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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/12/2024 7:31:07 PM EDT
Guy was having a moving sale. What I got from web info and the guitar itself is that it's an '03 Standard series in 3 color burst finish, made in Indonesia. It's got a couple little dings and is a bit grungy but will clean up. Everything works as it should, was even in tune. Along for the ride was an amazon stand, generic? hard shell case, a Blackstar ID core V3 20 stereo amp, cords, picks. $200 for the lot which I felt was a fair price. Why? Dunno. I do like the Clash though... |
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Posted: 4/12/2024 8:43:14 PM EDT
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patiently waiting on pictures of the above purchased items.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/12/2024 9:15:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: nophun]
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Lets see...
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Posted: 4/12/2024 11:53:02 PM EDT
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That was a great deal.
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:33:36 AM EDT
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Sweet little setup. Get the frets dressed and throw some Rio Grandes in there and you'll have a rockin' little guitar setup.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/13/2024 9:51:29 AM EDT
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Those amps are great just need to use a laptop to get the most out of when setting up patches. You got a good deal.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/13/2024 11:03:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RickFinsta: Sweet little setup. Get the frets dressed and throw some Rio Grandes in there and you'll have a rockin' little guitar setup. I've been watching some YouTubers on how to do all of neck and fret work yourself, I think I'm going to learn this. |
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Posted: 4/15/2024 9:22:43 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RickFinsta]
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It is a really good skill to have. I don't change frets but I will do a few dressings between getting them changed by my luthier. My shit is mostly old enough that I'm not liking the idea of chipping out a fretboard and having to repair that.
ETA: I suggest a fret rocker for starting out leveling because the risk is lower than using a large board to level all the frets at once. If you don't have the truss rod set up for string tension you can really mess stuff up fast. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/15/2024 10:09:27 AM EDT
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Looking a little deeper...
The jack was changed from round to a "football shaped" one, not sure why. Took it off and looked inside, nothing indicating a problem with the hole. It'll have to stay as-is since new holes were made. Tuning was not great, really hard to get this thing tuned without having to constantly overshoot; is this just cheap tuners? I like the strings on it, a little bit "softer" than the ones I put on the boy's strat, I'll measure them before I buy replacements. Using the snark tuner, all but one string were sharp at the 12th fret, so intonation seems to be off which will make this a good learning project. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/15/2024 10:12:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RickFinsta: It is a really good skill to have. I don't change frets but I will do a few dressings between getting them changed by my luthier. My shit is mostly old enough that I'm not liking the idea of chipping out a fretboard and having to repair that. ETA: I suggest a fret rocker for starting out leveling because the risk is lower than using a large board to level all the frets at once. If you don't have the truss rod set up for string tension you can really mess stuff up fast. I'm going to shop around to see if there's a "kit" that has all of the tools. The local guitar store probably carries some of these things and are reaonably priced on most things, I'll probably start there. |
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Posted: 4/15/2024 4:18:49 PM EDT
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Stewmac is your friend!
Also, instead of a Snark grab a Peterson clip on strobe unit they are pretty cheap and much more accurate for something like setting intonation. I've got a real benchtop Peterson but end up just using the clip on. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2024 1:50:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RickFinsta: Stewmac is your friend! Also, instead of a Snark grab a Peterson clip on strobe unit they are pretty cheap and much more accurate for something like setting intonation. I've got a real benchtop Peterson but end up just using the clip on. I ended up grabbing a Peterson Strobostomp mini recommended by the guitar tech, what a slick little box. |
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Posted: 4/19/2024 4:29:53 PM EDT
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Peterson is a great company. They are almost local for me, too.
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AR, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2024 10:41:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nophun: I've been watching some YouTubers on how to do all of neck and fret work yourself, I think I'm going to learn this. Which ones? While I'm sure they mean well, most know just enough to be dangerous. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/20/2024 8:34:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By splitbolt: Which ones? While I'm sure they mean well, most know just enough to be dangerous. Boy, that appies to about any DIY subject on youtube. I watch a bunch of StewMac's videos on all (sales) subjects. Lately I've been watching Rhett Shull, who takes you to Dave Onorato from Dojo Guitar Repair in his some vids, and to Ben Calhoun of Righteous guitars for some vids.(all based in ATL area) Like anything youtube, if it starts looking iffy, I move on. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2024 1:52:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: nophun]
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Well, that project is mostly done except that I'm having some difficulty get the intonation just right on low E.
I'll tinker with it again tomorrow or in a couple days. What this has lead to besides learning some skills is that I really like a Tele...so... Lake Placid Blue Telecaster $625 is a pretty fair price for a new MIM I think; looks (kinda) like this: |
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