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by Gregsaab
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Electronic issue
Replies: 17
Views: 4003

Re: Electronic issue

Well, this issue has resurfaced/evolved. When in mono mode (button in), the sound is normal for the first minute. However, a hiss begins to develop and then the sound becomes pretty distorted (think 8-bit fuzzbox guitar tone) and reduces in volume. If I switch to stereo mode, the distortion is gone,...
by Gregsaab
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: Fly Clones
Topic: Fly Output Jack Tightening Tool
Replies: 9
Views: 10696

Re: Fly Output Jack Tightening Tool

Any update on this? 8-)
by Gregsaab
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Fly
Topic: Questionable spring with rust
Replies: 2
Views: 1199

Re: Questionable spring with rust

vjmanzo wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:31 pm Feel free to take it with a grain of salt (or a shot of penicillin?)…
:lol:
by Gregsaab
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: **SOLD** 2011 Mojo
Replies: 1
Views: 1841

Re: FS: 2011 Mojo

This sold for asking on Reverb.
by Gregsaab
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First non-Parker guitar purchase since 2006
Replies: 2
Views: 520

Re: First non-Parker guitar purchase since 2006

It is, definitely going to take some time to adjust! It’s pretty exciting haha..
by Gregsaab
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First non-Parker guitar purchase since 2006
Replies: 2
Views: 520

First non-Parker guitar purchase since 2006

As mentioned in a FS thread, I have been wanting an ‘ergonomic’ guitar so that I can play at a 45degree angle. I was considering an Abasi, but I couldn’t snag one in the last two drops and started looking into Strandbergs. I posted a few pics on this post https://www.reddit.com/r/strandbergguitars/s...
by Gregsaab
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:37 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: 2 original 10 springs and 1 12 spring available
Replies: 6
Views: 2509

Re: 2 original 10 springs and 1 12 spring available

How much use did the 10s get?
by Gregsaab
Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: **SOLD** 2011 Mojo
Replies: 1
Views: 1841

**SOLD** 2011 Mojo

It pains me to sell this one, but I need to to fund an ergonomic guitar to alleviate back pain when playing in a seated position. Here is the listing, will sell to FC members for $2150 net (plus shipping). https://reverb.com/item/77623382-2011-parker-fly-mojo-transparent-cherry?utm_source=rev-ios-ap...
by Gregsaab
Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

I finished the job! It sounds great and these saddles have noticeably less friction than the USM variants. I ended up soldering the Ghost summed output to the pre-existing, shielded black wire that was still soldered onto the board. The black Ghost output was soldered to the shielding ground and the...
by Gregsaab
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:27 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

Another thing puzzling me is how that shielded wire was soldered to the underside of the bridge - Was there a track the Fishman element leads were summed to which was isolated from a section the wire shield was soldered to? Like so: 4E52C6A2-F937-4883-A3E4-3418CCD799D0.jpeg So I believe I could hav...
by Gregsaab
Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

I thought that these two terminals are equivalent, but they are not. Terminal “A” is a ground. Should the summed output be soldered to “B”? D33EF54F-11E0-43B8-BFF2-00539621D81A.jpeg Edit: ok, so I missed the fact that the black wire going from the bridge to the board is shielded, with the inner bein...
by Gregsaab
Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

Decided to quickly test before making final solder. Got it all strung up, flipped to piezo only, held the last wire on the board’s terminal and, alas, no sound :( I have the black summed saddle wire grounded onto the common ground anchor, have the black Ghost summed wire soldered on the bottom-far r...
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

So, given that the white summed lead should be soldered to the termimal where the green wire is soldered, I should just be able to solder the white summed lead to the aforementioned ground anchor, correct?
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

The remaining half of the black wire soldered to the underside of the bridge should be connected to whatever grounding point it can reach.
I soldered that right to that anchor:
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by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

I’m hypothetically down to my last solder point (hard to focus with 4 kids!), but I want to verify it before I do it. The green wire next to the board’s gnd (black lead) seems to be the common ground - the ghost’s hot (white) should just be soldered to common ground? F0DE4255-FD4A-44D0-9F45-E71FF044...
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

I split the pre-existing black wire so I can just splice the black Ghost summed output to one half and solder the other half to the common ground. No reason to unsolder the wire from the two spots on the pcb just to redo it with a new wire.
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

I removed the tone knob to give easier access while drilling and I enlarged the existing channel to 3/8”. Realizing how fishing each connector through would progressively more difficult, I decided to fish all wires through in one fell swoop. I taped them all onto some dental floss and pulled them al...
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

Trying to match up my guitar with the schematics in the FAQ: F4104420-52BF-48FA-A71C-83A4E18EDAAF.jpeg This doesn’t seem to correspond as the orientation of the wires is different. B10AF094-326A-4E6E-9313-8BF36FB3CC38.jpeg This correlates a bit more, but only has the ground on the corner, doesn’t ha...
by Gregsaab
Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:15 am
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

Whichever pin the blue Ghost saddle wires are summed to (I use black) should be soldered to the green wire at the Powerchip board; with whatever wire the All of the Ghost wires are black/white. with whatever wire the gray/silver wires of the Ghost saddles are summed to (I use white) replacing the b...
by Gregsaab
Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe
Replies: 55
Views: 21767

Re: Concidering Graph Tech Ghost in Fly Deluxe

Is this where the white and black leads from the summing board should ultimately connect to? Also, you mentioned repurposing the factory summing board: One important point I nearly forgot is to remind you to repurpose the old summed piezo lead wire soldered to the underside of the bridge by making i...