Ok guys... you know the drill...... NEW GUITAR THREAD!!!!!

And the award goes to:

blacktrix 519
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sean392 120
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This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 16 2007, 01:38 AM

First!
wow not bad spam so many posts!
+1

must
spam
more

wow, 519, thats time 7 times more than my posts

I've only got 2 post, which means i need to spam even more to climb the ladder?

Btw any one bought an amp from US before ? From what i've gathered, their voltage is 110v and ours is 230v. So do i really need a transformer or any one in Msia can modify the original transformer in the amp itself to 230v?

I am considering the Epiphone Valve Jr or the Fender Champ 600 couple with a TS808 or TS9 pedal. Any comments on those equipments?

This post has been edited by ^Hobbes^: Mar 16 2007, 03:11 AM

there is such a thing as 'export model' which you can request.

Thanks for the info, I'll try and ask them if they have any export version, btw i am getting them from Musicians Friend.

Also i hope the Epi Valve Jr lives up to its expectation.

musicians friend do not ship to a non-US address.
unless you have a friend there whos willing to get it and send it over here.

Yeah i know but my parents and brother is going to the US for 3 weeks to help him settle down there, when they come back they'll bring it back for me.

Btw heard you are the Epi/Gibson pro here, have you heard anything about 59SR and 60ST pickups? Couldnt dig much info from Google, all i know is that they are Alnico 5 and my neck PU seems louder than my bridge PU, have any clue why its behaving as such ?

This post has been edited by ^Hobbes^: Mar 16 2007, 04:32 AM

they're modelled after gibson's 490/498 combo.
by current gibson standards, they're nothing great, but still good.

neck pu louder? uhhh then drop the neck pu height, increase bridge pu height etc.
else, your bridge pu might not be wired properly, coil dying, pot dying etc.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 16 2007, 05:21 AM

wow i have 3 posts!!!

.... make that 4

Ok, some one needs to transfer the user bars. Can someone please do that?

Also, For amps, I don't think it's as easy as plugging it into a transformer and let 'er rip. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't your amp blow up if you plug it into a transformer?

I know it sounds tempting..... believe me..... I KNOW...... I was at Guitar Center in US and could get a full tube amp for around RM2000 (Think Randall) and could EASILY ship it back via Fed-Ex or whatever..... but then when you think you need to modify the power voltage to fit our standards and all that..... it gets really expensive AND troublesome quickly.....

So...... FYI.

Anyway, Let's ALL Call up to harass Swee Lee and see if they can bring in the Epi Valve amps!

wah, my spam went up so high.

dam you beat me by 35 posts
lol

nice lets keep this going
XD

i can't spam much anymore...no connection in office just got back from office...need to go back in another 30minutes...

lol, how did u count teh spam quantity, blacktrix?
is there any generator which do that?

+1 for meh!

No. It should not. A transformer should be able to "transform" our 230/240V electricity to 110V as required by the "US amp". ie the electricity flowing from the transformer into the amp should be 110V

This post has been edited by Banzai_san: Mar 16 2007, 09:55 AM

Guys,my gibby studio kena whack by my fender.now got dings on the top of the guitar ady.My retarded friend...zzz

Anyway,

tommorow got small unplugged gig session for a dinner event.Havent choose any songs yet...donno what to play also.Been thinkin about playing gnr's patience and matchbox's unwell.tried out and sounds too dull.then now changed to bon jovi's i'll be there for you and hinder's lips of an angel.no acoustics.Only 2 guitars....10 minutes set...any suggestion? 50 watts and 30 watts amp enough for a room of 150 people? do i need miking ?

How big is this place? A huge hall? Small hall? Dinner room?
All those count....

And I've heard of Gibsons and Fenders fighting...... but this is ridiculous!

lets say its 1/3 the size of sunway's biggest ballroom.
but the amount of people is not so high.i've been gigs before,but not unplugged.zzzz

my gibby now got ding...heartache...

just came back from undang test

i realised that the red jazz III picks are less stiff compared to the black ones :S no wonder black ones are called stiffos

sorry to interrupt.. but what is "guitar ady" ? (I feel soo noob )

already laa

could u bring it to the jam? wanna try to see whats the fuss is all about

laaa.. ingatkan apa tadi DOH...
Im still not familiar with the "shorthand"s & sms way of writing
Thanks joe

check this out

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2007-03D..._Shop_Model.htm

nice guitar, but the price... aw.... somehow i dont like the headstock

wow, kerry king sig. somehow i recalled the axe he used in
decade of agression.

