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59 minutes ago, Matt P said:

I've not come across an Epiphone ES335 with coil taps (but this doesn't mean that they don't exist), all the Epiphone humbuckers i have come across have been 2 wire as well so not possible to split them.

 

it's also worth pointing out that 335 style guitars are possibly the most difficult guitars to work on when it comes to electronics as they generally have no back plate so the pots and switch have to be loosened and then fed back through the f-hole to be worked on, certainly my least favourite job and the reason I never swapped out the pickups on mine even though I had a set of seymour duncans in my parts drawer (they got fitted to an Epiphone Les Paul instead)

 

Matt

For a p/u swap, 'like for like', it's possible, usually, to lift the p/u, cut the cable and either splice the new one in, or fit plugs. This won't work if wanting to replace a two-wire for a coil-tapping p/u, but does do away with the need to work through the f-holes. Just sayin'. 

Good evening, @Alistair G, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

(... and I concur with my learned friend, above : consult. Medical advice is what's required, as we are all different. Let us know the outcome, please..? )

Good afternoon, @Bass Novice, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.  

14 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Running the risk of muddying the waters even further, the Boss Katana range get an awful lot of love and have a number of models to suit different scenarios in terms of output, size, etc.

 

Oh yeah, 

I deliberately neglected mention of the BlackStar range, precisely to avoid 'muddying the waters'. 

1 hour ago, neutron619 said:

Hello Chaps...

Good evening...

As you have already found, 100w is way too much for domestic use, so keeping the Champion amp somewhere where it will be useful is a splendid initiative. As for the conundrum : with what to replace it..? I'd suggest a fairly simple amp that should do the trick. Of the four you mention, I'd suggest the Fender Champion 40 as being the best compromise between small practise amp and boxy-sounding 'toy' amp. As we know from bass, speaker size is not the only factor in cabs, so an 8" can sound glorious, but it's probably not the case in the Fender 20w. If you liked the native sound of the Fender 100, the 40w version would probably please most, and your Fx will add any extra sounds you want. Your daughter will, in time, find her own way with Fx; meanwhile she will have a solid, quality native sound when using the Fender 40, without the fuss and bother (and distraction...) of Fx.
Not that the others are not good amps, and there are many more that could be considered, but the Fender Champion 40 has the advantage of being already a known starting point, very close to the Fender 100 that you liked.
That's my tuppence-worth; welcome to the forum.

Douglas

Good morning, @tele-strat owner, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

What, if anything, is wrong with the instrument..? The nut of a guitar, be it plastic, bone or brass, does not change over time, played or unplayed, so, unless there's a specific symptom, there's no need to even consider changing, nor adjusting, it. I have many guitars and basses, and some get played rarely (including a Samick '335'...) and have never had cause to suspect the nut, of any of them (disclaimer : Our Eldest is a luthier, builds his own guitars, so we do know something about set-up issues...).
A good thorough clean, a decent set of new strings, and a few weeks of playing, in many styles, will soon show up any major issues; what, if any, issues show up will determine what, if anything, could be done to improve things. Until then, it's just vain speculation. 

12 minutes ago, Hib1 said:

...Any suggestions?

Two come to mind. Firstly give us an idea of your budget, and secondly, play either seated or standing up; reclined is not ideal for guitar players. 

44 minutes ago, Graham50 said:

Nothing

Soooooo, not been Good this past year then, eh..? 

Good afternoon, @Pbassred, and ...

... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 

I never use any of these stuffs on any of my guitars or basses; I haven't seen, in well over half a century, what benefit they bring. I do wipe my instruments over with a few drops of Dr Duck wax when I change strings (roughly annually, or longer...), just to remove any finger marks and lay the dust. Folk in other, harsher, climates may have different reasons and results, but our (French...) temperate climes don't affect my instruments in any way. Just my tuppence-worth. 

51 minutes ago, sundayguitar said:

I always wonder how people who have like 5-6 guitars hanging on their wall manage them over the course of a year. Dust, humidity, temperature... In an average room, it's a nightmare to take care of

Our cottage, in France, Lower Normandy, stays at around 14-15°C all year round, thanks to thick stone walls and no central heating. None of my guitars, basses or drums suffer in any way from changes over the course of a year. 

A present for myself : a piezo_pre-amp kit to install into my acoustic (holes to be cut into the sides, and the capteur to be fitted under the bridge...). I'll then be able to record without recourse to a mic. 

4 hours ago, Pbassred said:

 

This is either complicated or simple.  I'm not sure which.

