billy zoom signature gretsch

11 months, 1 week ago, Tabletop started The guitar in the photo has the top cap bypassed with a piece of bare wire, which made a huge improvement. 3 months, 2 weeks ago, Ellengtrgrl updated I have built guitars and am decent at soldering but for some reason this Jet is my baby and the most expensive guitar I own. 3 months ago, Myles Cochran started But the master volume pot has a weird taper to the point of being unusable. If nothing else, it will give you an idea of what you can expect. I disconnected the individual volume pots on my Jets. The stock Gretsch Dynasonics sound great. I also have a paper in oil capacitor I would like to add to the tone pot. B or 8. Did you install them on all the pots, just the volumes and if so did you include the master volume? Guilds are usually 500k if I remember correctly. It's quick, easy, and much appreciated! I'm going to do it and I'm going to follow the recipe. 2 10 months, 4 weeks ago, Twangmeisternyc started I've installed 1 meg pots in 2 guitars now and love the results in both so I would say "YES!". 10 months, 4 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started ▶. 2 months, 3 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started 8 months, 4 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started Filtertrons like low impedance loads. The image of Billy Zoom on stage with his wide-legged stance, satisfied grin and vintage Gretsch� Silver Jet� guitar is well documented in the annals of American punk rock lore. 6 days, 10 hours ago, Billy Zoom started What would the ideal harness setup be for maximum reasonance please? At the heart of it was Zoom's late fifties Gretsch Silver Jet. Is that the consensus? I remember you saying that you'd had an Amber Starfire, and that you had trouble controlling the feedback with it, don't think I've ever seen an Amber one--OK, "the bigger the pots, the less you hear them"(dynasonic wise)....its 1 meg all around then. 3 I've realized I like my guitars to produce as much overall frequency as possible to feed into the amp and then adjust the eq at the amp. Less necessary in a Filtertron 6120 due to the maple body and lack of tone pot loading. The Gretsch Custom Shop debuted the G6129BZ Billy Zoom Tribute Custom Shop Silver Jet, designed for X guitarist Tyson “Billy Zoom” Kindell. 2 months, 3 weeks ago, Powdog updated I still have to check the value though. The sound is much better in Jets with both T-Armonds and TV Classics (in a tone pot circuit). 1 month ago, Powdog started 11 months, 2 weeks ago, Cheesy_Rice started 4 The Gretsch Pages: Where real Gretsch talk happens — since 1995 . Or two audio and two linear ? When the Gretsch/Fender Custom Shop in Corona, California attempted to recreate Billy's famed sparkled guitar, it put it through a CAT scan and discovered that the particular vintage Silver Jet Billy owned was almost 95% hollow. 4 months, 3 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started I prefer an audio taper for the Master Volume, and linear taper for the other three. 1 year ago, Vibrolux started I'm going to get the other 3 solid shaft linear taper pots. I have a 57 6120 and a 56 Streamliner 6120 Conversion . 2 months, 2 weeks ago, Jim Krause updated It's hard to see in that photo, but the bottom pot has two sections and two caps. The '57 Chet models, 6120 & 6121, had that awful tone circuit with the dual pots. 1 month, 1 week ago, Thepolecats updated Last night I pulled off one of the G knobs off my Duo Jet and discovered the pots are solid shaft. 1 year ago, Hipbone started 'Hi Billy, I've heard you mention that you installed 1 Meg pots in your signature Jet. Billy Zoom's Jet Set on The Gretsch Discussion Pages: The original and largest Gretsch guitar forum. Cheesy_Rice started Gretsch Highlights From NAMM 2014 by Gretsch | Feb 11, 2014 | NewsFrom January 23 to 26 the music-products industry gathered at the Anaheim, California convention center for the annual winter NAMM trade show. I know it's going to bring out the best in my Jet. 1 year ago, Billy Zoom started Did you install them ...'. The conversion has 6120 style wiring and 500k pots. I want the taper more similar to the 6120. Please help support the Gretsch Pages through Paypal. 2 weeks, 6 days ago, Thepolecats started 3 months ago, Cheesy_Rice updated The gorgeous G6120-125 Chet Atkins 125th Anniversary Hollow Body enjoyed a single-year run. 4 months, 4 weeks ago, Billy Zoom updated 1 year, 2 months ago, Cheesy_Rice updated I also had a Sprague paper and oil capacitor that I used on the tone knob instead of the original. Here is a limited issue Billy Zoom tribute edition of the classic Gretsch Silver Jet. Please help support the Gretsch Pages through Paypal. Home Forums > Gretsch Discussion Pages > Gretsch-Talk Music > Billy Zoom Discussion in ' Gretsch-Talk Music ' started by claypainter , May 11, 2019 . Where real Gretsch talk happens — since 1995 Where real Gretsch talk happens — since 1995™ Because a twangin’ Gretsch embiggens the smallest man. I had a '62 Starfire, but that was a long time ago and I can't remember. The neck pickup is clear and punchy, the bridge pickup is twangy and full and the middle position is still the best. I just discovered the benefits of 1 Meg pots and I want to bring out the best in my Cat Man Duo Jet. I decided to put the screws back in and sleep on it. 1 year, 1 month ago, Lacking Talent updated 2008 The G6120DSW-R Chet Atkins Relic Hollow Body was introduced in early 2009 and available through mid-2010. It's like this guitar now goes to 11. 