Tech Talk
18v converter
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i wanna know what an 18 volt thing does for you EMG pickups. Does it make it moer powerful? or last longer? and how do you get it done?...
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Licensed Floyd Problem
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I'm having a problem with licensed floyd. I went to a lighter string gauge and lowered the action, and now the low E simply will not return to pitch. If I depress the trem at all, the low E consistently returns a half step...
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Replacing floyd with Tune-o-matic?
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Hello there.
The licensed floyd rose on my LTD Ex-350 is bugging the hell outta me. It doesn't float properly, and is just a pain in the ass. I thought about replacing it with an original, but they're expensive as hell,...
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truss rod covers extinct???
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Jesus christ man, i cannot find a standard esp truss rod cover anywhere, guitar parts depot has been sold out for a while now, just a plain black gloss one with one screw hole would seem easy to find but nope, not even on the...
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what strings to use???
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Ok, when I got my mh-250nt yesterday, this was going to be the first 25.5 scale guitar that I've had. so when I got the guitar, I instantly changed the strings. the strings I use for basically all of my guitars are ernie ball...
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Edwards LPC, with Duncans problem.
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So I just got this beautiful LPC from Edwards. It's fucking ace, except the pickups. I'm used to EMG's (I have three EMG equipped guitars).
So this one buzzes when not playing, so I thought it might be a grounding problem,...
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wood filling?
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heyy i want to cover up a strap peg hole since i moved the strap peg. can i do this with woodglue and toothpicks? or should i go for some otehr filler? and how can i match my black paint to esp's black?...
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Coiling cable
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I remember reading a while back on good methods to store guitar cables, and I think it was Matt who described using an over-under method. I looked this up on google and could not find a description that was detailed enough...
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Bridge replacement on ESP M-I (early 90's)
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First post...
Does anyone know where I can find a replacement bridge for my ESP M-I? It has the ESP licensed Floyd Rose. The high 'E' doesn't stay in when I'm changing strings (almost as if there's a groove in the...
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Help adjusting the truss rod on my Eclipse
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Hello everyone I've never adjusted the truss rod on my own and I'm aware that its a delicate job. I am currently tuned to Drop C CGCFAD with .10-.46 Blue Steels. I've read from several sources that i should be using some...
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floyd help please
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Well i just purchased my first floyded guitar (an alexi-200) and after playing the heck out of it i broke a string :(
iv never really changed them before so i was wondering if you guitar wizards out there could give me...
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Floyd Intonation tool
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Hi
Does anyone know of anywhere in the Uk where I can Purchase a floyd intonation tool??? Only found out about them from a friend the other day & they can't remember where they got theres from....
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ESP Ltd M-100FM....Seymour or Dimarzios?
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Hello fellahs. Which is best to replace the stock pickups for this guitar (M-100FM)....my style of music is Rock and Metal...so I'm looking for a "rockin/hard rockin/Heavy metal" sound here. What types of both Seymour or...
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EMG Shielding
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Is it necessary to conductively shield all parts of an EMG'ed guitar (pickup cavity, wiring and wiring cavity, and pot cavity)?...
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Solving gain problem
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all my guitars have passive pu's. They sound ok when i play my guitar through NI Guitar Rig because i can add a ton of gain there. However, it's a problem if i wanna play it through my preamp. So I was thinking, to solve this...
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