Stupid guitar related questions you have been afraid to ask

[Sub1 Zero]

What difference does fret size make? Medium, jumbo, etc.

And why does Dizzy fling poo?

 

[Dizzy]

This Tone Block thing has been around for AGES before EBMM used them.

A mate of mine had a Samick with one......... it blocked anything that resembled tone.

Line 6 have them in their amps too !!



Oh, you mean the Mahogany thing..........

What difference does fret size make? Medium, jumbo, etc.

And why does Dizzy fling poo?

Fling Poo : It's the latest craze in lethal martial arts.

My fight name is "Hoo Flung Dung"

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Well played sir

 

[Slingy]

Eventually, will all of the EBMM regular guitars get the tone block?

 

[whitestrat]

Deep inside the body of your guitar is a patent pending Absolut Vodka shaped piece of Mahoganny that is the tone block.

Got pics???

reason I asked is because when I put the 20th through the X-Ray at Narita Airport on my way home, I saw a reddish chunk of wood which could only be the tone block. But it wasn't bottleshaped. It was more like a semi-circle, and it was the ass-end of the body. The maple and the alder was also visible, but they had a lighter colour through the screen. The huge chunk looks like nothing else other than a toneblock, but it wasn't connected to the neck either...

 

[Earplayer]

yo folks - i will jump on that train...

so my question is - how do you use the silhouette special with piezo... give me all your tips´n tricks.

p.s.
20th and silo specials are GREAT guitars!!!

 

[greenwizard]

Whitestrat, here's what BP has to say:

Actually is starts in the neck pocket and continues just past the bridge...I looks like an absolute vodka bottle.....

It actaully enhances the mids.

 

[whitestrat]

Whitestrat, here's what BP has to say:

hmm... that's odd. Then what on earth was I looking at?

 

[73h Nils]

Nope!!!

I've had the same 9-Volt in my JP6 since August of 2006, and I play it at least an hour everyday through the mono output.... hasn't died yet! I check it every now and again to see if it looks like it's going to leak or something, but it's still fine!

 

[JMB27]

Stupid guitar related questions?

I have been asked the following since I got my first Ball:

Do you really need such a big case for such a small guitar?

Dude, that guitar looks small but sounds huge - how come?

Why do you laugh when people say Balls?

How can that be a good guitar - it isn't from any of the big names?

there are others .... some of which I have asked but won't repeat 'cause they were really, really stooo-pid

cheers y'all

Joel

 

[metal_terrorist]

How can that be a good guitar - it isn't from any of the big names? Joel

You have no idea how many times I've had similar questions asked of me. My old band was thrash/death metal and every band we played with was Jackson, ESP/LTD, Ibanez, etc and most of it was the low-end stuff. Guys who couldn't tune their own guitars had the audacity to doubt my Balls. Well, I made a fine case for Balls in metal is all I'm saying. Seems pretty obvious to me. Balls. Metal. Balls = Metal. Metal = Balls.

So my realtive contribution to the topic is...

Why so few Balls in metal?

 

[roburado]

OR, given the time of year we are at, buy her something lovely (jewels work well) and then she will be more than keen for you to buy yourself something nice I believe there are plenty of peeps on the forum who work on the "one gift for you, one Ball for me" principle!

fsmith put this into practice at Desert Domination.

 

[roburado]

You have no idea how many times I've had similar questions asked of me. My old band was thrash/death metal and every band we played with was Jackson, ESP/LTD, Ibanez, etc and most of it was the low-end stuff. Guys who couldn't tune their own guitars had the audacity to doubt my Balls. Well, I made a fine case for Balls in metal is all I'm saying. Seems pretty obvious to me. Balls. Metal. Balls = Metal. Metal = Balls.

So my realtive contribution to the topic is...

Why so few Balls in metal?

Balls and chunk is where it's at.

 

[slukather]

This Tone Block thing has been around for AGES before EBMM used them.

A mate of mine had a Samick with one......... it blocked anything that resembled tone.

Line 6 have them in their amps too !!



Oh, you mean the Mahogany thing..........







Fling Poo : It's the latest craze in lethal martial arts.

My fight name is "Hoo Flung Dung"

For a second there i though you were serious, very funny though.

Scott.

 

[whitestrat]

Are the single coil equipped EBMMs (Sil Special, AL) affected by stratitis (string pull from the slug magnet pole pieces)?

I didn't notice any obvious signs of it when I tried a Silo Special a few weeks ago.

I think ANY guitar, even the humbuckers would have this problem if the pickups are too close. I had to bring my hums down for the 20th as well, because they were too close. I wonder how that happenned...

 

[robelinda2]

Are the single coil equipped EBMMs (Sil Special, AL) affected by stratitis

the only thing the AL is affected by is awesome-itis.

 

[whitestrat]

How can that be a good guitar - it isn't from any of the big names?

This one is the most common... and the dumbest I've ever heard of ANY brand.

 

[Multiversal]

the only thing the AL is affected by is awesome-itis.

Haha.. I definitely laughed out loud at this.

 

[candid_x]

question: why... after 15 years of playing guitar, do I still suck?

(that's rhetorical of course)

Dunno, but it doesn't go away even after 40 years of playing.

 

[candid_x]

How can I convince my wife that getting another Ball is a good idea?

Write and play a few romantic and sexy songs, and tell her they're all about her.