pippy Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 This is funny! It's like an old Silent Movie where the audience is in on the joke with the Star whose wife has just got home from her Mother's... I can hear the honky-tonk piano building up to an excited climax..... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 "Wife just got back. I stashed all the evidence and I'm trying to keep a straight face" this is cracking me up!!!! Badblues, you know the jig is gonna be up soon, Just make plans to take her out to dinner, some place nice, know what I mean?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS1976 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 My 12 string Ric cost me about $350 extra in Dog House Insurance.... Protection money so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 bbp,, when she finds out can you post the pic side by side with the thumbs up pic you have? lol... Good on ya man. What's your secret,, I would love to slip a strat in the door. And an SG shortly after... Other than the trolling going on this is a great thread. Kaleb, just report him. I did. Obvious troll. When did this become his forum,, it's not even his thread. Corrosion of Intelligence more like it. His reputation is -20. What does that tell ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Quick setup. Intonation was off and action was a little high. Intonation used to look like this. You can tell it doesn't look quite right: Now it's like this: Quick pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdecantoo Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Does your buddy know that the guitar actually belongs to him when shes around? That beauty really stands out. Going to be hard for her to miss!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Does your buddy know that the guitar actually belongs to him when shes around? That beauty really stands out. Going to be hard for her to miss!!! LOL!! the pic with the first intonation,, really WTH?? but that sure is a beautiful guitar man.. Enjoy the playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I would love to see a pic of your wife with the guitar strapped on her and waving to the camera. It's almost like she is the star in this scenario. Sort of how in Apocaplys Now where Brando is not in 3/4 of the film but you feel his presence throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyT Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Now that I see the actual color of the one you got, it is simply gorgeous. If I ever get the inclination to get a Les Paul, that would be the one. I have a PRS one coming soon, but that is for a new thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 . She looks right at home there. A stunner. Congrats. . B) And good luck with the wife. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 I did a video about my Fender Champ with a little of the LP in there. The LP is in the early part of the vid. Recorded thru the camera mic. Sounds good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyC Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 O.K. The axe is "on the vehicle for delivery." The guy gets here at like 10 or 10:30 AM. Now as long as my wife doesn't see the Fedex guy, I'll be in the clear. :unsure: The problem is, my wife can smell a Fedex truck coming from like ten miles away. I'll probably be down there sweeping the end of our gravel driveway all morning, whistling nervously. She'll never know. I can hear it now. "What did you buy now?" I'll be holding the guitar box and telling her "just some strings." Hysterical!! Good to know I'm not the only one out there thats had to hide a guitar. Lmao And congrats on a beautiful new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 The guitar had the old "high nut slot" situation going on with the plain strings so I tried out my new handy nut files and cut down the slots for the g, b & e strings. Worked fine. Now the setup is really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LPguitarman Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Beautiful LP Bluesman. Congrats. Can't believe you had to do that much set-up work. I always thought Sweetwater did a good job before they shipped their guitars. Guess you can never believe what you hear. I had to do similar set-up work when I got my LP from First Quality Music, but I always thought Sweetwater was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Beautiful LP Bluesman. Congrats. Can't believe you had to do that much set-up work. I always thought Sweetwater did a good job before they shipped their guitars. Guess you can never believe what you hear. I had to do similar set-up work when I got my LP from First Quality Music, but I always thought Sweetwater was better. A setup is a way personal thing. The factory and retailer try to get it how most people would like it but there are differences in what players like. Bluesman felt the plain string nut slots were too shallow but the "proper" setup is that the string should only lie half in the slot and half on top. Not everyone likes that but I do. I find it holds the string well and makes the possibility of the string binding on the nut a lot less than if it was deeper. If you make the slot too deep now you may have an issue with fret buzz and action. I like the Plek set up but some may want something different. Nothing wrong with that. I would not fault Sweetwater fot the "proper spec" setup. It's really all up to the individual players preference. As far as the intonation is concerned I check that every time I change strings. It's easy to do and adjust if necessary and my guitars always play in tune with themselves. Sorry for being so long winded. I just love this stuff and Bluesplayer...... that is a beautiful guitar you have there. Play it in good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 As far as the nut slots go, a lot of other people have complained about their new Gibsons - that their g strings were high at the first fret, so I was kind of looking closely at the string height at the first fret. The string heights at the first fret are "supposed" to be 2/64, 2/64, 1.5/64, 1.5/64, 1/64 and 1/64, starting from the bass side. I could tell just by looking at the strings that all the unwound strings were high. I measured them at 2/64, 2/64, 1.5/64, 2.5/64, 2/64 and 1.5/64. It just didn't play right and I could tell it was off. I filed them down to spec and the guitar plays like butter. The action is actually probably like 4/64 to 2.5/64, compared with spec, which is like 5/64 to 3/64. No buzz. I can't hardly make it buzz by trying. I can see how people would be ticked off by the nut height thing. I'm lucky I was able to recognize the problem and fix it. Anyway, the guitar's great!! Overall, the workmanship is absolutely impeccable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Being curious and using the same specs as you, which is the same as in Dan Erlewine's book, I measured and found that it met the spec and in some cases it was actually lower. Absolutely no buzz regardless of how agressive I get. I should mention that I changed the strings from the Gibson .10' to Ernie Ball Cobalts .09's. This most likely accounts for the ever so slightly smaller space. I bought it in store at a Guitar Center so I do not think they did anything to adjust it before they showed it to me. I have to assume it is the way it left Nashville. You would think that using the Plek machine to file frets and nuts that all their guitars are within spec with minimal tolerance. I am not doubting what you say but how the hell does that happen? I mean even if the Plek operator made a slight error it still had to get past Gibson QC and Sweetwaters 55 point inspection. I just probably got lucky in that it met the spec. Since I changed string gauge right away I can't comment on the out of the box intonation. The only conclusion I can come to is that they don't do what they say they do. This is the curse guitar freaks like us must suffer. Still this is the best playing and sounding LP I have ever put my hands on. I am willing to bet you feel the same. So I am off my soabox..... for now. Best to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 BillyBob - I'm guessing that it has something to do with the fact that the wound strings bend easier than the plain ones, so the wound ones curve over the nut in a tighter arc than the plain ones. The plain strings come out of the nut (on the fretboard side) and they're still heading upward a little and it takes them a little longer to straighten out. That makes them higher at the first fret. I'm sure the PLEK machine is supposed to account for the differences in stiffness between strings, but it's not happening. The string height at the first fret is something that I don't think Sweetwater checks. I guess I could look at their checklist and see. Most Mom & Pop luthiers would catch it, but maybe not until the customer buys it and they do a setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblooded Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I wonder if retailers like Sweetwater have relaxed their inspection in the nut and fret area as far as setup goes, knowing that the slots and frets are done on a Plek machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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