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guitar accessory invention idea

DerekAdams93 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:11:38 GMT

so, i have came up with a really cool accessory idea for guitars. I would like to know where i can go to share my ideas so that i can get this product on shelves. Since i don't want to say what it is, i can guarantee that this would be so cool to have available in stores and would like to make this possible to actually buy. I came here to D'addario's page mostly because, i'm a long time D'addario & Planet Waves user and their products are by far the most reliable. So if anyone could help me out and let me know where i can go to submit my ideas for this product, i'd appreciate it greatly. Thanks so much for your time!

I Desire Help To Find The Origins Of A Planet Waves Guitar Pick I Have.

randallanddarcy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:03:47 GMT

I found a Planet Waves guitar pick on the floor of an arena in Australia in 2003. I went to all 10 shows on the tour, and can't remember which exact show. Support acts were Liam (son of Neil) Finn's old band, Betchadupa, and Ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr (and his band of the time, The Healers).

Pick Description: black pick.

One side of the pick: "Planet Waves" in white text, with two lizards circling the text (also in white).

The other side of the pick: This drawing is all in white: a coffee cup with a guitar neck sticking out of it (instead of a spoon), and the coffee cup is resting on top of a skateboard.

Did Planet Wave ever sell picks fitting this description? Or is it a customized pick belonging to someone in one of the bands? Here is a link to the public pictures I posted (both sides) over at Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150563936191983.431898.622331982&type=1&l=15346dc702

Any help, knowledge, hints on where else to look, and of course the answer! are all much appreciated. And thanks to those who may read this even if they cannot help.

Regards,

Randall.

St. Mark's DSP Effects Pickups Debuted At The Musikmesse Frankfurt Show

angelelabably — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:16:54 GMT

St. Mark’s D-60 D-70 DSP Effects Pickup。Not only is the St. Mark’s D-60 D-70 a preamp and chromatic tuner, it is a full signal processor. The 16 bit effects processor with digital 3 band EQ and reverb includes four sets of separate effects: delay, chorus, flange and tremolo. Another feature on the St. Mark’s D-60 D-70 is the user memory. There are nine different settings for user performance. This device is a great asset to an already great guitar。

St. Mark’s D-60 DSP Effects Pickup $ 369

St. Mark’s D-70 DSP Effects Pickup $ 399

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Bon Jovi concert partner--St. Mark's Guitar Pickup EQ

angelelabably — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:16:03 GMT

2011Bon Jovi concert partner-- 【Martin Guitar】【Takamine Guitar】【Marshall Speaker 】
【St. Mark's Pickup EQ 】【Saturn Car】【Grover Musical Products】

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NS Mini Headstock Tuner Question

JohnnyCNote — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:05:54 GMT

I've been trying to get some details about the NS Mini Headstock Tuner display, but so far with no luck. In the larger sized [url=http://store.daddario.com/category/152540/Headstock_Tuner]Chromatic Headstock Tuner[/url]

red lines indicate if the string is sharp or flat, making it easy to know which way to turn the tuning key. Does the Mini Tuner do the same? All of the pictures I've seen only show the red indicator lines to the left of the note:

Beyond that, has anyone used one? I have the larger one and it's great . . .

Running the Planet Waves Chromatic Tuner on 12V?

Eezz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:51:04 GMT

Hi, I'm building a small pedalboard for my acoustic rig. The pedals I want to use are:

-the T-Rex Room-Mate
-a modded Boss GE-7 eq
-the BYOC 5knob compressor
-the Planet Waves Chromatic Tuner.

The T-Rex, Boss and BYOC can all run on 12v so I can just use the adapter that came with the Room-Mate and use a daisychain. Does anyone know whether the Planet Waves tuner can take 12v as well?

O-Port on a classical guitar

hal rockwell — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:33:56 GMT

Has anyone tried to install the O-Port on a classical guitar?
If so, how does it affects the sound?
Tell me about your impression.

planet wave solderless cable kits...ordered new plugs that dont fit the cable...help?!?!

semi-hollowbody — Sat, 21 May 2011 10:54:08 GMT

Hey all...I just joined the forum and this is my first post

I have a few planet wave solderless cable kits (for pedals, not instruments)...they ALL came with right angle 1/4 plugs

I wanted some straight plugs so I ordered a bunch of thin 1/4 plugs from the planet waves site

they dont fit the cable...the package says "use with 3/16 cable only" yet nothing on the site or my other kits indicated there are different cable sizes for these pedal kits.

I wouldnt mind ordering the cable that fits these plugs, but cant find specific 3/16 cable on their site...

do planet waves pedal cable kits have multiple cable thicknesses, or do I need to just cram these plugs on the existing cable...nothing on their site indicated this could be an issue

thanks in advance for help :)

Do you insure your guitars and other music gear?

marsguitars — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:48:14 GMT

Hi folks, just a quick question for you... do you insure you music gear with specialist musical instrument insurance? If so, do you have any experience of claims (good or bad)?

I'm in the process of setting up a new website - [url=http://guitar-insurance.com]http://guitar-insurance.com[/url] - to provide information about insuring guitars and would love to hear from people who have used specialist music insurance first hand... or, indead have successfully claimed for guitar theft or damage on othehr insurance - home, car or holiday.

Many thanks!
Paul

Planet Waves Brass Chrome Slide, sizes?

ananke — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:14:44 GMT

Hi,

I'm thinking of ordering me a few of planet waves chrome slides but I cant find the measurements of them anywhere. There just in "large", "medium" and "small" and, frankly, that doesn't mean anything to me.

I want a slide about 17-18 mm inner diameter, and about 50 mm long, like dunlop's glass 212. Thickness doesn't matter too much.

Can anybody help me with this? That would be dreadfully great.

(for Admin or others in the know) Humidipak User Product Advisory

Glo®bz — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:01:24 GMT

Saw there's a recall on those on the homepage of planet waves.

Did go through the FAQ before considering posting on here.

I was just about to go and buy one... should I worry or is there a replacement already being shipped to retailers?

Tru-Strobe for hammered dulcimer

marcyproch — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:31:37 GMT

Hi folks,

Hammered dulcimer is more like a guitar than a bowed instrument... hence posting here.

It's a hollow wooden box with strings stretched across, supported on bridges. The strings are struck with little hammers.

I have been using a Conn Strobotuner ST-11 for several years and love it -- it has manual note select so it doesn't have to guess which note I'm trying to tune. It responds immediately and continuously. Recently the "C" has become unreliable, and while I debated whether to have it repaired or try one of the new strobe or strobe-like tuners, I got the PlanetWaves Tru-Strobe for Christmas.

First try: using the built-in mic only works if I hold the thing upside-down an inch above the string I'm tuning. It's too heavy to do that for more than a few strings. (I have 90 strings to tune.) Plugging in my alligator clip tuning pickup / transducer didn't give good results -- lots of no response at all, and when it did respond it frequently guessed the wrong note or flashed the display so briefly as to be no use.

Second try: I don't have a preamp, but tried passing my tuning clip through my mixer to boost the signal. The tuning clip has a 1/4" jack which I plugged into a channel's line-in, then used a speaker cable from line-out to the tuner. For most of my dulcimer's range, I got a quicker and steadier response this way, the the channel level and main level turned all the way up, but it still guesses the wrong note MOST of the time. And it's not even guessing a fourth or fifth above the note, but seems wildly random. I kept getting G#, A, F, F#, B, and E, for example, trying to tune G. The tuner didn't respond at all to the lower end of the dulcimer -- from about F below middle C and down. It also didn't hear the highest notes very well -- G and A above the C three octaves above middle C. Damping the strings I wasn't tuning didn't change the tuner's response appreciably.

Tuning this way took twice as long as with the Strobotuner -- so much just waiting for the thing to get the right note! By the time I was done I wanted to throw it out the window.

My Strobotuner didn't come with the mic -- I use the same tuning clip with it with no problems. I have the gain turned up all the way on it.

Is there anything I can do to make the Tru-Strobe respond more immediately, correctly, and steadily?

Lawsuit Proof Gibson?

Olimpass — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:06:13 GMT

Ha...what'll they think of next...this thing looks sweet!

