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Here's my new Blackstar HT-5 combo and HT-DISTX along with my somewhat new Ibanez RG2550Z. They're pretty drat sweet. Sorry for the poo poo picture, camera phone. Click here for the full 800x600 image.
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Scarf posted:Yeah, that too... but there's no accounting for taste. It actually came that way out of the factory. It's some kind of limited edition dealio, apparrently only 400 were made. It also has non-standard pickups and neck. Now if only it was mine. I'm sadly just babysitting it for a while. This thing sounds absolutely immense.
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May 21, 2009 21:23
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Gorilla Salsa posted:He probably needed the money for a down payment on a house or to buy a car cash, because that's probably how much money he got for it. or heroin 
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May 21, 2009 21:40
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Geisladisk posted:It actually came that way out of the factory. It's some kind of limited edition dealio, apparrently only 400 were made. It also has non-standard pickups and neck.
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May 21, 2009 21:53
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 Boss DD-7 delay. I knew I wanted a stomp box delay and while this was a little more than I'd wanted to spend, I knew I liked the older Boss delay pedals. And after going to an experimental music show last week and seeing a guy jam out with a flight case full of moogerfoogers and other pedals, I remembered how much fun these things can be and so jumped on it. It's nice. As a basic delay it sounds plenty clean, there are several selectable delay bands for anywhere from 50-3200ms delay. There's also modes for reverse delay, analog-style delay, modulate (chorus), and hold (basically a loop function w/overdub). Plus there's a bunch of semi-hidden modes, like being able to use one output for direct out and one for effect out, and "long" mode, which doubles the delay buffer up to 6400ms. This is probably the first pedal I've seen where I'll have to spend a little while studying the manual, but it sounds good and it's lots of fun to experiment with -- I spent a good while last night just playing with the looper and doing crazy apocalyptic effects with the feedback buffer. Also, I picked up Peterson's Strobosoft Deluxe (strobe tuner) software recently (after it was mentioned in this thread a month or two ago) and couldn't be happier with it. I usually keep the strobe tuner display open in one window and the pitch graph (which tracks the pitch in realtime like a polygraph needle) in another, and it really takes all the guesswork out of tuning. It can also be used for setting intonation, and I can think of all kinds of hardware projects where it'll come in handy.
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May 21, 2009 21:55
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Scarf posted:Jesus PLEASE post clips of the double-muff when/if you get it. It sounds so drat good on the EHX demo. how do you guys host audio?
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May 21, 2009 22:01
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7 Bowls of Wrath posted:how do you guys host audio? Tindeck Any thoughts on the Epiphone Dot Studio? I'm thinking of getting one and putting a Bigsby on it.
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May 21, 2009 22:35
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Gorilla Salsa posted:Tindeck I would replace the pickups first.
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May 21, 2009 22:50
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Gorilla Salsa posted:Any thoughts on the Epiphone Dot Studio? I'm thinking of getting one and putting a Bigsby on it. Mine is kind of falling apart. The jack is loose, it buzzes like crazy unless I touch the jack, and something is wrong with the tone knob so that it just sits flush against the guitar and doesn't do anything when turned. The pickups are also pretty muddy. I like it, though, and am going to fix the broken things and put in new pickups once I'm done with exams. who cares fucked around with this message at 22:59 on May 21, 2009 |
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May 21, 2009 22:57
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The dot studio does have awful pickups. Maybe get one of those xaviere hollowbodies instead. They're pretty good stock from what I've heard, look way better (imo), and cost about the same.
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May 21, 2009 23:01
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I love my Dot Studio to death, it's my favorite guitar. The stock pickups are terrible and the rest of the stock electronics really aren't much better. Any guitar in that price range will need the pickups replaced to sound professional. With new electronics and a bone nut I can't find anything to complain about on this guitar. Try one out and see if you find the neck comfy, I'd highly reccomend them.
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May 21, 2009 23:20
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Col.Kiwi posted:Try one out and see if you find the neck comfy This is why I keep mine despite all of its flaws.
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May 21, 2009 23:24
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who cares posted:This is why I keep mine despite all of its flaws.  Seriously though IMO if you replace the electronics and the nut there aren't really any flaws left to speak of. Those are some pretty cheap mods and they're the first thing most of us do to any sub-$1000 guitar anyway.
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May 21, 2009 23:28
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Whats the rep associated with newer G&L Legacy guitars? I've got a nice looking one in my sights for the equivalent of 950usd but I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger... someone convince me!
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May 22, 2009 07:24
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How about "one of the best deals around?" Or "I am so jealous of you that I am probably green-tinted right now?" And finally "get Honey Burst, it is the finish on God's guitar."
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Say hello to my singing voice's saving grace:   This is an electronic cigarette. Wikipedia posted:An electronic cigarette (or "e-cigarette") is an alternative to smoked tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. It is a battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution. In addition to nicotine delivery, this vapor also provides a flavor and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke, while no tobacco, smoke, or combustion is actually involved in its operation. I can still smoke, but have my lungs at full capacity. Thank you, God.
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Agreed posted:And finally "get Honey Burst, it is the finish on God's guitar."
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May 22, 2009 17:52
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Yes, provided you give me first shot at it (and a fair price, drat you, a fair price  )
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May 22, 2009 18:37
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Agreed posted:How about "one of the best deals around?" vanjalolz fucked around with this message at 18:55 on May 22, 2009 |
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May 22, 2009 18:43
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Engine Fortegue posted:Say hello to my singing voice's saving grace: I didn't know people actually bought these, if it helps though nice one! I've only heard of them through this amazing video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23O-RO_oY0
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May 22, 2009 20:49
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Here's a quick picture of the Schecter PT I just bought off of eBay. Fender Vintage Noiseless in the neck, Rio Grande pickup in the bridge. This is the first Tele I've owned or played, and I'm in love 
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Took advantage of Guitar Center's 15% off weekend and got a Vox AC50 for $598. Click here for the full 700x604 image. Eventually I'm going to get the 2x12 extension cabinet as well.
