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Admit i dont have access to fender's financial documents...but lets look at it this way...material costs are going up, but if it were that much, you'd see congruent price increases in other lines as well...and whille there are some companies that annually up their retail prices (gibson, PRS) most dont...shipping domestically and from mexico is ultimately cheaper than from asia (why fender stopped using Fender Japan and built the modern facilities)...Rickenbacker (family owned company) makes a high quality domestic product and their 2009 MSRPs havent gone up, and Fender's (corporate juggernaut

im sorry...how do i know which? I meant cost of production is higher based on increased resources and transport costs...but the secret is out, google it...the american series and higher end fenders will see the highest increase, looks like the date is jan 12 '09 for the price jack

just read about this today as well... disappointing considering the state of the economy, personally i think is purely done to follow gibson; the cost of doing business is in fact increasing, but no where near the 25% of the price increase...i dont consider fender guitars higher end gear and if they want to keep their market share, theyd be best advised to reconsider the jump i concur the used market is booming...and its a buyers market at that, i just passed on a mij jazzmaster and a ri jaguar on enay, both under $500

Thrilled to hear it man...rock that thing out this new year j

likewise! j

weird, if the soundboard is lifting a bit from weather, usually the guitar goes flat not sharp...mmmm, do what you can to protect those babies j

Man I always say how i love to live vicariously thru others' gear experiences...happy to help, and let us know how that old Philco 6v6 performs Speakers??!? Well its about as subjective as it gets, and hard to try them out...i guess my best advice is that in this case, you generally get what you pay for...also, some speakers 'open up' over time, so its tough to tell what youll end up with j

webers are good... check me on this but i think alnico is a stronger magnet and keeps its magnetic strength longer...ceramics tend to be more 'mellow' sounding, but generally are cheaper to make and supposedly dont have some sonic qualities of alnico...i think youd have to have some amazing hearing to really tell a difference Hey man...PM me a good mailing address, ill send you a vintage 6v6 i have lying around...my good xmas deed

i think miller's right...thats an extremely uncommon place for a top crack...leads me to believe what you have there is finish checking which does occur after time in nitrocellulose finishes (esp black) If thats in fact the case, you have no need to worry because the crack doesnt go thru to the wood, leaving the guitar structurally sound It wouldnt hurt to get a tech to look inside under the cracked area with a mirror to confirm that there isnt separation on a glued area...

Lamrod, can you post some pics of your guitar...itd make it much easier to diagnose...its hard to imagine where the crack is and id say that it sounds like an odd place to have such an issue on less you have a loose brace or neck pocket...

always happy to help...i love living vicariously through other gearheads...i just bought a house in which im building a studio and cant wait to get finished so i can share with yall Sprague Atom filter capacitors all the way!

You concerns are valid, but id say if you have soldering and circuit experience, youll be fine with this mod...after reading your many posts, im sure youre not an idiot, which helps too Electrocution is usually a bigger deal with higher watt amps...their filter caps are bigger and hold more juice...that said, discharging a cap is an easy process...make sure you wear rubber/latex gloves, not just to minimize the chance of shock, but because finger oils are bad for these components I use JJs in my AC30, i like them alot, and the speaker is certainly an improvement, but im not sold on tho

one thing that isnt readily visable is bellying under the bridge...this can occur in a situation where the environment changes and is perfectly natural in the lifespan of an instrument...personally, i think you just bumped or something without knowing it and it was just enough to put it out of whack...with no obvious structural issues, id say a quick neck adjustment is the fix...and dont forget, just cause the neck looks straight doesnt mean it hasnt twisted somewhat ...the progression of the buzz makes me think the frets are fine

Id add that when i went to the M1a, the tone projected well and the balance across the strings was very good, but because the pick up is magnetic, the guitar lost a certain amount of percussiveness that i really needed...i am going to add a fishman UST like what Jeff uses, but one addition i was really impressed with was the aphex acoustic exciter...it is a processor that adds some eq in critical spots while taking out honky and synthetic frequencies...i wont play the acoustic live without it now http://www.aphex.com/pedals.htm

it depends quite a bit on your set up and the front end on your recording rig condensers are nice but cheap ones sound shrill, harsh and unbalanced unless perfectly placeed I have found that a ribbon mic will generally do the best job, but have some draw backs, namely they are expensive, not as durable as dynamics, and require a fair bit of gain from a preamp to work...but they tend to pick up most nuances in the room without excessive coloring or harshness, and retain a vintage smoothness most other mics have a hard time keeping check out that oktavia ribbon, a cascade fathead, or some

as forwarded from another post in this section http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2008/12/aubu...610947657082878 Review: Well to start: Parking was $15, and that sucked, the weather at show time was a balmy 13 degrees according to the thermometer on my car, and it was freaky cold with no one there!! I couldn't even give my expenisve extra away last night. No one wanted to go, and when I got there, no one was there!!! So no one to miracle it to either. Cold will do that! No drinks allowed on the floor. I was allowed water with my diabetic braclet. It was a Filmore style concert and you had to si

precisely what they are...you still see them on current gibson acoustics...bad news, but heeps better than the plastic bridges on 1964-5 LGOs and B25s

All good advice...i started with a shure 58 and an old marantz 4 track cassette machine...the yamaha minidisc unit from the late 90's is really good, and cheap now get some advice here--> http://homerecording.com/bbs/index.php as well

super nice--ive been looking for one of these can you post some pics??

3 reasons, all a bit subjective: 1) Most people believe that guitars 'open up' over time...the only way for this to happen is to have a guitar exposed to the elements (air, light, normal humidity), wood is a living material in this regard...but the most important way to open them up is to play them 2) If they're in the case, they don't get played as much. The ones on the wall are the ones you will grab and play. Some of the floor stands for two and more guitars are NOT stable and make expensive noises when they fall over. 3) I do it because it looks terrific and any girl who walks in ca

Hope returns tonight Congratulations to my country, the United States of America, which i love and of which i have never been more proud Thank you to everyone who voted Regardless of our differences, we still ultimately have the same needs That we might find strength, faith and reflection in each other Hope returns today j

Congratulations to my country, the United States of America, which i love Thank you to everyone who voted Hope returns today

Acoustics certainly react to the conditions you describe as a organic material, but your real concern is heat, not humidity...in fact a fair amount of humidity will actually be healthy for you acoustics as long as you keep them away from the heat source, and even worse, dry heat is the devil... Better to hang on a wall than hold in a case...you will nead to retune occasionally, nature of the beast...

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