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That's what they say about mahogany; Taylor and Martin (and others, I'm sure) make mahogany-bodied guitars specifically for their "warmer" tones. I'm letting it sit to acclimate, but I tuned it and played on it for a few minutes, and my first impression: great strumming guitar, not so great as a finger-picker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Of course, by my user handle here, I guess you can tell what my focus is. :lmao:
Out for delivery, a 32' ultra wide monitor for my Macbook. I plan to set it up this week and record a song I've written. I'll also have to figure out Logic and some functions on my Korg Kross keyboard. Really excited about this.
bought a couple of Tungsram 12AX7 tubes for my Princeton Reverb.
After 4 months or so, the tuner on the high e string on one of my Silvertones finally broke yesterday so I ordered a new set of locking tuners to replace the o cheap, import tuners that are on it. When I got the guitar, the previous owner attempted to string the G in the high e slot, and tune it to e, and the tuner couldn't handle it. It was fairly bent, leaning at like a 20 degree angle. So I attempted to stand it up straight and use it as is. Well it finally gave up the ghost yesterday and broke completely.
Im just not sure which guitar to put the tuners on. Both Silvertones use the inexpensive, Squier-style tuners so I can either replace the set that includes the one that broke or I could replace the other set with no broke tuners and use one of those take-offs to replace the broken tuner on the other guitar.
I think I'll end up putting them on the guitar with unbroken tuners and swapping one of the take-offs onto the guitar with the broken tuner. I play the guitar with unbroken tuner a lot more than the other so it would make sense.
Not guitar related, but music-related. My old Roland XP50 bit the dust so I got this delivered yesterday. Roland VR-09B performance keyboard. I like it because it uses knobs and buttons for most controls instead of menu-driven controls. It's amazing how good it sounds.
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GJ, I wish I'd seen this before I bought my Korg Kross 88. Its menus are not user friendly. Great sounding keyboard, but I love how your keyboard makes it so easy to set up things.
I like that. Does it do MIDI stuff, too? I know so little about MIDI and my DAW has so much I'm not tapping the potential of. I'm getting to the point where I'd like to be able to put some non-guitar stuff into my recordings.Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonjunkie
holy smokes, listening to a demo video of that keyboard. seriously impressed.
It does do MIDI, too. I haven't begun to tap into that yet, but I have a lot of stuff I've written and saved as MIDI files. It will be great if I can play it all on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
Ordered a 2nd set of locking tuners lol. So that solves that problem. Tuners on both guitars will be replaced now. Expecting delivery Sunday & Monday. Bought some inexpensive ones from Musiclily so we'll see how they work. If they don't, then back they go.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoundUp
sort of music-related. I got a call from the car audio place that the kenwood cd-deck I wanted to get has come in. They were originally saying maybe Sept or Oct. They had exactly one come in today and I got the call. Having it put in on Monday. It's been about 2 years since I could play CDs in my car. This new deck will have a USB port on the front so I can plug my iPhone into it. I have Spotify and I'm so pysched to be getting this. Just in time for my next road trip to the mountains for an appointment on Tuesday.
Kenwood kcd-x304
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I think I'm doing it backwards! I sold my 1980 Hamer Sunburst on Sunday and my Les Paul today. On the other hand, I ordered a new Heritage H-535.
Pictures (and review) when you get it!
I'm really interested in hearing about it too. I've looked at the H-535s online, but I've never heard one.
I'm curious, too. The biggest knock I've heard against Heritages were the solidbodies ran on the heavy side, no idea about the semi hollow bodies.
didn't you just get that kramer recently?
I have a Heritage 530 which is great. Much nicer than a Casino, and certainly as nice as an ES330
Could you post a photo of it? I'd love to see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackonblack
Nice one, Mike--what do you think about it?
Putting up a new shower curtain and getting some bathroom mats--I've waited too long to throw away the ones in my bathroom now.
I just got a Beatles Yellow Submarine Songtrack shower curtain and the mats will be here soon. I figured, why the fuck not? I needed the things anyway. The Beatles ones are no more expensive than a cheap set from Big Lots. Looks pretty cool too!
