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Timage posted:I posted this in the other thread but I've always wanted to post in here. That's easily the most badass electronic kit I've ever seen. In fact, it's the only that could be called tasteful in any way, they usually look like poo poo.
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 It's on its way (or at least will be after the holiday weekend). I ordered it from Rondo Music so I'm fairly confident that it'll be a great quality for what I paid (especially since I've never played it and I'm going to try and learn it) and if there's anything wrong I know I can ship it back. I love that company.
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I finally picked up my audio interface. MOTU 8pre.
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ADINSX posted:Just sent the paypal to rifter17 yesterday, so I suppose this is my newest purchase holy poo poo that thing is pretty.
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Got this from the Gear Trades thread.
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3toes posted:I loving love them. I wish every bass had one. Speaking of mudbuckers, I just placed my order for this little baby.  I had been trying for a while to get a used Gibson SG bass reissue, but the only secondhand SG basses I saw were original '67 models. Which would be great but way out of my budget. Here's hoping this Epiphone doesn't have too many factory defects. 
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Trellio posted:
Thanks for posting. I've been really wanting to learn violin for a few years now and that site has ridiculously good prices. e: to contribute, I found one of these at a garage sale. One of the greatest impulse buys I've ever made. 
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So over the past 9 months or so I've gone a bit nuts with music purchases, moving from my Epiphone LP/solid state Yamaha rig to, well, something a bit more costly. New guitar, new amp, new pedals, and so on. Thanks full time employment! The cornerstone of my new rig is my 1995 Gibson LP Standard, which I picked up late last year for AU$3500, as seen here (apologies for camerphone pics in advance):  It came with a couple of nicks and scratches, but sounded great and felt great so I wasn't fussed. However, in recent months I've noticed some weird cracking of the paint on the guitar, cracking which I'm not sure was there when I bought the guitar. On the headstock:  And on the body:   What the gently caress is happening to my precious guitar, ML? A tech I saw on the weekend told me it was just ageing, and although it was more advanced than other 13 year old guitars he'd seen it was quite natural. And, importantly, superficial. But could it also be that I live in a damp house? I tend to leave my axe out on its stand so I can grab it and have a play, so it's exposed to the air that floats around the place. And pics of my other purchases will soon follow. But for now: what the gently caress?
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Jul 6, 2008 05:04
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lechunnel posted:But for now: what the gently caress? It's called finish checking, and it is entirely superficial (and, in fact, usually desirable if you're talking about vintage axes). It can happen due to several factors, but the most common has to due with being exposed to varying humidity and temperature levels. The lacquer and the wood expand at different rates, and the older a guitar and more "climate swings" it encounters, the thinner the lacquer is and more stress it has been subjected to, and thus more likely to check. Any lacquer-finished guitar can check easily if exposed to a drastic enough climate change. You hear stories of people traveling from a warm climate, like California, to a cold climate, like Colorado, taking their guitar out of the case, and literally watching the finish check before their eyes. Basically, it's most likely due to you keeping it out on a stand during an unseasonably hot/cold/wet/dry day or so.
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Jul 6, 2008 05:11
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Thanks sister who has no time to play and will sell this to me in brand new condition for a fraction of the price! The finish is gorgeous. It's a Fender GDO300, i'll post real pics when I get it in my hands.
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Jan posted:Speaking of mudbuckers, I just placed my order for this little baby. The one thing that bugged me about the Epiphone is how the neck joint isn't flush with the neck where it meets the body. Dunno why but I just can't stand it. It's a shame considering its the only EB-3 model in production that is longscale.
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TRex EaterofCars posted:to contribute, I found one of these at a garage sale. One of the greatest impulse buys I've ever made. I'm always curious to know the prices guitars go for at garage sales. What did this one set you back?
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Just came back from Guitar Center in Allen Park, MI. Brought back a nice not-so-little birthday present to myself; a Peavey Classic 50 tube amp! Guitar Center's website says its $849.99 normal price. Got it for $450 out the door. I thought that was a good price  My only beef is that it doesn't come with a foot pedal to switch channels  Any suggestions on a compatible pedal?
