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yeah, bassists have more jokes about guitar players than vise versa :D Bassists usually know more about music and theory, it's a lot easier to be "a guitarist" (I didn't say good) in a band than to be a bassist. 1 bad note by a guitarist - makes him sound bad. 1 bad note by a bassist - makes...

don't get me wrong - my yammie was VERY good. I think it was a 412 or some such (doesn't say on the guitar). It was like $250 in the mid 90's, had a translucent red finish (solid alder or ash), pristine fretboard/neck, pearloid pickguard, gold hardware, HSS. A friend of mine still has it...

btw, i owned a yamaha pacifica for many years - yes, it was a nice guitar. better stock pickups (but still deserve to be replaced). the thing is, current pacificas seem to be made of agathis, while with Rondo's SX line you can get alder or ash or mahogany (for less), plus it will be a more...

Thirded on Rondo. I've bought an SX bass and a Douglas archtop - outstanding for the money and VERY good regardless of price, ESPECIALLY if you're gonna upgrade pickups/hardware. Some of their instruments will turn your current guitars into backups. :rolleyes:

Glad it worked out! But now you do have a new set of power tubes ;) tell us how they sound vs. the old ones? Just for clarification: SCXD doesn't have any preamp tubes (solid-state preamp), but it does have a 12ax7 (i think half of it is used for a gain stage, the other half as phase inverter)...

well, i have just the cure for that: Genesis 1:1 - "In the beginning..." :D

yeah, i can see that. can't argue here. this may or may not be right. 2 speakers - not necessarily louder, but sounds better. i don't see why a 2x would be inappropriate at a venue. but i don't mean this in an arrogant way - i'd be interested to hear why.

why? 2 speakers sound better than 1.

no, line-out works together with speaker. i might add that i also have an upgraded speaker and i played a "gig" (4-5 songs) on full 10 (had to compete with Hot Rod Deluxe) and no problems. i am no electronics engineer, but if the 2 power tubes don't glow the same, i would guess trivially, that...

now, you must also do a fair comparison - play a few of your favorite settings, write them down, then play those same settings with same guitar, etc. with new tubes. you must let us know what you hear :D (and more specifically what sort of tubes those are).

that's hilarious, mshilarious! :D DOOMED! :p yeah, i know whatcha mean - how come we still don't have XLR instrument cables. Occasionally you'll see an acoustic with an XLR output, but that's about it (cuz you don't "need" an acoustic amp). well, that's how things be. it took way longer than...

nice, i'm living and learning :D That explains why some pedals cause noise. what about guitars with passive pickups, which don't have a power source? generalized theory is great, but i only have 1 application for this and would like to know specifically. Thanks.

good points, guys, you got me rethinking the whole thing. i think i'll do just that with my next shielding project. elenore, let us know what you figure out.

yeah, i know what you mean. they also often put foil on cavity covers, but that foil is not connected to anything. a bridge to nowhere. oh, but it is the right way - any metal part of the pot (except lugs) is ground. That's why you don't need those black (in your case blue and red) wires that...

i believe that when you have shielding, you should NOT connect backs of pots with ground wires. they should be grounded by the shielding (just by virtue of touching it) and they are. these wires are ground loops now. may or may not be a problem (noise-wise) but certainly unnecessary. It's all...

sounds like somebody forgot to ground the bridge :rolleyes:

shielding, anyone? all passive pickups have more (or less) "noise" (60-cycle hum) that they pick up from the surrounding interference. humbuckers eliminate most of it (if properly wired) in the dual-coil mode (but not in single). touching any grounded part on the guitar...

1. I think the "ice pick" factor depends largely on the particular guitar/pickup, even bridge type. Some people's pickups are just too bright. So they "have to" use their tones. 2. I've honestly tried using them over the years, even upgrading capacitors, but my 2 guitars (with pickups I chose...

love the barking dog analogy! :D i'm sure that elenore's amp is now quite a bit louder, but ain't no way it's "twice" as loud :rolleyes:

well, why don't you break it in a studio, sample the resulting sound and make a pedal out of it. That'll be a true cliche.