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From: brunetm@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Brunet Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: First Post?
Date: 12 Nov 92 14:18:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.1992Nov12.141835.3586
Organization: Universite de Montreal

In article <1992Nov12.023608.16675@Gwinnett.COM> lee@Gwinnett.COM (Lee Reese) writes:
>>
>>Here's a thread to start: What's your favorite single-coil pickup?
>
>I have a Seymour Duncan Alnico II pro in my Strat.  It is really an  
>excellent pickup, with more output than regular Strat pickups.  The tone
>is also thicker compared with the stock pickup.
>
 I have a Gibson's SG and didn't like the original pickups. So I changed them
with Seymour Duncan 59's w/split coil. They are very sparky and rich in sound.
Now I have the hum sound and the single coil sound. It's very useful when your
doing rhythm with your single coil of the bridge position and lead with the hum-
bucker of the neck position. Very good pickups these 59's.

 {Electric CountryMan}
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: wolf@hubcap.clemson.edu (Randy Martin)
Subject: String Problem
Keywords: guitar,strings
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:54:48 GMT

I recently bought an Eddie Van Halen Musicman guitar and I changed the
strings on it for the first time the other day.  This guitar has a
blocked Floyd Rose tremolo system.  I've never owned a guitar with a 
Floyd on it, so I'm not sure if my problem has anything to do with it or
not.  The problem is that my low E string is to low to the frets and
when the open string is picked, it makes an terrible ping.  It didn't do
this until I changed the strings, and it only does it on this one
string.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to solve this
problem?  Do I need to adjust the tremolo somehow or am I doing
something wrong?  

Thanks!!! 


-- 
Randy Martin
wolf@hubcap.clemson.edu
Clemson University
(803)656-1208
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: denio@seismo.CSS.GOV (Dennis O'Neill)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Flat tops vs Arch tops
Date: 11 Nov 92 14:20:52 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Institute for Obfuscatorial Dynamics

In article <1992Nov10.215729.2796@mdd.comm.mot.com> knapik@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Knapik) writes:
>Never having had the opportunity to play an early model arch top acoustic,
>I was wondering what their strong points were relative to flat top 
>acoustics in the same class or by the same manufacture.
>
>I am interested in trying one out, say the L-5 or New Yorker, but with them 
>being a little bit hard to find, I was wondering if I should spend the time
>to find one, or just  settle for another flat top.  
>
>I'm mainly interested in them for acoustic jazz stuff.
>
>Any advice ?
>
>
>-- 
>Jim Knapik
>Motorola - Mobile Data Division
>knapik@mdd.comm.mot.com

The main characteristic of early archtops is that they are *loud*,
particularly when used to play chords.
They were designed to compete in volume with horn sections and
pianos, after all.  (For a time I had an Advanced L-12, apparently
built just before WWII.  I've also played acoustic L-5s including
an original one with dot inlays, and Super 300s).

Without pickups this class of guitar doesn't really do well with
single string solos, and IMO the tone leaves a great deal to be desired.
Compared to a flattop of comparable value, archtop tone is thin and
sustain is much diminished.  But they are very suited to staccato
block chording.

Some of the archtops being built today are every bit as good as the
older ones.  Some have better tone for contemporary music than the
old ones do.


If I were looking for a guitar to play acoustically in a jazz setting
other than Dixieland or Count Basie-style big band, I'd probably get
a OOO or OM-size guitar, not necessarily a Martin, but about those
sizes.  If I wanted to amplify the guitar I'd get a Heritage or one
of many other brands being made today.  (Or I'd shop around and pay
$20000 for a 50-year old archtop at the end of its useful life - not).

Just my opinions, hit "n" now.
-- 
Dennis O'Neill (denio@seismo.css.gov)
Xref: sparky rec.music.makers.guitar:89 alt.guitar:9856
From: dporter@altair.csustan.edu (Darren Porter)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar,alt.guitar
Subject: Eliminating "fret buzz"
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:25:45 GMT
Organization: CSU Stanislaus

All of the talk about bridges in alt.guitar has been interesting and very
informative.  Now for my problem...

How can I eliminate that blasted "buzzing" string???  You know, when you fret
a string on the 12th fret and it "buzzes" at you???

Is there a bridge adjustment that I can do or is (please no) the solution more
drastic (and costly)?

For what it's worth, I have the Ibanez Roadstar II locking tremolo setup that
they had a while back, oh, eight or so years...

Thanks in advance.  Post or email is OK.

-- 
______________________________________________________________________
|Darren T. Porter                        |  internet mail:           | 
|Mathematics Student                     |       dporter@csustan.edu |
|California State University, Stanislaus | 			     |
From: jlach@ee.WPI.EDU (James Matthew Lach)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Acoustic Guitars...
Date: 10 Nov 1992 21:53:27 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ee.wpi.edu

	I'm in the market for an new Acoustic. Right now I'm using a 12-13 
year old Atlas.  Any suggestions?  I'm only going to spend $200-$300.




