Recent content by Merodack

I recently had a late 60s tube head revised. When I tested it with the tech, I got the impression that the tremolo didn't always come on straight away when I pressed on the footpedal, but after a few tries it seemed to be OK. However, I tried to use it in rehearsal this week and I couldn't get...

Can anyone suggest where I can find some vertical-mount 500V or 600V 100microfarrad capacitors ? Thanks.

a 1x12 valve combo from the UK to Europe ? And which courriers are reliable ?

I've seen one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRETSCH-SILVER-SPARKLE_W0QQitemZ7382081586QQcategoryZ33041QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem locally, and I'm tempted... but I haven't been able to find much out about it. The guy in the shop swears that it's made of cardboard (!), but still wants...

Naïve question (semi-hollow content) Is it possible to convert a solidbody guitar into a semi-hollow by routing tone chambers and making a cap to fit the body ? If so, would a Flying V shape resonate well ? I think f-holes would look good on those wings...

Every now and then I'm tempted by the idea of a hollowbody or semi-hollow. I tried an Ibanez Artcore and it was pretty cool, especially the neck ; I like the Rickenbacker sound, but I didn't like the feel of the only Ricky copy I've had the chance to play. A Gretsch copy would be another...

I picked up this old amp at a flea market a few months ago. All tube head, two 12" Jensens in the cab, I thought that for 120€ it was worth the risk : retro GAS got the better of me. Sorry about the quality of the pics, I need a new digital camera but I prefer buying gear... As you can see...

Just ran into this on Ebay : The bridge and pickups look like they're stock ; I didn't know unorthodox 'birds like that existed... Anyway, it's always good to spread Firebird GAS :dance:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7358517924&fromMakeTrack=true Has anyone ever played one of those ? They seem to come up on ebay fairly regularly, but I don't know who makes/made them. I'd quite like an Explorer copy, particularly a white one :dance: but I'd be concerned...

I went for a second test-drive of the Marshall 2554 combo I'm thinking of buying, and noticed that at least 3 of the pots crackled badly, particularly with a bit of gain. It made the volume almost cut out ; I actually thought it was a problem with the guitar or the jack, but not so. The...

I just tried a used 2554 combo (1x12) in the local second hand shop, and I was quite impressed. It seemed more versatile than the JTM30 ; it has no reverb, but then the JTM doesn't have a lot either. The 2554 is theoretically a better amp, right ? Anyway, I'm thinking of doing a trade. The...

So, I've just restrung my 1995 Epi Firebird and I'm tuning it up, when suddenly I notice that I've got no sound in the neck and middle positions. Last time I used the neck pickup it was fine, and the guitar has had only moderate use since then. I've taken off the scratchplate and backplate and...

Greetings one and all, I put a new Vintage for Broadcaster into my MIM Tele a couple of months back, but sadly it's not the tone I was after. Would anybody be interested in trading it for a Jerry Donahue, by any chance ? I'm in France, by the way, but don't hold it against me :wink: OK, maybe...

Hi, after reading so many knowledgeable posts I was wondering what you thought of the following problem. Over the past few months I've modded a cheap Tele copy by fitting a 59 neck pickup, initially a Dimarzio Fast Track T bridge (too harsh) then a 59 bridge in a HB-cut bridgeplate. With Dean...