I have a few mild complaints about my Stagg guitar; I was thinking about
them yesterday and may have come across some solutions. First off, the
volume of the neck pickup is less than the bridge pickup. Solution: raise
the pickup! I hadn't noticed but there are two screws next to the neck
pickup, one on each side. These are intended specifically for raising or
lowering the pickup. I took a suitable screwdriver and gently turned the
screws - the pickup rose (I checked that the pickup does not interfere with
the strings, even when played on the highest frets). I will, of course, have
to check with an amplifier that this simple procedure has made a positive
difference.
I
put
a new set of strings on the guitar a few weeks ago; these are "tens" in the
professional parlance. I have noticed that these strings are hard on my left
hand, leaving deep marks on my finger tips. I think that using a set of
"nines" on the Stagg would make the strings more considerate towards my
fingers. It's a bit early to be changing the strings again but it's
something that I'll bear in mind for next time. Incidentally, the fret
buzzing that I noticed after changing the strings has disappeared,
presumably because the strings have had a chance to settle down. "Tens" are
fine on the Washburn.
It looks like the musical group - I'd like to call it Heptagon - will be
playing at the opening night of the Chanuka festival on 7 December. There
are some songs that I would prefer to play on the Washburn and some I would
prefer to play on the Stagg; I wrote about this
here, suggesting that I need a little mixer that would allow me to have both
connected at the same time. A short Internet search found what I was looking
for; after I ordered it, I realised that it's basically the same as the
headphone amplifier that I
wrote
about several years ago, except that the headphones mixer is stereo and I
want a mono mixer. But I probably could use this mixer for the guitars if I
decide to take both (this may seem like overkill). Something else to check.
As it happens, I ordered a few extra guitar leads including one short 0.5
metre lead a few weeks ago; even though this was from an Israeli shop, they
still have yet to arrive ("there's a shortage of drivers", I was told when I
phoned last week to check), although they are supposed to come in a few
days' time. Just as well, as the extra leads will help me check how the
mixer works, and also because last night I was having trouble with my usual
guitar lead. I swapped this with another lead that I have in my guitar bag
and the problems went away.
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