Thanks for the info
Then i guess i'll need a luthier to check on my guitar already and i am also considering whether to upgrade PU or not
If i'll ever upgrade it will be Alnico 2 Pro

This post has been edited by ^Hobbes^: Mar 16 2007, 01:53 PM

btw, if you're ordering from musicians friend.
they have no such thing as export model, as they dont do that market in the first place.

and sweelee does special orders for the epi valve junior.
but of cos, the customary deposit is required, which they require 30%.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 16 2007, 03:24 PM

does bentley carry jazz III picks ????

im using tortex jazz picks for now
wanna give the jazz III a try =p


*sean392 here* teruse friends acc ><

This post has been edited by SiAo.NeRd: Mar 16 2007, 03:29 PM

i got enough jazz III picks to last awhile

bentley dunno, i got mine from harmony in dsara uptown, RM2.50 each.

any other shops?
2.50??
dam thats pretty expensive ><
jimdunlops web says that jazz III thinnest is 1.13mm
im using 1.00 and .88 tortex jazz

lol
1.13 sounds really hard ><

not really.
since the pick is shorter, it just slides off the strings.
not much tension between pick and strings, unlike that 1.00 regular tortex sized pick.

thing is
im using tortex jazz
same cutting as the jazz III
curious how the jazz III feels like =p

go buy one la...RM2.50 only...and lasts much longer than the regular tortex or whatever.

My command of english is terrible.Learn from some forumers,spam too much in kopitiam and this is what happens.

Haha, I switched from the Jazz III to the Tortex Jazz. I think the Tortex Jazz is just a wee bit bigger than the Jazz III. I prefer the Tortex Jazz because I find that the grip is better (the Jazz III tends to slip if I play for more than half-an-hour).

Jazz III, especially the red one, is a bit too plasticky feeling for my taste...

i hold the jazz III with the jim dunlop wordings pressing on my thumb.
seems to give it a better grip than the other way around

Yeah, crush Dunlop's name with your thumb!

metallica has started recording their new album.

pics here.
http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?1=1&item=600185

we all know lars has kirk as a toyboy, now looks like trujillo has become hetfield's toyboy.

i dunno to compare, for me both are nice. but then, jazz III does look more plastic, while tortex jazz looks nicer

Wah... nice looking bass. Any idea what brand/model?

its a fernandes bass.

hopefully their new albums sounds better than the previous one

hopefully?
i dont see how metallica can do any worse than st anger.
unless somehow they get the stupid yellowcard singer to guest on it.

who knows? bt probably not

Maybe its better if i order through sweelee, but then, they do not ship to Malaysia and they might jack up the price sky high.

trujillo always use Fernandes bass

anyway.... have you guys listened to Megadeth's new version of A Tout Le Monde? The one that has Cristina Scabbia singing in it.... awesome guitar tone and solo work.

I just came back from BeatSpot.....
Played the heck out of that Zakk Wylde Epi Camo....
Honestly..... still too bright for my tastes....... prefer the tone of my Bullseye and the EMG actives......

Not much new there though.

Hmmmmmmmm...... I wonder.... if we order THROUGH Yamaha.... maybe we can get the Epiphone Valve amp from Swee Lee singapore????

Makes me drool......

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 16 2007, 07:35 PM

actually for guitars, you should be glad its brighter and not darker.

its always better and easier to cut high end, then to add on.

That's true....... but I REALLY like the Camo...... TEMPTATION..........

Oh well.

I checked out Musician's Friend and I converted the Price of an Epi So-Cal Tube Head and Cab and it comes up to about RM2800....... RM3500 also I wouldn't mind getting it from Swee Lee/Yamaha!

Yeah.... it's no JCM800 (Or Even a Ceriatone)...... But RM3500 and I get a WHOLE Half Stack and Head?? Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

Maybe we can sort of bulk buy from them ? Like say gather 5 people who are interested and order through them.

Either that or i may try music123 cuz AFAIK they do export, and i'll ask for the export models

This post has been edited by ^Hobbes^: Mar 16 2007, 08:29 PM

I don't think much of us here are interested in the amp.....
Maybe Echo is..... but that's about it.

dont forget the 30% tax

If its classified as personal effect its only 10%
From my previous experience, i bought an epi lp custom, metronome, hardcase, schaller lock, gig bag, dimarzio cables in one shipment and they tax me 10% only

And if my parents carried it for me and they are not carrying other taxable items chances are high that they can pass through customs without hassle.

the 30% tax applies to electrical equipments.
guitar does not fall under that, it only falls into the individual custom officer's pocket.

Correct me if i am wrong, i thought Malaysia does not have any duty on electrical items?