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Col.Kiwi posted:It's also why it's my favorite guitar and why I played it for my whole last gig except one song. I own an Epiphone Dot Deluxe, and have had it for about a year. Consider me an uber-guitar noob, because I'm not sure as to what I would replace the stock pickups with if I were to do so. I don't really have any reference since money is not readily available and none of my friends have really nice pickups on their guitars either. Any advice/recommendations from you all? I've followed this thread for an extremely long time and never had anything to post, but I've found that all of you are extremely knowledgeable about all of this .
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May 23, 2009 18:45
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  Woo! I couldn't be happier... Next on the list:  
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The first time I've had to replace a high-end cymbal with another high-end cymbal but.. Click here for the full 700x451 image.
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I can't take pictures for poo poo, but I just got a graduation present and it is amazing. PRS Mira! I can't begin to convey how impressed I am with this guitar. It is SUCH a step up from my strat. I'm really in love with the coil tap, because it shows just how powerful the humbuckers are. The tone is great, its incredibly comfortable to play, this thing is perfect. And gorgeous (although its not honey burst).  
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May 24, 2009 03:21
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  Both care of goons, thanks guys!
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You are going to love both of those. The SMMH is my go-to physical delay box. In my digital setup the world is mine for delay, with literally everything you could think of modeled and uniquely programmed - but going from my digital setup to the SMMH, I don't feel like I'm missing much. It covers all the basic delay needs and does some really cool stuff of its own that you'll get to know and love. PM me if you need any help setting it up or getting certain kinds of sounds out of it when you get it in, it can be a little confusing at first.
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 Just got two KRK VXT 8's. Expensive as all hell, but well worth it. They're great for editing in Pro Tools.
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The Borg posted:I own an Epiphone Dot Deluxe, and have had it for about a year. Consider me an uber-guitar noob, because I'm not sure as to what I would replace the stock pickups with if I were to do so.
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Just the thing for fixing the Dual Rectifier's lack of reverb:  It works pretty much as advertised, effectively emulating a spring reverb. I was a little torn between one of these and an EH Holy Grail, but I opted for simplicity.
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kamapuaa posted:Badass reverb pedal I've wanted that since I saw it on proguitarshop.com's homepage. I'm just a sucker for pedals with cool names, I guess, but since you like it so much, I guess that's one more reason!
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Gorilla Salsa posted:I've wanted that since I saw it on proguitarshop.com's homepage. I'm just a sucker for pedals with cool names, I guess, but since you like it so much, I guess that's one more reason! Yeah, I saw that same demo. I just did an A/B test with the Spring Chicken in the Mesa's effects loop against a late 70's Princeton Reverb (the sound I wanted). It's pretty much indistinguishable. The reverb knob dimed on the Princeton is about 12:30 on the Spring Chicken - so there is room for a more spacey effect if you want to crank it higher. I'm really happy with it so far, but reserve final judgement for the next band practice.
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This place needs more drummers. Anyway, I played my first show with that 15" hybrid tonight and it goes so well with my 13" a-custom hats and kind of contrasts with my 18" a-custom crash, but in a really good way. Crashing it sounds awesome, has a pretty medium sustain but crashing on the unlathed part gives it more decay and it cuts out quicker, sounds really good and really versatile.
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Col.Kiwi posted:I could reccomend a few options right off the bat and others would have different opinions. But to give decent advice we really need to know what kind of music you play and get a few examples of what kind of sound you want. There's actually a pickups discussion/reccomendations thread already (it has the Guitar tag) so please post this info there and you should get at least a couple suggestions. I play some alternative with a little bit of classic rock in the mix. Stuff with a bit of distortion, although good clean tones are also a necessity for any guitarist I would think. Something in a decent price range, too. If possible, I'd prefer not to take a mortgage out on some guitar pickups.
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The Borg posted:I play some alternative with a little bit of classic rock in the mix. Stuff with a bit of distortion, although good clean tones are also a necessity for any guitarist I would think. Something in a decent price range, too. If possible, I'd prefer not to take a mortgage out on some guitar pickups. Here's the pickup recommendation thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2846697 And if you want good and cheap pickups, I hear you should check these out. http://store.guitarfetish.com/pickups.html Beyond that, I can be no help to you. Good luck.
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Just Chompin' posted:Just got two KRK VXT 8's. Expensive as all hell, but well worth it. hope you bought 'em from the novamusik spring sale... (US$850 / pair) speaking of monitors, picked up two of these:  and one of these  and two of these: 
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West Ham Sandwich posted:This place needs more drummers.  Click here for the full 1200x675 image. It's a Sonor 6-piece kit with a set of Paiste cymbals. It makes nice loud noises.
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Thanks for the pickup advice, I'll check out that pickup advice thread in a bit. Guitar Fetish has always been a favorite site of mine in regards to buying miscellaneous parts. Does anyone know how those Xaviere guitars that they sell on there are, in comparison to guitars in or around that price range?Battlegoat posted:I just got my first drum set a few days ago. You've got the whole band down there bro. Just need a microphone + stand, which I'm sure you have lying around. And a key-tar. Wait... Your gear rocks a lot. How's that 6 string bass treating you?
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The Borg posted:You've got the whole band down there bro. Just need a microphone + stand, which I'm sure you have lying around. And a key-tar. Wait...
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