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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:09 am
by CygnusX1
Walkinghairball wrote:Check yer E-mail again Cyg. I remembered to attatch the pix this time. :oops:
got 'em Bro. Many thanks to the best Mod in cyberspace. \m/ \m/

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:58 am
by YYZ30
ElfDude wrote:
Traveler of Willowdale wrote:Nope, nothing's missing. They have all the pickups they need to do what they do best. :smt035

Rock on!

Well, come to think of it, I didn't put the tremelo bars in for the pic. :lol:
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.

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:17 am
by CygnusX1
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.) :-D

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

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.

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:50 am
by YYZ30
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.

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:22 am
by CygnusX1
Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

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

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:08 am
by YYZ30
CygnusX1 wrote:Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

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

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:14 am
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:Sweet. You buyin' Seymour pickups?

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

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:56 am
by Big Blue Owl
Check this page for some cool, free PC music-making stuff.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:54 am
by CygnusX1
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. :roll: :lol:

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:58 am
by Sir Myghin
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. :roll: :lol:
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:02 am
by CygnusX1
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. :roll: :lol:
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... :lol:

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:24 am
by YYZ30
$3.6 K?

Eeech.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:26 am
by CygnusX1
YYZ30 wrote:$3.6 K?

Eeech.
that's DISCOUNTED Bro.

Try upwards of 6 G's Retail. :shock: :???:

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:28 am
by YYZ30
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]

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:30 am
by CygnusX1
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?