Monday, September 5, 2011
Whats new for September? http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories.
We are in the process of consolidating all of our products into 1 easy to navigate Ebay store. Please check us out here.:http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories. We are listing lots of NOS paper in oil capacitors ,guitar hardware items and Genuine Fender and Genuine Gibson replacement parts.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Whats new for September?
We are proud to announce the arrival of Genuine Fender and Genuine Gibson replacement parts to our Ebay store starting the 6th of September.
Genuine parts guarantees you the Buyer an exact replacement part for your Gibson and Fender Guitars and basses. Protecting your investment is important.
We are adding about 30 new items in September and another 20-30 part numbers This October.
As always we offer Free shipping in the USA.
Our mission is to make every transaction the perfect one. Please contact us first, before leaving anything but 5 star feedback. We will try to make it happen for you the customer.Please check out the store here:
Friday, July 29, 2011
Redtail Guitar Accessories.com “Greasy” tone explained.
The Fender Grease bucket tone components were first offered up around 2004. At that time no one gave a rip about the tone circuit because it sounded like marketing hype and was different.
Now after 6 years guitarist seeking better tone options and D-I-Y-ERS are re-looking into this circuit with interest.
Everyone knows a passive tone circuit can only roll off high frequencies. When this works right we hear more bass , but bass hasn’t been added its just more prominent. This passive roll off depends mostly on what value tone caps are used. A range example would be from .01 to .1m. Our standard strat circuit is a high pass filter that’s all. The grease circuit is a combo of a high and a low pass filter. This cuts high frequencies without added bass which may cause muddiness. One of the main keys is that the pickup is being used as a inductor and the other key is the little resistor. A 4.7k resistor prevents the pot value from reaching zero, slightly altering the curve, but retaining your benchmark tone and high end as you adjust the pots . In every diagram I’ve looked at, the 4.7k resistor is wired in series with the 0.022 cap from lug #3 of the tone pot to ground on the can of the tone pot, it’s no secret. That resistor is where the magic is for sure. Of course many other factors play in like , do you have 250k CTS or Alpha pots or 500k or 300k tone pots? Are you using stock .02 caps or 0.033 or 0.047 paper in oil capacitors. All things work together, but we have to modify-- right?
NOTE: Fender has a great archive of guitar diagrams, it’s worth checking out.
My version includes a carbon comp 4.7k resistor and vintage new old stock ceramic .1m &.022 capacitors I stock many types of vintage caps. Ceramic, Orange Drop caps, paper in oil, wire kits. Guitar and bass hardware and plastic replacement guitar and bass parts. I have an Ebay store for the smaller items and a new web store for bodies, necks pickups and hand selected capacitors too.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Whats the story on Vintage Russian PETP tone capacitors
Polyethylene Terephthalate, PETP, is a Russian military spec-polyester variant.. -- it's what you get when you mix ethylene glycol with Terephthalic acid or dim ethyl Terepthalate. The k-73 is very transparent. caps lean slightly toward the brighter end of the frequency range, so they do clean up some mud. They offer 600 vdc and 5% tolerance, perfect for guitar as well as tube pre-amps or pro audio projects. Tight Tolerances are hermetically sealed .Glass bodies within a strong metal cases and long leads . Russian military capacitors are a superb tone upgrade for your electric guitar, Tube amp, Wah pedal or stomp-box. K73s,vintage PETP Poly Film caps. Perfect small size for guitar cavities (approx. 23/32" long and 9/32" wide) and a great sounding alternative to higher priced Paper In Oil (PIO) caps. Check out these caps and more cool stuff in my online store and my Ebay store. Did you know these are all the same values? Note: 22000pF = 22nF = .022uF.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Redtail Guitars parts and accessories-Kalamazoo Four on Ebay
This week in my Ebay store I have a great sounding Kalamazoo Four solid state guitar amp.from the 70's it is clean with a very musical tremolo.Check it here: 120754093444
Monday, July 18, 2011
Canada mail strike is over
Fyi ,yes it is over and all Redtail Guitar Accessory orders have been shipped. Here is an interesting piece--check it out.
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By Nicole Mordant | Reuters – Thu, 16 Jun, 2011 VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Air Canada Inc and striking customer service workers reached a tentative contract agreement on Thursday, settling on a compromise on the biggest obstacle to a deal: the issue of pension benefits and who should pay for them.
Air Canada's almost 4,000 unionized airport check-in and call-center staff will return to work on Friday after going on strike early on Tuesday.
With the threat of government back-to-work legislation hanging over them, Air Canada, the country's biggest airline, and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union agreed to put the issue of whether new hires should have a defined-benefit pension plan to binding arbitration.
Defined benefit plans are typically paid for by companies and are becoming rarer as employers struggle to fund yawning pension shortfalls and look to switch employees to self-funded defined contribution plans.
Air Canada, which has a market value of C$560 million ($572 million) and a pension deficit of about C$2.1 billion, was pushed to the edge of bankruptcy two years ago by heavy pension funding demands.