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 Sorry for the lovely picture I'm gunna get some better ones later. Just got this in yesterday. It's beautiful and heavy as hell. I love it though. The build quality is kinda low but this was a pretty cheap guitar($350). Sounds amazing. Next up is my 1991 Alvarez Yarai. I can't remember the exact model number at the moment.  Getting pretty old but it sounds beautiful and it's in perfect condition.
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Dragon Eye Morrison posted:It's called finish checking, and it is entirely superficial (and, in fact, usually desirable if you're talking about vintage axes). Thanks for allaying my fears. I reckon it looks pretty sweet in fact - I was just scared I'd hosed my axe.
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Handen posted:I'm always curious to know the prices guitars go for at garage sales. What did this one set you back? It was $450 in pristine shape with a pretty nice case. No gouges, the strings didn't have any rust, no pick marks, nothing. I don't think he played it much. I actually felt kind of lovely buying it; he had tons of gear for sale that day: 3-4 guitars, a bunch of bass guitars, a few amps, some other instruments like trumpets and stuff... You know when someone is selling their entire instrument collection that something bad happened.
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lechunnel posted:Thanks for allaying my fears. I reckon it looks pretty sweet in fact - I was just scared I'd hosed my axe. Nah Dragon Eye is spot on there. This is very common on old guitars but to see it on a '95 means it's been through some changes. This will likely settle down after a while instead of getting worse (depending on environmental changes). Besides, now it's got 70's mojo!
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Drazzy posted:Just came back from Guitar Center in Allen Park, MI. Brought back a nice not-so-little birthday present to myself; a Peavey Classic 50 tube amp! Guitar Center's website says its $849.99 normal price. Got it for $450 out the door. I thought that was a good price i have the same amp and i use this one but it seems to be discontinued but that's ok they have one with LEDs now
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Trellio posted:
I dunno, the first thing I learned from playing the violin is that cheap ones will get out of tune all the time, the cheap synthetic hair bows produce a grimy sound, and are all around more of a discouragement to learn than anything. The ones on Rondo Music sound a bit better than the average for those prices, but I remain skeptical about getting anything worthwhile under $300. With a cheap price, yeah, you're not set back by a lot if you decide you don't like the instrument, but it's annoying if you do keep up.
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Handen posted:I'm always curious to know the prices guitars go for at garage sales. What did this one set you back? You can get crazy deals at garage sales. A guy a few pages back got an original Mustang for $100, which is like a tenth of what they're really worth.
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I don't own it yet, but in the next couple weeks.... Orange Rocker 30 Combo  The Tiny Terror really turned me on to the Orange sound, but I wanted something just a bit bigger. I got to play one of these once and it was everything I want in an amp and nothing more. The natural channel is phenomenal. Gibson SG Faded  Going to swap the neck and maybe the middle pickup for a humbucker-size P90 and have someone hook up a coil tap. I love having a ton of pickup options.
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Jul 6, 2008 21:55
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hamaien posted:Gibson SG Faded That is loving gorgeous but dot inlays on an SG 
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Thoogsby posted:That is loving gorgeous but dot inlays on an SG I know, it's not fancy. It's ok though, I have simple taste.
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Thoogsby posted:That is loving gorgeous but dot inlays on an SG  See that look on Pete's face? He's wondering what is wrong with you.
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Uncle Caveman posted:
Neck-binding makes up for dots.
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Drazzy posted:My only beef is that it doesn't come with a foot pedal to switch channels A while ago, I noticed an input in my vintage fender amp for "vibrato" so I plugged a cable in, and noticed it would activate the vibrato effect when I was closing the connection using my hands. So I built a simple switch, its a small box that has a quarter inch adapter and a button that is on/off. Later on, I bought a Ibanez amp that didn't come with a channel switching pedal, the guy wanted something like 60$ for one. So I plugged my small red box to see what it could do, and effectively it switches channels no problem! The Ibanez pedal the guy wanted to sell me had four buttons, so what I figured is that the pedal used stereo cables for the second part of the pedal (as in, you can independently activate a overdrive (channel 1) and x-mode (channel 2)). So if I ever want to redesign the pedal to have the four buttons like the Ibanez one, I would have to use one mono cable and one stereo cable. http://en.woodbrass.com/IBANEZ+IFS4X+FOOTSWITCH+FOR+TBX150 Sure not as complex as building an effect pedal, but I felt proud of figuring this out by myself and building a neat solution. This is the button I built: 
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How do you plan on swapping the neck on that SG?
