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The main thing I like about Exotic Woods (other than saying the name of the owner, Gulab Gidwani, which is just a fun name to say) is they have a wider selection of sizes and types of maple - which is very useful for me as the standard sizes that LMI sells don't actually work on my guitars -...

They told us to call back on Monday, but most of the folks I've been talking to say they went into chapter 7 this week. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

In VERY generalized terms, cedar opens up very quickly but doesn't improve much with age. It also tends to be very rich in overtones, but not to have a particularly wide dynamic range (if you push it too hard while playing, it gets kind of farty). Spruce will tend to take a while to open up...

I believe I've heard you say you don't use McFadden's lacquer, right? We're all freaking out on this side of the pond right now, because we just found out they are in bankruptcy, and it looks like they are finished. The word I kept hearing out of the phone yesterday was receivership, so that...

I'm not an archtop guy, so all I can say is that LMI is a reliable and consistent supplier. Another good place would be Exotic Woods. I've got some other suppliers who have the stuff, but they are not on the internet, and I don't think they sell less than 12 sets at a time. One suggestion -...

1) I've no idea. 2) Yeah, I have. Actually, I've built two, and I'm starting to think of a third. For your first one, get a kit. I made the GDS 18 Watt clone for my first one (though I've modified it a LOT since then, and it doesn't really resemble an 18 watt much any more). The soldering...

Well, your list of sounds is pretty diverse for just a strat. John Frusciante, to my knowledge, has always been a strat guy, and for that you would be well served with something like the SSL-1s (though they are single coil pickups, so they will be noisey, and if you want that sound without the...

Mouser, but I'm more than happy to be wrong on that one. I'm a wood guy, not an electronics guy (though I'm trying. slowly, to change that). Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Eh, it's pretty common with high end studio gear. You'll never get it with a wall wart, but with a properly designed circuit and a good robust power supply, no problem. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandni

Almost certainly what they are talking about. And while that is digital in the electronic design sense of the word, it is in no way "digital" in the sense that the signal is at all digitized. There are no ADC's or DAC's, no micro processors, or anything like that. I just looked it up - the...

True, and he wasn't the first to make a slid body electric guitar (though he was one of the first few who made a solid body "spanish" electric guitar - prior to those guys all the electrics were slide guitars), but it does not in any way lessen his importance, because he unquestionably taught us...

That would require me to KNOW the date. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Because by the time I get back home, it will have completely slipped my mind. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

I'm afraid I'm out of town at the moment, so the answer will have to be no. Sorry. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Well, that's what the boost on my amp is for - it makes it louder, sure, but when I'm after that tone I want it louder! Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Ooops! Yeah, higher. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Oh, hell yeah! Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Do I need to start using a {sarcasim} {/sarcasim} tag? Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi

Well, I'm not gigging much right now, but I am NOT a blues player - which is probably why I'm not gigging much around here, come to think of it. :rolleyes: I have one pedal (a digital delay); and I play around a lot with my volume control, which gives me far more variety than a 4-5 channel amp...

Well, I don't think in mm, but there is no reason the action has to be any lower than a six string. It will, of course, FEEL stiffer, since you have the extra strings, but the actual measurement shouldn't be all that different. Light "Cowards can never be moral." M.K. Gandhi