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    Forum Jam XXI

    Fancy a jam? Well put that Easter egg down and wash your hands, then see what you can make of this ... Forum Jam XXI It's a 2MB file, if someone has a faster server to host it please copy and post a link ... thanks! :rock
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    Minimum depth of a pin-bridge? (long)

    I've picked up a nice old "blues-box" parlor acoustic as a travel/fun/project guitar. It was made by Slingerland in Chicago around 1940 and is in pretty good condition for its age. It's playable and has a great boxy sound but it's been neglected and needs some attention. Scale length is 24". I...
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    --= FORUM JAM XVI =--

    Thanks for the New Year Jam, SBD. It was a tough one with all those F#s and C#s ... If you can cope with another so soon, here's a little light relief with an easy 12-bar in B. :)spin LP Forum Jam XVI I started out with the intention of making a nice and easy late period BB King mid-tempo...
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    Forum Jam XI

    This should keep you amused ....... Forum Jam XI :rock
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    Forum Jam X !!!

    OK, I've enjoyed doing some of the other jam files and I thought it was about time I dusted off my bass and made a contribution of my own! lpfjx.mp3 It started off as a simple minor blues but I substituted a couple of the chords and it started to get a bit jazzy. It will be interesting to see...
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    Feedback and tone

    We all know that the route to great overdriven tone is a good tube amp with the power tubes driving the speaker hard. How much do you think feedback (I don't necessarily mean full-on wailing feedback) contributes to a good tone? I've been looking into low power amps and speaker isolation cabs...
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    Really difficult question ...

    Or so it seems ... I've tried Gibson USA, Rosetti (Gibson's UK distributor), the Gibson customer support forum. No response! It's simple ... How do I fit saddle clips on a Nashville TOM bridge? I have a 2001 LP Standard with a buzzy bridge. It has new style c-shaped clips. Rosetti sent me old...
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    Fitting saddle clips on a TOM bridge?

    Hi, I've been having a few problems with the saddle slips buzzing on my 2001 LP Standard. It has a Nashville TOM bridge with c-shaped clips on each saddle screw but they are loose and buzz. Rosetti, the Gibson distributor here in the UK, sent me some of the older style retaining springs to try...
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