My Les Paul Forums - Tonefreaks

Rosewood Fretboard Grains

xlt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:43 GMT

Hi,

My brand new guitar has white stuffing in the rosewood fretboard grains. Do you guys have any ideas what those are? Are those white stuffing just dirts reside in the grains? They filled up most of the grains on the fretboard.

I heard ppl using steel wool to clean those things out. would it damage the wood? I have tried to scrape them out, but that is a ridiculous amount of work

Another modern vs. 50's wiring comparison - soundclips

msd — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:57 GMT

I was inspired by the Stock vs. 50's Wiring - Soundclips from will_c and I recorded a similar set of clips with all same settings. The only change was the cap from the side lug to the middle lug on the volume control.

The recording was done using the Emulated XLR out of my Marshall JVM directly in the PC soundcard and my 2008 '57 LP Custom in faded cherry.

I don't really hear any difference, do you???

All files are recorded with modern wiring first and 50's wiring after.
clean neck
clean middle
clean bridge
crunch neck
crunch middle
crunch bridge
lead neck
lead middle
lead bridge

PS: sorry for the lousy performance :)

Transistor Pricing

weirdotis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:15 GMT

Hey guys, just finished desoldering a few mid 70's germanium transistors from my Uncle's computer. They are Texas Instruments 2N1304 transistors, all of them have red bottoms except for one with a green bottom, these are in great condition, except that they have really short leads. I was thinking about sticking these on Craigslist or the Bay, but I dont know how much to sell them for! Any advice?

EDIT: I have about 17 of them.

"You could be mine" tone

itasoulas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:54 GMT

Can anyone sugest a distortion pedal to sound close to "You could be mine" tone from Guns n' Roses? Or something like "Don't damn me" ?

I am playing epiphone and gibsons through a Blackheart Little Giant Half Stack.

Warehouse Guitar Speakers

MrRhoads — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:54 GMT

Anyone had any experience with them?
Warehouse Guitar Speakers | About WGS

A local store is starting to import them and i think the prices can be reasonable.

Correct setup adjustments for Les Paul Studio

fretboardfreak — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:10:38 GMT

Folks, Hi I need some helpful advice on adjusting the action and intonation on my NEW LP Studio!

I have made some minor adustments as recommended in the Gibson owners manual (that came with the guitar) for the intonation on the 6th and 3rd strings. The 6th is now OK for intonation, but needs the action raised due to buzzing around the 1st - 3rd frets (action too light).

I do use a digital tuner but the 3rd string is still sometimes difficult to tune accurately. It also goes out of tune relatively quickly, which is really frustrating at times. I read on this site that if you put a bit of graphite or a small piece of soap on the nut it helps the string slide and improves the tuning characteristics.

Also, if I adjust the bridge height for the action on the 6th string, will I need to readjust all the way accross, or can I make the required adjustment for the 6th string only.

Thanks,

Fretboardfreak:dude:

christmas ideas

schmidty123 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:22 GMT

ok so i found out what i want for a xmas present .....i have 2 pots and a set of russian pio caps that have to go in but i was also debating about getting rid of my stock epi neck pick up....any sugestions for a good neck pup to match up with a bb2 in the bridge ...lol and not a bb1 i learned my lesson form paying 125 for the bb2 lol

Bass capacitor wiring question

5F6-A — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:28 GMT

I have a G&L bass from 1980 that sounds absolutely great! The thing it has a 3 position mini switch that controls the only pickup that the bass guitar has got; first position is humbucker mode, second is single coil mode and the third option is single coil with a bass boost.

I've installed a real bee ( 0.1 uF ) instead of the original plastic capacitor on the switch.. but I wonder. Is the capacitor working when the pickup sounds in single coil mode or when in siogle coil with boosted lows??

I guess i could open it and check with my multimeter but I'm feeling lazy. What do you think???

Help me understand

duff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:06:55 GMT

ok, probably a really stupid question, but i'll ask it anyway.

Yesterday i finally had the time to work on the wiring of my V.
I tried this one :

it works great, but i found out, that the braided wire of the pickups touching the switch results in no signal at all. So i guess i should wrap some tape around the braided wire in that area. But why does this happen ? Do i short it that way ? I know nothing about electronics, just trying to wrap my head around it.

Bought electronics for dummies today :laugh2:

Wraptails, made of what metals/alloys?

neils — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:05:03 GMT

Kinda curious here. I have an R4. The stock tail isn't steel, has no magnetic attraction that I can feel....

Is it aluminum? Zinc alloy mix of xxxxx? Anyone know?

How about the Pigtail '50s repro? Anyone know? I read their website.

I guess I wonder if they are made of the same or different materials.

Weight wise w/o a really crazy accurate that measures 1/10's of ounces all I can say is they both feel crazy freakin' light.

Neil

Good travelling pedal amp

MrRhoads — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:29:41 GMT

Hi guys.

Christmas christmas time is here, time for joy :D

Anyway since i�ve got alot of folks to visit this christmas i�m in search of something small to go with my guitar so that i can use headphones and play.
I know Line6 has a pocket pod but i wan�t more alternatives.
So if you know anything please post a link as well.

Help me pick my caps!

bushman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:49 GMT

I have a 1994 or so Gibson "The Paul SL" carved top all mahogany with the typical 490R/ 498T pickups. I need to rewire and haven't settled on which way to go, but I havr three caps to choose from (in hand).
1. "AllParts" Vitamin Q's .022 400V
2. Sprague Vitamin Q's .022 100V
3. Sprague (I believe) 715P Orange Drops .022 600V

I play this guitar from blues to metal, but I do like the sweet vintage "woman tone" type of sound. Which caps do you all think would make it sound the sweetest with the stuck pups?

I bought three different sets because they were cheap and I also have one of those imported Les Paul body and necks to finish and build up, and if I can ever get it done, It'll need caps too.

Gimme your opinions, guys!

P90s on a Gold Top. What's the correct wiring?eavdikos@gmail.com

elavd — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:39:11 GMT

Hello guys! This is my first post here!

I've got a Tokai LS160S Gold Top guitar and I want to wire a pair of Lindy Fralin P90 pickups on it.
Can someone please give me the correct (50s) wiring diagram for P90 pickups?

Thanks in advance! :)

Hum/buzz when volume halfway

10guitars — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:55:41 GMT

I'm sure I've seen this topic on the forum somewhere but my search-fu and Google-fu have failed me!

When my volume knobs are on 10 I get zero earth-type buzz. As I wind them down the buzz appears, then disappears again as I go to 0.

Any thoughts?:hmm:

Great videos on pots

opt1c8n — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:05:38 GMT

YouTube - Guitar Potentiometers: Why change them?

YouTube - Potentiometers - How They Work, Disassembly and Exploration

YouTube - Guitar Potentiometers part 2, Comparing Linear/Audio Taper and Selecting Pots

YouTube - Guitar Potentiometers part 3, Enlarging the Holes in Semi Hollow Body Top

Did you guys hear any difference in the first video? I think I did.. I found the Alphas fuller and warmer, the Bourns brighter and CTS thinnest. Going to listen again..