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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 40
Views: 670
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woad_yurt
Behringer Tube Preamp! I have one, a MIC200 ,...
Behringer Tube Preamp! I have one, a MIC200 , which cost about $40, and it's a godsend. I don't know about the model you mentioned but mine gives that tube crunch sound at any volume. I'd advise... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,461
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woad_yurt
My discoveries....
Washburn W423 bridge pickups are killer for good, 'ol rowdy rock and roll. I put them in two cheap SGs and turned some pretty dull-sounding guitars into real scorchers. They go for maybe $15 on eBay... |
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Forum: Electric Guitar
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Replies: 4
Views: 176
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woad_yurt
Thanks for the info! Turns out that a local guy...
Thanks for the info! Turns out that a local guy has a couple of them. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 10
Views: 239
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woad_yurt
Call Dimarzio. They're really cool on the phone....
Call Dimarzio. They're really cool on the phone. The guy who I spoke with also told me that they were made in the USA, too. Amazing, huh? |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 17
Views: 438
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woad_yurt
Sex Pistols: A silverface Twin Reverb &...
Sex Pistols: A silverface Twin Reverb & humbuckers.* Look at the signature file, do it, and play through the vibrato channel because with V1 missing the normal channel will be dead. Do it and you... |
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Forum: Electric Guitar
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Replies: 4
Views: 176
Posted By
woad_yurt
Mexican Strat nut question....
I recently got a Mexican Strat in a trade. The thing looks brand new except that the low E end of the nut has chipped off and I want to buy a replacement that will require as little tweaking as... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 4
Views: 187
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woad_yurt
Wow, I remember doing that waaay back when I was...
Wow, I remember doing that waaay back when I was a teen. Did it with an eight track deck as well. Nothing blew up on me back then. We played a cassette tape deck through it, too. We would tape... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 21
Views: 367
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woad_yurt
I try to avoid buying from places that surround...
I try to avoid buying from places that surround their factories with suicide nets and fences topped with inward-pointing razor wire. Just sayin'. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,015
Posted By
woad_yurt
At low and moderate volumes, I use a 135 watt...
At low and moderate volumes, I use a 135 watt Twin with no pedals as a high gain head. I yanked a 6L6 pair, re-arranged the preamp tubes and it breaks up gloriously. I also installed a Washburn W423... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 31
Views: 628
Posted By
woad_yurt
Not all of them. I know that at least one of 'em...
Not all of them. I know that at least one of 'em isn't. I only use one effect, if you can call it that. It's a Behringer MIC200 tube preamp and I have been extrememely satisfied. It was $40-45 from... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 9
Views: 225
Posted By
woad_yurt
If you were to get a head-cab setup, you can get...
If you were to get a head-cab setup, you can get yourself a 2x12 that converts from closed to open back. The head I can't recommend* but the cab will be versatile enough to get you in the proper... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 7
Views: 261
Posted By
woad_yurt
I have a 2x12 with three panels in the back, all...
I have a 2x12 with three panels in the back, all of which are removeable making it closed or open to whatever degree one wants. There must be something similar available where you are. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 9
Views: 189
Posted By
woad_yurt
Google "wiring speakers guitar cabinet...
Google "wiring speakers guitar cabinet impedance." The first one that comes up should answer all of your questions. It's a five minute read with diagrams. |
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Forum: Gear Ads
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Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By
woad_yurt
And again....
This is a monster cab. I don't...
And again.... This is a monster cab. I don't understand the lack of interest.... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 63
Views: 959
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woad_yurt
Chinese quality control has indeed come a long...
Chinese quality control has indeed come a long way; they have a more experienced work force nowadays. Those big suicide-catcher nets and razor wire fences around the factories have drastically... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
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woad_yurt
So, playing through speaker in a cab isn't an...
So, playing through speaker in a cab isn't an improvement over one that's not? It's just a difference? C'mon, speaker cabs are built just to be speaker cabs. Combo cabs are speaker cabs which must... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
Posted By
woad_yurt
Maybe I should've left out the "big"...
Maybe I should've left out the "big" but there is an improvement. I have an open-backed 2x12 that's about the same dimensions as my Twin Reverb when it was in combo form. The cab back has the top and... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
Posted By
woad_yurt
Whatever your final make & model is, go for...
Whatever your final make & model is, go for the head+cab configuration. You get versatility, a big sound improvement, and can go closed or closed & ported if you want to. You can't do that with a... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 30
Views: 874
Posted By
woad_yurt
I really like my Crate Powerblock. It doesn't...
I really like my Crate Powerblock. It doesn't have a bunch of effects built in but it sounds pretty good with a cheapie tube preamp. 150 watts, too. |
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Forum: Gear Ads
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Replies: 8
Views: 243
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woad_yurt
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 1
Views: 83
Posted By
woad_yurt
Please google "Jammin' Jersey's" in...
Please google "Jammin' Jersey's" in California. See what they have before you spend any money. It's speaker heaven over there. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 145
Views: 3,659
Posted By
woad_yurt
Wow. Most of you guys blow me away concerning...
Wow. Most of you guys blow me away concerning money spent. I don't use pedals so that kept the cost down a bit. I don't have a lot of disposable income so I concentrated on function rather than... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 13
Views: 362
Posted By
woad_yurt
Check out some older Washburns. They had a custom...
Check out some older Washburns. They had a custom shop & made some very high-dollar stuff back about 15 years ago and they are hugely underpriced now. Some of them sold for $1500 in the mid-ninties... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Posted By
woad_yurt
Aren't D140s bass speakers? I think they are so...
Aren't D140s bass speakers? I think they are so you may be less than pleased playing guitar through them. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 7
Views: 190
Posted By
woad_yurt
I have a Behringer Tube Ultragain Mic 200 tube...
I have a Behringer Tube Ultragain Mic 200 tube preamp ($40 new with one 12AX7.) It's not a heavy gain thing so I don't know why the "Ultragain." It does, however, give any amp, whether a solid state... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 8
Views: 181
Posted By
woad_yurt
Go to the music store with a ruler and copy the...
Go to the music store with a ruler and copy the cab you like the most. Or, if you like closed back and ported, find the speaker(s) you like the most, email the manufacturer to get their ideal cab... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 64
Views: 964
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woad_yurt
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 64
Views: 964
Posted By
woad_yurt
Get some new wheels?
It's a good thing you...
Get some new wheels? It's a good thing you don't ride a Vespa. |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 5
Views: 158
Posted By
woad_yurt
There are always ceramic JBLs. I have some G125s...
There are always ceramic JBLs. I have some G125s (paper dust caps) and I think they dust the 12Ls.* If you're in the U.S., google Jammin' Jersey's. I don't know where they get them but those guys... |
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Forum: Guitar Gear & Accessories
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Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By
woad_yurt
Is it your place or theirs? If it's theirs, tell...
Is it your place or theirs? If it's theirs, tell them that you're not chipping in for the electrician. There's another issue somewhere; it's not your amp. Even things that always draw like a newer... |
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