Recent content by ThrashMaster

Experiment with compressor placement. Before amp, in the loop before eq, and in the loop after eq all sound VERY different

Oh come on! If you can't get 20 people into a club then you're just not trying, no matter what the market you're in. Promote, flyer, get on local radio, go other similiar shows and hand out flyers/demos, offer to buy a beer for the first 20 people through the door, whatever. I bounce at a...

We have a winner folks. That was my first thought reading this as well.

I have an SWR sm400s that I love. I've had it for probably 12 years or so no...and the preamp tube is finally, really, truely dead. Anybody have any experience with what sounds good in these amps? I actually get a fair amount of midrange grit out of it, which always surprises people, so...

Pre fender = built in usa. Post fender = built in china. Interpret that however you like.

So, Circle K is making guitar strings now, which I think is awesome. Anyone know when theyre going to have tension charts etc up for that side of things?

not too bad. I apply it with a thick piece of card stock used as a squeegee, so youre 90 percent of the way there already. Also, I am firmly of the opinion that 5 minutes spent doing a better sanding job early saves 10 minutes of frustrating 'fix-it' work later on...get the porefill situation...

sand, raise grain, sand, epoxy pore fill, dry, sand, clear coats, melt coat, dry, sand, buff i soooo prefer epoxy over the tradition pore fillers (mcfadden etc). No shrinkage!

contact with silicone can do this. the pads on many guitar stands have silicone in them, and they tend to touch right at that very spot

Not if hes usin the UV-cure stuff

Flitz is indeed the best stuff on earth

Wood filler shows through finishes. Its subtle, but its there, especially on matte solid color. Dont do a hack job and bondo the body...do it right and sand it to 320, raise the grain, sand it with 400. Spray seal coats, sand, spray color, spray a few coats of clear with flattening agent added...

sure ya do...setup 10 identical guiatars a day for a few years and youd be amazed at how consistent ya get. to within a few thousandths easily.

I just looked at the Mercury Magnetics catalog...power and output transformers are about 400 bucks a piece, plus 150 for the filament trans, so by the time you factor in shipping youre lookin at a cool grand just for the transformers. Add in the chassis, sockets, tubes, etc etc...

and significantly higher voltages all around, so if everything isnt done pretty perfectly you get arching, magic smoke release, etc There is a reason that everyone, and i do mean everyone, recommends starting small on tube diy. On top of which, you can find a used 300 watt power amp for less...