Trade-me Madness

pete_currie · Post by **pete_currie** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:29 pm

"What's wrong with doing it that way? there are a few guitars with angled humbuckers, like the Gibson Nighthawk or Van Halens Frankenstrat"

If you look at the gibson nighthawk the humbucker coils are offset so the poles line up with the strings.

On this strat the poles are at an angle to the strings. Would probably do a better job if it was straight.

vacant · Post by **vacant** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:03 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Langcaster-Fende ... dZViewItem

Don't his cheap korean ones sell for about that?

Danger Mouse · Post by **Danger Mouse** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:14 am

Interesting these should pop up over here. They may be hand made in the UK, but they are distinctly average guitars and are usually around the Â£300-400 range.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 962716.htm

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:35 pm

it's common for output transistors to blow if played too much?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 935710.htm

[edit] sorry... "played to much" [/edit]

pete_currie · Post by **pete_currie** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:28 am

rocklander wrote:it's common for output transistors to blow if played too much?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 935710.htm

[edit] sorry... "played to much" [/edit]

Output transistors don't blow if the amp is played too much. You only have to look at 30 year solid state amps to see this.

It is common for output transistors to blow if you load them up too much. For example if the min. output impedance is 8 ohms and you consistantly run it at 4 ohms. If you load the output too much the transistors will get hotter and deteriorate.

All that said, I ran an old holden 200 watt solid state amp with min. output impedance of 8 ohms at 4 ohms for years and it was fine. I had another one that only lasted 6 months before the outputs transistors blew.

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:30 am

back in the day when I was trying to be a technician (and failed so became a computer geek

) I was repairing an onkyo slave amp that had a whole bank of transistors blow the whole channel. it was also a loading problem. not 4 ohms - 0 ohms. as in, tin foil short. as in it, the unit was from a gang pad (I'm told) and they used to roll their doobies on it. tinfoil slips thru the vents and kapow batman. the hard case thing was it would get u stoned just turning it on - all th weed that had dropped into it, once it heated up..

smallface · Post by **smallface** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:08 pm

Just asked a question on this auction. Something doesn't seem right here re this Les Paul & this aftermarket case.

Any thoughts?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... ermanent=0

The question is as below. I don't think he'll answer it.

My question. "You can of course add more pictures after the auction. Do you think it would be possible to bypass TM rules for a buy now offline which you seem to be happy to do after it's reached reserve on other people's auctions? Ref auction 103633999? & auction 103901910 & 103735811? What say you sir?"
Whooops too much red wine tonight

I mean't after someone has bid

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:15 pm

looks fake.

DaNextSlash · Post by **DaNextSlash** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:19 pm

If it has the earth ribbon and says standard then its definitely fake...

Unless if Im mistaken...

raz · Post by **raz** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:31 pm

rocklander wrote: they used to roll their doobies on it. tinfoil slips thru the vents and kapow batman. the hard case thing was it would get u stoned just turning it on - all th weed that had dropped into it, once it heated up..

I know musos that would pay extra for that.

smallface · Post by **smallface** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:46 pm

I would have thought that something with the earth ribbon & a fender style case is not quite right?

Unfinished · Post by **Unfinished** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:30 pm

The creatively spaced knobs put me off..

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:37 pm

Q: What model gibson is it; standard, supreme, studio? posted by: esperance1 (95 ) 8:57 pm, Fri 6 Jul
A: sorry its a supreme, it says that in the globe on the headstock but you cant quite make it out.i lost the truss rod cover while straightening the neck and the only other truss rod cover i could find is off a cheap les paul standard. TRUSS ROD COVER IS AFTERMARKET SORRY 9:04 pm, Fri 6 Jul

where was he straightening the neck? what a lame excuse.

if you own a les paul supreme i'm sure you would know what pickups are there not "2 x gold humbuckers"

smallface · Post by **smallface** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:03 pm

The inlays are so wrong for a Les Paul Supreme too. How could you lose a truss rod cover like this?

http://www.lespaulforum.com/slubarticle ... preme.html

Would love to see a photo of the back of the guitar too. A supreme does not have a control cavity cover apparently.

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:07 pm

It smells that auction.