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[Touch Me Im Sick]

Hey guys, I bought a cheapo First Act capo because it was available and cheap and it worked pretty good! Now like a week later I've starting to get some string buzz from it. Do cheap capos wear out this fast? Is there a way you can tighten the grip?

Sometimes I get a bit of buzz from my Dunlop. When that happens, it's usually misplaced a bit. Is it that?

[Nodaisho]

Guys.. Should I take a loan to buy a new amp head?

You had to know the answer that we would give if you posted this in here. We aren't here to make sure the people that post here remain financially solvent, we are here to look at and discuss sweet guitar stuff.

What head?

[valley_parade]

Some new leaks and stuff:

Squier Classic Vibe 60s Custom Telecaster:



Supposedly there's also a Classic Vibe '69 Thinline Tele. And yes, that's a mahogany body.



I need that double bound goodness, thank you Squier.

[glyphic]

Ok, guys. I've been fascinated with the idea of a baritone guitar for about 3 months now and every time I see one, My gut reaction is to buy buy buy and deal with the consequences later.

Has anyone ever actually played one? Would I get any real use out of it?

[Melodic]

Get the new Dano baritone. Do it.

[glyphic]

This video pretty much made up my mind. Getting one as soon as financially able.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-gC6s-_hh8

[Ballard]

Fuck you Shane I just came everywhere.

That is the guitar I've been pining over for like two years but a thousand dollars cheaper. Fuck.

How's the quality control on the current Classic Vibe models?

Baritone guitar guy has a sick bass line going that is reminiscent of Manteca by Dizzy Gillespie.

[doombilly]

~goodness~
$30, compensated saddles, and you can either go string-thru or top load them.  Plus you get the sheer mojo that is the 3 barrel tele saddle look.

Thanks, that looks like the ticket.

[valley_parade]

That is the guitar I've been pining over for like two years but a thousand dollars cheaper. Fuck.

Yeah, I know, me too.

How's the quality control on the current Classic Vibe models?

I've played the 50s Strat, Duo-Sonic, and 50s P-Bass from the CV line. The necks feel a little bit plasticy, but they're great guitars. Everyone seems to lose their shit over the pine-bodied Telecaster as well.

[glyphic]

Just ordered that Dano baritone. Found one online for $254 and free shipping.


I am excited.

[doombilly]

erm, the one pictured above has 4 holes. Mine has three. Should I just drill new ones?
mine:


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The one suggested

[valley_parade]

Yeah, that one is "vintage" styled. I dunno when Fender switched, but I also dunno why they didn't keep the bridge plate the same way either.

[Cernunnos]

As they say over at the tdpri ad nauseum, "Leo got it right the first time." I don't know as i agree, but in this case, why would they bother to change it? I'd certainly want four screws holding my bridge down instead of three.

[Zingoleb]

Hey guys, I bought a cheapo First Act capo because it was available and cheap and it worked pretty good! Now like a week later I've starting to get some string buzz from it. Do cheap capos wear out this fast? Is there a way you can tighten the grip?

Sometimes I get a bit of buzz from my Dunlop. When that happens, it's usually misplaced a bit. Is it that?

No, I keep rearranging it and it's giving nothin' but buzz wherever I put it.

First Act, I'm assuming, is either a Walmart brand or they've made a deal exclusively with Walmart. Yeah, I bought it at Walmart because it is literally the only store in this county that doesn't sell only groceries, and the nearest music store is like 45  minutes away.

There was something else I was going to ask about...

[doombilly]

As they say over at the tdpri ad nauseum, "Leo got it right the first time." I don't know as i agree, but in this case, why would they bother to change it? I'd certainly want four screws holding my bridge down instead of three.

Soooo, no big deal for me to drill it for that bridge?

[Cernunnos]

Probably not, unless you are worried about collector value or whatever. The new outside screw holes might end up close enough to the old ones that you need to fill them before drilling the new ones. There are a good dozen ways of doing that, but you might not even need to.

[doombilly]

Nah, it is a 1995 MIM tele I bought for $130 used. Not so collectible. Yeah, I was a little concerned that either the two outside holes would be in the same place or that they'd be right next to them and I'd not get a solid grip with those two screws.

EDITZ
Meh, looking at the scale drawings that they have for both Vintage, and Modern styles it gets more corn-fusing. http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50206111187217_2083_6080660

Mine doesn't look like either. But really my problem is the SADDLES on my bridge. Couldn't I just swap those for some more efficient ones? I have the 6 little barrel shaped ones with the groove for the string and two allen head screws to adjust height. These were obviously mf'd in a group home for wayward meth whores and huffers.

[Ballard]

First Act isn't a Wal-Mart brand. I've seen it in Toys R' Us and a bunch of other places. It's just a company that manufactures musical instruments for children. The downside of this is that the quality of the instruments is closer to that of toys than real instruments.

[Ballard]

Honestly Shane, the neck on the $1800 model is bullshit too. So I'll take that.

Fuck you Fender your guitars do not feel solid for the obscene price you are charging for them.

[doombilly]

like maybe this:
http://www.graphtech.com/product-226-2/
would work. But jeez. I could get a whole bridge for what the saddles cost and still have some Pabst money...

[Lummer]

Yup. Matt Pike, both dudes from Mastodon and a squillion others.

