Post by newey on Dec 7, 2011 21:47:55 GMT -5
The entries are in! The Judges have ruled! And we have a winner!
AND! IT"S NOT ASHCATLT!
Our Winner, with a high score of 26.5, is
Other high scores were:
2nd Place: JohnH, 26 points (note that the half point to asmith for question #1 did not matter, as JohnH got credit for the full point on #1. But asmith got #13 and #16, both of which JohnH missed . . .)
Tie- Third Place- Ashcatlt and Yew, 22 points. Ash will be doing the "D'oh" headslap when he reads that #11 is "The Ocean" by Led Zep . . .
I should add that there was one "perfect score", or at least it would be if the quiz were scored like golf! Kyle Is In My Head scored a perfect zero, largely through misreading all the questions. I'll repost his answers for amusement later . . . ;D
(Note that there are 29 possible points, plus one bonus, for a perfect score of 30.)
1) As to question #1, we had a problem right off the bat, as I posted the wrong diagram.
The intent was that the second SPDT switch was to be a "solo" or a "blower" switch, bypassing the controls and going direct to output. But since I posted the wrong diagram, that switch as shown in fact doesn't do anything. Both V and T controls are still in circuit with the switch flipped.
So, I gave a half a point to anyone whose answer had everything else correct except that switch, and a full point to anyone who spotted that the switch did nothing.
A correct answer should have read as follows, more or less:
"output jack, tone capacitor, tone pot, volume pot, SPDT switch that does nothing, SPDT "kill" switch, SPDT "Center On" pickup selector switch (or "toggle" switch), 2 HB pickups"
I did not require "ground" to be included as a "component", and if the HBs were described as "2 coils in series" I counted that as correct also. "3-way pickup selector" and other descriptions of the switch were also accepted as correct.
I also was liberal with the tone capacitor being designated as a separate component; answers that said "tone pot w/ capacitor" were accepted. And I wasn't too picky about the order of components either, since the volume and tone pots are about in the same spot. Those whose answer were given L to R were also scored as correct; I didn't mean for "R to L" to make it into a trick question.
Actually, none of this was meant to be a trick question, even though it turned out that way. But it did really test one's ability to read a schematic in the end!
2) A) Teisco E-100 ("Teisco Del Rey E 100" also accepted)
B) Ovation Breadwinner (or "Deacon", also accepted)
C) Gibson L6-S
D) Dan Armstrong Bass
E) Vox Phantom VI
3) The five positions are as follows:
1) N
2) N + (B * M)
3) N * (B * M)
4) (-N) * (B * M)
5) (B * M)
4) The two are Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe. They were both in the Beatles before the band became famous.
5) Nazareth, PA was, at one time, home to Martin Guitars, Robertson said he was looking at the sticker through the soundhole when writing the song.
6) Delbert McClinton
7) "Wipeout", by the Surfaris (and others)
8) The Beau Brummels, appearing as "The Beau Brummelstones" in Flintstones episode #152, entitled "Shinrock A Go-Go". (The episode is a parody of the '60's TV music show "Shindig".)
9) A) The 4 switch positions give Bridge alone, neck alone, both pickups in series, and all off.
B) The guitar is a Teisco E-200.
10) A) Rush "Hemispheres"
B) Genesis "Nursery Cryme"
C) Pink Floyd "Atom Heart Mother"
11) "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin.
12) Link Wray
13) "What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding", written by Nick Lowe. He got rich when a cover version was included on the movie soundtrack for Whitney Houston's "My Bodyguard", which became the best-selling soundtrack album of all time.
14) The two are Ian "Stu" Stewart and Mick Taylor. Both were members of the Rolling Stones; Stewart was a founding member who continued to play piano on many recordings, and Mick Taylor was a guitarist after the death of Brian Jones. Taylor was later replaced by Ron Wood.
15) The Residents
16) The artist is Bruce Springsteen, who was commissioned by director Paul Schrader to write the title song for a proposed movie titled "Born in the USA". Springsteen kept the song, and later made it the title track of his multi-platinum album.
For the movie project, he wrote the song "The Light of Day" which then became the title track for the movie, which starred Joan Jett, Michael J. Fox and Geena Rowlands.
Two interesting tidbits: Springsteen was considering an acting career and the lead male role in the film was his for the taking, but he declined and the role was given to Michael J. Fox. Also appearing in the film, playing in a bar band, was a young Trent Reznor.
17) John Cipollina, of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
18) The diagram depicts 3 pickups wired in series, each with a SPST On/off switch. Unused coils are shunted. 8 possible pickup combos are available- each pickup individually (3 total), plus 3 pairs of 2 pickups (3 additional), plus all 3 together, plus "all off" (8 total). But since it is debatable whether "all off" can be considered to be a "combination of pickups", answering "7" was also counted as a good answer.
BTW- this diagram is taken directly from wolf's site, www.1728.com, the return of which is a highlight of 2011 here at the NutzHaus™
19)
A) 1916 Gibson Model U Harp Guitar
B) Roland 707 Synth Guitar
C) 1931 Rickenbacker "Frying Pan" Lap Steel Guitar. This is generally conceded to be the first "electric guitar", although of course not a Spanish guitar.
20) Your answer to this had to be somewhere in the neighborhood of this::
EXTRA CREDIT: "SG" stands for "Star Ground" or alternatively, for "Signal Ground".
AND! IT"S NOT ASHCATLT!
