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    Mike, I knew about the volume disparity (perhaps from you?). The volume normalization seems like a sensible move.

     

    You probably have realised that I will get a Variax soon. I finally got the refund on the Flaxwood.

    I want to try out the remaining JT models, but will almost certainly get a Standard, based on the one I used at PMT a short while back.

     

    Designing a new tone is certainly appealing. I doubt I would try to do as you have and try to recreate an existing sound. 

    I'm not sure what you mean about the volume of your amp. Maybe you dont have the opportunity to use the volume levels to make the simulation complete. Or maybe you literally dont have a powerful enough amp?

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    I spent about 3 minutes playing it and I don't like it. It only took 30 seconds to decide that really. The neck feels tighter than the stated 12" rad. Maybe its the roll off at the edges? But the e strings are too close to the edges. I didn't push them off, but it would have been inevitable if I'd kept playing. I've put it straight back in the box and have advised Thomann. I have no idea how much it will cost to return, but it will still have been worth the opportunity to try it out.

     

    So it doesn't handle well. The neck material is fine. The fingerboard forms part of the neck. It feels ok and I'd have no problem with the neck had it been shaped to my liking. The hardware seems of very good quality,

     

    I expected the pickups to be poor, and they certainly are. Seymour Duncan consistently make nasty sounding pups. That's not intended as a challenge to you SD fans. It is of course totally subjective.

     

    So waiting to hear something from Thomann right now.

     

    Never mind. I have been extremely lucky with mail order guitars up on the whole, so I was overdue for a disappointment.

     

    I sent it back after getting the returns label from Thomann. Today (9-Nov-16) they acknowledged receipt of the guitar. Now to wait & see when the refund is made.

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    Sorry teek, I never noticed this question until now!

     

    Ok, for decades I used Gibson triangular picks. Cheap bendy black things with three playing edges. I still essentially like this design.

     

    I am unusual in the regard that I use different picks. It comes from the ongoing quest for improvement (mine). I have collected a lot of very different picks in a 2 year period.

     

    I now only use 3 basic types.

     

    1/ The triangular old Gibson ones. Heavy or Medium (depending on string tension) for rhythm playing. The 'give' is helpful.

    2/ Thicker (1.8mm or more) triangular pick with 'sharp points'. These are plastic (perspex etc) and used for soloing. My favourite is V-Picks 'Freakishly Large'. They are solid.

    3/ For jazz I use stone. And that is mainly on my big box Archtop with heavier roundwound strings. Either triangles again or the regular 'jazz picks' which are much smaller. Jazz picks have the advantage of being pointier by design. The stone sound is warmer and a bit quieter. For regular playing they have an unfortunate high 'chirp' when they touch the strings, but if you use a neck pickup and a bass biased EQ, this copes pretty well with the chirps. The advantage of stone is that it doesnt wear out.

     

    Yes its me that unusual. Most players dont pay much attention to the picks they use. They would rather spent $4,000 on a boutique amp to improve their tone :lol:.

     

    The pick making punch is great for regular picks. I would use these for rhythm playing.

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    New tech is wonderful thing. I never had a 'good' sound all through my early gigging years. I had several rigs but they were never great sounding. I was aware that other players took this very seriously and spent a lot of time and money chasing 'tone'.

     

    Tech eventually came to my rescue. Signal processors are a real blessing.

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    nice observations Gary and really well written.

     

    I sometimes repeat phrases (not always lyrics) to see how they work with odd stress points. I didnt even realise it was a musical process until a couple of weeks ago.

     

    The common ones work best of course, but I like different effects achieved with alternatives. Such as in your Dylan example; 'IT aint me babe' will suggest the lyrical premis needs a closer look.

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    :yahoo:

    That is great news. It in some small way comensates for your last posting (John's comment about not ditching your gear was on the nose though).

    Keep us up to date with what happens with this. Sounds like you'll get plenty of exposure (no pun intended) from it!

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    Regrets. We all seem to have em.

    My dental hygienist scolds me at every visit. I now use a electric rotary brush & spend 10 seconds on each tooth (or try to).

    I too had a fascination for space etc as a youngster.

    I too was poor at maths.

    I too have been a keen photographer.

    You’re gonna get fat next.

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    Thanks for that detailed post Donna. I could empathise with most every part of it. It jerked me back many years to when I was about to play at an open air gig and felt terrified. I wasnt the only one. One other bandmate, never played live again after that day.

    On the plus side. I have to admit that it gets SO much easier over time.

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    Ah ! Your in the same club I am. I now feel alienated at work much of the time.

    What is worse, I now no longer confine my rants to other people, but I rant at inanimate object too. Some times I even attack them (objects not people). 10 years ago I punched a hole in the porch door. 5 years ago I knocked the kitchen door off its hinges. Now at my mum's house, there are a whole different set of doors.

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    Well I cut my finger with my razor sharp cooks knife on Sunday. Should have put the knife down while I was peeling the wrapping off the cucumber, but the hand slipped wacked into the blade. Lucky it was the knuckle side and the bone stopped it going too deep. TCP, surgical tape & waterproof plaster and am about ready to play again now. Lucky it was after the gig.

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