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: So you missed the part about the Silvertones? : I LOVE those old things, but they are STILL : cheesy assed guitars.... : Ever try and do some fine bridge adjustment on : one of those things? : Ever try to raise ONE string to get rid of a fret : buzz? : YOU CAN'T. : Did you see the phrase "By todays tech standards"? : Lets go on to the part where I mentioned : replacing the tuners....not just on Silvertones : either.... : I hate vintage tuners that bind....ESPECIALLY the : Silvertone tuners, although Fender : tuners,depending on the model, can be just as bad. : You try to downtune, you turn the tuner, it goes : click,click,click, then it finally gives and the : string drops down like 3 steps and you have to : tune it UP again, hopefully close, otherwise you : start the process all over again. : Yes lube helps, but on friction tuners it can : also mean a big headache. : Vintage Fenders are WAY overpriced anyway. : (Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of 'em!) : This is caused by "investors" who don't PLAY the : friggin' things, just stick them in a vault : somewhere. : For them,it's not about the guitar, it's not : about music, it's about MONEY. : Kinda like what the Yuppie market did for Harley : Davidson motorcycles. : Yeah the new HD chrome and neon boutique look is : for BIKERS!?!?!More like CEO's who couldn't bear : to get a drop of oil on their Armani's, but, I'm : rambling............ : Yes, reread my post, especially the part : about "BY TODAYS TECH STANDARDS" : I NEVER said I didn't love 'em. : You made that part up on your own. : Vermin : (Who has owned Fenders, Gibsons, Silvertones, : Danelectros, Pearls, Stellas, all sort of CHEESY : ASSED GUITARS.......) : : : : Fender tube amps, single coil pickups,cheesy : : assed (By todays tech. standards anyway...) : : guitars, the more high-tech you go-the further : : away you get from the sound. : : V : : Oh- : : You can get Silvertone/Danelectro vintage : guitars : : for a song on ebay...lipstick tube : : pickups....ohhh....shivers. : : If you plan on NEVER selling it, replace the : : tuners, they downright suck. : : : : : Hi: : : : I'm pretty new here,, and I just wanted to : say : : that I enjoy all the antics and fun you guys : seem : : to have. Deadbolt is a fun band, so I : understand : : how their attitude rubs off on you and how you : : all use it to blow off steam and stuff. It's : : great! : : : I was just wondering - do any of you have any : : music tips for me and a couple of friends who : are : : trying to start a band with some of that : Deadbolt- : : type vibe? Like, what kind of guitar : processing : : and stuff Harley uses, and how they reverb the : : vocals. I've only been able to find their last : : two albums here where I live, so I guess I : should : : find their older ones at CD Now or somewhere : and : : study them a bit. I don't think the band : members : : would be too keen on answering me, but you guys : : seem to know allot about them. : : : Anyway, thanks for any feedback. Maybe when : we : : get good enough, we can send the website some : : tapes, and they can start a tribute page with : : some wav. files or something. Just an idea. : : : Bye for now! : : : Stuart Wescott : : : Bartlesville, OK : : : (I play lead guitar and sing)