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Dan Torres on guitar and restores Mod Collection
By Mark Grove
Co-writer: Dee Curtis
Back Catalog Article searched 02/29/04 by readers
When you hear the name Dan Torres and trucks in the music industry, ears tend to encourage or truck, just kidding you know it.I bad. And responsible for collecting and Seymour-Duncan and Di Marzio tend to take note. The introduction of this section and information on the amplifier and Dan Torres California Master Collection is Canadian Guitar Player Music Consultant Curtis Dee.
The first time I Dan Torres heard when I was in Los Angeles in the early 80's with a group of musicians, they were talking about Dan Torres, who has been and remains a guitar guru moding, moding their amps and guitars themselves.
These guys then contacted through an ad in Dan (Guitar Player) when mail was rabies in the world of music. Then sent for information on how to jump on the guitar and make changes to your amplifier, through their Free brochures, and finally obtain reprints of articles that were (Vintage Guitar).
I was a little nothing electronic know when it was useful, but amps. But through some articles I started playing with capacitors and resistors in the head with tube amp instead to reshape the sound out of the cab. I ended up with your mid-range switching control every guitar he had at that time. I am not currently with them and forget to them.Dan is one of the leading experts in modifying amplifier and a guitar and a lot of use of the best musicians.
Recently, I contacted Dan about my (Sovtek Midget Combo Amp) and asked that the tubes are recommended because the Sovtek sounded a bit dark for me. I had some comments on this and Sovtek some changes, but still sounded too dark.
Like the amp, but I wanted to tone clearer and cleaner. Dan suggested trying (6L6 GC), which will give me more clear and less high-end midrange and dark tones. I have them in order and now I know it will sound great.
Now, anyone who is a guitar player or bass beg get rid of Dan Torres (inside the tube amps), which is literally the bible of tube amplifiers in simple terms so that everyone can understand how – mod their amps and guitars.
Mark Grove: First, This article began with an introduction to Dee Curtis began been introduced to the master amplifier and Dan Torres collection itself, but it must end this article originally wanted to go, and you talk about restoration and Dan Torres pills that he was one of the technicians first to start rewinding pickups for musicians California. Dan also has a range of single-coil pickups and custom, and new calls (Torres P90) and custom Humbuckers – SRV and mediums and blue pills.
This man is the master control of the collection with your other gurus and Bill Turner (founder of EMG and resident expert Fender collection. In this interview with Dan Torres will break in the restoration of the collection and how to keep that vintage pads "Hummin 'along.
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I know another wrong line. Dan is also known for his guitar amp and construction kits that are popular for the most skilful musician. This is an interview that you want archive your e-mail or on the website, so be prepared to Dan Torres being struck by his fellow musicians. Canadian Guitar Player with Dan Torres talks about the complexity of collecting and restoring time to pull the old heap.
MG: At what point is a regular gathering of the event or vintage outlived its usefulness and its rational mechanics?
DT: Actually, since the beginning of magnetic sensors, virtually none of them did. Even the first pill, unless they are damaged, yet his wise and mechanically functional.
MG: What is the form the most common clothing collection must take into account to restore a truck?
TD: The user wears the most common wear. Choose damages at the top of the truck, stuck a screwdriver, screws and stripped the results of abuse. magnet material and can oxidize a bit of a tool wet. Corrosion can push the magnets out of contact with the pole pieces, causing the truck to stop working correctly.
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MG: We re-magnetize a significant recovery recover the original string solid support and shoot?
TD: It's a very difficult question that an objective tone of the guitars the most popular (And trucks) is based on ancient instruments in time have been used or registered. It – is – not find a Gibson Les Paul 1959 with patent pending Hum-bucking pickups to play "How High The Moon" (a Les Paul successfully 50s) I try to play "Sunshine of Your Love" (Clapton "or" One Way Out (Allman Bros.)