The 63 model is one I wanted as soon as it came out, hence my screen name Mikesr1963. Just couldn't pony up $299. I don't have any other Dano's and have never played them before. What I knew about them was they had a jangle in the sound and were made of weird products. Saying that when I play it I have to say I sound like me. Chords can have a jangle sound but playing lead lines they can sound much more between Strat single coil and Les Paul humbucker tone when I'm using reverb and a klon clone. Add to that some Boss SD1 or Mojomojo and it's really pleasant sounding.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
It has a nice neck with a rosewood fretboard and the volume and tone control give a wide adjustment and not just zero to 100.
I’m glad you like it. I’ve never had one, but plenty of great players and artists have played them or still do.
That's awesome! It's like mine!Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesr1963
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Don, that headstock with the strings coming from one side blows my mind. Does it make any difference? I've just never noticed a (sort of) rectangular headstock with the pegs all on one side.
Oh know Don, mine is a 63 reissue and not an original from 1963.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
The mind blowing thing is that the tuners TURN BACKWARDS compared to traditional tuners!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
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I picked this up cheap in the last year or so. The neck pickup didn't work when I bought it. I took it apart and fixed it. It was an easy fix- a wire had become disconnected. You ain't seen nothin' until you've opened up an original lipstick tube pickup! Weird! Even weirder, is that this is a great sounding, nice playing guitar!Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesr1963
Totally agree they sound good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Well, I dig both of those Dans.
I went a bit nuts and bought an Ibanez RG7321 - a 7 string shredder.
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I'd been researching 7 strings for an article for my website having not owned one in a few years, and came across a silly deal on it, so I put down the money on what at worst scratches an itch.
So far it's... Interesting. It's been a long while since I owned one so getting used to it again. Needs a truss rod adjustment and some frets cleaned up, but I'm enjoying the change.
Vox AC15CH, to complete the flavor-rack in the studio.
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Still waiting on the last piece, which is a Kruse amp-switcher so I can route them to the cabinet in the "amp shed" on the fly. Should arrive in a couple more weeks, hopefully.
The flavor-rack:
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I see you have some Meeseeks to change the knobs for you. good tone management decision :D
:laughing: Wasn't sure if anyone would know what they were. Good eye!Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
I was looking at the amps, and I totally missed the Meeseeks.
It's Summer's fault. Get out of here, Summer! Yeah, Summer, you b****!
:lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
Oh, dang. That's a TEASE!
A bit delayed, it’s been more than 48h but my latest gear aquisition was a handful of pedals... A new TS808 and two used EHX boxes
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Didn't buy anything but made a couple slides.
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Originally Posted by mikesr1963
Very cool! Your post reminded me that I have to practice slide!
What did you cut them with?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesr1963
Got a big headstock CV70 strat in natural trying to whisper seductive nothings in my ear. I really shouldn't, but it has a surprisingly dark Indian Laurel fingerboard that could pass for rosewood. Unh ...
Well, it's not as fancy as Don's new Heritage, but oddly enough, this is something I've wanted for a while.
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I use a glass cutter like pictured. It just scores the glass and does not cut it all the way through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
This is what I do: I wrap a piece of electrical tape around the bottle neck and use it to guide me all the way around, scoring about an inch at a time; turn and repeat. Once the glass is scored all the way around, I remove the tape and go to the kitchen and fill a tea pot with water and boil it. Prior to that I prep a gallon juice container with water and ice and place it in the refrigerator so it's been in there about an hour. I have a bar stool I sit on while at the sink to steady me. I put a dish towel in the bottom of the sink to catch the slide when it drops. On top of the dish towel I have paper towels to use to filter any slivers of glass so they don't get caught in my cloth towels.
I sit the ice water to the side and have the boiling hot tea pot to the other. (Protect the counter top) I position the bottle on the corner of the sink so I can turn it slowly with one hand and with the other hand slowly pour the hot water along the score line of the bottle. I pour the small stream of hot water for about a minute to the side of the neck and not straight down where it rolls all over the tip of the bottle. Then I sit the tea pot down and take the ice water and do the same thing, slowly pour and turning the bottle.
When pouring the cold water you can hear the glass crack under the scoring. After the cold water, do the same thing again with the hot water. The slide with then just fall into the sink or it may fall when you pour the cold water the second time.
NOTE: The edges are razor sharp. You can wet sand the edges (wrap the sand paper around a wood dowel and NOT your finger) and take the edge. I do it old school. I go out to my front steps and shape the edges on the cement porch floor. Then I have a stone that I use on the inside to round it off. I work the glass a bit and wet to see where it's at and then continue until I have it safe to play. Pay close attention to crack inside the glass. If you have them throw the slide away and start again. A cracked slide that finishes breaking while you're playing can cut literally cut your finger to the bone in the blink of an eye. I can't stress how important safety is.
The slides don't break even all the time. I take the ball end of the glass cutter and tap the remaining pieces off. Depending on the size it may need another hot and cold water pour. In the photo of the slides, the slide on the right is one I used for an hour or so and the oils from my skin darkened the glass. The slide on the left I only used for a few minutes after cutting. You can work the glass with water sanding to polish it pretty, but pretty wasn't my goal. Be safe.
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Thanks for that info! I'll try it!
However you round the edges off, wear a mask because fine glass dust floats everywhere when the water starts drying out. Keep wetting it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
"That's a negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full"Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
my new sales engineer didn't exactly fulfill my expectations for the quote and took so long to respond to my reply that somebody scooped the specific guitar I wanted. Oh well. Maybe some other time.
semi-music related, a CD wallet and jewel cases. Now that I don't have a cassette deck, I'm going to burn my demo tracks to CD to listen in my car. I've found both Bluetooth and USB to be wanting, which is a damn shame.
any recommendations for re-writable CDs?
I bought 1.5 CC of Big Bends Nut Sauce this afternoon.:salud:
It's important for adding flavor to mountain oysters. ........Quote:
Originally Posted by waxbytes
LOL! :upQuote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
Kruse custom amp switcher. Handmade by Jens Kruse -- http://www.krusekontrol.com
I can route any of my five amp heads to any of five cabs. I only have the one 2x12 cab in the "amp shed" in another room, but, I'm also going to send a second cabinet feed to a smaller guitar speaker cabinet in the studio room itself, on the rare occasions when I might want the live sound in the room.
All the amps see a load if they're not routed to a cab, so there's no worries about burning up a transformer. You can even route to two cabs at once, as long as you make the proper ohm calculations.
It's beautifully designed and well crafted. Couldn't be happier!
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woah, there's a lot of people at TGP who want this kind of device
I tried a couple different ones. The Kahayan gets a lot of press, but it was surprisingly flimsy and was not impressive. I have one from De Lisle in Indiana, and theirs is a great little unit, but it only does cabinet selection--it doesn't have jacks to also plug in the guitar and send the signal to the fronts of the amps. I'm so glad I happened upon the Kruse in my searches.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
I'll be doing a YouTube vid as a demo so people can see how I'm using it, and I'll post it here of course.
I'll be looking forward to that. You make some awesome videos :applauditQuote:
Originally Posted by pc
Video posted in Amplifiers section! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
Very cool Pete. I have a Bogs Loooper which is kind of neat because it includes a blender circuit, so I can do the clean/mean thing and taylor the clean to get the cut I need. I used to run a stereo delay and a Classic 30 (gain channel) on the mean side only and it would make you sound like Slash in 50 person capacity room, lol. You might want to try that with your rig. The DRRI did the heavy lifting and the hi gain amp paired with it added the sustain and ambience.
These days I'm a lazy slob and do all this on the PODxtPro, but I totally get it. There's a rewarding feeling from going analog from front-to-back and getting just what you were listening for through sexy gear. If you have a studio situation where you can run and amp farm it's amazing fun - jelly!
Chuck
The other nice thing is that when we play live (in normal times) the cartage company will bring a separate cabinet, pedalboard, and "case of guitar stuff" to the gig. All I have to do is pick a guitar or two to bring, and pick one of the amp heads off the studio rack and pop it in a amp-head case. I'll still use a hand truck for those two things, because I'm old, but, it's nothing like having to haul the whole rig around. My live pedalboard is this, now:
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I definitely can't crank the Jubilee or Budda at a gig without slaying people, so I still rely on the OCD for dirt, so I can keep the amp volume manageable. The looper is not unlike what you describe. It's one touch clean or dirty. I can leave the delay on so it's always there when I select the OCD side, but gone when I'm playing clean. The EQ pedal is for when I use the LP, so I can make the neck pickup a bit more Strat-like when the clean side is selected.
Hmmm... What have we here???
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