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Quick M1 Active Question:

If I leave my guitar plugged in when not in use, will it drain the internal battery on the M1 active?
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yes, unplug it
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magic2584 wrote:
all decent guitars have an endpin "whole" but it is not big enough to accommodate a 1/4 inch jack or preamp. the hole must be made larger via drilling in most cases.
I agree, however, I know for a fact that Larrivee's are pre-drilled to recieve a 1/4" jack; I work @ Long & McQuade music store, and I have personally installed several M1's into Larrivees. There is a small plug that fills the 1/4" whole and the enpin is screwed into that. You remove the endpin as well as the plug, and the jack for the M1 simply slides right in.
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I dont know what the fuck he is talking about. My Larrivee is not pre-drilled anywhere
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Kahn wrote:I dont know what the fuck he is talking about. My Larrivee is not pre-drilled anywhere
i didnt think so... i dont own one so i cant fight him


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I dont know what the fuck he is talking about. My Larrivee is not pre-drilled anywhere
It's not pre-drilled anywhere else on the guitar, what I mean is, if you unscrew the strap pin, there is a small plug that fills that whole. If you pull the plug out, you now have a 1/4" whole to slide the M1 into.
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magic2584 wrote:
I dont know what the fuck he is talking about. My Larrivee is not pre-drilled anywhere
It's not pre-drilled anywhere else on the guitar, what I mean is, if you unscrew the strap pin, there is a small plug that fills that whole. If you pull the plug out, you now have a 1/4" whole to slide the M1 into.
you dont "unscrew" an endpin, its not threaded.

im calling shenanigans. ready your brooms gentlemen.


edit: ive done some googling: theres some arguing going on on the larrivee boards about this, but as best I can tell, new larris only come with a stock 1/4 inch hole. if you ask for a model that typically has electronics but you dont want them or you ask them to, they will pre-drill the 1/2 inch hole and plug it. as far as i can tell, this is not by any means standard practice on all of their guitars and has only started recently by customer request.

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My Larrivee doenst have a strap pin. it is completley undrilled everwhere, as most are.
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Kahn wrote:My Larrivee doenst have a strap pin. it is completley undrilled everwhere, as most are.
Mine did have an endpin. I got my M1-A put in yesterday and it sounds amazing. The guy at the store said it was a really easy install so he did it for free. :D
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Nice, I still gotta get mine drilled
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Kahn wrote:Nice, I still gotta get mine drilled
that's what she said

:lol: come on guys..laugh it up
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i found this nice video of a LR Baggs M1

http://www.andromedan.com/movies/baggs1.wmv
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any idea if this guy was right abou the end pin thing. I have a D-03 but its at home and im at school so i cant check this.
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p1trick_82 wrote:i found this nice video of a LR Baggs M1

http://www.andromedan.com/movies/baggs1.wmv
This is an interesting video... I like when he does the DDTW.
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Post by boonie »

"It would depend upon the year your guitar was built. If it has the large
strap button, then it is set for a 1/4" already. If it's the screw-in
type of strap button, you will need to drill the guitar."

that was the response i got from the larrivee customer service regarding the endpin.
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