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Today, 01:08 PM

DrKev replied to a thread My Vintage Music Man Stingray Guitars and a problem in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Welcome to the forum! Nice guitars! Not something a lot of us know much about here (because we are the Ernie Ball Music Man forum and not the...

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Yesterday, 01:25 PM

DrKev replied to a thread Cutlass HSS - pickup change in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Stock Cutlass humbucker is just two wires.

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10-14-2018, 06:10 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Help: Serial number- manufactured date in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

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10-12-2018, 01:20 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Game Changer Web App Problems in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

If I recall correctly, Chrome was always an issue. The way Google coded the browser after the game changer app was developed made it not work....

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10-11-2018, 11:47 PM

DrKev replied to a thread Help: Guitar Center Exclusive??? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Hooray! Welcome to the family! :)

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10-11-2018, 10:57 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Help: Guitar Center Exclusive??? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Yes. :)

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10-11-2018, 07:11 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Luke 2 Circa '01-ish. Polyurethane? Oil or Water Based? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

If you do decide you need something other than nail varnish, try clear super glue. That sets hard, you can cut and polish that back just as well as...

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10-11-2018, 01:32 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Help: Guitar Center Exclusive??? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

As far as I recall the only unique thing about those guitars was the color. All LIIIs at that point in time were all-rosewood necks (that was the...

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10-10-2018, 04:09 AM

DrKev replied to a thread NGD: Cutlass RS HSS! in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Update: Now that we're two months in and I've had time to compare it to my Silhouette Special... The Cutlass single coils are woody and more...

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10-08-2018, 11:16 PM

DrKev replied to a thread I'm making a comeback in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Great to have you back, Peter. Congratulations!!

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10-08-2018, 12:26 PM

DrKev replied to a thread SBMM Cutlass Bad Quality Check in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

If you bought it new from a store, return it immediately without fixing it yourself. That should be a warranty repair or replacement.

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10-05-2018, 11:50 PM

DrKev replied to a thread New Theme Option in Current Events

Bug: on iPhone SE if I open an attachment photo and try to zoom in it gets lost to the lower right of the screen. Can anyone else reproduce...

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10-05-2018, 01:50 PM

DrKev replied to a thread is there a difference between the trem systems on musicman models ? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Silhouette Special Vintage Trem

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10-05-2018, 01:45 PM

DrKev replied to a thread is there a difference between the trem systems on musicman models ? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

I don't have a JP6 to make that specific comparison but between the vintage trem on the Silhouette Special and the new modern trem on the Cutlass...

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10-05-2018, 12:22 PM

DrKev replied to a thread New Theme Option in Current Events

The font size was a little larger earlier on. I won’t call it small on my laptop screen but I’m totally used to it now and I wouldn’t want it any...

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10-04-2018, 04:51 AM

DrKev started a thread New Forum Theme available in Ernie Ball Music Man Basses

In case you didn't know already, see this thread here. http://forums.ernieball.com/current-events/68130-theme-option.html It may be useful to...

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10-04-2018, 04:50 AM

DrKev started a thread New Forum Theme available in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

In case you didn't know already, see this thread here. http://forums.ernieball.com/current-events/68130-theme-option.html It may be useful to...

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10-03-2018, 12:28 PM

DrKev replied to a thread Question: Bitten By The EBMM EVH Bug Again in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Personally, on looks alone, the gold would be more my cup of tea. I'm just not often into natural finishes. But playing them could change my mind.

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10-03-2018, 12:21 PM

DrKev replied to a thread New Theme Option in Current Events

The moderators have been testing for a little while already. I really like it, and it's responsive, i.e. works well on different screens sizes. I can...

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10-02-2018, 01:14 PM

DrKev replied to a thread Question: Bitten By The EBMM EVH Bug Again in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

17kΩ and 15kΩ is the data I have to hand for the Axis (they are the same pickups). What you measured within a few percent.

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10-02-2018, 01:54 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Question: Bitten By The EBMM EVH Bug Again in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

I think pot variance could be a part of it. Some basic circuit simulations (I use CircuitLab) suggest to me that it will be ~2 dB difference at the...

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10-01-2018, 12:47 PM

DrKev replied to a thread What straps are you using on JP guitars? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

I have two Levys 2" straps (MSS8 polypropylene and MSSR8 Rayon) both in black. The Rayon strap is particularly lovely. Because of those I was going...

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09-30-2018, 01:13 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Anybody up for a fake axis ? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

OLP body i’d guess but the neck is not even that. Lousy decals.

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09-29-2018, 01:22 PM

DrKev replied to a thread 2011 Luke piezo neck finished? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

If I recall correctly, it was the first run of guitars ever offered by Music Man with roasted maple. The ordering window was only a month long so not...

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09-28-2018, 03:55 PM

DrKev replied to a thread Coil splitting Cutlass HSS humbucker in position 2 in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

Well, first the stock Cutlass humbucker is not splittable. Second, from my experience with the Silhouette Special half a humbucker is both brighter...

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09-27-2018, 01:19 AM

DrKev replied to a thread Help: How to set up the John Petrucci Music Man JP6 Bridge Properly? in Ernie Ball Music Man Guitars

tbone is right. Also, sometimes strings just break and that's all there is too it. It may have been a weak string to begin with (it's rare but it...

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