reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Are you sure?
I've got the greatest guitar of them all!
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Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
i've been reading guitar forums for 8 years now. these guitars aren't near the worst offenders, and they can be marginalized as a hobbyist's butcherings. some of the shit that the major companies put out is way more offensive. just see half of the GPOTDs that i post.
Hi k4df4l,
Thanks. So far I've mostly been building for me though I did sell a couple - just kept the hobby going for the couple of successes and yea I'm not so fine with the hand tools but at least I can and do use them without hesitation over perfection which I've also sometimes over-slowed for like now waiting for 20 pin ribbon cables to extend the L6 amp mounts... anyway... yea drill holes sucked. I'm still perplext with the RF though.
Hi John,
I sold 2. The Talman/Roland, and the Ovation/FTmicro! My impression is there's a ready market at the price of parts plus just a little. Not a good business model but it can help keep the hobby going as in I can either canabilize previous hacked guitars for parts or sell them on eBay for more than a fresh amp set of pubs or whatever. The differences from 1 build to the next have been worth it too. And finally I have an extra couple of guitars. I may sell another but nothing intended after the current auction ends (NY Pro/Honeytone). I am sitting with 4 guitars within arms reach. 1 is the Carlos - a BFF. Then I have the Dean/Vox, the Alverez/L6, the Schecktor/L6, and the Natural/L6. The Laguna/L6 is on-loan. So among them the Dean/Vox is the only one that can max out high-gain-vol-tone without any RF feedback. IDK why it's got such a perfect setup but it appears something about its pups. Other buids have humbuckers too - but something about this one. Others put out good sound - just that they max out in G*V in the RF.
hmmm somehow I'm just not ready to part with much else - either junk I wouldn't want to fustrate someone with or something good about it I'm still learning from... till the guitar or amp is junk....
Hi Howie, reverend1,
Thanks for the tolerance/ignoring of this thread - or if you can enjoy gr8. I do my best to honer that with minimization of bumps and fresh posts here of my own and receive similar non-feeding of trolls in return. And thanks for the occasional flurry of activity dialog like this too.
For me it seems a place to share the pics and experience learned from the hobbie with the amp-in-guitar theme. As I've learned and shared in the thread there's more to it than it may appear - getting a really nice sound has been a little bit of happenstance, 1 step fwd, 2 steps back, some dammages, and currenly the joy of all these great guitars. And even if its only me that truly does believe they are the best ever - so what! If someone else gets onto the concept they'd at least have this thread to learn from - and I hope I've contributed that (imho valuable information). Like how hard I searched to see the inside of the Roland MC while I waited for my first one to arrive - and actually found out how to bypass the headphone cut-out. Here? Well RF feedback is a big one.
Oh yea, I took the Shecktor/Vox apart again last night trying to isolate/reduce the noise issues - going for the Dean/Vox power out... well by shielding the pup-to-input-jack I made an improvement. But with the amp fully free and no removable noise I'm convinced its the speaker's orientation to the strings. Some speaker rotation testing might be worth trying. And for ideas like those offensive puke over the paint blems fine - I'll take that while I'm glad it's still a guitar. The Alverez I really liked nearly died over the 4x6" speaker not doing it for me. It's better than the 5" Roland MC speaker but that sucks too (for electric builds).
Acoustic builds are becoming a different art too (imho). Like the NY Pro/Honeytone. That one is more about "warming up" its' classical sound.
Thanks for the views and comments. I'm feeling like I'm in guitar heaven and am enjoying the boost in my playing that makes it more fun than ever. Thanks!
John Watt
Banned
Maybe it's this calm and sunny day, that's very cold, that's bringing me down a little, no more summer.
But while I was looking through this thread again, I got a little down, one of your guitars doing that to me.
I've never seen a guitar with both Gibson style barrel knobs and Fender Strat-style knobs.
Especially with two gold barrel knobs, one black, and an original Strat-style.
One minute, here at Mark Weins', I can see a thread about vintage Fender and Gibson parts priced like Titanic souvenirs,
and then I can observe a total lack of manufacturing respect, becoming just parts to be reitze-used.
Let me start tossing oldies because they're not left-handed, and you've got a trifecta of tonal trouble.
But while I was looking through this thread again, I got a little down, one of your guitars doing that to me.
I've never seen a guitar with both Gibson style barrel knobs and Fender Strat-style knobs.
Especially with two gold barrel knobs, one black, and an original Strat-style.
One minute, here at Mark Weins', I can see a thread about vintage Fender and Gibson parts priced like Titanic souvenirs,
and then I can observe a total lack of manufacturing respect, becoming just parts to be reitze-used.
Let me start tossing oldies because they're not left-handed, and you've got a trifecta of tonal trouble.
lol hi john.
