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From: mike@vm1.mcgill.ca (Mike Woo)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Stupid Marshall/Bassman tricks???
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:27:13 GMT
Organization: Computing Centre, McGill University

In article <1992Dec17.175025.12741@verity.com> dnj@barbeque.verity.com (Dave Johansen) writes:

>Last night while purchasing a Marshall Bluesbreaker (JTM 45)
>the guy I bought it from had an interesting setup. He had the
>cord going into input I, but had a short lead running from the 
>second lead I into the upper input of II. This appearred to increase
>gain/saturation/something which I found pretty cool.. well anyway
>I also have a Bassman ('59 reissue) and I was curious if anyone
>has tried this trick w/o adverse effect on the Bassman.. I use the
>old turn up the second volume (normal) while plugged into the
>bright for a slight gain effect.

>advTHANKSance

>-dnj

     I've read about this setup (I think it was in GP Magazine) and it's
perfectly fine for a Bassman.  I believe it increases the gain for a
crunchier sound.  I wonder if you could put a footswitch between the 
the two inputs and get a pseudo-channel switching effect?  Anybody out
there ever give that a try?  Just curious...

                                       Rockin' In The Free World,
                                              Mike (Dr.) Woo
a 
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: hardeep@wam.umd.edu (Pantera)
Subject: Info on Charvel & Guild electric
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:38:31 GMT


 Fellow Guitarists,
                   I recently bought a Guild S90 WAL.  It looks and feels exact-ly like a Gibson SG.  I was wondering if anyone could date the guitar by its se-rial number(74895).  I know that it's pre-1980.  I also have a Charvel that I 
bought.  It's about 2 years old and has a Texas address on the back.  Could any0-one tell me where this thing was made.  Also, what's the difference between the guitar-shaped Charvel logo and the curly, rounded one.  Could anyone tell what
the Guild is worth.
    Thanks a lot.
                                   Hardeep
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 1992 15:41:28 PST
From: <WAUGH@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Brian Setzers sound on Stray Cat Strut
Distribution: na
 <BzBIJL.Jnq@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>

In article <BzBIJL.Jnq@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, brown@venus.iucf.indiana.edu
(Robert J. Brown) says:
>
>     (Stray Cats concert stuff deleted)
>
>                               (Brian Setzer) seemed to play several
>different guitars; I remember seeing a Guild and possibly a Gibson
>ES-325 or like model.

Okay.  I give.  What's a Gibson ES-325?

Brian
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: rfox@sei.cmu.edu (Richard Fox)
Subject: Peavey EVH5150
Organization: Software Engineering Institute
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:53:36 EST

I just thought I would pass along some information and if you would like to look further into it I highly recommend it.

Last weekend, I got to "crank my axe" through this incredible piece of equipment wisardry and I was impressed.  It's got that warm, brown-sound with a crunch also should you want it.  But this is one LOUD (almost uncontrollably loud) set-up.  I have usually been "Partial to Marshall" and "great on Crate"  but this opened my eyes to Peavey in a new light.  They've (along with Eddie) come up with a killer stack with this baby.  I think if it catches on like the Marshall stack did, it may surpass.  I had a so


rt of guitar duel in the shop with a guy that was trying out a Marshall stack, and he cranked it and I cranked the peavey (to the dismay of a older couple buying their son his first axe.) and the guy playing the Marshall, came over and practically booted me out of the input to try it.  Give this one a go if you get the chance, you may find it and it's capabilities as astounding as I did.  (I played my Jackson fusion st through it).
I'd like to receive any comments you may have should you give 'er a whirl.

Das King of 10 fingerz and six stringz,
Ricardo Edwardo Suave Esq.
From: bhadley@atlas.nafb.trw.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: HELP ON BUYING GUITAR
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:32:35 PST


 As a beginning guitar player I would like some help on buying a guitar. I
am looking for something to get started but not so cheap that it would be
difficult to play or not be tunable etc... I would like to play classical
and was wondering what makes a good guitar good and a poor one poor? I have
seen a Yamaha classical guitar at a store that retails for around $150 and
is on sale for $119. Does this sound like a good buy? Does Yamaha make
good guitars? Generally I would like to spend less than $200 to get started
and would like to know what I should look out for in buying a new guitar.
 Any help and insight would be much appreciated. Thanks, Brian H.

Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: lturner@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Louis Turner)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Flanger pedal help
Date: 17 Dec 92 15:55:53 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

tom@cpac.washington.edu (Tom) writes:

>even if you crank the manual control fully one way or the other.  Flangers
>are still cool, cool effects, though, and I like my crappy old MXR analog
>flanger better than what my ART box does.


>--
>Tom


I agree with you.  I think the "crappy old MXR" is the best 
flanger I have heard.  
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From: jamesp@eb5ts4.EBay.Sun.COM (James Pritchett)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers,rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Where to buy CELESTION SPEAKERS ?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 22:16:14 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.  Mt. View, Ca.
Distribution: ca
Reply-To: jamesp@eb5ts4.EBay.Sun.COM (James Pritchett)
NNTP-Posting-Host: eb5ts4.ebay.sun.com

                    I live in the San Francisco bay area.
              Where would be the cheapest place to buy some
              Celestion Speakers for my home made speaker
              cabinet?                 James Pritchett
                                        fremont ca.
From: mfallero@doc.bmd.trw.com
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Need help spending some money.
Date: 11 Dec 92 15:49:38 MST

In article <1992Dec9.120843.26299@ms.uky.edu>, iguana@mik.uky.edu  writes:
> I need a suggestion on buying a guitar.
> Here's the only 3 requirements:
> 1) Must cost less than $1,000 (will accept used equipment too)
> 2) Must be in good condition (no broken necks or such)
> 
> and here's the biggie:
> 3) Must be left-handed.
> 
> I would really like to get my hands on a used lefty Paul Reed Smith
> or a used lefty Gibson 335. I know where I can get these new, but
> they are well over $1,000. If you have any suggestions, have seen
> any good lefty-guitars or are selling any good lefty-guitars,
> please mail me. I've never had this much trouble spending this
> much money before.
> 
> Also, I have seen lefty Les Pauls for around $1,300 new, and wouldn't
> mind getting a hold of one of these either.
> 
> --
> Paul D Thompson                   | NeXT:    iguana@mik.uky.edu 
> 213 King South Computing Services | BITNET:  iguana@mik.uky.edu
> University of Kentucky            | SURANet: iguana@mik.uky.edu
> Lexington, KY 40506 USA           | Sense a pattern?         
> 
Paul,
  I bought a lefty Les Paul Custom for about $1300 a couple of years
ago.  I had to special order it and was told there was only one at the
factory at that time.  I've never regretted it.

It is an excellent guitar.  I have a minor complaint in that I can't
get the action as low as I think it should be.  I use nickel round wound
D'Adarrio strings; .010-.046.  If anyone has any suggestions, I'm
all ears.

The tone is excellent.  The midrange is strong and clear.  I can't think 
of any other way to describe it.  I play it through a Fender Power Chorus
twin and then run that through an old Carvin 6 channel mixer with 15 inch
monitor speakers.  I love to play 'back in the alley' type blues and 
shuffle blues.  

This guitar has satisfied my desire for an instrument that 
I'll probably keep and play for the rest of my life.  My first guitar
was a '65 Gibson L-50 which I bought in '65.  This Les Paul is my second.
Good stuff.

Mark Falleroni
TRW Ogden Engineering Operation
1104 Country Hills Drive
Ogden, Utah 84403


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From: larryh@cabezon.uucp (Larry Huntley)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Alleged Terry Haggerty Album?
Date: 16 Dec 92 17:24:44 GMT
Article-I.D.: cabezon.1992Dec16.172444.4638
Organization: Logic Modeling Corporation of Beaverton Oregon


    I was reading a book last night about the San Fransisco music/artists
    of the '60s and the author indicated that Terry Haggerty had released
    a solo album called "One Fine Day" in 1984.  Anyone heard/heard of/own
    this?  I'd be *very* interested in a tape of the album if there's one
    out there.

    Thanks, all.

    (I probably should have limited this to the Bay Area, but people move
    away...)

