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Not on this instrument. The tone pot functions as a treble cut only, just like any other tone pot.

@chiba131 Oh interesting. Thanks!

woohoo :)

Definitely a concern with pedals in plastic cases. For the majority of pedals in metal cases, the case itself acts as a heat sink ... but your point is a solid one. You should use just enough heat to loosen the adhesive, not enough to boil cabbage!

No it won’t . He will keep the original saddles

@@Stewbert_72 exactly :) Plus I never get a guitar thinking I'm going to sell it - so I don't care much about value. That said, I don't ofter make changes I can't reverse and often put guitars back to 100% stock before selling them.

they do! :)

glad to be of assistance :)

@@Steinstra-vj7wl I believe it! I was watching this video after I posted it and that exact thought occurred to me lol Maybe next time I change strings!

You can safely run it with one speaker, but yes, it SHOULD be used with a stereo cab. I used it with a single mono cab for years with no problems. It has not been recovered since it was purchased - I knew the original owner - it came from Fender like this. I'm not sure why it wasn't the gray carpet most of them were, some kind of special run or something.

yes it is!

That is a real bummer! Now I feel lucky to have gotten one before they ran out. They didn't tell me anything about its beta nature when I got mine. Had I known, I'd have gotten two!

@chiba131 now that the new Jack White tele has one, I have a feeling they might be working on licensing the tech to Fender

@@BenPereira great spot - I missed that on the JW Tele and I sure hope you're right!

Keep in mind you may need to rout out some wood for the EMGs like mine has in the bottom of the pickup cavity

@@chiba131I’m new to guitar but these stock pickups just aren’t as “hot” as my mh-1000 emg or fishmen pickups. I just can’t get it to make a similar sound without turning all the settings up way higher. Even then it’s not the same. I could be doing something wrong but that’s why I’m thinking of making the swap

@@FreedomCrawler You're probably not doing anything wrong - you're just one of those people who likes the sound of EMG pickups! Nothing wrong with that at all :)

@@chiba131I’m trying to reverse engineer your video to add what you took out. Could you tell me what the setup was on your EMG setup that you took out

@@FreedomCrawler Yes, it was a Hum-Single-Single setup, I think the hum was an 85 and the singles were SAs. They were on an import 5-way pickup switch with a master volume, and the neck & middle on the 1st tone, bridge on the 2nd tone.

As long as the ground itself is secure, I think any way you get it done (that also makes you happy) is the best way to do it!

I'm glad you had a good result with yours. I sold mine, and the guy who bought it is really happy with it.

@@chiba131 I also have a Danelectro baritone. It weighs about half as much, and has a slimmer, faster neck (with a metal nut!). I prefer the eastwood p90’s over the lipstick danelectros but both guitars have a wide selection of tones. They cost about the same. Tough call. I may have to keep them both.😂

I've broken one string so far (a B string) but that was with heavy use in trying to get good with it.

@@chiba131 There you have it . How long was the B string installed ? This may not happen , also with heavy use . Do you wanna play everytime very carefull because there might break a string ? I have a Certano system on my lapsteel with two handles : the same principe ( those systems they have also for electric guitar) And believe me , I use it heavy on my lapsteel for a few months and yet not broken one string.

@@Jef-sj6zc mmmm probably over 2 weeks of daily use. It's hard for me to judge if it was the bridge though, because I break strings from time to time just because I play hard.

@@chiba131 Look on RUclips at video's how tremelo's and bending systems are designed to prevent breaking strings ; the problem here is to much pressure on sharp saddles because of that thing in your bridge ( for de B en G string ) were you have to put your strings underneath and than to the saddles . That causes a huge increase of pressure on the saddles of the B and G string. Now when you use the handles the strings move back and forwards over the saddles with a huge pressure on those strings and that is not good . You will soon have broken strings again , I assure you.

I haven't seen or played the Vintera II Bass VI, but my opinion of MIM Fenders is much higher than these Squiers. I would assume it might need a complete setup, maybe a little bit of fretwork to make it 100% perfect, and then be good to go. If the Vintera II BVI had been available (or even known to be on the horizon) when I got this BVI, I'd have gotten the Vintera II model.

100% yes, the Mastery is probably even a better product, but it costs more

I think $1k is a decent price for them. At $500 I'd be concerned it was fake, damaged or even the Squier version they once did.

The rack is stock from Indian. The back is a Giant Loop Round the World pannier. I believe they still sell them singly. www.giantloopmoto.com/product/round-the-world-panniers/

Because I can? It's less complaining and more stating my opinions, which happen to be negative. I took care of the problems.

It's an amp head... If a speaker was attached in the same enclosure it would be called A Combo!

:)

It's OK to love your Epiphone :)

I would recommend a 500k tone pot for a humbucker, definitely. A lot of people will wire the 2nd tone pot so it's only for the bridge pickup (even if it's a single), and that seems like a good move for an HSS guitar. When I initially put this wiring scheme together, I definitely used a 500k tone pot for the bridge pickup and a 250k tone pot for the singles.

You're not going crazy :) There is a tiny bit of buzz (I think it's from one of the saddles) but it doesn't come through when the guitar is plugged in.

You're welcome :)

That would be a cool mod. Not sure if I'll really use the treble booster - it's SO noisy. But it does sound cool!

Vox (or their parent company) may have the patent on Nutube tech, which (if they do) would preclude others from using them without license. They could of course develop their own, but who knows what some companies see as valuable. I freely admit I'm absolutely surprised at how good this amp sounds - whether that's the Nutube or the overall architecture, I don't care. I dig this little amp!

Me personally? Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to do it (though I would love to) without a lot more practice because it required fretwork and a new nut. Everything else ... cost of parts + $100-150 depending on how long it took.

No, I wouldn't recommend that. You're likely better off experimenting with tone pot capacitor values than changing the pot itself.

An A5 is still an A :)

Hmmmm good point, it could be that the bottoms of your pedals need a quick wipe with rubbing alcohol to get rid of any residual dirt, oils, etc. Low-tack tape still has to tack, so anything on the surface of the paint could prevent good adhesion.

Carefully.

Yes I do, don't ride as much lately but it's still here :)

I don't know if just reversing the wiring will do the trick, but you should DEFINITELY be able to do what you say with the S-1 switch. It's just a matter of shunting the appropriate wires to ground - or not :)

I might be the only person using the bathtub term :) Swimming pool is definitely more prevalent!

I've never used almond oil but I can't imagine it would damage the wood, so why not?

I haven't replaced the blue tape on any of my pedals since doing this BUT I also don't rearrange my pedalboards all that often. My guess is it's a YMMV kind of thing.

@@chiba131 I appreciate the response. What a smart move.

Agreed :) I find these to be fun & interesting guitars for sure!

Glad to hear it!

unscrew the backplate and flip it so the rubber is inside, then rescrew it

I never would have thought of that.

This works for a lot of BOSS pedals **but** be sure you're not compressing any of the internal components (especially circuit boards) - some pedals have more filling in the guts than others. GREAT idea, BTW!

Baby oil like this *is* regular mineral oil. No scent.

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