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by MikeC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Bass Guitars
Topic: Anyone got a scrap of black pick guard ?
Replies: 11
Views: 1642

Re: Anyone got a scrap of black pick guard ?

StrummersOfThunder wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:16 pm It’s typos Mike.
Phew.
by MikeC
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Bass Guitars
Topic: Anyone got a scrap of black pick guard ?
Replies: 11
Views: 1642

Re: Anyone got a scrap of black pick guard ?

What is "Pickford" material (maybe one for the confessions thread)?
by MikeC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: GAS
Topic: Forums have been slow, how about a 'In the mail' thread?
Replies: 12087
Views: 1750758

Re: Forums have been slow, how about a 'In the mail' thread?

Olderama wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:27 am Been on the waiting list so this morning got the email saying in stock and hit it
First venture into Artist and baritone
Nice, an offset! I was recently schooled on the definition!!
by MikeC
Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Les Paul and Tele tuning stability tips?
Replies: 43
Views: 4160

Re: Les Paul and Tele tuning stability tips?

So I sucked it up and bought a babicz telecaster bridge for my Tele. 6 saddle version. Firstly, holy shit - this sounds noticeably different unplugged and the sustain is incredible. It really is a level up in design. Only thing is... In the heat of the moment I didn't take into account the string s...
by MikeC
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: DIY - BUILD YOUR OWN Amps
Topic: MikeC Sixty-One SRT
Replies: 135
Views: 342940

Re: MikeC Sixty-One SRT

Sixty-One SRT #4 build complete.
by MikeC
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Les Paul and Tele tuning stability tips?
Replies: 43
Views: 4160

Re: Les Paul and Tele tuning stability tips?

Always lube your nut!
by MikeC
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: The Gibson Les Paul Model thread
Replies: 262
Views: 23667

Re: The Gibson Les Paul Model thread

GrantB wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:38 am
murky wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:29 am '53.

Smelly.

First pic photo credit: Rob Hart

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Clearly that instrument needs to be refinished and those pickups and electrics upgraded??!!
Yeah, those awful cracks should just sand out!
by MikeC
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: Guitar Mods
Topic: Has anyone tried graphtech ratio tuners?
Replies: 19
Views: 2791

Re: Has anyone tried graphtech ratio tuners?

I've got the Graphtec Ratio tuners on my Tele. They aren't light weights but they work fantastic. I use standard tuning.
by MikeC
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Amp Talk
Topic: Best DAW for beginner
Replies: 22
Views: 1955

Re: Best DAW for beginner

This one - discount of course to an NZG member: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace ... f=t4bt1H5B
by MikeC
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: GAS
Topic: What are you gassing for?
Replies: 6367
Views: 1335111

Re: What are you gassing for?

Jay wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:53 am :D I was gassing for a grandson. My daughter delivered last Saturday
Congrats - they're all good!
by MikeC
Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: DIY - BUILD YOUR OWN Amps
Topic: MikeC Sixty-One SRT
Replies: 135
Views: 342940

Re: MikeC Sixty-One SRT

Here's a new Sixty-One SRT demo by blackstratblues. Warren played a single coil Strat for over half of this so for those of us wondering about those tones, here we go. And there's some great LP humbucker tones in the final 3rd. At the end he demos the amp with the VRM turned right down (it's at full...
by MikeC
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: Amp Talk
Topic: Redplating el84
Replies: 9
Views: 836

Re: Redplating el84

That looks like a resistor to pin 3, which would make it a cathode bias resistor. Looks like it was working hard to do its job. You don’t have to replace it and since the amp seems to have individual biasing you can just pop in another valve. Just to be safe, I’d try one of the other old valves in ...
by MikeC
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Wow!Rare!Collectible!!!!
Topic: (lost in) space echo - now with demo
Replies: 65
Views: 111939

Re: (lost in) space echo - now with demo

It's related to AC frequency.
by MikeC
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: GAS
Topic: Pedals Of Epicness
Replies: 1061
Views: 1103395

Re: Pedals Of Epicness

jeremyb wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:21 am
MikeC wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:14 am
jeremyb wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:45 pm
That was well worth 100 minutes of my time!
Did you go thru the blog post as well? https://thejhsshow.com/articles/history ... -rat-pedal
No, I just watched the video and my head was spinning with RAT stuff..
by MikeC
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: GAS
Topic: Pedals Of Epicness
Replies: 1061
Views: 1103395

Re: Pedals Of Epicness

jeremyb wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:45 pm
That was well worth 100 minutes of my time!