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Nobody, could be more tired of "Gear Posts" than I am. I delete almost all
of them, never reading them. As the head of Callicoon Music, the Woods
family publishing company, I've seen our royalty income deteriorate to the
point where I have to sell my house and move into an apartment. I KNOW the
state of the music business and what it's done to musicians.



I'm also computer literate, and understand the sources of the problem. Let
me say right now, that I agree with Bobby and Alisdair 100%.
Technologically speaking, the same people who keep inventing safe guards to
piracy are the same people who invent new ways to hack through the safe
guards, and keep stealing. Figure a way around that!



In regard to the 6,000 or so members of this forum, I'll bet that less than
100 actually make a living out of playing or teaching music. Some are
obviously very knowledgeable, and supplement their income where they can by
playing. However, I'm willing to bet that the vast majority are just
interested hobbyists who just want to chit chat about anything related to
guitar. It's the political "chest beaters" really piss me off.



If it's any consolation, I've checked out some other jazz guitar forums, and
they're all the same, with the same bullshit. So...........I'll stick with
us. Better the bullshit from those that you've gotten used to, than having
to get used to a whole new flavor.



Dave Woods


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At 10:16 AM 10/18/2010, you wrote:

God help you if they are republican pickups ...

Yes they are, and this is why I am selling it to someone who plays Christian
Music exclusively

Nice comeback! :)

Dave, the tiny url, she don't work for me.
Jim

Ammo, Please add words!:-)
Jim

Thank you, Terry. You've always got something nice to say. I appreciate that very much.
Your friend,
Jim

Hi Jeff,

I've never played an Epiphone guitar, but I know lots of guys who buy
the 335 and Les Paul models and then toss the junk pickups and wiring
and put in some quality stuff. I would advise just about everyone to
do the same.

It really depends upon the Epi in question. I've seen more bad quality Epis over the past few decades than I have good ones. The quality control is generally piss-poor, and they come out of different factories, to make matters worse. Interestingly, Washburn uses a lot of the same factories, and their guitars are usually more well made, which leads me to believe that they are willing to pay a little more or to watch things a little more closely. But even they are generally not worth sinking a few more hundred dollars into. A student of mine has one (Washburn 335 copy) which she is extremely attached to, and so had Mat Brewster do a refret, which came out very, very good.

I've been told to make sure to get one from either this or that factory, but I take that with a grain of salt. If the company is not willing to pay for good quality control, then they are not going to get it, and neither is the customer. The sad reality is that most guys buy Epis for their cheaper price tag, and so a good one slips through the cracks all too rarely.

Moral - If you've got a really good Epi, give it whatever it needs. If you've got one with bad fret work, tinny sound, rattles, bad finish, green wood, and/or any or all of the things which Epi has become increasingly famous for, do not "build a house on top of it". It will not get commensurately better. If one is looking for better, he'd best put the bread into a guitar which is better from the ground up.

buy good, have good,
Bobby

God help you if they are republican pickups ...

Yes they are, and this is why I am selling it to someone who plays Christian Music exclusively...
Marc

God help you if they are republican pickups ...

At 04:49 AM 10/18/2010, you wrote:

Features: 10" 8 rib seamless Hemp cone
If it doesn't sound good you can always smoke the cone.

I was thinking more about the "ribbed" part. *LOL*

Anyway, thanks for those recommendations. I'm thinking the first one might suit the amp, since it includes modelling and needs a speaker with wider frequency response.

Chris

Hey Will,

Here we go again... more pickup debates. The only reason I'm posting,
though, is because I just happened to change pickups in two guitars, a
gibson R4 and R5. I tossed the Gibson P-90s and put in Lollar '50s
wind and regular wind P-90s. Huge, huge difference-- night and day. I
was grinning from ear to ear when I got the guitars back the other day.

I've never played an Epiphone guitar, but I know lots of guys who buy
the 335 and Les Paul models and then toss the junk pickups and wiring
and put in some quality stuff. I would advise just about everyone to
do the same.

Jeff

You can never go wrong with Jason Lollar's pickups. :)

Cheers,
JV

Juan Vega

Hi guys,

I haven't been following this thread too closely, but I have an Epi
Sheraton II that I bought more than 15 years ago, and it's a great instrument.
It was built by Samick in Korea, and it's rock-solid, plays, and sounds
great. I used it in professional situations (gigs/recordings/etc) for many
years until my modified Tele kind of just took over. I still take it out on
occasion, and it's still great.

All the hardware is original, and the only things I changed were the
pickguard (I made one out of black walnut), and I put a piece of velcro on the
neck p/u, because its placement is such that I occasionally hit it w/ my
pick, & didn't want that clicking sound.

In my estimation, my Sheraton II is just as good, if not better, than some
of the overpriced stuff Gibson has been putting out over the last few
years. That said, I've seen some Epi stuff in the past few years I wouldn't
hit my worst enemy with...

I also have an Epi Howard Roberts model that downright kills, but only
after replacing the factory p/u with a Kent Armstrong unit. The stock p/u on
the Howard was downright crappy, but the rest of the guitar was just fine.
Manufacturers have to cut corners somewhere, since they want to keep
prices down, but if the basic guts of the guitar and its construction are solid,
usually upgraded parts will do the trick. Again, if you have to spend a
bunch of money to do that, might be better just to get the "premium"
instrument; of course, some folks enjoy tinkering with their instruments, I know
I've been guilty of it!

Cheers,
JV

Juan Vega

hmmm,
Hi Alisdair,
Virtually no response to this thread, yet (not counting those I already deleted) 10 responses in the past 10 minutes or so regarding Seymore Duncan pick-ups. Is it any surprise that things are the way they are?

I actually know a guy (yes, this is a true story) who complained to me that someone had "ripped off my [his] tune" by taking it from his Website and using it. "His tune" was "his" version of "Girl From Ipanema". When I reminded him of the fact that it wasn't "his tune", and that by not licensing it, he had stolen it himself, he adamantly (as in "argument") insisted that I didn't know what I was talking about, that he played and recorded it, and it was his; and "everybody knows the courts honor that".

Musicians are not known for being the sharpest knives in the drawer, but just how stupid they really are is a question which may have no real answer. How deep is the well? How far is China? How many stars in the sky? These are all much easier questions to tackle.

Gene Simmons, I hope you sue their ever-lovin' asses off. I hope you get their home, their car, and their firstborn daughters to send back in shame when you're finished with them. I applaud you.

best,
Bobby

Hey! Ordinary jazz guitar fans member of this groups, don't let this forum be monopolized solely by arrogant "pros" and don't be afraid to express yourselves...
;~))

2 screws?

As long as I have not got screwed...

On 10/18/2010 8:18 AM, Marc Leduc wrote:

There is a label
on the... underside.

2 screws?

On 10/18/2010 7:55 AM, David B. Klein wrote:

You ARE being satirical here, aren't you, Bob?

duh?

Hummm, got the answer instantly on... S. Duncan website... There is a label on the... underside.
;~)

At 07:48 AM 10/18/2010, Bob Hansmann wrote:

Marc,

Because I was sure to get faster answer here, supposedly thousands of
members, lot of gear threads... I am surprised to reach the limit so
quickly
with such a basic question...

This is a JazzGuitar list, and topics must be held to that standard.
Unless you are specifically asking about a product called a "Jazz Guitar
Pick-Up" please bring this up at another list.

:-)
Bobby

You ARE being satirical here, aren't you, Bob?