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Musicus
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Joined: Nov 22, 2017
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Re: Condensation on my guitar, will it be ruined?

If you haven't noticed any problems when you play it, then it should be ok. Strat necks are pretty tough, and fretboards are generally not finished. A...

6 years ago
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Re: Straight Neck?

No, there's no way to tell from the photo, sorry. The general non-technical way to find out is to lower the action until you get string buzzes at any ...

6 years ago
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Re: Wooden control plate?

I should think you'll be ok with the normal grounding. That is, all the electronic parts, pickup frames, pots, switch, jack. You shouldn't need any sh...

6 years ago
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Re: Bridge on Partscaster Not Installed Properly

Partscaster? Like a guitar built from old parts of whatever is handy? I love those. Sometimes you get quite an instrument, sometimes you get quite a w...

6 years ago
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Re: Is this a solid body hummingbird guitar?

I couldn't find anything on it either. But to see if it's a solid top, look at the grain pattern of an area where you can see the grain on top clearly...

6 years ago
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Re: advice on strumming up

I think you mean perpendicular (like a wall to the floor, I_), not parallel (like this equal sign=). Should be at a little bit of an angle I_ which re...

6 years ago
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Re: Double Truss Rod

Adjusting them separately is for untwisting the neck. This twist is caused by the difference in tension between the gauges of low v. high strings. 6 o...

6 years ago
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Re: Need help identifying ground issue

An ohmmeter won't really show you shielding problems. Grounds can show good when shielding is inadequate, missing, or damaged. Shielding is responsibl...

6 years ago
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Re: Why is my amp clicking??

It's probably coming in through your house wiring, from something else in the house that's on all the time, like a clock radio, maybe the clock in an ...

6 years ago
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Re: Do you have problems dropping your pick when you play?

Yep, happens all the time. Lots of players have extras lined up on their gtrs, on mic stands, anywhere convenient using double-sided tape and other tr...

6 years ago
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Re: Need help understanding guitar plugins and usb audio interfaces better

The delay you're getting sounds like what's known as Latency. To quote the Focusrite user guide, "latency will be the time it takes for your input sig...

6 years ago
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Re: Guitar sound question

Upstroke with a pick, staccato, bright sound.

6 years ago
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Re: 1993 PRS 24 CE Neck Refinish

PRS used some combinations of finishes back then, like urethane over polyester, or nitrocellulose, but not on the fretboards. That has to be masked of...

6 years ago
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