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Gary Arnold
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Panhandle of Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2008 1:11 am |
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I just thought I would let every one know that I am still amazed with the "Mod" Tommy did on my Zum SD-10. I just added a 6th knee lever LKL2, kind of new to me but I think this will fill up my plate, unless I add pedal # 4 for Pauls pedal but that will end my additions.   gary
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Tommy Young
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Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 24 Feb 2008 6:00 pm
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Gary Thanks for the kind words glad you are still liking it and if I can be of help to you in the future please feel free to get in contact with me again thanks glad it has that tone you always wished for
TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST
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Tim Holmgren
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 1:17 pm Tommy Young's Mod
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Gary…
I enjoyed reading and agree with your posts regarding Tommy Young’s MaxTone modification. I can be counted among Tommy’s satisfied customers.
Several months ago I decided to study the PSG again, this time seriously. I purchased a used but unplayed Magnum ProSelect guitar from a recording studio. I wanted a modern, easy to play, maintenance-free guitar. The Magnum certainly satisfies those criteria. Soon I found myself wanting more “sound “ to go with the playability, however. I decided to send the Magnum to Tommy after doing some research and having read testimonials such as yours on the Forum.
Upon receiving my modified guitar from Tommy I also was amazed by the sonic improvements. Prior to Tommy’s going through the guitar, it sounded rather dull. And it seemed to “run out of gas” above the tenth fret. The sound of the modified Magnum has a very complex bell-like clarity to it. The higher pitched strings in particular have an overtone infused harmonic richness to them. One could argue that some of this new harmonic richness can be attributed to the new Truetone pickups. Beyond the wonderful, rich new sound, the guitar suddenly was usable above the tenth fret. After Tommy’s working on the guitar it now has a sound –timbre and sustain – that is consistent from the first fret to the 24th. Notes ring nearly as long at the 22nd fret as they do at the second fret. But even more than “sustainability” ;>) the sonic character of the guitar is constant. It sounds like the same guitar all the way up the fretboard. For me this makes the guitar much easier and more enjoyable simply to play all the way up the fretboard and even way beyond the twelfth fret.
I do not know what Tommy did to achieve the above results. I do believe he has brought out the full potential of the Magnum. I had some friends over recently and played the guitar for them. They all remarked, “Wow, that’s beautiful.” That’s what I think whenever I hear or play a PSG. |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 4:16 pm TY
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 8:58 pm
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| Hey, y'all don't brag on Tommy too much until I have some work finished that I need him to do for me! He might decide to charge me more with all this bragging on him goin' on! |
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Gary Arnold
From:
Panhandle of Florida, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 9:41 pm Re: Tommy Young
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| I'm sure it will be fair what ever the charge is and it will also be worth it gary |
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Chris Lang
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 10:27 am
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Well i'm not magic, but i got a magic file! Guess i can go to business moddin guitars! Make some extra money. anybody got one to send me? he he, just joking now dont anybody send guitar to me. I could sure file them down though! he he!!!!! make them like the Carters bct!
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 12:11 pm
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Gary Arnold
From:
Panhandle of Florida, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 12:41 pm Re: Mod cost
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| Chris I think Tommy will have to answer this. I will be talking to him after while today and I will tell him you ask and he can get on line to answer your questions..............gary |
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 5:29 pm
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i CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THESE KIND WORDS AND THOUGHTS I'M JUST GLAD THAT YOU GUY'S ARE HAPPY WITH MY WORK AND MOST OF ALL THE TONE AND SUSTAIN THAT YOUR GUITARS NOW HAVE AS MOST THAT HAVE PLAYED MY MODIFICATIONS KNOW, THEY CAN TRUELY HEAR THE GUITAR IN TUNE FROM END TO END WITH CLARITY ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STRINGS FROM FRET ::0"" TO ""26""AND BEYOND
CHRIS:: THE COST OF MY MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS DIFFERS ACCORDING TO THE BRAND AND WHAT YOU DESIRE FROM IT SO IF YOU NEED TO KNOW BE SURE AND GIVE ME A RING AT 662-328-5742 OR tyoung52@wildblue.net for info. |
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 21 Mar 2008 9:41 am
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LEM was up your way but didn't have your phone # yesterday sure wish i did maybe we could have drank up some of your coffee my friend anyways hope to see you soon at the jamboree there in Fulton
Mr.Billy Carr I got no magic wand, but have done some real work finding the right way to accomplish what I have on these guitars as you have already experienced the max-tone modifications first hand,Thanks for the response you have given for sure hope to see you at the Fulton Jam
TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST |
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 22 Mar 2008 2:56 pm
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Sorry that I didn't get to visit with you while you were up this way, Tommy. My number has been sent to you in a PM, so now you can have it with you next time you're up this way.
Looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming Fulton show in April. |
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 9:18 am
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LEM THANKS i NOW HAVE IT IN MY PHONE SO THAT I CAN CALL YOU SOME MONDAY NIGHT ABOUT 2;00 IN THE MORNIN AND ASK HOW TO PLAY A SHO-BUD HAHAHAHA HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON MY FRIEND,HOPEFULLY AT THE FULTON SHOW AND HEARING YOU PLAY THE HEART OUT OF THAT OLE SHO-BUD DOES SHE STILL SOUND GOOD AS SHE DID LAST YEAR IT WAS FINE AND GOT A GOOD OPERATOR ALSO
TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS |
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Alan Kendall
From:
Maury County Tennessee
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 10:10 am
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| What is The Tommy Young Mod.? |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 4:11 pm
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I'd like to know too... 