AFAIK, metronome classified as electrical ?

unless malaysia abolished it, then far as i know theres always been a 30% import tax on amps etc.

the metronome is a waste of time for them to tax if its an individual, get what from it? RM5? blah.

now an amp, 30% can net you a couple hundred RM to at least a thousand.

if im not mistaken, the 10% you got taxed on is a sales tax, which is standard for all goods.
import tax is another thing altogether.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 16 2007, 08:52 PM

Blacktrix.. your bullseye and the camo..has the same material don't they?

only the camo has emg-hz's.Was it THAT much of a difference?

How much do they go for over there?

Didn't Ask..... didn't care.
Remember.... I had to buy the EMG-ZW separately......

And no.... they are NOT the same material.
The Camo uses a Maple Fret, where else my Bullseye uses a Rosewood fret.
Maple = Brighter, Rosewood = Warmer....

Take your pick.

Hmmmmmmm..

I want a lespaul, but never had enough cash for it.
But nah not the Camo,
I've always wanted an LP Custom.
>_>

i'll bring a black and a red. will buy them soon

yea i bought from harmony too. the guitar store damansara perdana carries them too.

jazz iii's are very durable, i bought 2 and still using them (i use the black one more)

haha. tube head plus cab for 3k+ sure is tempting. if its really that price count me in. however, i highly doubt it. imagine shipping, tax then ship again all the way to kuching. lol.

i got a noob theory question

how do you determine a song's key? can somebody explain... let say for the song "Enter Sandman"

read everywhere but none gave a simple answer (laymans answer)

my jazz II end seems to get round after a week of using

^
my jazz iii still steady after so much abuse
anyone bought from www.zzounds.com before ?

Do you read notes(taugeh what we chinese call it). If you do then look at the beginning of the score, there will be sharps or flats beside the trebleclef. If there is 1 sharp on the F then it's in the Key of G, 2 Sharps then its D, etc etc

If not then it's hard to explain as you have to use your ears. . . it's like if you can find a string of notes that progress in a symetrical Do Re Mi kinda thing then you string it together with the :

1-Whole-2-Whole-3-Half-4-Whole-5-Whole-6-Whole-7-Half-Octave

Formulae. . .

I hope this helps. . . cause usually people either have perfect or relative pitch and use their ears, or just look at the the score(which IMO is MUCH more easier)

can you give an example by using a song?

lookie wat i found today
=/
three screws on the trussrod cover, funny headstock, a v-ish shaped neck,
funny body shape at neck joint, alpine white but has a quilt maple top
all for a cool rm1800 @ mahogany amcorp
lol

but i did lift it up n played it
it actually did sound like an sx lp

but dont take my word for it
im a self proclaimed tone deaf dude. =p
@everdying
looks like this dude is spreading his stocks around

This post has been edited by sean392: Mar 17 2007, 12:39 AM

what do you call that cage thing around the fretboard? its usually white..

im starting to hate the guy spreading those fake gibsons around.

the neck binding?
for customs i think its white
i took the pic in secrecy
=p they din know

but i think the binding was right on
white but it looks cream in my phone =/

yeah
i wouldnt mind if its honduras mahogany and a 1/4" maple top tho =p
well i dont think it will be
wait till everdying eventually stumbles on a clear finish one
so he can identify it for us lol =p

jk
its kinda degrades the real thing
heck there was a guitar shop in summit usj selling fake epiphones
if epiphone acoustics had headstocks like martins
then maybe they werent =p
but the lp classic there is 100% fake =.=
recently alot of fake stuff is being produced, its gotta suck to know your hard saved/earned cash is spent getting fakes ><

This post has been edited by sean392: Mar 17 2007, 01:08 AM

every guitar seems to hav fakes nowadays.
maybe one day got ESP fakes o.O
im sure i'll buy it (if below rm500 laaa)

fake sx come out sell in supermarket hang on the wall

i wonder why everyone's choosing SX instead... YAMAHA and IBANEZ guitars that are lower than RM1000 have better sounding than other SX guitars.. SX guitars are juz a copy...

and ibanez is just a copy of charvel jackson.
oh wait, ibanez also used to copy gibson.

anyway, so do you all still think the LP Supreme in yamaha curve is real?
since now mahagony has got guts to sell a fake.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 17 2007, 02:49 AM

Yeah.... Now that you mentioned it.........

Anyway..... if I wanted to buy a Gibson, I'd wait for my US trip and get one.

And yes, my first choice is the Gibson Standard if I had the cash, but if not, I'm still torn between a Gibson BFG or the Dimebag Razorback.

blacktrix: explorer

But.... the only guitar that will triumph all of the above, would be if Gibson announces the DethKlok signature guitar or an AFFORDABLE Gibson Flying V Zakk Wylde Signature.

