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Post by philc on Dec 18, 2013 15:00:06 GMT
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Post by philc on Dec 17, 2013 8:05:08 GMT
Julian, it's worth keeping in mind what Erik said, your guitar is a sort of diary, it records everything that you and it have experienced. My old white Strat is down to the undercoats and previous factory colours in places, white, brown, blue and red As for converting large jpeg pictures, if you have something like Photoshop etc, load in the picture, go on "image > image size" and change the pixels to around 800, click save and you're done. Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 16, 2013 19:33:25 GMT
Steve, re. The bodywork, it will probably need re-lacquering if the scratched are down to the paint, if you have used spray paint/lacquer before you could probably fix it, if not, leave it to someone who can. It is possible to get most of the deeper scratches out with wet & dry paper. Start with 800 grit and work up to 1200, T Cut can be used at the end and then car polish. Use the wet & dry with water and a tint drop of Fairy Liquid, don't let the paper clog up and use with a block of wood etc otherwise you will get rippling. If the scratches are down to the paint then you need to rub them out and re-lacquer, cellulose spray can will do the job but you need to try on a discrete area to see if it re-acts with the paint. A few coats will be needed instead of one thick one As runs are possible Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 12, 2013 8:58:36 GMT
Hope you had a good one Sal Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 9, 2013 12:38:24 GMT
Steve, but not necessarily accurate to some of the original recordings, because as we know Abbey Road had something to do with that, but i'm sure you will be well pleased with the end result, good luck and enjoy Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 6, 2013 13:30:02 GMT
Happy birthday Fred!
Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 6, 2013 9:39:42 GMT
Thanks for that great link Tonio.
Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 5, 2013 11:35:45 GMT
Just tried a 51 Thinline and the pickups sound the same as mine.
Phil
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Post by philc on Dec 3, 2013 10:45:08 GMT
Just checked, it's got "Modern" wiring, all correct and no magnet mis-match, in other words, not phased.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 30, 2013 9:12:27 GMT
Pete, I tell you, to stand on the actual spot where all that happened, Beatles, Shadows....everyone! Was fantastic Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 30, 2013 8:03:36 GMT
Well, I was there Graham, but forty years too late
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 29, 2013 22:17:13 GMT
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Post by philc on Nov 21, 2013 12:40:07 GMT
;D ;D ;D
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Post by philc on Nov 21, 2013 11:19:32 GMT
I use 12's on my 60's Strat, 10's on other guitars except my Les Paul which are 9's.
What a difference when changing from playing 12's to 9's those bends are sooo easy.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 21, 2013 10:11:04 GMT
When I get chance i'll check the wiring etc, it does sound good though when wound up!
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 20, 2013 19:53:10 GMT
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Post by philc on Nov 20, 2013 7:59:44 GMT
Couldn't afford to change strings often in the 60's ans 70's, had to boil the wound ones with a drop of Fairy Liquid, it made them brighter for a while. If they snapped before the bridge or nut, I used to tie another string to it As for the plain strings they were played until either the fret wear snapped them or they became out of tune Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 19, 2013 14:15:34 GMT
Julian, from memory, it's a toss-up between 2 & 3, probably 3.
Thanks.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 19, 2013 10:46:05 GMT
Julian, I will check out the wiring just to see.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 19, 2013 8:29:33 GMT
Thanks Erik,
I'm happy with the way it sounds and would only change it just for curiosity.
The only thing I notice, it's not a problem, is the cut in volume when the two pickups are selected, in this position it has a great nasal sound.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 18, 2013 8:32:55 GMT
This one Erik.
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Post by philc on Nov 17, 2013 14:03:58 GMT
I've just had another look at the vintage wiring diagram and it's not just the case of moving the cap.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 15, 2013 11:48:37 GMT
Thanks Julian, I will no doubt try the vintage volume wiring one day, just to see.
As for the 335, I have tried one as I said in my second post, and backed off the volumes etc, it sounds great, even better when the amps wound up ;D
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 15, 2013 6:57:04 GMT
Glad you are safe Andy!
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 14, 2013 9:59:30 GMT
I nearly bought one from a well known shop they had their own pictures (so they said) of a hand picked one, the same picture was on another well know stores web site. I questioned them about it, they said that the second store had used their pictures, this morning I looked at the very same picture on the Gibson site so that say's something about trusting people.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 14, 2013 9:00:20 GMT
Chris, I chose the vintage burst, my mate has just bought one, he brought it over a couple of days ago, it's excellent Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 14, 2013 8:14:31 GMT
My new 52 re-issue Tele is, as it said on the box, the closest copy to date, it plays and sound great. The guitar comes with modern wiring setup ie a .05uf cap between the volume and tone pots, this gives:- #B- Bridge pickup only. #M- Bridge and Neck pickup together. #N- Neck pickup only. Master volume works in all positions. Changing the cap to the bottom connector of the switch and volume pot earth (Vintage) gives:- #B- Bridge pickup with blend to allow neck pickup to be added. #M- Neck pickup only (Blend does nothing) #N- Neck pickup with .05 cap (very warm sound, blend does nothing) Master volume works in all positions. I haven't tried this yet but was wondering if anyone has? Phil. PS. This on order straight from Gibson at Memphis, should be a good one www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES/Gibson-Memphis/1959-ES-335.aspx
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Post by philc on Nov 13, 2013 13:55:46 GMT
Can't remember if there's import duty and VAT on that, I bought a Mackie HDR second hand from the States some years back and there was on that.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 9, 2013 10:23:16 GMT
Alan, I think what you need to do first before buying new speakers, (because they might sound the same) is listen on your existing speakers to something that you've recorded, burn that to a cd, plug your speakers into a cd player and play the cd in that to see if there is a difference.
It sounds a bit suspicious to me if this has happened since the interface change over!
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 9, 2013 9:45:05 GMT
Morning Alan,
I don't know much about your interface's, but here's a scenario, if your old one was not outputting much low end frequencies, you would compensate for that by adding them, now if you play that back on your new interface which presumably produces the correct amount of low end, then your music would be very bassy.
Phil
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