    - Larry Huntley

-- 
         (larryh@lmc.com)         | I'm going to the love-in to sit
     Logic Modeling Corporation   |    and play my bongos in the dirt.
          Beaverton,  OR          |        - "Flower Punk", Frank Zappa
From: RB30@lafibm.lafayette.edu (RB30000)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Best guitar players?
Date: 14 Dec 92 04:14:36 GMT
Organization: Lafayette College
Originator: news@lafcol

These are the names of some guitarist that have been forgotten
that should be included.

Nick Salamon (The Bevis Frond)
Les Paul
Jeff Beck
Sonny Sharrock

Etc., etc., etc.

Ciao,
Brian Robb
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: olavt@ulrik.uio.no (Olav Torvund)
Subject: Re: Alternate tunings .... any ideas???
Organization: University of Oslo, Norway
	<pquince.724452115@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 09:02:10 GMT

In article <pquince.724452115@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov> pquince@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov (Peter Quince) writes:

   jhalvers@plains (Jon Halverson) writes:

   >In Orval's example of open-E tuning he gives E-H-E-G#-B-E.
   >                                               ^

   >  Where is the H on *my* guitar? Mabey I'm not looking hadr enough. :-).


   oh, yeah, H is B-flat. pq
   --

Sorry for the confusion. But at least in some european countries we
use H for B-natural. In norwegian (and german and I guess in some
other countries). So from time to time I mix them. So open-E tuning in
english notation is E-B-E-G#-B-E.

To add even more confusion: In countries where we are using H for
B-natural, we use B for B-flat.

By the way: My name is Olav ;-).

Olav Torvund
University of Oslo
Norway
Olavt@jus.uio.no




Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: david@infopro.com (Dragon [David Fiedler])
Subject: Re: Mesa/Boogie Amp Prices
Organization: InfoPro Systems: Writers, Consultants, and Dragons
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 06:09:39 GMT

mayer@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (James Mayer) writes:

>>Darryl,  You have no price leverage.  Mese Boogie has firm agreements with
>their retailers.  You'll pay the same price everywhere.

I thought price-fixing was illegal?
-- 
David Fiedler UUCP:infopro!david Internet:david@infopro.com or david@utoday.com 
USMail:InfoPro Systems, PO Box 220 Rescue CA 95672 Phone:916/677-5870 FAX:-5873
"Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?"
From: 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M. Jones)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: AMPEG TUBE AMP...CHEAP!
Date: 18 Dec 92 20:43:38 GMT
Organization: Super Dimension Fortress - Public Access Unix - Dallas, Tx..

this is the old Ampeg VT-40 tube amp... I would like $25 plus shipping..
here is the problem:

1) no CASE
2) NO tubes (I gave them to a friend)

the amp works fine, but since I bought my new Peavy 212 stereo chorus
I've no need for it.  It also comes with spring reverb piece.


-- 
Stephen M. Jones (214)436-4622  
6o25@sdf.lonestar.org <Cs&E>
From: hertzberg@levers.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!))
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: 12 string versus 6 string
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:27:02 GMT
Reply-To: hertzberg@levers.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!))
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



Fingerpicking on a 12-string may prove considerably more difficult than on a 6-string because there are more strings in a similar amount of space, therefore quite a bit less room between strings.  I find it pretty hard to fingerpick on my 12-string electric.

Chord layouts are the same.  The pairs of strings are either unison (1st and 2nd string pairs) or octaves.

12-strings are usually much harder to play... you have to apply a lot more force when fretting because there are double strings.

Note bending is a lot more difficult for the same reason.  Also, when you bend the pairs which are an octave apart, the pitch may not change the same amount on the two strings.

Tuning a 12-string is often an aggrevating experience.

I would recommend a 6-string for a first guitar.

								Marc
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: grigsby@dms.agames.com (John Grigsby)
Subject: Power Xformers
Organization: Intermittent
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:54:45 GMT

It seems to me that if you smoke a transformer the core should still be
intact, unless you've dropped it in a magma vent by mistake.  So, with
the knowledge of how many turns of n gauge wire to use, one could
strip and rewind, losing a pile of time instead of a pile of bucks.
Correct?  Anyone tried this?

