ShadDOH 
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The importance of setup
Took my two basses and my electric guitar in to a Lucifer today. All need to be "setup/tweaked". It's very important if you don't do this sort of thing yourself (like me) to take it to a pro who's really knowledgeable. A good instrument in need of a setup, will not live up to its potential...
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skullsession
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Re:The importance of setup
April 09, 10 8:19 PM
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ShadDOH
Took my two basses and my electric guitar in to a Lucifer today. All need to be "setup/tweaked". It's very important if you don't do this sort of thing yourself (like me) to take it to a pro who's really knowledgeable. A good instrument in need of a setup, will not live up to its potential...
Did you just say LUCIFER? LUCIFER set your guitar up? THAT'S cool!
HOOK: Skullsessions.com / Darwins God Album "Without a doubt I would have far greater listening and aural skills than most of the forum members here. Not all but many I am sure....I have done more listening than most people." - Jeff Evans on how awesome Jeff Evans is.
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Re:The importance of setup
April 09, 10 10:01 PM
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Crossroads Guitar Specialties?
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ohhey
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Re:The importance of setup
April 09, 10 11:56 PM
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mike_mccue
Crossroads Guitar Specialties?
LOL !  Yeah... I "went down to the crossroads" but my request was rejected... ouch.
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skullsession
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Re:The importance of setup
April 10, 10 0:12 PM
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Yeah....man....
You know you suck when they won't even play your tunes in hell.
HOOK: Skullsessions.com / Darwins God Album "Without a doubt I would have far greater listening and aural skills than most of the forum members here. Not all but many I am sure....I have done more listening than most people." - Jeff Evans on how awesome Jeff Evans is.
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Re:The importance of setup
April 10, 10 6:28 AM
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On the other hand... he may be talking about that shop in the Boycott Fender thread.
;-)
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Guitarhacker
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Re:The importance of setup
April 10, 10 9:11 AM
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Luthier....not Lucifer.... unless..........
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ShadDOH
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Re:The importance of setup
April 10, 10 1:09 PM
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No they play my tunes in hell, to torture the fallen... I always call them Lucifer's :-) They seem to get a kick out of it. What torched my bottom was that I got 4 sets of strings for the basses, 2 for the freted (rotosound round wound) and 2 for the fretless (flat wounds) and "the strings" were 127 bux! I asked the guy behind the counter, HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT! And he replied, I stuff my pillow with your money, it's a little krinkley? But the smell of it helps me to drift off...
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Re:The importance of setup
April 10, 10 5:10 PM
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Honestly, if you bought 4 sets of bass strings at a small shop... $127- is not so bad. He's just paying the rent. I think I spend about $30- a set at the discount mail order houses... so I'd say he's trying to find a price that can work for both parties. Enjoy the nice setups!!! best, mike
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ShadDOH
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Re:The importance of setup
April 11, 10 1:37 AM
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Yeah, still I took the bills in the bathroom and gave them a good wipe before I gave them to him so he'd have something more to enjoy while he was drifting off... Still in all, it will be worth it when I get my babies back :-)
The fretted is an Alembic Stanly Clarke Brown Bass...
The Fretless is a Warwick Thumb Bass, that I had lines cut in to the neck and filled? From even a couple feet away? It "looks" freted :-) And trust me, the lines help...
I love those basses, they're like good sex. (with someone other than yourself)
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mcourter
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Re:The importance of setup
April 15, 10 12:03 AM
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You know, setup is really pretty easy. You can pick up Dan Erlewine's guitar repair guide from Stewart MacDonald for about $30. And it's more satisfying than letting Lucifer do it.
post edited by mcourter - April 15, 10 2:14 PM
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Re:The importance of setup
April 15, 10 12:51 AM
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ohhey
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Re:The importance of setup
April 15, 10 1:20 PM
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skullsession
Yeah....man....
You know you suck when they won't even play your tunes in hell.
Maybe Robert Johnson didn't really mean to sell his soul he was just pronouncing it wrong when he asked for directions and was sent to the wrong crossroads. The importance of good diction can't be overstated.
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Re:The importance of setup
April 15, 10 1:58 PM
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ShadDOH
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Re:The importance of setup
April 15, 10 11:32 PM
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Hell yeah, this guy's guitars are "hot".
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