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Post by pinsk94 on Jun 29, 2004 13:04:51 GMT -5
Well I had a little project these last couple of days. I finally received my Kent Armstrong PAF floater and went and installed it myself. The pickup that came with my Golden Eagle was ok but I heard great things about these and heard them in other guitars as well. It came out pretty good and it sounds great. A lot more consistant sound with no hum at all. I also added a tone knob to boot, which helps with sound flexability. Also added ebony knob covers. Nice. Here are some picks:    Yeah for me.  |
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Post by kawe on Jun 29, 2004 13:14:59 GMT -5
Hi pinsk94! What a nice sofa! ;D kawe ps: A really great guitar!  Could record just a few chords and load it as a mp3 on our page? I'd loved to hear the sound! please, please,please |
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Post by pinsk94 on Jun 29, 2004 17:33:10 GMT -5
Thanks!  I put a file up called goldeneagle1. I used Guitar Tracks to record it. It came out ok. Oh yeah, I am not that good but hey you asked for it. ;D ;D I will put up more when I get a chance. Kind of rushed that one. |
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Post by kawe on Jun 29, 2004 17:50:13 GMT -5
Great!!! Congratulations!!
And what a warm and mellow sound!
Is it a composition of your own?
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Post by pinsk94 on Jun 29, 2004 19:13:31 GMT -5
I would hardly call it a composition, just something I started playing around with. It's funny that every time I start writing something and it sounds nice, I realize it is already a song. ;D ;D Oh yeah, as far as the sofa, it is my wife's pride and joy. |
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Post by Professor1 on Jul 25, 2004 21:18:47 GMT -5
Ich bin hier, und du bist mein Sofa. ;D
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Post by kawe on Jul 25, 2004 23:02:00 GMT -5
;D
" ... aber bekleckere nicht das Sofa ... "
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Post by ashaffer on Aug 23, 2004 15:12:20 GMT -5
Cool! I have the same basic setup - Heritage Golden Eagle with the Kent Armstrong floating PAF. I switched out the Heritage finger rest for a Benedetto and used the "steath" tone and vol pots. I replaced a Bartolini floating pickup that was mounted on the original Heritage finger rest.
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Post by Professor1 on Aug 23, 2004 15:52:55 GMT -5
;D " ... aber bekleckere nicht das Sofa ... " "Ah-ee-ahee-ahhhhh! Mach es sehr schnell Rein und raus..."  |
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Post by pinsk94 on Aug 24, 2004 6:06:24 GMT -5
Hi ashaffer, welcome.
Would love to see a picture if you had one. Did you do the work your self. If so, where did you get the materials.
Thanks.
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Post by ashaffer on Aug 24, 2004 14:28:55 GMT -5
I had John Thurston of Thurston Instrument Repairs in Catonsville MD do the work. He has worked on all of my guitars for years. I bought the pickup and pots from www.archtop.com and the Benedetto pieces from Stew Mac. One thing that I did was to have the output jack mounted under the finger rest instead of coming out of the end strap jack. I wanted to be able to remove the whole unit as a module and play the guitar as a total acoustic if I decided I wanted to. The pickup is a "real" Kent Armstrong vs. what I have heard is licensed offshore product with the Kent Armstrong label. You have the same pickup. I see you have a Steinberger too, really small world isn't it? I'll get a photo up to my website and then post a link, the guitar is the Antique Sunburst finish. -Al |
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Post by ashaffer on Aug 25, 2004 14:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by Professor1 on Aug 25, 2004 19:59:57 GMT -5
I tried your link, but it said I was not allowed access.  |
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Post by ashaffer on Aug 26, 2004 5:33:08 GMT -5
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Post by Professor1 on Aug 26, 2004 14:18:24 GMT -5
Cool! Nice Guitars! I would post pictures of mine, but I don't have any high-tech equipment to do it. |
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