Planet Waves Auto-Trim Locking Tuning Machines Brand new out of Box are defective. Strings Popping out.

kurtster23 — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:47:14 GMT

I just bought these and installed them professionally on a brand new neck. The heavier strings low E through G work just fine as designed. However, the tuner will NOT hold the high B or high E strings in place. I tried a half dozen times using a new B & E string each time and the same thing occured every time. I am a 250 pound male athlete, and trust me, it is not a matter of the thumb screw not being tightened.

I am thinking either the thumbscrew shaft or the ball bearing are not manufactured to specs and will not put enough force on the light gauge strings to keep them held in place.

I saw this same issue reported here a couple of times, and also saw the exact same problem posted over on the Warmoth Guitars forum as well.

Robot 1

Olimpass — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:34:22 GMT

Some pics of my buddys Gibson Flying V Robot 1 guitar. This thing is sweet!

Planet Waves 70mm Picks Blunt?

Peter M — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:19:41 GMT

I've bulk ordered 69 mm yellow Duralin picks in the past and have been very happy with them. In January I reordered from a vendor in Virginia and received 100 70 mm picks which didn't feel right. They 're made of a different translucent material and feel as though they're blunt. Quite a nuisance, and for my style of paying quite useless.. Thinking that the vendor mis-shipped them, I tracked down a listing for .69 mm Duralins and ordered another 100 ( from the same vendor). The same thing happened and now I have 200 of these 70mms which I find useless. I initiated an Ebay dispute with the vendor who said there's nothing they can do as they order according to Planet Waves SKU numbers and therefore the problem lies with D'Addario. I'm still waiting on a D'Addario response.

Peter

Humidipak

eflamberson — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:07:30 GMT

Hey all,

Just got my humidipak system and when I opened it, it seemed firm. I kinda massaged the packs with my thumbs, an now they're soft and liquidy. Was I supposed to do that? If not, did I mess them up? Lol.

New guitar training aid helps beginner guitarists with hand position

marsguitars — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:47:23 GMT

I recently heard from a UK guitarist who has invented a simple but clever litle accessory to help kids (and other beginners) learn the correct hand position for fretting chords. It's a common problem... could this be the way to overcome it? When they get used to the right hand position you take the guide off. It's called teh Guitar Space Trainer - strange name, but good luck with it Kelvin. :)

For around a fiver (that's 5GBP! Less than 10USD), it's gotta be worth a try!

More info here: http://www.guitarstringguide.com/drupal/content/new-guitar-teaching-aid-helps-beginners-hand-position

The newest Chafin Custom Guitar

Bill Christy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:00:05 GMT

Homemade flight case

Kabory — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:56:49 GMT

Here is a flight case I built for our bands pa gear.

pedals/ guitar cable

tnapp — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:23:34 GMT

i feel like an idiot asking this but how do pedals work? do u put a cable from the amp into the pedal then another cable from the pedal to the guitar? also, i want to get a new cable soon and i was just wonderin if u guys can guide me in the rite direction cuz im not sure which one to get.i want a durable but good cable. thanks

Ginormous Pedalboard!

Dulcimerist — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:50:59 GMT

Check out this insane pedalboard that has 142 pedals on it!
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Aug/The_Maniacs_Behind_the_Worlds_Largest_Pedalboard.aspx

And I thought I ran a lot of pedals! :hehe:

Gibson

Olimpass — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:36:18 GMT

Here's a demo I've found about it on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WetVXbYRfWk

ibanez gax75gp

lespaul57 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:49:22 GMT

well just got this new axe last week:w00t::) ,played it with the boys saturday at our weekly jam at my basement :w00t:....have to say hell of a bang for the buck.:w00t::hehe:...slick neck ,nice tones ,,,,,,and the price ..sweet.......love the feel of it ,the looks ....not to sure about this new thingy on the back end of it to change the tunning of it to drop d on the low e string.but pertty slick ,,,plus stays in tune very well ..i'm very happy with it,, well built as well......and they have this web sites strings on it as well.........go figure ....any hey thought i.d share with ya....me being a gibson man for all these years ,,,,i have a flat top by them as well plays very nice,,,have had it about 8 years now ,has held up well....just gose to show ya it dose not have to have big well known name brand on it to sound ,feel or play well ...let alone the money factor ....hell if it was a gibson double cut away lp would of cost me big bucks ,,,put it this way itwould be on my wish list ,like my lp jr is .any hey i call them want a be;s .but this is a true lesson i have learned it my time.......do not have to have them made by some big company or dude who builds axe,s for big band names....or imported wood from god knows where,,just good built axe ...for working man,s money......big hell yeah from this old left over hippie from the good ole 70.ssssss:w00t:;):cool: please no flame wars here ,,,,,,,just my 2 cents