-- 
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From: brad@buck.viewlogic.com (Bradford Kellogg)
Subject: Re: Why Do These Redundant Groups Exist?
Originator: brad@buck
Organization: Viewlogic Systems, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:04:51 GMT


In article <19109@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, darsie@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie) writes:
|> Subject says it. There's an alt.guitar and alt.guitar.tab. Why these?
|> 
|> Richard

You may as well ask why is there alt.stupidity AND alt.angst.xibo.sex
AND talk.bizarre AND alt.sadistic.dentists.drill.drill.drill. It's 
all part of the great redundancy conspiracy to repeat things that
are repetitious, repetitive, redundant, and repeatedly repeated
over and over again and again. And again. And again.
From: eepee@polaris.utu.fi (Esa-Pekka P{lvim{ki)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Problem with Charvel acoustic
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:44:00 GMT
Organization: University of Turku, Finland

I recently purchased a Charvel (don't remember the model just now) 6-string
acoustic guitar. At first I fell in love with its bright, metallic sound
and easy touch, not to mention good looks, darkish brown fading to black 
-finish and reasonable price (about $320 here, probably cheaper in the US).

But now I'm getting really pissed off at the whole thing: I took it back to
the store to get the saddle changed to a higher one (the strings were far
too low and made a hell of a noise), OK, that got better. But now it's 
harder than ever to tune, and the low E string is very sensitive to the
pressure you apply when taking e.g. G (3rd fret). I can change the pitch
almost to G# just by applying a bit more pressure with my finger. It's
very hard to tune - free E string might be tuned well, but when taking
G or A it's out. Other strings, especially B, are hard to tune as well.
I mean, I can get the pitch right, but the sound is unclean, not solid,
airy, but like the sound of a cheap Russian guitar.

Let's hear it - have I bought a piece of junk? Or am I just using too
thin strings? Or what? I'm sure there's plenty of experts on the net
and would be extremely grateful for any suggestions/comments. Please
feel free to email me. Thanks,

/ep
--
Esa-Pekka P{lvim{ki    eepee@utu.fi   "Mik{ vihelt{en tulee, se ujeltaen menee"
University of Turku,   Finland					      -Doppler-
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From: rjb@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk (Ryszard Boryna)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: buzzing noises
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:17:53 GMT
Reply-To: rjb@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., University of Reading

Sounds like a bad earth somewhere.  My axe did the same, so I opened it up and checked
the guts - everything looked ok.  Next came the amp - again, no visible problems.
I then decided to buy a circuit breaker for the amp, just in case my axe DID go live.
Then a couple of weeks back, my lead went.  I mentioned this to a friend and he
reckoned that the lead may have been causing the bad earth.  Last weekend I went out
and bought the best quality lead I could find, and guess what? Virtually no buzz at
alli now.

So I'd try:

	a) open the guitar and trace the earth through - make sure all wires are 
	   soldered securely

	b) borrow a different lead and see if that helps

	c) take a look in the amp for anything obvious

Good luck!

	Ryszard
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: g_house@goes11.enet.dec.com (Greg House)
Subject: Re: String Problem
Keywords: guitar,strings
Reply-To: g_house@goes11.enet.dec.com (Greg House)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Colorado Springs CO
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:31:06 GMT


In article <1992Nov10.221630.5215@dunix.drake.edu>, mtc001@dunix.drake.edu 
(Spike) writes:


|>Hmm, looks like you made a mistake many Floyd users make.  Did you remove all
|>the strings at once and replace them?   Usually, if you take them all out
|>at once the tremolo is thrown out of wack.  If no one has any suggestions here
|>as to how to change the adjustment, I would suggest you call a repair shop and
|>see what they say.
|>The same thing happened on my Peavey Vandenberg guitar...wow, did it sound
|>bizarre.
|>BTW, it's an AWESOME guitar...(if you like wide necks and low action)
|>

Why would removing all the strings at the same time screw up your tremelo?  
That doesn't make sense.  I've had at least four different guitars with 
Floyd style trems on 'em and I almost always remove all the strings when
I change them.  You just have to tune 'em all back up to pitch and everything
should fall back into place.

Sounds to me more like the original poster changed string gauges, so the
tremelo baseplate isn't sitting level anymore.  That's what I'd check for.
I remember that EVH uses a strange gauged set of strings (light bottom, if
I remember right).  If Music Man is using the same strings Eddie uses on 
these guitars, then putting a "normal' set on it is gonna require the 
tremelo be adjusted.

If you're having ongoing problems, send me email and I'll try and help...

