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Posted: 4/16/2005 5:38:01 PM | jimi.. mine do ok when hanging on the wall as long as the temps stay consistent. I've found temperture is the main culprit for knocking my guitars flat and sharp.
I use an LR Baggs pickup straight with no preamp other than the stock one incorporated in my carvin head. I've been wanting to get a nice preamp for my rig, but I haven't wanted to spend the money or do the research on what would work best. The sound I get currently is above average, and I dont play nearly well enough to warrant another 4-800 bucks.. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 6:01:18 PM |
jimi.. mine do ok when hanging on the wall as long as the temps stay consistent. I've found temperture is the main culprit for knocking my guitars flat and sharp.
Right on the money, ....I'd include humidity too.
Hanging guitars in a relatively stable climate is the best way to store 'em, ...........'cause they're sooooooo....... purty. Zero stress on the neck too when you think about it.
The main reason for guitars losing "true" is lousy set-ups, ....bad nut dressing, etc, ....
......Do you have "Floyds" on these guitars that go out of tune, ....? | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 6:41:29 PM | | no.. its just a standard mid range guitar.. all my electiric guitars hold there tune perfect.. just this one cedar top that goes out.. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 6:52:26 PM | Lasido? i don't know what that is..
My guitar is a Canadian made. Art & Lutherie. Made from all natural fallen Canadian wood. cherry neck, walnut finger board, cedar top, maple sides, spruce tone struts on the inside. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:03:15 PM | Yeah......
Lasido is:
Art & Lutherie
Norman
Seagull
Godin
....... they make the parts for other brands.
Do you have a "in-hole" humidifier? | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:06:57 PM | no... i dident know they sold one? how much they run?
is that a cheep guitar? or a decent one.. i think it is on the cheep side for sure. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:17:48 PM | art & lutherie's are really inexpensive, but I've played a few that didn't do too bad. An ex had one that we both played around the house alot. For a 150 bucks those guitars are great ones to strum around the house. She tried a cheap little pickup for it at a live show once and it just didn't work well for playing out. I think people who are planning on doing anything more sturdy than open mics require a slightly more adept guitar for amplified sound..
That's my opinion, jim, but you do have a wonderful starter instrument to play there. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:19:04 PM | cheap.
Any music store will have humidifiers, cheap and pricey.
Any is better than none. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:24:09 PM | | late, why do you live so far away? I could use a good crown polish on my martin.. :) What should I pay for some decent fret work ya think? | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:34:18 PM | Thanks fellas.. Well I got it to play around the house and learn songs off the net and such.. So it is perfect for me.. Plus... its hard to take a electric in to the crapper..LMBO!!!
i will be getting one of them humidies for sure. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:35:24 PM | I'll let Guitarman handle that one, .....I have a little Stew-Mac tool I picked up from a tech friend for polishing, ....he does leveling and crowning for me (if I need it, ....he's very good at it), gratis.
I'd pay $50-$75 for a really good job....... if the frets were flat, y'know? | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 7:43:11 PM | | yeah.. everything around here is inflated and it sucks.. I think a standard crown polish would start around 80 bucks here. I need a few other little things done too.. I'm sick of spend 35 or so for a half assed tuneup every two months.. Unfortunately.. lol.. I'm playing well enough now to notice the smaller imperfections in the setup of my guitar. Clearly that's not a bad thing, but I just have to spend MORE money to have the upkeep where it needs to be. | |
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Posted: 4/16/2005 8:10:53 PM | Check out Stew-Mac....... it's a source for tools and education.
You can probably equip yourself to crown and polish your frets for the price of having it done.
stewmac.com | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 2:13:37 AM | true you can
get some tools
and go for it
the fret file will set you back a bit
I have good luck with those file for fingernails
basically grades of sandpaper glued to hard flexible foam
a good way to get fret ends they seem to spare the wood on the neck if you are careful
I never do fret levels to match the lowest divets a person will
wear typically in the first 5 frets
I replace them to save fret hieght
good levels are hard work
3 hours
I charge $25 an hour..............which is fair if not cheap
considering what other industries charge an hour
getting tools is a good way to go practice on a cheap guitar first
dan erlewine of stew mac offers great books on it | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 7:53:11 AM | I HAVE A ?
i got this cry baby wah for bass.don,t do sheet.
can't u tweak wah's?
cut of one of the threads for the rotary?
i have alway's had problems with crappy wah pedals
any comments?
for guitar i use a vox.seems to be the only one i get what i want from. | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 9:10:04 AM | | cut off one of the thread's[correction lol] | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 9:46:21 AM | Do you mean the gear on the pot shaft?
You can adjust it. | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 11:01:51 AM | yes.how do i get more range?
i,m looking at it know and the bass wah seems to lose alot of play kinda just slips along
the teeh not doing anything.
i tightened the suport for the teeth for the threads for the pot.
is the thing deffective?
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Posted: 4/17/2005 11:13:10 AM | Try turning the pot shaft without the "rack" on it, is the pot shaft situated in the right spot of rotation?
You can get pots, inductors, and even full circuit-boards for the Cry Baby, here -
tubesandmore.com
click on "Dunlop".
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Posted: 4/17/2005 11:35:00 AM | this thing is brand new.i bought it and brought it to a gig.used it it sucked so i unplugged it.
and i am just looking at it now.
yea i got it better aliegned.
these crybaby are not much in design.what do u use?
for bass i think maybe a envolope filter might be best | |
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Posted: 4/17/2005 4:04:26 PM | When I play my fretless I don't use effects very often, I like a bit of spring reverb, or chorus .....mostly "just cable" between the amp and bass.
If I had to choose? I'd rather use an envelope filter than a wah for bass, ......definitely | |
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Posted: 4/18/2005 4:51:25 PM | for fretless bass /yea only cable but i like to use a octavia some chorus and wah.for solo
stuff.
thks late. for those link's /great stuff found some usefull tools.
on topic/here in new york there has been much interest shown in acoustic playing
lot,s of nightly jam,s in club,s featuring acoustic instruments only i was wondering any feedback out there around our planet of a simular trend? | |
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Posted: 4/18/2005 7:21:16 PM | I think if you take a look at a local scene, it's probably okay to assume that it's the same or will be in other areas, especially now that the world is so "connected". I would say acoustic "open mics" probably outnumber electric ones, and this said, ensemble ones.
The main band I play in is predominently an acoustic "world" folkish kinda' thing until you get to my "role", I put textures and vibes that are more electric, "jazz fusion" "prog-rock" oriented(while I do a lot of electric "blues" a la Ry/Lowell slide too) into the mix.
I think we are on the cutting edge with this stuff(which means it'll probably catch-on paying the big bucks when I've moved on to something else).
The problem is, this hybrid scares the crap out of booking agents and promoters because, ....while they admit that it's a very cool groove, and NEVER boring and predictable.
They don't know what to call it.
Basically, I am hamstrung in what I can do, not because it's invalid, ......but because the "powers that be", are convinced that the public is largely stupid and ignorant.
....Sadly?
The majority of the music consuming public does little to prove them wrong. | |
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