Under the tentative contract deal, existing employees' defined benefit plans will see only "very slight modifications", starting in 2013, and they will not suffer the large reductions that the airline wanted, CAW President Ken Lewenza told a news conference.
"The defined benefit plans that we have bargained collectively for the past 40 years ... are completely intact," Lewenza said.
He said he regretted not being to get the same guarantee in with the airline for new hires, but added that it was in the best interest of union members not to prolong the strike.
He declined to detail the wage increases agreed to in the four-year contract, but called them "very good". Other media reported the increases at 9 percent over four years.
"The agreement will help ensure the long-term sustainability of Air Canada while maintaining industry-leading compensation and benefits for our employees," said Duncan Dee, Air Canada's executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
Air Canada's stock soared nearly 9 percent to as high as C$2.19 after news of the tentative deal, later closing at C$2.17 for a gain of 16 Canadian cents.
A two-week union ratification vote starts on Monday.
Lewenza said it was not the government's threat of back-to-work legislation, a move he described as an assault on workers, that speeded up an agreement.
The House of Commons formally introduced legislation on Thursday to end the strike and also debated a motion to speed it through.
Air Canada had deployed 1,700 of its managers at airports across Canada to take the reins at check-in and ticketing desks, and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States. Disruptions appeared to be minor and mostly confined to flight delays.
The Montreal-based company is also in contract talks with four other unions, including its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers, after agreements expired earlier this year.
Ottawa's move to legislate striking employees back to work signals that no other Air Canada union "will be able to strike for any length without triggering a similar move by the government", National Bank Financial analyst Cameron Doerksen said in a note to clients.
(Additional reporting by Randall Palmer and Louise Egan in Ottawa and Allison Martell in Toronto; editing by Peter Galloway and Rob Wilson)
Air Canada's almost 4,000 unionized airport check-in and call-center staff will return to work on Friday after going on strike early on Tuesday.
With the threat of government back-to-work legislation hanging over them, Air Canada, the country's biggest airline, and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union agreed to put the issue of whether new hires should have a defined-benefit pension plan to binding arbitration.
Defined benefit plans are typically paid for by companies and are becoming rarer as employers struggle to fund yawning pension shortfalls and look to switch employees to self-funded defined contribution plans.
Air Canada, which has a market value of C$560 million ($572 million) and a pension deficit of about C$2.1 billion, was pushed to the edge of bankruptcy two years ago by heavy pension funding demands.
Under the tentative contract deal, existing employees' defined benefit plans will see only "very slight modifications", starting in 2013, and they will not suffer the large reductions that the airline wanted, CAW President Ken Lewenza told a news conference.
"The defined benefit plans that we have bargained collectively for the past 40 years ... are completely intact," Lewenza said.
He said he regretted not being to get the same guarantee in with the airline for new hires, but added that it was in the best interest of union members not to prolong the strike.
He declined to detail the wage increases agreed to in the four-year contract, but called them "very good". Other media reported the increases at 9 percent over four years.
"The agreement will help ensure the long-term sustainability of Air Canada while maintaining industry-leading compensation and benefits for our employees," said Duncan Dee, Air Canada's executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
Air Canada's stock soared nearly 9 percent to as high as C$2.19 after news of the tentative deal, later closing at C$2.17 for a gain of 16 Canadian cents.
A two-week union ratification vote starts on Monday.
Lewenza said it was not the government's threat of back-to-work legislation, a move he described as an assault on workers, that speeded up an agreement.
The House of Commons formally introduced legislation on Thursday to end the strike and also debated a motion to speed it through.
Air Canada had deployed 1,700 of its managers at airports across Canada to take the reins at check-in and ticketing desks, and diverted customer calls to centers in the United States. Disruptions appeared to be minor and mostly confined to flight delays.
The Montreal-based company is also in contract talks with four other unions, including its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance workers, after agreements expired earlier this year.
Ottawa's move to legislate striking employees back to work signals that no other Air Canada union "will be able to strike for any length without triggering a similar move by the government", National Bank Financial analyst Cameron Doerksen said in a note to clients.
(Additional reporting by Randall Palmer and Louise Egan in Ottawa and Allison Martell in Toronto; editing by Peter Galloway and Rob Wilson)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Redtail Guitars parts and accessories shot gun shell guitar knobs
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Redtail Guitars parts and accessories-NEW WEB STORE
We offer one of the largest supplies of vintage N.O.S. paper in oil tone capacitors on the web. Please check it here: http://www.redtailguitaraccessories.com/VINTAGE___NEW_GUITAR_TONE_CAPS-list.aspx.
I have many N.O.S ceramic, mylar, paper in oil, PIO, guitar tone caps and other capacitors for guitar or bass. Perfect for the luthier. I have Cornell Dubilier, Sprague, Gudeman, Good-All, General Instruments, Pyramid, Westcap, RMC, Mallory, AE, J.E.Fast, Erie and more .
Check it here: http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories/VINTAGE-NOS-TONE-CAPACITORS-/_i.html?_fsub=576152012&_sid=714132&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322
I have many N.O.S ceramic, mylar, paper in oil, PIO, guitar tone caps and other capacitors for guitar or bass. Perfect for the luthier. I have Cornell Dubilier, Sprague, Gudeman, Good-All, General Instruments, Pyramid, Westcap, RMC, Mallory, AE, J.E.Fast, Erie and more .
