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Agreed posted:Come with me to the dark side... hahahahah you got hustled
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the wizards beard posted:hahahahah you got hustled How so, TWB?
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Feb 4, 2009 15:22
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The evil pedal pushers are just mailing the poo poo to you now, knowing you'll buy it. They were never going to publish any reviews. I'm sorry.
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Feb 4, 2009 15:34
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Hey, so I'm looking at a long term pedal design project, and I was wondering if there was anything like what I was thinking already out there. Basically, what I am thinking of is a digital delay pedal, where the feedback loop is externalized (via an FX SEND and FX RETURN jack) and then mixed with the "clean" feedback signal at the return. The idea is to be able to plug in an EQ pedal, Fuzz, or something else so that you get really cool and unique decays. It seems like a fairly straightforward idea, but a cursory google search over lunch didn't turn up anything similar. Does anyone know of anything like this?
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Feb 4, 2009 15:35
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Rob Keeley does this. http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=245&CategoryID=
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the wizards beard posted:The evil pedal pushers are just mailing the poo poo to you now, knowing you'll buy it. They were never going to publish any reviews. I'm sorry. Hah, I'm not reviewing gear for them to publish on their sites, I contribute to a magazine. And as far as buying stuff goes, reviewers tend to get pretty deep discounts (not always, but usually) if they want to keep the goods. Industry perk. That said, it is a horrible horrible thing and will likely only make my gear collection all the more cluttered. Hooray! 
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Feb 4, 2009 15:38
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the wizards beard posted:Rob Keeley does this. http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=245&CategoryID= Speaking of pedals like that.. WHY doesn't the MXR Carbon Copy have a dry/direct output?? Huge failure in that pedal's design. It wouldn't have been THAT hard for them to add that. Maybe in the 2.0 version of it.
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Catastrophe posted:Speaking of pedals like that.. WHY doesn't the MXR Carbon Copy have a dry/direct output?? Huge failure in that pedal's design. It wouldn't have been THAT hard for them to add that. I'm guessing because it has an off switch. You know, just... uh, throwing that out there.
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Feb 4, 2009 16:32
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ZombiePeanut posted:I'm guessing because it has an off switch. Can't really have the processed and unprocessed signal coming out of it at the same time with a switch can you.
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Feb 4, 2009 16:50
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the wizards beard posted:Rob Keeley does this. http://www.proguitarshop.com/product.php?ProductID=245&CategoryID= Cool, thanks for the link. I have a DD-5 sitting around, so maybe I'll hack at it if I am feeling brave.
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Feb 4, 2009 16:55
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Stux posted:Can't really have the processed and unprocessed signal coming out of it at the same time with a switch can you. I have fast feet.
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Feb 4, 2009 18:03
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everyone posted:DD-5 You can do anything you want with the signal, and I'm sure the carbon copy can be modded so that you have a wet out only. A standard mod to digi delays is to put a capacitor across the feedback pot. Since the feedback pot literally controls hysteresis in the circuit (amount of signal sent back to to be processed again) the addition of a capacitor acts as a low pass filter making the repeats sound more and more "low fi" with every repeat. This isn't true analog, but it emulates the analog sound people like. If you want the wet out only, there is usually a processed signal only out of the delay chip. Just grab that, make a small buffer to prevent tone suck and keep impedances good and stick a jack on the side of your box. Pretty easy mod if you know how to make a unity gain buffer. Edit: They make more than 3pdt switches, like I said, you can do whatever you want with the signal.
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Feb 4, 2009 18:06
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Agreed posted:Hah, I'm not reviewing gear for them to publish on their sites, I contribute to a magazine. I love that you of all people contribute to a magazine called Frugal Guitarist.
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Feb 4, 2009 19:40
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My good man, I beg your pardon, I only invest in gear frugally! 
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Agreed posted:My good man, I beg your pardon, I only invest in gear frugally! 
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scuz posted:I'm jealous that you're able to call buying gear an investment You probably shouldn't be, when was the last time you saw me sell something? Isn't part of investing the whole make-money-on-it-later bit?
