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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...
- Gilesy
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- Jul 16, 2023
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Guitars
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- May 23, 2023
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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...
- Gilesy
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- May 7, 2022
- Replies: 12
- Forum: The Lounge
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 22, 2021
- Replies: 11
- Forum: The Lounge
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Apr 30, 2021
- Replies: 75
- Forum: Guitars
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Nov 29, 2020
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Axe-Edit (Gen I, II only)
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Feb 9, 2020
- Replies: 2
- Forum: The Lounge
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...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Dec 22, 2019
- Replies: 17
- Forum: The Lounge
Nile Rodgers & Chic gig - what an evening

My lovely wife and I went to see Nile Rodgers do his thang last Friday night. It was an excellent gig. Nile’s playing was effortless, although surprisingly modest in the mix - I was expecting his funk chops to be more to the fore. In fact he gave equal billing to the vocalists, bass, keys and...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 21, 2018
- Replies: 1
- Forum: The Lounge
Help - I'm buying a preset pack - what resetting of amps is needed first

I would like to buy a preset pack..but I am fairly certain I have not done all (or maybe even any) of the 'amp resets' needed in previous firmwares to have the latest modelling / amp settings. So, here's my problem: 1) If I don't have the latest amp modelling then I wont get the right sound...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- May 19, 2018
- Replies: 12
- Forum: The Lounge
Sound dropping out from PC via Mackie Onyx Blacjack - any solutions please?

Hi all After many years of stable use, I am having problem when connecting both my Mac and PC to the Axe. I use the Mac/PC for backing tracks, playing via an Onyx Blackjack USB powered interface into the Axe FX via USB. I will be listening to music through the speakers, playing away happily...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Mar 3, 2018
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Axe-Edit (Gen I, II only)
Yellowing of my pick guards - can I resolve it?

Hi all Just retrieved by guitars after a year in storage. They were kept in their cases with silica gel packets, stored in a UK garage in a mild and dampish (but not humid) part of the country (i.e. No air con or heating but well ventilated - and no sign of damp in rest of items stored...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 20, 2017
- Replies: 16
- Forum: The Lounge
Just seen U2 Joshua Tree tour in London

Hi all My wife and I are just on our way back from seeing U2 play their 30th anniversary recreation of Joshua Tree. Amazing concert for its atmosphere in a very big venue - most people transfixed on a band at the top of their game, supported by an amazing set of visuals from Anton Corbijn...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 9, 2017
- Replies: 2
- Forum: The Lounge
Radiohead Glastonbury 2017

What more is to say than 'my golly, can they rock, or what?' If you get a chance to see it, please take it. They were amazing. Gilesy
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jun 23, 2017
- Replies: 6
- Forum: The Lounge
Where is Chris? Hope he is ok

Hi folks Was just musing on Chris @AxeFxTutorials and his posts, and suddenly noticed he has not been around for a while, in fact mid October. Hope everything is ok with him. Does anyone know where he is? Gilesy
- Gilesy
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- Nov 16, 2016
- Replies: 4
- Forum: The Lounge
Quality of PRS vs Suhr

Hi all Was in the guitar shop yesterday and inspected a PRS Custom. I was surprised at how flimsy and, dare I say, cheap the controls felt - the pick up selector switch did not feel like a quality item and there was no resistance at all in the volume or tone controls. Finally the bird inlays...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Feb 6, 2016
- Replies: 49
- Forum: The Lounge
Can we have 'location' back?

I like the new forum format - crisp and clean. But we seem to have lost the 'location' under the name of the poster (you still get this in the old forum style). I always liked to know where the poster comes from. Would it be possible to restore the location feature in the new forum style...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Dec 6, 2015
- Replies: 5
- Forum: The Lounge
What difference does scale length make?

I have seen 2 lovely PRS guitars - both left handed with very pretty violet '10' tops and similar uncovered humbucker pickup config, one of which is 22 and one of which is 24 fret. On playing, what would the different scale lengths feel or sound like. I would really appreciate your views as to...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 1, 2015
- Replies: 24
- Forum: The Lounge
How to import purchased IRs in one go?