Greg (g_house@goes11.enet.dec.com)
From: bh419@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ted B Samsel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Dessicant
Date: 12 Nov 1992 15:18:09 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I play guitar but my main axes are accordions (diatonic and
piano). I need to find some fairly large bags of dessicant
to keep in my cases to keep the keys from sticking. Anyone
know of such a source for calcium chloride??
regards,
-- 
Ted....
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: CRJ14530@acuvax.acu.edu (Judd Christopher R.)
Subject: First Post?
Organization: Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:20:01 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

Is this group about people that are making guitars?  if so, I have some
questions and coments...   If not, then have a fun day!.


Danger Maus
(aka Christopher Judd
     crj14530@acuvax.acu.edu
     crj14530@acuvax.bitnet)
From: gt2619b@prism.gatech.EDU (S. Axel Medlin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Why Do These Redundant Groups Exist?
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:56:57 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <19109@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> darsie@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie) writes:
>Subject says it. There's an alt.guitar and alt.guitar.tab. Why these?
>
>Richard


Some of us don't get any alt. groups.



S. Axel Medlin                                     ccastsm@prism.gatech.edu
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Doin' that grind with the push and squeeze.
Tied up, tied down, up against the wall;
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From: roper@chinet.chi.il.us (Bill Roper)
Subject: Re: Acoustic Guitars...
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 22:56:35 GMT

<1992Nov11.165612.2402@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
 
 
I just bought a nice little solid-top Sigma for a friend for less
than $300.  Mind you, it was a factory second, but neither I (nor
Terry, who runs the store and I trust) could figure out why -- other
than a "it doesn't matter" minor discoloration of a fingernail's
worth of wood...
-- 
Bill Roper, roper@chinet.chi.il.us
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: andyb@andyb.mentorg.com (Andy Bishop)
Subject: Re: Fender StratoFAQ
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:28:46 GMT
Organization: mentor
Keywords: frequently asked questions about Fender Stratocaster w answers
Followup-To: 

This FAQ has left out information on the *BEST* stratocasters that
are currently be made anywhere in the world....The Fender Custom Shop.

The luthiers there are world class.  These strats ARE very different from
stock models, even the reissues don't come close.  Not only is the craftsmanship
superior in all aspects, their sound is distinctive, pure and rich in tone. They
play like a dream and sing so sweetly.

I own one of these beauties.  It's a 1956 maple neck with a Mary Kay finish.
It was hand made in February of 1992 by Jay Black, the top luthier at the
Custom shop.  It is spendy, but I assure you all, it's worth it.  *THESE* are
the strats that the stars with the strat signature series play.  All other
strats are mass produced, simply stamped out of molds.

These strats and other models from the Fender Custom Shop must be included
in this StratoFAQ.

I can supply more detail about my guitar for those that wish, or other
information about the Fender Custom Shop.


-- 
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From: jdinkins@EBay.Sun.COM (Jeff Dinkins)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: What makes a giid guitarist?
Date: 11 Nov 1992 05:51:24 GMT
Organization: 3-D House of Slave Chicks
Distribution: world
Reply-To: jdinkins@EBay.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: kimiko

In article 1doumiINNcvf@rave.larc.nasa.gov, goodrich@lynx.larc.nasa.gov (Mike Goodrich) writes:
>
> I also paradoxially find
>that I am a better guitarist than I beleive myself to be anytime I stumble
>across one of my recordings and listen to it as a "listener". 

 Yeah - isn't that just the weirest thing? I recently accidentally ran accross a tape I 
made of myself 4 or 5 years ago. It took me awhile to figure out that it was actually
I who was playing that really interesting song - apparently making it up on the fly.

 When I'm playing, it seems so hohum to me, but on tape it sounds like there is so much
more going on. I suppose that since you are concentrating on making the music at the time,
you can't enjoy some of the nuances that you are creating. Part of what makes music
magical I guess.

>....mike

  jeff

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jdinkins@pesto.eng.sun.com 	

	"When glue is outlawed only outlaws will have glue" - Robert Allen



Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: mrayle@eng.clemson.edu (michael rayle)
Subject: Re: Acoustic Guitars...
Reply-To: mrayle@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:56:12 GMT

 Finding a good guitar for <$300?  Good Luck.  Especially if you are looking
for a new guitar.
I have had very good luck through the classified advertisements in my local
newspaper.  I bought my first, a Yamaha, for about $80 and it still has a 
wonderful sound.  My second and the one I play the most these days is an
Aria 12-string that I picked up in mint condition for $160!!
Take the time to look, there are some great guitars out there for a good price.
From: mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com (Michael R. Kesti)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: What makes a good guitarist?
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:57:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: gvgspd.1du9e5INNbrc
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gvgspd.gvg.tek.com

In article <1dovf5INNpcf@network.ucsd.edu>
                              mbreen@sdacs.ucsd.edu (Michael Breen) writes:

>BUT...s/he could show up drunk (or not at all) and still be a good guitarist.
>I always get into discussions (especially about drummers) about how someone
>can be phenomenal at their instrument, and be a terrible musician.  Consider:
>
>s/he can play great         but         equipment always in pawn
>s/he kicks ass              but         often shows up late or never
>s/he's fast and subtle      but         rarely sober enough to show it
>
>and on and on.

