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BBM - Putting the bride at 1/8" will give the desired tension that Fender wants. If you like more tension when you use the bar, tighten the spring screws. The tension of the springs is according to Hooke's Law * Fs = -kx * where x is the distance from neutral and k is the spring constant. The longer you make the springs the larger the force you have to overcome when using the trem bar. So in short, start at where the strings stay in tune, then more to more tension depending on what feels comfortable to you.
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Marimari - Here you go.
NUMBER ONE'S SETUP
Here is the setup info for Number One, circa early 1989. This information was gleaned from several sources, including interviews with Stevie and Rene Martinez. Some important technical info is from the GUITAR PLAYER REPAIR GUIDE by Dan Erlewine.
This data is specifically from Number One. Stevie's other guitars were set up similarly to Number One, but they were not identical. Number One generally had the heaviest strings and highest action.
Neck Statistics
Nut: Standard bone Fender-style nut Relief: .012" around the 7th and 9th frets, level for the remainder of the board.
Strings: Tuned to Eb GHS Nickel Rockers measuring
.013, .015-.016, .019, .028, .038, .056-.060
Sometimes uses .011 or .012 on high E to save fingers
Strings changed before every show
Fretwire: Dunlop 6100 or Stewart MacDonald 6150 wire.
String Height: Distance from the underside of the strings to the top of the fret at the 12th fret 5/64" on the treble E string, 7/64" at the bass E string
Fingerboard: Due to re-frets, fingerboard developed a compound radius
Radius: Approx. 10" radius past 12th fret
Tuners: Originals, each with three full string winds
Body Statistics
Vibrato Unit: Fender vintage-style, left-handed, not original. Stainless steel replacement bar. Lubricated with graphite/grease mixture at pivot plate; all string contact points, including saddle peaks; block and claw; nut; string trees
Saddles: Fender vintage-style, not all original. All edges that contact strings are ground smooth and radiused. Plastic tubing slipped over strings and positioned over saddle "break points"
Pickups: Original Fender single-coil, rewound. Pickup body routing painted with metallic shielding paint. Pickup heights, measured to polepieces from straightedge laid on frets:
Treble side - bridge PU 0", middle PU - almost 0", neck PU - 1/16"
Bass side - bridge PU - 1/32", middle PU - 1/16", neck PU - 1/32"
There is more at
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Matt Dorado
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British Chaps - Had my first Stella tonight. Not going to do that again anytime soon. Much too light for my taste. Must be a lager. I'm more of a stout/porter kinda guy. Don't drink beer you can see through!
On a better note been playing through the new 4-12 Boogie cab. Man, what a difference over my 2-12 open back combo that I have had for the last 20 years. I am lovin' it. BUT, now I have to go back through all my settings to get the tone I want. More excuses to play!!! Night peeps
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PhrygDom - Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try that soon. As for the Stella, I just saw the tap and remembered all people that had talked about it here so I got one. They handed me the glass and I thought "Oh no!" this is not going to be a love fest. Live and learn.
Got to spend $300 dollars on our bunny last night at the vet. He was running around the house and got caught in the carpet trying to make a turn and ripped up a couple nail beds. There was blood all over and so we took him in thinking that he might have a broken foot. But no just ripped up beds. If he wasn't so damn cool I would have cooked him instead.
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Wow, slow morning on the board today.
Audition update: (news reel sound in background tick tick tick tick...)Had a bass player and a singer come in along with a guitarist on his second. All went fairly well. The singer, while OK, was very inexperienced and lacked the presence that you would want out of your front man and his vocal range was a bit less than I would want. I want a vocalist that has around my range so that we don't have to throw out any songs. The bass player played the parts and was nice enough but man did that guy talk!!! I was having flash backs to a singer we had come in last summer. This guy was definately of the older ilk. More of a CC&R then a G&R. The guitarist did good. If the next guitarist that we have doesn't blow us away then this guy is the guy. That's the eye witness newsreel...
6StringTheory - Nice tunes. I like the tone you're getting. Give some recording details.
Hickbert - Nice catch on Clarky's cranialrectulitus!!
EDIT: bad typing skeeels
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Michelle - It was a hot one here today also. But I doubt we had the swamp-ass creatin humidity that ya'll have. Fall is only 3 mos away. PLus for me everyday is laundry day!! Damn genetics.
