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twangbanger
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twangbanger
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Do I need to "upgrade" my modeler? Kemper vs Helix in 2023?
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Tonex plus your Boss is a pretty solid combo…I added a Tonex pedal with my GTX100 Fender and now I find no need for upgrade because of...
May 11, 2023
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The bone saddle had already been lowered as much as it can, I spoke with Rick at Rosecreek Guitar and he likes to get the saddle at the...
Mar 27, 2023
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I had a '25 Martin with bar frets, and a local luthier, who had been a metalworker, said that he could get them made to the exact size...
Mar 27, 2023
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While 0.011 relief is pretty high for me, plenty of folks would actually set relief at a similar value. With that in mind, I am not sure...
Mar 27, 2023
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Compression fretting is basically just refretting with something similar to bar frets. I have been told this has been Martin's standard...
Mar 27, 2023
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Thank you for the replies. I went ahead and bought the guitar and it wasn't nearly as bad as he described over the phone. the intonation...
Mar 27, 2023
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I would take it to the Music Gallery in Highland Park or Hogeye Music in Evanston.
Mar 27, 2023
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Martins from the 70s to the mid-80s had various issues, including the tube neck reinforcement and being overbraced, which included the...
Mar 27, 2023
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A badly cupped neck, if that is what you are worried about, is generally remedied these days by going with compression fretting. Not a...
Mar 27, 2023
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You will absolutely want to make sure you get a good luthier to look at it., good call there. Forward bow in the neck would mean it...
Mar 27, 2023
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lI got a opportunity to buy a older Martin for a good price, it however has a forward bow to the neck the guy says. I've not got a...
Mar 26, 2023
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So I've been hashing this out for a little while… I finally talked to Steve Carr himself, and only with his expertise on the amps...
Mar 15, 2023
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This is the home video cell phone vid I did of my "Vinny, the Little HiWatt". I still hear it now and think to myself that I don't dig...
Mar 15, 2023
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I have owned a Vincent 2x12 for a few years, and I've only really played the Impala a couple times, so keep that in mind. That said, the...
Mar 15, 2023
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