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[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1357822296' post='1928909']
ho right......I may replace then just to make it look a little neater, I was thinking it looked a little featureless
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In fact. I just treated myself to a cheapie LP - no guard as standard....
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[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1357820798' post='1928866']
Some of those Hondo les pauls (and I've gone through a fair few) have some utterly lovely Di Marzio pickups in them. Which is why I get through so many, cos I keep buying them, nicking the pickups and using them in Epiphones (which are nice guitars with sh*t pickups)
It is bound to be ply under there, there are very few non-ply hondo's out there.
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Sounds like the pickups may be keepers....
If you are getting no sound at all from amping up - the wires at the jack are a favourite suspect. Four screws to undo to check.... -
Only 2 screws to hold an LP scratchplate - and they stick out from the body. I've seen quite a few removed to suit the owners taste.
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[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1357817270' post='1928788']
Will post some pictures tomorrow, it's a bright yellow colour, which part of me would love to change but I'm worried about stripping it down.
Cheers guys..... as i say I've never done anything like this before. Because I'm a soft hearted git a big part of me wants to put a nice neck on it & make it a really nice guitar but because i know naff all about this kind of thing I'm gonna go for the easier option.
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You'll struggle to find an aftermarket bolt on Les Paul Neck - even then the quality of the body doesn't warrant this imho...
If you don't fancy a refinish - how about ratting it with a stickerbomb finish? -
Nitromors (if it'll touch it) and sanding (lots of this).... fill any blems>high build primer> top coats>laquer. My mate (Rejectfly) has just stripped back the Pink B.C Rich Eagle bass he got from the forum adds here. Back to bare wood in two evenings with sanding alone...
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As I remember the Hondo's were ply bodied but quite useable. Might rule out a natural finish
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Yeah do it! Go to [url="http://guitarfetish.com/"]Guitarfetish[/url] and order everything you need at a nice price, grab a soldering iron and a few basic tools and create....
I have a leftybody Strat with RH maple neck loaded with 2x p90's and a lipstick in the middle position, quality pots,jack and wiring. Cost under £100 for every thing (including the body and neck from the bay in at £45). It rocks!
[url="ftp://thefamilyhastings%40tiscali.co.uk:[email protected]/Mick/bitza.jpg"][/url] -
Reaper's compressors are very excellent at clean,transparent type of stuff, for sure - I'm also experimenting with the likes of [url="http://vladgsound.wordpress.com/plugins/molot/"]Molot[/url] and [url="http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/announcing-density-mkiii-providing-depth-and-dimension-mastering-grade/"]Density3[/url] for character/colour.
And yeah I love a shiny new toy! Plugins are great as the free ones tend to be really good these days - much better on the wallet than GASsing for Basses and Guitars. -
I have a cheap pair of 205's - they sound good and survive repeated abuse. No complaints here....
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Great job, as above on balancing levels... for grittier bass you could duplicate the bass track and treat that with a NoAmp or B.O.D type vst - then mix it in low and bring it up until you get enough dirt, while still having a good clear bass track to punch with.
[url="http://www.theserinaexperiment.net/software.html"] http://www.theserinaexperiment.net/software.html[/url] B.O.D
[url="http://www.mokafix.com/noamp.html"]http://www.mokafix.com/noamp.html[/url] NoAmp
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And Bootsy's reverb ,delay, comp,exiter etc,etc
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Using it on every track of 'Stripers BC mix..
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Thanks RS, I uploaded a mix to soundcloud in wav format previously. I didn't really want soundcloud to ''process'' my final mix render ( rendered to mp3 @ 224 VBR)....
Anyways, Hobson's choice leads me to SC again - but it hasn't killed it totally, so here goes...
[url="https://soundcloud.com/lucy-hastings/bc-mix-final"]https://soundcloud.c...gs/bc-mix-final[/url] -
another failed try... I don't really want to use soundcloud for mp3's as I'm under the impressiion it will compress it again when I upload,
I currently have the file on my ISP webspace but can't seem to link to it - any other suggestions? -
quick reply! see edit above...
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looking for a free file host for the mp3 version of my mix... any ideas peeps?
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Mixed in Reaper. using stock and free VST's... (along with Satson CM).
Couldnt get SPAN to work on the track or master, so I kinda winged it with the volume level. Maybe the bass is a bit heavy for my taste - but as this is a bass forum I left it as is
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[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1357237626' post='1919647']
Then you simply edit it and line the audio up with it. That can take a little bit of time, but it needs to be right.
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For each take, just before you start playing -clap your hands in front of the camera.
This will give you an accurate video/audio sync point that should speed things up... -
Does the E string come 'into' the fretboard by the same amount, by any chance?
If so, you can loosen the neck screws and alter the neck/body join angle to suit... -
[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1355904286' post='1904121']
. I don't find them very "exciting" but they are great quality,
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That's what i found with my old 112. very polite sound which was hard to get enthusiastic about... I guess I'm just a Fender guitar fan,but I found my cheapie Affinity Squier had more expression/soul/mojo or whatever you want to call 'it'. -
for a beginner, I'm tempted toward the 120H, with the hardtail for tuning stability - and the choice of humbuckers or (tapped) single coils make for a great rhythm machine...
If you want to play lead, get the 112V or that tasty 212V with which you get a trem - but you gotta be a lot lighter when strumming a floating trem guitaras it's easy to sharpen just by resting on the bridge.
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Never had one on a bass, but my Gordon Smith GS1 came with an adjustable brass nut. I thought I'd try a Tusq nut on it - the difference (open or fretted) was very apparent.
I refitted the brass nut very quickly to regain the treble and clarity that I was used too.... -
[quote name='Ruiner' timestamp='1355530087' post='1899774']
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This is something that I've noticed but couldn't put my finger on. What's the best way of fixing this (save for getting in a bass player with a more consistant technique ) A touch of compression maybe or will it possibly be cured if we pan the guitars more widely to hopefully unclutter the frequencies?
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If that doesn't do it - drop a volume envelope on the track and adjust to suit to your taste.
Free VSTs
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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1353749235' post='1878000']
Melda Productions has got a whole load of Free VST stuff, including a Drum sampler.
Both x32 & x64 bit.
Go get...............
[url="http://www.meldaproduction.com/freevstplugins/"]http://www.meldaprod...freevstplugins/[/url]
Garry
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I really want to use the Melda stuff - they just shut Reaper down every time I try to load one.....