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Post by reverendrob on Sept 22, 2023 6:27:38 GMT -5
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Sept 22, 2023 7:00:59 GMT -5
"If you don’t know what you’re doing then you can damage both yourself and your guitar.
If you think your pickups need re-magnetising then take your guitar to a professional to have a look for you."
I believe there are supplements one can take to counteract the negative effects of reckless re-magnetising. 😄
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Post by reverendrob on Sept 22, 2023 7:10:16 GMT -5
"If you don’t know what you’re doing then you can damage both yourself and your guitar. If you think your pickups need re-magnetising then take your guitar to a professional to have a look for you." I believe there are supplements one can take to counteract the negative effects of reckless re-magnetising. 😄 Side effects may include sustain dysfunction, drummer strife, headaches, and death. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Sept 22, 2023 8:53:16 GMT -5
Long ago I remember an interview (in Guitar Player, I think) with Jerry Garcia. He was saying that he thinks there was something about his chemistry or such that destroys pickups.
I get the concept of magnets degaussing over time, but if this was truly an issue warranting replacement I think you'd have a lot of shade being cast on vintage guitars (and amps for that matter).
My oldest electric is a 20 year old partscaster with Fralin pickups and sounds just as dandy as it did when assembled. Perhaps I'm one of the fortunate ones with a shakra that is compatible with magnet fields.
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Post by Leftee on Sept 22, 2023 9:45:40 GMT -5
Replacing the windings is where it’s at.
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Post by pdf64 on Sept 22, 2023 11:54:19 GMT -5
What absolute nonsense!
I guess its AI generated content but even if not, AI will probably take it as fact and promulgate it.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Sept 22, 2023 13:15:40 GMT -5
Maybe it's just an internet punking, inducing kids to go to Guitar Center for repair. Kinda like a mechanic sending a newbie to the store to buy a fictitious tool.
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Post by DrKev on Sept 22, 2023 14:47:34 GMT -5
I starting reading and didn't last very long. With all the eye rolling and grimaces my wife thought I was having a stroke.
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Post by Barry on Sept 22, 2023 14:49:04 GMT -5
Even giraffes can smell BS.
Do we need to recharge Earth’s magnetic core too?
I need to know.
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Post by Leftee on Sept 22, 2023 15:11:02 GMT -5
Even giraffes can smell BS. Do we need to recharge Earth’s magnetic core too? I need to know. Maybe next year… at the earliest. |
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Post by reverendrob on Sept 22, 2023 15:29:48 GMT -5
Long ago I remember an interview (in Guitar Player, I think) with Jerry Garcia. He was saying that he thinks there was something about his chemistry or such that destroys pickups. I get the concept of magnets degaussing over time, but if this was truly an issue warranting replacement I think you'd have a lot of shade being cast on vintage guitars (and amps for that matter). My oldest electric is a 20 year old partscaster with Fralin pickups and sounds just as dandy as it did when assembled. Perhaps I'm one of the fortunate ones with a shakra that is compatible with magnet fields. Yea, sweat will destroy them, as will drug-filled carelessness. |
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Post by reverendrob on Sept 22, 2023 15:31:37 GMT -5
Even giraffes can smell BS. Do we need to recharge Earth’s magnetic core too? I need to know. If we don't, CALAMITY. |
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Post by Lesterstrat on Sept 22, 2023 19:24:44 GMT -5
For some reason that article reminded me of that rich nutcase that paid old Alexander Dumbo to do a video with him telling us all about the crystal lettuce and then proceed to play rhythm while the rich nut played that god awful cat screeching crap through one of old Dumbo’s over priced amps.
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Post by gbfun on Sept 23, 2023 4:48:24 GMT -5
My 60+ pickups stay healthy because I get them vaccinated every year.
If vaccination scares anyone, try Pickup Stick(tm)...a specially researched and approved magnetic tape that adds magnet strength under the pickups as desired.
Only $9.99 at AxeScam.com for enough to do two guitars, plus $19.99 s/h. Order today and get twice as much for free !
Bitcoin accepted.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 23, 2023 6:42:19 GMT -5
I'll be back later. I have to go get some blinker fluid for my truck.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Sept 23, 2023 12:15:43 GMT -5
What absolute nonsense! I guess its AI generated content but even if not, AI will probably take it as fact and promulgate it. It probably isn't AI generated, but when people say AI is taking away writing jobs, these are the kinds of people who lose writing jobs to AI. They just want "content", not anything useful, interesting or factual.
I get weird questions/assertions from customers sometimes when they read something online or "hear from a friend" (who probably read it online) but this is a new one to me.
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Post by matryx81 on Sept 23, 2023 13:16:31 GMT -5
I'll be back later. I have to go get some blinker fluid for my truck. Don't forget to get the more expensive fluid. You get what you pay for with that. |
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Post by markfromhawaii on Sept 24, 2023 12:23:00 GMT -5
One day the earth’s poles will reverse. Then we’ll be in real trouble.
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Post by markfromhawaii on Sept 24, 2023 12:39:08 GMT -5
For some reason that article reminded me of that rich nutcase that paid old Alexander Dumbo to do a video with him telling us all about the crystal lettuce and then proceed to play rhythm while the rich nut played that god awful cat screeching crap through one of old Dumbo’s over priced amps. Would that be Henry Kaiser? Those videos were perhaps the most documented examples on how NOT to use a Dumble amp. |
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Post by Lesterstrat on Sept 24, 2023 20:21:49 GMT -5
Yeah, that’s him! I’d forgotten his name, though I can still visualize him standing there in his sweat pants with Dumbo sitting in a chair with a “How’d I get myself into this?” Look on his face. Lol
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Post by modbus on Sept 24, 2023 20:46:13 GMT -5
I guess I have to swap out all my P90s with single coils so they'll last longer due to those hard magnets.
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Post by Tequila Rob on Sept 25, 2023 11:19:08 GMT -5
hmmmm.... i always thought it was due to excessive sweat and steel wool filings...I feel so much more enlightened!
guess i need to trash the 3 sets of vintage WRHB's i have...dang!
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Post by Leftee on Sept 25, 2023 12:12:00 GMT -5
My work here is done.
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Post by Bopper on Sept 26, 2023 8:11:49 GMT -5
Eeek.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Sept 26, 2023 8:58:08 GMT -5
I guess I have to swap out all my P90s with single coils so they'll last longer due to those hard magnets. I’ll take those P 90s off your hands! |
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Post by LTB on Oct 6, 2023 17:04:14 GMT -5
Even giraffes can smell BS. Do we need to recharge Earth’s magnetic core too? I need to know. Yes, it is a must! 😁 |
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Post by rickyguitar on Oct 12, 2023 20:11:18 GMT -5
He doesn't mention the cheap and easy fix. Bathe them in moonlight. But blue moons only.
Welcome.
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Post by reverendrob on Oct 12, 2023 23:10:51 GMT -5
How many of you have lost a pickup to failing magnetism since I started this thread?
FESS UP!
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Post by Lesterstrat on Oct 18, 2023 18:52:50 GMT -5
How many of you have lost a pickup to failing magnetism since I started this thread? FESS UP! No, but I dip mine in coffee every week so… |
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Post by reverendrob on Oct 18, 2023 20:53:12 GMT -5
How many of you have lost a pickup to failing magnetism since I started this thread? FESS UP! No, but I dip mine in coffee every week so… Mama didn't raise no dummy there, coffee achievers for lyfe! |
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