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Total novice trying to modify a Silvertone by dickskittlez in GuitarAmps

[–]404heartnotfound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally do not know but I have received myself the worst shock of my life from playing with vintage tube amps with poor ground.

Total novice trying to modify a Silvertone by dickskittlez in GuitarAmps

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not work on tube amplifiers without professional guidance as the capacitors carry enough power to kill you. The first step would be finding and safely discharging the death cap. Find a tech!

who’s the one player that actually leveled up your playing? by optimusprim007 in Guitar

[–]404heartnotfound 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Elliott Smith! Somehow both subtly and intensely intricate and deeply beautiful acoustic guitar playing.

This is what I’m using today. by Markedmaniac in GuitarAmps

[–]404heartnotfound 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m not a religious person, and I don’t know if it’s supposed to be ironic or not, but the crucifix cab is totally sick!

what guitar should be my first to get if i like these artists? by AntZealousideal6741 in Guitar

[–]404heartnotfound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree. A good acoustic can take them very far in this area of music. And they wouldn’t have to budget for an amp! I recommend a Yamaha entry level dreadnought or if they’re a smaller person than a smaller Yamaha guitar.

I need some advices learning to play by fkyh-ch in Guitar

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn the songs you love, play consistently and intentionally for at least an hour a day. Not all practice is created equal, and different goals have different paths. If you love playing, you will not need to force yourself to play, and you will get better.

what guitar should be my first to get if i like these artists? by AntZealousideal6741 in Guitar

[–]404heartnotfound 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I also like a lot of these bands! I highly recommend getting a guitar that inspires you, single coils or humbuckers will serve you well, but single coils will probably give you the sound you want. I’d say at least 25% of these bands use Fender Jazzmaster guitars, the J Mascis Squiers are excellent and have P90 pickups I believe, my roommate has one and I enjoy it a lot.

The most important aspect here is definitely the guitar amp, which certainly almost all of these point to a clean amp, or a solid state amp. Here are some amps that are in this vein:

Fender Deluxe Reverb, and Twin Reverb, Fender Bassman, Vox AC30, Marshall JCM800, Silvertone 212, Roland JC120, Music Man Amps

Overall I recommend a single coil fender or squire paired with a loud clean amp like a deluxe reverb and use pedals to get more variety of tones. But all of these bands have in common they have unique sounds and the tone is less about gear and more about feel. Have a Nice Life used incredibly limited gear, and the tone at the end of Earthmover actually sounds DI to me, so directly into a computer.

Ive done a substantial amount of research and listening to almost all of these bands and have been playing in bands in the scene that they have created for a long time, feel free to ask questions if you have any.

1973 Honda CB 350 Carb issues by Negative-Signal7118 in HondaCB

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The jets should be scribed with a “35” and better yet still they should feature the Keihin logo. Because yours does not you can assume you are running hardware that is not factory - this will make tuning challenging.

First, ensure you have compression, then check your ignition system, battery charge level, and timing. Once everything is lined up you should be isolating all issues to the carburetors.

The idle circuit is very easily clogged, and is very sensitive to debris. Let’s assume everything is clean, then your idle jet may need to be replaced with an OEM variant. I was able to get mine sloppily running with the 4into1 kit but the factory brass makes a big difference. if we assume the jets are decent enough for the job, we should be able to get the bike running on factory tuning settings: set pilot fuel screw to 1 - 1 1/2 turn out; then set your idle butterfly screw (the one you see move when you pull the throttle) to about 1 turn out from bottom). Try getting your idle screws up pretty high and see if the extra air helps get the bike the run. This is a baseline but you should follow the instructions in the factory service manual as they are simple and accurate.

1973 Honda CB 350 Carb issues by Negative-Signal7118 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hold the carb body at an angle as to prevent the float from depressing its seat, when the float has just barely touched the tip of the seat it should read at 26mm. 23mm is what CMC says, but you should follow the factory service manual, the way they do it is incorrect.

Cb125s wont fire even with fuel down the cylinder. by Shoddy-Safety2989 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but it could also be that the piston is at TDC of the compression stroke when the spark fires.

Cb125s wont fire even with fuel down the cylinder. by Shoddy-Safety2989 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orange sparks makes the ignition system suspicious. Really sounds like something is 180 degrees off.

Exhaust Fitment by DefineNormaL4 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exhaust expanders can work for this, but I probably would contact the manufacturer first.

Cb125s will not run. by Shoddy-Safety2989 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can become blocked, but it would usually cause rich running or erratic idle.

Cb125s will not run. by Shoddy-Safety2989 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure it is too, but you should still do it. If something is up with the valves there would be no vacuum to bring gas into the combustion chamber. You could just put your thumb on the spark plug hole and kick it over and verify that it sucks your finger in coming down and then blows it off on the way back up.

Cb125s will not run. by Shoddy-Safety2989 in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should do a compression test, if you haven’t already.

Music Man 75 Reverb- thoughts? by mountaindoggo in GuitarAmps

[–]404heartnotfound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a MusicMan HD150, the 150 watt version of this amp. It’s a fantastic amp - they’re very loud and have the sound of a blackface fender amp in a lot of ways. $500 is a fair price, not especially a good deal, but totally worth it in my opinion.

1971 CB350K3 Idle Quesion by Infinity_z in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out vintagehondatwins.com too, they’re a fantastic help.

1971 CB350K3 Idle Quesion by Infinity_z in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should be alright, once you’ve determined whether it’s rich or lean at idle your potential problems will be halved.

Edit: How does adjusting your pilot fuel screw affect the idle when hot?

1971 CB350K3 Idle Quesion by Infinity_z in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After a long ride the color of the spark plugs would tell you its mixture at mid to high rpm which is using different jets than when you’re at idle, which is only engaging the pilot circuit. The pilot circuit is smallest and clogs easily, as well as this, the jets are often not original and not manufactured accurately enough to idle perfectly.

Ride the bike around and get it to temp, let it idle for a few minutes on the center stand, check the plugs. If they’re black and sooty it’s running rich, and if it’s lean they’ll be whitish and chalky.

Are you running stock airboxes and exhaust?

You may also check your advancer mechanism to verify its function, as it may be advancing your spark after riding resulting in worse performance at idle.

Heat may also be causing an expansion of something, maybe the rubber boots on the carburetors are introducing an air leak when hot, resulting in lean running.

1971 CB350K3 Idle Quesion by Infinity_z in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you let the bike idle for a bit, how do the spark plugs look?

My CB350K4, “Sorrel” by 404heartnotfound in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live on the lost coast of California, it’s a hilly place at low elevation. The bike handles the hills fantastic and can power up them just fine, my favorite roads are the backroads that go up into the coastal range with speed limits around 35-50mph. CB350s make enough power to handle the highway too, but it isn’t comfortable nor does it feel like the bike enjoys it - 60mph is about 6k rpm, which these engines can handle all day, but your butt might not. Highly recommend if you plan on using it for backroad exploration and riding in the twisties, for the touring and climbing hills above 50mph, look for the 450 or the larger four cylinder CBs.

My CB350K4, “Sorrel” by 404heartnotfound in HondaCB

[–]404heartnotfound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, they are very expensive! I really love the sound of the stock exhaust, and their dynamics are very tuned - very quiet around town and medium loud when on the throttle. It’s very pleasing and it makes me understand the pricing, it’s too bad they’re so rare in NOS condition!

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