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Post by Adam on Oct 5, 2017 15:42:33 GMT
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Post by Adam on Sept 12, 2017 11:48:14 GMT
Good to meet you fella! Sorry I was really busy and when I turned round you had gone.
First time I had been to that show and it was a pretty good one. You are right, most of the Northern Guitar shows as usually electric players.
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Post by Adam on Aug 23, 2017 12:12:04 GMT
I've not been to the Leeds one yet but the Northern Guitar Shows are generally pretty cool 'tabletop' type shows. I'm most likely going to be there for D'Addario so make sure you pop by and say hello! Will do.
I'll look out for some special deals on EXP 16 and 38s which I use all the time!!
Probably going to be Nickel Bronze focussed but I'll try get some EXPs along! See you there.
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Post by Adam on Aug 22, 2017 11:49:48 GMT
I've not been to the Leeds one yet but the Northern Guitar Shows are generally pretty cool 'tabletop' type shows.
I'm most likely going to be there for D'Addario so make sure you pop by and say hello!
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Post by Adam on May 30, 2017 12:52:02 GMT
Our D'Addario Nickel Bronze are proving quite popular for mandolin players. I was at a folk / bluegrass summer school a few weeks ago and the instructors and artists were raving about them which is good!
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Post by Adam on May 8, 2017 14:34:05 GMT
Do players circle points work in the UK at all? Can we claim our old player's points? I mailed my 900 something points off to the US back in 2011, and got a letter (with credit of the points) back saying they were out of stock of everything I asked for and then they ended the scheme. Finding it hard to buy into the new loyalty scheme. apologies for the delay, I just saw this man. Yes Player's circle is definitely a thing and we are having quite a push on it in the UK at the moment. There is a code with every set of strings and lots of great stuff on their to redeem, as well as giveaways etc in the future. To be re-credited with the old points / codes on your new / UK account if you send details over to playerscircleATdaddario.com and the team there will sort that out for you. Adam.
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Post by Adam on Apr 27, 2017 10:12:33 GMT
It is something that has been running in the states for a little while now with a good degree of success.
We are looking at various options to make this happen in the UK and Europe but don't have any timescale yet. Its good to see that people are interested in this kind of initiative.
Adam.
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Post by Adam on Feb 14, 2017 10:01:25 GMT
I'm our product expert, not a wood expert, but here is my two pence.
I use our (our meaning Planet Waves / D'Addario) Lemon Oil on my rosewood fingerboards probably two to three times a year. I play a LOT. It just helps to hydrate the wood somewhat and restore it to its original healthy luster. With rosewood and ebony being porous they can absorb a lot of moisture and indeed lose a lot of moisture. Particularly in areas where humidity levels swing a lot (and my wife loves to blast the heating during winter!).
Its important to note (after a recent discussion with a customer) that Lemon Oil is not made from the oil of lemons. It does have a small percentage of lemon oil in but citrus oils are obviously very acidic and acid plus wood generally equals bad. This might be where the above post got the idea that lemon oil ruins strings quicker as the acidic content could certainly wear the metals quicker if you used large quantities of it on a regular basis.
Hope this helps somewhat, though it may just further murky the waters.
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Post by Adam on Jan 24, 2017 9:50:37 GMT
I usually use Martyn at DoubleStop Guitars. He's based in Whitley Bay, trained at Galloup - doublestopguitars.co.uk/Les Tones is also in Newcastle but I have no personal experience.
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Post by Adam on Jan 9, 2017 9:17:30 GMT
I work at D'Addario so clearly have some bias.
That said I'm genuinely a big fan of the Nickel Bronze strings. I think you will like them especially if you have been predominantly an electric player as the 'look' of the strings is probably more familiar to you. Whatever you do I would get a capo with adjustable tension, so capos have unbelievable amounts of pressure and bend the strings sharp immediately, especially if you use a higher action.
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Post by Adam on Dec 22, 2016 14:34:55 GMT
What's your budget mate? I love my Lewitt LCT640 for acoustics. I've also had great joy using some of the small diaphragm t-bone mics as a stereo setup for my acoustic. I wouldn't particularly use either on electric cabs though. If I could only have one mic from my small collection that I would use for both jobs it would be the SE Electronics X1. I think they are less than £100 now also. I really can't decide whether to chuck a decent amount of cash at a condenser or just go for what I have in the past which is a sub £200 mic. I had an SE2200A for a long time and that was excellent but sadly died last year. I think that was only about £120. Really helpful to know that the X1 is so good and will work for both guitars and cabs. I had seen it but don't know anybody that has one so.......! If this has worked so well for you I might just go ahead and grab one as a recommendation counts for a hell of a lot. Appreciate it. Although the Lewitt sounds amazing it is slightly more than I would like to spend; however, as with the X1, really good to have a recommendation from someone that has one. Most of the mics I've had have lasted almost indefinitely so it's not overmuch money to spend on a quality mic that will keep on giving!! I got my X1 several years ago and it was about £140, maybe it had just come out. It was still made in china etc, so it can't be too much different. It is a good all round workhouse, great on female vocals I found (also as a hi-hat mic of all things, but I digress).
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Post by Adam on Dec 22, 2016 13:54:12 GMT
What's your budget mate? I love my Lewitt LCT640 for acoustics. I've also had great joy using some of the small diaphragm t-bone mics as a stereo setup for my acoustic. I wouldn't particularly use either on electric cabs though.
If I could only have one mic from my small collection that I would use for both jobs it would be the SE Electronics X1. I think they are less than £100 now also.
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