What's on your work bench?

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When faced with quality, I recognise it every time.

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olegmcnoleg wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:48 am
Danger Mouse wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:44 am My Ali Express locking tuners turned up today
Quality seems reasonable enough, will fit them to my budget strat copy over the weekend.

Have also started messing around trying to set up the guitar. I'm crap at it, but it does seem to be decent enough quality that I could achieve a reasonable set up with more practice.
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Danger Mouse wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:44 am My Ali Express locking tuners turned up today
Quality seems reasonable enough, will fit them to my budget strat copy over the weekend.

Have also started messing around trying to set up the guitar. I'm crap at it, but it does seem to be decent enough quality that I could achieve a reasonable set up with more practice.
How do you play anything with fingers that stubby?
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hamo wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:11 pm
Danger Mouse wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:44 am My Ali Express locking tuners turned up today
Quality seems reasonable enough, will fit them to my budget strat copy over the weekend.

Have also started messing around trying to set up the guitar. I'm crap at it, but it does seem to be decent enough quality that I could achieve a reasonable set up with more practice.
How do you play anything with fingers that stubby?
:lol:

Sadly my actual fingers aren't much better, hence why all the big swept arpeggios and wide stretch string skipping techniques all the cool metal kids are doing these days are literally out reach for me.
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Danger Mouse wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:23 pm
hamo wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:11 pm
Danger Mouse wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:44 am My Ali Express locking tuners turned up today
Quality seems reasonable enough, will fit them to my budget strat copy over the weekend.

Have also started messing around trying to set up the guitar. I'm crap at it, but it does seem to be decent enough quality that I could achieve a reasonable set up with more practice.
How do you play anything with fingers that stubby?
:lol:

Sadly my actual fingers aren't much better, hence why all the big swept arpeggios and wide stretch string skipping techniques all the cool metal kids are doing these days are literally out reach for me.
This is me also, although those are also out of reach for me due to general lack of ability and laziness. :wink:
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Before and after picks. Many, many hours of work, the things we do for friends eh! Soldering and reassembly next...


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An upgrade for the Starcaster, closer to the original WRHB with magnetised pole pieces screwed in.

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Yeah I looked into replacements for my Tele Custom, which had wrhb. Just didn't gel with the maple neck :(
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Bg wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:46 pm Yeah I looked into replacements for my Tele Custom, which had wrhb. Just didn't gel with the maple neck :(
Certainly a few out there but the ones like Creamery, Fralin etc were the cost of the guitar, wasn't going to go that road. These were US$258 which stung but was doable.

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Jay wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:32 pm Before and after picks. Many, many hours of work, the things we do for friends eh! Soldering and reassembly next...
This needs a back story, WTF!?!?!??!?!
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jeremyb wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:27 pm
Jay wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:32 pm Before and after picks. Many, many hours of work, the things we do for friends eh! Soldering and reassembly next...
This needs a back story, WTF!?!?!??!?!
He was playing Proud Mary and someone took offence, one 12 bore later....
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Jay wrote: Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:32 pm Before and after picks. Many, many hours of work, the things we do for friends eh! Soldering and reassembly next...


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Which are the before and after ?
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