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 Special Holiday Financing Ends Soon
In case you missed the huge red and green banner on our web page that describes our very special holiday financing, here are the basics: You make No Payments and No Interest for one full year! So you can score the gear you need this holiday season, but not worry about paying for it for 12 whole months! All you need is a Sweetwater Musician's All Access Platinum card (applying for one takes just a few minutes and you generally get approval immediately). But this special financing is only good for a few more days! You must make your purchase by December 24th, 2007 to qualify for the No Payment and No Interest financing. Got questions? Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer and get the gear you deserve this holiday season!
Guitar of the Day
The Adamas 2080 made its debut in 2006 with a combination of revolutionary technology and a bold new look. This is the top-of-the-line in Adamas' family of guitars with carbon-fiber tops, and it's engineered to project tremendous acoustic energy along with a remarkably balanced tone. It sports an ultra-light carbon-fiber composite top and Deep Bowl back along with new aluminum and ebony trim, plus a teardrop-shaped soundhole that's guaranteed to turn heads. Plugged in, the Adamas 2080 is powered by the Virtual Imaging Processor or VIP-5 for short. This preamp actually replicates the sound of a high-end microphone in a professional studio recording environment, which means it sounds great miked up or sent directly through your console.
The 2080 is a stellar performer on stage. It has the premium Adamas LX scalloped bracing under its natural carbon weave top. The neck is finished in a natural satin urethane, and the fingerboard is premium-grade ebony with a distinctive mother-of-pearl contour inlay at the 12th fret. Likewise, the bridge is constructed from premium-grade ebony. The tuners are satin chrome with black buttons. Naturally, the Adamas 2080 ships in a deluxe hardshell case. Need one in time for a holiday gift? Your Sweetwater Sales Engineer might be able to pull a few strings with Santa and make it happen!
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| Cryin' Those Out-of-Tune Blues |
Q: I own an early 1960s Gretsch Country Gentleman that I got for $375 at a flea market. Nobody else seemed to notice it, so I bought it on the spot. But I'm having a really hard time keeping it in tune. It has the Bigsby, but I don't use it much at all. Some of the binding has cracked and pulled away from the wood. Could this cause tuning problems?
A: There's no way of knowing without actually having the guitar in front of us, but yes, if the binding is pulling away from the wood, the top or back or even the sides could be swelling or compressing just enough to cause tuning anomalies. Other culprits could be the tuners (are they the originals?). Early 1960s Country Gentlemen came standard with high-end Grover Imperial Tuners. Another issue could be as simple as how the strings are wound on their posts. Too few windings and slippage can occur. Too many windings can be just as bad, particularly if one or two strings are overwound compared to the others. Our best advice is to take it to a qualified luthier. Perhaps a proper set-up would be a good start, which would include adjusting the neck's truss rod and making certain that the bridge is in the correct position. If you plan on keeping the guitar, you'll need to deal with the binding issues, as they are likely to continue deteriorating. |
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