What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Preferably "camel"olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:48 amLols. That's shameless exhibitionism. I prefer the subtle tease...just the hint of a slightly out-of-focus toeDanger 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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Re: What's on your work bench?
I've spent my life falling out of things, falling over things, kicking things, stubbing toes on things, dropping things... I'm just glad I still have toenails.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
How do you play anything with fingers that stubby?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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Re: What's on your work bench?
hamo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:11 pmHow do you play anything with fingers that stubby?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.
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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Re: What's on your work bench?
This is me also, although those are also out of reach for me due to general lack of ability and laziness.Danger Mouse wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:23 pmhamo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:11 pmHow do you play anything with fingers that stubby?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.
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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Re: What's on your work bench?
Before and after picks. Many, many hours of work, the things we do for friends eh! Soldering and reassembly next...
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Re: What's on your work bench?
An upgrade for the Starcaster, closer to the original WRHB with magnetised pole pieces screwed in.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Yeah I looked into replacements for my Tele Custom, which had wrhb. Just didn't gel with the maple neck
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Re: What's on your work bench?
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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Re: What's on your work bench?
This needs a back story, WTF!?!?!??!?!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
He was playing Proud Mary and someone took offence, one 12 bore later....
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Which are the before and after ?
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