Guild Madeira Guitars

BBgretsch — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:08:08 GMT

Does anybody know anything about Guilds' Japanese "madeira" guitars from the 70's?

I am going to look at one thats for sale and I've never even heard of them until today. Its a p-500. I have found some reviews online that say the build quality is excellent and they play like a guitar that would cost over 1000.00 today.

Planet Waves at Booth #152 at CEDIA 2008!

Dulcimerist — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:55:33 GMT

I recently got a cool email from Planet Waves, and they'll be showing off their new Planet Waves Advantage cable line at CEDIA 2008! It looks like a sweet product, too!
http://www.jdaddario.com/resources/newsletters/pw/cedia_08-2008/cedia_08-2008.html

Anyway, if you stop by their booth (#152) they'll give you a free Planet Waves screwdriver! Since I can't make it to the convention, is there another way for me to obtain this cool Planet Waves item? Might it at least go on the Player's Points promotion catalog?

I really want one of these for my gigbag! Thanks!

What's the Best Wah Pedal?

Dulcimerist — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:58:21 GMT

This will likely come down between the Dunlop Crybaby and the Vox, which are probably the two most legendary. Anyway, I'm wanting a manual wah pedal, and wanted to know others' thoughts on the various manual wahs out there. I've only tried the original Vox and the DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory. The analog wah sounded far better than the digital in that comparison.

Also, are there any which feature a toe switch, instead of a heel switch? Heel switches bug the crap out of me.

Thanks!

Tru-Strobe Tuner on a pedal board.

AufGehts — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:24:02 GMT

Hey there,

I am thinking about getting the tru-strobe tuner and putting on my pedal board as I have a tuner out on my looper pedal simply cos of its accuracy and it seems it has a much bigger display then other pedals...does anyone reckon it is susceptible to damage over time because the board will be moved about? I am not sure of how tough the strobe tuners are or how the insides work but any one got some insight? The other option is of course the TU-2...

Thanks,

Shane

"Tricking" a Stereo Pedal for Weird Effects

Dulcimerist — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:26:12 GMT

I've been thinking about buying a lone 1/4" plug to stick into one of the outputs of one of my stereo effects, just to see what kind of new effect it will cause. Has anyone else tried this?

I'd assume that the signal would disappear or phase away when the pedal tries to output signal to the dead-end plug, but would come back for the plug that sends the signal down the rest of the signal chain. Will this likely sound like crap, or could it create some useful sounds here and there?

Thanks!

Strap Pin?

PrinceAlice — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:31:41 GMT

Hi, guys I need some help with my guitar's top strap pin. It keeps falling out, what is the best way to fix this?:P

blues guitar strings

Trashocaster056 — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:01:39 GMT

I think using thicker strings give a warmer bluesier tone than light gauges. and also since playability decreases, it forces you to play better.

what's your opinion?

bedroom style valve amps...

DJcarrot — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:25:13 GMT

I'm after one!!

At the minute I play through an older peavey transtube solid state amp but I would love to have a valve amp. I've had a quick look around and come across several amps that are ideal for what i'm after but if anyone has any other suggestions then i'm open. I don't know how to desrcibe what sort of amp I want but I quite like the following two. If I was to suggest two factors that play a role in choosing an amp is how loud it is and the price tag! Also I'm up for a challenge so if someone suggests a homebrew I'l check it out.

