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I am a total idiot who just killed most of his bank account for this: A Fernandes Ravelle Elite. Comes with the Fernandes Sustainer. Can't wait to try it out.
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Dec 5, 2007 21:34
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Susano-maku da! posted:I am a total idiot who just killed most of his bank account for this: I didn't know what to think of it when I saw the first post, but this time, I have decided it's gorgeous. How does it play? Or have you not had an opportunity to use it yet?
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Dec 5, 2007 21:36
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Zappa's Black Napkins defines Pignose for me. http://youtube.com/watch?v=QJA1nRMyVxI That's the kind of sound you're looking at. I ordered a Deluxe Memory Man on Monday and it shouldn't be long now until it arrives. I think they're based out of NYC and I'm only in Bergen county so that would account for the short wait.
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Dec 5, 2007 21:44
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Agreed posted:I didn't know what to think of it when I saw the first post, but this time, I have decided it's gorgeous. How does it play? Or have you not had an opportunity to use it yet? Not yet. I got it for a ludicrously low price: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320188991602&ssPageName=STRK:MEAFB:IT
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Dec 5, 2007 21:46
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Susano-maku da! posted:Not yet. Wow, that's priced like an Agile. Very nice deal. I wonder how it will feel? Definitely update when it gets in.
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Dec 5, 2007 21:53
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Susano-maku da! posted:I am a total idiot who just killed most of his bank account for this: Sup Sustainer buddy. I have one in my Fernandes Monterey Elite. It was cool at first, but I don't like the feel of the guitar itself for some reason.
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Dec 5, 2007 22:17
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Susano-maku da! posted:So is there a difference between solid state wattage and tube wattage? Because I see very high wattages for some solid state combos. Are they just really that loud? Does that lunchbox shake while it goes? That'd be awesome. Solid state power amps can put out the power they're rated at. If you push them hard, you get nasty distortion as the tops of the waveforms get lopped off. Tube power amps can put out more power than what they're rated at because when you push it you get a rounding, compressing distortion instead of nasty poo poo.
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Dec 5, 2007 23:21
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vac posted:Zappa's Black Napkins defines Pignose for me. http://youtube.com/watch?v=QJA1nRMyVxI That's the kind of sound you're looking at. Sweet mother of God. That was beautiful.
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Dec 6, 2007 00:33
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Agreed posted:Wow, that's priced like an Agile. Very nice deal. I wonder how it will feel? Definitely update when it gets in. I'll definitely post a review or something, maybe some clips. Until then, you can hear Reeves Gabrel play the Ravelle w/ Sustainer much better than I will: http://www.fernandesguitars.com/artist_demo.html
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Dec 6, 2007 01:36
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Susano-maku da! posted:So is there a difference between solid state wattage and tube wattage? Because I see very high wattages for some solid state combos. Are they just really that loud? Does that lunchbox shake while it goes? That'd be awesome. it's typically not whether there's different wattage, but there's 2 kinds of power measurements to display for any amplifier, depending on how honest the manufacturer is: Peak Power (aka impulse) and RMS, sometimes called 'average power' or 'program'. Peak Power is basically the maximum possible power displacement from one pure sinusoidal wave crest to the opposite crest, it's more often related to the maximum voltage the amp can generate for a short duration (how fast it can drain its capacitors). RMS power is typically a more realistic measurement of sound power. RMS is basically the integral (area) inside (if I'm not mistaken) a full-spectrum waveform, aka whitenoise. The average dynamics when your entire system is set to unity will hover around RMS power, assuming your speakers survive. Tube amps will still clip, but they'll fuzz up and compress long before they clip out, so you can abuse them harder without sending dc-current to your speakers. Solidstate stuff has a natural compression curve too, it's just a bit more violent when it hits the wall. Peak power is always way higher than RMS power, however, peak power doesn't always function the same way throughout the spectrum, and everything changes dramatically as you start adding more character to the wave. [/pretentious nerd]
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Dec 6, 2007 04:01
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Placebo Messiah posted:RMS power is typically a more realistic measurement of sound power. RMS is basically the integral (area) inside (if I'm not mistaken) a full-spectrum waveform, aka whitenoise. As far as rating the output of an amplifier, the given rating is typically an average of the RMS power ratings across the amp's usable frequency range for a given THD value.
