I have one of those amps, its 25 years old and cost £40 originally....I know nowt about it either.

Hi...actually I TOO am looking for feedback concerning the differences between the Epi Casino, Sheraton2 and the Dot. I've been playin acoustic guitar for a year now and want to move up to an electric and the Epi ollow and semi hollow design suit me....BUT I have much to learn and am looking for experienced feedback on personal preferences as to differences in sound, etc from anyone out there. I realize its a totally subjective thing pickin out a guitar, but I would appreciate any help on this. Thanks! Oh....if u could email me directly that would be even better! peace out. :)

: i what a cart that shows me all the power coreds, because i went to learn all of the power cordes. So can u send me a chart with all the power cordes and where the fingers go.

: FROM JUAN

Okay Chica,

Let's just pick one type of guitar to keep it fairly simple:
A Gibson Les Paul is made with the following woods,
Mahogany body, with a Maple top, Rosewood Fingerboard (unless it's a Les Paul Custom, then it's an Ebony Fingerboard), and depending on what year it was made, either a maple or mahogany neck.

The traditional material for the nut is bone. The inlays in the fingerboard are Pearloid (Pearl colored celluloid; celluloid is a plastic that's derived from cellulose, i.e. wood fiber), on the Les Paul Custom, the inlays in the fingerboard (and on the peghead of a Custom) are made of Mother of Pearl, which is what oyster shells/clam shells are lined with.

Depending on what year it was made the machine heads (tuning heads) are made either of stamped steel, with brass gears, or cast brass with steel post inserts in both cases. The knobs are either plastic or metal depending.

The binding (the light colored ring around the edge of the top and down the sides of the fingerboard) is made of celluloid, as is the pickguard, the backplate, and the switch cover. The controls are made by switchcraft and they're made of metal, mostly tin. The pickups are wound with copper wire, and have magnets in them, and each pickup (usually two) has 6 steel screws for adjustment purposes. There are also two steel screws that adjust the overall height of each pickup, and there are four steel screws that hold each pickup to the body. The strings are usually nickel steel, or stainless steel, depending on what you want. The strap buttons are usually made of aluminum, and are held in by steel screws, with a felt insert between the body and the button to protect the finish.
THe finish of the guitar (traditionally) is nitro-cellulose laquer. A lot of new guitars are made with a polyurethane finish, but laquer is the best still.

: I have a paper due in the next few days on the chemistry of guitars... What I need to know is what woods are used in making guitars and why, what are strings made out of and why...and things about paint, finishes, plastic or anything else that I need to know. Please help me I'm desprite.

THe wiring inside the body is steel braided.

The bridge and tailpiece are made of chrome plated brass or aluminum, (old ones are nickel plated)

The pickup covers are chrome plated tin.

The frets are nickel steel.

I hope this info helps you

GO to www.edromanguitars.com YOU can find out a lot about wood and paint. might help.

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: i have found that if you turn up the gain but turn down the contour, you'll get a really hard-core distortion. Do any other pro 185 owners out there know the true rms wattage of this amp?

: I just bought a fender Pro 185 amp and was wondering if anyone has this very amp, and if they could help me get a good grungy distortion?.. I am a bit overwhelmed with all the adjustments..THANKS!!
I've had the 185 since they came out. I really like the amp and couldn't understand why they stopped production. Anyway in response to your problem I use the following set up as my basic set up and tweek it as required for various songs.
not including the first eq. it runs as follows:
Gain 3
Boost 3
Treble 7
(mid boost out)
Mid 6
Bass 7
Contour +5
(tilt in)
Prescence 0
Volume whatever
Reverb 8
I don't much care for the effects loop so I run my effects direct.
Hope that helps Peter Effen Stuart