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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Mike, you mean you were doin all that naysaying and hadn't even researched it!
SHAME ON YOU!
Stephen, while I know you're just kidding, I never put the product down...just said I really had no need to use it and perfered to play my wood guitars to open them up...
Still my perfered method BUT having read about the product I can see how it would work; for some I'm sure that's cool...I may take you up on your offer later in the fall...or get one for myself, even better...
Hey, BTW, ribbon mic's?
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | ribbon mics....yes....
haven't forgotten but been kinda sidetracked on the products with my mom's estate and even more recently with Lia's mom's passing and all the associated issues that go along with that (nuff said).
I will jump back on that one and try to get them out before the end of October. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | In no hurry Stephen...I have so much work to get done between now and November for the conference...I wish I had a secretary...lol |
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Location: SoCal | Just thinking about the Tone Rite and was wondering if the gauge of the strings on the guitar play a part in the breaking in of the instrument -- ie, mediums, with greater pull might vibrate the top better than lights, or do mediums with the greater pull keep the top from vibrating more when using the Tone Rite.
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Paul,
I ordered one from Serge and he's going to send it to you.
I'll be interested to see what you think.
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Location: SoCal | AJ, if there's one coming this way and I can use it, then I'll tell S28 not to send his out. He was going to loan me his for a month. |
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| Paul, AJ and I just arranged that. I was going to EM you for a mailing addy this week when I picked it up. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Everyone getting one of these will be pleased. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by G8r:
Paul, AJ and I just arranged that. I was going to EM you for a mailing addy this week when I picked it up. I'll shoot it over to you in just a few minutes... |
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| I have the ToneRites in hand for everyone who contacted me about wanting one. One actually went north last week, another will go west tomorrow. Everybody else will get theirs at SSSJ.
Ryan, the CEO, is a super guy to deal with. I hope more folks here consider getting one. I'd like to see a local business like his do well.
Now, which guitar to slap mine on...maybe the 1687 RI, so whoever winds up with it will have a nicely opened-up Adamas... |
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Location: SoCal | You know gator, when we talked last nite I was going to suggest you do that and then do an a/b test of the old vs. the new.... |
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| You read my mind, Paul. Guess that's why you're the P.I. |
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Location: nashville | If vibration is what it takes to open up a guitar my wife has a little device (battery operated, variable speed) that I could duck tape to the inside. Question is do I tape it to the top or the back?
Maybe my guitar will like it both ways?
Cost about $24.95 batteries not included. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It works better from the back.
Personally I think this tone rite is a lot of bullshit for the following logical reason. If this gizmo could significantly improve the sound of a brand new guitar, then why in the hell wouldn't guitar builders strap this thing onto all new guitars for a few days prior to shipping and thus be able to charge a premium for a guitar that was already opened up. Of if you ran a guitar shop, why wouldn't you give all your stock a little tone rite treatment so you could thus offer product that sounded better than the shop down the street. Or hell, charge a premium for it and sell it as a setup service. The amswer should be obvious. |
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Location: Tennessee | Only if you're going for volume. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
It works better from the back.
Personally I think this tone rite is a lot of bullshit for the following logical reason. If this gizmo could significantly improve the sound of a brand new guitar, then why in the hell wouldn't guitar builders strap this thing onto all new guitars for a few days prior to shipping and thus be able to charge a premium for a guitar that was already opened up. Of if you ran a guitar shop, why wouldn't you give all your stock a little tone rite treatment so you could thus offer product that sounded better than the shop down the street. Or hell, charge a premium for it and sell it as a setup service. The amswer should be obvious. Maybe they do.
It works for me and in the final vote I am the only one that matters. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stephent28:
Originally posted by Gallerinski:
It works better from the back. It works for me and in the final vote I am the only one that matters. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | :rolleyes: |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by james37214:
If vibration is what it takes to open up a guitar my wife has a little device (battery operated, variable speed) that I could duck tape to the inside. Question is do I tape it to the top or the back?
Maybe my guitar will like it both ways?
Cost about $24.95 batteries not included. A B.O.B.? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
It works better from the back.
Personally I think this tone rite is a lot of bullshit for the following logical reason. If this gizmo could significantly improve the sound of a brand new guitar, then why in the hell wouldn't guitar builders strap this thing onto all new guitars for a few days prior to shipping and thus be able to charge a premium for a guitar that was already opened up. Of if you ran a guitar shop, why wouldn't you give all your stock a little tone rite treatment so you could thus offer product that sounded better than the shop down the street. Or hell, charge a premium for it and sell it as a setup service. The amswer should be obvious. It's a fairly new product. Assuming that it does work, it might take some time for it to catch on.
Or it could be all in our heads...... |
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Location: SoCal | Good video by Robert Godin on breaking in a guitar...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPh9_gFH7t4 |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Good video by Robert Godin on breaking in a guitar... Wasn't there also a video on breaking a new guitar demonstrated by some NASCAR driver recently? |
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ToneRite Revisited - Anyone wanting to purchase
