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One other question as it relates to maintaining the sound I have without a volume pedal: anyone using a buffer prior and the low impedance (25kΩ) volume pedal rather than just going straight into a normal impedance volume pedal (250kΩ)? If that works better, my tuner has a nice buffer and it could go between the guitar and the volume pedal.

🤣 Exactly what I was thinking! Watching that video gave me deja vu of when I was a little kid watching Midnight Special or Don Kirchner's Rock Concert and the lead guitarist was just killing it, but the camera was trained on the bass player or the high hat or some such, then, as soon as the lead was over the camera went back to the lead guitarist. Frustration!

None more black Prince

Seriously, if you need a phaser (and don't we all), I've not heard the equal to the "Reed Weech" (IYKYK) Moon Phaser.

I like it!

You likely know this, but the SPC ("Strat Presence Control") and the 89 in full humbucker mode get into some not-too-good distortion. I had an 85 in my HSS Charvel back in the 80's and called (of course, no email) EMG about the distortion I was experiencing. They told me the SPC was designed to give the "singles" a more humbucker sound by manipulating certain frequencies. They did not recommend engaging it with their humbuckers. EMG Pickups / SPC / Electric Guitar Pickups, Bass Guitar Pickups, Acoustic Guitar Pickups I bought / installed the 85 just months before they came out with the 89. EMG were incredibly helpful in helping me use capacitors and resistors along with a modified five-way to produce a split sound in the 4 position. You didn't ask for all that, but I type it to point out they were absolutely incredible with support, especially given communication at the time was via toll long-distance phone calls and USPS. They mailed me schematics and followed up to get feedback on the results. Great people!

No idea, but I'm willing to wager the term "Gristle" is involved.

Thanks for posting. The first interview was a must see for me. Can't wait to watch this second take. I run sound at church. A static location is nothing compared to the completely foreign environments this guy had to face every single event. I consider the issues I face each event and then consider those within the context of different venues, different artists (different everything) and I am completely floored with the guy.

Is this another pawnshop find? Dude, you are the Pawn Shop King!TM ETAsk: does it, by chance, have the Vintage Carve neck?

Prayers, absolutely prayers. Follow the recovery regimen and you'll be back to operations and you'll feel much better. My dad went through this years ago and just celebrated his 87th birthday. He was amazed at how much better he operated with open arteries!

Good grief. It's perfect and perfectly priced. For those reasons juxtaposed the miniscule balance in my Guitar Account, I'll have to avoid this thread... I hope it sells very, very quickly!

Really great (very) 80's album:

I searched but didn't find any answers. I am generally content to work the guitar's volume knob for dynamics, but I now find myself doubling on some synth duties and am considering a volume pedal to delegate that task. I have never purchased a volume pedal but have read that they can negatively impact overall tone - trust me, I don't need anything to negatively impact anything guitar related. I've seen (JHS, for example) modified volume pedals and I have seen active volume pedals, both of which claim to mitigate the negatives. Anyone have experience with these and willing to make a recommendation? I am still not sold on adding another component to my now stripped-down setup, but I do tend to ponder rather than practice...

Thank you @Saul Goodman! I was resisting as much as I could (I still have a couple of spare Strat sets in boxes!) but that was a steal!

I've likely posted this before, but there was an attorney in our little town who was quite the wordsmith, a master of dry humor and even taught B-law at the local "at school." Hear now, Bob Hearn's Golden Rule (never to be confused with the golden rule): "He who has the gold makes the rules." You, sir, have the gold. You get to make the rules. Exercise your dominion over the transaction. Agree to do only what you feel comfortable with and nothing you feel uncomfortable with. As soon as the "gold" is in the hands of the common carrier, however, you no longer hold the "gold" and thus the power. [/opinion] and RIP Bob Hearn!

We ship often large, often heavy but always expensive bits of technology all over the U.S. and have claims more regularly than we'd prefer. The carrier insurance pays based on weight, something on the order of $0.10 / lb. That is after the mentioned back and forth, tracking discussions and photos. Expecting carrier insurance to reimburse you fully, as @currypowder said, is delusional. We had one recent shipment where the driver failed to scan on pickup. It got lost and UPS held firm they'd never picked it up. Drivers are no longer allowed to leave our premises without first scanning their pickup.

"Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene," huh? Could you describe its acoustic voice?

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck... I would contact Reverb post haste, expressing your concerns and asking for a review. A few other details: 1. is the Ship-To Address in the Cont. 48 or over seas? 2. How is the buyer proposing payment? Through the Reverb system or some other?

I discovered them about a month ago, or rather, my boss came in raving about them. That led me to the same result as you - hours went by with them nailing about everything. That they've been around decades and this is the first I'm hearing about them speaks to how much I live under a rock (between the swamps, as it were).

Yep, totally unexpected and fantastic. I was just listening (again) to "Starfish" yesterday - this was really familiar in that vein. Just great songcraft. Thanks for sharing.

I think the OP is referring to this listing: Wilkinson Ht100 - Chrome | Reverb

Neck counts me out (thank you for providing measurements), but absolutely beautiful! Long guard, too.

We were getting killed by UPS for dimensional upcharges. To boot, if we had too many adjustments on a single invoice UPS changed an additional Adjustments Fee. Always round up to the next inch (they never discount for overstating the measurement). If it's on the bubble, really close, go with the larger measurement. It's cheaper in the long run.

A contrarian method. Direct to FOH: amp sound, extra dirt, echo and wobble. Fits in an old briefcase. XLR cable, guitar cable and power cord. ... and for guitar, one of these guys To summarize: one old briefcase and one guitar gig bag. I can even hold the door for others.