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Recent content by Iguana

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    The ultimate microphone test

    Comparing condenser to condenser, dynamic to dynamic, ribbon to ribbon, the biggest difference is in the diaphragm itself. Vintage microphones are like vintage guitars, they’re all a little different even if it’s the same model.
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    The ultimate microphone test

    I watched that one last night. It was great. I didn’t have the heart to point out that the diaphragms in all of those mics are different distances from the grill of each microphone. The difference in tone would be negligible but if we’re being scientific..... His tests were still very...
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    Transformed Epi LP Studio

    Thanks gibson-r8. I’ll pass that on to the artist. She did a remarkable job on it. When I handed her the guitar I told her “go nuts”. She really came through on it. I was sweating bullets while I took care of the finish. Sanding through the clear coat would have been a disaster! To be honest the...
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    Transformed Epi LP Studio

    I had a friend do some custom paint work on my boring black and white Les Paul Studio. I’d say it ain’t boring anymore!
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    Stevie Ray Vaughan: The “Texas Flood” Session

    Thanks for posting that. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a profound impact on me as both a guitar player and as a person. I can’t remember anyone having a bad thing to say about him even in the deepest throws of his addiction. Oh, and he was an ok guitar player too?.
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    Who Would Win in a Bar Fight, a Tele or a Les Paul?

    In The Rolling Stones 25 x 5 video Keith belted a stage rusher with his Tele. Seem like it’s his finishing move!
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    Need recommendations for "bedroom" tube amp

    Pair of Marshall stacks wide open. You don’t really like your neighbors anyway!
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    In dire need of a pickup expert’s opinion

    It can’t be phase cancellation, it just can’t be. Each pickup has its own resistance figure as well as being in different physical positions. Complete phase cancellation requires two identical signals with one flipped 180 degrees. In your situation, you should still hear some signal even if it’s...
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    Bass amps anyone?

    “Except that thermos and this ashtray” Nice!!
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    Bass amps anyone?

    Thanks for the extra pics. That is one beauty of a bass!
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    Bass amps anyone?

    Wow! That spalted maple is beautiful. I’ve had a “thing” for Les Paul style basses since I saw Meshell Ndegeocello playing one in the John Mellencamp “Wild Nights” video.
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    Should I Buy a Les Paul Studio w/ Headstock Repair?

    I have a ‘13 Standard with a repaired headstock. I have never had any problems with it being unstable. It stays in tune as well as any guitar I’ve owned. I also have an Epiphone studio that had a broken neck. It had split from the headstock to around the seventh fret. I did that repair myself...
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    Bass amps anyone?

    I can’t be the only person here who plays bass. We discuss guitar amps all the time(of course) but I don’t recall seeing much about bass amps. In fact It didn’t occur to me to recommend the bass amp I bought earlier this year until just now. I bought a Phil Jones Bass BG-75 from my favorite...
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    Help with amplitube/laptop help I guess?

    I know you didn’t just post a topic about software amps ‘round here!? Kidding of course! They’ve gotten surprisingly good over the years. I find myself using software regularly. For convenience they trump my tube amps. Can’t crank a Marshall through a 4x12 at 3:00 am. Pretty sure amp360 has...
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    Got a new strap: Great service and product shout out!

    That’s a cool looking strap. Nicely done.
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