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    Way OT: Would appreciate some good thoughts . . .

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    Brother Winston, it may just be a cataract...the surgery takes about 3 hours. I may have to have it done one of these days if mine gets worse. My right eye has vision problems while my left eye sees clearly. Glasses won't correct it. My eye doctor leaned forward as though she was going to break some bad news and said "you're getting old"...I responded with "I know that!" We both got a chuckle out of it and she told me it was a cataract and it can be easily corrected. Wishing you the best of luck at your upcoming appointment and keep us posted! :cool:

    Ash the world turns...

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    Sorry to hear the SPC is going bye bye! I like having a series vs parallel on my Taylor T5. On my Taylor T3B there is a push/pull tone pot. It works very cool but I'm not sure how they did it LoL! (i.e., with caps or with two different tone circuits?).

     

    Here is an idea and I'm not sure if it would be of interest or if you can find out if it would work...but how about a blend pot instead of a tone pot? Use the volume pot as a master, the 3 way selector and instead of a tone pot, use a blend pot? I get a lot of tonal differences on LP wiring with two tone pots and two volume pots, working the middle position which blends the bridge and neck pups. A blend pot could call up more of the bridge or more of the neck pup in combination and get more treble or bass. Anyway, it's a thought...

     

    https://www.stewmac.com/electronics/components-and-parts/potentiometers/alpha-blend-pots.html :idk:

     

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    Blues Jr has arrived. Not fond of it so far.

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    DBM, I bought my last new amp at a GC nearby. I went to the local stores website to see if they had the amp I was interested in and as luck would have it, they did. I talked to the store manager and told her I was interested in buying one and she emailed me a 20% discount. Might be worth a try if you're going to make the trip to call ahead. I don't like shipping amps back and forth if the amp develops a problem, so having a GC nearby (like 45 minute drive) is a good way to go. MF has a better return policy than SW. When I have had to ship a guitar back and did not want a replacement, I found the US Post Office the best for the price and insurance purposes. SW will credit shipping if you get a replacement but +1 on going to a local GC. Good luck and good hunting! :thu:

    I like big bends and I cannot lie

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    Oblique bends, where two or more strings are played, but only one is bent up- a classic.

     

     

     

    +1 I like to pick a note on the 1st string say on the 5th fret A to match the key or the chord being played over. Then pick the 8th fret 2nd string (4 frets up) and bend it up a whole step till it matches the A while holding the 1st string like a drone string. Then let the 2nd string slowly back down and continue down in the pentatonic scale to the A on the 4th string 7th fret...can be moved to any note on the 1st string like the D on the 10th and the E on the 12th, etc.... :cool:

    Blues Jr has arrived. Not fond of it so far.

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    DBM, I'm not a fan of the Blues Jr. amps but they make great little light weight practice amp and do get a clean Fender tube sound. My buddy has one and I tried playing through it a couple of times, but I was not impressed. They sound OK to me and I'm guessing that they would probably sound better mic'ed to a PA. Sorry it's not your cuppa tea so far... :cool:

    How would a lower watt speaker affect my amp?

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    I would replace a stock 50 watt speaker with a 50 watt or more speaker. Usually the amp manufacturer sets up a good match for their build. Jensen makes a C12N 50 watt speaker if you are into Jensen, but make sure whatever speaker you chose will fit in your cabinet as the magnets on Jensens can be pretty big... :cool:

     

    Ps. this one is not cheap but I really like it (it came stock in my Fender Tonemaster) $189 bucks +/-

     

    https://www.musicalinstrumentshoppe.com/product/1697860/speaker-jensen-r-vintage-neo-12-n12k-100w/?

    I like big bends and I cannot lie

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    I haven't broke a string in about 10 or more years (knock on wood)...about the time I quit bending. I use 10-50's with a wound 3rd. I still do half-step bends (which really don't count LoL!). Back in my gigging days I did a lot of bending and two string bending and would break a 3rd, 2nd or 1st string now and then. I always carried an extra set of strings. Later in life I learned to always bring two guitars to the gig just in case. Still later, I learned to use locking tuners for gigging, especially if I was only packing one guitar LoL! :cool:

    Ash the world turns...

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    Thanks for the update Caevan! I know you're going to like the locking tuners, reverse plate with the volume up front and the slanted selector switch and the carved down edge(s) on the bridge plate. The slanted selector switch will not rest on the volume or tone knobs no matter which way the plate is mounted. The selector switch leaning on the knobs always bugged me...also being able to string her up and hear how it sounds unplugged before the electronics are added is a great idea...keep us posted! :thu:

    Your first guitar, love it or hate it?

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    My first guitar was an acoustic Stella given to me by my uncle Buzzy. It was not easy to play above the 5th fret. Like most players we wore holes in the 1st 3 or 4 frets of the fretboard where the action was low enough to get a C F and G chord progression LoL! Good for country music and surf tunes using open chords. Had it for many decades till it just fell apart one day. I wish I had saved and framed the sound board and neck but it just wound up in the dump where it belonged. I always give thanks for have such a great uncle that got me started playing the old guit box... :cool:

    Firefly?

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    Wraub, I would say set it to your ear. Make it please you as best you can. Check it again at night and the next day and a month from now. Conditions change and maybe try it in a different room and outside. Go for what sounds best to you. I agree with your preferences 100%. A lot of how an electric guitar sounds is also going to depend on who is playing it, the amp, settings, etc. Just do the best you can making it a joy for you to play. It may never sound as good as a classic $4,000 Gibson, or it may just blow it away LoL! :thu:

    Hot Rod Deluxe gone advice on new amp needed

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    I had a twin with two JBL's from around '72 - '84. It was heavy to load and unload for gigs but it was the best cool clean amp I ever owned. Before I got drafted back in '69 I saw a band called The Seeds at the Fillmore West. The lead player was filling the hall with his Fender twin reverb amp and right then and there I knew I had to have one. I had to size down due to a bad back as 85lbs was just too much. So I went with the Hot Rod 410 DeVille (which lost two of the 4 6L6's) which cut about 30lbs off at 55lbs using a smaller transformer. It still had the clean Fender reverb that filled my needs. Then a couple of years ago my buddy wanted to sell his 112 Hot Rod Deluxe (which kept the 2 6L6's) and put out 40 watts at 40lbs with less speaker and transformer weight. Which cut out about another 15lbs and kept my Fender clean verb sound. Then Fender came out with the Fender Deluxe Tonemaster SS amp that weighs in around 20lbs and sounds and puts out the volume just like the tuber it models from back in '65. So now I'm a light weight happy camper sans tube and amp weight back issues LoL! :cool:

    Hot Rod Deluxe gone advice on new amp needed

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    Looks like the tweed and the black one are both $599. The black Jr IV one has the Celestion A and the tweed Jr. III one has the Jensen C12 N. So I didn't notice the difference at 1st. The Black IV runs $674 and has an Eminence Red and White...I have no idea which speaker is the best? Loos like you got a good deal though!

    Decisions...

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    Skip, There is a lot of cool songs on that 1st Wilbury's album with a lot of cool lyrics. Tweeter and the Monkey Man does get a little graphic LoL! I like recordings (like the Wilburys) where I can hear the lyrics clearly and Beatles tunes like O bla di O bla da, even when the meanings slip by me. Now that you pointed Desmond out, it makes a lot of sense as I hadn't noticed the meaning before LoL! :thu:
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