Steve W - Welcome back!!
svk - Congrats on school. Whacha studying and where?
Shredderman's link
Shredderman - That is a US price I believe. So, on top of that you will have to add what ever taxes and tariffs the UK adds (a lot). Gear in the states is much less expensive.
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Yoda survey
1) Do you own any tuitional DVDs/videos?
Yes, I do.
2) If yes, do you find them helpful? Which ones are they?
If yes, why?
Yes, Some more than others. I have the John Petrucci which is OK. Not worth the cost those. For what you get, $50 is too high. The intructional stuff I like the best is not a DVD or Video but just a CD and that is the Jamie Abersol stuff.
3) If no, do you think you would find this kind of medium helpful?
4) What kind of content do you think should be covered on a tuition DVD/video?
There should be a couple different levels, from beginner to advanced covering things from guitar and hand position to tricks. Maybe talking about playing other types of music and learning phrasing from other instruments. How to practice or at least recommendations to books on how to practice. Maybe there could be a whole DVD just on practicing.
5) What kind of content do you think should NOT be covered by a tuition DVD/video?
My need to get back to you.
6) Ideally, how long do you think a tuition DVD/video should last?
2 hours
7) Ideally, how much do you think a tuition DVD/video should cost (approximate GBP if possible please)?
At a 2:1 ratio (pounds to dollars) about 12 pounds.
8) Do you think there are enough quality tuition DVDs/videos currently available?
I think that there are a lot of not so good ones.
9) Would you buy a tuition DVD/video from an 'unknown' guitar player?
If it came recommended.
Neil, the other thing to keep in mind on this is the pupose of the DVD. Is the pupose to teach or is the pupose to make money. The two don't always live in the same house. I think if you look at the long term a more teaching type will eventually make more as the reputation begins to spread. It will just take a while. Or maybe you need to look at a particular niche and exploit that. Just things to ponder.
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Matt Dorado
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DCK I have read all but the last HP book (and the Lemony Snickets) and I have a few Dio RECORDS from back in the day. Fuck I'm OLD!!
Phrgdom Very nice lookin guitars.
Post whoring a little.
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Michelle - I just meant that I am never "all put together" so I always look like a ragamuffin. Goood thing I'm becoming an engineer. We're not known for being the height of fashon!! LOL
BBM89 - Welcome back!! Hope that wasn't you sleeping with your hand down your pants on the front page of Michelle's newspaper!! Enjoy the DT DVD. I play that all the time. So much that my wife USED to like it, too.
Well off to practice. We have 3 singers a bass player and a guitar player auditioning today. It should prove interesting. Have a great day everyone.
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Good mornin Talk2Joe!!!
Well it looks like we have found a guitarist. He seems like a good fit in personallity, musical direction, and seriousness. But you never really know until things get rollin. As for playing he's a real good fit. He is much more bluesey than I am. He doesn't play as fast or the arpeggios and longer scaler runs like me. There was a good groove right from the start. He also have good experience. Now we're down to a singer and and a bass player. I got my fingers crossed.
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Michelle – Been off the site for a while and just saw the Gateway post. That sucks ass!! At least there was no real damage.
Cheese -Chicken Wrangling!! That is exactly the the thing I picture happening all the time in Klamatucky Falls.
Cuth – I have a authentic Irish man that sits next to me here in the office. He is in a meeting right now and I will be leaving soon, but I will find out what he knows and pass it along manana.
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Brother Al - The people of NASCAR aren't exactly the most cultured of Americans and as I live NORTH of the Mason-Dickson not a group I want representing me.
Chelle, Cheese - Nice yackin' at ya last night. FYI the cat is OK.
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Cuth I figured that would get you goin!!! :) I know I don't show it here too much (except at Cheese) but I like pushin buttons. NASCAR being an easy button gets pushed a lot. Somethin about watchin people drivin in ovals, waitin for people to die, sippin moonshine, while sharing a tooth just ain't my bag.
