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    Why No Guitars Made With Cherry Wood?

    Not sure where to post this, there is no Luthier / Build area? I am wondering why I do not see Guitars [electric & acoustic] built with Cherry wood. It has long been a beautiful furniture wood. A hard wood very similar to maple that darkens with age. Some may reply with "it's not a tone wood"...
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    Has Anyone tried the new Celestion Red 150 watt in a Marshall Combo?

    I was thinking about trying the new Celestion Red with the 150 watt rating in my new JVM 215C 1x12 combo. I recall reading years ago that if you had 2 speakers of the same design one rated at 50 watts and the other rated at 100 watts, the 100 watt speaker would tame the treble and sound warmer...
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    SAFE TO SWAP POWER CORDS ON DIFFERENT MARSHALL COMBO'S ?

    I recently bought the expensive Marshall JVM 215C 1 X 12 combo [ love it ] and want to swap the power cord with a more robust cord from my Marshall Class 5. It appears Marshall went with a thinner power cord to save on costs? I looked over both cords and compared voltage / temp rating and there...
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    Aniline dye bleed on 2016"58" SH.LP. neck binding

    Here are 2 photo's of my R9's binding bleed & yellowing as promised.
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    AMPEREX BUGLEBOY 12AX7 IN A MARSHALL DSL?

    Wondering if all the Amperex Bugleboy 12AX7 hype is about using it in a clean Fender / Vox type amp or can it improve the tone in a higher gain amp like the Marshall DSL? I tried it in my vintage 64 Blackface Champ and it sounded good but didn't blow me away like I expected. I really like NOS...
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    Vintage Jensen P-12Q Smooth Cone vs Ribbed Cone & Date Codes.

    Looking to purchase a vintage correct Jensen for my Tweed Deluxe 5E3 Clone [ Clark Beaufort]. I see Smooth & Ribbed Cones available for 50's Jensen P-12Q speakers. Are both vintage correct? Is there a favorite for the Deluxe? Do they sound different? Also can anyone date this Jensen...
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    59 Junior Pickguard Out Gassing?

    I'm finding my B & E strings with a coating of rust or corrosion just in the area over the pick guard. Is this a sign of out gassing? Guitar is kept in Historic LP case and used rarely. But the rust returns after about 2-3 months. None of my other guitars have this issue and are stored in the...
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    Whats the trick to intonating vintage Juniors?

    I'm having difficulty intonation my 59 Junior. I have the treble side of the bridge adjusted as far back as I care to go, I'm affraid of it "flipping" on me if I go back any further.the E/A/D are good,the G/B are sharp and the high E is very close. I thought that raising the string height may...
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    FAIR PRICE FOR A MESA MAVERICK?

    Whats is a good price for a used Mesa Boogie Maverick Combo with 2 /12's? Saw one in the local guitar store and they were asking $699.00. Good condition overall but blonde tolex is a little rough. With 4 6L6's it must put at at least 50 watts? [ I have no problem recovering it]. I played it...
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    WD-40 on Rosewood Board?

    I had an idea to try WD-40 to dress a Rosewood Board. I tried it on a scrap of Rosewood and it darkend it nicely and has kept the depth for over a week now [unlike Lemon Oil that evaporates quickly]. Plus it does not feel greasy as I thought it would. It may even make the strings & frets feel...
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    Lets see your aged Memphis ES-335's

    Ton's of aged Les Paul's here. I'd like to see some aged & faded Memphis 335's I just started exposing my 2005 Memphis 335 Lightburst to direct UV light in front of a window [don't have the Nads to bake it in sunlight here in Florida]. Plus outside in direct Sun here it would reach damaging...
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    ARE SG HEADSTOCKS TOO LARGE?

    Maybe it's me, but all the SG headstocks I see appear too large. Did the vintage SG's have these large rather pointy headstocks? I'd like to see some photo's of Vintage vs modern SG headstocks to settle this? Is it also true that most SG's are neck heavy? With those large headstocks it would...
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    Ground Loop Problem using 2 Amps

    Is there anything I can do to fix a ground loop hum when using 2 amps? When using a new ABY box, I get a loud hum. Tried the usual things to see if I could fix it, plugging into different outlets,tried different cables,still got the hum? Returned the ABY box and got a new Multy Effects Pedal...
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    CLARK BEAUFORT SPEAKER SWAP

    I just swapped the original Celestion Blue that came with my Clark Beaufort with a well broken in Weber 12F150 that was in my Deluxe Reverb Reissue. Man,what a huge improvement. The Weber has an earlier breakup that is so much sweeter and smoother with all the wonderful 5E3 swirling overtones...
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    Vintage Champ & 8 Ohm Speaker?

    Can I safely run my 64 Blackface Champ through an 8ohm / 12 inch speaker? I have run it like this before with no problems but am concerned I may damage the Champs transformers or other parts? It sounds so much better through a 12. I currently have a Weber 8 inch in the cabonet that sounds good...
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