Recent content by Bezmotivnik

What's the country of origin on these? there are some online closeouts and I'm wondering. Thanks for any information!

I was looking at a HH I bought a few years ago and never got around to playing much. I got it out tonight and realized I liked it enough to invest a little time in setting it up better. This includes possibly some coil splitting, as the pickups are wired and ready for it. Controls are...

Several years ago, a real engineer here answered this question very well, but I can't clearly remember his explanation nor find the post, so let's start over: Why, in technical terms, does this common and traditional passive circuit work so horribly? The intent is to be able to smoothly mix...

Ordered one of these... ...which is coming in Friday. Unfortunately, the other guys who got them say the bypass switches are noisy in use, a serious defect. Bypass in performance is supposed to be dead silent, and SD sells these as tone-profile stomps to be switched in/out in performance...

This is a great forum for discussing all software modelers, but are there any comparable comprehensive ones for hardware modeler/MFX devices? Many thanks for some good leads!

I'm back on my search for a serviceable classical guitar for doing some nouvelle scene stuff and have noticed something that strikes me as odd: Everyone seems to be griping about bad strings -- spontaneous breaking, not staying in tune, etc, etc. And this with "good" string brands, too. I've...

I swore I'd never buy a pointy guitar...but... Jackson RR5FR Pro (291-3003-803) $399 at MF today (1 May '11) only. Add whatever discounts you can scrounge. MIJ, SD JB & Jazz, SKB DeLuxe case, OFR FRT 02000 (OEM-only Korean version of the Schaller, not a "licensed" Floyd). I dug around and...

MIJ. Though they do a lot for FMIC, I don't think it's Dyna-Gakki. I also don't think it's Terada-Gakki. Any of you pointy-guitar people know for sure? Many thanks for accurate data on this!

Qualified techs only, no guessing! :wink: The correct V&T control values for a hypothetical pickup are 250K/250K/.022mFd, OK? What sort of tone control function/problem would you get if you used a control set 1M/1M/.1mFd? Thanks for a solid answer and a good technical explanation!

Either configuration or bare. PM here only for contact. Thanks!

Looking for something sort of '60s-vintagy to replace the "Hot Tele" A3s in my H1 Telecaster. Not looking for noiseless, hi-gain modern stuff, etc. -- just sort of a vintage "jangle" both-pickups sound for Alt. PM here, don't email. Thanks!

I have a factory stacked tone control that is 1M (POS Danelectro, naturally), which is too high for working a lipstick pickup, which is typically 250K. It doesn't work. I can't replace the ganged pots, but I've been told that by placing a resistor across the pot terminals, the overall...

Didn't someone claim these were actually decent instruments? $199.99 today only, white only:

Anyone Get a Höfner "Club" Yet? One of these: MF has them on closeout for $299 (MSRP $999), which on Labor Day and with eBates should work out to around $240. I believe the pickups are the regular German-made "Diamond" mini-humbuckers, which I like a lot on my Höfner "Colorama Custom,"...

Today only, August 18, this monstrosity can be yours for a mere $349, 78% off MSRP: