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  1. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Note that picture 1 is before, picture 2 is after....it is MUCH flatter to the body, although not flat as you suggest. I will look again (will be tomorrow again, sadly, as have another 200 emails to clear tonight #living the dream) - your point about snipping all the strings at once causing...
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    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    All I followed the steps on tightening the claw screws and it has worked ....photos attached (Ive added the 'before' and 'after' in sequence). Action is lower too as hoped although this is harder to see in the photos. I just wonder whether the set put on thee (Elixir nickel plated steel) were...
  3. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Thanks all for your views. I took the rear plate off to make sure that none of the springs had become detached - all were fully in place. I’ve always used 10s but maybe this brand involves a slightly different material which causes a greater tension to be applied. I’ll try adjusting the claw...
  4. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    No, 10s. This is why I’m confused as I've changed strings on this guitar many times over the years, and pretty sure it’s always been 10s that have been used.
  5. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Strings likely quite old - guitar gets occasional use but maybe 3 or 4 years since last change. Also possibly a new brand too. I’ll try the suggested fix and report back in case it doesn’t sort as hoped. Cheers for chipping in, as ever.
  6. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Good man, that’s really helpful. I’ll give it a go tomorrow. Cheers Gilesy
  7. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Hi there JoKeR III...thanks for responding so quickly. I am presuming you need to turn both exactly the same amount....could I end up putting the bridge out of kilter (or out of whack) if I don't do this correctly? How will I know when I've done this enough? Cheers G
  8. Gilesy

    Help - have my bridge springs lost their sproing?!

    Hi all I've just changed my strings on my US Strat Standard (25 years old and well looked after - every part original as manufactured). The guitar before restringing was super stable in tuning with a nice medium action. As per the photos, having changed to new set of 10s, the bridge looks as...
  9. Gilesy

    Wimbledon on ESPN

    Not defending that horror story - simply making the point about the quality of the output, and that an informed viewer can form a rounded view of any story by consuming critically. Don’t believe all you see and hear (And same goes for any media outlet globally). Cheers.
  10. Gilesy

    Wimbledon on ESPN

    Not really. Vast majority is without any bias. And an intelligent viewer can filter what there might be.
  11. Gilesy

    Wimbledon on ESPN

    It is worth noting that the UK tv licence is only £159 per year ($200) for all the BBC channels and radio, all ad free.
  12. Gilesy

    How to apply different mixer settings in a single preset

    @Bakerman and @unix-guy hi chaps - I used scene controllers to switch between scenes 1 and 3 and then two null filters to flip between these and the fourth row. Works really well, thank you for your guidance. Good weekends to you both. Gilesy
  13. Gilesy

    How to apply different mixer settings in a single preset

    Thank you @Bakerman and @unix-guy - really appreciate your ideas. I've not used scene controllers, however given you both came up with this suggestion it would suggest this is the way to go. I'll give it a try this weekend. Bump for any other final thoughts from others.
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    How to apply different mixer settings in a single preset

    All Serious blast from the last here…Swedish Chef created an excellent Boys Of Summer patch, which I have. As can be seen above, he recommends different mixer settings for the intro, verse and chorus. At the time, when this thread was new, Scenes had just been launched, and the folks thought...
  15. Gilesy

    U2 Presets from U2GuitarTutorials Forum

    @Scented Meat Thank you so much. Happy Easter weekend to you.
  16. Gilesy

    U2 Presets from U2GuitarTutorials Forum

    Hi @Scented Meat - where on the site are Michael’s presets? I‘ve looked under certain songs and a few have presets for the axe fx2 but none by Michael / Axeman. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance. Cheers Gilesy
  17. Gilesy

    G66 UK

    Great news for the UK customer base - well done Sukh, you are a fab choice! More power to Fractal. Cheers, Gilesy
  18. Gilesy

    Let's see your ride.....

    Hi Cliff Yes, its a 2019 GTS (Gen 2) - my first with PDK which is fantastic (once you get over the loss of being ’in charge’ of changing gears!). I installed PPF on the body and ceramic coating on the alloys, so each time it’s washed it literally looks like it has just left the showroom, wish...
  19. Gilesy

    Let's see your ride.....