I used to frequent Basschat, but then I started playing samba percussion (they don't use 4-string basses) and also Cavaquinho.  The last time I played guitar was 14 years ago!  I've forgotten loads.  A few weeks ago I bought an Epiphone casino.

 

I want to build a pedal board for running direct to a PA that also doubles as my home setup with a headphone jack.  I would like to be minimalist with perhaps some kind of overdrive/dirt/tube screamer and a reverb. For acoustic I have an optima air ( a great interface but no amp modeling) and a Sansamp Para DI.  Also a great interface but no head phone jack. I can't think of a way to use them.
I could go really old school and just get an XT pod, but was hoping for something lighter and tech has moved on.

 

Or..... I could just get a small amp with a headphone jack.

 

I've just looked up small multi-Fx on Thomann, and see the Valeton Dapper Mini 4 Effect Strip, which would fit your bill, I think, at £70 +£10 shipping. Any use..?

2 hours ago, knirirr said:

I've probably got too many jazz books already but why not order this one as well? I just have, for delivery before the end of the holidays. 

Already got the turtleneck.

Best to forego the Gitanes; too; happy Christmas, and have fun with Mickey Baker. 

4 hours ago, Crusoe said:

Would you get one of those for under £300? You might even struggle to get one second-hand, especially Epiphone.

A quick search of LeBonCoin (like Gumtree, for France...) shows up 28 Epiphone Les Pauls at 300€ or less, in our region (Pays de la Loire...). Three or four look to be splendid. Just sayin. 

Far too much over-thinking here, I'd say. Any decent (for whatever definition of 'decent'...) pair of headphones would be fine. It won't, and will never, sound like a guitar playing in the room (and that will change, depending on the room...), so define your 'decent' and play away. For reference, my 'phones, used for every thing from listening to ISIHAC on R4, mixing whatever genre I'm working on (along with other monitoring methods...), playing guitar, bass, keys etc are Superlux HD669, 32€ from Thomann. Your 'decent' may be different, but not by much, I'd suggest. Hope this  helps. 

Douglas

1 hour ago, walks said:

...Which is the better for me, please?...

Do you want/need a vibrato bar or not..? Both are 'speed-freak' guitars, for shredding fast and furious. If that's your style, both are suitable. Just for strumming..? Hmm... These are very flashy choices for that. Excellent instruments both, but both would be wasted on me. So... A whammy bar : useful to you or not..? 

32 minutes ago, LaupMcr said:

Yeah, that all makes sense. It's definitely a feel thing, even the fact that it's rosewood compared to maple makes a difference to me (i know it also makes a difference to the sound). There is something about certain guitars (look and feel) that somehow connect with your character.

... and can change from day to day. 

17 minutes ago, CeeCoz said:

Thanks guys. It just never occurred to me that they would use a piece of wood with a marking like that in it. I would have thought that they would want to keep their maple fretboards looking pretty clean and a piece like that would be rejected.

Not at all; quite the opposite. The Illuminati know that that is where the 'mojo' lies. Marks like that are very sought after, and fetch a high premium. It looks like you've struck really lucky, there. 

I agree, it's a natural figure in the wood. treat it as a 'signature'; if ever it's stolen, a dated photo of you holding it, proudly showing off this distinguishing feature, will help with its return. Move along now, please, you're blocking the pavement. There's no QC issue here. Move along ... 

If you've had it since new, I would imagine that you're getting to be quite familiar with how it feels and plays, and anything else would feel strange. On the other hand, if you've only recently acquired it, some instruments have 'mojo' (a technical term...); that indefinable 'je ne sais quoi' that gives it sublimity in spades. There is, as yet, no agreed scientific explanation for this, and it's beyond the realms of possible for manufacturers or artisans to build 'mojo' into their production except by chance. If your guitar sounds and feels great, just play it and thank your lucky stars. Be warned: 'mojo' is not transmissible. If you pass the instrument on to someone else, they may well find it to be a 'dog'; we all have differing perceptions of what constitutes great sound and feel. Hope this helps. 

Douglas

3 hours ago, randythoades said:

Might seem a bit dense, but what does a sustainer actually do for the player in the real world? I have read up on them before so I understand the general premise, but how do you fit that into a song?

Dense..? Not at all, or maybe I am, too..! It's a new-fangled 'thing', explained here on the Sustainiac site ... Light is shed on those little black switches, too, which are part of this 'Sustain' effect thingie. It seems to want to give the effect of everlasting feedback, as if howling from a cranked Marshall stack, one metre away, but without the volume. New to me; every daze a school day, eh..?