"I
Just received the plugs for my L-5 CT. They fit perfectly! Only
thing I had to do was to cut a small line for the pickup wire
from the floating pickup. Took me about 5 mins.
I have to admit that I thought the plugs looked a little big in
your pictures. But I was wrong. Big time! In close up they look
like they should be there. From a distance (not far) you can't
even see them. And I'm a detail freak! But the most important is
that they just kill the feedback. I tried to make my own
plugs.They didn't look too good, but they did work at some
level. Maybe 50% less feedback? Your plugs are close to
eliminate it. Way better than making your own!
Finally I will thank you for solving out the feedback problem
for the archtop guitar. Not at least the floating pickup archtop
guitar. Thank you!"
""Hey
Doug! Got the plugs yesterday and they fit perfect without any
sanding whatsoever! They look real nice too. You did a very nice
job.
Now I didn't have time to turn up my amp real loud so far but I
had it at a volume that would normal start squealing and howling
and it was just as you claim, virtually gone. I could still get
it to start to feed back if I really wanted too by holding a
certain note but for the most part it totally stopped the
problem. At a distance you can't really tell there are plugs in
the holes unless it was pointed out. I had to remove the screw
on the bracket that holds up my pick guard. I didn't have to
actually fully remove the guard, I just slightly lifted the end
of it up to clear the plug and it pressed right in. Perfect!
Great job Doug!
Anyway I am very, very pleased so far and hope that it will
handle a really loud amp setting. But still at the volume I had
at it already is a huge improvement. Thanks again!
"Hey
Doug. Got the plugs today . Can I say they fit perfectly...I
didn't have to trim them at all! Plugged in turned it up and
could tell straight away I'm onto a winner with this product. I
was going to invest in a solid body guitar but my first
impression is that it's not such a big isue now. Thank you!"
"I had
the opportunity to test your plugs today and they worked great
and you can't even tell they are in the guitar unless you are
holding it. In fact, it hides the rough finish in the sides of
the f holes. No feedback, whatsoever, sitting just two feet in
front of 3 large amps, including my twin reverb. I told a few of
friends about your product and how great it works. I will be
sending you another order for my D'aspiranta jazz box."
"I've
been using your plugs on my D'Angelico NYL-2 and can now play in
clubs and large halls without feedback. Previously, I had to
adjust gain, tone and everything else and still had problems
with certain notes. Thanks for this simple solution. Your
product is great."
"The
plugs arrived Tuesday [and] I installed the same day. The top F
I did not need to do anything to it-- went straight in. I found
[that by] gently rocking the plug back and forward it was easy
to get out. The bottom F I had to trim a bit as one of the F
holes under the pick cover was not a true round.... I then tried
the big test. I cranked up my 100 watt fender amp. What a
response! Nearly full volume and not a sign of feed back. I then
cranked up my Vox amp [with] similar setting again same
response. I then raised the humbuckers again no sign of feed
back...There is one thing I don't think some other users
mentioned is that your plugs have given them the freedom and
confidence to express themselves without the worry in the back
of their minds when playing "is this guitar going to scream back
at me" . Many thanks Doug you have solved a problem for me and
other guitarists. Did I mention they look great? Its also a
pleasure to deal with another player that has same love of the
guitar."
"First off,
in just home practice, they are simply unbelievable, I can play
at
any volume
using my normal Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12 (this one is super loud
!!)
or bassman
reissue (this really feeds back due to the bassy response of the
4 x 10"
Jensens).
Live on my first function gig was a dream; no setups, no pointing
the amp
this way or
that, simply plug in, set the volume at 5 (Very Loud!!) and use the PU
volume to balance
up with the rest of the band. Truly an excellent product.
You've
removed about
50% of the grief from using my jazz box live. .... they are a stealat $60.
Nothing I have ever bought cost so little and did so much for my
playing."
"My guitar
will start feeding back on G (5th fret, 4th string or 10th fret,
5th
string) and
[with the plugs] I had to crank my amp much louder than I play intypical
gig situations (with a drummer) before I could see that problem.
I've tried
the balloon
thing and stuffing my guitar with foam, neither of which worked.Another
thing, I've taken the guitar to 3 gigs and a rehearsal and
nobody hasnoticed
them in the guitar. This is the best feedback solution I've ever
come across."
"I have
installed your plugs into my ES-165 and they work just great.
My feedback problems are over. Not only do they work well but they fit in perfect and I did not have to
do any work at all to make them fit. I highly recommend your plugs for any archtop player. I
will be passing out your cards to the local music dealers in my area and other guitar players here in Southern California.
Your service to me was great and you have a great product. It is a real bargain for us guitar
players that play archtops. Thanks again."
Note: Upright bass
plugs are $95/pair because they require 6x more materials and take
longer to make. Please contact Doug for more information.
Thanks!
"I contacted
Doug to find out if he could make me a set of plugs for my
upright bass -- I generally play without an amplifier, but I play in some venues where the house volume alone
creates so much feedback through my bass that I often have difficulty hearing even what notes I'm
playing, let alone being able to control my sustain before it becomes a huge feedback loop.
The day I put Doug's plugs on, it was just night-and-day -- after an endless
parade of combinations of DI's, EQ's, different pickups, trying to rotate the bass, etc. -- after
all of that, I instantly had the tight, focused response from my wing pickup that I'd been missing for literally
years. The plugs just utterly eliminated all of the boom that was creeping back into my signal
through the upright body, and turned my bass back into an instrument again, instead of being a giant microphone.
I can't recommend
Doug highly enough -- if his plugs can do this for a huge
upright bass, I can only imagine how well they work with the relatively smaller and narrow-bodied archtop guitar.
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