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Is it true that some of the newer vintage issue Ricks now have the neck pickup with a shorter magnet to balance out the outputs from the pickups due to the drop in volume as the bridge has the 0.0047 cap fitted. If this is so where can I obtain one of these pickups from and if the cap was fitted ...

just spotted this ! any ideas what the amp and item in front is...and what a guitar...

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Hi Paul... in England lego make building blocks for adolescents and small children ? the phrase legobeast came from Jah Woosh on one of his 70"s albums, at least thats what it sounded like to my ears. The Standel mixer is standelling in the corner at the moment waiting for the moment I get some bits ...

I forgot to add "God bless the Ventures' the most fantastical and least recognised band there has ever been, how many millions of vinyls have these guys sold ? They need a life time achievement award ! lets get em up there !!

Those old Sequential Circuits drum machines from the 80's are fantastic !!!! the Thoms with its cartridge and the Drum Trax with its wooden sides... make mince meat of your Boss, your head too and quite cheap to buy now and fun to use.....

Hi ! .. I have a Standel mc6p mixing desk from the late 60's, I was wondering if anyone knew of where I could get a manual or any info on it. I have tried the Standel site but its a bit vague and needs some work so come on Bob its a powerful tool ! I was wondering specifically what the step down ...

Are Rick players vintage heads ? or are some people using modern amps and effects .. Myself I am using a 2004 330x12 with high-gains into a Maxon Compandor, Ross distortion, Wem ic400 Copicat into a Reslo class A valve amp from 1962 and a Wem 1x12 speaker cab with a famous lineage and a goodmans ...

I have just put a 0.0047 Sprague cap in my 2004 330x12 with higains and I just love what it has done to the sound.It has removed the ubiquitous jangle a little but now the guitar and amp seem as if they were made for each other with a dark and gritty eloquence. All the heroes had them in their ...

I have just put a Sprague cap on my bridge pickup replacing wire from center terminal to selector would now like to put one on the neck pickup but which wire do i replace with the cap as there does not seem to be the same wire configuration on the neck pickup to the selector. I see there are also ...

Sorry ! in my haste I left out a 0 its a 0.0047...

Hi !! I have just put a Sprague black beauty 0.047 cap from the center terminal of the treble volume control to the treble side of the toggle switch. The problem I have encountered is a loss in volume, not a great deal but enough to be noticeable when switching from neck to bridge pickup. Is this ...