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12-24-2013, 05:24 PM
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ToneRite question
I'm sure these have been discussed on here in depth. I'm new so here goes another question. I was given a mandolin ToneRite. I would like to use it on a new Martin 0018 Custom. Will it have the same affect? It seems to sit on there ok and has enough width. Thanks! Happy holidays to one and all.
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12-24-2013, 05:33 PM
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No! No! No! Not unless you want your guitar to end up sounding like a mandolin !
Because that is what will happen. I made a DIY Tone Rite from a pond pump, after reading a suggestion on here and now my Martin sounds exactly like a pond pump. ToneRites have rarely (if ever), been discussed on this forum. It should provide some interesting answers. Welcome to the forum and a Merry Christmas, oh innocent one... 
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12-24-2013, 05:38 PM
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It'll work just the same with no problem, though when you take it off you'll find yourself with an uncontrollable impulse to play "Tarantella" and "The Godfather Theme" and other Italianate mandolin music....
No, seriously, it'll work just fine and shouldn't infect your guitar with annoyingly high-pitched mandolin tunes. In all seriousness, though, be aware that the vibrations of the unit will deaden the sound of the strings that you have on there, to a certain extent. They'll still be usable but won't have much high end sparkle left. For that very reason, my usual routine with the ToneRite I own is to put in on a guitar for a few days after I've gotten most of the usable lifespan out of the strings. In other words, I don't use the ToneRite to "wake up" the guitar before a gig, I use it prior to a planned string change. Hope that makes sense. Wade Hampton Miller
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12-24-2013, 05:42 PM
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Are you sure you don't mean Tone Loc? I don't believe he plays the mandolin.
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12-24-2013, 05:53 PM
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12-24-2013, 09:36 PM
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