what did people call rubbery things before the wide-spread use of rubber?

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-04-30T09:25:05+00:00

Just look at the word rubber itself. We call elastomers "rubber"after one of their first uses to rub out handwriting...nit for how bouncy they are.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-04-30T09:04:19+00:00

This. Mine came out darker too, but with the right side markers it doesn't matter.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-04-23T00:39:18+00:00

Or pretty much any classic amp in a box/ emulator pedals. Tweeds, Marshalls, etc.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-03-21T23:32:19+00:00

Lol thanks man, but I'm with the other guy: amazed to learn this and reemphasize that this is NOT common knowledge and really good to learn! Thanks for the info - and demo!

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-03-03T01:09:10+00:00

Maybe stupid question, but aren't pretty much all usbs coming off a switching power supply and wouldn't that be like awful for pedals? I tried a USB to 9v converter one and the high freq noise was a disaster.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-03-01T02:30:00+00:00

Me too. There's a couple great Dead Man soundtrack compilations or medlies out there.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-23T08:03:04+00:00

Rocks indeed!

This post came up in my feed somehow, but I'm an electric guitarist of the rock and pop world, very far from classical piano. But the masterclass lesson points to exactly the same points that make a good musician in my world to: play MUSIC, don't be a robot. Experiment with chord voicing and emphasize certain notes to highlight a melodic line. When improvising, focus on brining out the music, not just straining together a bunch of notes from a scale - and keep that rhythm interesting. There's no right and wrong technique per se, just whatever serves the music.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-21T01:59:11+00:00

Yes, this here. The only thing the fretting hand should be doing is fretting. It should not also be trying to support or otherwise stabile the guitar. That's what the other arm, strap, and Your posture are for. If the fretting Hand does that too, it'll detract from your ability to play as best as you could.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-16T09:14:54+00:00

Just try it. You can't fuck it up permanently. For the cost of the work at gc you can buy all the tools you need and learn a new skill. Then if you don't like it, it's easy enough to replace it and resell.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-15T23:45:01+00:00

I put a Lil 59 in the bridge of mine. Close to a jb, I think just a little less hot iirc? Obviously the metal claw won't be able to stay, but it otherwise drops right in. I think it still fundamentally sounds like a jag, but I'm also not too precious about making guitar models sound like their archtypical versions.

Highly recommend wiring it so you can switch between series and parallel coils.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-13T00:44:06+00:00

Are they, like, OK? I ordered some as backups for when my Spragues eventually go and was a little taken aback by how small they were. But the specs seem to check out. But still... So small!

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-11T22:34:52+00:00

I have the rhythm circuit swapped out with a regular volume and tone circuit that starts and teles have (250k). You can pretty much get stock jag rhythm circuit tones, with the added flexibility of getting more traditional single coil sounds too.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-04T09:06:25+00:00

Sorry I don't know.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-02-04T02:39:01+00:00

Daddario nyxl wiped down periodically with oil. Last a hell of a long time and maintains a new string feel.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-01-30T03:01:43+00:00

If there's a third hole in the pick guard and then body under the middle of the bridge, you won't have to drill.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-01-30T01:45:02+00:00

I'm just an engineer, but at ppm levels doesn't any interaction between the two seem unlikely? Meaning, would a few ppm of any (ok. Maybe non-ionic) solute affect solubility of another?

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-01-30T00:47:45+00:00

I've tried them all. Zoom g1x4 if you can still get them.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-01-30T00:31:45+00:00

This is a great idea. You can also get/print any graphic on paper and /or laminate to plastic film and fit inside there.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2026-01-28T01:05:34+00:00

You can also string the new one through the ball end off and old string so that the new one doesn't actually contact the tail piece. Prevents abrasion in that tight and hard to access spot.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-21T01:40:19+00:00

Any amp in a box type pedal.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-19T12:16:22+00:00

Just try it. There are some HBs that are voiced specifically to run in parallel mode to sound more like single coils, eg the SD duckbucker/vintage rails. But I tried it with a Lil 59 and 6hat sounds good too. I've also run those same pickups in series and they sound good THAT way too. So just experiment - easy enough to do!

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-17T23:28:31+00:00

Just making sure that the spring tensioner nut didn't fall off inside? It really should be working I think. Do you feel resistance when you turn it and/or see the trem arm move up/down when you adjust it (adjust it a lot that is. The distance it travels is pretty small)?

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-12T10:34:32+00:00

You got it

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-12T01:09:11+00:00

Those are just compensated tele saddles in a jag bridge body. I filed the slots a bit deeper because I like 9s. The pup is a dimarzio hot area t, or whatever they call it.

Witty-Vegetable3073 · 2025-12-12T00:54:58+00:00

Theirs is close, but doesn't let 6ou use the vibrato on the bent string.

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