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  1. Hardass blues

    Beatles lovers enjoy

    very kool... ...been on a bit of a Beatles kick as of late. Will Lee is amazing. Good to see Tom Malone still out there too. Excellent. Thanks
  2. Hardass blues

    Picked up a Fender Telecaster Esquire korea model......

    yeah I looked for a while... and found a smaller than standard concentric set up with ts 500k pot. If it doesn't fit properly I have a buddy with a lathe and will turn it down to make it fit or I will make new knobs completely. I will have to ream the hole for the new pot, Other than that...
  3. Hardass blues

    need feedback on this track i'm working on,thanks...

    Lol.... Around here (chicago) their are more blues guys than you can shake a stick at. Some are really treasured and some are hardly known and should be treasured. Then their are those that well, lets just say could work on things a little more. I give anyone credit to anyone getting up there...
  4. Hardass blues

    Picked up a Fender Telecaster Esquire korea model......

    yep thats the one... ...yeah I was thinking a 500K concentric pot. I don't want to change the look. Very minimal ,I like that. I also looked at the push pull to add a out of phase to mix of sounds I could get. Just waiting on the parts for now. I think SD has a lot of orders for the triple shot...
  5. Hardass blues

    Picked up a Fender Telecaster Esquire korea model......

    Celtic to be exact. Very kool gunmetal Grey with Celtic inlay at the twelfth fret and minimal vibe all the way around. Kind of a shredder type set neck (larger frets than standard) and a lone volume knob.I'm waiting on the p-rails pickup and a SD triple shot humbucker ring. Was wondering if...
  6. Hardass blues

    need feedback on this track i'm working on,thanks...

    holy crap... killer riffs on that. Reminds me of John 5's disc the devil knows my name. Way heavy but quite shrederiffic. LOL! Usually when I listen to somebody's posts it's run of the mill blues rock. you killed that. good deal man. I did speed metal/punk for many years Keep it comin'Later,J.H.
  7. Hardass blues

    Another Agile on Order....

    John Henry here, I currently have 2 SX t-models and am really happy with them. They were on the same pages at Rondo music. I own many guitars including a 52 reissue P.R.S. a few gibsons ect... I was looking at the agile too. The Sx I have are good over all on the body finsih and fit. The only...
  8. Hardass blues

    Hear ye, hear ye....

    hey John Henry here... Ok I lurk here alot. I pitched in for the logo design and I also get a lot of info from this site. I grabbed your post (and printed it out) from a while back with the megabucker wiring diagram. When I get some more dough to allocate to it I will go for the mod from hell...
  9. Hardass blues

    "Full Boat" Humbucker Wiring Mod

    Kool,been busy myself... excellent mods,I love that stuff. I have been modding a few guitars lately. Got laid off recently and have had the time. I put and old 70's bucker in a es-335 copy and installed a bigsby,completely rewired a les paul art project with 59 Seymore Duncan Seth Lovers and...
  10. Hardass blues

    What is your job?

    been in construction most of my life... .... Graduated high school in 3 years and had a scholarship started college at 16 and blew it off to be a rock star LOL! Had a chance and being signed in the late eighties and was passed on (who wasn't in the city LOL!). I have been a working plumbing...
  11. Hardass blues

    335 copy to Gretsch project....

    ...so as if I don't have enogh stuff to do already. I saw some kool mods for a es 335 copy. I have a Oscar Schmidt 335 copy in black. The pickups are quite muddy and whatnot. I also cut the neck down so it would attain the correct scale for intonation about an 1/8th off the end towards the neck...
  12. Hardass blues

    Pat no. 2,737,842 flat head scews on both poles?

    Yeah ,I found a few old pics and you are correct. Haven't tested it yet. I have a couple of guitars I'm working on now and may swap it in to see how it sounds. Pays off to save old parts. Thanks again,J.H.
  13. Hardass blues

    Pat no. 2,737,842 flat head scews on both poles?

    :rockon::dude: I have recently went through my parts box. I have stuff from when I was a kid still. In the process I found a Gibson pickup. The number is stamped on the plate, just that number no other indications at...
  14. Hardass blues

    Help with Wiring

    that paint may be shielding paint. take a look at the Stewart Macdonald website for details on shielding paint. Here is a link to a great demo on shielding with copper tape I did it and it worked great. http://areyouexperienced.net/shielding-70s-stratocaster-1.htm good luck,John
  15. Hardass blues

    Get to know your fello fretters!

    Name: John Age: 39 Birthplace:Harvey IL. (far southside Chicago) What book are you reading?One percenter What’s on your mousepad?pic of new nephphew Favourite Magazine? Guitarist (European) Favourite smell? leather First thing you think of in the morning? where am I going today How many...
  16. Hardass blues

    Fulltone OCD Clip (Test)

    tasty riffs. Very kool.
  17. Hardass blues

    started recording here...( long post)

    1.I am using Behringer Truth monitors in the control room. 2.all headphones are audio technica mth-30 models 3. The MXL is the 990 large diaphram in a shock mount. What I did was set it up in a low stand have the two amps (champ & sonny Jr. on the floor) up loud and project the sound at the mic...
  18. Hardass blues

    started recording here...( long post)

    yeah the myspace recording were done with the BR in late 05 just live. This time now that I have the spot built I can redo guitars and what not and get more of a proper recording as opposed to just a live recording. Thanks, John
  19. Hardass blues

    I can't do vibrato!!!

    my 2 cents... ...1 st off I have no viable music training but have played for over 30 years so, here it goes. When you are trying to bend the strings lets say with your 3rd finger use the remaining fingers to help push up and or pull down on the string .It's just a start. This will help as you...
  20. Hardass blues

    started recording here...( long post)

    ...this is a fairly big deal as of late as we all have straight jobs and schedules to meet. Long story short I built a 1000 sq. ft. addition over a garage addition to my house last year. I made it a studio/rehearsal room. I have a control room with view window to main room which is where the...
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