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Post by verbosity on Dec 16, 2009 11:44:43 GMT -5
 at the top, my old 'guvnor' acoustic, my first guitar, the one I play most, and the one that gets trashed most ( due to kidies and its my camping guitar ) Next is my cheap 'legacy' strat knock-off, its does the job ( I don't get to play electric much due to the aformentioned kiddies) the last guitar is my Freshman semi-acoustic (apollo-2 maple ridge series), I love this quitar, hard to see from the pic but its maple with a nice blueish tint to the finish, semi-acoustic and the sound is just fantastic. oh and lastly an electric violin, though I still can't even get a note outta it : I have a nicer electric, but its left-handed ( and although I'm a sinestro I play right-handed), and I've no-idea how to re-string it  |
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 16, 2009 12:06:07 GMT -5
Nice collection there Verb - must get round to taking photos of mine soon. Cool violin
Is your Legacy a G&L legacy or a brand we don't get in the UK?
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Post by verbosity on Dec 16, 2009 12:14:55 GMT -5
Is your Legacy a G&L legacy or a brand we don't get in the UK? erm....... to be honest not knowing how to tell the difference  , I bought it as part of a 'starter box' from a music chain ( the one that went bust recently). oh the left-handed electric has "Westfield" printed on the neck |
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Post by Mojo on Dec 16, 2009 12:20:27 GMT -5
What's the problem w/ the stringing of the guitar? Maybe I can help? That violin sure looks cool. I should learn to play that beast. [famous last words] How hard could it be? [/famous last words]  |
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 16, 2009 12:22:47 GMT -5
What's the problem w/ the stringing of the guitar? Maybe I can help? That violin sure looks cool. I should learn to play that beast. [famous last words] How hard could it be? [/famous last words] Maybe a sticky on set ups and restringing would be an idea - plus a guide on buying a new guitar for new starters Sorry Verb just noticed you are a Scot - Lesblues is Fife area |
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Post by verbosity on Dec 16, 2009 12:41:55 GMT -5
What's the problem w/ the stringing of the guitar? Maybe I can help? Well its a left handed guitar, I know it can be re-strung without too much difficulty ( according to legend Hendrix did the same), but the guitar shops say I need to get new heads and get them put in place too ( I'd be willing to try taking them out and re-arranging them myself if I knew how), and often the cost isn't justifiable ( not only kiddies, but wife too ) |
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Post by Mojo on Dec 16, 2009 12:45:49 GMT -5
New heads? You mean the tuners?
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Post by verbosity on Dec 16, 2009 12:51:18 GMT -5
New heads? You mean the tuners? sry the pick-ups ( magnet bits where you strum) lol uber noob-ness ftw |
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 16, 2009 12:56:03 GMT -5
New heads? You mean the tuners? sry the pick-ups ( magnet bits where you strum) lol uber noob-ness ftw Why change the pickups I am no expert but you would need to swap the nut because it will be cut incorrectly but everything else should be OK - except things might get in the way of strumming - volume knobs etc |
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Post by verbosity on Dec 16, 2009 13:03:47 GMT -5
well I think you can get away with it, but all the shops say that needs done , I could probably manage with the knobs in the way.
I have no idea what the nut is, is that the screw thing down the middle of the neck, or the bit on the body where you string the strings ( which would need to be adjusted, and probably the main thing that would need adjusted, but they are adjustable)
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Post by Happy Jack on Dec 16, 2009 13:15:53 GMT -5
The nut is the bit at the top between the headstock and the fingerboard. It will be probably made from plastic and have 6 slots or grooves for the strings.
If you restring for left handed you would be trying to put the thick string into the the thin slot and a the bottom of the nut the thin string into the the thick slot
If you have look on Google there are some guides for restringing - I think there may be a youtube vid
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Post by gasman on Dec 18, 2009 23:53:56 GMT -5
I really like that Freshman, and that violin is AWESOME!
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Post by verbosity on Dec 22, 2009 13:28:24 GMT -5
thanks man, As an appendum, I took possesion of this guitar today, it's only on loan for 3 months, but I'm hoping my dad forgets to take it back when he gets back from india ( this isn't my pic, but the guitar is identical, thank you wikipedis) Its a 12-string EKO ranger XII I'm told it's rare and valuable, the sound is fantastic, though it makes picking some tunes a trifle harder than a 6-string ( worth it though  ) |
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Post by Mojo on Dec 22, 2009 21:30:44 GMT -5
I don't own a 12-string, because... I can't be @rsed to tune it |
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Post by verbosity on Dec 23, 2009 10:30:20 GMT -5
lol
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, I bought it as part of a 'starter box' from a music chain ( the one that went bust recently). oh the left-handed electric has "Westfield" printed on the neck 
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