351 Reply by bootleger

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hard question because it is hard to listen to a song objectively for me. If the guitar player does not catch my ear then I don't listen although if the band is tight and all the musicians are good then I will listen. I currently have about 1600 cd's, 200 cassette tapes and 350 albums in the house. I also produce for a D.J. in my spare time.  So I listen to a lot of rock & roll, classic rock, funk, disco, r&b, soul, hair metal, blues, not in that order but in general.  What really catches me is a musician who pours out heart & soul and it reflects in their playing.

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352 Reply by bootleger

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

trish303 wrote:

what is the best acoustic guitar to play on, learn on,??? just curious as to what most will say so please do share your thoughts !!!

Not to sound like a wise guy but the acoustic you have whether it be great or a cheap one learn to play it.  I've found that playing on a piece of junk, when your ready to make the move on to a new guitar you will have your foundation of playing down.  The new action will be slick and fast so you will notice your playing and mistakes, also you will begin to polish your playing.  The reason because you know have a new guitar, you'll hear and feel the difference.  A diamond starts as a piece of coal, forms into a diamond (after a real long time, I don't want to get to graphic) but it is still not the final cut and polished stone that your use to seeing.

Learn to play first than figure out what guitar is best.

Good luck,
Bootlegger.
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353 Reply by bootleger

(14 replies, posted in Electric)

A kill switch would basically do just as it suggest, kill the signal allowing no sound to come from your guitar.  In other words turning it off just like a light switch.  So in essence you really don't need one just turn off your amp to kill the sound or current.

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354 Reply by bootleger

(2 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I have one of the RG80's no effects it a great amp when I not using my Fender DeVille.

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355 Reply by bootleger

(2 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I have one of the RG80's no effects it a great amp when I not using my Fender DeVille.

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356 Reply by bootleger

(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

That would probly be the Administrator who can give you an actual count.

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357 Reply by bootleger

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All of those are now called Americans we have a buffet (excuse the pun) cutural diversity. You can find communities full of those cultures that you mentioned above. But seriously there will be someone on the same time zone as you, if not you'll get an answer a little later and you have something to look forward to.

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358 Reply by bootleger

(14 replies, posted in Electric)

(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:

Hi all,

On Saturday I'm going to find a guitar with a killswitch and have a go. Does anyone have any tips or ideas regarding them? I've never used one.
  Thanks!

Will

PS: WHO HERE BELIEVES IN GHOSTS?  (0)==W

What are you trying to achieve with a kill switch? Please do not take this question as a way to flame you I want to know what you are trying to do so that I may answer you correctly. If you don't know how to read a wiring schematic or wire a guitar you may fubar it really fast.

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359 Reply by bootleger

(11 replies, posted in Electric)

Yes but I can't write tabs to show you. To do it on a chord sheet I dont have a scanner to scan the chord sheet.  P.M. me and I will give you my phone number and I will tell you over the phone on a week end.

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360 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

acmecorp wrote:

What type of bridge does the guitar have?

The correct question should read "Is it an acoustic or an electric"?
I am betting on an acoustic with acoustic pickups (based upon the fact that I have a 23 year old F45-CE acoustic with acoustic pick up Guild, Original owner). From your description the "A" string needs to be intonated. I don't work on acoustics nor would I like to (their too tempermental and to easy to screw up if you don't know what your doing).  Take it in to your local shop and get it set up with your string gauge preference.

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361 Reply by bootleger

(5 replies, posted in Electric)

Dm.

I ordered my Rockfield SWC pickups today should be here in about a week.  I will play the Rockfield Mafia's which come in the guitar and change them if I am not happy with the tone.  Will pm you when I get it.

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362 Reply by bootleger

(21 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

There are nice some nice Epi's & some dogs that I've seen and done set ups & repairs. I of the M.I.K's (short for the made in Korea's) I like the Michael Kelly's.  The pick ups are of better quality than the Epi's (they use Rockfield's in the models I prefer.

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363 Reply by bootleger

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

The problem with stenciling is that if you play on the octave (12 fret) you would scratch the stencil off.  To do an inlay on a finder is quite ardoius work. You can hand carve it (only by the most skilled craftsman) and or by routing with a dremel tool with a special bit and base. Then cut out and shape them, epoxy them saving the fingerboard dust from sandind to fill any cracks that the inlay did not fill. After all that you still have to finish sand your finger board. A whole lot of work I would not even attempt to do.

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364 Reply by bootleger

(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

The allman brother's- Greg & Duane Allman.
Pantera/Damage plan- dimebag Darrell & Vinne .
Los Lonely boys-Henry,Ringo & Jojo Garza.
Toto-Jeff & David Pocorno.
The Scorpions at one time-Michael & Rudolph Schenker.
You also forgot Carl Wilson in the Beach boys mention.
Those are who I can think of right know.

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365 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Well you asked! smile

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366 Reply by bootleger

(5 replies, posted in Electric)

Thats the great thing about getting a new guitar you notice the difference in the set up of your current guitar and become more conscience of your playing.  I have decided after vairous emails with Todd Rockinger of Michael Kelly Guitars that I will be ordring my Valor "X" series (the two tone spalted maple) and replacing the Rockfield Mafia pickups with a set of Rockfield SWC's.  Go to the MK website to check out the axe (www.michaelkelly.com) and to Rockfield pickups website for sound samples (www.rockfieldpickups.com)

Glad your happy with your new guitar.