    Happy New Year to all - wishing you a successful and healthy 2023. cheers G
  20. Gilesy

    RIP, Queen Elizabeth II

    All who commented above, some very touching and thoughtful moments from you - thank you. The news for the vast majority of people here (the hardest republicans apart) in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to Simeon’s point), the Commonwealth and for many others...
  21. Gilesy

    ASSIGN

    Short answer is yes…some are reserved for certain functions e.g. On the right hand side, but generally speaking there is lots of flexibility. Suggest you repost with a clearer title (“Need help assigning buttons on MFC101”) to get the real MFC experts (such as @sprint) offering their input...
  22. Gilesy

    Did they stop making the Matrix GT1000FX?

    UK site…. http://matrixproaudio.com/
  23. Gilesy

    Off the see EC

    Hi @22 frets - the show was excellent. The Albert Hall has amazing acoustics and is quite intimate - 5k peopple rather than the usual stadium numbers of peeople. As I said above, Eric is very familiar with the place (211 shows at this venue as of mid 2021) so he was very relaxed. His voice is...
  24. Gilesy

    Off the see EC

    Hey Pauly Certainly wasn’t the most expensive ticket going either! It looks like its doubled in price from the original face value of the ticket if you end up going through a consolidation site. But I guess it’s a sellers market, as there are plenty of people actually want to go to the shows.
  25. Gilesy

    Off the see EC

    Hi all On the spur of the moment on Tuesday I bought one of the last remaining tickets to see Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, TONIGHT!! The seat looks very good position-wise - it wasn’t the most expense ticket still available, but not cheap at £350 ($430). While I’ve seen...
  26. Gilesy

    FS RAC-12 for Sale

    While it can be made to work with the AXF3 it is optimised for use with the AFX2 - it works perfectly with the latter.
  27. Gilesy

    Axe FX too overkill for bedroom only playing?

    Genelecs are fabulous as a speaker solution - very well made, and sounds clear and loud. I pair mine with my Axe FXII which I’ve had since 2012. Sounds as good as you could want.
  28. Gilesy

    Famous Musicians You’ve Met?

    @Moondog Wily - brilliant to hear your Prince story. As a UK-based person, and a teenager during his early peak years (79 - 88) I dreamed of the type of access you are talking about. My brother and I went to see Prince, at the first of the night of his 21 Nights in London, at the O2, in August...
  29. Gilesy

    Prince

    Yek I missed your post, hence this delayed response. Prince has been such an influence on my musical life - while he had a long and varied career, the first 10-11 years of his recordings are (in my view, at least) are remarkable, almost unmatched. Soul, new wave, funk, electronic, rock...
  30. Gilesy

    Rolling Stones- shady band security, never again.

    What Saxon??!!
  31. Gilesy

    Non Guitar-Based Music

    I was a house music DJ through university and into my early working years (as a management consultant, which I still am today 30 years later!) - progressive house, Italian house and trance if you are wondering. Still love my dance music alongside my other music tastes - many of which have an...
  32. Gilesy

    5150 build.

    Andy - how do you ‘relic’? What tools and methods? I’m intrigued as it’s supposed to look natural and random yet it’s entirely created with purpose. looks good incidentally - it’d fool me 🙂 cheers, Gilesy
  33. Gilesy

    Humidity question

    Any thoughts from acoustic players as to whether 63% humidity will be problem for my guitar? thanks Gilesy
  34. Gilesy

    Humidity question

    @Justincase I’ll give the video a watch, thank you.
  35. Gilesy

    Humidity question

    Good point TSJ - I am certain though there will be good knowledge in the group. Martin recommends 45-55% so even lower!
  36. Gilesy

    Humidity question

    Hi all Surely some answersto my questions? Appreciate your views.
  37. Gilesy

    Humidity question

    Hi all We are enjoying some unusually good and steady weather in the UK at the moment. it has been consistently 30°C / 86°F for 2 - 3 weeks, and the humidity has been higher than usual, varying from 60 - 99% throughout the day and night (at least according to my Dark Skies app, rather than a...
  38. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    @solo-act @Rick kind words from both of you - I am very excited as I feel this now requires me to improve my playing to match its quality, which feels like a good motivation. Plenty of playing already today and it feels like it was made for me, which seems to resonate with a number of others’...
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    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Cheers fellas 👍🏻😉🎸
  40. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Cheers Budda - very much looking forward. Take care.
  41. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Hi all Here’s an update on my search for my ultimate acoustic guitar. I went back to the guitar shop again today….was aiming to retry the Taylor 814, the Martin OMC-28e (i.e. cut-away with electronics) and a Martin 000-42 ( slightly shorter scale, no electronics, no cutaway, lots of very...
  42. Gilesy