IDK but I'd be surprised if any of the knobs were from anything other than old junk. Like the $100 POS guitars in the 70s and 80s. So for what I've got around the house yea like a knob is a knob - and tryin my best to recycle what I can. I am glad to have those grovers on the Carlos and have since swapped the gold-knobs onto the Natural and black knobs toward the Scheckter. There are a couple Epi knobs in that set but they're the same as the pair that were on the $50 dean that is now the Dean/Vox.
IDK but I'd be surprised if any of the knobs were from anything other than old junk. Like the $100 POS guitars in the 70s and 80s. So for what I've got around the house yea like a knob is a knob - and tryin my best to recycle what I can. I am glad to have those grovers on the Carlos and have since swapped the gold-knobs onto the Natural and black knobs toward the Scheckter. There are a couple Epi knobs in that set but they're the same as the pair that were on the $50 dean that is now the Dean/Vox.
Finishing up the Ibenez-Talman/Line6
That power up moment... went from Coffee to a Beer!
It plays nicely too! The weight is 7.7 lbs (with the C-Cells).
The bridge pickup does get some RF noise. Funny switching in both cuts it though. Still has a nice sound. Burnt my finger in the hot glue though (ouch).
That power up moment... went from Coffee to a Beer!
It plays nicely too! The weight is 7.7 lbs (with the C-Cells).
The bridge pickup does get some RF noise. Funny switching in both cuts it though. Still has a nice sound. Burnt my finger in the hot glue though (ouch).
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Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
dumb question. the guitar comes stock with a pickup. why the need to install another one and compromise the integrity of the top?
John Watt
Banned
reitze! What you're saying about the cost of parts and a few bucks for profit not being a good business model,
reminds me of my mother and her knitting, donating baby sets and selling some sweaters to stores for $400.
Asking for the money you deserve, or want, is one of the hardest things about being self-employed,
especially when you've got a self-manufactured product, something unseen and unheard of before.
You have to be patient, and resilient, when it comes to retailing, building that up.
My moms' product? I'm still wearing a toque she knit for me in '83.
You go rrrrrreitze!
reminds me of my mother and her knitting, donating baby sets and selling some sweaters to stores for $400.
Asking for the money you deserve, or want, is one of the hardest things about being self-employed,
especially when you've got a self-manufactured product, something unseen and unheard of before.
You have to be patient, and resilient, when it comes to retailing, building that up.
My moms' product? I'm still wearing a toque she knit for me in '83.
You go rrrrrreitze!
The Humbucker
I like a bridge humbucker better than a neck single. Especially for chime. But due to speaker location and RF noise it only augments the nec pup in this build. The top isn't compromised though cause I had to unbrace/rebrace while building it the guitar anyway. So it's sturdier than it was as a pure acoustic and yea that does harden up the sound as does some of the foam I used to hold the amp in place. This one is more on the electrified side than the warmed up acoustic.
update 12/5:
Well I'm enjoying the humbucker more than when I first powered up. First I was getting shorting across the select switch that is fixed via some glue. Then I've noticed that having the bridge pup by itself has the sound/appearance as if it's introducing frequencies >>20KHz which are then being reflected back into the audio range. Good cause I can fix it with a simple cap. I think.... the other thing that could be happening would be noise-cancellation via the AEQ200M... either way it's quite interesting. clues are...
1. bridge-humbucker - straight to amp (no V or Ts): Has a very annoying constant sound like flourescents (wide spectrum spikey yuck).
2. neck-single - through it's AEQ200M to the amp: works great!
3. 1&2 via switching together: works great! The AEQ200M's controls fully work and there is absolutely no evidence of the noise from #1. Thus either that noise is defeated via high frequency of an cap in the circuit, or its actively canceled by the AEQ200MK. But all in all still quite worth it to have the humbucker on board. I should try adding a cap set for a few KHz roll-off and see how it works. Will see if I end up taking the thing apart but for now its the best guitar in the house!
I like a bridge humbucker better than a neck single. Especially for chime. But due to speaker location and RF noise it only augments the nec pup in this build. The top isn't compromised though cause I had to unbrace/rebrace while building it the guitar anyway. So it's sturdier than it was as a pure acoustic and yea that does harden up the sound as does some of the foam I used to hold the amp in place. This one is more on the electrified side than the warmed up acoustic.
update 12/5:
Well I'm enjoying the humbucker more than when I first powered up. First I was getting shorting across the select switch that is fixed via some glue. Then I've noticed that having the bridge pup by itself has the sound/appearance as if it's introducing frequencies >>20KHz which are then being reflected back into the audio range. Good cause I can fix it with a simple cap. I think.... the other thing that could be happening would be noise-cancellation via the AEQ200M... either way it's quite interesting. clues are...
1. bridge-humbucker - straight to amp (no V or Ts): Has a very annoying constant sound like flourescents (wide spectrum spikey yuck).
2. neck-single - through it's AEQ200M to the amp: works great!
