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SVRDhand13

lexicondevil said:

SVRDhand13 said:

lexicondevil said:

Does it do this when you go direct or only when using pedals? I remember having this problem a while ago, can't remember exactly what I did, but I think I removed one of my overdrive pedals from the board, and it seemed to eliminate the buzz.

Also do you have the 1991 pedal?  Mine is very noisy.  

I personally haven't noticed my 1991 pedal being noisy, but I honestly don't use it that much. It is on the board, but I prefer my Crayon pedal for a bit of overdrive.

I have not heard of anyone else having a problem with the 1991 pedal but unfortunately I think I got a dud.  Bass knob fell off the first time and I twisted it and still causes me problems.  It's very frustrating.  

Which crayon? JHS or Electro-Harmonix?

lexicondevil

SVRDhand13 said:

lexicondevil said:

SVRDhand13 said:

lexicondevil said:

Does it do this when you go direct or only when using pedals? I remember having this problem a while ago, can't remember exactly what I did, but I think I removed one of my overdrive pedals from the board, and it seemed to eliminate the buzz.

Also do you have the 1991 pedal?  Mine is very noisy.  

I personally haven't noticed my 1991 pedal being noisy, but I honestly don't use it that much. It is on the board, but I prefer my Crayon pedal for a bit of overdrive.

I have not heard of anyone else having a problem with the 1991 pedal but unfortunately I think I got a dud.  Bass knob fell off the first time and I twisted it and still causes me problems.  It's very frustrating.  

Which crayon? JHS or Electro-Harmonix?

Electro. I didn't know there was another one, until you asked. I really dig that pedal for giving me just a little umph. I'm sure many pedals can do the same thing, but this is the first one that worked exactly as I'd hoped.
Sux about your 91. Wonder if you could write them about it?

Go Beavers

SVRDhand13 said:

lexicondevil said:

Does it do this when you go direct or only when using pedals? I remember having this problem a while ago, can't remember exactly what I did, but I think I removed one of my overdrive pedals from the board, and it seemed to eliminate the buzz.

Also do you have the 1991 pedal?  Mine is very noisy.  

Something I never heard about but I came across it the other day. I got a new Chase Bliss Blooper and put it next to my Zvex Distortron, and it made  the Distortron sound horrendous. Tons of noise and static to where it was unusable. Everything went to normal after separating them on my board. 

dudeman

Found a good deal on an ESP 400-Series neck so I turned this Fender into a Partscaster. The neck is from 1991 and feels like an old, comfortable pair of shoes. Totally transformed this guitar.

The nice thing about Fender guitars is that I can swap it back to stock in probably 10 minutes or so. 

lexicondevil

Cool! I've never messed around with switching out any parts on guitars. Maybe I'll get motivated in the future.

dudeman

lexicondevil said:

Cool! I've never messed around with switching out any parts on guitars. Maybe I'll get motivated in the future.

This is the first one I've really experimented on. The stock Fender neck had a ski jump warp that was beyond my ability to fix. I bought a replacement Fender neck with a Pau Ferro fretboard that is really nice and feels great, but I never loved the way it looked on this body. When I came across a good deal on this ESP neck, I jumped on it and really like the way it looks AND feels. The rosewood is nice and dark, the frets are finished perfectly and the quartersawn maple is very resonant. I can feel the whole guitar vibrating through me when I play it. Neither of the Fender necks I had on there did that.

DE4173

My apologies for hijacking this thread.

Thank you for your help with my question! 🎸🤘🔥

gimmesometruth27

i've never negotiated with sweetwater. if it is an expensive item i just finance it at 0% and pay it off that way. i will negotiate in person in stores all the time, but that usually only works when i have cash in hand or if i am trading something in towards it.

DE4173

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bootlegger10

I have negotiated with Sweetwater a lot.  Never hurts to ask

aintitthelife98

I've asked my Sweetwater rep for their best price several times and generally they are willing to give 7-10% off unless it's a new, in demand item. Never hurts to ask!

DE4173

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aintitthelife98

I have a small collection of vintage acoustic guitars that I've been lucky to acquire over the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not sure if old acoustics are the popular theme here so I'll start with one and happy to post others if people are interested. 

This is my oldest guitar. It is a 1933 Gibson L-00. It had lived a fairly rough life and had to have a fairly significant restoration done to it when I purchased it. It is all original other than the bridge though. 

DE4173

Wow! 😲

Thank you for sharing! 

Please post others when you have time. 

benjs

aintitthelife98 said:

I have a small collection of vintage acoustic guitars that I've been lucky to acquire over the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not sure if old acoustics are the popular theme here so I'll start with one and happy to post others if people are interested. 

This is my oldest guitar. It is a 1933 Gibson L-00. It had lived a fairly rough life and had to have a fairly significant restoration done to it when I purchased it. It is all original other than the bridge though. 

Definitely please share! That's some really awesome finish checking - looks almost like a stained glass mosaic. I hope one day to be able to afford a pre-war Martin, but that's probably not realistic in my lifetime. Given that, an Authentic 1937 VTS D28 will have to be the new goal.

mcgruff10

Wow!  What a gorgeous guitar.  Please share more!  

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lexicondevil

I've never played a vintage acoustic, and I often wonder how they actually compare to a good, newer acoustic. I've considered getting one of those restored conversions of Kay or Harmony guitars by Stay Gold, but I would really need to play it first.

aintitthelife98

lexicondevil said:

I've never played a vintage acoustic, and I often wonder how they actually compare to a good, newer acoustic. I've considered getting one of those restored conversions of Kay or Harmony guitars by Stay Gold, but I would really need to play it first.

Both options are great but different. The key, at least to me for vintage, is original finish and as much in the way of original parts and structure as possible. There is no substitute for aged wood and thin (and possibly checked) nitro finish. I also have a few ""new acoustic guitars and they are wonderful too but just different. Describing tone is really tough but I find old guitars to have this dryness and directness in their tone where I find new guitars tend to be more lush. 

I will say that a company by the name of Pre-War Guitars has come to the closest in my experience to building new guitars that capture the tone and feel of vintage guitars. I own two of their guitars and they are amazing instruments but they still aren't quite all the way to the real deal. They are hard to beat for the money though as compared to vintage prices. Martin's authentic models are also fantastic guitars that do a great job of approaching vintage guitar tone. 

aintitthelife98

Here is my my next, oldest acoustic. This is a 1935 Martin 0-17. It's by far the cleanest vintage guitar I own with not a crack to be found and in completely original condition other than frets and a new saddle from when it's neck was reset. I was in the right place at the right time and able to trade into this guitar right before the world shut down for COVID. These all mahogany, small body guitars are great values in the vintage market. They punch well above their weight class.