The Music Box "Guitarist of the Year 2009" Contest - Hermetic Hermetico's Entry

[seprs1]

Do you get any pickup hum when the neck humbucker is on with the middle pickup.

5 way in the 2nd position from the neck and the 3 way switch in 2nd position or the humbucking mode.

[hermeticoguitar]

@seprs1

Hum in notch positions of the 5-way switch depend on the 3-way selection also.

If the 3-way is in single coil mode, no hum (I've to confirm this).

If the 3-way is in medium or high output humbucker mode then, yes, since you are combining a humbucker and a single coil.

But, take into account one simple thing. To achieve that characteristic strato's twang or quack, you want both single pickups out-of-phase (so, hum!!!). You can tame it with some quality noise gate

[seprs1]

Do you get any pickup hum when the neck humbucker is on with the middle pickup.

5 way in the 2nd position from the neck and the 3 way switch in 2nd position or the humbucking mode.

[lighteningboy]

Oh man, what a guitar!!! Those things are so expensive!

[hermeticoguitar]

@lighteningboy You're right. It took my two years to pay the bank's credit!

[lighteningboy]

@hermeticoguitar Very versatile pickup configuration. Are you glad you bought it?

[hermeticoguitar]

@lighteningboy No easy answer here. It's an awesome piece of luthery. Practicaly perfect in touch and tone (maybe a Floyd Rose would do it perfect). But, sincerly, it's out of my budget. While I was paying her, I lost the oportunity to get other guitars I was interested on, since I like diversity. A tool for each need. Let's say that the 513 can cover 80% of ground. I still want an Strato or a Tele or an LP when I need those classic sounds. If I had to choose one of my axes, this shold be the 1

[lighteningboy]

@hermeticoguitar I've got an American Tele, an American Deluxe Strat and a Gibson Les Paul...but I still want your gutiar, hahahaha

[hermeticoguitar]

@lighteningboy I've got an American Deluxe Strat, a Mexican Tele (excelent!), a Korean LP copy and a few others and I still want a Mexican John Vaughan Strato. Ha ha ha. I am downsizing my expenses, everytime more.

[hermeticoguitar]

@lighteningboy About pickup configuration. Certaily is the most versatile STOCK, as the Tele Baja is. But I've got versatility in all my axes. I design my own wiring diagrams to give to each axe what I am demanding from her.

[hermeticoguitar]

@lighteningboy But, with a great amp, there is HUGE difference between this guitar and the rest of mine. The rest seem toys, once you hear this one in the amp.

[waynegacy666]

La verdad es que suena bien el plugin Eleven. He probado los guitar rig, amplitubes y todos esos y son una auténtica basura. No merecen la pena ni bajárselos gratis.

Unos colegas míos tienen el Eleven Rack y la verdad es que es una maravilla.

[hermeticoguitar]

Bueno... yo no diría que son una basura.

Amplitube suena muy, muy bien.

¿Has visto mi otro video de "give me a riff"?. Esta grabado con una emulación Marshall de Amplitube.

Es buscarle el punto a cada amp. Nunca trabajo con los settings por defecto

[hermeticoguitar]

Y... también la demo de la Charvel

[jazzonazz]

good job, man check my entree Cheers

[MattWilson02]

Insane skills my friend! Doesn't get much better then this. 5/5 I subbed, hope you sub back!

Merry Christmas!!

[sportsportsport]

sick guitar dude! you got some skills as well.. 5 stars ***** !

[AndStepWalk]

Not a virtuoso? Well, if you say so, man ... :D

Very nice piece.

[jashobbsie]

beautiful guitar you have! hammer-ons are the coolest! nice chops! best of luck my friend...

Jashobbsie

[hermeticoguitar]

Thanks for your supporting words, mate.

Anyway, for me all this is just a joke, just for fun.

I am not really interesting on the competition, since I am not an shredder or virtuoso, just a tone-chaser.

I have no level as virtuoso.

[ahchouch]

what kind of web cam do you ues ?

you have a good quality of picture and sound too

[hermeticoguitar]

No web cam. I started with a web cam and no way.

I am using now a Sony DCR-SR210 cam.

[hermeticoguitar]

Also, the sound is recorded twice. Once with the camera herself and once more with pro tools. Then I can substitute the cam's audio with the audio from pro tools. Needs some synchronization but worth the time

[DaleyDerek]

i cant record on my frituy loops cuz its not a supoorted file, any clue how i can get i too be???

[hermeticoguitar]

I am not clear about what you are asking for.

Are you trying to import the file in fruity loops and isn't compatible?

Then, try first to convert the audio file to a compatible format. You can use some tools like Total Audio Converter or similar.

[DaleyDerek]

dude, i didnt think of that, thank you your a life saver

[Brusliconi]

Fantastico guey. Hasta el infinito y mas alla.

[DarrenDonohoeguitar]

great job dude but post it to 'the music box competition' as a video response.

I have done the same on my video :)

[hermeticoguitar]

I already did it, Darren.

Thank you for the link.

I am loving your entry, perfectly executed, inspired.

Cheers