New Guitar Day

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5:13p, 7/7/23
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New equipment day. My JHS 3 Series Screamer arrived around lunch time.

I've never tested an Ibanez Tube Screamer or any of its many clones like this one. I got it primarily to use with my acoustic on my acoustic amp to move a step closer to getting a Monte Montegomery type overdriven tone. Between this and my Keeley compressor it is inching towards that territory. I probably still need an overdrive pedal as well but this moves the needle closer.

My friend has borrowed my Yairi DY62C for a while. Hopefully I'll get it back tonight and get to give it a spin through the setup rather than the Larrivee.

The Larrivee is a much better sounding acoustic guitar overall, but that Yairi (same model Monte plays) is a beast playing his tunes. Especially when you use light guage strings and drop a 1/2 step as he does. Trying to play some of that stuff on the Larrivee w/medium gauge 440 tuning is like trying to nail Eruption on a 12 string. Yeah you can get to the same neighborhood but don't have a ticket to actually get in the ballpark, and you feel like walked a marathon on your fingertips.

It'll also be fun to put it in my electric chain just to see what the hell comes out the other side.
Staff - take out the trash.
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In reply to Garrelli 5000 • 5:50p, 7/7/23
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7:37p, 7/7/23
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This seems like a pretty good deal to me. Thoughts?

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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:41p, 7/7/23
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maroon barchetta said:
It's special.

It has no pick guard.
As a non-guitar player, can you tell me why this is special?
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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 7:41p, 7/7/23
What app is that from?
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:43p, 7/7/23
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It's Facebook marketplace.
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In reply to BenTheGoodAg • 7:45p, 7/7/23
BenTheGoodAg said:
maroon barchetta said:
It's special.

It has no pick guard.
As a non-guitar player, can you tell me why this is special?


It's a joke,

But you often see a Les Paul with a pick guard.

Not always.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:48p, 7/7/23
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I almost universally despise both the look and feel of the Les Paul pickguard.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 7:50p, 7/7/23
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Haha, ok. Thanks.

I do a lot of craft type work (wood-working, metal work, 3D printing, etc), and have a buddy that builds guitars. Using a combination of wood-working and 3D printing techniques, we've come up with some methods to do things for his manufacturing process. I can share more later, but just interested in the mindset of a guitar-owner from a maker standpoint.
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In reply to BenTheGoodAg • 8:00p, 7/7/23
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Haha, ok. Thanks.

I do a lot of craft type work (wood-working, metal work, 3D printing, etc), and have a buddy that builds guitars. Using a combination of wood-working and 3D printing techniques, we've come up with some methods to do things for his manufacturing process. I can share more later, but just interested in the mindset of a guitar-owner from a maker standpoint.


3D printing you say?

DallasTeleAg will be unhappy.

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In reply to maroon barchetta • 8:06p, 7/7/23
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Haha! No. Using additive manufacturing to make jigs and tools that assist in the build process. Some of the results have been pretty novel, IMO.
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1:29p, 7/11/23
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FYI on some Fender Gear from Amazon Prime Day Sale today...

https://www.amazon.com/deal/20e7c4e2?showVariations=true&pf_rd_r=R2HYDSVWH8DCPGVWS7Y5&pf_rd_t=Events&pf_rd_i=primeday&pf_rd_p=0f855fc7-6931-4ecb-8fd6-0f3434773050&pf_rd_s=slot-6&ref=dlx_prime_gd_dcl_tlt_641_20e7c4e2_dt_sl6_50

not sure if the link is user specific--let me know, but worse comes to worse, select musical instruments on the checkboxes to get there...
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In reply to BenTheGoodAg • 5:25a, 7/14/23
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BenTheGoodAg said:
Haha, ok. Thanks.

I do a lot of craft type work (wood-working, metal work, 3D printing, etc), and have a buddy that builds guitars. Using a combination of wood-working and 3D printing techniques, we've come up with some methods to do things for his manufacturing process. I can share more later, but just interested in the mindset of a guitar-owner from a maker standpoint.
How are you violating the holiest of all rules? There's really only one. Shame, shame, shame.

In all seriousness, please post some #1s or tell us more. I'm interested...



