KVR Audio

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:18 pm

I should be getting my hardtail back today.........very nervous

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:27 pm

hibidy wrote:I should be getting my hardtail back today.........very nervous

maybe you should start slowly and first sit on one of these for a while

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:14 am

Yep....yep yep yep...........same shit, different Neanderthal.

*now a note to all the non-listening idiots "luthiers" who somehow know they can take advantage of me and not do simple basic no-brainer things even when I SPECIFICALLY made sure that was my most important thing*

Why can't you see what I said? Because there isn't a rating system here and it's not fair to the children

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:48 am

I should have this pretty soon:

(that's the exact one)

Ian B · Post by **Ian B** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:01 pm

I finally got round to replacing the faulty jack socket on my AcePro AE625 today, after the best part of 2 months unplayed it's like having a brand new guitar again

The downside is, tho' it was like this before so it's nothing I've done, the bridge bucker is pretty noisy when used with distortion. It's not s/c > distortion noisy, but compared to how quiet the neck pup is it surely means something is wrong, but I can't for the life of me see what

(the pups are both Swineshead Condors and pretty hot)

Any suggestions as to what may be going on here?

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:09 pm

hibidy wrote:Yep....yep yep yep...........same shit, different Neanderthal.

*now a note to all the non-listening idiots "luthiers" who somehow know they can take advantage of me and not do simple basic no-brainer things even when I SPECIFICALLY made sure that was my most important thing*

Why can't you see what I said? Because there isn't a rating system here and it's not fair to the children

Neanderthal? Well I can dream

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:22 pm

Hink wrote:
hibidy wrote:Yep....yep yep yep...........same shit, different Neanderthal.

*now a note to all the non-listening idiots "luthiers" who somehow know they can take advantage of me and not do simple basic no-brainer things even when I SPECIFICALLY made sure that was my most important thing*

Why can't you see what I said? Because there isn't a rating system here and it's not fair to the children
Neanderthal? Well I can dream

My dreams are all nightmares. I'm still just fuming over this......I can't believe it. It just doesn't make any sense

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:22 pm

Seems to me that luthiers are expensive because they are few and far between. They are so full of themselves because of the title they think they can do no wrong.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:45 pm

I pulled out my sherlock and did some serious "investigating" under the best light in the house and discovered too many things to think about

I like ibby, but ffs, I could have done a better job with the the nut than that

Looks like it will require a trip to SF to take it to an authorized dealer.

Yeah, I'm pissed.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:30 pm

Ian B wrote:I finally got round to replacing the faulty jack socket on my AcePro AE625 today, after the best part of 2 months unplayed it's like having a brand new guitar again The downside is, tho' it was like this before so it's nothing I've done, the bridge bucker is pretty noisy when used with distortion. It's not s/c > distortion noisy, but compared to how quiet the neck pup is it surely means something is wrong, but I can't for the life of me see what (the pups are both Swineshead Condors and pretty hot)

Any suggestions as to what may be going on here?

Ian,
measure DC resistance (at the output jack, all pots fully open).
If you can split it, compare with full HB.
If not, compare to factory specs.
If something's fishy here I suspect one coil is partially shortened, eliminating the HB effect. Not uncommon, the enamel layer on the wire is thin.
To verify that you'll have to unsolder the 4/5 wires and measure the coils individually.
Is the cable shield properly grounded ?
Hope that gives you some ideas ...
Good luck,
susiwong

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:45 pm

hibidy wrote:I pulled out my sherlock and did some serious "investigating" under the best light in the house and discovered too many things to think about

I like ibby, but ffs, I could have done a better job with the the nut than that

Looks like it will require a trip to SF to take it to an authorized dealer.

Yeah, I'm pissed.

@ the nutcase :

Forget authorized dealers, that doesn't mean crap.
Find a good craftsman locally, or buy a set of files and a few blanks @ StewMac and learn to do it yourself
Btw, my local shop charges between 10 and 30 €, for a perfect job.
You can wait for it and watch if you like.
In the rare case they mess something up they'll fix it at their expense of course, no questions asked.
You won't find them in the internet though, only local.

Btw, for regular customers they match any realistic online price too, with the added obvious bonus of try before buy, free first setup for guitars etc.

One of these shops has to be in your area, too.
Smaller is often better ...
Good luck,
susiwong

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:52 pm

susiwong wrote:
hibidy wrote:I pulled out my sherlock and did some serious "investigating" under the best light in the house and discovered too many things to think about

I like ibby, but ffs, I could have done a better job with the the nut than that

Looks like it will require a trip to SF to take it to an authorized dealer.

Yeah, I'm pissed.
@ the nutcase :
Forget authorized dealers, that doesn't mean crap.
Find a good craftsman locally, or buy a set of files and a few blanks @ StewMac and learn to do it yourself
Btw, my local shop charges between 10 and 30 €, for a perfect job.
You can wait for it and watch if you like.
In the rare case they mess something up they'll fix it at their expense of course, no questions asked.
You won't find them in the internet though, only local.
Btw, for regular customers they match any realistic online price too, with the added obvious bonus of try before buy, free first setup for guitars etc.
One of these shops has to be in your area, too.
Smaller is often better ...
Good luck,
susiwong

you have not been keeping tabs! I suck at diy and I've been to 10 trillion places and they have ALL SUCKED

I'm doomed....doomed to an existence of futility and frustration. (starts sucking thumb) mommy!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:08 pm

I know a guy in Massachusetts

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:31 pm

The tab key is broken on my onscreen keyboard.

Of course you suck @ DIY, ever heard the terms "learning" and "trying again" ?
Nobody is born with nuts as his special ability, well, not sure about the first part.
Oops

, almost made a dubious statement, this is a minefield.

At least I could avoid some of the worst wordings.

If that's too much, put s thin piece of veneer or plastic under the nut (of the guitar), or at least a piece of tin foil underneath the rattling strings inside the nut slots.

Hey, if you're cursed you can't afford to .... . ... .
There, finally censored.

Oh well,
susiwong

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:34 pm

before you put tin foil under anything it's very important you chew it for 30 seconds

Your next guitar?