Guitarists' Thread

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:09 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Check yer E-mail again Cyg. I remembered to attatch the pix this time.

got 'em Bro. Many thanks to the best Mod in cyberspace. \m/ \m/

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:58 am

ElfDude wrote:
Traveler of Willowdale wrote:Nope, nothing's missing. They have all the pickups they need to do what they do best.

Rock on!

Well, come to think of it, I didn't put the tremelo bars in for the pic.
I know, some people love single pickups. But I really like neck pickup sounds as well.

I have a Strat knockoff that Im going to dismantle and turn into a single bridge humbucker guitar. I don't like the fact the 5 way switch has worn out and would rather spend the $30 or so on a decent humbucker and wire it myself.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:17 am

What up Z?

Hey, those switches are pretty tough. Get the contacts aligned to "make" properly,
then take some WD40 to it. Work it a few times, wipe off the excess, solder it
back in (or repair it connected - I've done it both ways) and you should be golden.

Just for good measure, re-solder the terminals. A solder crack is hard
to see and will LOOK fine, but fool you into thinking the switch is bad.
It won't act "broken" until you plug up and put a load on it.

And lastly......be sure ALL THE GROUNDS ARE BONDED! (attached)

(No sense in doing the "sixty-hertz-shuffle" and getting electrocuted
after a repair job.)

75% of guitar electrical problems are loose or broken grounds.

Good luck on that re-work. It's really satisfying when you're done.

Ry Cooder would be proud of ya. He would take knock-off pawn
shop guitars and make 'em nasty, then record with 'em.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:50 am

Thats my point, I want something thats going to give me a little more growl that the singles that are in there now.

I may just try your idea first and throw my distortion pedal in the chain and try that.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:22 am

Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

I put some hot old-school Seymour double 'buckers in my
Kramer....muh-ney.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:08 am

CygnusX1 wrote:Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

I put some hot old-school Seymour double 'buckers in my
Kramer....muh-ney.

In my first axe I dropped a set of EMG's (non endorsed ones) in and I loved those...never tried the SD's before.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:14 am

YYZ30 wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

I put some hot old-school Seymour double 'buckers in my
Kramer....muh-ney.
In my first axe I dropped a set of EMG's (non endorsed ones) in and I loved those...never tried the SD's before.

Cool. I'm a little biased to PRS pickups now, but I heard that EMG
"Gilmour" strat-type single pickups are pretty clean and solid.

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CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:54 am

MY ship just came in!

Gentlemen - I give you the JUST-RELEASED Gibson ES355
ALEX LIFESON Model:

https://sweetwater.com/store/detail/Lifeson355LTD/

I saw it in the new AMS catalog, but they have no listing online yet.

This is from sweetwater.com

Same git, same price as AMS, 'cept AMS throws in a Gibson hard case.

Buddy, for 4,000 bones, they'd BETTER offer a case.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:58 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
Same git, same price as AMS, 'cept AMS throws in a Gibson hard case.

Buddy, for 4,000 bones, they'd BETTER offer a case.

Case is standard with that instrument, and if you look close at sweetwater
"Includes Alex Lifeson Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity"

Last point in the specs, where it is listed on most the postings actually.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:02 am

Sir Myghin wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:
Same git, same price as AMS, 'cept AMS throws in a Gibson hard case.

Buddy, for 4,000 bones, they'd BETTER offer a case.
Case is standard with that instrument, and if you look close at sweetwater
"Includes Alex Lifeson Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity"

Last point in the specs, where it is listed on most the postings actually.

heynaaaw...it prolly says "allow 4-6 weeks for delivery" in
there too...

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:24 am

$3.6 K?

Eeech.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:26 am

YYZ30 wrote:$3.6 K?

Eeech.

that's DISCOUNTED Bro.

Try upwards of 6 G's Retail.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:28 am

Does it come with a chainsaw?

http://cgi.ebay.com/JEFF-WORLEYS-57-GIB ... dZViewItem

Poison must have played this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1987-PINK-GIBSON-LE ... dZViewItem[/url]

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:30 am

YYZ30 wrote:Does it come with a chainsaw?

http://cgi.ebay.com/JEFF-WORLEYS-57-GIB ... dZViewItem

Poison must have played this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1987-PINK-GIBSON-LE ... dZViewItem[/url]

eBay forbidden here...got a pic?