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7:13a, 7/14/23
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Got my new Fender Amp last night--sounds surprisingly good. Now I just have to knock the rust off of my chops...
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8:18a, 7/14/23
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Picked up a Boss RC-1 Loop Station the other day.

https://www.boss.info/us/products/rc-1/

Of course, as a new looper owner's rite of passage dictates, I had to immediately do a Redbone jam.
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In reply to johnnyblaze36 • 3:05p, 7/14/23
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johnnyblaze36 said:
BenTheGoodAg said:
Haha, ok. Thanks.

I do a lot of craft type work (wood-working, metal work, 3D printing, etc), and have a buddy that builds guitars. Using a combination of wood-working and 3D printing techniques, we've come up with some methods to do things for his manufacturing process. I can share more later, but just interested in the mindset of a guitar-owner from a maker standpoint.
How are you violating the holiest of all rules? There's really only one. Shame, shame, shame.

In all seriousness, please post some #1s or tell us more. I'm interested...
I can't share the details yet. We're looking hard at some licensing options. But since working on it, I've wanted to so bad and have pulled up this thread many times to learn from what people look for in their guitars and are doing...

As soon as we've filed, I'll post some pics.
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6:24p, 7/14/23
This belongs to a GC employee. He modded it himself.

It had some words carved into it.

The Army men are a nice touch.

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ravingfans said:

This is the greatest meme I've ever seen in my life. I'd have been electrocuted to death by now if it was a real thing.
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2:57p, 7/16/23
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Played two gigs in the same day for the first time in probably five years yesterday. Seven hours of playing an acoustic has my fingers still sore today.
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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 3:35p, 7/16/23
Excellent!
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8:23p, 7/26/23
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My leader did a rig rundown with Premier Guitar that was just released today:

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12:46p, 7/28/23
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Any of you guys have recommendations on where to take a guitar in the San Antonio area for setup/adjustment? The action on my high E is way lower than the rest of the strings. I think I'll need a new nut to fix that. On top of that, I'd just like to have the rest of the setup checked out once, professionally.

TIA
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In reply to TX AG 88 • 1:24p, 7/28/23
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https://www.alamomusic.com/instrument-repair/
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In reply to jwag • 2:17p, 7/28/23
jwag said:
https://www.alamomusic.com/instrument-repair/


This.
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In reply to TX AG 88 • 3:57p, 7/28/23
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Highly recommend learning to do this yourself. Only you know how you want your guitar setup.
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DallasTeleAg said:
Highly recommend learning to do this yourself. Only you know how you want your guitar setup.


Understood. I'm too newby to know what I want. I just want to know what "right " or standard by a pro is like once, before I form opinions on how I might want to deviate. After that, I plan to be self sufficient
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 6:31p, 7/28/23
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maroon barchetta said:
jwag said:
https://www.alamomusic.com/instrument-repair/


This.


Thanks y'all! Now I need a productive practice structure. I'm freewheeling in neutral and in danger of giving up.
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11:43a, 7/29/23
Oops, I did it again. An R4 Les Paul for $212.00? No way!





Pics were taken with a potato. Unlike my previous experience with CHibsons, this one arrived in only 5 days (after a very frustrating and confusing process- long story) and with the headstock intact!

So far, it appears it will require very minimal work to be a good axe. Just typical minor tweaks that it seems I do on all guitars anyway. One thing I like is the neck. CHUNKY and unusually consistent neck carve. Measures .90 at the 1st fret and .90 at the 12th. The only other neck I've encountered with no taper is my TRO FAT neck that I have on a Tele partscaster.

Pickups are meh, but if I decide to keep this thing I've got some Lollars that I can put in.
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12:30p, 8/1/23
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just making an assumption here that readers on a guitar thread might like this



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9:08p, 8/1/23
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It's amazing there are people that would fall for these scams. You'd think they might change up the wording just a little bit.
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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 9:39p, 8/1/23
Just now saw the exact same wording for a Marshall amp on a Blackstar page lol
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In reply to G.I.Bro • 9:53p, 8/1/23
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I can't count the number of times I've seen this goofy scam. It's been guitars lately. Before that it was gaming systems.
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