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    '72 Deluxe Project

    I'm thinking about buying this '72 Deluxe from a friend for $500 and taking it on for a project. I'd like to try most of the work myself (not the refret, though). Here are some of the issues: Gold top finish stripped and stained/refinished translucent brown Routed for humbuckers Routed for a...
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    Historic Neck Shaving

    I'm 99.9% sure I'm not going to do this but just in case... Does anyone know or have an educated guess how shaving down neck thickness would effect tone? I'm talking slight shaving, nothing major - I'm guessing 1/16 of an inch or less. I have a '95 r7 that tonally destroys (IMO, that is) and...
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    Badmuddy, is this your SMF??

    Hey BadMuddy, Referring to the soundfile you posted here: Gjika Mini-Amp Soundfile Is that your V-Stack into your SMF 15W?? That's a geat tone my brother! If it is that setup, what part of that tone would you say the V-Stack is adding? Greystoke
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    Mesa Mark IV Long Head

    Anybody know how many different sized Mark IV heads Mesa made? Was it just two - long and short? I just picked up a '92 Mark IV - and I think it's a long head. It's definitely wider than the short head I bought way back when Mesa first started the Mark IVs. It's about 23 1/2" wide and has...
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    Is this possible with the RICH Mod?

    Is it possible with the RICH mod (or other master mod) to have a master volume for each channel of a 4-input Marshall? So you end up with a pre-amp vol and master vol for each channel? Greystoke
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    Germino Masonette

    I snagged a Masonette a few weeks ago and have been really digging it. After three weeks, I'm still liking the tone as much as my '71 100w and '71 50w Marshalls (both "good ones"). Not necessarily a better tone but it seems every bit as complex and organic. Three weeks may not seem like a...
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    Dead spot help

    Does anyone know if it's possible to improve a dead spot on the neck by adding heavier tuners? I currently have a guitar with a deadspot. If I add a bit of mass to the headstock, it seems to get better. Might heavier tuners be a viable permanant solution? Greystoke
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    Marshall Studio 15

    My band played a small club as a favor last weekend. This is the kind of club we stay away from - not necessarily due to size but rather due to pretty strict volume issues. On a whim, I decided to take my little Marshall Studio 15 combo. That thing RAWKED! I was able to get the volume up a...
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    How I got my LP for $250

    This is how I bought my first LP for $250 in 1985. This was during the period in my life when I was putting myself through college - in fact I think this was during one of the semesters I layed out to gig and work landscaping to earn money for the next semester. Anyway, I was standing in our...
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    50s/60s Neck Profile

    When did Gibson start offering a 50s/60s neck profile choice on the Standard? Greystoke
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    Dating Question

    Does Gibson still use the 1st and 5th S/N digit method for dating their production guitars - specifically Standards? Greystoke
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    Thanks Big Al

    Just a quick shout of thanks to Big Al. Using Al's directions (to another forum member), I pulled one of my tailpiece inserts and ran a ground wire on my Norlin Custom. Worked like a charm. Thanks for the great info that all of you post here. I know it may seem repititious sometimes to...
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    Tailpiece Tonalities

    Since Isador is dumping loads of (much-needed) rain on us here, I decided to take a long lunch and make two changes to my r7 today. I put on a lightweight tailpiece and wrapped my strings over the tailpiece. I must admit, I extensively searched and read the pros and cons of doing these things...
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    eBay Bargain

    Youza - a 1991 LP Classic GT starting at only $5,600: 91 LP Classic Greystoke
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    Tone Mod Resistance

    I know adding a resistor in parallel with a volume pot will affect the total resistance of that pot. For example; A 500K resistor in parallel with a 500K pot will be seen as a 250K pot. From what I've read, a resistor is in parallel with a pot when it's across the outer two lugs. But will...
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