The guitars are the rarest and most were in their "second life" as instruments collected by young musicians from the 60s to mid-pawn shops, etc. very low cost, used to play guitar good. Therefore, the strength of the magnet of origin – that is the strength of the magnet when the guitar was made in particular in 1959, is not the desired effect ". The desired sound "old guitar" heard in the 60, 70, 80, 90 and today.
Much effort have been demagnetizing magnets or find old ones. Currently my collection of original patent pending magnets Gibson sells for $ 150 + per magnet, if I neglect one of them. (Only about six left.)
MG: magnetic fields weaken over time, however, produce softer tones and thicker?
TD: It's easy, yes. But the magnetic field has a very long life. Even the older pills see commonly as the "Charlie Christian" pickup was found in 1939 with Gibson cobalt magnets even a rate sufficient for today. Barney Kessel Jazz to take on the time-too-famous Gibson Charlie Christian pickup.
The large magnets, very old and still very best truck (There were several) was very high impedance 10,000 ohms. The truck seemed absolutely wonderful, magical musical instrument. A lot of experimentation was conducted in the 80's by many manufacturers of exotic magnets or strong collection.
But the point of the performance he was immediately decline. Powerful magnets can produce a strong recovery in more production, but the drivetrain excess depreciation caused by pulling strings competition field for the pills have been under fairly thin rope ways, denying most of the improvements. The magnets do not sound exotic as beautiful as the flow of alloy steel or wider range of ceramic magnets.
MG: hum-bucking wear single coil or faster and why?
TD: A difficult question. individual coils, such as Home pills die more often, but usually due to damage. It is not difficult at all to wear on top of a van with a roof and damage to the coil. P-90 type coils hum disposable magnets bucking (2) and have a plastic spiral, so we have a cross on the input structure of the hum-and P-90 chainsaw.
The cylindrical magnets collection Start and Telecaster has a lot of flux and will last several life times if they are damaged. The first guitars still sound spectacular. Jerry Garcia replaced the DiMarzio hum-bucking pickups often saying he had done, but these pills have been moving here in San Francisco Bay, and seem to have lost something important. But the musical perception is much, much more sensitive than any other instrument.
Does not mean again it is impossible to hear what Jerry's ear. By its very nature, single coils can be faster than the magnets are subjected to the cause of death of the magnet real shock of being beaten by the truck, chains, etc.
MG: With Management some of the best players in today's pills, think twice before pulling their singles or hums, or even go to another company for restoration?
TD: Usually encourage professionals and amateurs to consider keeping vintage pads in place if you provide the kind of sound you want. I think if the guitar feels good, but did not sound right, or trucks with manual winding new to us and / or all other manufacturers can choose the appropriate buttons, tone controls, etc.
To tune the guitar to do exactly what you want without vintage guitar carnage well, many professionals have chosen new guitars, or quality imports (Ibanez, Aria, Cort, etc.) so they can do the same changes as they wish and have several identical guitars in hand, without the high cost of super period instruments. Restorations are performed if pills have been severely damaged, dead or partially dead, or in some cases – when just look tacky and ugly.
Corrosion may be removed and / or new screws and bolts of setting pole piece to hum-Buckers, delicate work with the steel wool can clear strategy – Magnet TV. Most restorations are dead time (van value) to return to life without losing its intrinsic musical.
Broken coils are the main problem for now. With a good eye, a steady hand and know exactly what to look for the broken wire coil can be located and put back together without losing one or more two ohms 5000 ohms of a truck.
The hardest part of this process can not find the broken cable. The treatment is the same after the find. Usually only have one chance. The cable is covered with insulation that must be removed before re-weld it. Since the cable is thinner than a hair, and in some cases, work with a single 1 / 16-1 / 8 thread. It a delicate task.
MG: What is the most common collection to be replaced?
TD: It is currently running about 55% Strategy – Type of telecommuting and 45% hum-Buckers, but constantly moving quite popular song guitars currently in use in television, concerts and other media.
