I lost the bet. Guess who folded first this year???? (NGD)

[indysmith]

Twinfan has far too much disposable income.
jealousy ensues

[FernandoDuarte]

I think he has previously mentioned the pickups

On this thread, re-read it bout 3 times and couldn't find... :)

[Will]

I'm thinking they are not BKPs, he put himself on the waiting list for them about 2 weeks ago

[gwEm]

I'm thinking they are not BKPs

:o
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g

[Twinfan]

I have mentioned the pickups previously, and they're non-BKP so I won't go on about them.

The neck is Indian Rosewood - I can't afford Brazilian!  :lol:

[Twinfan]

I can't get YouTube here at work, so I don't know what gWem is linking too!

[Jonny]

Monty Python clip. Classic :D

[Twinfan]

Spanish Inquisition?

[Jonny]

Spanish Inquisition?

Nah, the only where the monks have wooden boards and are walking around the plague-ridden villages and hitting themselves on the head, then it goes to the witch and weighing her, etc.

[Twinfan]

Gotcha!  Just watched it!  :lol:

Got home and opened up the case to check the guitar out properly.  It's lovely  :)  Tuned her up and noticed the action was really low, so out with the screwdriver and up with the bridge.  Only I slipped and dinged the top.  Aw man!  I'd only had it in the house 20 mins  :(

Luckily I found a couple of other prior dings so it wasn't the first.  Phew!

Anyhoo, a quick tone report.  Compared to a stock McCarty it seems a bit more open.  Bit more bass, bit more treble, which gives the impression of slightly less mids.  Great sustain and 'bloom' on the notes, which is a bit different.  All subtle stuff though really.

Off to 'DC rehearsal to try it at volume......

[Philly Q]

Tuned her up and noticed the action was really low, so out with the screwdriver and up with the bridge. 

Just curious, do you slacken the strings before adjusting the bridge?  I always do, but I notice on a few of my guitars (including both PRSes) someone has obviously adjusted the bridges with the strings under tension, leaving bloody great gouges from the grub screws in the brass studs.  Not a big deal, but it does annoy me.   

[dave_mc]

^ yeah, that'd be annoying. that's the risk with going second-hand, i guess... but then you have no way of knowing if someone in a shop who isn't qualified/knowledgeable hasn't messed with a new guitar either... i think i generally slacken my strings before adjusting a fixed bridge, yeah... i don't think it matters as much with a floyd though (that's what the dan erlewine book says, anyway, so i'm not going to argue with it :lol: )...

get your priorities straight, dave, first pics for the forum, then rehearsal! :lol:

seriously, though, sounds nice, i imagine the neck's being made of different wood would affect things quite a bit. i never get round to taking pics either so i can't talk...

[Lazy_McDoesnothing]

i think i generally slacken my strings before adjusting a fixed bridge, yeah... i don't think it matters as much with a floyd though (that's what the dan erlewine book says, anyway, so i'm not going to argue with it :lol: )...

I'd say it matters more on a FR.  Muck up the knife edges and there goes your tuning stability.

[Philly Q]

i think i generally slacken my strings before adjusting a fixed bridge, yeah... i don't think it matters as much with a floyd though (that's what the dan erlewine book says, anyway, so i'm not going to argue with it :lol: )...

I'd say it matters more on a FR.  Muck up the knife edges and there goes your tuning stability.

Yeah, presumably the knife edges are hardened steel, but you don't want them either going blunt or cutting grooves in the posts.

[Lazy_McDoesnothing]

i think i generally slacken my strings before adjusting a fixed bridge, yeah... i don't think it matters as much with a floyd though (that's what the dan erlewine book says, anyway, so i'm not going to argue with it :lol: )...

I'd say it matters more on a FR.  Muck up the knife edges and there goes your tuning stability.

Yeah, presumably the knife edges are hardened steel, but you don't want them either going blunt or cutting grooves in the posts.

Then you get some LFR's that are made of butter and you're in for some real fun.  At the very least you should be diving the trem fully with the bar when adjusting action.

And now to get completely off topic.  I'm thinking of getting some bike chain lube to reduce wear on my floating bridges.  They're designed to lubricate metal while keeping dirt off.  Miles better than chapstick that people like to use for some reason.