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Guitar players corner!
- Thread starter danbones
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Alright, got my Marshall Origin 212A yesterday but not without finding a couple of issues. Cheap plastic handles that arrived cracked at the corners from over tightened screws and an input jack that doesn't take much force to pull the speaker cable out. From the looks of it my tube amps aren't in danger of blowing up but I would not let this thing outside the room and around people without changing that jack. Inexpensive fix but one I would've expected to not be necessary out of the box.
Other than that I have no other issues with it structurally. The dimensions were perfect for what I needed.
In other news, after a failed attempt to move my Earth Sound Research 215 bass cab and having no desire to load it up again for a second attempt I'm now looking into the possibility of turning it into a 215 guitar cab. The cab needs repairs anyway so throwing in 15" guitar speakers (possibly some Scorpion plus'?) wouldn't be that far off from something I'd do if I were already going to sink money into it.
Other than that I have no other issues with it structurally. The dimensions were perfect for what I needed.
In other news, after a failed attempt to move my Earth Sound Research 215 bass cab and having no desire to load it up again for a second attempt I'm now looking into the possibility of turning it into a 215 guitar cab. The cab needs repairs anyway so throwing in 15" guitar speakers (possibly some Scorpion plus'?) wouldn't be that far off from something I'd do if I were already going to sink money into it.
I've only ever owned combo amps for guitar. Tech 21 Trademark 60 > 7ender Hot Rod Deluxe > Mesa/Boogie DC-2 > early '70s 7ender Princeton Reverb Amp > 1962 7ender Concert Amp > Swart STR-Tremolo (Tuxedo version).
In the early '80s I did own a Traynor YSR-1 head but I used that for bass.
In the early '80s I did own a Traynor YSR-1 head but I used that for bass.
I've only ever had one non-combo guitar amp. That said, it was - quite possibly - the best guitar amp. I ever owned.
A Peavey head (I don't remember which one. It was a long time ago) and a 4x12" Marshall cabinet.
Mind you, I was "upgrading" from a Stage 210 combo (which was garbage).
That was 1981. Since then, I've only had one head/cabinet amp., but it was a modeling amp. So, I'm not sure that counts.
I've had 2 combos in the past, 80s Crate G60 1x12 and a Univox tube combo that was around 20 watts. Currently I've got a Fender Custom 68 Deluxe Reverb (22 watt 2x 6V6) 1x12 combo and an Egnater Tweaker-40 head (40 watt 2x 6L6) that I pair up with a Bag End 2x12 cab.
Hey guitar people in a bass forum, what do you like for working on and maintaining your sight reading skills? I know there's the Leavitt books and the Mel Bay books, which I have, but all that stuff sounds so "exercisey." I tried reading some Bach chorale studies, and holy crap are they hard, but it seems worth it to put the time into that. What treble stuff are ya reading?
Because the guitar is my secondary instrument, I'm not really working on the side reading on it. Learned side reading for the bass "on the job" basically (theater gigs...) - it was tough but efficient
Well, that was relatively painless. Economy (free) postage is decidedly Invalid Link Removed. Results are the same.
The shop had one, I needed one, so I thought I'd chance my arm. Turned out well Not sure if I'd use this mode with a more costly item. It works. No worries.Shipping out of Japan, and elsewhere, has gone through the roof in recent years. It's nice to know there's still some value to be had.
Ahoy, guitar-playing bassists. I’ve looked in on this thread occasionally but I don’t think I’ve ever commented. After trying to find answers in guitar forums (fora?) I’ve decided to ask here where people generally provide helpful and timely answers in far greater proportion to snark and nastiness.
As seen here, I have happily acquired a pair of Ibanez shredders equipped with Edge III double-locking systems. (They would be identical had the one on your right not been refinished.) Both arrived tuned EADGBE; I have no way of knowing for certain but I think they both wore fairly standard sets of 9s on them; the gray one played perfectly out of the box, while the black one fretted out on the lower strings and positions. No big deal: I had planned to take the plunge into fiddling with fancy whammy bar stuff by restringing them and setting them up in CGCFAD and BEADF#B anyway.
After no small amount of effort but fortunately little frustration I seem to have succeeded, but I thought I’d ask here: should I expect these to hold tuning perfectly? They hold tuning even better than any of my basses under normal use, but they do reliably go ever so slightly flat after a single dive bomb—just one to maaaaaybe two LEDs flat on my Boss tuner pedal, but very reliably so. Do I need to tighten the claws on these just the teensiest bit, or would that just start the whole iterative setup process anew?
As seen here, I have happily acquired a pair of Ibanez shredders equipped with Edge III double-locking systems. (They would be identical had the one on your right not been refinished.) Both arrived tuned EADGBE; I have no way of knowing for certain but I think they both wore fairly standard sets of 9s on them; the gray one played perfectly out of the box, while the black one fretted out on the lower strings and positions. No big deal: I had planned to take the plunge into fiddling with fancy whammy bar stuff by restringing them and setting them up in CGCFAD and BEADF#B anyway.
After no small amount of effort but fortunately little frustration I seem to have succeeded, but I thought I’d ask here: should I expect these to hold tuning perfectly? They hold tuning even better than any of my basses under normal use, but they do reliably go ever so slightly flat after a single dive bomb—just one to maaaaaybe two LEDs flat on my Boss tuner pedal, but very reliably so. Do I need to tighten the claws on these just the teensiest bit, or would that just start the whole iterative setup process anew?
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Hard to say — setups vary. But, if I'm right, you gotta tune, then dive, then come back, check the tuning, and do it again (once or twice …). If you're still having obvious problems, after that, it's time to put the thinking cap on. It's never a perfect arrangement. I don't bother too much with mine. Still learning.
I have strats only, and one's a hard-tail
That's a blessing, from where I'm standing. I do like the trems but I'm more used to Gibson-style setups. I'm guessing though, you'll have it sorted in no time at all. Someone out there will have the necessary nouse. Wish I could help further. Maybe Eli can help
Anybody here looking for a new guitar?
kinda. May take a while to get it there. Personally I’d tune a little high with new strings and leave for a day and/or not stress about it for a day if it isn’t perfect. Throw a bunch of bends and dive bombs. Graphite or something for the saddles and trees. That’s the best thing in my opinion. That’s best for me and YMMV. What’s the nut? Traditional or locking?
If you’re not used to playing a trem like that just breathe and be patient and yes, when it’s settled you can hold tune just fine.
Locking nut—I ditched my Fender-style units because even one mild dive would throw the tuning off, and not just one LED in the same direction on every string
as this has persisted for several days now, I’ll try unlocking the nut, tuning slightly sharp, and then locking things down again. I’ve read that one should use the bar while tuning, but have not heard details on precisely what that means.
I’d love to just play a fixed bridge in a single tuning, but my songwriting brain won’t have itHard to say — setups vary. But, if I'm right, you gotta tune, then dive, then come back, check the tuning, and do it again (once or twice …). If you're still having obvious problems, after that, it's time to put the thinking cap on. It's never a perfect arrangement. I don't bother too much with mine. Still learning.
I have strats only, and one's a hard-tail