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BusinessWallet posted:How do you plan on swapping the neck on that SG? I think he meant the neck pickup.
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Livingston posted:I think he meant the neck pickup. This. I talk good grammar.
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3toes posted:The one thing that bugged me about the Epiphone is how the neck joint isn't flush with the neck where it meets the body. Dunno why but I just can't stand it. It's a shame considering its the only EB-3 model in production that is longscale. I'm fairly sure gibsons are the same way.
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ZombiePeanut posted:I'm fairly sure gibsons are the same way. Nope, played both. The joint on the Gibson comes up flush with the neck. 
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3toes posted:Nope, played both. The joint on the Gibson comes up flush with the neck. Oh, that is kind of weird. I thought you were talking about the joint on the back side not being flush.
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They make it so hard to choose The gibson has a tone knob and 2 volume, whereas the epi is the traditional 2 tone 2 volume, and a pickup selector. The epi also has the trapezoid inlays and a nicer finish. I have a gibson, but it's one of the Supreme with trap inlays and a flamed blonde maple top.
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BusinessWallet posted:They make it so hard to choose If you can find an Epi "Elitist" EB3, get it. It's the best choice imo.
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I have this one http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-SG-Supreme-Bass?sku=512798&src=3SOSWXXA It's pretty rad. I kind of want to trade it for a Jazz though.
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 Alesis Nano Compressor. Great little compressor for under $300 (got mine for $50 used), really helps boost some electric piano sounds for me. The whole Nano line is great for low end stuff - the Nano piano has about 113 different pianos and synths on it, can fit in my pocket, and has great sound for very little money.
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Not as much of a "purchase", more like "something I noticed sticking out of a dumpster and felt obligated to rescue"  It plays...sort of.
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Sam- posted:A while ago, I noticed an input in my vintage fender amp for "vibrato" so I plugged a cable in, and noticed it would activate the vibrato effect when I was closing the connection using my hands. So I built a simple switch, its a small box that has a quarter inch adapter and a button that is on/off. I'd love to make my own switch, I think it would be really fun. What I asked my friends dad who knows alot about guitar equipment, and he said to make sure that the connector is "Tip ring sleeve". I looked up what that meant and noticed something. My Fender foot switch that has 2 buttons (Distortion and Chorus) is NOT a TRS connector. It just has one ring as opposed to two. Do you have any schematics to make my own 2-button foot switch?
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3toes posted:Nope, played both. The joint on the Gibson comes up flush with the neck. Guess Epiphone reuses their guitar SG bodies for their SG basses. For the Elitist version, I can't say I can justify the trouble of actually finding one over the plain Epi EB-3.
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Drazzy posted:I'd love to make my own switch, I think it would be really fun. What I asked my friends dad who knows alot about guitar equipment, and he said to make sure that the connector is "Tip ring sleeve". I looked up what that meant and noticed something. My Fender foot switch that has 2 buttons (Distortion and Chorus) is NOT a TRS connector. It just has one ring as opposed to two. Check out this page. It's got schematics for most fender amps, including the footswitch that it comes with.
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Drazzy posted:Just came back from Guitar Center in Allen Park, MI. Brought back a nice not-so-little birthday present to myself; a Peavey Classic 50 tube amp! Guitar Center's website says its $849.99 normal price. Got it for $450 out the door. I thought that was a good price Brought this amp to band practice the other day. This is only our 4th time playing together as a group and we put this together on Saturday. The recording quality isn't that great. Hopefully you get a sense of what kind of sounds this amp is capable of. Don't mind my not-so-good playing. It's a MIM Strat /w GFS Texas Stagger pickups through the Classic 50. 
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