Hi all Is there a simple way to import all IRs in a purchased pack to the user cab slots.....or do you have to do it one by one? Also I have just used Axe-Edit but the manual says use Fractalbot. Which is the best method, please? Thanks for your help :) Gilesy
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jun 28, 2014
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Axe-Edit (Gen I, II only)
Hello Glastonbury .... I am Lars Ulrich

...tomorrow night (Saturday) Metallica headline at the greatest rock and pop festival in the world - Glastonbury. They'll be performing in front of 50,000 (competing against another 7 or 8 stages on at the same time!). Wonder whether the lads will be Axe-powered - will keep my eyes open on the...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jun 27, 2014
- Replies: 10
- Forum: The Lounge
Fractal forum page jumps downwards when loading each new page on iPad Air

Annoying glitch - Fractal page jumps on iPad Air Has anyone experienced the fractal forum page momentarily jumping lower in the Safari browser frame as it loads before reverting to its correct position? This takes no more than half a second but is annoying. Has only started since getting an...
- Gilesy
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- Mar 22, 2014
- Replies: 1
- Forum: The Lounge
Very simple question - amp refresh. Help please!

Folks A most simple question. I have loaded 12.03 - all good. I have done the refresh of the Preset Names, Cab Names and Block Definitions. When I select a preset do I need to do anything to update it?.....i know people talk about selecting a different amp then swithcing back. DO I need...
- Gilesy
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- Jan 14, 2014
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
apologoes fo most basic of questions...

...post v10, we talked about resetting the amp to get the new modelling. Did this relate only to situations where you were running your own presets, or did you also have to do this to v10.x preset banks? once again, apoligies for going back to such a basic question. cheers Gilesy
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jul 17, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Mackie Onyx Blackjack - final thumbs up or down required

Folks About to pull the trigger on the Mackie Onyx Blackjack FireWire interface - this will initially be 100% a means to jam over backing tracks from the pc allowing me to very easily control both the mix levels and overall volume. So, a couple of questions which I would appreciate any inputs...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Jun 2, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: The Lounge
MP3 playback via USB - I am thick and cannot get working. HELP PLEASE!

Axe fx hooked up for first time today, through Genelec 8040's - sounds amazing, as though my hearing has been enhanced to the power 100. However, I have fallen at the first (and painfully simple) first technical hurdle - help please!! I am trying to play MP3s from my laptop to play over on the...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Sep 8, 2012
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Controlling volume of computer playback and guitar separately

When playing over tracks from a laptop into the axe via USB, can you control the volume of the guitar signal independently of the volume of the computer playback (ie so that you can get balance the relative volumes)? If so, how do you control of the guitar signal volume - can this be done via...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Sep 7, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
4U rig challenge - need your wisdom please

Axe fx 2 arriving tomorrow (incredily exciting!) - and I have in mind the 4U rig I want to build. It will be used for home use only, and I will be jamming alongside my music collection. There is a small chance my mates may come round for a jam, but I am not equipping myself for that right now...
- Gilesy
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- Sep 6, 2012
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Rigs and Routing
Near field monitors or frfr cab?

I want to take advantage of a FRFR set up just for home use - I was set on something like Genelec 8040s or Focal CMS65s on the basis they will sound great and be powerful enough. However I read in a thread tonight that the axe fx2 sounds much better when cranked up through a powerful power amp...
- Gilesy
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- Aug 24, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
Jamming over tracks through self powered monitors

Noob question - I intend to listen to my axe fx through self powered monitors direct (hence no latency issues) - can I easily feed pre-recorded music (say from an iPod) into the axe to jam over? If so whatbare the best connections to use for speakers ans music input . Also which is best output...
- Gilesy
- Thread
- Apr 19, 2012
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Rigs and Routing
Which monitors for home use?

Dear all First ever post ever on any forum (and I am 41 so probably overdue). Very simple query - I play only at home, not interested in ear bleeding volume (wife and kids have endured years of TV programmes being ruined by acoustic playing downstairs), but do want great quality sound from...
- Gilesy
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- Mar 15, 2012
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Amps and Cabs