Recent content by zac10669

Friends, Need your help... Older G&L bi-cut maple neck (no skunk stipe) with truss rod issues....Truss rod turns both ways but once relief is corrected in just a short while relief comes back. Beginning to get micro-fractures at 1st fret and heel of the neck. Question 1: I'm...

Question for Team G&L, I have an '81 L2K (slot pole etc) and when I hit the OMG switch I get the bass boost, but get a ton of buzz/noise to go with it to the point that it takes away from the sound. I have tried rolling treble back (even all the way off) and it still buzzes. Adjusted...

The 2009 Vintage guitar guide shows $825 for the high end of excellent condition....You might leverage this if you decided to have follow up discussions / negotiations. IMO this is understated. You don't see as many of these come across. I watch Ebay fairly closely and have seen about 4-5 of...

1981 G&L L2000-E, Mahogany body with tobacco finish….. I was working with my Luthier yesterday touching up a few small nicks in the finish around the outer edge of the bass (the part that would be under your arm while playing seated). We touched up with tobacco color and drop filled a few...

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I have a Warwick Streamer 2 that had a serious twist in the neck. I worked with a Luthier friend of mine and he has the heater with the aluminum blocks, clamps, etc to use this method to straighten a neck. We hooked it up and heated up to about 325 degrees, and as you could hear it start to...

I recently bought a used SVP Pro Preamp (the older US Made one w/the blue logo) It arrived with all 5 of the preamp tubes loaded with 12ax7s. I know the schematics call for four 12ax7s and one 12au7 (I believe in the#4 position), and I think the 12au7 is supposed to power the Drive knob...

I think they are the Roto Sound 88s Thanks for the help!

I recently bought a used bass and it came with stings that I really dig, but I can figure out what they are, and the seller doesn't know either. They are basically round wound strings that are encased in this black plastic/rubber feeling coating. They feel like flat wounds when playing...