3. 1&2 via switching together: works great! The AEQ200M's controls fully work and there is absolutely no evidence of the noise from #1. Thus either that noise is defeated via high frequency of an cap in the circuit, or its actively canceled by the AEQ200MK. But all in all still quite worth it to have the humbucker on board. I should try adding a cap set for a few KHz roll-off and see how it works. Will see if I end up taking the thing apart but for now its the best guitar in the house!
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Hobby business model
Hi John, thanks. My daugher's boyfriend just "barrowed" the classic/honeytone and said: "ou are SO so so so awesome for this, thank you so very very much. I'm practicing on this one to be better than my other one, ... thank you so much! I won't forget this!"
Maybe after enjoying it for a while longer (still am) I will loan it or sell it to someone. Could be persuaded if someone had a strong interest like I did before starting this hobby. Or some special purpose like street ministry or something.
Hi John, thanks. My daugher's boyfriend just "barrowed" the classic/honeytone and said: "ou are SO so so so awesome for this, thank you so very very much. I'm practicing on this one to be better than my other one, ... thank you so much! I won't forget this!"
Maybe after enjoying it for a while longer (still am) I will loan it or sell it to someone. Could be persuaded if someone had a strong interest like I did before starting this hobby. Or some special purpose like street ministry or something.
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Getting to know my new guitar
Moved here from prior post: "Meanwhile I'm still playing the new one a few hours later. I like how it plays. I had to lower the action by grinding down the bridge piece - that worked out perfectly."
Well its next morning and still playing. This vid plays along to the one above about pain/rain but my finger-burn doesn't hurt like yesterday and its snowing here. So it's No Rain No Pain We Got Snow this time:
I do like it's playability better than the last Talman I built with a Roland MC. The speaker in the Roland is smaller than the car speaker used here - and that's the primary difference in output more than the power diff of the 2 amps cuase rarely use full output power cause of noise, feedback, etc.
I'm also tending to like the Line 6 micro best among the options for small street amps. Comparing them would go like this:
1. Line 6 Micro - best output sound, best tonal controls, built in tuner, eq controls. Most PITA to build with this amp. Has mic input channel. Can reconfigure each amp-model with the gain/drive/eq/effects nicely too and save by holding the button for 4 seconds. Far and away the best 9V street am these days.
2. Vox DA-5 - good output sound, easiest to build with. Tone, effects controls not as good as L6. No built in tuner. Has mic input channel.
3. Roland MC - deascent all around. No mic input channel. Tuning via tone. Tone/effects/controls better than the Vox but not as good as the L6.
Moved here from prior post: "Meanwhile I'm still playing the new one a few hours later. I like how it plays. I had to lower the action by grinding down the bridge piece - that worked out perfectly."
Well its next morning and still playing. This vid plays along to the one above about pain/rain but my finger-burn doesn't hurt like yesterday and its snowing here. So it's No Rain No Pain We Got Snow this time:
I do like it's playability better than the last Talman I built with a Roland MC. The speaker in the Roland is smaller than the car speaker used here - and that's the primary difference in output more than the power diff of the 2 amps cuase rarely use full output power cause of noise, feedback, etc.
I'm also tending to like the Line 6 micro best among the options for small street amps. Comparing them would go like this:
1. Line 6 Micro - best output sound, best tonal controls, built in tuner, eq controls. Most PITA to build with this amp. Has mic input channel. Can reconfigure each amp-model with the gain/drive/eq/effects nicely too and save by holding the button for 4 seconds. Far and away the best 9V street am these days.
2. Vox DA-5 - good output sound, easiest to build with. Tone, effects controls not as good as L6. No built in tuner. Has mic input channel.
3. Roland MC - deascent all around. No mic input channel. Tuning via tone. Tone/effects/controls better than the Vox but not as good as the L6.
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telecaster911
Kick Henry Jackassowski
And thanks for asking. I see my currenly getting filed patent is now published on the USPTO.gov site: 20100254812 WIND TURBINE WITH VARIABLE AREA PROPELLER BLADES . There are prolly better links with the images in them.
Note the tuner is tuning the A string in this image. It also tunes for sharp, flat, and has the LEDs to indicate which way to tune in. Right below it is the tap button (w/ a screw to extend) - that allows me to set the delay time in sync with whatever rythm I'm trying to play.
Thanks. Some in this thread have suggested similar (drum pad, among other sort of pads and things)... for me the mic option seems more important since a guitar is a percussion instrument anyway... funny reminds me of this older video about that idea... and I see my first Power Guitar in it. That design didn't produce as much output cause of the speaker-pup proximity... and was still into old acoustic banging on it habits... enjoy the lolz:
Planning the next acoustic Dean build... I got one of those Line 6 pod(pic)s figuring I'd use it for tone while just using a back-side speaker and a Honeytone amp. The drawback is it gives up having the lo,mid,hi that the Line 6 amp has. I do like how it dials the gain while holding constant V... and I already stole 2 of its knobs for the Ibenez/L6. That guitar is visible it the 1st video of post #386 above.
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