I notice that my correctly intonated 1E string is slid fully towards the neck until it hits the bridge pivot screw. I also notice the saddle then fully blocks the hole in the bridge below the saddle. I am of the opinion it is pinching/sissoring the string there. I backed off the saddle enough...
The 2016 Paul’s guitar in my avatar has Gen III locking saddles and I severed a 1E string off by over-tightening it on first string change. The ball end fell out of the block but the string was intact and playable.
I replaced the string and gently tightened until it was secure before I tuned...
Put a drop of finger nail polish on the threads near the point of contact, or on the perimiter of the screw head to lock it in place. It chips off and breaks loose when the screw is turned if you need to change the setting. This is an old tech tip used in electronics work to lock down...
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One who eats their favorite food at every meal for the rest of their life will eventually find it unappealing. They will forget why it was their favorite. Life is best with variety and contrast.
You may not like the Mesa as much as the HXDA & DG30, but you benefit from the sound...
Using the TCI techniques to copy holy grail pickups is a logical first step. I would guess that after those are perfected, they would move on to improve pickup designs of their own. There may be a future where TCI versions of dragons are available.
Capacitors, inductors and resistors are used to make filters for AC signals. These filters are known as hi pass, low pass, notch and band pass. Each slider or knob on a graphic equalizer is controlling the amplitude of a slim band pass filter. This gives you the operator the ability to make the...
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