The Paul meister
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Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
#672007 - 27/10/08 12:25 AM
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I just took the clear plastic covering off my guitar. It came off fine between the strings
- you just have to pull the strings apart a bit and pull the plastic through
If
you do take the plastic off be careful as it gets a bit stuck around the volume and tone
controls - I had to use tweezers and I still haven't quite got all the plastic off around
the tone control - a litte bit is left underneath which my tweezers cant get. This now
makes a noise when I alter the tone control. I think the only way to fix this is to take
the guitar apart which I don't fancy right now!
I hope this advice might be
useful to somebody...?
Paul
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672033 - 27/10/08 08:08 AM
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Pull the knobs off?
The only bit left then will be hidden under the knobs when you
replace them.
All together:
d`Oh!
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The Paul meister
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: IvanSC]
#672194 - 27/10/08 04:31 PM
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I just tried pulling the knobs off but they didn't come off. Also just to clarify - when I
said noise in my original post I meant plastic on plastic, not coming from the output.
Edited by The Paul meister (27/10/08 04:45 PM)
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Dale Campbell
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672216 - 27/10/08 05:11 PM
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those little bits of plastic just bug me, I get a 2 pieces of ribbon or string put one
under each 'side' of the tone/volume pot knob then pull up. Should be able to remove even
the tightest knobs  this way
(and not break a nail in the process!).
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Bod
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672298 - 27/10/08 09:18 PM
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I use a spoon to lever off knobs. Make sure you place a bit of protective material (card
or a cloth) underneath it though.
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zenguitar
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672348 - 27/10/08 11:55 PM
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A fork works pretty good too, with a beermat as protection  Andy 
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Hairy Ears
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
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#672484 - 28/10/08 12:06 PM
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But... but... where do you put your beer down whilst doing this? 
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
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#672514 - 28/10/08 12:50 PM
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Quote rich_h:
But... but... where
do you put your beer down whilst doing this?
If you're quick you can do it
in-between pints whilst the beer mat is empty and your mates are up getting the round in.
The Pacifica 112, having only two knobs, will require the consumption of 3 pints and two
mates (assunming you bought the first round), whilst a Les Paul, having four knobs will
require the consumption of 5 pints and four or more mates to get the rounds in. If you
have less than the correct number of mates, then you'll have to consume even more beer as
it will occasionally be your turn to go and get the round in which will not leave your
beer mat free between rounds.
The concept of simply using a spare beer mat is
beneath contempt.
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672545 - 28/10/08 01:42 PM
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That's why the Pacifica is so popular - lower running costs.
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The Paul meister
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Just one more thought - I don't mean to bang on about this too much:
To remove
the plastic from around the knobs - try cutting (with scissors, not a knife) the film
toward the knob then when you get close to it, pull the plastic from either side of the
knob. Hopefully it will tear off and not leave any stuck underneath.
Cheers,
Paul
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: Hairy Ears]
#672833 - 28/10/08 11:49 PM
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Quote rich_h:
But... but... where
do you put your beer down whilst doing this?
It's a good excuse fro downing the lot
to make room for the next one...
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#672887 - 29/10/08 08:08 AM
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On new guitars I simply remove the knobs, loosen the pot nuts and pull all the plastic
out. You'll often have remains of plastic left under the scratchplate and control plate
screws as well and it's easiest simply to take the screws out one at a time, remove the
plastic remains (and don't forget to replace the screws).
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zenguitar
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: The Paul meister]
#673246 - 30/10/08 01:38 AM
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I should emphasise the importance of using the fork to remove the knobs prior to removing
the plastic. Every workshop should have a jam jar or coffee jar to hand. Filled
with old files, cheap jewellers screwdrivers and a fork. The fork being especially handy
for consuming a guilty Pot Noodle. Andy
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
[Re: zenguitar]
#673267 - 30/10/08 08:18 AM
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You do like a good fork, don't you Andy? 
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zenguitar
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Re: Yamaha pacifica plastic film removal - be careful
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#673589 - 31/10/08 12:24 AM
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Quote Wonkey Wabbit:
You do like
a good fork, don't you Andy?
Oh yes, especially when I realised
that I could use the single burner intended for hide glue to make Super Noodles in a small
pan.....
Andy
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