Thought fellow looths might enjoy this geekery. I've often wished for custom size heating blankets, but didn't even try uploading the file to get a quote from some of the major manufacturers. I was looking to spend countless hours of my life on something and save a hundred bucks. So I did some research, a little bit of head scratching, a slight bit of math reckoning, and made this '70s Martin bridge plate remover. Pretty slick, nice…
Hey all - I've got a couple Gibson headstock repair investments that I'd like to practice inserting splines for reinforcement (or I may go the backstrap method..tbd).
Do you have any jig recommendations or preferences? I've only seen the G&W option (which looks awesome), several ebay knock-offs and lots of DIY jigs.
I welcome your feedback. Thanks and all the best, Chris
I think this is my favorite. It's not my favorite technique overall, but this version, with the long splines that extend WAY past the transition of the neck is the best. https://mcconvilleguitars.blo…
Hello all, new member here. I've been working as a touring tech for 20 years and just noticed this section of the forum was empty, so I figured I'd give it a kick. Are there any topics\questions\ideas\etc that people would be interested in hearing about or discussing from a touring perspective? If so, drop a comment here and I'll see if I can address it or post any relevant photos\content. I'm leaving Wednesday for a month in Europe fol…
Hi Peter, I got into touring by meeting musicians through repair work. I started out in a cool little used and vintage shop in Portland called Old Town Music. I started doing a lot of repairs for Mode…
So, I have a chinese or DIY like 2 band bass preamp installed on a one pickup Ibanez bass. However, I'm stuck in the process of getting it connected. Basically the preamp has these connection cables: Red - 9v Black - Ground White - preamp out Blue - preamp in Yellow - Treble (?) Orange - Bass (?) The circuit has 1 pickup,1 vol, 1 concentric (bass/treble). I'm stuck connecting the concentric pot. Could you help me with that, please?
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Thank you so much, Gerry! Your help was very important. Long story short, it worked based on the G&L circuit with a little mod. I appreciate your help.
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