Tardcore Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 My gf game me her bro's keyboard (he is out of the country and likely never coming back). It's a Korg x5d. Seems to be worth about $300-$400 in good working order. Unfortunately, it will fire up but I cannot get it to make any sound. Any easy fixes I should investigate? If not, what should I do with it? Throw it on CL as is for, I don't know, $50? Or are they fairly easy to service? I don't want to put hundreds into the thing, but it seems to be worth enough to get it fixed if I can. According to the Internet, there's a good chance that the battery that keeps the operating system running is dead. Particularly if it hasn't been used/plugged in for a while, I'd check that out. I don't think the fix is as easy as popping in a new battery though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks. This would allow the display to power on but no sound to be created? Can you post whatever you read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It definitely hasn't been used for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 http://homerecording.com/bbs/equipment-forums/keyboards-and-sound-modules/korg-x5d-broken-136422/ it seems like the symptom is that it will power on, but you don't get a "welcome" message on the LCD. There's a re-initialization step mentioned that you should try first. If that fails, there's probably some detailed instructions somewhere on replacing the battery. after that you probably have to reload the OS somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It was the first thing posted in there -- set "local" to "on" (whatever that means). Much appreciated. She actually gave me 2 keyboards. The other one is a monster (Korg Pro X Trinity). That one was WAY overkill for what I'm trying to do so I can sell it for her now and keep the smaller one. Looks like they are worth about $800 even used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticus Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 The wife got me a matched set of Lollar "Peter Green style" low wind imperial pickups and a 50s style ES335 wiring harness to replace the stock guts in my Washburn HB36. I cannot wait to hear how my baby sings. She was all bummed thinking my presents were boring this year ("you just got two chunks of metal and some wires"). I could not be more happy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I always open this thread hoping Tardcore posts more left handed guitar porn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 The wife got me a matched set of Lollar "Peter Green style" low wind imperial pickups and a 50s style ES335 wiring harness to replace the stock guts in my Washburn HB36. I cannot wait to hear how my baby sings. She was all bummed thinking my presents were boring this year ("you just got two chunks of metal and some wires"). I could not be more happy though. Daaaaaaaaayum. That RULES.....that Washburn is going to sound phenomenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windnative Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Im in the market for a 7-string in the 400-600 price range. Does anyone have any personal experience with ESP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I always open this thread hoping Tardcore posts more left handed guitar porn. here you go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiverse Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Too lazy to post a picture but the girlfriend got me the newish EQD Acapulco GoldHoly hell, that thing slays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 here you go: (Homer Simpson drool) anthemforadoomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcha Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I need a new guitar setup so bad. Just jammed on my buddies Nashville telecaster and it made me miss my old one something fierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgedestroys Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Im in the market for a 7-string in the 400-600 price range. Does anyone have any personal experience with ESP? No experience with ESP but if you're open to alternatives Ibanez has always seemed like the go-to brand for 7 and 8 strings to me. I have one of the $300 RG8s and while it's nothing remarkable, with proper mixing it still sounds good. If you have a guitar center or sam ash nearby maybe head over and see how you feel about it? They might have a 7 string ESP you can try too though I feel like anything I see there with more than 6 strings is usually an Ibanez or Schecter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papermonsters Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 GradedOnACurve, Tardcore and anthemforadoomed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 YAS! I gotta get around to posting my shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 sweet telecaster. is it japanese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papermonsters Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 sweet telecaster. is it japanese? American! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 American! Nice. that cream color is one of my favorites and unusual to find on a lefty. I'd be tempted to throw a mint green or tortise shell pick guard on that. Here's my cream strat with a mint green pickguard posted many pages back. anthemforadoomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papermonsters Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 That mint green looks really nice. I'm lucky to have a guitar shop around here with a guy always keeping his eye out for me. I've come across some pretty sweet lefty fenders throughout the years.. a ton of jaguars and jazzmasters mainly, but usually some neat colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papermonsters Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Also, the lighting doesn't do it much justice. It's more of a light butterscotch than a cream when you are standing beside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgedestroys Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Since moving into a new house a few months ago, the front half of my room has basically become a makeshift studio area, at least more than it was at our old place. I don't think I have much new stuff since the last time I listed my gear in this thread ages ago aside from my Alesis Q49 keyboard and an SM58. I did get a Deep Six compressor and Mayflower overdrive from Walrus Audio but both of the damn things died so not really worth mentioning. I'm guessing it's because I used daisy chained power instead of isolated but it's never harmed my TC Electronic or EHX pedals so heck if I know what the deal is. Pretty bummed because both sounded phenomenal and all of their pedals look insanely cool. Hoping to get a Blackstar HTV 212 paired with an Orange head sometime next year and maybe give Walrus another shot once I get around to getting a power source I can isolate my pedals on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckinandsuckinandtouchin Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 All in for the lefty-love! Still have my faithful American Telecaster Most recently picked up this Baby Taylor having traded in my old Cort. It sounds great, real depth for such a small guitar. GradedOnACurve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylekrische Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Just got some new pictures of my older Marauders and some shots of my new Japanese Telecaster. Fender Telecaster. Japanese, Fender custom shop pickups, cloth wiring and proper grounding done to the guitar. Fender Telecaster (Japanese) by Kyle Krische, on Flickr Gibson Marauder. Modded to fit a Lollar Imperial humbucker in the bridge. Gibson Marauder (maroon) by Kyle Krische, on Flickr Gibson Marauder. Modded to fit a Gibson 57 Classic humbucker in the bridge. Gibson Marauder (Natural) by Kyle Krische, on Flickr Amps: Vox AC30 Limited Edition (red tolex, greenbacks) Sovtek Mig 50 head Traynor YBA1 head Traynor YBA1 head (heavily modded. Channel 1 is a Fender Bassman circuit, Channel 2 is a Marshall JTM circuit) Traynor YBA3 head (use primarily for bass) Cab: Custom built 212 w/ greenbacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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