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Isn't that "just" a standard strat jack output recessed in?
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Looks like it to me. Some guys go through the trouble to bend the plate to a curve, but that recess is flat bottomed. No modification required.
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I have one non-recessed on a Hamer:
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And it is ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29112579@N00/1223075303/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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Yup, it's a pretty nice setup, I have a '90 Kamikaze. Back then, people were more amazed at the push/pull though. My only complaint about the recessed input jack was when playing live. When you looped your guitar cable up and through your strap to make it secure, the plug could still very easily pop out because it didn't have the angle like straight jack.
while jacks at weird angles that tuc close to th ebody might look nice and functional because they keep the cable out of the way, a standard jack either on the bottom corner or on the top of the guitar with a cable that has a 90deg end is a better setup because they don't pull out. unless of coarse you are worried about breaking the wiring and want it to pull out.
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Nothing about this type of setup prevents you from looping, in fact , I think it kind of fosters looping the cable over the strap.
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Yeah, but 90 cables and coiled cables are the spawn of Satan.
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swarfrat said:
I remember about 100 years ago when Whirlwind first came out with their cables, they were revolutionary in the musical instrument world. Solid brass machined military-grade plugs and coiled cable you could tow a car with. They weren't cheap - I think they were almost $15 each! - but they were indestructible. Last cable you'd ever need, right?
Unfortunately, they weighed a ton and were a bit too strong. Move outside their range, and you either broke your guitar's jack, pulled your guitar out of your hands, or if you had a good grip on your fiddle it pulled your stack over on its face, or if you had a combo on casters, it would start following you around like a puppy until it ran out of power cord and unplugged itself. It was like being tied to your amp with a 1/4" welded-link chain.
Robust construction is a Good Thing, but there's a limit.
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I wish more companies offered this for a number of reasons.
First, what has already been mentioned as far as looping is concerned.
Another, it allows the jack itself to be easily replaced by the user, and would allow me as a user to use the Planet Waves Output Jack rather than the Ibanez way of using those cheap deep panel side jacks like the ones used on the JS and Jem models.
First, what has already been mentioned as far as looping is concerned.
Another, it allows the jack itself to be easily replaced by the user, and would allow me as a user to use the Planet Waves Output Jack rather than the Ibanez way of using those cheap deep panel side jacks like the ones used on the JS and Jem models.
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The attachment isn't showing on my end right now, but I did this on my thinline Firebird, and it works fantasically. I'll try to find some pics later & put them up. Mine isn't recessed, but it works quite nicely: it runs around the strap & down to the floor behind me when playing. I actually have a slight problem with extra cord length in rehersals, since our practice room is a tad small & the side jack shortens the distance to the pedal.
Also, RE: my Firebird - LOVE my superwide-fatback neck, though it's not the most comfortable to play slung-low RAWK! music with - I built it as a jazz/finger style instrument, but got roped into a friend's RAWK! band a few months back. Still, the sound is HUGE, especially through the JCM 900 I play through. :headbang1: :guitarplayer2:
Also, RE: my Firebird - LOVE my superwide-fatback neck, though it's not the most comfortable to play slung-low RAWK! music with - I built it as a jazz/finger style instrument, but got roped into a friend's RAWK! band a few months back. Still, the sound is HUGE, especially through the JCM 900 I play through. :headbang1: :guitarplayer2:
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All this just renews my desire to get a Line 6 G90 wireless.
I just wish you didn't need to have keys to Ray-O-Vac or Duracell's warehouse to keep the transmitter powered up.
I just wish you didn't need to have keys to Ray-O-Vac or Duracell's warehouse to keep the transmitter powered up.
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Cagey said:All this just renews my desire to get a Line 6 G90 wireless.
I just wish you didn't need to have keys to Ray-O-Vac or Duracell's warehouse to keep the transmitter powered up.
True story, bro. I bought 9-volts by the 20 ct box when I gigged because they were only good for about one and a half 4 hour gigs. I just popped a fresh one in at the beginning of each show (way better than the thing suddenly dying during my epic guitar solo).
arty07: The ease of access and maneuverability were worth it though; it allowed me to go out into the room and listen (I mixed the sound from the stage).
Cagey said:All this just renews my desire to get a Line 6 G90 wireless.
I just wish you didn't need to have keys to Ray-O-Vac or Duracell's warehouse to keep the transmitter powered up.
Cagey, have you used one of the Line 6 wireless systems? I used a Shure for a few years, and when it worked, it was awesome. But it would screw up at the most inopportune times....
The idea of having the receiver on your pedalboard just SO makes sense.
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