// g
 
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From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.bluenote,rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: "Jazzy" blues??
Date: 19 Dec 1992 18:47:17 GMT
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu
Summary: Little Charlie

[ My apologies if this is a repeat; I don't know whether my previous
  attempt to post was successful.  --crk ]

In article <BzB7DK.AMz@hfglobe.intel.com> dcovell@hfglobe.intel.com
(David Covell) writes:

>As a guitarist, I'm trying to increase my exposure to blues, both classic
>and modern.  My problem is that I'm very fussy about guitar tone [ ... ]

Check out Little Charlie and the Nightcats.   Charlie Baty's style
is to play a lot of jazz chords, fast and precise.

He's been known to rip off a solo "All Blues" or "Cherokee"
between sets, but those haven't been published.
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@pangea.stanford.edu
From: martin@pharaoh.cyborg.bt.co.uk (Martin Gorman)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Alternate tunings .... any ideas???
Date: 16 Dec 92 13:00:08 GMT
Organization: British Telecom

jhalvers@plains (Jon Halverson) writes:

>Check out the guitar player issue w/ Sonic Youth on the cover. If you
>can't find it, mabey I could dig it up. They're pretty bizare. BTW Sonic
>Youth tours w/ 25 guitars, all tuned different, none standard. Ironically,
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the bassist never uses anything but standard.

>                                                 Jon
>
That must be why they sound so crap and of out of tune
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: pkor@phoenix.oulu.fi (Pasi Korhonen)
Subject: Re: Date this Gibson
Organization: Ripoff Industries
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:30:15 GMT

Michael Naish (naish@gfx.engga.uwo.ca) wrote:

: 	Sorry, I included the serial number, 19921 in the summary but
: I neglected to place it the body of the posting.

	Where is the serial located ? See, in that era there was two numbers
	in Gibsons. Serial#, visible thru upper f-hole, printer on a white 
	oval label, and so-called factory number, ink stamped in the back of
	the guitar, visible thru lower f-hole.
	
	Does the serial have any kind of prefix letter ? Gibsons of that time
	had prefix letter A in the serial, between 1947 and 1961.

	Information in Andre Duchossoir' book, Gibson Electrics, vol. 1
	states that some models had only factory number, not serial at all,
	and ES-330TD is one of them. So, is the number in the guitar in 
	question here serial (upper f-hole, white oval label) or factory
	number ( lower f-hole, ink stamped) ? If it's factory number, does
	it have prefix letter T ? That's the prefix letter in 1958 factory 
	numbers according to this book. 

	Factory number code breaks down like this : P-xxx-yy, where P is the
	prefix letter telling the year, xxx is the batch number and yy is the
	number of the instrument in that batch.

	In the serial list of this book, there is a few examples
	 ES-295			 serial A 18668	 made in Jan 6th 1955
	 ES-175N		 serial A 20991  made in July 1st 1955
	 ES-5 Switchmaster	 serial A 26820	 made in Jan 6th 1958

	This tells that serials in 19xxx range were used in the first half
	of 1955, and in the beginning of 1958, serials were a lot higher
	than 19xxx. 

	According to the Gruhn book, the last A-series number used in 1954
	was 18667, and last number used in 1955 was 21909, so this guitar
	we're talking about would be a '55, if the number is serial, not 
	factory number. 
 
	I hope this helps...

	Pasi
	
--
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 saaristonkatu 3 A 6      90100 oulu     finland,europe     tel:358-81-377 81
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Band Question...
From: watson_mj@med.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 17 Dec 1992 01:29:41 GMT
Reply-To: watson_mj@med.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz

I'm a member of a four piece band thats still very much in its early
days, Myself and the lead guitarist both are using small 15watt practice
amps, (mainly because were both students and can't afford much else), 
we are considering constructing a quad box or something of a similar
nature, because we're currently being drowned out by the drummer. Now
from talking to a guy in a music shop, he was saying that he though its
not worth constructing like this because the output from the practice
amps isn't loud enough (or whatever) to
From: patrick.eckman%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Patrick Eckman) 
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Help now! Strat/Tele
Date: 15 Dec 92 06:42:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: patrick.eckman%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Patrick Eckman) 

TO: bt16+@andrew.cmu.edu

 BT. Subject: Re: Help now! Strat/Tele copy question

 BT. So I got it! Actually, I had my wife get it for me for Christmas, so I
 BT. don't have it yet. Did I do the right thing?
 BT. Here's how I rationalize it: Fender is the General Motors of guitars.
 BT. They figure they don't have to try very hard and that the public will
 BT. buy anything of reasonable quality. Charvelle, meanwhile, is the Honda
 BT. -- OK, maybe the Subaru -- of guitars. They have to put out a really
 BT. fine product at a good price. So I got a real value!
 BT.
 BT. Or did I?