YES!  I've long held that band dynamics dictate that the product of a given
player's musical skill and assholeness is roughly a constant.  That is, if
someone plays extremely well, but gets drunk, fails to show up, etc., that
person will be tolerated to about the same degree as someone doesn't play
as well, but is more reliable.  This does seem to fail at the extreme of the
individual whose music skills are very deficient, that is no matter how
reliable, likable, and trustworthy, if a person can't play, that person won't
be long tolerated by the band.

I suppose this kind of thinking makes it obvious that I am an engineer!  ;-)

-- 
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    mrk@gvgspd.GVG.TEK.COM              |  two, one and one make one."
    !tektronix!gvgpsa!gvgspd!mrk        |         - The Who, Bargain
From: healy@nosc.mil (Mike Healy)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: String Problem
Keywords: guitar,strings
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:46:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: nosc.1992Nov12.184614.241
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego

The guy who installed my Iabanez edge bridge (licensed from Floyd)
insists that if you take all the strings off at once, it will put
the bridge out of adjustment and he is a veritable guru of strats. 
If you want to do this, wedge a piece of wood or plastic under the 
bridge. I saw an ad for a product to do this in a guitar mag recently.

Mike Healy

healy@nosc.mil
From: gompertz@sdd.hp.com (Ron Gompertz)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Wah wah pedals
Date: 12 Nov 1992 00:59:55 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, San Diego Division
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: hpsdl90.sdd.hp.com
Keywords: wah pedal


O.K.

This is probably a FAQ but the technology changes often enough...

I want to get a recording quality wah-wah. As such it should be
clean and mean.

I've found that the pedals with potentiometers tend to crackle and
be noisy. I'm thinking about getting one with opto-electronics.

Any opinions out there on this crucial issue?  

Thanks 

Ron "Thumbs" Gompertz
From: healy@nosc.mil (Mike Healy)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Wah wah pedals
Keywords: wah pedal
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:42:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: nosc.1992Nov12.184228.29779
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego


I've been using the same Morley Power Wah since 1974 or so. It uses
a light bulb and seems pretty quiet. 


Mike Healy

healy@nosc.mil
From: kevin@sherman.pas.rochester.edu (kevin mcfadden)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Heritage Prodigy????
Date: 12 Nov 92 16:05:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Rochester

I ran across a Heritage Prodigy arch top guitar yesterday for a price of
$645.  It is much cheaper than purchasing a Gibson ES335.  Does anyone
out there know anything about these guitars?  Also, it looks kind of
difficult to make changes to electronics on archtops.  I figure it
is best to have it done by a techie but I would like to know if anyone
has had any experience making electronic modifications, ie new pickups
and such, to an archtop.

Thanks in advance,
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
From: akoelamn@nyx.cs.du.edu (albert koelamns)
Subject: Re: Why Do These Redundant Groups Exist?
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 09:36:50 GMT

darsie@eecs.ucdavis.edu (Richard Darsie) writes:

>Subject says it. There's an alt.guitar and alt.guitar.tab

Alt.guitar.tab doesn't exist in the UK (don't know why). We're all
too pleased about the new rec.music.makers.* groups over here.

If you don't want to switch to the new groups altogether, please
crosspost. It will make a lot of people very happy.

Albert
From: brunetm@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Brunet Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Tubes vs. Transistors
Date: 12 Nov 92 14:11:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.1992Nov12.141105.3420
Organization: Universite de Montreal

In article <1992Nov12.010212.24138@eecs.nwu.edu> ray@eecs.nwu.edu (Jim Ray) writes:
>I need a new amp.  I have heard tubes are the only way to go.
>Transistors are much more reliable.  Is there a way to get the same
>effect of a tube amp at a small signal level or even digitally and
>then use a transistor power amp to get the volume?
>

 You can came close to the sound of a tube amp with effect and a transistors amp
(but not with digital effect! so I can't). But the thing is that you can't imitate
de richest and smoothest sound of a tubes amp cause tubes are tubes. I have the both
and I can tell you that the tubes amp is the best in distortion and in bluesy-smoothy
clean sound. But if you want a clean amp,very clean amp, buy a transistors amp. If
you want a bluesy clean amp with or without distortion, buy a tubes amp. That the way
I see it, may be not the perfect way! 

   The best you should do is to go to a music shop and try both. Check out what you need,
which one come close to what you want... and buy it! That the only way to find out.

  
  {Electric CountryMan}