Zentar
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There are a lot of very well written books on the instruments the Rolling Stones, Beatles and others used used. One thing that amazes me is the maple caps on LPs. They have flaws. Very few are perfect. Flametops look great in spots and underwhelming in other spots. I don't think the musicians looking for bursts to play cared about flametop evenness. There weren't enough to be had to be picky. There is one LP Mick Taylor and Richards shared that I can spot because of a light area on the cap.
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Those are stress fractures in the gold paint from somebody forcing the knobs onto their shafts. Better to drill them out so they fit on without force being required.
Gold paint uses copper which tends to crack. Just ignore the fractures but don't use force on gold paint anymore. Gold paint is unique and requires delicate handling.
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Get both.
I own a 22 for squirrel hunting, a shotgun for Dove hunting and a centerfire rifle for Deer hunting.
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Nice tuners.
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I marked the pilot hole with a large sewing needle to punch a good starter point for the drill bit. Drill the pilot hole shorter and narrower than the screw.
I was looking at a pic of the Grovers John Lennon put on the headstock of his Casino. A couple of tuners were pretty crooked. He was doing a lot of acid at that time.
Don't take acid while mounting a new set of tuners.
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Digressing from the weight/tone/sustain discussion for me moment... Did the tuners drop straight in to the existing holes ok? Will at some point take my GForce off so am thinking about which tuners to go for - Gibsons, Schallers or Grovers.
Yea they drop right in
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But sometimesa Rickenbacker or Gretch is better. Go listen to old Duane Eddy stuff on a Gretch. Really beautiful sounds.
Even if yourehard core Les Paul there are different LPs. There is no such thing as "the" LP.
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Anybody watch Anderton's of England and his guitar reviews? Chappers and the Captain? I used to see his dog on that show but not anymore. Then one day I noticed The Captain had named his new 58 reissue the same as his dogs name. (Lola) The dog must have passed away.
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Lost a Corgie to cancer in 2010. Still hurts. I have 3 dogs now but none had the personality of that Corgie.
It hurt me more when that dog died than when either of my parents died or my sister. I read where this is not uncommon because a pet can share more of our lives and our time than people can. My Corgie liked to bring me my shoe every morning. Every morning.
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Brass nuts on standard tuners don't have any pinging or wear issues at all. The brass nut is height adjustable which is
a very handy function to have. You can quickly and easily set the height.
The pinging arose while the e-tuners were rapidly setting the tuning.
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Start at the tuners and go to the tailpiece checking everything. Make sure you have very little string bend over the bridge. You may need to top wrap or raise the tailpiece to get this angle low as you can. They come with a very severe angle. You can easily reduce this angle by 20 degs.
Are machine head bushings tight? Are the tiny wood screws on each tuner snug?
Dental floss on the nut slots helps stop binding.
Polishing the saddle notches on the bridge with a brass Dremel polishing wire brush. You want the saddle notches smooth as a baby's behind. Polish not file! Dental floss can be used here too.
While you've got the strings out the nut slots and bridge saddle notches apply the graphite dust or nut sauce to the slots.
This takes about 20 minutes. Take your time.
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Maybe it's George Kastanza
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Go play your Casino and stop watching youtubes on counterfeit guitars.
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That is an Epi Casino. Pics are blurry but I see nothing fake. I cant make out the tuners but tuners can be changed.
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I tried many, but in different guitars, even a Antiquity bridge on my R8 (which I didn't really liked, too edgy and treble sounding).
The SH-2 sounds thin to me, and that's not what I want.
I also looked at the Resonant Peak, along with the DC Resistance.
I have not bought any matched pairs where I liked both PUs. Keep in mind I after 60s/70s r&r sounds.
I seem to end up with hot wound PUs which can happen if you do your research AFTER you buy a set you happen upon at a store display window. Hot wound is the new fad.
Everything seems to be hot wound for added this and added that. The last PU set I tried were Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials on a Tele. I saw them at a sale price but they are hot wounds too. There again I ended up with hot wounds. Hot wounds, hot wounds...........why is everything hot wound? I'm not trying to beat my previous 1/4 mile time rather I'm playing a guitar.
The biggest improvement to sound that I've made by experimenting was to stick a better speaker in my Marshall amp. I was really happy with the Celestion aftermarket speaker. However when I've bought matched PU sets I tend to find fault with one of the two in the set.
But I have to say I am still miffed as to why I like the SD Hotrodders over the Gibson 490r/498t. Seems like I should have been gaga over the Gibbys but yet I wasn't. One day I'll try the Gibbys in another guitar but for now they sit in a box with other guitar stuff.
Can't figure out that one. Gibbys shouldn't sit in a closet stuffed in a box.
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My sets measure:
- 496R/500T: 8.57K and 14.97K
- '59/JB: 7.62K and 16.95K
I have the SH-2 and SH-4 Duncans. There may be a few choices involved in what makes up the Hotrodder pairs. Duncan uses some overlapping model names. The SH-2 and SH-4 are the JB and JM PUs.
JM is really a guy's initials and is not "jazz model". JB is really Jeff Beck but Duncan didn't get Beck's permission so he doesn't call it "Jeff Beck". Nor did he get JM's permission so he says JM.
Add to all that the varying DC resistance measurements and there is really a confusing mish mash of PUs.
I have a SD Pearly Gate bridge PU in a HSS Strat that is my single favorite PU out of about ten I own from Gibson, Duncan and Fender custom shop. SD makes the better PUs of the three brands I list as far as "do I like the sound or not". I have never tried Lollar and the others.
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I'd also like to keep the 496R in the neck, with a SD JB in the bridge. I play blues and rock/blues stuff (from older blues like chuck berry, muddy waters etc to classic Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith etc)
The SD HotRodder set uses the JB in the bridge(SH-4).
Seymore Duncan Hotrodder(SH-2/SH-4)
Bridge(JB)........ neck(JM)
17.1/k ohm....... 7.3k ohm
500t/496r
bridge........,,,, neck
14.6k ohm .... 8k ohm
Strange how these two PU sets are similar yet they do sound different. I preferred the SDs over the Gibbys.
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Wow 12 years on one set of strings - impressive
Kiddin'
I use Elixers too but I think there are other coated strings too. I may try the others next string change. I paid $22 for a set of Elixers I bought locally at my closest music store which wasn't that close. In fact I probably won't ever pay that much for strings again.
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Wound strings accumulate oil and dirt from your fingers down into the coils. This added weight changes the frequency of their vibrating. The dirt and oil in between the coils mechanically constrict string vibrations. Dirty strings vibrate at slower frequencies than new strings.
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I don't do shows every single night but I spend a lot of time doing many different things guitar related such as writing, studio work, performing, practicing and such. I prefer the tone of new strings at all times. I like that fresh crisp tone as often as possible.
Let's just say money is not a major issue for me personally. I try to focus on music. I am fortunate and blessed when it comes to financial matters. I leave money issues to someone else.
In the early days of the Beatles they would remove and wash strings and then reuse them.
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No never had that experience. But I use elixirs.
I use Elixers too. High humidity weather makes most guitars sound dull. Theoretically picture it this way. Imagine the strings being muffled by the thicker humid air.
Sometimes I won't even bother picking my guitars on rainy days. Summer humidity is a ***** as well.
Does Gibson vary their P90 pickups?
in Gibson USA
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I used a set of Kent Armstrong dog ear chrome P90s on my Epi Casino. They were drop-in They use 42awg coil wire and A5 magnets. KAs are respected by jazz players. They are made in Korea. Mine were 8.1ko and 8.15ko. They cost half what Gibson P90s cost but sound daringly similar