AFFORDABLE Gibson Flying V Zakk Wylde Signature

dream on. gibsons aint affordable, not to mention a flying V + signature series.

wow so many days didn online..v5 already..haha i also got 7..must spam more..

hmm..gibson..always a dream...

today i learnt a new thing again...which is adjusting my guitar pickups to the correct height for a balance in most things..from google haha..no wonder when i change pickup volume has an obvious change...now i know more about pkcups!

This post has been edited by blackangel: Mar 17 2007, 01:57 PM

i have yet to learn the technical stuff of guitars.. right now i just play

actually those things are in the process of learning..u need to learn bit by bit and those technical stuffs actually will help u be better...

hmm..i hate ppl who sell fake guitars..if its a copy of model then its ok..but not a replica...and the alphine white fake lp the headstock..the vinly there looks like augus young devil vinly on his sig SG..

yes blacktrix..go US showroom and buy..not here..cuz everybody knows this is the paradise of imitation stuffs..though they are not made here..but....i dun mind DVD though

This post has been edited by blackangel: Mar 17 2007, 02:38 PM

heres one selling a fake LP, right here in garage sales
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/425366

ok i just uploaded the wes borland clinic videos, check the wes borland clinic thread

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Added on March 17, 2007, 4:04 pmbtw i think i wanna get a cheap acoustic. any reccomendations? budget about rm200 and below

This post has been edited by SweetTooth: Mar 17 2007, 04:04 PM

weee.....just came back from spore 4 buddy guy and he ROXXXOR

walked into the crowd and play, played with his teeth, one handed and numerous ways you can think of using only yr right hand to play guitar, and kutuk clapton and all the 70 UK rock people when they just started getting the blues. and omg the 1337 guitarings skillz......

AND HE COVERED VOODOO CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



spore always get the good stuff

wow
sounds like it was reallllllllllly cool
sighs


and guess wat
i went to kl with my friend cuz he wanted some new drum sticks
n was in chambers sg wang n i stumbled on an epiphone lp
and so i asked to test it
again, it was light, the epiphone branding inlay on the headstock was rather thick
and the body n neck woods had almost no grains

im not gonna jump to conclusions, but i managed to sneak a pic of the "made in korea" sticker which looked very different from mine
also this epiphone was very similar to the one i saw in summit subang

everdying care to confirm?
from chambers

mine



sry bout the horrible pic quality but i had no chance to properly take the pic since the lady was standing infront of me

nothing wrong with that MIK sticker.

but GUESS WHAT
today i went to yamaha at the curve to check out the LP supreme.
apparently it had been sold.

i wonder if we have a spy here...

anyway, i tried some MIC LP's there, very light.
the only one that came close to the weight of my MIK LP was the ZW camo.
i wont get the ZW tho, i cant stand maple that looks like the one on the ZW, looks like maple you find on RM500 guitars.

hmm..everydying, does ishibashi website guitars for the epiphones are made in Japan?hmm..

my guitar weight is 5.0 kg. whats the average weight? or the weight you are comfortable with

interesting mini review from someone on the recent G3.

Gilbert played some Racer-X, and some stuff off his new album. Satch did some old stuff, and some new stuff I've never heard before. Petrucci rocked hard, but he has put on some weight and now he has manboobs. Pretty good screwin show. You won't be dissapointed.

If i am not mistaken that import tax is more commonly known as duty while the 10
% is sales tax.

The thing i am confused is whether Malaysia still have 30% duty on electricals or not. According to some, they say certain electrical items have duty while some dont have. They told me some items like computer stuff and digital camera doesnt attract any duty.

Maybe some expert can enlighten us on this issue?

Dean VMNT la

i bought the jazz III picks already. will bring them next saturday

dean vnmt?lolz.....anyone got comments on GIM lp?what wood they use huh?

Ummmmm. Zakk Wylde fan.... not A Mustaine Fan.......

Oh, and have you guys ever heard of Rockabye Baby! ???

Imagine Metallica, The Cure, Led Zepplin, Nirvana, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Nine Inch Nails......

All redone as Lullabies. Yup. Lullabies.

Freakin' awesome!!!!!

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 18 2007, 05:59 PM

is there anything wrong with my guitar when after a while of playing it feels like static electricity builts up to a point when it gives a slight shock to my hands. its the first time i experienced smth like this.

you're wiring nvr earthed properly? that should be the reason. . . used to experience that with my axes. . . then it seems that i nvr earth my amp properly. . . or the earth wiring to your bridge pup loose?