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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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Old 70's dirt bikes give out butt-hurt, even without falling off. A lot more fun than sitting on a rock, so we just got used to it. I added 4" of dense foam/memory foam layers to my 85 zuk. Looked ridiculous, rode happy. It's sat for a couple of years now with a tear in it's eye from my medical issues that have been happening one after another.
 
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First bike I rode was a Bultaco Matador 250, I would love to have another one!

BadExample said:
Old 70's dirt bikes give out butt-hurt, even without falling off. A lot more fun than sitting on a rock, so we just got used to it. I added 4" of dense foam/memory foam layers to my 85 zuk. Looked ridiculous, rode happy. It's sat for a couple of years now with a tear in it's eye from my medical issues that have been happening one after another.
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alaskaleftybass said:
Hey GOF's if you have a minute I'd appreciate any suggestions on my Ibanez bass neck issue...

Help with neck problem on my cheapo Ibanez lefty

thanks and have a great Sunday! :thumbsup:

Will
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Basics first. Are the neck screws and bridge screws tight? What is the spacing like at the 22nd fret (string height from bridge)? Will the neck level without strings and have the frets been checked for level with the neck straight. Is there any twist on the neck?
 
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B-string said:
Basics first. Are the neck screws and bridge screws tight? What is the spacing like at the 22nd fret (string height from bridge)? Will the neck level without strings and have the frets been checked for level with the neck straight. Is there any twist on the neck?
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Neck screws and bridge screws: Check.
The height at 22nd fret is very low. I'll measure later and get back to you.
I don't know how to check for neck leveling without strings, and checking the frets for leveling.
The neck doesn't seem to be twisted. Looking down from the top and bottom it looks straight to me.

I had a childhood friend that was an accomplished guitarist and built his own. He and I played in bands together over 20 years. He died in a fire at 53.
I think he's paying me back for being lazy!
 
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sharkbait130 said:
Yer gonna love it. Now all you need is an 8 10 to go with it.:thumbsup:
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For the most part, yes I think that I will like it.. just so that you know.. I have a SB300 too.. and I do indeed love that amp!

On another note, that SVT-CL is going to need some new tubes.. yesterday I actually got to play it at volume.. what we found out is that it crackles and screech a bit when I would hit the E-Flat on the A string. A couple of other notes too... but only when I really dug in on a note.. it didn't do it when I played with a soft touch with the right hand. Also, at first I had the master at like 9 o'clock and the gain at 1 pm. Then I dimed the master and brought the gain to 10 o'clock, this seemed to help with the problem.. I didn't have to dig or push it with the right hand..

All of this is making me grumpy, because supposedly, this amp had just been to the repair shop.. but all they did was replace a gain pot on the amp.
 
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Maybe it's not the tubes, but something else? This is a good example of where I would recommend bringing in both the amp and speaker so that thorough troubleshooting can be done. It could be a bad driver, or something else inside the amp.
 
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We eliminated the drivers yesterday.. so that is out of the question.. it is the amp.. my first guess is the Phase Inverter tubes.. but on the back.. the left hand bias light was green with a touch of red above it.. I turned the bias about 1/8th and had solid green at idle.. one of the guitar players tried to make them a lil cooler.. but it only made it sound worse that what it was.. I told him to put it back like it was!
Now the next thing.. I will get a new set of tubes.. but what kind should I get, I am a guy that likes a clean tone, no crunch in it.. I run my SB300 clean.. no blend what so ever.. I don't like dirt in my signal.. My dirt is a tad of chorus!
 
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99Z3 said:
We eliminated the drivers yesterday.. so that is out of the question.. it is the amp.. my first guess is the Phase Inverter tubes.. but on the back.. the left hand bias light was green with a touch of red above it.. I turned the bias about 1/8th and had solid green at idle.. one of the guitar players tried to make them a lil cooler.. but it only made it sound worse that what it was.. I told him to put it back like it was!
Now the next thing.. I will get a new set of tubes.. but what kind should I get, I am a guy that likes a clean tone, no crunch in it.. I run my SB300 clean.. no blend what so ever.. I don't like dirt in my signal.. My dirt is a tad of chorus!
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I'm running the stock sovteks in mine and have tons of clean headroom. There are plenty of other tubes that others like but the sovteks work fine for me and are about the cheapest tubes you can find right now.
 
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99Z3 said:
We eliminated the drivers yesterday.. so that is out of the question.. it is the amp.. my first guess is the Phase Inverter tubes.. but on the back.. the left hand bias light was green with a touch of red above it.. I turned the bias about 1/8th and had solid green at idle.. one of the guitar players tried to make them a lil cooler.. but it only made it sound worse that what it was.. I told him to put it back like it was!
Now the next thing.. I will get a new set of tubes.. but what kind should I get, I am a guy that likes a clean tone, no crunch in it.. I run my SB300 clean.. no blend what so ever.. I don't like dirt in my signal.. My dirt is a tad of chorus!
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Going to suggest again that maybe there is something else wrong, and that some professional troubleshooting might uncover the real problem. It might be tubes, but if not, that's an expensive exercise.
 
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BadExample said:
That all changes if you flunk your PSA test! :laugh:
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My memory has been refreshed. I have been butt-hurt, not once, but twice. Have yet to flunk a PSA test but did have hemorrhoid surgery. The first hurt was the surgery. The second hurt was the initial poo. I'm changing my story. Yes, I know butt-hurt.

And food for thought. Undergoing hemorrhoid surgery is like planking, only at a much steeper angle. ;)

M. M. :)
 
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blowinblue said:
My memory has been refreshed. I have been butt-hurt, not once, but twice. Have yet to flunk a PSA test but did have hemorrhoid surgery. The first hurt was the surgery. The second hurt was the initial poo. I'm changing my story. Yes, I know butt-hurt.

And food for thought. Undergoing hemorrhoid surgery is like planking, only at a much steeper angle. ;)

M. M. :)
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You’ve lived an exciting life! :D
 
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