    Happy birthday, Admin M@

    Happy birthday Matt - hope you are having a good one. cheers Gilesy
  43. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Glad this thread is still going - these stories are great and show that finding an instrument is NOT about a catalogue, spec sheet or price list. I‘ll go back to the shop next week - retry the two, plus there is another Martin without cutaway or electonics (a 000-42) which I’m going to give a...
  44. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Thanks Alan. Tried a Lowden on Saturday but didn’t float my boat (see my summary above). cheers Gilesy
  45. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Andy I heard a YouTube video last night comparing the OM28 and the OMC28 (which has the cutaway) - and with reference to your advice, you are bang on! The tone of the non-cutaway is definitely superior. Who knew!
  46. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Hi Organic Zed I thought of this exact same idea before your reading your post (great minds thinks alike, etc!!) but on reflection I wondered whether this is the right appprach given I am the listener / audience of my playing. I suppose I might follow your advice to work out the best...
  47. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    thanks Rick - I understand and recognise your observations. They are both lovely sounding guitars - the Martin seemed to sound a little better when playing more delicately while the Taylor enjoyed being played with more gusto. There is a danger of over-analysis. They both sounded so much better...
  48. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Wow - that is playing!!
  49. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    thanks both…..only tried acoustically today (so my comments about are about the unamplified sound, including the effects of the pickup and cutaways on both). I don’t plug in hence your comments are very interesting, Andy. I had not searched for guitars specifically without pickups. I’ll take a...
  50. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Hey all just reporting back after my try out this afternoon. Took a little longer to get there than expected and arrived just before my slot. really great staff at guitarguitar in Epsom - took my old Freshman to see if they could sort the buzzing on the upper frets. I went into a large acoustic...
  51. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Thanks Andy – this is one of the hardest things for us guitar lovers to do: be objective when we see and play an instrument, rather than succumbing to the lust! I‘ll remember your words this afternoon, and try to avoid any pre-defined but unsubstantiated preference! thanks to all who have...
  52. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Organic Zed - great point! It would be a very poor outcome to spend all that cash only to find it has playing flaws. I’ll give this good attention. in terms of brands at the shop I’m going to they have a decent range although not all have lefties in stock. Brands stocked by this company...
  53. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    I only play at home - and love every minute when I do. I play a us std strat, us std tele and an Anderson Madcat (I’m a big Prince fan). My acoustic for the last 20 years has been a £250 Freshman and it has played very nicely but for some reason the whole set up has gone out of whack hence me...
  54. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    To the first reply - thankfully I don’t need to buy tomorrow, trying out to see how I get to on (a) that model and (b) that specific guitar. My slight challenge is that I’m a leftie, so choice will not be as wide. But I fully get your advice not to rush into it. thank you. To the second...
  55. Gilesy

    Story concluded: trying out a high-end acoustic

    Hi all I’m going to try out a Taylor 814 tomorrow. About £3,500 ($5,000) so a lot of money. I’ve never owned a super high quality acoustic before, so would appreciate some guidance for the types of things I might want to look out for when I’m trying the Taylor and some of the other guitars in...
  56. Gilesy

    Life can be quite amazing

    Inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
  57. Gilesy

    FS Matrix

    The person selling their items has not been to the forum since December so he won’t have seen the above interest in their sale.
  58. Gilesy

    AFIII U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)" Cover - Cygnus AC30 TB

    This is fab! Really great job. Lead especially. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Gilesy
  59. Gilesy

    AFIII The Stone Roses - “Sally Cinnamon” Cover

    I agree that Oasis were also hugely exciting - I saw them play at Knebworth (125k people, 2 hour queue for beer :oops:) and it was brilliant. Presume you draw them in slgihtly more intimate venues than me so imagine it was excellent. But eventually I felt the rowing between Liam and Noel became...
  60. Gilesy

    AFIII The Stone Roses - “Sally Cinnamon” Cover

    Nice track and tones, Mark. Saw them play at Spike Island in 1990 - they we’re ok, but at their peak in the couple of years prior to this they were simply outstanding. Their first album remains one of the best* - melody, brilliant guitar from John Squires, beats, swagger. And Ian Brown’s a die...
  61. Gilesy

    Some people say Axe-Fx is not for blues.... I think they're wrong

    wow! love this last one ;-) Gilesy (pointer to the lead and synh patches would be great). Keep making those sounds.
  62. Gilesy

    Fractal discount in EU?

