JapanAxe
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Folks on here may be aware of the stellar work of NI builder Golden Era Guitars and his previous SC Relics output. I've owned and played this guitar a couple of years, having tried it when a friend owned it and begged him to give me first refusal should he ever come to sell it. It's unfeasibly good but I have another T-type that just edges it (and cost considerably more), plus I've just made my first foray into the dangerous world of Gardiner Houlgate Guitar Auctions, and have something I need to pay for... Here are the specs, courtesy of the included COA: Built in March 2020 Body Custom Paisley with Ocean Turquoise Metallic Burst Curved Neck Pocket Nitro Finish Lightly Aged with Craze Checking Neck One Piece Maple C Profile 9.5" Radius Aged Tint, Nitro Finish Electronics Radioshop ID Pickups 5-10 Overwind on Neck Paper in Oil 0.047 Tone Cap Treble Bleed CTS 250k TVT Pots CRL 3 Way Switch Hardware Gotoh Weight 7lbs 2.5oz The guitar comes with a nice light aluminium-finish hard case. (I'll add a pic of that once the daylight returns.) Looking for £1,300 - no trades thanks. Although I prefer to avoid courier delivery, I am not averse to a little drive out and meet-up, within reason. In fact I'm always happy to meet another Basschatter! I live in Swindon, Wiltshire. The delightful photos below are from my friend's 2023 listing. You can propbably tell that he's a professional photographer. Obviously his Vox amp is not included. I think the only difference is it might have had Schaller strap lock buttons whereas it currently sports a more traditional set. Currently strung with Elixir Optiweb 10s.
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In a range of finishes!
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Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)
JapanAxe replied to SimonK's topic in Amps and Cabs
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Thanks but I'm never going to achieve that! I do have a little jig to hold your chisel at the right angle while you work it on the sharpening stone though, and that will have to do.
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Well that’s something else I don’t have - chisels that are sharp, or that I can make sharp. Might be time for a tool investment! EDIT: Ordered a 20mm Draper chisel
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I’ve hit a bit of a bump in the road with this build, in the form of a clash of tolerances. The chassis was initially too tall to fit into the slot in the headshell. I have managed to reduce the height of the front and rear panels somewhat, but there appears to be a slight upward bow in the middle of the ‘shelf’ on which the front edge will sit, mainly to the rear. This piece of hardwood is glued into the ‘cheeks’ of the headshell at either end so I need some way of removing material from it in situ. I can’t get a plane to it, a rasp would be too coarse, and a metalwork file too slow. Maybe a spokeshave would do it, or a cabinet scraper, but I possess neither. Hmmm…
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I played flats exclusively for several years, chiefly Chromes or Cobalts. Went back to rounds (Elixirs) a couple of years ago and now I just can’t do flats any more - I’ll put a set on a bass, try it for a bit, then go ‘nah’ and put the rounds back on. Strange.
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Just fitted a Switchcraft barrel jack to my Steinberger Spirit as the original wouldn’t make consistent contact with the jack on my wireless bug. Feels much more solid and positive now. But if I could, I’d have a good quality regulator jack socket in there.
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What do you do when your music career is over?
JapanAxe replied to NancyJohnson's topic in General Discussion
Earl Slick (Bowie guitarist) packed in music in the 90s and got a job selling timeshares. He had a narrow escape from a car fire which made the news, prompting Bowie to get back in touch with him. -
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REDUCED Burford Electronics Robot ring modulator
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Effects For Sale
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Most of the remaining parts arrived - chassis, board, choke, hardware, resistors. Just waiting on the capacitors now.
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Welcome aboard @deadbabies - you must be a big Alice Cooper fan to name yourself from an AC song! I’m partial myself, particularly the Welcome To My Nightmare album. Lots of great info here, friendly crowd, and much temptation in the Classifieds!
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For me, nothing beats the enjoyment of a good gig. The absolute best is what’s sometimes called the ‘flow state’, where all the years of practice and preparation come together and the music almost plays itself. That doesn’t happen all the time, but even the bad gigs have a cash reward that can be put towards new gear to enjoy making music with. As regards attitude, I’m with you Daryl. I do a lot of depping and I want to be thought of as the guy who helps to make it all work, from learning my part properly and getting the right sound, to stepping in with spare cables and batteries when needed.
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How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?
JapanAxe replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
There was a genuine reason for him being late in the form of a road closure. He did phone the band leader when he knew about the delay. He toured a few years ago with a band that had a minor hit in the 1960s, and currently gigs regularly as a singer/guitarist with backing tracks. The BL had made contact with him via Facebook. My impression of him was that he talked a good game! -
How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?
JapanAxe replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
Auditioned a singer yesterday. He arrived over an hour late, which wasn’t too much of a problem as it allowed us to set up and run some songs ourselves. He didn’t bring so much as a microphone but I had a spare mic and lead and there was a stand in the rehearsal room. He was ok on some stuff. Other material was clearly out of his range (ever tried singing anything by the Sweet?) but on some other songs his response to running out of range was just to sing any note he fancied. Yours truly was attempting to sing harmony so that was interesting! Unsurprisingly, a unanimous NO from the rest of us. -
For me - no point whatsoever, I don’t get on with them. I miss the fatness of a P, and jiggling the volume controls just annoys me rather than producing any worthwhile tones. For people who enjoy them - they are the bee’s knees, cat’s pyjamas, dog’s danglies etc. And that’s fine of course - use what works for you.
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I use TeamUp.
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Alternative knobs. I ordered cream chicken-heads to start with but I think these will look better. Or I can mix them.
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Paper actually! Before I get deeper into the layout I’m waiting to see whether the custom chassis I ordered can be made 1cm bigger front-to-back.
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I made up a rough bias circuit on my ancient but serviceable breadboard. There is a bridge rectifier clipped into the chocolate blocks on the 42V AC supply. With 249V AC mains (typical round here) I can get about -45V to -55V DC out of it. The final circuit will have 2 trim pots, one for each 'side' of the OT. I can always swap components if I can't get the dissipation within range.
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Today I tried the transformers in position, listening on headphones for hum in the OT while the PT is powered up. As expected, setting them at right-angles at opposite ends of the chassis (as planned) produces virtually no hum. If I rotate either transformer 90 degrees, or move them close together, there is audible hum. I also measured the PT voltages off-load - with 243V AC from the mains I get 6.44V AC across the heater supply, 387V AC across the HT, and 42.7V AC across the winding that I plan to use for the bias supply - all good! I've been working on the layout, including a rough mock-up of the eyelet board. The bias circuit will go on a separate board above the PT.
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Sad but true!
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I wouldn't set too much store by what audiences say, I've lost count of the number of times that punters come up at the end of a gig and say 'Best band we've ever had in here!'
