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09 Jul 2009

If you want summat doing.....

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Posted By : Duke Bocks | Comments : 7

Its always your fault...

So.. my missus's 14 year old is learning guitar..he's a left hooker and he's got himself an Ibanez GRG170DXL. His guitar teacher tells him he needs a new set of strings. What do I need to ask for she says to me...errr..Im a bass player..like I would know !!..Get him a set of Ernie Ball 10's I say. So off she goes to the local music shop and purchases a set of said strings. "Will you put them on for him?"..sod off..Im a bass player i don't thread cotton..so he gets his mates brother to do it. Tonight he has a gig with school.."err ..Kev ..this doesn't look right"...too right it doesn't...the bridge is stood proud about a foot and the thing is tuned a semi-tone out !!!!..Course, It's my fault...if I'd have sorted it !!!...stuff it..It's off to my guitar tech at weekend and he can use the Stagg i bought him for his first guitar..If you want something doing.....

Comments

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 09/07/2009, 08:29 (GMT)

LMAO, been there done that many moons ago

# Posted by Alyerpal - 09/07/2009, 09:00 (GMT)

Yeah, it's like when the lads say to me "I think this one's in E" or "we're going to tune down a semi-tone for this one". Like I care, I'm a feckin' drummer!

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 09/07/2009, 09:21 (GMT)

ha ha ha ha ha

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 09/07/2009, 10:51 (GMT)

it takes time to master the set up of the complex floating trem system (esp if a different gauge of strings are fitted as the tension changes the spring loads in the back and pulls the bridgeup/down and tuning becomes impossible .....etc .....too early still !!! ;-)

# Posted by James - Metalleeka - 09/07/2009, 11:16 (GMT)

sure does Ian.. I have a full floyd restring nailed to 15 minutes now..

# Posted by Alyerpal - 09/07/2009, 11:20 (GMT)

I agree with everything you said

# Posted by viking - 09/07/2009, 14:51 (GMT)

@ alyerpal- "Yeah, it's like when the lads say to me "I think this one's in E" or "we're going to tune down a semi-tone for this one". Like I care, I'm a feckin' drummer!"
too damn right- my answer was always "how much harder do you want me to hit it??" :-)

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