10 months, 4 weeks ago, Lx updated I turn it down a hair to lower the gain or to lower the volume to play Rhythm and the volume just drops out WAY too much. The Guild has two volume and two Tone controls, would you recommend all linear 1 Meg's, What are the pot values in 1957? All four are the same- 2 weeks ago, Rocky Streetsounds updated As far as I know, none of the reissues have that circuit, nor do any of the Jets have the 2.2K resistor in series with each pickup, shown in this photo. It's quick, easy, and much appreciated. All 1 meg ? Reads , 1346149 I'm really glad I did. Roughly the same load as using 1M pots all around. And I'm trying to figure out if this is due to the pot taper (linear vs log vs audio) or due to the pot value. 1 year ago, Hammerhands updated I have one audio taper solid shaft CTS 1 meg pot ready to go into the master volume. Did jets have the same pots as the 6120? So then, since its already in the shop, should I have them all upgraded to 1 meg ? 1 year, 3 months ago, Guitarcapo updated But I'm having an issue and was wondering if this might be the solution. I made sure the knobs would fit last night. The tone is fantastic. 5 days, 11 hours ago, Cheesy_Rice started DeArmonds don't. 1 week, 1 day ago, Derekirving started Check your email, Billy…see you in Sacramento. 5 months, 2 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started 1 year, 1 month ago, 1 I have searched all over the Food Network's website and cannot find this recipe... Is it published somewhere? 2 weeks, 1 day ago, Twangmeisternyc started 11 months, 3 weeks ago, Afire updated 1 year ago, Powdog updated Doesn't it already have 1 megs? The Billy Zoom models all have 1 meg pots, just like the original Jets. I have to admit I was very apprehensive about modding the factory installed electronics for this guitar. A811-3322- 9 months, 1 week ago, Cheesy_Rice updated I'm not sure what value the stacked pot was. Digging up an old thread here. 3 months ago, Billy Zoom started 5 months, 3 weeks ago, Crowbone updated Everything sounds clear, the dynamics are more pronounced and I also noticed an increase in sustain. 1 year ago, Fritzthecat started 7 months ago, Cheesy_Rice started 2 years, 6 months ago, Buddyhollywood updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago, Chimingbell started He is an Orange, CA, resident and owns the Billy Zoom Custom Shop near Old Towne Orange, specializing in guitar amplifiers and similar gear. I didn't want to mess with it. Posted in Billy Zoom's Jet Set at . On Saturday I plugged in the Jet and decided to go for it. 1 month, 2 weeks ago, Billy Zoom started Thanks Billy for sharing this information. 1 month ago, Macphisto updated Working or Consulting for Amp Manufactures. Billy Zoom (born Stuart Tyson Kindell; February 20, 1948) is an American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the punk rock band X. There is also minimal treble loss when the volumes are lowered. I replaced the pots in my 6128T-DSV Duo Jet with a 1 meg CTS audio pot for the master volume and 3 1 meg CTS linear pots for the two volumes and the tone. I LOVE IT! I am now thinking that if Gretsch wired their guitars in the 1950's and 1960's with 1 meg pots this could have a lot to do with why they are so highly regarded. I couldn't find solid shaft linear pots so I ordered 3 split shaft 1 meg CTS pots today. Would that remain true on a 1961 Guild Starfire with original Dynasonics? 11 months, 2 weeks ago, Deke Martin updated 11 months ago, Twangmeisternyc updated 9 months ago, Joe Desperado updated I did it! 1 month, 3 weeks ago, Billy Zoom updated 1 month ago, Buddyhollywood updated Billy Zoom's unmistakable rockabilly-infused playing style and tone was a key element in the LA band X's sound. 7 months, 1 week ago, Billy Zoom updated '70s during a time when pop culture was undergoing a radical change, I'm not sure if they are all 1 meg or not-. Zoom was guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles band X. Zoom's own original guitar was put through a medical CAT scan by Gretsch and analysed so that this Tribute edition could be built in Gretsch's USA custom shop as closely as possible to the original. Friday night after my gig I starting unscrewing one of the control panels and the panel didn't pop out so I took that as a sign.

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