MG: Is that the restoration of pills something most cases that should stop luthiers, scholars or restoration of guitar parts?
DT: If the pill has a high value Yes, someone with experience. One eye, good practices and know what to look for can save $ 200.00 per patent application to be completely destroyed by an inexperienced (Or unstable) the hand while trying to fix a broken coil wire. attention to detail will bring the truck to life as it should.
MG: When you restore a single coil pickup or hum-Buckers easier to restore?
TD: individual coils are generally easier – they are simple, yet is in the open and easy to see, no layers to peel old tape, (a real problem with the old rumor-bucking pickups), but -. Funky single rate coils. Harmony, silver, Danelectro, Kay etc. are very difficult to recover, which are often made on a budget.
Forms cardboard roll, glue and tape are used throughout very difficult to dig. Some of these old guitars have very low prices not the shape of the coil. Only a coil of wire and a magnet. It is often difficult to know what is supposed to be first!
MG: Is there File a particular way, or re-magnetize back a truck that actually improve the tone and sustain with respect to the powertrain?
TD: I would not say "special form" and the implementation of a very good technique in all of these technologies. Potting or transplanting in wax (or paint) must be at the right temperature for the coil absorbs the wax, but not as hot enough to melt a hard roll back to the pan. But once you qualify is easy to repeat.
This will avoid microphones, allowing the truck to carry a much higher volume without shouting. Re-magnetization can improve or restore the tone of a damaged magnet. The shock can demagnetize the magnet enough not to produce a signal. In this case, re-magnetize him back to life.
Often more powerful magnets, such as 5 alloy is demagnetized or less remake "old" level, reducing the traction of the effect hear vintage guitars.
A highly efficient process that could well increase the sustain of a particular van. However, with our actions in two new alloy magnets, it is often easier to install only a minor Alnico 2 magnets instead of Alnico 5 for the lower part of magnetic attraction, sweet tone. Capture settlement is another story. Most "classical" guitars in the 50's had his hand injury microphones to some extent.
In a conversation with Doc Kauffman, Leo original partner Fender said it was a while before I read it and thought "maybe we should measure these pills? "
In the settlement of a van for a period of good taste "scatter wound" cable best.The technical works are not covered in absolutely perfect but somewhat haphazardly, filling the spool through the eye as it rotates. This gives the truck a more harmonic color – not so perfect is often more musical. Hum-bucking pickup, which has two coils are essentially unbalanced in the original design from Gibson. Each coil has different iron overload, therefore, an impedance different. If the packages themselves are not exactly alike, there is an effect, again, less than perfect quality and smooth tones due to the slightly different from each coil.
In addition, the distance between the two coils to pick up the signal chain guitar in different locations (Cancellation Called phase) gives the collection hum-bucking its distinctive character. These factors can be manipulated to vary the shade of the truck degrees very different ends.
DiMarzio is qualified in the development of newer and more sounds of these techniques (and many others.) Watching dozens of patent application filed real Gibson Humbucker, coils show they are "very close" but not exactly when read with Vom digital meters, which were not available when you're done.
MG: When you connect a van there are techniques that are used to give your guitar a sound based on the type of music you listen to?
TD: It's one of our specialties. In addition to all the variations pill, we have discussed, we introduced the concept of change control to raise or lower load in the truck, the frequency response variable gain and tone.
We also do a series of mid-range passive control can be applied to any guitar to give the musician more tonal range of the "same old" pills. You can start with the new or custom vans and optimize the use, or work with the tablets by varying the volume controls, tone and wiring harness.
MG: Increased price vintage collection make more attractive to restore the originals?
DT: Absolutely, and my clients, friends are always looking for guitars "No work." Restoration often do not cost much and we have about 90% success in vans dead. The balance is rewound. Very few are eliminated, perhaps two one year of hundreds of people. Find a truck died and was restored and even go back is probably the cheapest way to get "sound".
Dan Torres
Mark Grove-CGP
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