Warr Fare
December 10, 2009 by john
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My Warr guitar has had a minor grounding problem since I got it and I haven’t been able to isolate the issue to a specific part of the (somewhat complex) circuit. Now that the holidays are looming I’m finding myself up against the timeline of gigs / recordings with little bench time available. So I am considering delivering the instrument to a local repair shop to see if someone can do the troubleshooting process and get it back to me early next week.
This instrument has a really unusual tone and I am still developing a few banks of effects and amp patches for it. The Line6 Pod XTLive is great for developing my patches, but has the downside of being a mono signal path whereas the Warr guitar has stereo out. Summing the signals to create a mono output seems like a poor alternative. I may consult another local Warr guitarist for ideas on signal processing.
The picture at left shows my instrument before I had Mike Lull create a new nut for it. I decided to string it more like a conventional bass + guitar, which involved putting together a custom string set as well. Fortunately, the manufacturer is very accessible and provided a number of good pointers on selecting string gauges. Next up: practice with The Preons!
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