Wolfcreek Happenings and Such

I don't always run live sound...

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 16:54:28 GMT

...But when I do it's in the middle of a street

This is my view from the FOH at the Woodshed Live. This was an awesome day and so many awesome performances.

Mr. Brian Scartocci

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 16:47:56 GMT

In the studio with Skymomma

This man is amazing and one of my favorite vocalists to record. Using the Slate- VMS one microphone to emulate a U67 = sonic greatness. Check out this Fox 7 news spot where he performs with his new band-- https://www.facebook.com/BrianScartocci/videos/168465563967065/

Guild setup

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:25:07 GMT

String action was a bit high and there was plenty of headroom for the saddle to be lowered. Plus a slight tweak of the truss rod and this thing became very shred-able. I love it when setups go this easy!

Pickup swap for Tele clone

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:21:31 GMT

The customer wanted to swap the pups for these custom vintage-style handwound "reliced" pickups.

DiY "Skyline diffuser"

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:08:34 GMT

Doubles as art!!

These were fun to build-- great room treatment when you need to tackle problem areas around your room. In this case I mounted these directly behind the mixing position. Diffusion is a great alternative to absorptive panels as they scatter reflections evenly rather than kill the reflections. The result is a room that isn't so dead from too much absorption and retains a bit of that "live" room sound.

My landlord will appreciate this mounting technique-- These things weigh about 25 pounds each so hanging them on drywall is way to risky. I instead used a mount that i drilled into the studs of the wall and let the weight of the panels sit on the mount.

Paul Reed Smith

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:01:56 GMT

This PRS is in for a setup and nut replacement.

Nut slots wore too low(or were cut too low) so the customer wanted a new one. Since this has a floating vibrato I needed a super slick nut material, so Graphtech TUSQ XL it is!

Studio upgrade time!!

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:26:15 GMT

Built a few more bass traps and some quadratic "skyline" diffusers! The diffusers help get rid of harsh reflections without deadening the room too much. I put them on the backwall behind the mixing position. The guitars and gear shelf being where they are also help even things out.

Bridge Reglue

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:19:17 GMT

This bridge was apparently lifting when the customer tried putting new strings on after is had been sitting in storage bare without strings for a few months. Carpenters glue like Titebond works well here because it dries very hard, can be melted with fairly low heat if service at a later date is required, and cleans up very easily. I left it clamped for 2 days and its solid as a rock.

Bigsby setup

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:06:46 GMT

This looker came in for a setup. My experience with Bigsby vibratos are that they will stay in tune exceptionally well if set-up properly.

New site, new pics, just new stuff all around

milesmanglos@yahoo.com (Miles Manglos) — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:32:15 GMT

The shop!

Testing the first blog post with pics of the repair shop...