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Title: LED idea
Post by: 811952 on January 02, 2004, 10:52:16 AM

Anybody ever done VU-metering LEDs on the fingerboard?  A post in another thread got me thinking of this.  Have them display the pre-electronics levels, so that they light even when playing softly, or have it switchable.  I think it would look way cool.  Man oh man, I wish I'd win the lottery, then I could afford more of this stuff..  And Happy New Year everybody!!
John

Title: LED idea
Post by: dela217 on January 02, 2004, 08:27:44 PM

I guess this is a wild idea, but I would like to see the side LED's work as an instrument tuner too.  THAT would be cool.

Title: LED idea
Post by: mattheus on January 04, 2004, 04:34:00 AM

> I've seen and met a British guy who makes basses with indeed the Leds > acting like a VU-meter. You can actually program all kinds of lighting > effects in them..... very cool
 
 Mattheus

Title: LED idea
Post by: 811952 on January 05, 2004, 06:25:51 AM

Mattheus,
Very cool.  I would love to see that.  The British guy wouldn't be Andy of Andy's Guitar Shop in Soho (27 Denmark Street), would it?  I visited his basement shop and got to play some of his basses in '79, and they were really nice.  He borrowed a lot of ideas from Alembic.  He did JPJ's setup work at the time, so he had easy access to many of Alembic's latest goodies..
John

Title: LED idea
Post by: mattheus on January 05, 2004, 06:55:23 AM

Here's a link; watch and wonder.....
 
http://www.gbguitars.clara.net/GBOldSite/Led1b.gif (http://www.gbguitars.clara.net/GBOldSite/Led1b.gif)
 
Mattheus

Title: LED idea
Post by: senmen on January 05, 2004, 07:12:04 AM

Crazy World......
Thanks Mattheus for the link!
 
Oliver

Title: LED idea
Post by: 811952 on January 05, 2004, 06:40:01 PM

Thanks Mattheus!  Holy crap, now I've got to start saving money again (because I've GOT to have those on a bass!)!!
John the envious one :-)

Title: LED idea
Post by: palembic on January 05, 2004, 11:06:07 PM

No-no Brother John,
 
saving money ...saving?????
No ...here is how it works: it all starts with  
 you taking a nylon stocking ...
 
 
Paul the bad one

Title: LED idea
Post by: angelboy on January 16, 2004, 01:15:34 PM

Has any of you guys checked this fella out?
 
www.simscustom.com/ (http://www.simscustom.com/)
 
F~*? the neck LEDS.......I want some of them sticks.........I reckon I could take on Darth Vader with some of them bad boys!!!