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Need help

Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Aug 11, 2022. 11 Replies

I’m trying to make a guitar that I can play by removing the frets epic Ying the fretboard and then just sliding up and down the strings, I’ve got some experience making Diddley bows but I’m unsure of…Continue

Need some help with cones

Started this discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Jul 9, 2021. 3 Replies

Hi guys, I’ve never built an amp before but I’m going to try and have a go of it in the coming months, I don’t know anything about speaker cones, apart from the difference between pressed and non…Continue

Can you build effects into a guitar?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ozz989 Jul 26, 2022. 15 Replies

Has anyone tried this?Continue

Tags: diy, Effects

Korn

Started this discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 10, 2021. 1 Reply

Has anyone figured out how korn cross those highs and lows through eachother to get that sound?

 

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Taffy Evans replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"Hi Ozz989, I was right your comments did refer to a band and as promised I had a listen to it. 30 seconds was enough for me haha, but forced it to a minute. On the track I listened to the rhythm section you mentioned to my ears was mainly drums, and…"
Aug 11, 2022
Taffy Evans replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"Hi, I think going it alone on a project that's a sort of experiment that only you know what the final outcome should be is the way to go. A number of your descriptions or terminology used were a bit misleading. 1 - Metal Sound - Use a tin box…"
Aug 11, 2022
BrianQ. replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"Ok then, I’ll give you some parting advice for your future neck deconstruction Only use Pliers like these to pull frets-they will allow a clean job & won’t cause irreparable damage? You can find the smaller ones in the pic at…"
Aug 11, 2022
Ozz989 replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"I’m just gonna do it without any help cos I can only explain it so many ways and if you don’t get it then you just don’t, I can’t be more clear because what I’m trying to do doesn't exist yet"
Aug 11, 2022
A.D.EKER replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"There are several way's to go about that, build a four string lap slide ,whit your bridge base a tin or something metal preverably a cigartin ,a monster pickup , string tuners,  tone control , volume,  truckload of FUZZ Distortion,…"
Aug 11, 2022
BrianQ. replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"I have seen them live quite a few times , so I’ll tell you what I think. Firstly, they all play in drop tuning(drop B) B,f#,b,e,g#c#, which gives them that ominous sound? 3 big strings are tuned same as open tuning, so drone sliding around is…"
Aug 11, 2022
Ozz989 replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"So basically, I wanna take a guitar, or bass depending on what we think an appropriate scale length would be for the correct ish sound, but bassically just go listen to back to the primitive by soul fly and try and pick out the rhythm section with…"
Aug 11, 2022
Korrigan replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"Higher action if you are playing with a slide... but extremely low action if you are playing fingered fretless.  ;-)"
Aug 10, 2022
Taffy Evans replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"Hi, yes these questions baffled me too, so could not respond,  Taff."
Aug 10, 2022
BrianQ. replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"When you say “metal sound” does that mean distortion or the sound of a metal cone resonator? "
Aug 10, 2022
t-belly johnson replied to Ozz989's discussion Need help
"I`m trying to decipher your question but I gather you want to take the frets of a guitar to make it into a fretless guitar? Well, if you do have an old guitar you don`t care for then stripping the frets off it will do exactly what you want. You just…"
Aug 10, 2022
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Need help

I’m trying to make a guitar that I can play by removing the frets epic Ying the fretboard and then just sliding up and down the strings, I’ve got some experience making Diddley bows but I’m unsure of exactly what I need to do in order to get somthing that has a metal sound, if anyone has tried this I would like advice to avoid breaking my budget messing things up
Aug 10, 2022
Ozz989 replied to Ozz989's discussion Can you build effects into a guitar?
Jul 26, 2022
Tim Pannabecker replied to Ozz989's discussion Can you build effects into a guitar?
Jul 13, 2021
BrianQ. replied to Ozz989's discussion Need some help with cones
"Ozz, a friend of mine told me that they’ve replaced the Celestions with Eminence speakers in the Bass amps, so that’s probably what you have, here’s some info on specs, but imho I think it’s way easier buying a used speaker…"
Jul 9, 2021
Ozz989 replied to Ozz989's discussion Need some help with cones
"Ok, so what I’ve done is taken the controls out of a line 6 spider 2 and I just wanna connect it to a speaker cone similar to the one in my orange crush 100 bass amp, but the only specs I can find on the cone is that it’s a 100 watt…"
Jul 9, 2021

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Welcome Ozz, good times here

 
 
 

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