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How can I tell the difference between alder and ash. I currently have 2 guitars with a see through finish. 1 definatley has an ash body and features a lovely grain, the other I'm not sure about. The grain isn't as pronounced, and the acoustic sounds ofeach are different. 1 is a Gamp;L (ash body) and the other is a US Strat plus. I thought it might be alder, but am really not sure. Help me please!!

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Okay, for those of you who didnt read the thread, deciding what amp to buy was a long and messy ordeal. However, now that I've decided what amp to get, I have a bigger problem, this problem is one that faces many young musicians around the world: how the hell am I supposed to pay for that? The amp that I want is a traynor 65 watt combo tube amp, which is available on ebay anywhere from three to five hundred dollars. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... i think i can come up with half, but howm I gonna convince them to get it for me?

Anyone know the size truss rod wrench I need for a MIM tele?-serial # MZ2196499. Rod is accessed from headstock. I've tried 1/4-7/32-5.5mm-5mm. All too big. The channel down to the rod seems to have a slight angle. Is a ball end wrench needed in this situation?

I just got my first tube amp, a 1972 Garnet Jammer combo. When I turn it on the something makes a ticking sound which kind of concerns me. I took the chassis out and turned it on to see if there was anything arcing, and there wasn't, so i assume the sound is coming from either a tube or the huge ancient solid state rectifier. The sound sometimes happens while I'm playing also, but only when the volume is all the way up. When it happens the sound cuts out for a split second. I don't think the tubes have ever been replaced, and if they have, it was probably at least 20 years ago. The preamp tubes are GE 12AX7s and 12AU7s made in Japan, so they're probably pretty old. The power tubes are 6l6s and arent labeled. There is no standby switch which i think may be causing my problem. The amp may have had a tube rectifier that was replaced by some kind of drop in replacement solid state rectifier, judging by the size of the thing. If you have any ideas about whats happening, feel free to throw them out there.

ok, i just bought a strat body in pewter off ebay which was listed as a MIM body...i also paid a very low MIM price for it...but after looking at pics of it again and pics of other MIM bodies...i think i got a USA made body at a MIM price and the seller didn't know it. ok, first off the body is pewter and to my knowledge fender never made a pewter MIM strat asside from the powerhouse and this is not a powerhouse body obviously. also the screw spacing for the vintage trem he listed as 2-3/32 from center of the first screw to the center of the last...if i'm not mistaken MIM vintage trem bodies have a 2-1/8 mounting hole spacing. next up is the routing, this is routed H-S-H when all the MIM bodies i have seen are routed not quite HUM size in the neck-S-H. this also has only one extra routing hole below the main route when MIM bodies have 3 holes there. next up is the grounding screw inside the bridge pickup area...i've only seen this on USA made bodies, never a MIM. also it has a green circle sticker in the route which i have only seen on US bodies not MIM. finally it is stamped with a full date (sept 07 XXXX) in the neck pocket not just a serial number like the MIM bodies i have seen. am i correct in thinking this is a US made body or is it some sort of MIM reissue? either way i don't mind since i paid a MIM price for it and was happy to buy it! here it is, let me know what you guys think it is and what model strat it could have come from...
-Mike

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This is the most gain i've ever heard in my life, it sounds like the speakers have lightning bolts shooting out of them, and the amp takes a large power plant to run it.You know, rob zombie, superbeast.I'd just like to know for the hell of it. I know their guitarist uses a full shredd.

Hey all,

After months of not being able to afford it, I finally took my Mesa into the shop to get it retubed. The last few times I've plugged into it I could hear a pretty significant decrease in the quality of tone that was commin out of it. Well now its in the shop and I'm anxiously waiting for its return. The never ending curiousity of how sweet it will sound when I get it back is killin me!!!