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367 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

You buy the plane ticket I there.

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368 Reply by bootleger

(5 replies, posted in Electric)

You took the right steps on correcting your action. The nut could have been rectified also by filing the nut where the strings sit in deeper for the same effect.  The reason being that some people will sand the top of the nut and not the bottom changing the radius of the nut in relation of the finger board radius (12 degree on LP types) but it worked out for you. Care must also be taken when relieving stress on the truss rod, they can be over tightened and snap in the neck channel causing a major repair for BIG dollars (usually about the cost of the guitar unless it is an actual Gibson LP their cost is HUGE!)

But as I mentioned you took care of it and it worked out for you.  You are also correct in saying that the weight of your new guitar is because of the mahogany construction which relates to more sustain.  With that smoother action you know play faster and notice the mistakes more which with pratice and familiarity of the new guitar will go away.

Bootlegger.

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369 Reply by bootleger

(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Answer these questions.

1. What is your budget? (please don't answer if I had money I could buy what I want. I am trying to establish a price range)

2. Are they for home use, gagage band, small clubs or touring band?

3. What type of music do you or are you going to play? The effects you buy will shape the tone you are trying to achieve.

There are alot of cheap (inexpensive) brands out there that can be had as little as $19.99 american and there are boutique petals than can cost up to $1000.00 american per petal. So the questions above really do matter.

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370 Reply by bootleger

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sneckie wrote:

where do I plug in my earphones and do I have to adjust amp to get them working

sneckie:

At the risk of sounding condensending (which in no way am I when I say this) you have to make sure that it has a jack to accept earphones.  I am not familiar with that Marshall amp so I do not know if there is one henceforth my original statement.  If there is then plug your headphone male end into the female input marked headphones. To answer the second part of your question yes you still have to adjust the amp not to get it working but for the tone you want.

Hope this helps.

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371 Reply by bootleger

(5 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Devildogs Doll:

Your probley out of Camp Pendleton or around MSCR San Diego. Check the recycler in for your county you may find persons there.
I am in So. Cal about 13 miles east of Los Angeles (barrio boy). Goodluck in your search. Semper Fi Hoorah! (not a marine, one of my trainning officers while in a different profession was and that is the way we were traineed same as boots).

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372 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

cytania wrote:

Thanks guys, I often come over all silly about electrics covers. You sometimes have a fine guitar in a lovely wood finish but round behind a cheap badly fitting cover. Also I find multiple covers a big turn-off. Last band I saw in a bar had a Fender Stratocaster player and the back of this instrument had a huge area under the tail piece devoted to springs, not sure what kind of tensioning gizmo this was.

Those were the springs to his tremolo unit. He took of the tremolo cover. If you wear a belt with a buckle (I turn mine to the left side of my waist, I'm right handed) tleave the cover on it helps to keep scratches to a minimal. It dosn't matter if it looks cool, because I don't think scratches do.

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373 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in About Chordie)

(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:

Hi all,

I own a perfectly good Squier Strat,  and on the pickup closest to the neck, and with the sixth string, I have a small problem. From fret 11 and higher, the string vibrates and against the sticky-out bit of the pickup and sounds bad. Please help!

Thanks to any one who knows what to do,

Will

Will,
To adjust the pickup's to the correct height follow the instructions below. Unfortunatley I do not know the metric equlivant only imperial (sorry). Also you should actually set the strings to the correct height.

Tools needed: small philips screw driver and a 6" scale with grading in 64ths of an inch (imperial).

The low "E" (thickest) string should be at 6/64ths above the magnet post on each pickup.

The  high "E" (skinnest) string should be set at 4/64ths above the magnet post on each pick up.

To set the string height you need a capo and an allen wrench (don't know what they are called on that side of the water).

Place the capo in front of the first fret closest to the headstock, measure all the strings individually at the 19th fret they should be set at 3/64ths. If not adjust the saddles individually until the string is raised or lowered to 3/64ths. Do this befor you set your pickups other wise you will have to set them again.

Sorry for putting the cart before the horse I was answering your original question and this came as a fore thought. If you have any problems shoot me an email.

Good Luck.

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374 Reply by bootleger

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

Good work Altex you did the research although the pad does not cover the electronics. There is a cover plate that screws on over the electronics and then the pad goes over that to protect the finish. But +1 for doing the research and not just guessing.

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375 Reply by bootleger

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SouthPaw41L wrote:

This doesn't happen very often but ocassionally a heckler will rear their ugly head (s). Most of the time igorning is the best solution but that doesn't always work. My next step is alerting management of the bar or restaurant. Another action I might take is to offer my seat to the heckler. This usually   spawns a bevy of excuses and inadvertently shows the heckler up. This action sometimes silences the problem but other times escalates the drama. Any pointers from fellow Chordians out there who can empathize ? I particularly await a response from James McCormick. Your tact and wisdom have been eye opening and helpful to me many times in the past.

Peace, Love, and Guitar,
SouthPaw41L

Well, I am the bouncer size type of guy and it takes longer to heal after beating heads not to mention it's hard to play when your hand(s) are swollen (I am not promoting violence just explaining my past & dumb experience). As you said ignore them, you can always turn your amp up (if playing electric). Otherwise continue to pratice and get better and the following you gain will out number the hecklers.

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