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Post by Andrew on Nov 9, 2004 1:51:40 GMT -5
I got a Les Paul (sold by fender tho..can't show off the little Les Paul sign..) for $300, it was $818 but since its disclosed or something they lowered to price. Fender and the shop struck a deal. Anyway, I got a nice amp, the one henry recommended. and yatta yatta yatta. I'll post pictures soon.
By the way, if anyone knows, when i strike some lower tones, i get some crackiling, even if i stick my headphones into the amp, would it be the guitar i should re-get, amp or the cable?
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Post by henry on Nov 9, 2004 10:20:46 GMT -5
You get it with or without headphones, right? Because using heaphones with an amp can overdrive the phones really easily, which sounds awful and crackly (often more so on low notes than high).
edit: what model is it? i wanna look it up.
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Post by Andrew on Nov 9, 2004 19:02:29 GMT -5
umm..as ive said its disclosed, i dont know the model number, next time im going to the shop i'll ask, but its a Les Paul with "Fender Squire" at the top. Also i got headphones seperatly. Really really nice ones. , i'll look for the guitar online but i'll take a picture soon.
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Post by henry on Nov 9, 2004 20:44:13 GMT -5
Is it the M-77 Squier? (http://www.guitartrader.com/itm.icl?pid=31501)
If so, that actually looks like a pretty solid buy. Surprising, considering that Squier is generally considered the retarded nephew of Fender...
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Post by Andrew on Nov 9, 2004 22:33:31 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew on Nov 9, 2004 22:38:57 GMT -5
noone reads this stuff Grave, give me a break. Double post schmobleded post.
Forgot to add: it makes the crackiling with the headphones and without.
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Post by henry on Nov 9, 2004 22:54:16 GMT -5
That almost sounds like a power supply problem.
Like you're overloading the circuit in the wall; try plugging into a different part of the house.
although...i dunno. if you're playing at low volumes, that makes no sense. crackling is a common problem with low quality pots (volume / tone knobs) and switches - your guitar almost certainly uses these. i've never heard of that being a problem with cables, unless the problem happens when you move the cable around or step on it. i doubt it's the amp, but then again, that's always a possibility.
does it crackle when you turn any one of the knobs?
EDIT: did a little more research. does it crackle only while you're playing, or just whenever the guitar is plugged in?
also, it occurs to me to ask: is your amp plugged into a grounded outlet?
EDITEDIT: are you sure it's not just fret buzz? see if it's present with the amp turned off.
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Post by Andrew on Nov 9, 2004 23:09:16 GMT -5
That almost sounds like a power supply problem. Like you're overloading the circuit in the wall; try plugging into a different part of the house. although...i dunno. if you're playing at low volumes, that makes no sense. crackling is a common problem with low quality pots (volume / tone knobs) and switches - your guitar almost certainly uses these. i've never heard of that being a problem with cables, unless the problem happens when you move the cable around or step on it. i doubt it's the amp, but then again, that's always a possibility. does it crackle when you turn any one of the knobs? EDIT: did a little more research. does it crackle only while you're playing, or just whenever the guitar is plugged in? also, it occurs to me to ask: is your amp plugged into a grounded outlet? EDITEDIT: are you sure it's not just fret buzz? see if it's present with the amp turned off. Crackles when it going into the wall, or into those things.. It's not a fret buzz. I played around with the knobs on the guitar and on the amp, it still crackles in the backround. NOTE: It crackles more when playing with song fingers.
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