brad1
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If the neck has a decent underbow to it' date=' you might be able to adjust
the Truss Rod, enough to straighten the neck even more (without overbowing it)...and allow
for raising the strings (at the bridge) and still maintaining a decent (low) action. That would
allow the bridge to be higher, and therefore increase the angle to the tailpiece. Just a thought...
CB
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I said the same thing about 10 posts before you.
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Can you lower the nut? This would help lower the action.
Is the neck straight? Does the truss rod need any turning?
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Can't you raise the bridge? It looks like it's almost all the way down. By doing this wouldn't you create that angle you're looking for. Or am I missing something here? ;)
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Most all of us have known about that website for quite a long time.
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As a noob to these forums myself' date=' I'll share what I have learned. Tuners are seldom the root of tuning problems. [b']Even crappy tuners normally hold tune just fine if used right. [/b]More common problems are the nut, over-wrapping the strings and improper intonation.
The nuts on these guitars are typically not great. The strings can stick in them in slots that are cut too deep or too narrow.
When stringing the guitar, try not to have more than about two winds on the tuners.
If the intonation is off, it can be in tune when fingering near the nut but be out of whack on the high frets.
Not that there's anything really wrong with swapping out tuners, I put Schallers on my Casino, it just is likely not to cure your tuning problems.
I agree with everything you said, except one point. If you have old, "crappy tuners", then they will often need to be replaced. As older tuners begin to wear out they begin to increase something called "backlash". Backlash is the amount of freeplay felt when a peg is turned in the opposite direction before the string post starts moving. You want to ultimately have "0" backlash. You also want to make sure the posts don't move without turning the tuning key. This of course can change the pitch.
If you bend strings a lot this can make a guitar go out of tune easily.
These worn out tuners are usually on older model guitars. But I have found some really cheap, NEW guitars that had such "crappy" tuners that I changed them right away because the guitar wouldn't stay in tune for 5 minutes. After the tuner change the guitar played great.
But I have to say Mr. ItsForrest, for a newb, you seemed to have learned pretty fast around here, and you gave a pretty good answer as well. I just thought I would add my dos cents.
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And I disagree that it does not do anyone any service to make a general statement about quality. I was not asking for a "blanket" statement' date=' I am asking for a general opinion.
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First, a "blanket statement" IS a general opinion.
Second, I did not "rant" at all. I wrote in an orderly, clear and coherent manner.
And BTW, my answer still stands.
Some from there are very good. Others are good. Still others are OK. And the rest are not very good.
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Some from there are very good. Others are good. Still others are OK. And the rest are not very good.
Yeah, I'm being a smart ***.
But I'm also trying to make a point. Which is.....NOT ALL THE GUITARS FROM THAT FACTORY ARE THE SAME!
I wish people would wake up to that fact. I know you asked for a general opinion, and perhaps one can make some general opinions on certain specific factories. But the problem I see with that is that so many folks hear that the (insert name of factory here) plant makes crappy guitars or the so-and-so plant makes great LPs. And people believe this.
I have played a great guitar built from the plant you mention. I have also played really, really, poor ones as well.
I don't think it does any service to anyone to make a general, blanket statement about any of the factories.
But you, of course, have the perfect right to do so.
That's just my opinion. I'm sure many will not agree.
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Yeah, sometimes I think getting a guitar from Epiphone is like a crapshoot. You just never know what you are gonna find, as far as the pickups go.
My '06 G400 has pups that I think sound very good. I have never even thought about replacing them.
When I first got my LP (the one in my avatar) I thought it sounded ok. But the more I played it, the more I found I didn't like the sound of the pups. They just don"t sound anything like the ones on my G400.
Now my '07 Epi SG Jr. has a P90 on it, and I think it sounds great! It was made in Indonesia. But of course, I can't make it sound like the G400. But then again, my G400 can't sound like the Jr. either.
They both sound better than the LP though. I can't wait to get new pups in there. But alas, I can't spend the cash just yet.
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I have a '97 Unsung LE LP Standard that is very nice, except for one thing - the pickups. They really suck. I'm going to be replacing them soon.
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Is it possible that the "J" stands for Jakarta?
You know Ron, that's the capital city, and the largest city in Indonesia.
I bet you're right!
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And a "J" serial would be from...?
I've never had any definitive answer to where mine is from either.
You are the first person I've come across around here who also has just a "J" in front of numbers.
Mine is an Epi 1997 SG Jr. the # is J97100457. I know it's hard to make out.
I have always wanted to know for sure where it's country of origin was as well.
Anybody know?
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No' date=' it's Indonesia.
The "J" indicates the Terada Company. The following "I" stands for Indonesia. Source: http://the-raven-in-me.blogspot.com/2008/05/epiphone-serial-numbers.html
This practice continues today - I have a G-400 with a UC number. U=Unsung, C=China.[/quote']
I am talking about MY guitar. Not his.
Mine only has a J in front. It does not have an "I".
And yes I have an EE G400, and am quite aware of how the serial numbers work.
But I still don't know what a "J" in the front means. And nobody else seems to either.
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adi,
"factory not yet added to the database" means just what it says. They have not gotten around to including that factory in the database. That's it. Don't read anything into that. There are a lot of models from different factories that have not yet been entered into the database.
I have a 1997 Epi SG Jr. that also begins with a J. Nobody I have talked to has had any idea where it is from.
I'm thinking Japan also.
To post a pic you have to first upload the pic(s) on to a site, like photobucket. Copy the image code below the pic after editing it. Then, on the epiphone site, where you post, click on the icon above that looks like a mountain with the sun behind it. Paste the image code you copied from photobucket between the two image brackets like this-----> . And that's it.
Hey I love my Jr. And although I would like to know where it was made, I am very happy just to have found it and bought it, and of course play it.
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Dude, It's a JOKE !
What Comes With A NEW Epiphone Guitar.
in Epiphone Electrics
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Thanks Epi1.
That's good to know.