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
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Alan Kendall
From:
Maury County Tennessee
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 4:47 pm
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| Maybe Tommy can chime in and tell us what it is? |
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Chris Lang
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 5:32 pm
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 5:36 pm
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Now that's scary 
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
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Alan Kendall
From:
Maury County Tennessee
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 6:19 pm
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| I'm certainly not trying to say that the mod isn't as "amazing" as people perceive it to be,but why can no one say what it is? |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 6:21 pm
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I suggest that the mod and how it's done is a trade secret and I can accept that.
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 8:01 pm
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RC. thanks for the asking, what i do is mechanical and I am in the process of getting a patent on it,so can't tell you what i do, at this time but you can be assured that it will not hurt anyone's guitar and it is absolutely none electrical, if I told you what i do then all of you would go to the local shop and or do it yourself..... nothing for all the time I have spent developing and testing it, I have made changes to it many times and on different guitars it is different because off the way they are structurally built sorry but all of these guy's can tell you they dearly love the tone after I get thru crystal clear high's plus clean lows from the first fret to the 24th or more on some with better sustain all the way from end to end.
Chris---- I certainly hope that you use that file on your guitar and not any of mine but if it needs a file in a critical place that needs smoothing or some stock removed then I will certainly use it as many of the builders use them when needed --as in deburring & etc.to smooth out rough places before using sandpaper then polishing
LAST IT IS A TRADE SECRET FOR SURE AND HOPE IT STAY'S THAT WAY
ALAN---- IF YOU READ ALL THAT I HAVE STATED THEN YOU WILL KNOW AS MUCH AS THEY DID BEFORE I DID THE WORK ON THEIR GUITARS AND I HAVE TAKEN SOME OF THE GUITARS THAT I HAVE MODIFIED TO ST. LOUIS TO THE CONVENTION. SEVERAL AS IN I WAS SO BUSY THAT I COULD'NT EAT FROM THE TIME I GOT THERE TILL THEY SHUT IT DOWN AT NIGHT AND THATS HOW MANY PLAYED THOSE GUITARS OUT OF THE MANY THAT PLAYED THEM ONLY 2 THAT I CAN REMEMBER SAID THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANY DIFFERENCE IN THEIR GUITARS AND THOSE THAT WERE THERE AND IF YOU HAD HERD THEIR PLAYING THEN YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHY THEY COULDN'T TELL ANY DIFFERENCE I ALSO TOOK SOME GUITARS TO THE SUPER JAM IN NASHVILLE AND HAD A GREAT RESPONSE THERE ALSO, LOTS OF PLAYERS CHECKED THEM OUT AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY EVER SINCE --EXCEPT DURING MY SURGERY AND I HAVE SEVERAL WAITING NOW SO IF YOU LIKE YOUR GUITAR PLEASE KEEP IT STOCK, BUT IF YOU WANT IT TO HAVE THE BEST TONE THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY HAVE THEN GIVE ME A CALL WE WILL DISCUSS IT BECAUSE SOME GUITARS I HAVEN'T WORKED ON YET BUT WHO KNOWS SOMEDAY MAYBE I'LL GET AROUND TO MOST OF THEM HOPE THIS HELPS IN YOUR DECISION OR SATISFIES YOUR CURIOSITY WHICHEVER, MAYBE IF YOU GET TO ONE OF THE SHOWS YOU COULD STOP BY AND PLAY ONE OR TWO. I MISSED THE DALLAS SHOW BECAUSE OF BACK SURGERY BUT WILL BE IF """GOD"""WILLING AT THE GOSPEL STEEL SHOW IN NASHVILLE ALSO THE FULTON MISSISSIPPI SHOW AND OTHERS HOPEFULLY
TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST
662-328-5742 tyoung52@wildblue.net
PS;; EACH BRAND OF GUITARS ARE DIFFERENT IN COST SO CALL AND I WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A PRICE ON YOUR BRAND OF GUITAR IF I HAVE WORKED ON THEM BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MANY BRANDS CALLED ABOUT SOME THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN HERD OF DOWN HERE IN MS. |
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Alan Kendall
From:
Maury County Tennessee
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 8:44 pm
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| Tommy thanks for the reply. I do hope to be at the Gospel Steel Show,so I will deffinately stop by for a chat. |
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Antolina
From:
Dunkirk NY
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 8:46 pm
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I can respect that Tommy. Hope to meet up with you in St Louis.
rc
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The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.
Sho~Bud 6139 3+3
Marrs 3+4
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 26 Mar 2008 5:57 pm
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ALAN:::::I'M GONNA BRING A FEW OF THE MAX-TONE GUITARS WITH E WHEN I COME TO NASHVILLE IT WILL BE AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU PLAY ONE AND HEAR THE DIFFERENCE THAT THE MOD. MAKES IN ANY THAT I HAVE DONE.
RC:::: SAME TO YOU MY FRIEND I WILL BE GLAD FOR YOU TO PLAY ANY THAT I HAVE WITH ME SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I HAVE MADE TO THEM
TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST |
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J PARKER
From:
Meridian Miss
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Posted 29 Mar 2008 7:00 pm MOD
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| I can sure chime in and say ive had 4 guitars modded and it sure works guys and i can reccomend to anyone out there. One you own a guitar thats modded you just wont get another one unless you have it modded. Jim |
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