Kap'n said:The 'broomstick' that originally came to mind for me was that stupid metal bar on the inside of 60's Fender acoustics.
Yeah, that's Fender's backcountry model, plumbing gives it double duty as a water heater around the campfire.
Kap'n said:The 'broomstick' that originally came to mind for me was that stupid metal bar on the inside of 60's Fender acoustics.
hansmoust said:Kap'n said:I always thought the pickups were attached to a 'broomstick' between the neck and endblock.
Hello Kap'n,
The 'broomstick' is what the Gibson people called Les Paul's early experiments with the solid body guitar; almost as good a story as the one about the record label that turned down the Beatles because 'guitar music was on the way out'.
Anyway, the pickups on both the George Barnes AcoustiLectric and the George Barnes Guitar in F were mounted on an internal wooden bar that was going from the neck block to the tail block.
jp said:I don't know if I posted this before, but this guy has a list on his website of suggestions for stopping feedback. Apparently, he's tried a lot of things. Some of them are pretty interesting!
Wow, that's brilliant. I've never heard that one before. :wink:Kap'n said:jp said:I don't know if I posted this before, but this guy has a list on his website of suggestions for stopping feedback. Apparently, he's tried a lot of things. Some of them are pretty interesting!
He missed one that I've heard of that sounds pretty interesting - inflating a balloon inside your guitar. Deadens the top a bit, but not as much as some others.
gilded said:Hans, the wooden bar inside the Barnes guitars, was it round 'like a broomstick', rectangular, flat on one side and round the 'rest of the way', or some other shape?
thanks, gilded
I saw an "F" at the New York guitar show once. I think they wanted like seven grand or something for it! :shock:gilded said:Kap'n, I've never seen a Geo. Barnes in F. I knew 'about' them, knew about the idea behind 'em, but if George had one in '72-73, I never saw it and never heard about it from the 3 students of George's that I knew.
Yup, matsickma. I agree with you from your other posts. First step is wax pot the pickups. I've actually considered a few patches of velcro tape on the inside surrounding the f-holes. Then inserting f-holes made out of thin plywood painted black also with velcro tape, which I would then pull up to cover from the inside--a simple reversible solution. But I think resonance of the top will still produce feedback.matsickma said:No answers to my questions either.
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It does depend on the type of music one plays, though. After playing a Strat for years before quieter single coils were developed, I developed good right-hand damping techniques. Messing around with Metallica and metal riffs in my youth also helped. Surf and country (especially chicken-pickin') really lend themselves to muting and right-hand damping.billydlight said:Technique.
Proper damping of the strings. My strings are never just ringing. The unplayed strings, whether I am playing lead or rhythm are not left to vibrate on their own. It took a while to develop this but now it is second nature with either hand. It is really the only thing that works.
billydlight said:I..........
Here is the thing about feed back.
Technique.
Proper damping of the strings. My strings are never just ringing. The unplayed strings, whether I am playing lead or rhythm are not left to vibrate on their own. It took a while to develop this but now it is second nature with either hand. It is really the only thing that works.
Give it a try really examine what is going on when you play.
Yeah but nothing sounds like a hollowbody
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