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I may be wrong (and I usually am, just ask my wife), but AllParts necks are from Fender Japan. I really like them. I've used a few, and they seem great. If you buy say Mighty-Mite, they're Fender Mexico, and they just seem 'wrong'. That hole at the nut with a walnut plug to adjust the truss rod...

It's likely popping over the studs with no strings because you have the spring tension very high. I would also plug the hole you drilled through if it bugged me enough. And it might bug me enough. Just cut a thin piece of dowel, maybe 1/4" by 5/8" round (or whatever it is), and glue it in. The...

Not necessarily so. If it's just one string, and this happens at most frets, then I'd more look towards raising the A string at the bridge. Or, it is possible the nut slot is a little worn down. Check if you have any pitting on the lower frets right where the A string sits. You can fix this...

Wow. Three years later and I get to answer again! What I might do, and this is just a crazy idea, is to mount an AC adapter jack on the chassis, and use whatever AC adapter you need. If you need 120/15, you use it. If you need 220/15, use that. As long as you use an AC adapter. Maybe 500mA or 1A...

Fender has been doing it for 912 years. My 60's Bandmaster cabinet has fiberglass batting. I get itchy just thinking about it. Does it work? :confused:

It looks like a Mosrite. A funny interview I read with Semie Moseley was that the design was literally a Strat flipped upside down and traced onto a piece of wood. Of course the neck headstock was his own design. But still.......... My 'beef' is the original guitars that were designed and sold...

That's the joy and beauty of 'building' a 'Fender'. You just cannot get some parts and build a Les Paul. But you build any Fender you want, with the craziest custom features. I've done it many times, and always feel like doing one more when I see/hear a story like yours. My only 'advice', and...

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I'd look closer at the Zoom. Maybe the adapter? Maybe a loose jack in the Zoom? Not everyone has one, but I have isolation transformers that I use for two-prong AC equipment. However you are plugging in the adapter for the Zoom, try flipping the AC cord over 180º and plugging back in. It's...

I know I'm late to the party, and maybe someone has pointed this out already, but your JMP has been modded.

This should explain it all: Now, if the neck is back bowed, loosening the truss rod should help, and can never hurt. ;) Just don't go too far, and have an up bow!Loosen it maybe a 1/4 turn. If that seems better, but still not enough, another 1/4 turn is all I'd go. After that, I'd take it to a...

Well, you can now learn to troubleshoot. Start with the obvious; the cable, then the guitar. If that's OK, move onto the speaker. Grab the speaker lead, and put a 9-volt battery on it, thusly; Just touch the battery to the 1/4" plug quickly, and you should hear a 'pop' from the speaker, and...

This may help, or this may not help. :rolleyes:

My first thought would be to leave the Celestions in there. If they don't sound to your liking, then decide which speakers would be better suited. But Celestions are fine. Then keep in mind I have weird theories on everything. I think of a speaker this way; the treble frequencies come more from...

As a set of learning tools, it should be OK. At that price point, it's all a matter of preference to what seems the most intuitive to use. But if you are just recording voice/acoustic guitar, you don't need anything fancy. But you may want a 2nd mic for the acoustic guitar. At least I am...

I never thought of that!!!!! I just tried a thin 18" top and a medium 17" bottom, thinking I'd avoid air lock, but hammering the edges????? Clever. But of course, they may not work as crashes again. Or would they?

I would hazard to suggest there is no typical compressor stompbox. You could have a VCA, or an opto-type. An old Boss CS-1 sounds nothing like a Dyna Comp. I might say a cheaper 'import' may actually work well trying to get 'that' sound, and save you $$$$. An older BBE Opto-Stomp might work...

I've done it, but never with 'repaired' cymbals. I just took a thin top and a heavy bottom, and have gone as big as 18". It's fun for a visual lark, but not practical. The hi-hat stand has to move that much further away from you, and they do sound pretty 'washy'. But it is cool to do once in a...

Actually, any picture I have seen shows him playing what looks like an ES335. But the rhythm guitar does sound very clean, and with compression. So literally most guitars can be made to sound like that. The melody line sounds 'different'. It may not even be a guitar. But if it is a guitar, it's...

Remember, this is all just my opinion, and my tastes may not be similar to any sane or rational person, real or imagined. Anyway, here is the preamp; What I've circled in red are the treble peaking circuits. Also, circled in blue can be considered a treble peaking circuit. It's the cathode...