 Check out the MailOrder prices of Musician's Friend. They sell Charvel
 guitars, many makes and models. I don't have a catalogue handy, but
 they have an 800 number so try 800-555-1212. I think they're in the
 Pacific Northwest somewhere.

 By the way, they sell lots of good stuff if you like shopping by mail.
 Their prices aren't the lowest, but they're reasonable. AND they have a
 10 day money back guarantee. Nice touch.
---
 . JABBER v1.2 . For a small, warm tech board try MAS (718)444-5089 V.32bis/HST Dual
                                                 
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
From: rfries@sceng.ub.com (Robert Fries)
Subject: Re: RE Santa....
Organization: Ungermann Bass
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:41:33 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.160701.531@vaxsar.vassar.edu> anweingarten@vaxsar.vassar.edu writes:

>So you wish Santa would bring you a guitar eh?
>If you like strats, I got some surprising news for you!

>Fender actually has a line of strats made in Japan under the name Squire.
>I suppose you could call it an imitation, but it does have the name 
>Fender written on the stock and on the tuning machines.
>I have one and I've had it for years.
>You might be wondering why im suggesting an imported fake as opposed to the
>real one. Well, if you like a thin neck, the squire is fantastic.  I dont
>mean width wise. I mean that its sort of thinner so that you can put more
>of your hand around the neck.  Maybe im just used to it, but I find I
>can slide up and down the neck twice as fast and can easily use the old
>thumb if i have to. 

>The sound is just as good as any strat I've heard with the condition that
>you put some better pickups on it.  The guitar i bought (used)  had
>factory pickups on it put i just put in three dimarzios last year and man
>does it kick ass now.  

>I also have a Fender made Whammy Bar(Locking) and although its not FloydRose
>I find it stays in tune a lot better than those common place tremolos.

>The best part about all of this is the price.  You can probably pick one up
>for about $300 plus about $150 on pickups and you got yourself a awesome
>axe that the whole family can enjoy.  (If your family is Page, Hammet, and
>Hendrix!)

>Good Luck!

You must not read this group much. If there's one subject which has
been beaten to death, it's the relative merits of the various
Fender and Squier (sp?) Strats.

I used to have one. Some of them ARE really quite good.

Robert

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Robert Fries
Ungermann-Bass Inc.

DISCLAIMER:
    Opinions contained herein are my own, and are not necessarily those
    of Ungermann-Bass.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Newsgroups: alt.guitar,rec.music.makers.guitar
From: seh003@acad.drake.edu
Subject: Humidifier basics
Organization: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 22:08:59 GMT

I've heard and read some stuff about humidifying guitars.  Can someone go over
the basics?  I have a Carvin DC127 electric that I keep in its case in my dorm
room in Iowa.  It's rather dry during the winter, but we have a humidifier
going in our room.  Do I need to put a humidifier in the case?  I don't want my
beloved axe to be hurt, please help.  Thanks!

Stephen

-- 
/-----------------------/      ... Beware, my friends, as you pass by
/    Stephen E. Hale    /          as you are now so once was I
/ SEH003@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU /          as I am now so you will be
/-----------------------/          prepare, my friends, to follow me ...
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Date: Friday, 18 Dec 1992 08:38:24 PST
From: <WAUGH@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: Travel Guitar

In article <1992Dec18.145209.16549@ods.com>, johnw@ods.com (John Williamson)
says:
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find an electric guitar
>small enough for traveling with (i.e. fits in a suitcase) ?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.

Try a "Chiquita" travel guitar or get a big suitcase.

Brian
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: band question apologies
From: watson_mj@med.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 17 Dec 1992 01:32:42 GMT
Reply-To: watson_mj@med.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz

sorry about the last 2 posts, something is going wrong with
the program I am using and posting them when I'm half way through.

Matt.
(ignore previous postings)