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    Which Alnico type is most midrange dominant?

    It will depend on the guitar you put them in. Buy A4’s, A2’s and A 5’s and try them yourself. I had some early SD 59’ in a 75 Les Paul. I replaced the A5’s with A2’s and then later with A4’s. Swith A4’s it sounded fantastic. Later I intsalled the ‘59’s in a different guitar and even with the A4’...
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    question on early 70's L.P. custom tree of life

    Back around 1973 or so - a local shop had a Les Paul Custom with a "Tree of Life" inlayed all up the fret board. It was brand new and they said it came that way from the factory. I've never seen another one since nor even heard of them again. Anyone here know anything about these ?
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    '81 or '82 "V" with a maple neck?

    Saw an 82 or 83 Flying "V" re-issue, with a beautiful flamey maple neck. I thought they were all mahogany necked. Are these rare or common - anybody here know?
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    A "Marshall" guy needs a new amp. Which of these?

    I'm needing a simple no-frills 30 to 40 watt, 1-12 combo amp, for open-mic venues. I've got a Peavy Classic 30 now , and it's ok - but not quite what I want (too many knobs and buttons to adjust). I've found a few posible candidates; Jet City Combo Amp, Kustom Defender Amp, Egnater Rebel Amp...
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    Alnico 4 now in my Throbak pups- what took me so long?

    I know tone is in the ears of the beholder, but I finally tried a set of Alnico 4 rough cast magnets in my Throbak Custom LTD. pickups and I have to say - to my ears - PERFECT! The Throbaks started off with A-5's, then I installed a set of Un-Oriented A-5's , which sounded better to me, but I...
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    best pedal Power Supply for the $$

    I've been using the stock power supply that came with my Boss Pedal Board, and found that power supply to be the culprit for all the hum i've been getting. Looks like I need to get a good power supply and am considering a Voodoo Pedal Power, a Dunlop Brick Power Supply, or a BBE Supa Charger...
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    Z-vex pedals

    Just bought a Zvex "Box of Rock" pedal. Have'nt gotten home with it yet. Anyone have experience with these? I've been using old Tube Screamers , which I like alot, but sometimes need a little more. I bought a Marshall Jackhammer, and don't like it at all (way too hard to dial in) Hope this...
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    Real PAF duds

    Soryy in advance if this has already been covered (haven't got to get on the site as much as i used to) but-- it's been often noted that not all PAF's sound all that good. Some have the magic and some don't. I wonder how many of the duds just need the magnet to be recharged due to too much...
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    Peavey Encore 65??

    I've been looking for a small combo amp that I could take for open mic nights, that would be easy to cart around and not real pricey.. Well I just picked up a Peavey Encore 65 combo amp, which I had never heard of before. They are all tube (2 6L6GC and 4 12AX7 tubes) which are what my Bassman...
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    Just bought a 65 Bassman

    I just picked-up a 65 Bassman dated OI (Sept. 65)?? Any advise or tweeks I'll need to make? I've been a Marshall amp fanatic - but decided to try one of these old Black Face models. It's a AA165 circuit if this sounds correct, with JJ power tubes, new filter caps. It's pretty clean too. How is...
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    Marshall Bright Cap question

    Since I'm no electronic wiz--HELP PLEASE. I bought a 1980 JMP 2203 that had been modded with a preamp of some sort. I had a tech remove the preamp and return the amp to original. BUT-- the amp was too bright. I decided to replace the 470pf bright cap w/ a 120pf cap and found that there was a...
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    An Alnico 4 swap in my B.B.Pro5's

    I finally got around to checking th Magnets in my BB Pro 5's. I don't want to sound harsh about the B.B.Pro5's as I can get some really nice tones from them --but-- mine just were'nt as "sweet" sounding as other PUPS I have. SO-- I finally took the covers off and pulled the magnets. On my R.B...
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    4x12 cabinet for G12M Celestion heritage

    Who's making the best Marshall 4x12 vintage style cabinets fo my Celestion G12M Heritage speakers? I want the cabinet to look authentic and sound good too.
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    Magnets and my new Gauss meter, ????

    Got my new Gauss meter (the one used by S.D and Stewmac) and I checked appx 80 new magnets, both polished and rough cast and also around 15 used magnets from pickups. The magnets checked were Alnico 2, 4 and 5. I didn't get the results I expected to see. New Alnico 2 measured from 22 to a high...
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