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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
 Posted - 11/08/2009 : 16:59:07
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In order to get this or that thing working as you really like, or just to get that unusual sound I'm sure some of you had to do something really nasty to your equipment, maybe a home made mod or whatever.
So, do you have proof for that? Was it all worth it?
I love my TS9DX, but it will have to remember the last time it decided to jump off my pedalboard... It won't happen again
I ordered this metacrilate piece the size and shape of the model, which is simply the sole of my pedal
Glued it to the bottom of my pedal with loctite, and it was firmly in its place after less than 5 seconds
et voil�, the velcro is in its place and will be there forever, as I added a bit of loctite there also.
I wouldn't do something like that to my Boss pedals since they still have their plates, but the Ibanez really needed it. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2009 : 18:08:26
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I do the velcro thing to all my pedals ..i'm not a collector so the resale value doesn't apply about the bottom plate as i don't really sell or trade gear anymore..(i just buy when i get G.A.S..... )..i find the velcro pretty decent.. i glued a carpet tile (like you would find in offices) to the bottom of the pedalboard and the rough part of the velcro grabs that really well...gives you the option of moving the pedals around and changing stuff easily....i also like the idea of the bicycle chain links at each corner of the pedal and screwing them down as i gig so much the pedalboard getting thrown in and out of the van on a regular basis the odd time one of two might get a bit loose...that or like the time some drunken bum pushed one of the FOH tops over and it landed on my LS-2 ....  ... |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2009 : 20:41:16
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| When converting an SX STL (Tele copy) into a variation of Fender's Hot Rod '52 Tele, the neck PU route was long enough and wide enough for a mini-HB PU. However, it did not have the proper depth for the mini-HB mounting screws, and I did not have the proper tool to add depth to the route...So I ended up using my largest width drill bit to carefully remove enough wood on each side of the neck PU route for the screws to go into...Its all under the pickguard, and I did not drill through my guitar, but probably one of the more gnarlier things I had to do, that I wasn't expecting to do, but had to, to get the job done... |
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chrissydamage
Silver Member
United Kingdom
180 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2009 : 22:09:59
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Does this count?
I put a 1 meg pot in it, removed the dial and taped it up so its always on full bore and hardly any tone/gain suck....
Got so sick of knocking that thing while playing but no more 
Also the toggle switch kept coming loose but now that problem is solved also :)
That GK-3s really annoying me at the moment though.........
I'm going to mod that by again sticking it on full bore and GK mode and burying it in hazard tape- should be awesome when I'm done :D
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2009 : 22:43:33
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This isn't staged... it's how I bought it! Deck screws and beer bottle caps holding the strap ends to the guitar body. Plus duct tape, just in case 
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 01:33:47
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Some pics from Franzoni and Jack could be interesting...
I'm not a seller, but I like my pedals shiny and beautiful. Of the three good pedals I own (TS9DX, MIT DS-2 and DD-6) only the Ibanez shows marks of use, while the bosses are like new. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 02:56:32
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In my first band a guy played a Vantage just like that! It was killer. Also got "convenience-modified" - a broken CD replaced a huge chunk of wood gone right over the control cavity..
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 02:21:33
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quote:
Originally posted by Mansun
Some pics from Franzoni and Jack could be interesting...
I'll see if I can take some pics...I haven't looked under the pickguard since the "operation" though... |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 21:18:51
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if you look carefully you can see the hairline crack at the side and running across the top of the piece of foam is.... Laurie kindly gave me a new switch,which also got trashed and which are impossible to get here in Ireland... i managed to fill the crack with superglue and so far so good.... |
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2009 : 01:06:42
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What on earth does it take to break a metal stompbox like that??  |
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chrissydamage
Silver Member
United Kingdom
180 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2009 : 02:46:35
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That is mighty impressive stuff Franzoni
That must have been one hell of a gig................. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2009 : 11:26:04
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http://www.idjnow.com/StoreModules/ProductDetails.aspx/PID=ELIMINATOR
one of those EV's falling onto the pedalboard from about 8ft in the air after a guy and a girl weighing about 40 stone between them hit the FOH on one side of the stage,not the smallest tops in the world and takes two to lift them into position,if you check the spec sheet you will see they weight over 75lb each..the 18" subs are even bigger and heavier.......and it was a helluva gig.... although i was pretty pissed off at the time.... |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2009 : 16:23:07
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| trashed a marshall jcm800 onstage when it crapped out |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2009 : 10:33:12
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Originally posted by Laurie
This isn't staged... it's how I bought it! Deck screws and beer bottle caps holding the strap ends to the guitar body. Plus duct tape, just in case
I love those old Vantage's. Shame to see this one so beaten up.
Did you fix it up? |
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Biggest crime done to your gear...
....but the LS-2 is a bit tougher than that....
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