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“I think I'm going to stick with the bass” Me too. Bass is my instrument, though it’s a bit awkward playing solo in acoustic settings, Victor I ain’t. Playing a little guitar music around the campfire, or sitting around my neighbors Tiki Bar on quiet Sunday afternoons keeps me entertained...

I’m still able to play my acoustic guitars, I’ve adjusted the action on both of the Martins, I find that I can play the classical guitars with out any fatigue at all. I’ve been wanting to try one of the Cordoba C9 Parlor Acoustic Nylon String guitars. I’m tempted to just order one, though I...

Haven’t done this in a while, oh dang, forgot the washtub. Other than the Guild B50 all the other fretless’ are home made.

When you shorten the scale think of a capo at the second fret. Cut those two frets off and replace with the nut. Move the rest of the headstock to the new nut/scale lenght. You’ll have a scale length of a proximity 30 & 3/8ths inch. If you are going for exactly 30” all the fret spaces needs to...

Steve, rediscovering old equipment is always a good feeling. Fairly often when I start Jonesing for something new I just start pulling out the stuff at the back of the closet. It’s one of the unlisted advantages of buying the good stuff in the first place. Plus it severely interferes with the...

I’d rather not have the plastic installed in an acoustic instrument. Cutting into the side just irritates the luthier in me. That said I’ve found it to be very functional in the Ibanez PNB14E* Though I wouldn’t cut into the side of my Guild B-50, or any of my Martins.

“they don't age well on the stand” I live in north central Florida in an old Cracker house built in 1868, humidity is a problem as well as temperature changes. I use a product called Ballistol, it’s been around for a while [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. I mix it one part Ballistol to 10...

That’s perfect. I’m mostly using the GB Shuttle 9.0 into an 8 ohm 2 by 10 SWR Golight neo cab rated at 500 watts. Covers almost everything. For an outdoor gig with no extra sound reinforcement I’ll add the 15 or the 4 by 10. It’s good to have options. Enjoy that set up, you’ll probably never...

Not specifically, I like 4X10s. I have an older SWR Goliath Cabinet(David Eden) that came with my SWR Studio 220 amp I purchased back in the mid 80s, to replace the old Fender Bassman. I still use that rig, it lives at the rehearsal studio. What’s the power rating? I can’t really tell, it looks...

You are correct they are the Thunderguts, I got rid of the Ashbory because of the silicone G string problem. I traded the Ashbory for a Flea Market Music Flea, my first ukulele. I found a uke forum and meet Owen on this forum. That’s when I discovered the Pahoehoe stings. I’d of kept the Ashbory...

Yeah, it works well with every bass I’ve run through it. I’m even considering putting in a few transducers in my mid 80s Guild B50 factory fretless. For the last 28 years I’ve been attending these pre 1840 Rendezvous camps. Generally nothing after the 1840’s can be displayed in these camps...

I’ve overdriven the 2X4, resettling the battery brought it back up. I really like the amp, it has its use and sounds good. I use it only in acoustic settings, I try to set the passive radiator against a wall, corners are better. I’m using the Ibanez PNB14E, the volume is set to balance nicely...

Time is tight, sorry, I’ll have to read the whole thread at a later time. I just want to add my opinion which is along the line of many of the posts I had a chance to read. Wood, hardware, electronics, and labor are the primary difference in the cost of an instrument. CNC technology has made...

I Purchased the Phil Jones Double Four. For all it’s power, it’s volume is no where near what my Rumble 40 can produce. However it is perfect for my needs. It is extremely efficient at it’s rated power. I’m using a recommended battery, the Power Aid Pilot Pro II, I can do 4 hours easily...

Wow, beautiful work, make’s my hammer and chisel seem quite primitive “o) Impressive work space. I’ve also just started a project, I haven’t gotten to far, still working on the fret board, I haven’t built a fretted instrument in a long time. So far I’ve cut out the Abalone for the inlay and...