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My apologies for the delay in this...
On Saturday, I finally got around to doing some maintenance on Millie...change of strings, clean the whole guitar, and oil up the fingerboard a bit. Not that big of a deal for most, but it's the first time I ever sat down and did everything myself. I even purchased a precision ruler so I could check string and pickup heights.
Anyway, long story short, I was able to fix two minor issues without having to resort to taking her somewhere else for a setup: the first was a slight buzz on the lower strings (they needed to be raised 2/64th of an inch), and minor intonation problems on two strings. Needless to say, I'm rather pumped that I was able to do it on my own, and didn't need to call someone to fix my mistakes! lol
But you don't care about that...here's some porn of Millie...
Getting prepped to do some maintenance (you can see the ruler in this pic)...
Cleaning the backside, which shows her only mar where the finish didn't take to the neck...
Getting ready to polish the back of the body to wipe away all the fingerprints...
The naked body...
The naked neck...
And Millie at our first gig: the home of my wife's boss (not me in pic)...
On Saturday, I finally got around to doing some maintenance on Millie...change of strings, clean the whole guitar, and oil up the fingerboard a bit. Not that big of a deal for most, but it's the first time I ever sat down and did everything myself. I even purchased a precision ruler so I could check string and pickup heights.
Anyway, long story short, I was able to fix two minor issues without having to resort to taking her somewhere else for a setup: the first was a slight buzz on the lower strings (they needed to be raised 2/64th of an inch), and minor intonation problems on two strings. Needless to say, I'm rather pumped that I was able to do it on my own, and didn't need to call someone to fix my mistakes! lol
But you don't care about that...here's some porn of Millie...
Getting prepped to do some maintenance (you can see the ruler in this pic)...
Cleaning the backside, which shows her only mar where the finish didn't take to the neck...
Getting ready to polish the back of the body to wipe away all the fingerprints...
The naked body...
The naked neck...
And Millie at our first gig: the home of my wife's boss (not me in pic)...
Been too long!
Woah...it's been over two years since I've done anything here. Yikes!!!
I'm currently in the process of rearranging my "music room" / "man cave" right now. When I'm done, I'll post some pics of my current guitars and amps.
It won't be complete until next year, though...I need one more guitar to properly utilize one of my amps. When it arrives, I'll include some photos of it as well.
Sorry for the disappearing act. But, hey, at least I'm not dead! Well, not yet, anyway. ;)
L8R!
Rich
The first hour with my VOX VT80+
Well, my new VOX VT80+ arrived today, and I thought I'd share my initial thoughts on it. For background: I started playing when I was 13, and took a 9-10 year hiatus in my mid-30's (I'm now 46). When I got back into playing (about a year-and-a-half ago), I picked up a VT40+. For various reasons, I traded that in for a Peavey Vypyr 75. This Christmas I gifted the Vypyr 75 to a friend. Due to a backlog on Vypyr 30's, I opted to pick up the VT80+ instead of waiting indefinitely for a Vypyr 30 to arrive.
I've seen lots of reviews on the VT40+, and in some of them, they make note of the lack of a bottom-end. Since it comes with a 10" speake
What a winding path one sometimes follows...
Wow. Just, wow. You won't believe the crazy journey I'm on involving my guitar amps...
History: After a 9-10 year break, I once again started playing guitar. The amp I purchased was a Vox Valvetronix VT40+, which sounded great. However, as some may know, it's a tiny little amp, and not having anything to place it on, I got tired of always tilting it forward to change / see the settings. So, I traded it in for a Peavey Vypyr 75.
After five minutes of playing it, I realized that it was more power than I'd ever need. Especially since the "Power Sponge" does NOT act like a power attenuator. Additionally, the Noise Gate is at a set level,
Good-Bye, Vypyr 75!
Well, today I became Vypyrless. I knew within 5 minutes of owning it that I had made a mistake with the 75: it just has way more power than I will ever need. I only play at home as a hobbyist, and don't plan on ever doing gigs. And, really, if I DID end up doing a gig, I could always drag out my Renown 400 for that.
But, I have a friend that has recently had to hock most of his equipment, and he DOES do gigs, and on a regular basis. So, for Christmas, I'm giving him my Vypyr 75. I cleaned it all up (i.e. just dusted it off LOL) and reset it to the factory defaults. I'm sure he'll enjoy it...one of the things he had to hock was a Vypyr 15, so
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