Post photos, that sounds pretty interesting.twelvepoint wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:14 pm Picking up my weird TB standard from the luthier tomorrow. Posted about this earlier, but it had a smaller lower horn, not unlike a kramer aluminum neck.
Anyway, other than body shape, it had a dead bridge pickup, which I had rewound by Lindy Fralin. Then it went to my luthier who installed it, cut a new brass nut (original one had a weirdly wide spacing) and did some fret cleanup.
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512Sweet / yeah that’s exactly what I was hoping for. I had a tascam 424 that I thought was very cool but I wasn’t at a place where I was using it effectively and gave it to a friend. Playing with tapes now sounds fun.Garth wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:06 pmNice - Kevin at Humdrum Audio is giving mine a spa treatment after many years of sitting. Finally of the age where I want to listen to some of the god-awful embarrassing shit I did as a kid.TylerDeadPine wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:20 am Fostex 280 on shopgoodwill https://shopgoodwill.com/item/152938630
because I'm a !@#%#@$ hypocrite. It will also DEFINITELY be the inspiration I need for my next great garage project (no?)
These were fantastic units with really great feature sets if not overkill. Had both 4-track capabilities as well as sound-on-sound if you were to record 4 tracks and then use the 4 aux ins to add additional tracking while you mix-down. What makes it even more useful in 2022 is the direct channel outputs for going right into a daw if you're just wanting to get a little of that 4-track vibe or whatever
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513Having my sequential prophet 6 fixed by Deltronics.
"There's a felling I get when I look to the west"
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
"When the meaningful words. When they cease to function. When there's nothing to say."
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514Man, Deltronics absolutely fucked me back in the day. I had an appt to drop off some gear on a Saturday & they were a no show & got crappy w/ me stating that I did the no-show on them the week previous & I was like "uh scroll up." No response.
This part wasn't their fault but I got blasted w/ a really bad speeding ticket trying to make the appointment too which just made things worse.
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515twelvepoint wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:14 pm Picking up my weird TB standard from the luthier tomorrow. Posted about this earlier, but it had a smaller lower horn, not unlike a kramer aluminum neck.
Anyway, other than body shape, it had a dead bridge pickup, which I had rewound by Lindy Fralin. Then it went to my luthier who installed it, cut a new brass nut (original one had a weirdly wide spacing) and did some fret cleanup.
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516It sounds fantastic. Sustainy and bright with a natural shimmer in the treble.
I have to say I'm not entirely thrilled with the new nut. The action is high and the installation is off-square. The spacing isn't consistent either. Should I ask for a redo?
I have to say I'm not entirely thrilled with the new nut. The action is high and the installation is off-square. The spacing isn't consistent either. Should I ask for a redo?
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517Is that just straight brass touching the aluminum? The original Bean nuts had a plastic piece on the bottom (or at least my TB2000 does!) as the brass can react/corrode w/ the aluminum over time.
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518I can't tell. The old nut, which I just examined, has small clear adhesive dots on the underside. I assumed that was just to shim up the nut a bit, but point taken with the electrolysis stuff or whatnot.tallchris wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:08 pm Is that just straight brass touching the aluminum? The original Bean nuts had a plastic piece on the bottom (or at least my TB2000 does!) as the brass can react/corrode w/ the aluminum over time.
Edit: "galvanic corrosion" apparently is the term I'm looking for?
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519Yeah, that's what the term I've seen before! I'm not familiar w/ metal stuff enough, but I definitely remember it getting referenced about Beans/EGCs in the past.twelvepoint wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:11 pmI can't tell. The old nut, which I just examined, has small clear adhesive dots on the underside. I assumed that was just to shim up the nut a bit, but point taken with the electrolysis stuff or whatnot.tallchris wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:08 pm Is that just straight brass touching the aluminum? The original Bean nuts had a plastic piece on the bottom (or at least my TB2000 does!) as the brass can react/corrode w/ the aluminum over time.
Edit: "galvanic corrosion" apparently is the term I'm looking for?
Band: www.bracketsseattle.bandcamp.com
Old band: www.burnpermits.bandcamp.com
Older band: www.policeteeth.bandcamp.com
Old band: www.burnpermits.bandcamp.com
Older band: www.policeteeth.bandcamp.com
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520FYPGarth wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:06 pm Nice - Former member of Mustard Plug Kevin at Humdrum Audio...