Tech Talk
Knobs glued on?
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I want to swap out the pickups and pots on my Eclipse 1 CTM but I can't shift the knobs. I assume they're glued on. Can anyone confirm the likelihood of this and offer a solution to getting the knobs off without destroying...
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Crack Kills?
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I bought a 2011 Eclipse II USA from American Musical last Sept and I have been loving it -- hasn't left my room and it stays in the case most of the time though.
Was playing it last weekend and I pulled up on the neck and...
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Gutting a Robot LP questions
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Anybody ever take apart a "robot guitar"?
I love the Silver to blue burst LP robot.
But I'm not down all the robot shit. I have a line on one.
And am wondering how involved it would be to pull all
the robot guts?
looks like...
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Viper 256P hum
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Just received a Viper 256P today. I know these guitars feature stacked pickups, but I don't notice any hum cancelling at all when either pickup is soloed. In fact, the hum is louder than my Gibson SG with single-coil P90's.I...
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ESP case shortage?
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Ordered an EC-1000-FR plus ESP case from axemusic, guitar was in stock but not the case. They offered their house model generic LP case, I opted to wait for stock on the ESP since I already have a few LPs already and this is...
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How to kill a push-pull pot
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In short, solder your grounds to it with a pitiful cheap iron, where you heat the casing too long and burn the little sucker to death.
Here's my story, I recently wired my M-II so my two humbuckers could be tapped via the...
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Replacement neck for B-208FM?
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I have an LTD B-208FM 8-string bass that I bought about 4 years ago from Musician's Friend. Unfortunately, the neck has become bowed beyond repair. Anyone know if there's a way that I can get a replacement neck from LTD? I...
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EMG solderless system
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So my F-2005 volume pot was acting up, decided to re wire the guitar with the pots and output jack that came along the JH set. Did everything correctly but the signal was TOO weak. If I touched the guitar cable and pulled it...
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nut material
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I need to replace the nut in one of my guitars. Its a pretty bright guitar for the most part so I am wondering if there is a really sturdy material that wont brighten the guitar anymore than it already is. Its got the...
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Problems with wiring a guitar
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Hey guys, I've been trying to wire my guitar to a H-S setup and must be doing something wrong. When everything is wired up and seemingly ready to go, I'm having some issues with the single coil in the neck. When I flip the...
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Parts question
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Hey fella's looking for some input here...
I'm going to be upgrading the hardware on my EC256 and just need to confirm some things. Since I haven't been able to 100% confirm in my research and I just want to be sure I get...
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Looking for a Synclair Floyd
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Hello guys i am looking to buy a Synclair Floyd from the early 90's era, black, chrome or gold it doesnt matter, i am refurbishing an old Mirage and desperately need one of those, thanks in advance for the help,i am willing...
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Weired ear bleeding treble/presence issue in vlave amp
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So my vlaveking has been sounding a bit too trebly to the point of ear bleeding nastyness.
Normally it's quite smooth, and I can have the treble controls pretty high, but have to reduce them to almost off levels the last...
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Floyd rose question?
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Will an ofr fit in a 1997 Ibanez RG270DX? Please let me know and thanks!...
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Sinclair Help Wanted
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Hey all,
There's been enough mentions of Sinclair (Synclair?) bridges in recent threads to where I can't take the itch anymore, I really want to get mine feeling right.
So here's where I'm at, my whole problem is...
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