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by Nick
Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: NGD: Squier Jazzmaster
Replies: 21
Views: 2419

Re: NGD: Squier Jazzmaster

So this went a really long time unplayed before I realized the stock shielding paint is crap and the graphite saddles meant it had no ground to the bridge. Drilled a hole to the tailpiece and grounded to the vibrato plate, and also decided it was time for a pickguard change.

Edit: fixed autocorrect
by Nick
Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:27 am
Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
Topic: NGD (project)
Replies: 6
Views: 469

Re: NGD (project)

Haven't found a Rutles in the wild at an estate sale yet!

These are generally crap, but I like the fretwork practice and pickup testbed idea. Drill the pickup route all the way through the body and rig up a clamp so you can load pickups in from the back without the need to remove/loosen strings.
by Nick
Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:40 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: PSA: Squier CV 60s Jag
Replies: 17
Views: 942

Re: PSA: Squier CV 60s Jag

In these pics the XII looks more like the Pao Ferro that was on my old (now Shad’s) Vintera Jaguar.

Actually looks quite nice- I’m usually not a fan of Indian laurel- purely a visual thing (my Jazzmaster has one but I’m not sure how long that neck will last on it)
by Nick
Fri Sep 29, 2023 4:38 am
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: NGD: SubZero Rogue VI
Replies: 3
Views: 622

Re: NGD: SubZero Rogue VI

Nice work indeed - looks great - I like the look of the burst and how the outer color bleeds into the center with some of the grain.
by Nick
Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?
Replies: 22
Views: 3312

Re: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?

Yep. Thanks for that - I knew it was wrong comparing in separate photos, but seeing side by side directly makes it easier to explain.... I have no clue why it's so damn hard to get a stripe right. Fender Japan can do it: http://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--SzS28kmm--/f_auto,t_supersize/v1693489...
by Nick
Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:01 am
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: NG(s)D
Replies: 8
Views: 601

Re: NG(s)D

Nice!

Which one’s yours?
by Nick
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?
Replies: 22
Views: 3312

Re: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?

Yeah I don’t know what I was thinking- it definitely looks contoured the more I see it, I was probably just looking for a reason not to want another guitar. :lol:
by Nick
Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?
Replies: 22
Views: 3312

Re: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?

Someone on an offset Facebook group posted these and I swore it looked 100% slab to me when I first saw it, but now I can’t really tell. Nobody responded to my comment asking if it was slab. I do know the Pawn Shop competition bass reissue some years ago was a slab, as was the Mikey Way bass I had. ...
by Nick
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?
Replies: 22
Views: 3312

Re: ...so shortscale don't talk about Vintera II?

Comp mustangs should have forearm contours. The stripe doesn’t really make sense otherwise.
by Nick
Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Musical Miscellany
Topic: NKD x2
Replies: 14
Views: 1204

Re: Incoming NKD x2

:lol: So the CK61 - one thing I love about it is there are 20 banks with 8 patches each, and only the first 10 are loaded. So last week I spent a few hours making new patches for all of the Haunted Cat songs in our current live set and named them after the titles, then dropped those in setlist order...
by Nick
Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:28 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: pictures of your gear here
Replies: 4466
Views: 1155070

Re: pictures of your gear here

Found a suitcase *almost* the perfect size so I no longer need to stretch the zipper around the massive Valco fuzz. $5 at an estate sale:
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by Nick
Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Musical Miscellany
Topic: NKD x2
Replies: 14
Views: 1204

Re: Incoming NKD x2

The CK61 arrived just in time to check it out on my 15 minute work break. It’s not as sexy as the Hydrasynth but I think this is the one I needed more. When I sold my Triton Le, this is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to replace it. So easy to program and use live. Not needing to dig through coun...
by Nick
Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:54 am
Forum: Musical Miscellany
Topic: NKD x2
Replies: 14
Views: 1204

Re: Incoming NKD x2

The Hydrasynth arrived Friday morning on my birthday - I haven't been able to stop playing it, but as limitless as it feels, I find myself missing a lot of the classic typical synth sounds. Most of the patches I played are inspiring to where I'll just spontaneously play something that sounds cool (t...
by Nick
Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: Musical Miscellany
Topic: NKD x2
Replies: 14
Views: 1204

NKD x2

So I did a bit of a birthday splurge….but I’ve also been selling a lot of my other boards…recently sold my JU-06, Korg Poly61, RS-09, CZ-101, Triton LE. I’ve never been truly happy with my rig in Haunted Cat. I’ve gone back and forth with a tiered setup, for the longest time I was using a Triton LE ...
by Nick
Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Sunn Amps Are Back???
Replies: 16
Views: 899

Re: Sunn Amps Are Back???

In Pog form!
by Nick
Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: pictures of your gear here
Replies: 4466
Views: 1155070

Re: pictures of your gear here

New board: I've heard that all the cheap nano format octave pedals are not very good. How do you find the Mooer? That’s probably for the OC-2/3 style octave down pedals (maybe also the pitchfork style like Freddy had) The V1 Tender Octaver is well regarded and basically an EHX Micro Pog, IIRC they ...
by Nick
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: pictures of your gear here
Replies: 4466
Views: 1155070

Re: pictures of your gear here

Nice. How’s the Deadbeat? Jack of all trades master of none. I usually leave it on detune for subtle chorus, but all of the other sounds besides phaser and flanger (not because I don’t like flanger/phaser, it’s just particularly bad versions of both IMO) are very usable and handy to have on the boa...
by Nick
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: pictures of your gear here
Replies: 4466
Views: 1155070

Re: pictures of your gear here

New board:
by Nick
Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: Hardluck Kings Spider(s)
Replies: 10
Views: 811

Re: Hardluck Kings Spider(s)

Just wondering Mez- did you find out if Kim went for the pro-setup option when she bought them? They offer that as an additional cost- wondering if that’s why they were so nice out of the box or if it’s just standard Either way they both look great, I think I prefer the evolution of the shape on the...
by Nick
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: New Squier Paranormal Range
Replies: 45
Views: 7021

Re: New Squier Paranormal Range

rahbro wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:12 pm Pulled the trigger on the green bass.


Zzounds says it should ship on the 5th
nice! I know I was crapping on those 4 weeks ago but I’ve seen a few pics on Facebook groups and I think it works better in person.