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Here's another simple one quickly built out of scrap wood and some stick-on felt, just to give you an idea of different designs.

If "breaking in" means loosening up the surround and spider, as I believe it does, then you really want to get the cone moving, and the way to do that is with bass notes. What I have done is record a walking bass line on electric bass into a digital recorder, set it on endless loop, plugge...

If you go to google.com/images and search for "plastic fingerpicks" you'll see many examples.

I've tried some at times over the years, but never found any to be satisfactory.

Did you catch this *SOLD* listing? (Have to scroll down a little for content) https://www.ebay.com/itm/255316745773?hash=item3b72105e2d%3Ag%3ArVgAAOSwVdZh1vYA&nma=true&si=28ANDJ0NUp%252BFHfpBuFMz4yg9J7g%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 An MSA D12 fo...

I've opted for dark wine red aprons and black top.

Just enough to add a little color and individuality, but definitely not flashy.

...However, at some point I do intend to paint the chrome screw heads on the end plates black. That's the only visual bit that picks at me... Or you could just get some of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255135680307?hash=item3b67458733:g:RhEAAOSwM3BhQPWX One caution -- On the Encore, Doug grinds a...

Regarding the Zum Encore, I think the compromises they have made to keep the price down are almost entirely cosmetic: no polished parts, no fancy woods, no inlays, no glossy lacquer. But in terms of function and tone, it delivers at a very high level.

Kluson doesn't give a lot of dimensional data for their products, but they do spec a .250" diameter post 1" tall, and .781" to the string through-hole. Those dimensions sound compatible with the Gotohs. The relative positions of the post and the screw holes have been standard for so m...

Big $$$, but here are a couple of alternatives:

https://www.amazon.com/Machine-Head-Klu ... B00ZYU6QPE

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KD-3-NMDR-KLUS ... SwK6RZMeZ9

Really enjoyed that one, thanks!

Pretty sure it was Alex Wright.

They look like Grover Sta-Tite 98 Series.

https://grotro.com/product/sta-tite-98-series/

Some good insights, I enjoyed it. Thanks for posting!

I can tell you that the case measures 33-3/4" L x 9" H x 8-1/2" D and it comes in at just under 50 lbs in the case.

...I don't know how many additional pedals or knees each can take... From the stageonesteelguitars.com website: "...It [the Encore] features an all pull changer, triple raise and triple lower. Three pedals and FIVE knee levers are standard equipment...An extra floor pedal may be added at a cos...

I assume you're talking about the fingerpicking part.

It was the late Chip Young.

https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/ar ... dies-at-76

I don't think anyone has posted this one yet -- Nashville Ltd:

I find it easier to visualize signal flow with a schematic rather than a wiring diagram. The figure below shows a schematic version of the Guitar Electronics diagram, shown in the middle (No. 3) position. The left side represents their diagram as shown, the right side shows the black and white wires...

I concur that the Oak-Grigsby Superswitch is an excellent choice. Make sure you get the 4-pole double-wafer variety with 24 solder lugs. As far as the wiring goes, if: North start = white North finish = red South finish = green South start = black, then the above diagram should work for you. However...

Nylon is extremely hydrophilic (water-absorbing), so water based dyes like RIT fabric dyes work beautifully. They come in gazillion colors, plus you can mix them and create your own if desired.

https://www.ritdye.com/type/all-purpose-dye/

So, not that it’s an option, but theoretically if you tuned it to G and raised it to G# would you have less breakage? Both my strings snapped while engaging the B pedal to get to the A. I think the main point of slow tuning or pulling on the speaking length of the string is to settle all the wind...

"Don't underestimate the effectiveness of taking the first two sliders (31.25 and 62.5Hz) completely down to help cut back the hum of the single coil pickups."

Excellent point.

...Jeff Newman used .012. His opinion was that they were larger, therefore less likely to break... That's an understandable misconception, but still not correct. For a plain steel string of a given length tuned to a given pitch, the tensile stress on the string in pounds per square inch is independ...

"Space Rock" -- love it!

Many vendors on eBay have such parts and ship internationally. Just search for "#6-32 socket head cap screw". On the vendor's eBay ad, click the "Shipping and Payments" tab to get their shipping rates to your country. Since you're probably going to pay more for shipping than the ...