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[dave_mc]

nice, thanks for the science. at least you didn't tell us to concentrate or that we were worth it...

[MDV]

I even resisted the temptation to use CGI and make up nonsense words while swinging my hair around.

Though the latter does sound a bit like death metal, which I've been known to dabble in.

I even, come to think of it, resisted explaining that the decibel scale is logrithmic. Benefit of the doubt given, but I eagerly await someone trying to say that the >3db spread in the results is tiny, or that 78.4db is only 5% louder than 74.9 (78.4/74.9 * 100)!

[Philly Q]

I even, come to think of it, resisted explaining that the decibel scale is logrithmic. Benefit of the doubt given, but I eagerly await someone trying to say that the >3db spread in the results is tiny, or that 78.4db is only 5% louder than 74.9 (78.4/74.9 * 100)!

I'm not going to say anything about the >3db spread in the results, because I didn't understand a word of it.  :P

But I'm just curious, Mark.... why have you got a "decibelometer"?

[Johnny Mac]

That is quite a jump in db's unamplified, I would say in my limited knowledge of this stuff! I'd love to hear some clips too. I don't really play metal but I used to. I still listen to some now and then. I've fallen in love with early 70's funk in a big way these days!

I just play my Feline now, I don't tend to think of all the spec in it anymore, I just love the way it plays and sounds! I had it in the studio today doing these fills on low gain, neck pickup, with a Phaser, Small amount of Reverb and a Wah. It sounded really cool I thought. I've found since I've been rehearsing every Sunday for the past 6 odd months, I'm more into the sounds and arrangements than gear. Which is really what it should be like. I'll have to get some recordings down myself. Like you say though it does take a long time, getting sounding the way you like it. The more you learn about sound the more options you have!

Good luck with your new custom guitar Mark!  :D

[MDV]

Because I do :P

Every time you add 3dB, you double the actual SPLs. (sound pressure level)

[MDV]

That is quite a jump in db's unamplified, I would say in my limited knowledge of this stuff! I'd love to hear some clips too. I don't really play metal but I used to. I still listen to some now and then. I've fallen in love with early 70's funk in a big way these days!

I just play my Feline now, I don't tend to think of all the spec in it anymore, I just love the way it plays and sounds! I had it in the studio today doing these fills on low gain, neck pickup, with a Phaser, Small amount of Reverb and a Wah. It sounded really cool I thought. I've found since I've been rehearsing every Sunday for the past 6 odd months, I'm more into the sounds and arrangements than gear. Which is really what it should be like. I'll have to get some recordings down myself. Like you say though it does take a long time, getting sounding the way you like it. The more you learn about sound the more options you have!

Good luck with your new custom guitar Mark!  :D

Indeed it is!

There will be recordings, soon enough. One of the many things that gets in the way of me getting round to doing recordings is getting new stuff and learning new methods. I'm going to ignore that and just hunker down and do it. Later :lol:

Oh, and I used to have loads more guitars, but the DX1 and RG560 were the only ones good enough, acoustically, amped up and in playability to survive the cull and stay in my main guitars after I got the Legra MDV602. For a long time now I've not been impressed by or interested in off the shelf guitars, because they usually dont even compete with the DX1 and 560, let alone the legra. Now its legras, and I dont see me picking anything else up for quite a while. It would have to be a really special find, like the 560 was.

[Jonny]

I think the general best thing about a custom guitar is that you love it, because its custom built and it fits and 'clicks' with you.

Then come the features and all that jazz.

I want a custom.. (and might get one soon, lulz)

[dave_mc]

I even resisted the temptation to use CGI and make up nonsense words while swinging my hair around.

Though the latter does sound a bit like death metal, which I've been known to dabble in.

I even, come to think of it, resisted explaining that the decibel scale is logrithmic. Benefit of the doubt given, but I eagerly await someone trying to say that the >3db spread in the results is tiny, or that 78.4db is only 5% louder than 74.9 (78.4/74.9 * 100)!

you forgot about hair extensions! gotta love a product which makes your hair look so awesome that they have to use hair extensions to help sell it.

but on the second bit... i actually thought that for a second, but luckily remembered it was logarithmic before i posted and made a fool of myself :lol:

[Bob Johnson]

See; this is what us poor artisans have to deal with......science and stuff. How's a poor woodworker 'sposed to understand all that logarithmic and db stuff?

[CaptainDesslock]

See; this is what us poor artisans have to deal with......science and stuff. How's a poor woodworker 'sposed to understand all that logarithmic and db stuff?

little does the forum know this "poor artisan" is actually a mechanical engineer! :D

[ToneMonkey]

See; this is what us poor artisans have to deal with......science and stuff. How's a poor woodworker 'sposed to understand all that logarithmic and db stuff?

little does the forum know this "poor artisan" is actually a mechanical engineer! :D

So just plain "poor" then  :lol:

[Bob Johnson]

See; this is what us poor artisans have to deal with......science and stuff. How's a poor woodworker 'sposed to understand all that logarithmic and db stuff?

little does the forum know this "poor artisan" is actually a mechanical engineer! :D

So just plain "poor" then  :lol:

Too true TM.... but I'm happy :D

[ToneMonkey]

See; this is what us poor artisans have to deal with......science and stuff. How's a poor woodworker 'sposed to understand all that logarithmic and db stuff?

little does the forum know this "poor artisan" is actually a mechanical engineer! :D

So just plain "poor" then  :lol:

Too true TM.... but I'm happy :D

I'm a Mechanical Engineer, I'm poor and my job sucks ass.  Would rather be guitar fiddling, even spangaly pink ones  :lol:

[FernandoDuarte]

I've no mercy for engineers :twisted: I'm blue collar :lol:

[blue]

lovely looking guitar, and immaculate looking work.  congrats.  and thanks for the science lesson! :)

i'm intrigued by the metal screw inserts for the pickups, seems like a great idea.  "someday, everyone will do it this way..."