The Austerity Thread

[Alex]

the ali tailpiece has a really nice effect on the top end - less muted and more defined
I prefer to hav mine locked down via TonePros split studs too for a bit more resonance (in my experience)

My enthusiasm for the TonePros studs is wavering a little bit - I sometimes wonder if it's better for the hardware to be held in place by string tension and for everything to "find its own resonance", as it were.

I've used them for ages and never noticed much, if any, difference soundwise (although it's nice that the tailpieces don't fall off).  But then I recently put some on a Junior and I'm pretty sure it seemed less resonant in that particular case, even with a new set of strings.  Hence my current doubts....

ABM bridges are locking, but they actually recommend to only lock them for strings changes and to leave them unlocked otherwise, for tonal benefits.

[Lew]

Get half a guitar lesson.

[Lew]

Or a small bag of weed.

[Toe-Knee]

Or a small bag of weed.

They do small bags?

[Lew]

Sure they do. PM me if you need a hook up.

[Philly Q]

Are they the bags that cost a dime?

[FELINEGUITARS]

the ali tailpiece has a really nice effect on the top end - less muted and more defined
I prefer to hav mine locked down via TonePros split studs too for a bit more resonance (in my experience)

My enthusiasm for the TonePros studs is wavering a little bit - I sometimes wonder if it's better for the hardware to be held in place by string tension and for everything to "find its own resonance", as it were.

I've used them for ages and never noticed much, if any, difference soundwise (although it's nice that the tailpieces don't fall off).  But then I recently put some on a Junior and I'm pretty sure it seemed less resonant in that particular case, even with a new set of strings.  Hence my current doubts....

Can you hear it ringing from the box under your bed :P

I know everyone's mileage will differ, but I'm still taken with it (and certainly the ali tailpiece is worth looking at)

[Philly Q]

Can you hear it ringing from the box under your bed :P

It's one of the few that's out in the open....  :lol:

[rotpunkt]

I can recommend getting a lend of some cheap guitars off a mate.

I've been given a shot of a Squire Auto-Sonic and an Ibanez Jet King.

Great fun  :D