    G66 fixed my MFC101 covering postage costs after when I would have presumed the warranty had expired yet they insisted on doing this. They are genuinely amazing. Should you have an issue with your unit (unlikely, but not impossible) you would be exposed to very high return postage costs to send...
  63. Gilesy

    Apple Magic Mouse version 1 vs version 2

    I have both versions and they are comparable. They occasionally lose the Bluetooth connection to the mac, but in use they are lovely. I have an apple battery recharger so the inconvenience of replacing batteries is negligible. Also when you need to recharge the usb version the cable goes in the...
  64. Gilesy

    Ceramic Coating Vehicle

    Same here.....PPF on bonnet, front bumper, doors, skirts and front of rear wings, then ceramic everywhere else including alloys. go for the hardest ceramic coating for durability (think its called Gtechniq black) - 10 years protection for alloys is claimed. As for Cliff I've had a really good...
  65. Gilesy

    Ceramic Coating Vehicle

    Gtechniq is a reputable brand but ceramic won‘t protect from stone chips. That is the domain of paint protection film. Ceramic coating is good for body work not being exposed to stone chips or scratches from roadside twigs and branches, and your alloys. I have ppf and ceramic on my car, and it...
  66. Gilesy

    Swedish Chef presets (sound effects)

    Would you have those to share please? For Axe FXII presumably?
  67. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    thanks Matt Does that allow me to select a specific slot to load a single preset into? Presume this is what you mean....I‘ll give it a go, thank you.
  68. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    Folks - Am I really the only forum member to experience these problems with Preset Manager? Please share any guidance because it’s just not usable, and I really want the ability to move presets around! All experienes and solutions gratefully received. cheers Gilesy
  69. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    No, Axe Edit Preset Manager still does not work, even with Fractal Bot closed. Any Axe FX2 / Axe Edit gurus who can help, please?
  70. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    ok - I think the issue on Axe Edit renaming is caused by wotrk flow (or user error if you prefer!!): you need to edit the title, press Enter to log the edit, then press Save (you cannot omit the middle step or it doesn't save it) I'm going to try the Preset Manager now with Fractal Bot closed...
  71. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    Unix Guy - as suggested, I quit Fractal Bot. I have just gone through 20 presets renaming them in the Axe Edit preset name box at the top (i.e. not Preset Manager), clicked SAVE after each change. Only 7 of the changes stuck!! Admin M@ - any further thoughts given the above info? PS I am...
  72. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    Thanks both for replies much appreciated. Here's some more info: 1) 2017 iMac running Catalina 10.15.7 (have held off Big Sur given I'd read here about some potential compatibility issues with Axe-Edit - am I right to do so?) 2) Axe-Edit 3.14.5 (checked whether there are any updates via the...
  73. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    Any help anyone?
  74. Gilesy

    Axe-Manage has gone haywire

    I am trying to tidy up my presets to make a clear block of space for some presets I have bought. Axe Manage is not working - I move items and then having saved the changes, they have either: 1) not moved 2) have duplicated into other slots Does anyone know what the issue might be? I am doing...
  75. Gilesy

    AFIII Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Lovely stuff, thank you.
  76. Gilesy

    Fletcher Munson Curve

    Fission was mastered a long time ago, ‘tis fusion which future Nobel ‘endless, clean energy’ prizes will be awarded for :cool:;) good luck with your hunt for the volume-linked EQ solution - sounds cool!
  77. Gilesy

    Confusing distortion tone, can you decipher this distortion?

    Hi FWIW I think your sound is better than the original.
  78. Gilesy

    Why do people criticize guitar covers or band covers?

    Hi Unix-Guy your observation about some audience members is true I’m sure, but the solo is not the only thing that defines how accurate a recreation it is, and while there are undoubtedly punters who will spot the differences at the lowest level of detail, I’d argue the recreation of the...
  79. Gilesy

    Why do people criticize guitar covers or band covers?

