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Nov 11 2007, 12:41 AM
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You're not plugging the guitar straight into the wall power socket are you?
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Nov 11 2007, 05:59 AM
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QUOTE (timono @ Nov 10 2007, 11:58 PM)  hey guys i was just wondering, if i would buy a guitar in the usa and would i have to change things on my guitar because of the change in electricity, cause in holland whe have 230V and in the usa it isn't so does anyone know the answer to my question (hope so  )timon Nope, no such issues with guitars. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Nov 11 2007, 09:13 AM
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Didn't quite understand the question when I first read it -sorry.
As MickeM and Botoxfox say guitars are not an issue. Amps and things (efx etc) that plug in to the mains can be a problem as they may be specified for either US or European voltage (not sure if Australian is the same ? Hemlock or someone might know  ) . Some amps and efx can be switched between Us and European Voltage btw, or you can get an adaptor or change the transformer - which is what Muris has done with his new Triaxis pre-amp.A guitar however doesn't pull voltage or current off the mains and so a US one will work with no adaptation in the UK. Same as Japanese one and so on - they are not region specific. The only thing I think you need to watch out for is importation and tax and the warranty . At the moment though Euro is good against the dollar so a good time to buy US .Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Nov 11 2007, 09:17 AM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Nov 11 2007, 03:13 AM) A guitar however doesn't pull voltage or current off the mains My Variax does  But I'm just muddying the waters, ignore me, Tony's answer was a good one! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Nov 11 2007, 10:12 AM
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Opps
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Nov 11 2007, 01:19 PM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Nov 11 2007, 03:17 AM) My Variax does He said "guitar". JUDO CHOP! Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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, but now i know that i can also buy guitars in usa |
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Nov 11 2007, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE (Hardtail @ Nov 11 2007, 07:19 AM) He said "guitar". JUDO CHOP! Hardtail Well it depends how you define guitar 
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Nov 11 2007, 09:53 PM
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If you are buying a normal electric guitar (not Variax
- sorry Andrew) you will not have any problems as you plug the guitar in the amp and the amp is the one that takes care of the rest of the things.
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Nov 11 2007, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Nov 11 2007, 03:53 PM) If you are buying a normal electric guitar (not Variax - sorry Andrew) you will not have any problems as you plug the guitar in the amp and the amp is the one that takes care of the rest of the things.Yeah, ignore me on the Variax front - I was trying to be smart. The Variax has to be powered because of its internal DSP circuitry - you can use batteries or a wall adapter or a PodXT. However, this guitar is a complete exception. All other guitars use either batteries which are universal, or are totally passive meaning they need no power at all. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Nov 11 2007, 10:40 PM
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guitars are fine. amps are lethal, you can die and stuff like that
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