The two main ones that I've eyed up are

1) Orange Tiny Terror

This seems pretty nice and i've played through one but only with it just passed the clean area so I don't know what it sounds like a bit further up the "gain chain" if you like.
2) The Carvin Vintage 16
- All tube design - three 12AX7 preamp(Groove Tubes V1) tubes, two EL84 output Groove Tubes power tubes
- 1 Meg Passive tone controls for broad adjustment range.
- Front controls: VOLUME, SOAK, BASS, MID, TREBLE and REVERB
- Metal shaft controls, Ivory knobs, Red jewel lamp
- Strong Poplar plywood enclosure covered in thick TWEED
- Carvin VL12 speaker
- Output: 16 watts / 5 Watts, Pentode / Triode into 8ohms
- Single 8ohms speaker jack.
- CH EQ: 60, 650, & 11.5K Hz.
- Size: 16 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep x 17.75 inches high
- Weight: 31 lbs.
- 120V or 240V models
- Made in San Diego, California
I dont know if these are sold in the UK but this looks good. Never played through them or heard of them before earlier today when i was browsing so if anyone knows anything about them my ears are open.

thanks in advance guys :)

What's the Best Compressor / Sustainer Pedal?

Dulcimerist — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:24:18 GMT

Just wondering what the best compressor / sustainer pedal is, or at least the most popular. Of these, I've only used the DigiTech Main Squeeze and MXR DynaComp. Both were quite nice!

Telecaster Humbuckers

BBgretsch — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:21:37 GMT

Im rebuilding this older Schecter Tele that has holes cut in the body for dual Humbuckers. The bridge that was on it though was a single coil bridge. The single coil bridge is narrower than the humbucker hole, so the hole was visible on the sides of the bridge. Im gonna switch it back to dual humbuckers but im not sure which type to get. I have one seymour duncan "JBJ" which is hooked up to a coil tap switch. the coil tap switch should probably be moved to the bridge pickup though, right? that way i can still get the sound of a bridge single coil.

This pic below is what my finished product should look like, Townsend used this style of telecaster for years i guess. But anyway, what do you guys here think is the best pickup i should get? I play all styles of music so i would like something versitile enough to play crunchy metal but also smooth blues riffs

Looking for a guitar

Blackout — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:38:38 GMT

looking for a guitar don't know if ya'll can help me it's a Washburn its the same shape as the Nick Catanese evil twin edition but it's got little red cracks on it and it doesn't have EMG's it has gibson humbuckers on it i seen it at my local music center but i can't seem to find it.... whoever can help me please post pics of a link to it :D

PW-GS10

Dan_S — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:21:39 GMT

Hi, i just bought the planet wave pw-gs-10 cable today. I'm using an ibanez SDGR 4 string and a small 15w practice amp. The problem i experienced with the cable is that when i plug it into my amp all the way there is no signal, but if i just pull it out a tiny bit, just before the springs show, it works perfectly! Are there some compatibility issues with cheap amps? Is it defect?

Thanks for your time

Backline Engineering Products

Dulcimerist — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:58:51 GMT

A friend in Germany pointed out the RiffBox looper by Backline Engineering, and it looked interesting:
http://www.backline-eng.com/RiffBox.html

I also noticed that they make this FX-Tracker, which also looks interesting:
http://www.backline-eng.com/FX-Tracker.html

Has anyone tried out this gear before? It seems like a cool boutique effects maker, but I tend to be a bit skeptical of companies that I've never heard of.

Thanks!

Tab Guitar Lessons

John robert — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:54:58 GMT

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gypsy jazz

exwino — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:16:24 GMT

I have been studying gypsy jazz with the help of a teaching book by angelo De,barre.
I have played a few chords on the guitar for a few years but gypsy jazz is a new discipline to me .
I have been at gypsy for around a year.I feel i am doing good and can play some of the soloing songs at the end of the book ,dark eyes, and the old gypsy.
My problem is that although i can play the acompaniements on my own and at my ow pace and tempo when it comes to playing with the backing tracks i get very lost on the faster score ...triplets ,etc"now i have been trying to achieve playing along with these tracks for months and when it comes down to the nitty gritty i just get lost (fast bits) i must say that when i turn off the backing tracks i can seem to put it all together.
please any advice would go long way to stop me packing in and going back to the country and western stuff.
[font=Times New Roman][size=2][/size][/font]thanks
EXWINO

What do ya' think

PrinceAlice — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:05:13 GMT

Hi, guys How much do you think I could get for this guitar???:cool: