Wow, I had forgotten that Gilmour played slide.
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Wow, I had forgotten that Gilmour played slide.
I got this for my Hummingbird acoustic after having strap issues. So far so good.
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Gone is that great sounding Guild OM in rosewood. In is a Martin 000-28EC that is exceptional.
I’ll be selling my Parker Fly to make up the difference.
The EC Start did noting for me. 8 lbs to start with. Yeah it has that active circuit. If I like it that much I’ll put into one of my other Strats.
I heard somewhere else that BuildYourOwnClone is going out of business. They're selling off at 40% off.
So I placed an order for a mini fuzz pedal kit. I've had a bug in my ear to re-examine fuzz - it and I don't really get along. So worst case I'll have some fun building it, and sell it.
But I figure it's worth a try again.
What's wrong with an 8 lb Strat? I gigged an ash one for years that was close to 10.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackonblack
Wow, this thread's been quiet for over a month. What's up with everyone, you all stop buying stuff? :)
Last week Stew Mac was having a sale on their pedal kits, plus free shipping, so after the foulup with the BYOC order I placed that was unplaced I was still having a jones for a kit.
So I ordered up StewMac's version of the AnalogMan SunFuzz. It came in yesterday.
Looks like a pretty simple box to put together, and I'm looking forward to getting to work on it, though between work, the kiddo's hockey schedule and the usual things of living and home ownership, I'm not quite sure when I'm going to eek out the time.
Well, I almost had an entry for this thread, except that I was out when FedEx stopped by. It irks me a little that when FedEx says a delivery is coming they will only say it will arrive "by 8:00pm." It was so nice today (we're expecting 80?+ temperatures for Halloween!) I decided to go for a walk at 12:30, after lunch. Five miles and 100 minutes later, I returned home to find the dreaded "door tag" there. No recourse, but to wait tomorrow, which is Halloween. I feel like I'm being quarantined again, as I can't leave my home until the driver arrives.
So, tomorrow, I hope to have an entry here.
OK, NOW it's time to add the latest. Yesterday FedEx "tricked" me by showing up when I was out and needed my signature, so today they arrived and "treated" me to this great new guitar. It's a Lowden S-35c, handmade in Ireland. Red cedar top and walnut back and sides. No electronics, but none are needed, as Lowden guitars are bright, and LOUD. Even for its size, this is a monster guitar. Oddly enough, it's wider at the nut than I normally like, but Lowden guitars are easy for me to play. Not cheap, but worth every penny! Even the case is a tank! SIX latches and a bucketful of padding!
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It has an "invisible" pickguard which is why there is a small reflection below the soundhole.
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Now that?s a fine heirloom instrument !! Many congrats. If you do decide to put electronics in it, checkout LR Baggs HiFi. It?s their under bridge plate transducer(ala K&K). I like it better than the K&K (not as boomy) as well as better than the Anthem.
They are getting ready to ship a new version of that with a mic as well. It?s a chunk of change more.
Five piece neck with a volute, very sheik! Appears quarter sawn. That thing should be pretty indestructible.
Good eye! And I can't believe how lightweight it is, too! The size and weight belie the sound output. What a monster!Quote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
Well I found what I want next. Already crafted a deal. Now I just need the cash.
Fender CS 52 Tele relic in nocaster blonde. Has the Modded Nocaster wiring with the blend in position 1. Fell in love with it.
If this comes to be, the CS Tele Thinline goes to open G tuning.
Was thing of trading the CS Tele 60 but it’s does it’s own thing and I don’t want to lose that. Different pups and board. May due the modded nocaster wiring in that as well.
This was my latest music-related gadget...
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This little box is about the size and weight of a guitar pedal, and does pretty much everything you need in a home playing session or even an ordinary gig.
It has amp/cab simulation, adjustable guitar effects and works nearly as simply as an early Boss Zoom model.
Don't get me wrong, I love tube amps and analog pedals, but these newer devices save you (and your back) a LOT of effort.
Just bought a Fender MIJ ST-67, & expect delivery tomorrow. I'll most likely post pics over the w/end
After 7 years I finally ordered a set of Schaller strap locks to fit my Rickenbacker (no need for the screw-in buttons, Ricks come with those from the factory but anyway).
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Yep, non vintage Rics come stock with something that works with Schaller. Just make sure they are tight and check them. My 4003 likes to loosen up. I?d like to meet the Eng at Ric that decided a machine screw pitch is the right choice. Darn hole is also larger. Someday I?ll fill them and put proper wood pitch items in. No issue with my Rick 360/12. The Ric 360v63 though comes with those darn screw buttons (like some Gretsches). Hole is huge. Already filled those so I could use S Locks. Yep I have 3 Rics.
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Originally Posted by blackonblack
How old are yours?
None are older than the 90s. The 360v63 (from the 90s) is made roughly to 63 specs, so it uses the old school thumb screw knobs. (Or did use, I pulled them, filled the holes and installed S Locks).
The 360/12 is from early/mid 2000s as I recall. (I want to say 2004). The 4003 is from 2018/19.
All my electrics get S Locks. The acoustics largely get Tap a String locks on the jack pin.
Sergio, be extra careful to check the engagement on the Schaller locks when you use them. They are prone to having the plating flaking off and causing the pin to not fully engage. I bounced one Strat and caught another until I decided to go back to Grolsch washers, which have never failed.
Bought a TS9 mini and a mini PolyTune for a new, downsized pedal board. Bought both used and they work very well.
BIG sound from that little TS9. Pleasant surprise.
I ordered a DEMONFX Freedman BE-OD Deluxe double pedal, a Music City Bridge nut slot gauge, and a tool to mark the nut when filing slots. It works like the "half a pencil" trick, only it's an entire tool instead of just half a pencil.
Also bought some new solderless 1/4" male jacks from D'addario to replace one on my "Circuit Breaker" cable. Maybe something else I'm forgetting. The cable orignally only had one circuit breaker jack on it and I put a 2nd one on it. We'll I've decided I don't like it with circuit breaker jacks on both ends. So it's getting a standard 90* jack instead of the one that's on it with the button to make it quiet.
Not directly guitar related, but got a ticket to see Brit Floyd. Alas I?ll never see my fave band (yes I had a ticket on the Division Bell tour, but couldn?t get away do to work). Was looking to see David on his last tour, but tickets were steep plus adding in air travel, hotel and trans in either NY or LA was just more than I could justify at the time.
this is the closest I will get
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Originally Posted by Offshore Angler
As far as I can tell, no possible worries here, Chuck.
Btw the strap buttons on my 15 year-old Rick are strictly Schaller friendly, and I was quite glad to find out that so is the case!
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You know, I've been negligent in keeping track of guitar-related stuff. Maybe that's because my recent purchases haven't been for my use, but for my granddaughter's. She asked me to teach her guitar, so I'm giving her one of mine. But I want her to have a complete "starter" kit, so in addition to the Washburn G-Mini 55 Koa I'm giving her, I've bought a gig bag, a guitar stand, a tuner, and am throwing in some picks and William Leavitt's "Modern Method for Guitar" book. I've also purchased a set of GHS Ultra-Light (010-046) Bright Bronze strings that I'm going to put on it before I give it to her.
Sergio, those are the problematic ones. I'd suggest that every time you use them you clean and inspect them. A little dirt will cause them to not engage too. The other failure mode I've had with them is they are screwed onto leather which is soft and they come loose. DO use blue locktite on the threads. If you don't like washers maybe the old posi-locks would work for you too.
I'll keep that in mind
Btw I forgot to mention that I don't use straplocks the way most people do. I never have.
I don't like to leave the bolts attached to the strap by the screw. I do this:
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Been doing it like that for years, even back when I was a Les Paul guy and never had a slip. This way the screws don't go anywhere and I carry the straps without any metal parts that tend to swing and hit everything, including the guitar top.
Also, If I happen to lose a strap after a Gig, I don't lose the Schallers.