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Feb 4, 2009 20:07
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Agreed posted:You probably shouldn't be, when was the last time you saw me sell something? Isn't part of investing the whole make-money-on-it-later bit?
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Feb 4, 2009 20:20
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Agreed posted:You probably shouldn't be, when was the last time you saw me sell something? Isn't part of investing the whole make-money-on-it-later bit? The way I see it, you are doing us a favor. By keeping all your gear, that means if a great flood ever comes you can cut it all up and we can build an arc for all of ML. Thanks Agreed, you're a good man.
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Feb 4, 2009 20:20
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scuz posted:I thought you were talking about using your investments to make money by playing music. Oh, that makes more sense. Although John friggin' Petrucci doesn't need 30+ pedals and several guitars to make money. He and I have one thing in common, we're both gear nuts. Of course for him that means a rack setup that can control the rotation speed of the Sun and a pedalboard stocked fuller than mine with some of the most expensive pedals around, and for me it's just a lot of neat odds and ends that I stumble on to. Nosir posted:The way I see it, you are doing us a favor. By keeping all your gear, that means if a great flood ever comes you can cut it all up and we can build an arc for all of ML. Thanks Agreed, you're a good man. Glad to serve.
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Feb 4, 2009 20:38
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Agreed posted:Oh, that makes more sense. Although John friggin' Petrucci doesn't need 30+ pedals and several guitars to make money. He and I have one thing in common, we're both gear nuts. Of course for him that means a rack setup that can control the rotation speed of the Sun and a pedalboard stocked fuller than mine with some of the most expensive pedals around, and for me it's just a lot of neat odds and ends that I stumble on to. His herd of ocd fanboys mean he doesn't have to pay for gear.
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Feb 4, 2009 20:42
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ffffff Don Grosh Electrajet Standard. My first Grosh. Oh God it's so good
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Feb 5, 2009 05:44
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Carbohydrates posted:ffffff Now that is a cutie, how does it play? I'm in love with the idea of single coils lately, I've picked up a few guitars with SCs and man if it wasn't for the hum I would play them all the time. My computer gives off enough EMI to kill a bull moose, so I'm in humbucker/Lace land for the time being as far as recording goes, but I love going into my amp room and just plugging in and playing since it's a lot more electrically friendly. Single coils kick rear end. How does it play?
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Feb 5, 2009 05:54
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I think some of my tax refund is going towards this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8kdWpB3U4
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Feb 5, 2009 06:02
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Agreed posted:Now that is a cutie, how does it play? I'm in love with the idea of single coils lately, I've picked up a few guitars with SCs and man if it wasn't for the hum I would play them all the time. You gotta try the Bill Lawrence Samarium Cobalts they put in USA Strat Deluxes. They're loving awesome. I don't know if you're a Fender guy or Gibson or Ibanez or whatever but they sound amazing in my Strat. And noiseless!
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Not just a Fender guy but a Bill Lawrence fan as well. I've played a strat with SCNs in it, and I think I'll be putting a set of them in my Japanese strat when my check comes in later this month. Although I do really like the Lace in my MIMs. I've got a Lace Gold and a SD Duckbucker (SC-alike with a dummy coil for hum cancellation) that I could put in the strat, but I never loved them when I had them installed in my Mexican strat so I figure I'll save them for another project somewhere along. The Lace Gold is a good pickup, really, but I think the SCN has more twang to it. That was what lacks in the Gold, it has a really laid back kind of sound. Very clear, very mellow, supposedly pretty close to how the original strat pups sounded, but the charge of "lifelessness" is often levied against them and I can see why. Put it nice and close to the strings and it's got a lot more bark to it, but never really any bite even when you dig in. I don't think even Clapton's using them anymore. The Duckbucker was a neck pickup that I didn't realize was a neck pickup until I had already installed it in the bridge, so I hardly can call that giving it a fair shake. I'd like to give it a second chance. Edit: The new Tech21 pedals are freakin' sweet, no doubt about it. They're getting analog modeling down to a science. Agreed fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Feb 5, 2009 |
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Agreed posted:
No joke. Most of the Ampeg gurus I've talked to said it's pretty much the closest you can get to an SVT w/o actually playing through one.
