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Post by xera on Jun 4, 2020 15:29:55 GMT
Hi all,
New member. Just purchased an SC-Custom in Honey Flame following positive reviews on here. Probably bought it at the top of its price (£195) but can't be bothered to faff for £20-25 saving.
Really excited - just a keen beginner want to learn some songs and play for fun. Not expecting to be the next Slash !
What have people used or recommended for guitar stands, guitar case and picks?
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danb
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Post by danb on Jun 4, 2020 16:13:56 GMT
Welcome xera to the wonderful world of guitar playing!
Only reason I use a case for is transporting out of the house. As for type, I don't like hard cases but prefer gig bags instead - after years of lugging around gear I've learned to appreciate simpler and lighter (YMMV). If you're budget minded, I prefer ChromaCast bags and Ibanez also makes a nice one called a PowerPad. For stands, I recently have come to like the wall hangers like the Top Stage or String Swing ones. I was afraid my wife would freak out but she really likes them as a nice addition to wall decor. For an "on-the-floor" stand I like the ones that hold the guitar at the headstock like the Hercules GS415 because they seem to be a little less prone to tipover.
Again, welcome and I wish you the best of luck.
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Donut
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Post by Donut on Jun 4, 2020 18:43:58 GMT
For an "on-the-floor" stand I like the ones that hold the guitar at the headstock like the Hercules GS415 because they seem to be a little less prone to tipover. I have the opposite experience!
I have one of these and I haven't had a guitar fall over in the 17 years I've had it.
I bought 2 of these a few months ago and they have both fallen over with guitars in them!
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Post by xera on Jun 4, 2020 20:32:32 GMT
Thanks all. We are moving house soon so wall mount out of the question. Need an on floor one.
The Hercules ones seem to get a bashing for becoming sticky over time and disintegrating.
I did see the thomann ones but it has a warning for some lacquer. Not clear if it would affect my guitar or cause rubbing at the back .... This is really confusing for something simple
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advb
Harley Benton Expert
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Post by advb on Jun 4, 2020 21:44:25 GMT
Thanks all. We are moving house soon so wall mount out of the question. Need an on floor one. The Hercules ones seem to get a bashing for becoming sticky over time and disintegrating. I did see the thomann ones but it has a warning for some lacquer. Not clear if it would affect my guitar or cause rubbing at the back .... This is really confusing for something simple I might be wrong but I think most of the warnings relate to nitrocellulose lacquer, which you tend only get on vintage and some high end guitars. That's not to say that modern finishes can't be scratched, rubbed or worn but they are much hardier.
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Post by xera on Jun 5, 2020 6:55:32 GMT
Ok thanks. Thomann said no HB guitars have this lacquer so may just order their basic stand for now until I get a wall mount option in the new place. It is a lovely piece of art too!
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Post by xera on Jun 21, 2020 16:38:06 GMT
Got the guitar, it's beautiful and electronics work. However soon minor cosmetic issues and poor finishing so seeing how to resolve with Thomann and local professional as this finish is now no longer available.
Stupid Q - is there a user manual or guide on the buttons and pickup selector positions - I'm a complete newbie so working it out will take time....
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advb
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Post by advb on Jun 21, 2020 20:39:50 GMT
Got the guitar, it's beautiful and electronics work. However soon minor cosmetic issues and poor finishing so seeing how to resolve with Thomann and local professional as this finish is now no longer available. You mentioned in your other post that the poor finishing was with the frets: are they just rough to the touch? Going by other people's experiences (and my HB-35), the frets may get levelled and crowned at the factory but not polished. It took me half an hour or so to polish the frets but they were so much better afterwards. There are different ways of polishing frets and some need you to mask off the fretboard with tape to avoid damaging it. However, I used a Gorgomyte fret polishing cloth which is also a fretboard conditioner so it was simple. If the frets do just need polishing and you don't feel confident doing the work yourself, it shouldn't cost too much to get them sorted.
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advb
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Post by advb on Jun 21, 2020 22:33:29 GMT
Stupid Q - is there a user manual or guide on the buttons and pickup selector positions - I'm a complete newbie so working it out will take time.... No questions are stupid - we were all beginners once. I'm not aware of a specific guide for this model but the controls are similar on most twin humbucker guitars: - The pickup selector has 3 positions. With the switch up towards you, the neck pickup should be selected. In the middle both are selected and with the switch down away from you, the bridge pickup is selected. - There are 3 knobs in a row, 2 volume and one tone control. I'm guessing but I would expect the order to be volume, volume, tone (going left to right looking down from a playing position). - The 2 volume knobs separately control the output from each pickup. Again I'm guessing but the left knob should be for the neck pickup and the middle knob for the bridge pickup. When both pickups are selected, adjusting the volume knobs changes the blend between the two pickups. - The tone control simply cuts the treble. When it is turned down from maximum, more of the high frequencies are removed from the signal. - The tone knob on this model is also a push/pull switch which splits the pickup coils. A humbucker pickup is made up from 2 coils and the standard configuration is for both to be used but it can be split so only one coil is used. Pushed down (so the knob is next to the guitar body), the humbucker is in its standard mode with both coils and the sound should be full and rich. When you pull the knob up (so it is away from the guitar body), only one of the coils is used so the output is lower, thinner and with more treble. I hope this helps!
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Post by tich65a on Jun 22, 2020 3:43:00 GMT
I too have just bought a SC Custom - and again the finish is not perfect. On mine the veneer doesn't meet in the middle, so there is an uneven yellow mark completely down the middle of the guitar. It arrived on Friday and I've been thinking what to do about it. As there are no others I'm a bit stuck. Don't really like the blue option, but do love the lightness of the SC... It sounds wonderful, and apart from the veneer it's spot on. Action great for me and set up spot on... As I'm simply a home player in my 70's I'm never going to play in a band or anything remotely like that...... so Think I'm going to see if Thomann will give me some cash off...
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Post by taurash on Jun 22, 2020 9:01:11 GMT
Hi all, New member. Just purchased an SC-Custom in Honey Flame following positive reviews on here. Probably bought it at the top of its price (£195) but can't be bothered to faff for £20-25 saving. Really excited - just a keen beginner want to learn some songs and play for fun. Not expecting to be the next Slash ! What have people used or recommended for guitar stands, guitar case and picks? Welcome xera The SC Custom is a good guitar. I had bought one some 2 years ago and was impressed on how versatile it was. Back then, the LAF Alnico pickups were splitable, so you could go from metal to hard rock to blues to funk... And so on I sold it to a friend's son a few months after and he's having tons of fun with it. Hope you'll enjoy it
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