    Sleestak - you speak a lot of sense (and are also very amusing to boot!) As a Bowie fan who had chosen to hear your band on that basis, I suspect I would want to hear as faithful a recreation of possible - although not expecting the plastic surgery between songs (ok maybe during the interval)...
  80. Gilesy

    Cliff's Reviews: Ad Astra

    Cliff - thanks for warning me off the film. However please keep the reviews coming as that was a very amusing read over my brekkie cereals. Ordinarily I spare my 14 year old daughter posts from the forum but she very much enjoyed your v amusing synopsis. Thank you ;-)
  81. Gilesy

    AFIII with the compliments of Andy Timmons!

    Edo - how good would you sound if you put some effort into it?!! that’s some slick playing you have there. Nice job! cheers Gilesy
  82. Gilesy

    Livestreams - Learn the gear, Ask questions - 3-24-24

    Just getting ready for work here in the UK so FM3 users may struggle here (I’m an AFII user but great idea of yours for owners of the Newer kit). good luck.
  83. Gilesy

    Pete Thorn FM3 Demo

    Cheers Matt, guess I could try by converting the fundamentals then tweak although sounds like I may struggle. Also thanks for clarifying re the IRs
  84. Gilesy

    Pete Thorn FM3 Demo

    Sorry to be such an idiot - two ’thicko’ questions: 1) is it possible to convert these for use in the AFX2 via Fractool? 2) do I need to convert any associated IRs for use in the AFX2, and if so can I Fractool for this purpose? Thank you for your patience! Wishing you all the best for...
  85. Gilesy

    Where to download MFC-Edit

    Thank you bwanagary, very generous. Happy Easter to you. best Gilesy
  86. Gilesy

    AFIII Presets ZenRigs Ultimate Preset Pack (including morphing presets) available NOW!

    Sukh, you are a true gent - world, please observe how it’s done.
  87. Gilesy

    Is there an easy way get the tones needed for “With or Without You” (U2)

    Hi Edo - any timing estimates on the Ares 2.0 pack updates for the AFX2 please? cheers Gilesy
  88. Gilesy

    NGD: PRS Paul's "Dirty" top Artist in Jade.

    Fabulous photos too - nice snapping 📸
  89. Gilesy

    G66 - you rule!

    Just a quick one to say what fabulous service G66 have just provided to me. Short story: MFC died on me...I enquired about getting it fixed....Jochen got right on helping me with this (note: G66 went through their standard procedure to prove this was a unit supplied by them, which required a bit...
  90. Gilesy

    Muse Preset Package

    Just played with a couple of presets tonight - b-rilliant!!! Thank you for sharing - you have a real talent. cheers Gilesy
  91. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Hi PincoTech I experienced some password hacking / attempted extortion emails and hence we have upped our security game. Avast plus a password manager provides an additional layer of comfort. However let‘s not let those lowlifes spoil this time of year. Merry Christmas to all on the forum -...
  92. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Cheers Tom, I’ll give it a whirl!
  93. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Hi PincoTech Avast has multiple processes running so it is not quite as simple as killing one app and being confident you have done it. I’ll have a look to see if I can tell all of the ones which are Avast related and give what you suggested a go. I suspect that unsintalling Avast altogether...
  94. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Chris Understood. In Windows when you go into Task Manager it is very rare (or even unheard of these days) that you cannot instantly and successfully kill a misbehaving process and then simply restart that app. What is odd in this situation is that the browsers app (in my case Chrome) either...
  95. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Is there a way to force reboot without hard powering down, if the system has got stuck when an application is not responding? (eg is there a process I can kill in Activity Monitor?)
  96. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Cheers Chris - I’m not sure how to do this but I am sure I can find guidance ont’ net. couple of questions: 1) If the new partition does not crash can I remove the old one easily and have the whole disk dedicated to the new, working partition? 2) will I need to reinstall every piece of...
  97. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Thanks for the suggestions. I would prefer to avoid the ‘disk wipe and start again‘ if I can given the scale of the task (although accept it may be a solution I may need to try eventually). Reinstalling Avast is a good shout which I will try. Anyone experiencing any similar issues? - I would...
  98. Gilesy

    Help - Mac keeps crashing, requires hard reboot each time PLEASE HELP!

    Merry Christmas to all - hope you are having a happy festive break. I was hoping to get some expert and friendly guidance from forum members who have experienced or have some suggestions for fixing the following issue. About every 3 or 4 days, the ability to connect to the internet on my iMac...
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