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Scarf posted:No joke. Most of the Ampeg gurus I've talked to said it's pretty much the closest you can get to an SVT w/o actually playing through one. In the analog domain, that might well be correct, but let us not forget the "other" modeling...
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Agreed posted:.... I don't think even Clapton's using them anymore... Clapton uses Vintage Noiseless and a 25dB boost for solos. My Strat has Fender SCNs, TBX tone control and the Clapton boost and it's a really good combo. After seeing Jeff Beck live last week I'm spending some time trying to bond with my Strat. I'm really used to the thick sound of my Les Paul so a quick twist of the mid boost knob adds some nice meat to the sound.
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Agreed posted:Now that is a cutie, how does it play?  Comparing this to my AVRI 57: The Fender has a lot more of a sparkly, chimey high end, and the Grosh has more midrange punch and sustain. This is likely due to a number of factors, such as the Fender using ash, a maple fretboard, and a floating trem versus the Grosh using alder, a rosewood fretboard, and a flat trem. The Grosh has a 12" radius fretboard, compared to the AVRI's 7.25", so they have a totally different feel to them. I'm still getting used to fretting chords with the Grosh, but high register stuff is effortless.
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Speaking of SCN's. My 2001 American Deluxe Strat arrived yesterday, with the fender vintage noiseless of that era replaced with SCNs.    Thoughts so far? Plays very nicely, the SCNs produce the nicest clean tones I have ever made, turn the tone knob up for heaps of twang or down for the warmest tones imaginable. I have to really work to dial in a good distortion though. I'll get the hang of it I imagine, 'cos the tones are there, but just not where I'm used to finding them.
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Feb 5, 2009 09:26
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Holy poo poo. How is the action so low on that guitar? Hot drat.
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Agreed posted:In the analog domain, that might well be correct, but let us not forget the "other" modeling... Yeah but I'm not about to trade this:  for this:  on stage 
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I've been playing a lot of classical recently, so I've bought a music stand. Standard Manhasset stand, the kind I used back in school. Excited for this week!
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Thanks to the guys who suggested the glitchy plugins, I'll have to check them out sometime. Oh, and I made another purchase recently. No pics because it was the Non-Commercial license for Reaper. I'd used it to make my most recent album and I think it's a great program.
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Markbass NY121 finally shows up Going to pair that with the 121P combo that's in the same size box, should be just about the best <60lb rig out there. Ugh, that, plus the 6505+ 112 coming out, is going to make for an awesome / rough spring.
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Uintathere posted:Thanks to the guys who suggested the glitchy plugins, I'll have to check them out sometime.
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Since there's a few people in here with SCNs... Can anyone tell me if SCNs come with "Noiseless" printed on them in gold italic font? I thought that was only on the old vintage noiseless not the SCNs? In which case this guy who sold me this strat was wrong.
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Vanmani posted:Since there's a few people in here with SCNs... Can anyone tell me if SCNs come with "Noiseless" printed on them in gold italic font? I thought that was only on the old vintage noiseless not the SCNs? Mine have SCN slightly embossed in one corner but not coloured. I can't even find it sometimes when I'm looking for it. So for all intents and purposes, they should look plain white.
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qball posted:Mine have SCN slightly embossed in one corner but not coloured. I can't even find it sometimes when I'm looking for it. So for all intents and purposes, they should look plain white. I'm pretty darn sure he's sent me the original fender vintage noiseless, not SCNs. On the bright side they still sound pretty good, on the downside not as advertised. I guess I'll have to contact him and try to sort it out. Cheers. Edit: On closer inspection, they are SCNs, but he's just used his vintage noiseless covers because he had an aged pickguard and the SCN covers didn't match. Case closed. Vanmani fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Feb 7, 2009 |
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