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Dec 6, 2007 05:56
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ok I seem to have confused rms with something sort of related. Would the rms power be the same value as the rectified output?
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Dec 6, 2007 11:34
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Placebo Messiah posted:ok I seem to have confused rms with something sort of related. Depends on how the term "rectified output" is being used. In traditional terms using a sine wave for example, a positively rectified output would be the resultant output when the negative portion of the sine wave is clipped off and negatively rectified would be the inverse. Really, rectified is a wave shape rather than a unit since you can measure the peak voltage or the RMS voltage of a rectified signal.
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Dec 6, 2007 11:50
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Alright I guess I'm used to the regulated full wave rectified output on power supplies, but I'm not entirely sure how you'd do this to something with a spectrum since it doesn't seem possible to use a resonant transformer for regulating audio into DC. anyway, I've derailed the crap out of this thread, maybe we need an even nerdier thread to shed light on the tech side.
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Dec 6, 2007 12:37
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My new toy after 6 years of acoustic: Ibanez GRG - I'm so excited! I have an Ibanez PF acoustic and I absolutely love it, the neck on this electric feels almost the exact same, it's a perfect transition.
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Dec 6, 2007 15:32
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I sold my Ibanez RG470 last night and used the money to buy myself a Martin DXC1E. Finally, I own an awesome sounding acoustic. Bye-bye, lovely Washburn!  The wood they used for the neck is really interesting looking as well.    
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Dec 6, 2007 21:41
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MarshallX posted:My new toy after 6 years of acoustic: I have a PF named Penelope, they're truly fantastic guitars especially considering their price point
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Dec 6, 2007 23:01
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Drazzy posted:I sold my Ibanez RG470 last night and used the money to buy myself a Martin DXC1E. Congrats on getting an awesome acoustic but... I can't believe you sold that guitar. I have it and I honestly couldn't give it away after adding SD's and a better Floyd Rose trem! I'm thinking about getting a Schecter C-1 semi-hollow with Piezo, but I simply can't afford it and possibly won't since I still have to buy presents for family and friends 
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Dec 6, 2007 23:38
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Oh gently caress I finally got that Moogerfooger EP-2 only to find out that it controls the pedal in reverse. It's got the opposite motion of a normal wah, treadle all the way forward and it's at the low end of the EQ spectrum, treadle all the way backwards and it gets the bright shine back. It's really unnerving and quite frankly I already wanna see what I can do to flip it around.
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Dec 7, 2007 03:41
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Handen posted:It's really unnerving and quite frankly I already wanna see what I can do to flip it around. If it's an audio taper pot the sweep might act a bit funny but it's worth a shot. I'm assuming, of course, that the pedal is sweeping a pot as these things typically do, but I can't say with any real certainty what's inside that box.
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Dec 7, 2007 05:13
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Chows posted:My first thought is to open it up and move the wire from the outside lug of the pot to the other side (or, if both outer lugs are connected to things, switch them) Yeah I'm not sure either, I'll have a look inside on the weekend BUT instead of the usual gear treadle in most wahs, y'know, the ones with the little teeth that fit into the little teeth of the part it slides on, it's got something hooked up to a string that keeps it at tension. Weird. Also, I've nearly already broken the part you stand on, which is totally plastic, unlike every wah pedal ever. Maybe I should have done some research to find another, better and more sturdy expression pedal, but LAL suggested I use Moog products with the Cyber Psychic I purchased from them sooooo.... 
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Dec 7, 2007 05:32
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Dragon Eye Morrison posted:Which Pignose are you talking about exactly? They make a few different ones. I have the original travel Pignose and it's a sweet little bitch. I wouldn't recommend buying it to fill any real use; it's not up to really filling any NEEDS a musician will have. But it's a nice little thing if you have your setup in one place and you just want to go play guitar on the back porch or whatever. The sound they put out is best for dirty blues and moderate rock (think AC/DC-levels of distortion, maximum). The pignose creates one of my favorite blues tones. Yeah, the small one. Think it'd work for playing on the streets?
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Dec 7, 2007 05:45
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I just wanted to warn you fuckers I just got the job I wanted so in a few short months I will be buying toys to post too because I am very jealous of some of your toys!!! 
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Dec 7, 2007 07:56
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I've always wanted one of these, and my grandma sent me a ton of cash for Christmas, so... (click for big) Now I just have to learn how to play it.
