Cabinet drop?
Posted: 3 Feb 2003 1:17 pm
As some of you know, I have considerable cabinet drop on my Excel. And so there is NO doubt, this is NOT due to the standard Excel. My guitar is not standard. I asked for many changes which Mitsuo did very kindly for me. Any one of a dozen of my "changes" could be conributing to it.
I said the above because I just sent a snail mail off to Mitsuo. Reason; He came up with a "counterforce" modification for cabinet drop which is standard now on his Super B models. Both my friends Gary Steele and David Phillips new Excel PSG's have it on their guitars.
David, (knowing I was dying to see how it worked), sent me some really clear photos of all the parts that make up the counterforce assembly. After studying them (often zooming 400%) for hours, I believe I can adapt it to my guitar. I had enquired about this earlier and Mitsuo told me it would not work. And that is true the way my guitar is built.
But I came up with several changes, which I believe will allow me to install it. I spent all morning drawing it all to scale. And just sent Mitsuo the drawings. I can't wait to hear what he says. I believe in my heart it will work.
And if so, I will be one excited person. Because I have also located a person that will make me nut rollers that are guaranteed dead on flat at the top of the strings at the first fret.
I had only 3 things that caused me frustration with guitar:
1. Cabinet drop (particulary the 6th sring when engaging the A pedal)
2. Strings not flat at the top of the nut rollers. (My number one petpeave on ALL PSG's)
3. Strings 1, 2 and 3 not having the same volume as the other strings.
In an earlier thread I discussed how I solved item 3. So with the new gauged rollers and Mitsuo's "affirmation", (hopefully), I am once again thrilled.
Wish me luck, and God bless Mitsuo Fuji, and all of you,
carl
I said the above because I just sent a snail mail off to Mitsuo. Reason; He came up with a "counterforce" modification for cabinet drop which is standard now on his Super B models. Both my friends Gary Steele and David Phillips new Excel PSG's have it on their guitars.
David, (knowing I was dying to see how it worked), sent me some really clear photos of all the parts that make up the counterforce assembly. After studying them (often zooming 400%) for hours, I believe I can adapt it to my guitar. I had enquired about this earlier and Mitsuo told me it would not work. And that is true the way my guitar is built.
But I came up with several changes, which I believe will allow me to install it. I spent all morning drawing it all to scale. And just sent Mitsuo the drawings. I can't wait to hear what he says. I believe in my heart it will work.
And if so, I will be one excited person. Because I have also located a person that will make me nut rollers that are guaranteed dead on flat at the top of the strings at the first fret.
I had only 3 things that caused me frustration with guitar:
1. Cabinet drop (particulary the 6th sring when engaging the A pedal)
2. Strings not flat at the top of the nut rollers. (My number one petpeave on ALL PSG's)
3. Strings 1, 2 and 3 not having the same volume as the other strings.
In an earlier thread I discussed how I solved item 3. So with the new gauged rollers and Mitsuo's "affirmation", (hopefully), I am once again thrilled.
Wish me luck, and God bless Mitsuo Fuji, and all of you,
carl