Grem

15 hours ago, Sheens said:

I use the Stewmac centered Z-file, expensive but worth it imo....the crowning goes so fast and without even touching the center of the frets.

This is very helpful. Was looking at this very file last night. I think I stuck it on my wish list.

15 hours ago, Sheens said:

have their Fret Kisser,  mine doesn't do the job as intended (Stewmac gave me money back immediately without a hassle).

This is also very helpful as this was an item I was looking at after watching video.

13 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

finished it with the Stew-Mac aerosol cans. (I should post a photo).

I have a friend that has used the Stewmac aerosol spays to do a Tobaccoburst finish on his guitar and it looks great! Your guitar in the photo is sweet!!

13 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

only bugaboo that jumps out at me is the 7.25 radius,

Is that the Wilkerson kit your talking about?  I will have to check my G&L Legacy and MIC Squire necks to see what they are. 

1 hour ago, abacab said:

that IMO is what keeps many potential Unify users away, as in what the heck is Unify?

This is what kept me away.

3 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

 If you want to hoard this one might be useful

https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/divergent-audio-group/chordscape-kontakt

2 hours ago, jngnz said:

Or maybe go all-in on Unearthed Sampling:

https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/unearthed-sampling/sawmonium

Fun library!

Both of these look very interesting.  Thanks.

I can get lost for hours in those StewMac Videos!!

1 hour ago, mettelus said:

run a grinder down the corners of a normal triangular file

This is exactly what I thought of doing with one of my triangle files when I read your post. 

1 hour ago, mettelus said:

need to drill that neck

This is what concerns me.

I have a guitar that a friend built, and he had to line the neck up, drill the holes, and screw them in. He told me it was a job he had not anticipated when he took on the build.

That guitar he built turned into a keeper. It has a Performance unfinished neck with a DiMarzio S-style body, Original Floyd Rose trem, SD Invader (original!!) pup in the bridge and a innovative (at the time) stacked single coil style in neck. Excellent sounding and extremely enjoyable to play.  

If I could build something comparable to that I would be proud!!

16 hours ago, Vernon Barnes said:

Smoke on the Water, Highway Star etc. Jon Lord was the master of heavy rock keyboards.

Yes he was. And it was years before I really realized that the great distortion on those Deep Purple records was him!!

10 hours ago, mettelus said:

am pretty sure the bolt-on necks are pre-drilled, so you have no choice but to mate surfaces and match the holes

This is what I was wondering about. Reading the manual hadn't crossed my mind either.  Great idea.

10 hours ago, mettelus said:

triangular file with no teeth on the corners for crowning.

 Nice idea. I have seen the price of crowning fret files and was like.... do I really need that? Good solution here.

9 hours ago, Craig Fowler said:

There's very little you can screw up with kits of this kind. Beyond a screwdriver, drill, and soldering iron, you shouldn't need much. 

I've put together probably a dozen kit guitars

Thanks for that info.

I have the tools I need for sure.  I have some setup tools that I have had for years. Some new stuff I got in recent years that I am still really trying to get some use out of them!!

2 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

Once you gain some guitar set up skills in all the various areas of action , electronics , intonation , setting up a neck , changing all the parts and fitting them , you will have some chops . The next time you run across a guitar used or new you will have a level of confidence in your abillity to know exactly what you are looking at

 

This never crossed my mind. Great perspective. 

2 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

need to be OK about the money you sink into this type of activity.

Yeah, I am seeing that for sure. Not looking to recoup any funds, just the enjoyment of the finished product.

Yep, I have no illusion of ever getting that type of experience.  But hey, ya never know.

13 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

basic electronics and wiring ( this one trys my patience and i always need a schematic )

I am the same way. I have a guitar that I been trying to rewire for quite a while! I can only do so much. Then I gotta take a break. My eyes just ain't what they use to be. And I got a solder stand with clips and a magnifying glass that helps... a little. Sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth!! But I keep at it.

On 3/6/2023 at 10:16 AM, jackson white said:

for a classic case of clueless "AI", turn on the captions in YT for the begining of this. "(soothing music)"?! uh huh.  

It appears to be the correct words.

5 hours ago, bitflipper said:

"I intend to live forever, or die trying"

- Groucho Marx

Yep.

What story Rain!

