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Recent content by Phased

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    drop tunings, gauges, scale length

    Anybody here experienced with lower tunings? I'm experimenting on my epi LP (leaving my gibson alone haha)... I've got it tuned 3 half-steps down to C#. But I've found that as the 3rd string approaches gauge 20 and over, the tone of that string gets muffled. Same thing as the 6th string...
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    anybody mix clean with distortion?

    Wondering what a clean/distortion mix would be like, especially for higher-gain scenarios. Would mixing in some clean add clarity to distorted complex chords? Or if thats the problem are you using too much gain in the first place? :bonk Maybe mixing in clean would add some punch/dynamics...
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    help! warm hard rock tone wanted

    my gear: - stock classic LP - mesa/boogie mark iv - mesa/boogie closed-back 2x12 with celestion V30's I'm focusing primarily on hard rock. Some tones I like are from older stone temple pilots, alice in chains / jerry cantrell, tool, and most recently queens of the stone age. I'd like to...
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    some bad pot?

    :lol2 I just replaced the stock 300k linear volume and 500k log tone pots with 500k log volume and 500k linear tone pots, all CTS. The first thing I noticed was the taper of the volume control... wow, seems real steep. After a while though, I got used to the taper and it seems a bit more...
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    enlarge the pot holes

    Hey all, I'm learnin on an epi I have, and the pot holes need to be enlarged to 3/8"... Would using a drill be ok? Will the finish/veneer chip off? Should I just file them by hand? Thanks... This is one long project since I'm tryin to learn everything at once... shielding foil, nut...
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    ABR-1 manufacturers

    If anybody has compared different manufacturers, which ABR-1 bridge do you think is the best (or the same)? gibson allparts stewmac I was looking at the nickel versions of these (is there any advantage to chrome?). Does the metal material the bridge is made of matter that much, anyway...
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    replacement difficulties!

    Hey all, This forum & dan's book has inspired me to learn how to replace the nut, electronics, etc. on a guitar! I didn't wan't to ruin my gibson lp classic though, so I bought a cheapo epi on sale to modify (aka hopefully not ruin ;) ) The bone nut was going great until I filed the G string...
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    videos on dvd?

    Are Dan's videos (setup, fret basics, etc) available on dvd? If so, where can I get them? ;)
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    long cts linear 500k pots

    Does anybody know where to buy the 3/4" long linear taper version of these pots online? Does this version in fact exist? :bonk I tried about 20 sites and a google search, but nada... :wtf
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    tuning problems

    Hi all, I got a new les paul classic and it's not being very stable tuning-wise. Here's the details: - I'm using gauges 9-42, light tops (9's) heavier bottoms (10's) - I do a decent amount of string bending - I string up the tuners as gibson recommends...
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