robroe wrote:I'm sure all you gotta do to fix it is tune it to F instead of E.

when I did that on my 90s duo sonic it went from a complete did to daily player.

1/2 or 1 step up also works similarly great on $25 ukuleles and such.

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All MM`s enjoy thick strings, not just the 22 1/2"s. Also the radius is not an issue in most cases, the scale fixes all. To bend like Buddy Guy with twelves on is a fine feeling. And +1 on the refret tip, its no biggie if that is what you need and you find a proper luthier to do it. Those necks...

Too many pickups

I just read this thread and robroes replies are making me laugh way too much. Im sitting in the john trying not to as my wife and kid are sleeping, but man, does the truth hit hard sometimes

It is a 2011 american special telecaster with a replaced pickguard and what looks like stickers on the fingerboard. The strange neck plate is on all teles between particular months around the tele anniversary that year. The specific anniversary model was basiclally a american standard, just in blond...

Samick built, 1986-88 with that hiddeous logo. 1989 ones have the streamlined epi logo without the gibson part. 1990-> they start coming from several korean and later chinese factories. The old samick ones are kinda charming, a handmade feel to them compared to new quingdao ones, which are nicely bu...

Thats gotta be the most beautiful Fender release since the last Musicmaster. And on the output thing, I'm getting the feel that pickup output is gonna be the next weight - thing. Like when in the 80's heavy was good. The heavier the better. Well, as it turns out there are many things at play, and li...

Absolutely beautiful Jazzmaster. Good call tampering with the decal. Makes the poor understand they're in the presence of something old and/or expensive

Thanks! I'm gonna try to do all that. Good checklist. Been checking out power supplys, liking the Palmer company. They're quite affordable here being german, and I like the supply taking a regular power cable like an amp, no wall wart. Got industrial grade velcro (whatever that means), lets see how ...

I got to admit that i'm not really sure if i want to boost the drive as well, prob gotta try that one out. Boosting in front of a smallish tube amp obviously does both so maybe i'll go your way. Thanks!

Video link was quality, cheers.

Placement more than signal chain, but both. Thanks for your reply.

you place boost quite early. What are the pros compared to placing it later?

I have played for years. Mostly bass. Now more and more guitar. At first it was acoustic, folk and such. Now I am taking the step of electrifying myself. I find I am in need of a pedalboard. A friend gave me his board which he dont need no more, a pedaltrain jr I think. I have the pedals I need, and...

I've solved a similar issue with a 5e3 which i want to use with bands (could be dr or any other, depends on what you like) and a tech 21 pedal that models a similar amp. Pedal makes the sound at home or in places where 12w is too much and tube combo works as pa, and when volume is ok ive got the rea...

Cyclones have never really hit me, but this one sure looks good. I think that colour combo fits modern-era Fenders perfectly. I know myself though, used to think musicmasters look strange, and now I love them and own several. I bet I'll have a cyclone in 5 years time. I also bet it wont cost under $...

Beautiful!

Fender solid state combo. Pros: light, durable, kinda nice and loud clean channel, cheap Cons: no forum love, not-so-great drive channel, if breaks can be pain to fix due to compact layout and multiple pcb:s Japanese and taiwanese Sidekick 25-35 reverbs can be had for €50-€100. These newer ones ...

Chassis hanging http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/back%20open.jpg General views http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/back%20side.jpg http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/back%20view.jpg http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/front%20view.jpg http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files...

Polish

I stand corrected

Wow that 5" one is tiny!

Baffle test fit. Ok. http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/testikasaus.jpg Quick sanding and laquer, plus repeats. Good enough, polishing will further smooth it out too. http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/683/lisaa%20lakkaa.jpg Time to fit speaker. Small and light. http://bestnetworx.com/uplo...