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offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2005-12-08 12:25 [#01796310]
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been playing guitar once again, now on a daily basis. i
forgot how much i missed it, and apparently i'm better than
i think i was. i strung my grandfather's electric-acoustic a
while back and had to play it for at least an hour before i
put it back down. I also had to restring my electric guitar
a couple of weeks ago, and i found myself having to play it
for at least an hour afterwards. I also had to dust off the
pickups and guards. I need to get the knobs looked at. I
also need th nut repaired - it's so worn down that the
buzzing sometimes drowns out the sound. i mean, that's fine
for heavy stuff but it makes the lower strings too
dominant.

goddamn, i'm chatty today. excuse me.

 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2005-12-08 12:36 [#01796319]
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ive been playing today, i play all the time! can you put
some lighter strings on perhaps to make it less bass-y? i
use 12s on accoustic but have it downtuned and play with a
capo. and 8s on electric, but i aint touched that for yonks.


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2005-12-08 12:38 [#01796324]
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yes i usually tune mine down to D. i also have a tuning
where i drop low E down to C and A down to G, but everything
else stays in standard. it's what most newer rock bands use,
but i like it because you can make interesting chords very
easily.

i'm also using a digitech rp7 effects valve/processor right
now. i have a setting with chorus effects, spring reverb and
occasionally some grunge distortion for a good old 80s new
wave/ Big Country sound.


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-12-08 12:40 [#01796327]
Points: 3447 Status: Lurker



I don't care much for my poor beast. It does suffer so.
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offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2005-12-08 12:41 [#01796328]
Points: 9601 Status: Lurker | Followup to clint: #01796327



not a bad piece of hardware at all. what problems are you
having with it?


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-12-08 12:45 [#01796332]
Points: 3447 Status: Lurker | Followup to Oddioblender: #01796328



No it still works great. I'm just very clumsy and irreverent
to it so the finish gets fucked all the time.

I've just made a broader guitar thread inspired by this one,
hope you dont mind sir!


 

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