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     Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 84 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 136.182.2.222 |
John, maybe you know, does Peter Buck use toasters or high-gains? I've seen some close-up shots with hi-gains, then other times, they looked more like toasters, but sometimes, if it's not up close, hi-gains can look like toasters. He may have more than one 360JG. | ||
| John McKelvy (Wormdiet) Senior Member Username: Wormdiet Post Number: 622 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 152.22.12.56 |
I'm pretty sure his "trucker special" has always had hi-gains. I can get a pretty similar sound on my 330 w/HGs. In the early days I've heard he borrowed some of Mitch Easter's ricks, but I'm not sure what type of pups those had. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 85 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 136.182.2.222 |
Sounds right. There was a "Rough Cut" special on MTV back in 1994, and it looked like toasters on the 360JG, but I'm not sure if that was the one with the sticker on it. I'll re-check !! | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 87 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.21.252 |
Well, after four days of playing and looking at my new 360JG, I am sending it back to MF, in exchange for a new one. The "crease" that I described simply bothers me, I find myself looking for it all the time, instead of enjoying the rest of the guitar. I took my other two Ric's out, 330 and 360/12, and looked for a similar irregularity, none were to be found. If you put a light on the guitar, and change your viewing angle, when the light goes over this area, it splits into two. In the end, I consider this to be a defect that is "always in view". Any similar experiences ? I am confident that my new 360JG will be stellar and near flawless. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 2041 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Kinda hard to give an opinion without a few good photos, Steve. How about it? | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 90 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.18.125 |
The easiest way to show it is by just letting the overhead light shine on it. Here is a normal section of the guitar :  And here is the light shining on the irregularity :  For more typical viewing angles, you see it at about 30% of the angles, and it looks like a line across the body of the guitar, like a "crease". I don't think I am alone here, in that this would ultimately be upsetting, especially on a JetGlo. I did this experiment with my other Ric's, and they were both fine. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 2043 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Puzzling. Not what I originally thought from your initial written description. Can't really diagnose from small pictures like those, however. If you've got larger pictures, e-mail them to me off list and I'll give it my best shot. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 91 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.18.125 |
Look at how the light is split into two pieces, when it shines on the upper horn. That's because there is an irregularity across the body of the guitar, perpendicular to the length of the neck. Any time you look at the guitar, when the light shines there, you see a line, but a typical view is harder to photograph. It really doesn't look right, take my word for it. I sent it back already, and believe me, I really didn't want to. I am confident the next one will be just fine. Thanks ! | ||
| Howard Bishop (Ozover50) Senior Member Username: Ozover50 Post Number: 818 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 203.220.14.214 |
Good luck Steve. 100% satisfaction with the next one, I hope. | ||
| Patrick Magee (Oreca) Senior Member Username: Oreca Post Number: 323 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 69.195.186.243 |
I have the same exact thing that runs from the top of the cutaway to that part of the horn where your light shines on, runs parallel with the neck in my case. I think yours is more pronounced then in my case... It never showed up in any of the pictures I've taken. But in person it's visible if you look for it... Always wondered what it is, I figured it was just a factory defect or it happened over the years. |