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Dec 7, 2007 08:33
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Drazzy posted:The wood they used for the neck is really interesting looking as well. Haha, it's made of plywood! Looks really cool and is probably more stable than ordinary wood. I've never seen that before.
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Dec 7, 2007 08:55
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There's no way in hell there's a Martin guitar with a plywood neck, that's impossible
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Dec 7, 2007 09:40
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Engine Fortegue posted:There's no way in hell there's a Martin guitar with a plywood neck, that's impossible It's called Stratabond and yeah, technically it's a plywood albeit a very nice one.
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Dec 7, 2007 09:53
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It's a lower-end Martin, but it's nicer than any acoustic I've ever owned. This guitar is leaps and bounds better than my Washburn that it replaced. Plywood or not, this thing sounds loving amazing.
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Dec 7, 2007 19:09
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Drazzy posted:It's a lower-end Martin, but it's nicer than any acoustic I've ever owned. This guitar is leaps and bounds better than my Washburn that it replaced. Plywood or not, this thing sounds loving amazing. That sounds pretty weird. Plywood, seriously? Can you post how it sounds?
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Dec 7, 2007 19:39
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Mex posted:That sounds pretty weird. Plywood, seriously? Can you post how it sounds? Here's a quick recording from guitar to computer. It has a bit of reverb on it, but no other effects. To be honest, the recording sounds like poo poo, as I'm doing it through a piece of crap effects pedal. http://media.putfile.com/acoustic-34 Drazzy fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Dec 7, 2007 |
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Dec 7, 2007 20:09
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Drazzy posted:Here's a quick recording from guitar to computer. It has a bit of reverb on it, but no other effects. To be honest, the recording sounds like poo poo, as I'm doing it through a piece of crap effects pedal. Daymn :O And the playing is pretty good too. Nice.
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My parents just got back from Hawaii, and they brought this sweet ukulele with them. As far as I can tell it's all koa, and it looks fantastic. These pictures don't really capture how nice the wood is. I have no clue how to play ukulele properly, but I'm gonna give it a try. Can't be too hard, since I'm already used to playing guitar.  
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 Boss DF-2 Super Feedbacker/Distortion It is, sadly, a disappointment to me so far. Turn the pedal on and it works like a Boss DS-2. Hold the pedal down and the LED will flash and hold the last note you play as controlled feedback. It sounds great in concept (and in demonstration, as noted by Boris' awesome use of the pedals) but then I realized that the note held is not affected by other effects very well. It could be its place in the chain, but when I turned it on prior to my Proco Rat, all it did was make everything sound muddy. Hopefully the Ravelle will change things. I'll keep trying different stuff (there HAS to be a way to make it sound like what Boris does with it), but the pedal feels more like a gimmick than an actual tool right now.
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Dec 8, 2007 03:00
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Mex posted:Daymn :O Hey, thanks! My mom bought me a USB audio interface for Christmas, but I don't get to use it 'till then. After Christmas, I promise I'll record something of higher quality to prove this guitars awesomeness.
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Dec 8, 2007 04:46
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Without a doubt, THIS is going to be my next guitar purchase.
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Dec 8, 2007 21:41
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Oh, if only... I've decided my next guitar will be one of these (or at least a PGM of some sort) no matter how much cash it takes to buy it.  Ibanez's 100th anniversary or whatever is coming up too, maybe they'll release another sexy PGM.
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Dec 8, 2007 21:47
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canoshiz posted:Oh, if only... This is a beautiful guitar, how much is it? One day I'd like to try this out.
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Dec 8, 2007 22:50
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The Borg posted:This is a beautiful guitar, how much is it? Ebay says it's about $2k USD.  But yeah, this particular model (PGM90th) was a limited edition for Ibanez's 90th anniversary back in 1998, so that's probably why. I saw this guitar for the first time about two weeks ago and have been obsessing over it ever since. Jemsite users might have some PGMs for sale, as well. Hopefully Ibanez releases a cooler PGM model this coming year
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canoshiz posted:Oh, if only... Like canoshiz said, check out the Jemsite forums for possible PGMs, but don't miss the Racer X forums, too. They've always got PGMs listed. A buddy of mine has one, and it's a sweet playing thing, for sure. Van Dis fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Apr 2, 2019 |
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