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JAM PEDALS HARMONIOUS MONK MK.2 - ok
Diffractor Soundings Arboretum - mind blowing stuff
@plumber - shame accepted 🙂
Eric was supremely competent live, but it was a dull show. He's a quiet/shy guy so there was no audience interaction, no quirky anecdotes. He just played the music, note-perfect, and then went off. I'm a fan of his records (and I have an EJ Strat!) but it wasn't a fun show.
Understood, I will happily enjoy take that/kiss/spice girls/katie perry mega spectacle shows along with Erics low key perfection
its all good
I like me a bit of EJ AND JB (mainly in Black Country Communion).
Not been here much, trying to get out and play more with a couple of local bands..
Strat has gone and a PRS SE DGT goldtop has take over. Still got the Tele, Baritone and JTV 59.
Big board has been replaced by this and it sounds glorious into a QSC CP12 FRFR speaker that is half the weight of my old Line6 speaker. Must get another one for stereo.
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Ooh, fancy! That's a nice looking rig!
I do like the look of the DGT SE - especially in gold!
I decided I wanted a candy apple red jaguar instead of a white one so I bought a body off eBay, stripped and refinished it in nitro, polished it then ported all the bits over.
learnt a lot about spraying things and soldering! It’s not perfect but I’m pretty pleased with it!
Nicely done @ceepers 🙂 I've been thinking of putting a tortoiseshell pickguard on my CAR Jag for ages and now I definitely want to do it.
Another thing I want to do is hang my guitars on my lounge wall to free up some space (and to create a nice looking wall!) - has anyone got recommendations for wall hangers? I'll need to buy a drill too 🙂
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Diffractor Soundings Arboretum
very nice
I've picked up a Hercules hanger from my LGS. Hopefully my house won't fall down when I try and drill into the wall 🤣
I've got one of these, very simmilar to the Herc but a few quid cheaper.
AUPHY Guitar Wall Mount Hanger Holder Auto Lock for Electric Acoustic Guitars Ukulele Bass (Black)
It's plenty strong enough but is a stone wall... I suspect the wall material will make more difference.
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I'm presuming my wall is brick, I guess I'll find out when I try and drill into it. I won't do it today though as I'm currently drinking beer 😜🍻
Yeh just take your time with the drilling so its a nice tight fit, and to make sure its straight too, hahah.
Edit, I drilled pilot holes slightly too small for the rawal plugs, and went up one bit size so the plug was a really tight squeeze, a hole only just big enough to press the plug in with a few taps of the hammer without bending/squishing it.
I'm guessing the Herc is the same, but the one I have, the clamp part swivels, so the weight of the guitar will ensure the guitar hangs straight, you just need to get the mounting bracket on the wall straight though for asthetics, assuming your walls are also straight 😀
I think you can tighten a screw too, so if you have a guitar that's heavier on one side than the other, you can offset the clamp angle so the guitar is still hanging straight.
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Yeah, it's getting the mounting bracket straight that worries me (and the wall falling down, this house is ancient!)
It doesn' t need to be exactly straght, but a jam jar of water can be used a sprit level. Don't use a hammer drill if you're worried about cracking the wall, a masonary bit will go in slowly if gently waggled without hammer action.
There may possibly be 3 holes under the mount 🤣
A wooden one, class, mine are all industrial steel look.
It's what the guitar shop had 🙂
I'm convinced it's going to fall off!
Looks good.
I’m convinced it’s going to fall off!
Well you know how heavy the guitar is by feel, so take the guitar off and give it a good tug that's more force than the weight of the guitar, maybe don't try to do pull ups on it though 😀
I’ve gone Bigsby! Added a licensed Bigsby to my homemade Cabronita. OK to fit, an arse to string-up. Seems to stay in tune (I’ve got 11s on to give it some resistance…)
And while I was shopping at Thomann, I got a TC Infinite Sustainer pedal too. Very fun!
that looks cool ! apparently when you are changing strings it's easiest to remove one at a time (but of course the first time fitting that isn't an option..) or use a capo to hold in tension while you wind onto the machinehead
an arse to string-up.
Don't ever get a Floyd Rose with a locking nut then! 😀
Floyds are easy! I have a couple and find them very relaxing. Bigsbys, not so much 🤣
Hi all, my son is heading off to music college in September armed with his guitars, and I was wondering about getting insurance for the guitars, amp etc, beyond normal house insurance which they are planning to get. Does anyone have recommendations for such an insurance? I guess we also need to consider taking it to and from college, gigs etc as well as at home. Thanks.
Contents insurance with cover for valuables away from home. Far cheaper than specialist insurance
There's a guitar shop near me that specialises in high end 2nd instruments. Popped in the other day to drop my strat off for a setup and got a chance to play this.
A 1959 Gibson E5 Switchmaster. A measly £17k. It was stunning
https://www.theguitartradecentre.co.uk/product-page/1959-gibson-es5-switchmaster-blonde-3x-pafs
Recommendations for a decent (inexpensive) first electric and practice amp.
Elder son is playing on an acoustic, doing lessons etc, but everything he plays is rock/metal/grunge and he fancies electric.
He tried a load in Gear4Music and liked the Epiphone Les Paul Special Satin E1 which seemed pretty decent for the money - but now out of stock.
Any suggestions? Preferred the Gibson style guitars to the Fender style (not that he can afford either of the headline brands).
Also what’s a decent bedroom amp these days?
We got the boy a Squier FSR Bullet tele and it's decent for the money. I've had a couple of Yamaha Pacificas which are cheap and cheerful and play pretty well.
Once he'd demonstrated he was properly into it we split the cost of a small Boss Katana, with lots of effects built in. That was one of the best purchases ever, it's really fun and he has barely put the guitar down since. Tiny practice amps are OK but something a bit better really helps.
We got a Spark by Positive Grid, fairly similar in some ways to the Katana I think. It's fun once set up with the app, you can just tell it a song and it magically pulls in settings to give you a similar sound, can provide backing to play along with etc etc.
What made that old Gibson stunning, BoardinBob? Whenever I've tried old classics they've been less than stunning:
Either frets dressed to nothing or (mutiple) refrets that have damaged or changed the shape of the neck so the frets stand pround or slope off the edges.
If the neck hasn't been reset the deck height is often too low (not and issue with bolt ons).
The pickups aren't great or have been rewound in which case how original are they?
The workmanship whilst great for something hand made just doesn't match something CNCed then hand finished.
I like a modern compound radius, jumbo frets and a neck I can get my hand around.
Yeah, I'd love a Broadcaster, 52 Tele or early 60s Epi Texan but I wouldn't expect them to be stunning, I'd hope to live with their foibles.
I've not been playing much recently but I have made some progress on my guitar wall 🙂
Very arty, my three are all at the same height. 😉 Not sure about those yellow picks, I find them too stiff for really fast strumming (the orange are softer) and too big and soft for fast picking (the age old Fender Extra Heavy for that).
I neither strum or pick quickly 😁
"I’ve gone Bigsby! Added a licensed Bigsby to my homemade Cabronita. OK to fit, an arse to string-up. Seems to stay in tune (I’ve got 11s on to give it some resistance…)"
I've got a Bigsby on my Gretsch hollow-body - what a wonderful thing! Your Cabronita looks so cool!
Recently started playing guitar with a pick - just clicked a few days ago. Now there's the whole rabbit hole of picks to go down - I'm liking the purple tortex one I found kicking about at home. The huge Justin Chancellor bass picks I have feel way too big. I've got a Mick Lynch signature one which I gather is a carbon fibre Jazz III that's pretty nice but a bit too tiny.
Looking into getting a baritone guitar for work for demoing heavier/downtuned sounds - Reverend Descent RA is top of the list for now...
Hey guys, this is my sons 1st attempt utube cover of iron maiden
Pretty much taught himself during lockdown .
He is only 16 so any likes will be greatly appreciated cheers
It does, cheers @whatgoesup he is well chuffed
Just picked up a.pedal board, got about 5 9v pedals should I go for a power source to go under the board or is it easier to just get one that sits on the floor next to it, also any ideas on what to buy seems to be so many choices
Also liked and subscribed @cheekyget. tell him to keep going. Music is amazing and music people are mostly amazing.
@cheekyget.....nice and clean. Tell him to keep at it....it'll cost you a fortune obviously 😁
Excellent playing. Liked and subbed.
Looking into getting a baritone guitar for work for demoing heavier/downtuned sounds – Reverend Descent RA is top of the list for now…
I'm using the Chapman Bea Baritone. The 28 inch scale works better for me than the 27" that many companies like Fender use.
I'm tuning to B or Drop A and with 14-68 strings it feels right.
Just picked up a.pedal board, got about 5 9v pedals should I go for a power source to go under the board or is it easier to just get one that sits on the floor next to it, also any ideas on what to buy seems to be so many choices
strymon ojai under the board for me