[Radical AC]

So, I'm considering getting this;



And putting in these;



I've always loved the sound Doug Martsch gets on his lace equipped fender, and wanted a bit of the same with something different.  I don't know a whole lot about the Dewey Decibel guitar other than Nick Zinner plays one.  Not real expensive (Can find one for the price of a Dano) though, so it isn't a significant investment.  Well, compared to the more than 3k I'm looking at dropping on the rest of my setup.

[Ballard]

Flipout Strats are tacky and played out.

As are Lace Sensors, particularly in Strats.

Sorry man.

[David_Dovey]

What the shit. I mean aside from thew whole "upisde down guitar woah" thing going on there, it is completely impractical. Inaccessible upper frets, Surely uncomfortable as hell to wear, and the jack on the top and more than likely interfering with yr arms. Why would anybody value novelty value enough to bother with that much bullshit?

EDIT: Upon further research I've found that the usual Strat jack is vestigial, and the working jack is in what used to be the top cutaway. I stand by my point still.

[Christophe]

Holy poops Dovey I was about to make nearly that exact same post.

[David_Dovey]

I have been inhabited by yr spirit, obviously

[Spluff]

To be fair it's got 4 more accessible frets than most acoustics and a few electrics.  I'm not sure why it would be that uncomfortable, either? It would probably be poorly weighted and unwieldy, but probably no more than several other guitars on the market. The biggest problem would be the location of the knobs and the switch, and trying to sit in on a stand.

[Radical AC]

The jack is actually between the big horn and neck joint.  It is a bit gimmicky, no doubt, but that's a bit of the idea.  I'm not really sure how LACE in a strat is tacky.  Not very original, granted, but they were convention in their product line for much of the 90's.  It's also a tone I like, taking precedence over originality.

[valley_parade]

First Act isn't a Wal-Mart brand. I've seen it in Toys R' Us and a bunch of other places. It's just a company that manufactures musical instruments for children. The downside of this is that the quality of the instruments is closer to that of toys than real instruments.

They make some pretty nice higher-end stuff, too. They have a shop on Boylston Street in Boston...check it out next time you're in town, man. Their semi-hollows are ace.

[glyphic]

Stop making me re-evaluate my mindset!

[Ballard]

In the theater district, on the green line? I'll be sure to check it out.

Get your ass down to Boston Shane! Why haven't we met yet?

I'll be there again Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday.

[valley_parade]

Dude, I probably won't be down until PAX. I'm debating going either the weekend of April 10th or the following weekend (my birthday) as well.

The shop...I know it's somewhere between Copley and Hynes on the Green Line. If you're going towards Hynes/Berklee, it's on the right side of the street.

[Christophe]

So I put in my order for some Brighton Rocks pickups from GFS, along with some new bridge saddles and strings. I am so stoked.

(uhh does anyone have a soldering gun I can borrow)

[Bearer]

@doombilly

It shouldn't be too hard  to replace the bridge.  You just have to mark off where the back of the old bridge plate is on the body, remove the old bridge, and fill the old screw holes (woodglue+sawdust should do the trick, or get a bunch of tooth-picks and glue them in there).  Align the new bridge over the string-thru body holes/previously made mark using tape, and string the two e strings (this will straighten out the new bridge).  Mark and drill the new holes, and screw it down.  Check out the forum at www.tdpri.com if you need help.  Lots of good tele info there.

[glyphic]

My Dano baritone is on its way to my apartment as we speak. I just have to make it through work before I get to unwrap it.

[Melodic]

,,!,,

[Zingoleb]

\o

(was that for me)

[Melodic]

o/

[doombilly]

@doombilly
.  Check out the forum at www.tdpri.com if you need help.  Lots of good tele info there.

Yeah, I'm on tdpri. Still everytime I think I got it solved I see another pitfall. Probably just being over-cautious. Thanks.

[NotAFanOfFenders]

why have you not left the board

Acting like a bit of an asshole there, sam.

[Cernunnos]

no actually he isn't

[NotAFanOfFenders]

What is up with the recent Zingoleb hate?

[Lummer]

Explanation via pm, plox...

[sean]

why haven't we been hating on zingoleb this entie time guys?

[Zingoleb]

Man, I was hoping the drama would stay out of the music forum.

I was a dick and did something pretty douchebaggy to put it lightly. I apologized but no one really cares because, well, I'm and outsider and insulted someone they held dear to their hearts and bowed out of the infinite pony part of the forums for it. Just because you tell me to leave doesn't mean I will, but I'll leave your sacred little ground alone where I'm not welcome. I'm not leaving these music forums, though, because they still make a difference in my life, far more than your group hug down there.

So you don't have to deal with me there, but you do up here.

And stop sending me hate mail, I'm starting to get an ego over it.

[sean]

I'm starting to get an ego

about fucking time

also the point is yr a terrible poster in the first place and you did a really shitty thing on top of that and some of us use both forums and have no interest in seeing you at all.

[Zingoleb]

And I have an interest in at least being in the music forums.

Conflict of interests! You can keep telling me to leave and getting pissed off that I'm still here or you can settle for the fact that I'm only here, in the music forums, and not there. Sound good?

[sean]

no

[The Duke]

How about them...

*snaps fingers and points* ...guitars eh?

[Ballard]

Your friend invites you to a party. You show up and take a dump on the tennis court. When you are asked to leave, you insist on still being able to use the pool because it is fun.

You then pee in the pool to make a point.