Check it here: http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories/VINTAGE-NOS-TONE-CAPACITORS-/_i.html?_fsub=576152012&_sid=714132&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
www.redtailguitaraccessories.com--Tips-- Techniques--&-- Interesting articles.
Check out my build page for some cool stuff.
http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i79/edadmartin/lespaul%20burst%20build%20files/
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www.redtailguitaraccessories.com--Tips-- Techniques--&-- Interesting articles.
Ill be posting some of the many guitar and bass tips and techniques Ive used and learned about over the past 35 years.Ill also be posting articles of value. I'm sure some of you will know some of these ,but many will learn something new .That s what keeps us valid.
Lets check out capacitors: I think N.O.S. (new old stock) Sprague Orange drop caps are some of the best ever made, being used in radios and audio first and then in guitar amps and finally guitar circuits. They go back to the early 60’s and have remained the standard .There are two premier types of these capacitors for guitar and bass and instrument amps the 715-polypropylene and 225-polyester.
In amp building, the 225-p orange drops are favored over the 715-p. The reason being the polyester caps offer a slightly warmer fuller tone as signal caps. The polypropylene are a little more hi-fi and can have a shriller top end. Having said that don’t blow them off EQ will always come into play and is your; friend. In a bass or guitar circuit its different, more comes into play. It’s not just a cap it’s the pot value pickup type and output, wood, strings, and players style.
Personally I love the 715-p orange drop cap for all my basses. I have always thought a bass needs to start clean and clear ,and 715-p caps do it well.The value can be .03, .047, .1. The voltage really doesn’t come into play and can be 100 vdc to 600vdc. For guitar I’d pick the 225-p orange drop for its warmer yet clean tone.I believe the NOS vintage caps sound better than their modern day predecessors. That’s my .02 cents anyway.
It’s all subject to your ears and what style music you like to play .There is no wrong type really. Vintage caps are still available and range from 1-10 dollars. At this low cost anyone who is on a tone quest can pop these in and out like candy ---tone candy !
Check out all my tone caps here:http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories/_i.html?_nkw=orange+drop+caps&submit=Search&_sid=714132
Monday, June 20, 2011
Have you experienced this site?
If you love guitar gear like redtailguitaraccessories.com does ,then you have to check out this great guitar site.You can watch their demos on you tube or HD quality on there own site. Every month they release superior information for the guitarist, repair guy or general gear nut. I know these guys-they are good people.When in Portland its a must see ! PGS is the place to buy effects,guitars and amps ! Start here: http://proguitarshop.com/andyscorner/2011/05/11/easy-guitar-mods/
Got fish caps?
| What are tropical fish caps ? They are called "tropical fish" because of the colored stripes that look a bit like a tropical fish. The "tropical fish" are often mixed up with the "bumblebee" caps, but this is simply wrong. You can find the tropical fish caps mostly inside old vintage stompboxes, wah pedals and amps, but they can also be found inside some guitars. I really like these as tone caps because they offer a very fat tone, without turning the tone into mud. These caps are no longer in production. These caps were made by Mullard / Phillips and are film caps. Check my Ebay store for .056 or .01 fish caps: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380348860223&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT | |
Canada puts a hold on USPS shipments--this sucks!
I just got word from E bay that because of major mail carrier strikes in Canada no USPS shipments from the USA will go through for quite some time,that sucks. Have you guys heard this?
Redtail Guitars parts and accessories- wiring kits
Now available at : http://www.redtailguitaraccessories.com/Wiring_Kits-list.aspx We now offer wiring kits for your next custom project.While you are there check out the vintage new old stock of paper in oil tone caps. Email me with any question.
We now offer free shipping on combined orders over $ 150.00
We now offer free shipping on combined orders over $ 150.00
Redtail Guitars parts and accessories Ebay store
Along with my new web store I also run a 13 year old Ebay store : http://stores.ebay.com/Redtail-Guitar-Accessories?_rdc=1. I have been in involved With Ebay almost since the beginning. My interest in vintage amps and guitars prompted me to buy and sell hundreds of pedals guitars and amps. I would buy an amp test it ,cap it and decide to keep it or sell it. Ebay made it happen. I'm a top rated power seller wth a 99.99 rating. please drop by and check it out. I sell hardware,vintage tone caps wiring kits and luthier supplies.
Blogs first post 6-20-2011
Hello gear heads. Welcome to the Redtail Guitars Blog. This blog will give timely information about both all things guitar. Check out my new web store here : http://www.redtailguitaraccessories.com/ Ill be adding alot of product to this off Ebay store over the next few weeks. We offer a great shopping cart and Paypal as as payment source. This store is designed to sell guitar and bass necks,bodies pickups and hardware as well as hand selected paper in oil and vintage ceramic tone capacitors.Checkout the caps here: http://www.redtailguitaraccessories.com/VINTAGE___NEW_GUITAR_TONE_CAPS-list.aspx
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