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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 7:25:55 GMT -5
You know, if you just said all of the above at the same time, some guy from the EPA might just pull out his M-4 and shoot you dead from where he's sitting.
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 23, 2014 7:35:00 GMT -5
As for the wood issues, just keep telling the audience your Strat is made out of dead baby harp seals and illegal rhinoceros horn. You are close enough to DC that there have to be some Feds in the audience from time to time. They'll come knocking. For sure a faster way would be to just say your guitar is a Republican, and that it doesn't support the current administration. That'll get the boys from DC knocking on your door! Dang! Spoken like a local.
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 23, 2014 7:36:35 GMT -5
Kewl. If you change guages, you may potentially have to adjust the tension on the bridge plate. There are tension screws and springs onder the plastic cover on the back. As for tuning issues, do what I do. Lose about half of your mid-range hearing. That tends to even out the nuances in tuining anomalies. While that is a lot easier than trying to keep the guitar in perfect tune, it won't help with Christal. I've also considered moving 2 feet to the right. At least then I'm out of range.
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Post by Tamarack on Jul 23, 2014 8:23:33 GMT -5
A fine photo of a couple of fine musicians!
A couple of Strat suggestions (from someone who doesn't play electric guitar):
If you don't use the whammy bar, add a couple of tension springs (most strats can take up to 5) to produce a virtual hardtail without modifying the instrument.
String it with 11s -- gives a more acoustic-like feel and gives the pickups more to work with. During my brief dalliance with a Tele I kept it strung with 11s and found they gave the pickups a little more growl whilst maintaining the single-coil edge.
I don't know if either of these suggestions would help with the temperature and capo issues.
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 23, 2014 8:38:05 GMT -5
A fine photo of a couple of fine musicians! A couple of Strat suggestions (from someone who doesn't play electric guitar): If you don't use the whammy bar, add a couple of tension springs (most strats can take up to 5) to produce a virtual hardtail without modifying the instrument. String it with 11s -- gives a more acoustic-like feel and gives the pickups more to work with. During my brief dalliance with a Tele I kept it strung with 11s and found they gave the pickups a little more growl whilst maintaining the single-coil edge. I don't know if either of these suggestions would help with the temperature and capo issues. Thanks, Tam. That's kind of what I was thinking. I believe a lot of the tuning thing is in the limp noodle strings. My 335 is strung 12-54 and combined with the dovetail construction is pretty solid all the time (it also does a decent acoustic impersonation). The downside is that it's slower (purposely). I've heard that because of the longer scale length you want to stay a size smaller when going to a Strat from a Gibson so 11's would probably be good. But I can't get them locally so I just approach it incrementally until it's liveable.
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Post by epaul on Jul 23, 2014 9:10:39 GMT -5
Looks like you are using a EV 767 mic. I can pick them out a mile away. (I think)
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 23, 2014 11:22:56 GMT -5
Looks like you are using a EV 767 mic. I can pick them out a mile away. (I think) Close. EV 357. Used to be Christal's go to before the Nuemann.
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Post by Chesapeake on Jul 23, 2014 12:07:35 GMT -5
The Strat and Christal's acoustic guitar make an unusual combination. One setting on the Strat gives it an almost Uilleann Pipes tone. All part of their unique sound.
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