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Cuth - Now don't go gettin yer panties all in a bunch. Even though I talk a bunch of crap I do have friends from all walks, *shudders* ever NASCAR fans. I think you know from previous posts that I don't harbor elitist type views with the exception of people who are not from the fancy side of the tracks (as I was not) and accept that as their lot in life. I have worked(ing) hard at raising the living standards of myself and my family and have very little patients for people who blame others for their situation and make no attempts at changing things. "That's the way it's always been" is the phrase that gets under my skin. But, along with that if you empty Porta-Potties for a livin, or any other task looked upon unfavorably, are proud of what you, are happy doin it, do it well and don't complain... then more power to ya cause you are one of the few.
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Michelle - First and foremost, feeling fine today after th V&C night. That is exactly how my wife feels. She complains occasionally then I'll play a gig or she'll come to rehearsal and get all giddy. That's what marriage is all about. Enjoying the fact that you partner is having a good time.
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Harmonics - String physics is pretty cool. A good understanding of the harmonic series will lend to this discussion very well. While I am not an expert (I hated the series and sequence section of Calc) I have looked into this before. What I found is that the number of frets, changes the tone slightly. The added length allows the string to create more upper harmonics giving it a slighty sharper edge. This can be seen really well in the scale difference between Gibsons and Fenders. The shorter Gibson scale does not allow as many of the upper harmonics to be created. This can be seen easily on an ocilliscope. the wave pattern for a Gibson is shifted more towards the root tone. This gives the Les Paul (along w/ the solid mahogany boy) that nice round tone. Here is more on the harmonic series and it's relation to music. Enjoy!!
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MichaelStevensG - I a feeling that link would lose some people. However, get what you can out of it and don't limit your learning by narrowing it down to just guitar. Alll musical instuments have to abide by these rules. Your at a good age to start aquiring this stuff. Ok, enough parenting. On to gear!! I have a S470DXQM. While I like the feel it is a bit thin sounding compared to my old RG 560. I put a Tone Zone inthe bridge and an Air Norton in the neck. I like the Norton but need more mids and bass fron the bridge. I nornally roll the highs off in the bridge position by about a 1/3 of a turn on the tone knob. I don't know much about the other stuff on the list but then I have some older gear. There are others with more knowkedge of the newer stuff. Good Luck.
Band update - I believe we are now just a bass p[layer short of moving forward. We have found a gtr and vox. C'mon bass player. One more comin in next week. Hope for the best.
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When did Tasty become a guy?!!! LOL
Tastey an Tasty are goona get confusin'!!!
joe wentz Do a search on Chris Peters. He has done a lot w/ the JSX. Here is the email he had sent me.
If you put the exact same EL34's (the stock Electro Harmonix tubes) in the amp, then the amp doesn't necessaly need biasing. However, I replaced the EH tubes with JJ EL34 tubes, and even though they are technically the same tube, different manufacturer's tubes have slightly different voltages. The JJ's actually add 5 to 10 watts to the amp's output because of their better quality. It's nothing that would change too dramatically, but it's a good idea to bias to make sure nothing shifts. Even the exact same tubes can shift the idling voltage of the amp, because of fluctuations in the manufacturing process. So, it's a good idea to bias everytime you retube the power tubes. Basically Peavey says to bias the amp at 42.5volts DC current, so I biased it at 43 volts DC to warm it up just a little. Peavey emailed me saying you can go a few volts higher than 42.5 with no problems with tube life, so I'm ok. Basically when manufacturers say an amp is self biasing, that just means that if you put in roughly the same tube (EL34 for EL34) the amp won't go all out of wack, but as a rule of thumb bias bias bias haah! BTW, there have been some folks putting E34L's (a EL34 variant that is somewhere between EL34 and 6L6GC tonally) into the JSX and blowing screen resistors in the amps, so I would stick to either 6L6GC's or EL34's the JJ tubes are killer!! www.eurotubes.com is a source for JJ tubes.
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big bad moon 1889 - Two science questions in two days. Basically it wll make the trem a bit stiffer when depressing the bar as you added more spring force. Here's more.
Hooke's Law
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Chat-safarians - Sorry about the disappearing act last night. My daughters , who were supposed to be sleeping, decided that they really didn't like each other at th that moment. Consequently, I had to break up a kitten fight and do a little parenting.
You're sisters forever...
Look at Mommy and Tia Paula...
The stuff you do now...
The standards. Chattin' was fun though. Ya'll always make me laugh. Thanks for sharing.
Civi
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