Kit & Tab quick questions thread

[Neil.]

Originally Posted by james90

£700?!

You can also get them 'graded' for high gain or low microphonics. As well as balanced triodes - it generally costs a few extra pounds, but not £700 haha. That must have been some NOS thing.

I'm not sure what you mean by subminiature?

check these out:
http://www.tubedepot.com/re-u707.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/pa-6922-pw.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/re-u77.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/pa-ecc803s-tele.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/tr-re604.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/we-205d.html

olol! price mesplosion!

yeah, subminiature. Well, you know the way there's, for example, a 12AU7? But then there's a "subminiature" equivilant, which is a much smaller one, but does ALMOST the same thing.
here, you can see a 12AU7, with a subminiature equivilant, the 6111. I know the 6111 has a different, more common code though... i just can't find it.

[james90]

Originally Posted by trad3mark

check these out:
http://www.tubedepot.com/re-u707.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/pa-6922-pw.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/re-u77.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/pa-ecc803s-tele.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/tr-re604.html
http://www.tubedepot.com/we-205d.html

olol! price mesplosion!

yeah, subminiature. Well, you know the way there's, for example, a 12AU7? But then there's a "subminiature" equivilant, which is a much smaller one, but does ALMOST the same thing.
here, you can see a 12AU7, with a subminiature equivilant, the 6111. I know the 6111 has a different, more common code though... i just can't find it.
http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/...aster/6111.jpg

Oh right

Not too familiar with those, just what they use in guitar amps haha. I know a fair few sites that might have info though - I'll check.

[Gemsy]

Originally Posted by coffee_and_tv

this.

it all just seems a touch unnecessary, really. ill flesh out my point later on (got an exam to run to now), but in the meantime we should keep things rational and spam-free, unlike last time..

We made the decision to do this as a team, as we feel it is necessary, for various reasons. And we do understand and have taken on board all points that have been made, dude... we're working on a solution so everyone will be happy. In the meantime just try and use the banter thread in the banter forum? You can talk about music-related things in there, plenty of us already do. Lots of people from here have been in there tonight and it's been nice! But let's not bring all this arguing up in public; if you want to make another point please feel free to PM us. We're not just doing this to be cunts.

Originally Posted by brian KEEEEM

You mean we should talk about whammies gear? ?

Precisely. Anything goes in the Banter thread, as I've been explaining in there tonight it's fine to have your own conversation. Everyone else does!

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by Gemsy

We made the decision to do this as a team, as we feel it is necessary, for various reasons. And we do understand and have taken on board all points that have been made, dude... we're working on a solution so everyone will be happy. In the meantime just try and use the banter thread in the banter forum? You can talk about music-related things in there, plenty of us already do. Lots of people from here have been in there tonight and it's been nice! But let's not bring all this arguing up in public; if you want to make another point please feel free to PM us. We're not just doing this to be cunts.

fair play there. i guess its just a balancing act between keeping things civil, happy, and informative (which are, of course, very important here), and retaining the personality of this area (which is why we all keep coming back).

im sure all the (non-cuntish) k+t regs will try and make this work out as intended

[coffee_and_tv]

now a kit-related question.. last time i got my tele set up, the tech said it had a little crack in the nut under the D string, which resulted in added buzz. i shifted up a string gauge and it became less of an issue, but now im back using 10s and the buzz has returned.

so i guess i need a new nut. question is: what kinda nuts would people reccomend (bone/plastic/graphite/roller/etc?), and what kinda prices are reasonable for a nut replacement?

cheers!

[Matthijs]

A rolling nut would be quite useless as your tele doesn't have a whammy bar on it, so you don't divebomb.

I would go with bone, and they're about... $10 max? Then it would depend how long it'd take to get it off and on again, which you could even do yourself probably, unless it's lacquered over or something like that...

you should be done for about $40 max (which is already near steep) if you have it done.

[Phill]

I always use graphite nuts. just preference i guess.
it shouldn't cost much. you could even get some small files and do it yourself!

[brian KEEEEM]

I suggest getting a bone nut and just getting a random pencil and rubbing the graphite part in the slots for the strings. Seeing how people rave about how bone nuts are mega sustain or whatnot and how graphite seems to be a good lubricant.

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by MuseMatt

A rolling nut would be quite useless as your tele doesn't have a whammy bar on it, so you don't divebomb.

I would go with bone, and they're about... $10 max? Then it would depend how long it'd take to get it off and on again, which you could even do yourself probably, unless it's lacquered over or something like that...

you should be done for about $40 max (which is already near steep) if you have it done.

hahah shows how little i know.. i guess ill phone around a few places, see what kinda prices come up

Originally Posted by Phill

I always use graphite nuts. just preference i guess.
it shouldn't cost much. you could even get some small files and do it yourself!

do you find theres much of a difference between graphite and the others? and is it much more pricey?

[cheddatom]

Originally Posted by MuseMatt

A rolling nut would be quite useless as your tele doesn't have a whammy bar on it, so you don't divebomb.

Yep, you can't whammy without a whammy. I reckon all nuts are the same, but graphite will last longer? I'm sure there are some gear nuts who will say they can tell the difference. I got a new acoustic nut done for £10 once.

[Phill]

Originally Posted by coffee_and_tv

do you find theres much of a difference between graphite and the others? and is it much more pricey?

Nothing noticeable tone wise. I'm not sure about price, especially in Aus.

[the_man361]

Originally Posted by trad3mark

anyone who's ever changed the tubes in their amp:

do you notice much of a difference with brand/matched/etc etc?

yes, massive difference. i replaced power tubes and preamp tubes in my jcm900 and my tone got brighter and more crunchy.. but i preferred it the way it was before hah

[james90]

er

what's the best way to fix a stripped strap button hole?...i tried the match stick way, but as soon as i put the strap back on and the guitars weight was put on it...it got all loose again.

rather not use glue or anything liek that.

[Neil.]

hmmm.... woodfiller maybe?

[cheddatom]

Originally Posted by james90

er

what's the best way to fix a stripped strap button hole?...i tried the match stick way, but as soon as i put the strap back on and the guitars weight was put on it...it got all loose again.

rather not use glue or anything liek that.

You are talking about the screw hole that goes into the guitar yeh? Use a bigger screw, or fill the hole with some wood (like your matchstick) as well as some glue, wait for it to dry and put a new screw in. Why don't you want to use glue?