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[Inspector #20]

Just an old school trick that works good if you have an issue with strings binding at your nut and you dont want to replace it as long as its still good: lube the string grooves with a graphite pencil. Works like a charm

This works great too...zero binding:



I've never had any problems with strings binding in the nut on my guitars. What wreaks havoc with my Les Paul's (real and replicas) is sunlight. I can plug them in and let them sit in the sun and watch the tuning change without ever playing them, but my Floyd equipped guitars never change enough to turn off the yellow arrows on my Korg Pitchblack.

I follow a few basic guidelines. I did not invent these methods, but they work very well:




Although I use the Stewie-Mac fret saws to shape and create a nut slot, I finish the slot with a welding tip cleaner to give it a round floor profile. This keeps the first fret action from changing as the string 'wallows out" the nut floor to fit it's curved profile.

 

[Clockworkmike]

This works great too...zero binding:

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I've never had any problems with strings binding in the nut on my guitars.

Pretty neat! I myself havent had an issue really either with string binding except for the Tele and that was just a really awful nut from the factory, that was too low, misshaped string grooves and actually cracked in two. I replaced it with a TUSQ Graphite and it fixed all of that no problem

 

[Inspector #20]

Pretty neat! I myself havent had an issue really either with string binding except for the Tele and that was just a really awful nut from the factory, that was too low, misshaped string grooves and actually cracked in two. I replaced it with a TUSQ Graphite and it fixed all of that no problem

I sometimes get guitars for service where they 'plink' as you tune them, and I have found nut slots actually smaller than the string gauge!!!!!

 

[mcblink]

BUT then how do guys like Schenker and Dimebag or other Dean players experience their tuning with the super wide inverted V head stocks?
Do these Dean guitars have stable or inconsistent tuning results?

My Dean V is as stable as my Epi V. That is to say, very stable. I really like the Dean, actually. It's a kickass guitar!

 

[Clockworkmike]

My Dean V is as stable as my Epi V. That is to say, very stable. I really like the Dean, actually. It's a kickass guitar!

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I LOVE that finish!

 

[mcblink]

I LOVE that finish!

Yeah, I just had to have it. It came down to this one, or the stealth, with is the same but with the matte black finish instead. This one beat the other. It doesn't show up as well in dim lighting though, but that doesn't affect it's playability so I'm okay with that. It's a really comfy and fun guitar to play.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Yeah, I just had to have it. It came down to this one, or the stealth, with is the same but with the matte black finish instead. This one beat the other. It doesn't show up as well in dim lighting though, but that doesn't affect it's playability so I'm okay with that. It's a really comfy and fun guitar to play.

I got an Explorer Pro that i ordered in Translucent Black years back. Doesnt show up great in the pic but its got a burst in it. Not as detailed as what you got though!

 

[mcblink]

I got an Explorer Pro that i ordered in Translucent Black years back. Doesnt show up great in the pic but its got a burst in it. Not as detailed as what you got though!View attachment 51166

That is a badass looking Explorer! Always wished mine looked kinda more like yours lol! Is there no pickguard? Rear routed electronics?

 

[Clockworkmike]

That is a badass looking Explorer! Always wished mine looked kinda more like yours lol! Is there no pickguard? Rear routed electronics?

Why thank you! Yeah they actually came without any pickguard and capped them in figured maple, so i guess the wiring is chambered under the cap. Theres two control plates on the rear where the switch is and the controls. Most of the ones i remember were in Translucent Amber but I saw the Translucent Black on the website and managed to order one back in 2003.

 

[Session 5]

I do not wrap and lock strings, if you have good tuners you don't need to do this. I use graphite pencil in the nut slots, I wrap strings around the post, slightly stretch and pull a few times then tune. Works well for me, no tuning issues.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Since the Katana replaced the '66 Princeton Reverb 4 years ago, this is my main rig

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Exciting ain' it?

Looks to me like a cool compact rig , that also from what I have heard from them, very pleasing to the ears.
Cheers
Mitch

 

[Inspector #20]

Everything is slightly bigger then on the double neck?

Yes, according to Gibson....but I set them up the same as a Les Paul.

 

[Sérgio]

This

 

[BFT Gibson]

last 30 days has been this... addicted !! then the ROV 50 is even nastier run with it..next song is the 2 together..heaviest song ever on the way

 

[jtcnj]

Well, last week it was this in FLA, not very far from the Electric Ferengiland Studios (though the pic was from home):

 

[67plexi]

A amp I'm finishing off Dumble ODS meets Marshall 1966 JTM 45/100 a clone of a Drake 1202-84 output transformer
my friend Robert engineered for Greg Germino used on his Monterey 100 amp think Clapton Cream early Hendrix and early AC/DC.
I used a Carvin X100B power transformer it was free. Went 110uf on B+1 filter then 16.5uf on B+2 through B+5.
I had to mount the OPT on it's side massive 2.25" thick.

 

[Far Rider]

I recently built a Super100 JH clone (center) that sounds truly marvelous with my favorite Strat.

 

[67plexi]

Thanks Far Rider, I have the red white green tan and black just missing the purple not for long.

 

[Far Rider]

The bottom is a JTM50 I built last year and (shamefully) have yet to really try it out. I've been on an amp building binge with the generous help of my Amp Godz (CoyotesGator and T-Rex).

 

[67plexi]

The bottom is a JTM50 I built last year and (shamefully) have yet to really try it out. I've been on an amp building binge with the generous help of my Amp Godz (CoyotesGator and T-Rex).

Speaking of JTM50 look what I have for my next project.
784-139 NOS OPT and a 1968 1202-118 PT.