daddymack

Since Phil has left us for Gibson, you will now need to contact me via PM.

Sure, but there is a right way, and a wrong way to go about that...and you have chosen poorly. I have sent you a PM regarding this, but let me elaborate....don't spam here. If this is an universe-changing mod, ask before posting, or contact our sales team. The top 'sticky/pinned' thread is an advisory for just such occurrences....so please, at least discuss it with me, or one of the other moderators before posting. If you want to be part of this community, soft pedal that bombast and share with a little less over-the-top exuberance, m'kay?

without examining the instrument more closely, I won't say this unequivocally, but...odds are you do not need a new bridge, just a re-glue of the existing one, a relatively simple and common repair.

This comes up often... You probably already know that the Model D was discontinued. Have you tried contacting National? at the bottom of the page is a contact us button....https://www.nationalguitars.com/tech

oui, c'est tres jolie!

that should have been the front!!!

Fine....or coarse?

I have a couple of Donner mini pedals that work fine...that looks pretty good for $30! USB out, plus 12V and 18V...if he doesn't like it, he probably should not be involved with your daughter!😉

Very gotta ask what that set you back...I know what the 'real ones' cost....[just as I was gonna post....] I have been debating picking one of those Les Trems up...then I started worrying I would like it, and I'd have to put it on all my stop tails...so I have not done it...yet.

Thanks for letting us know, Misha! I have heard good things about A&L guitars, but I have never seen one. Good hunting!

probably right through the 'C' in VIBRACLONE...but ksl doesn't wanna drill, baby, drill....so I thought my 2-unit suggestion was simple and elegant....wrong, sure, but it does solve the primary issue....within the stated parameters.😉

The issue with that approach is, of course, if that slide switch is mounted to the internal PCB, or attached somehow to the box, but my money is on the PCB, which makes the modification just a tad more PITA than just adding a new hole/switch...height clearance, etc.... ksl, Just buy a second unit and keep one set on chorale and the other on tremolo....

Deep, take a closer look at the cable on the left...definitely a USB/USB...I honestly don't think anyone would make a USB to a dual prong AC...USB is not designed to carry AC current. So you could certainly use that USB with the charger converter from a cell phone...but the fact that they do not show [or apparently offer] an AC/DC converter is pretty 'el-cheapo'....

due to the location of the slide switch, I doubt there is much one could find that could extend it's height and girth with enough stability that would not run into the two knobs. I would think one could 'craft' something that would extend below the switch...still, that would have to be either superglued to the switch, or the extension would have to be mechanically 'pinned' to the original switch tip, maybe a small set screw....or two I see a 3d printer in your future, Kenny....

you need their app...Are we somehow better than google?

I seriously doubt the bridge pins are the cause of your issue...but the fact that the bridge is raising off the body means you need to have it re-glued. Will that solve the problem? Maybe not, but it is the first step. Once the bridge is solid, then re-do the truss rod.

Yeah, without knowing what pedals and how many, I would go with bp's first choice....Power Supply For Guitar Effect Pedals 10 Isolated Outputs 9V 12V 18V | eBay you can buy it for me if you don't want to 'risk it' for him....

thread closed...I win...BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

You actually played through that? You are a brave man! I have seen one, never heard it working.; around 450W, class AB, the head weighed about 90 lbs, IIRC; one thing I remember from the guy who was rebuilding it, it has to run 6550A tubes...anything else dies a swift and painful death. I don't know if he ever actually used it, but the tube complement cost more than he paid for the head when he got it. Definitely a monster...those, were, I believe, originally designed for bass [as was the Marshall Major 200W].

you call that a lawn?

we were younger then....

The right stuff? Well, sure, tung oil works, but requires days of drying/curing between coats and periodic maintenance. I would suggest Tru-oil.

I have been through lots of pedals over the past 50+ years...and I still have a bunch.... none of which 'define' my sound, but 'enhance' it.

Unfortunately, that is not the truth... Thread closed....I win.

We all started off with not such great gear...so don't worry about that. Unfortunately, J Mascisc p-ups won't go on your strat without some serious modification. since they are Jazzmaster-style. You also might probably be better off, if you really want that Dino Jr sound, to get a J. Mascis Squier Jazzmaster....