Hi,
First I'd like to say thanks to everyone for thier posts here. After decades of pro and semi pro playing it's really nice to find a board full of such knowledgable players, who also are quite friendly! Some of the band forums get pretty hostile at times...
There has been a lot of talk about electronics changing, switch wiring, etc., of late which I find very interesting.
My specific questions:
Aluminum bridge advantage? Why?
I have always been a brass saddle guy, and in fact, with my Fender '57 USA reissue I replaced the trem with a one-off solid brass vintage style bridge, complete with brass block, and WOW what a sonic difference. Aluminum doesn't seem like it would be that ideal, what's the magic in it on a Love Rock?
Also, what's the deal with CTS (or is it CST) pots?
Finally, someone mentioned "Brill Dressing" of frets. What does this term mean???
I could've PM'ed the guy who mentioned it, but would like to hear from others as well. I am always in search of the perfect fret profile.
15 years ago I bought a new Gib LP "1960 Classic". Loved how it looked and played, but it didn't intonate in the store. I always stobe my own guitars so I bought it any way unconcerned. Well, nothing would get this thing to tune properly every where on the neck. I ended up sending it back to Gibson. They did a fret dress that was SO beauitful I almost cried. Sadly, the thing STILL didn't intonate!
The store repair guy had a go at it as well, and he and the owner agreed with me in the end, and gave me a full refund (on a reciept that said "NO CASH REFUNDS", loved that). Really turned me off Gibson. After years of wondering what could've been wrong, I think I finally figured it out. The nut must've been placed a few tousands too far back, and or was cut so the strings contacted too far back (the opposite of the Buz Fieton school). Anyway, I still long for THAT fret treatment. Hoping to hear it's a special tool or something and that there's a name for it. Thanks.
Oh, last thing (promise), any truth to this claim that cuts are made to suggest a long tenon when actually there isn't one?
First I'd like to say thanks to everyone for thier posts here. After decades of pro and semi pro playing it's really nice to find a board full of such knowledgable players, who also are quite friendly! Some of the band forums get pretty hostile at times...
There has been a lot of talk about electronics changing, switch wiring, etc., of late which I find very interesting.
My specific questions:
Aluminum bridge advantage? Why?
I have always been a brass saddle guy, and in fact, with my Fender '57 USA reissue I replaced the trem with a one-off solid brass vintage style bridge, complete with brass block, and WOW what a sonic difference. Aluminum doesn't seem like it would be that ideal, what's the magic in it on a Love Rock?
Also, what's the deal with CTS (or is it CST) pots?
Finally, someone mentioned "Brill Dressing" of frets. What does this term mean???
I could've PM'ed the guy who mentioned it, but would like to hear from others as well. I am always in search of the perfect fret profile.
15 years ago I bought a new Gib LP "1960 Classic". Loved how it looked and played, but it didn't intonate in the store. I always stobe my own guitars so I bought it any way unconcerned. Well, nothing would get this thing to tune properly every where on the neck. I ended up sending it back to Gibson. They did a fret dress that was SO beauitful I almost cried. Sadly, the thing STILL didn't intonate!
The store repair guy had a go at it as well, and he and the owner agreed with me in the end, and gave me a full refund (on a reciept that said "NO CASH REFUNDS", loved that). Really turned me off Gibson. After years of wondering what could've been wrong, I think I finally figured it out. The nut must've been placed a few tousands too far back, and or was cut so the strings contacted too far back (the opposite of the Buz Fieton school). Anyway, I still long for THAT fret treatment. Hoping to hear it's a special tool or something and that there's a name for it. Thanks.
Oh, last thing (promise), any truth to this claim that cuts are made to suggest a long tenon when actually there isn't one?