@mettelus that was a good one!!

10 minutes ago, jude77 said:

I never let something like that stop me from commenting.  

Quote of the day!!

29 minutes ago, Fleer said:

https://www.pluginguru.com/products/discoverstation-corestation-unify-bbcso/

That does seem to be pretty darn amazing.

2 hours ago, Fleer said:

Indeed. Get it while you can. 

Alright. You finally talked me into it. 

I figure instead of me trying to learn all the different synths I have, I will learn the Unify way and be done with it!! LOL!!

Kinda excited to see what this can do.

1 hour ago, abacab said:

Even if a DAW was updating to the newer plug-in version used, it seems that locating the correct original preset and or sound settings might be a huge challenge. I would think that part would still be up to the user, or the plug-in manufacturer.

I totally agree with you: the burden lies with the user/plugin.

And I think this is the reason CW does what it does: leaves plugins saved with project and doesn't try to update them.

That would be a nightmare to be honest. To the user and the devs!

12 hours ago, Promidi said:

Like this?

Yes CW can do that. But I think he is talking about older projects that when opened can replace a synth in the project with the newer version of synth now installed on machine.

12 hours ago, Magic Russ said:

instruments, just swapping out a sound is harder than it seems

Yes it is. Which is why I didn't even go there!!

2 hours ago, Sheens said:

you like the 'adventure' and like to learn it.....sure go ahead.

That's where I am. And I am fully aware of the complexity and SKILLS needed to properly set a neck. Specially a bolt on neck. That's why I was gonna go for the cheaper model before spending on the better model.

I have also looked around at other places that sell kits.

I have two excellent Strats (mic) that I paid less than $200 for each. 

I just wanna build it. At least give it a try.

21 hours ago, Magic Russ said:

if I have Amplitube 3 with a Clean Twin patch, and no longer have A3 installed, perhaps give me the option to replace it with a Amplitube 5 and use the same patch if it can find it. 

This can be done with Amplitube. And as Bapu points out, it's because IK has implemented the ability in AT5 to import the Legacy presets from older versions of AT.

But to be honest, because I mo longer have AT 3 installed, if I open a older project with AT3 in it, I just.replace it with AT5 and tweak a new setting. AT5 offers much better sound and many more options for the cabs than the older stuff. And it's easy to work with. 

Now I realize that if it is a finished mix, then my solution would be more problematic. So when I finish a mix (is that really possible?!!) I like to freeze the trks so they are always at least listenable/exportable.

I am a guitarist,  I got no problem taking a frozen trk, copying the wav to a new trk, unfreeze said trk and completely redo the whole thing with a entirely different plugin!!

The beauty of a DAW!! (Or is that a curse? Still trying to figure that one out!)

I can't remember who it was that posted about building a guitar from a kit a good while back, but ever since I've been eyeing the offerings at StewMac. I am close to pulling the trigger on the cheapest kit they sell for a starter and working my way up to the Wilkerson '50's Vintage Strat, which sells for close to $500.

Just seeing if there are any guitar wannabe builders out there that could give some insight on any "gotchas" that newbs overlook. 

As far as tools go, I have some, but none of the specific tools that some jobs/adjustments would need. If I bought all I wanted I would spend well over $1k. I don't want to invest that much into something that may end up aggravating me more than I can stand!

I have been told to look at Amazon and have searched there but some of that stuff looks low quality.  I am of the mindset that if I am going to do this, I want to be proud of the results.

Any thoughts and past experiences would be appreciated. 

9 minutes ago, craigb said:

I'm still waiting for final confirmation on who Carly Simon's song You're So Vain! was truly about...

Me!!

On 3/13/2023 at 9:55 AM, Grem said:

QwikTime Metronome

 

This dude comes up with some weird $h!t

RIP. He was the one that came up with the piano part at the end of Layla. 

1 hour ago, pcampos said:

"This promo has ended" is shown in the link you posted. ?

I see the same, Promo has ended.

53 minutes ago, abacab said:

are they going to abandon Waves Central for something else?

That's what I am wondering. It better be a seamless change though. Will all my older projects work with this new system? Or will all my older projects that use Waves plugins have to be re-scanned and thus re-setting all parameters to default?

They need to start saying something. 

34 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

So the description is misleading.

Yep, looks that way.