Our Winner, with a high score of 26.5, is
Other high scores were:
2nd Place: JohnH, 26 points (note that the half point to asmith for question #1 did not matter, as JohnH got credit for the full point on #1. But asmith got #13 and #16, both of which JohnH missed . . .)
Tie- Third Place- Ashcatlt and Yew, 22 points. Ash will be doing the "D'oh" headslap when he reads that #11 is "The Ocean" by Led Zep . . .
I should add that there was one "perfect score", or at least it would be if the quiz were scored like golf! Kyle Is In My Head scored a perfect zero, largely through misreading all the questions. I'll repost his answers for amusement later . . . ;D
(Note that there are 29 possible points, plus one bonus, for a perfect score of 30.)
1) As to question #1, we had a problem right off the bat, as I posted the wrong diagram.
The intent was that the second SPDT switch was to be a "solo" or a "blower" switch, bypassing the controls and going direct to output. But since I posted the wrong diagram, that switch as shown in fact doesn't do anything. Both V and T controls are still in circuit with the switch flipped.
So, I gave a half a point to anyone whose answer had everything else correct except that switch, and a full point to anyone who spotted that the switch did nothing.
A correct answer should have read as follows, more or less:
"output jack, tone capacitor, tone pot, volume pot, SPDT switch that does nothing, SPDT "kill" switch, SPDT "Center On" pickup selector switch (or "toggle" switch), 2 HB pickups"
I did not require "ground" to be included as a "component", and if the HBs were described as "2 coils in series" I counted that as correct also. "3-way pickup selector" and other descriptions of the switch were also accepted as correct.
I also was liberal with the tone capacitor being designated as a separate component; answers that said "tone pot w/ capacitor" were accepted. And I wasn't too picky about the order of components either, since the volume and tone pots are about in the same spot. Those whose answer were given L to R were also scored as correct; I didn't mean for "R to L" to make it into a trick question.
Actually, none of this was meant to be a trick question, even though it turned out that way. But it did really test one's ability to read a schematic in the end!
2) A) Teisco E-100 ("Teisco Del Rey E 100" also accepted)
B) Ovation Breadwinner (or "Deacon", also accepted)
C) Gibson L6-S
D) Dan Armstrong Bass
E) Vox Phantom VI
3) The five positions are as follows:
1) N
2) N + (B * M)
3) N * (B * M)
4) (-N) * (B * M)
5) (B * M)
4) The two are Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe. They were both in the Beatles before the band became famous.
5) Nazareth, PA was, at one time, home to Martin Guitars, Robertson said he was looking at the sticker through the soundhole when writing the song.
6) Delbert McClinton
7) "Wipeout", by the Surfaris (and others)
8) The Beau Brummels, appearing as "The Beau Brummelstones" in Flintstones episode #152, entitled "Shinrock A Go-Go". (The episode is a parody of the '60's TV music show "Shindig".)
9) A) The 4 switch positions give Bridge alone, neck alone, both pickups in series, and all off.
B) The guitar is a Teisco E-200.
10) A) Rush "Hemispheres"
B) Genesis "Nursery Cryme"
C) Pink Floyd "Atom Heart Mother"
11) "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin.
12) Link Wray
13) "What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding", written by Nick Lowe. He got rich when a cover version was included on the movie soundtrack for Whitney Houston's "My Bodyguard", which became the best-selling soundtrack album of all time.
14) The two are Ian "Stu" Stewart and Mick Taylor. Both were members of the Rolling Stones; Stewart was a founding member who continued to play piano on many recordings, and Mick Taylor was a guitarist after the death of Brian Jones. Taylor was later replaced by Ron Wood.
15) The Residents
16) The artist is Bruce Springsteen, who was commissioned by director Paul Schrader to write the title song for a proposed movie titled "Born in the USA". Springsteen kept the song, and later made it the title track of his multi-platinum album.
For the movie project, he wrote the song "The Light of Day" which then became the title track for the movie, which starred Joan Jett, Michael J. Fox and Geena Rowlands.
Two interesting tidbits: Springsteen was considering an acting career and the lead male role in the film was his for the taking, but he declined and the role was given to Michael J. Fox. Also appearing in the film, playing in a bar band, was a young Trent Reznor.
17) John Cipollina, of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
18) The diagram depicts 3 pickups wired in series, each with a SPST On/off switch. Unused coils are shunted. 8 possible pickup combos are available- each pickup individually (3 total), plus 3 pairs of 2 pickups (3 additional), plus all 3 together, plus "all off" (8 total). But since it is debatable whether "all off" can be considered to be a "combination of pickups", answering "7" was also counted as a good answer.
BTW- this diagram is taken directly from wolf's site, www.1728.com, the return of which is a highlight of 2011 here at the NutzHaus™
19)
A) 1916 Gibson Model U Harp Guitar
B) Roland 707 Synth Guitar
C) 1931 Rickenbacker "Frying Pan" Lap Steel Guitar. This is generally conceded to be the first "electric guitar", although of course not a Spanish guitar.
20) Your answer to this had to be somewhere in the neighborhood of this::
Switches 1 and 2 are wired in series, as are 3 and 4. Those two pairs are wired in parallel. When all 4 switches are 'off' for the speakers, they are 'on' for a series connection that includes a 100Ω resistor.
The switches required to do this are three-pole
The switches required to do this are three-pole
EXTRA CREDIT: "SG" stands for "Star Ground" or alternatively, for "Signal Ground".
