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Uncle Ben gave it shot. The intro reminded me of your video.
Spot on.
I should get back to that at some point. That was kinda the catalyst of motivation hitting me again and I've mostly been doing original stuff since.
What Did You Do With Your Guitar(s) Today?
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Spot on.
I should get back to that at some point. That was kinda the catalyst of motivation hitting me again and I've mostly been doing original stuff since.
norminal
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Set up my CE-24 today. The weather’s warming up and it was due for a truss rod adjustment, fret polishing and fingerboard cleaning.
Decided to try a set of 9-46’s instead of my usual 10-46’s. So far I’m digging the looser feel of the unwound strings, while still having the heavier wound ones for the chugs.
Decided to try a set of 9-46’s instead of my usual 10-46’s. So far I’m digging the looser feel of the unwound strings, while still having the heavier wound ones for the chugs.
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duzie
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Love that chord progression!
Nice playing
unix-guy
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Thanks... I love messing with chord inversions, which is the whole thing in this case! A couple of the chords are intentionally a little tense.
norminal
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Nice! Very melancholy. Rainy day vibes. Sounds Knopfler-inspired.
unix-guy
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Definitely moody... I think Knopfler is great and I'll take the compliment although I wasn't thinking in that direction at all :)
Jarick
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Decided to rewire my Les Paul over the weekend, again. I changed out strings because it was sounding super dull. But then it was dull with the new strings too, so I swapped in some other pickups. Still dull. I had a "solderless" kit in there with 50's wiring and not sure what the values of the pots are at this point.
Decided to put in some fresh high resistance pots with modern wiring and treble bleed. Got a set of four 525k CTS pots, and they all measured between 530-540k which is good. Wired them up with my "old" Switchcraft toggle switch and input jack. Also took the covers off the Wolfetone PAF's and put in some degaussed alnico 5 magnets to try and maximize the clarity.
Guitar sounds really nice now! Lots of little < 5% changes that add up.
Decided to put in some fresh high resistance pots with modern wiring and treble bleed. Got a set of four 525k CTS pots, and they all measured between 530-540k which is good. Wired them up with my "old" Switchcraft toggle switch and input jack. Also took the covers off the Wolfetone PAF's and put in some degaussed alnico 5 magnets to try and maximize the clarity.
Guitar sounds really nice now! Lots of little < 5% changes that add up.
Warmart
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Damn! That is doing wtf-ever it takes for toanz! Bravo!
Jarick
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It's funny because every time I want to do a guitar, I think "maybe I'll just get a good wiring harness". Then I look at the prices of wiring harnesses, and make my own!
I really took my time with it, made a little cardboard cutout for the pots, and wired up outside the guitar. So only had to add the switch and pickups. Even then, it started out really clean then by the end I had some excess wire just kind of tucked in there lol
Warmart
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Oh don't blame you, if you can solder there's no reason to pay for a harness.
I should probably try that cutout trick, have though about it in the past but always solder "in place" - which can be a bit cramped at times!
Having excess wire is a good thing
Jarick
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If Obsidian wire made some for my Godin or for my Revstar id def get them
But seems its only for Gibson family and Fender family of guitars
Obsidian I wasn’t a fan of, had difficulty wiring it up. I think a pot went bad at some point too.
Mojotone had issues out of the box and I had to redo the solder points to get it working. From there it was fine but the connectors are a massive pain to use.
Honestly for the price of a harness you can get all the parts plus a solid Weller station.
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I want to yank the 707 out of my 7-string, which presents a bit of an issue due to the route to accommodate the 707. I dug the idea of putting a pickguard on it and that idea grew into something that’s going to cost me a bunch of money for aesthetic shit, but it’s gonna be awesome when it’s done.
It’s a gold mirror guard. When I’m done it’s going to have-
Gold saddles
Black Dimarzio somethings w/gold screws
Gold pressure pads for the nut
Gold string retainer bar
Gold bushings around the tuning posts
Gold machine heads
I need to find a decent way of putting gold dots on the fingerboard. A gold Ibanez logo would really finish it off but I’m pretty sure I’d have to refinish the whole headstock for that.
It’s a gold mirror guard. When I’m done it’s going to have-
Gold saddles
Black Dimarzio somethings w/gold screws
Gold pressure pads for the nut
Gold string retainer bar
Gold bushings around the tuning posts
Gold machine heads
I need to find a decent way of putting gold dots on the fingerboard. A gold Ibanez logo would really finish it off but I’m pretty sure I’d have to refinish the whole headstock for that.
