perfect fit (good enough for my purposes).
Also, some of you may recall that I lost my mailbox key last Saturday. I ordered a replacement (re-keying of the mailbox, actually) and was told it would take two weeks. I submitted a "hold mail" request to the PO so that the junk wouldn't fill up my box in the interim. Today, my letter carrier spied me coming back from lunch, and drove up to my house, stepped out and handed me my mail. He said he thought I was traveling, and when I told him about the loss, he just said he would simply deliver my mail to my house until the keys arrived! Wasn't that nice? In today's mail was the order I'd placed with Music Nomad for guitar adjusting tools!
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Proud to be a TFF Dumbass!
interesting selection of gauges and using the 6th fret to measure? I've never heard of doing that before. I'm curious about hearing how it works.
I like that string action gauge. Want.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
All the recent videos I've seen on neck relief show the tech putting a capo (this package includes a "pick capo") on the first fret, pressing on the 12th fret (which should be the halfway mark) and then measuring at the sixth fret, which should again be the halfway mark again. When I took my Martin in, that's exactly how the tech at the shop did it, too. This is MusicNomad's (very good) video:
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i wonder if it's an acoustic guitar thing. I've never worked on an acoustic before, other than polishing frets and oiling the board of my nephew's guitar.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
I suspect so. When I watched the video of Bob Taylor re-humidifying an acoustic guitar, he noted that the tension of the strings can have an upward pull on the saddle, which can in turn cause the top of the (acoustic guitar) body to bow and flex a bit. The only issue I've found with humidity on solid body guitars is a bit of fret sprout when the air dries too much. I keep all of my guitars in a humidified room (which these days is driving me nuts trying to get the RH into the 45%-55% range).
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So I bought these knobs for my 1955 replica project, but they're not gonna work out. They're not ABS plastic, & the font & color is all wrong.
The old adage is correct, "they don't make 'em like they used to"
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Robert, I may be able to help you out......drop me an e-mail.
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
I definitely have a sickness. I need another guitar like I need another hole in my head.
Still, I found myself lusting after a companion to my GS Mini, and someone suggested I look at the Martin Dreadnought Junior. Before you know it, I found a web site (Maury's Music, in Pennsylvania, if anyone cares) offering direct-from-the-factory Martins (they're only 40 miles away) at competitive prices. That alone probably wouldn't have sealed the deal, but I spoke with Maury and at his recommendation upgraded the saddle and bridge pins (buffalo horn and bone abalone, respectively). So, adding a HSC and a humidifier pack, the Djr-10E in Sapele should ship tomorrow. I don't expect delivery over the weekend, but I could be surprised. Here's a representative image of what I'm getting.
Pics when it arrives.
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