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Gorilla Salsa posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZT5-uGn9uk Just curious, but what kinda cost was having that made? I was on strike for 6 weeks, and when I get back on my feet, that'd be something I'd be interested in, if the price wasn't ridiculous. Just a ballpark would be nice.
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EvilBeard posted:Just curious, but what kinda cost was having that made? I was on strike for 6 weeks, and when I get back on my feet, that'd be something I'd be interested in, if the price wasn't ridiculous. Just a ballpark would be nice. You should shoot Burt an email, like I said, I don't want to misquote the price and put him in an awkward situation. If you're asking how much it cost to paint it, then it was like $15 plus a few days waiting for paint to dry.
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So I lost my job a couple of days ago.  I've been moping around my apartment for a couple of days so to cheer me up my girlfriend surprised me with this yesterday:  It's an Epiphone Hummingbird Artist and, even though it isn't worth much monetarily, it means the world to me. 
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Side Effects posted:It's an Epiphone Hummingbird Artist and, even though it isn't worth much monetarily, it means the world to me.
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Roflex posted:Just received my M-Audio KeyStudio from Woot. It's on the desk behind the typing keyboard: What up woot buddy   Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Using an old laptop to read sheet music while I try and remember piano lessons from elementary school. Built a new table for it (pictured) because I've run out of space on my current computer table.... edit: yours has wobbly feeling keys? Maybe I haven't been around keyboards lately, but other than the lack of weighted keys, they feel pretty good to me Hadlock fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Sep 6, 2009 |
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Hey guys, not sure if this is the right thread but I was interested in buying some pedals; more specifically a reverb and a chorus pedal. I'm looking for some recommendations. For reverb, I want something that can rich up my tone and give me extra feeling for pretty much everything. I want to use it for cleans and lightly overdriven stuff all the way into metal solos, so preferably something pretty versatile. For chorus, I'll probably mainly use it to spice up my cleans and such, maybe for some distorted lead stuff as well, but I probably won't be using it as much as the reverb, so I don't really need anything superspecial. Keep in mind I live in Sweden, so I likely won't have access to the more obscure stuff. I've been looking around and Digitech seems pretty decent, anyone know anything about them? Any recommendations on what I should be looking for, or pedals that you know sound good? Thanks.
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Hadlock posted:Using an old laptop to read sheet music while I try and remember piano lessons from elementary school. Built a new table for it (pictured) because I've run out of space on my current computer table.... Hah, I did exactly the same thing for my old Radium61. Built a desk two metres long 
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What up two meter, self built desk for a keyboard buddy    Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Hadlock fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Sep 6, 2009 |
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Sep 6, 2009 23:32
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Hadlock posted:edit: yours has wobbly feeling keys? Maybe I haven't been around keyboards lately, but other than the lack of weighted keys, they feel pretty good to me Compared to the PSR (which is also synth-action) these feel held-in by jelly. Although the action in the PSR is a bit firmer overall so maybe I'm just not used to it yet.
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Bought some more poo poo. Namely:   As well as a longer daisy chain for my 1Spot. Going to buy 2 15ft right angle SnapJack cables on Tuesday. EDIT: Bought a Small Clone, not a Small Stone. I have a small stone. Gorilla Salsa fucked around with this message at 10:38 on Sep 7, 2009 |
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Hey, apparently I could use an attenuator for my AC30. I just played a show at a smaller club and, since I'm using a reissue with a pretty old-style circuit, it has no master volume of any kind and the channel volume has to be pretty drat high since I use the driven clean channel for overdrive, not a pedal. Long story short, it's too loud at the gain level I like. I have absolutely no idea where to begin with this sort of thing, so can anyone recommend me anything?
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Anyone have a Hot Hand controller? Seems pretty badass... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBzNGOZ_X-U
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That's always struck me as something that is way cooler on paper than in execution. I mean, for someone with a synth or whatever who has the freedom to wave their hand around like a nutter it's a different story. Someone with four Hot Hands rings could do some really cool stuff in the context of a synth performance. But for guitar, it seems like it would be difficult to accommodate in your playing. I haven't made my mind up on it, but consider me skeptical. Edit: Listening to that video, it's pretty much what I expected from it. Unless your songs include a lot of droning, extended notes and chords where you've got the freedom to take your hand off the guitar and wave it around for effect, then you're limited mostly to sort of chirpy noises, at least with a filter/wah. I really like how that guy uses it, but it could get really gimmicky really quick. Agreed fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Sep 7, 2009 |
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Sep 7, 2009 18:28
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Agreed posted:I really like how that guy uses it, but it could get really gimmicky really quick. Well the same can be said for any effect to be honest.
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A given effect can get gimmicky (though wah is pretty damned versatile when you're not using it with a Hot Hands), but do you want your controller itself to be gimmicky? Edit: Here's another video demo of it: Hot Hand Guitar Solo Pretty much the same thing going on, isn't it? If you want to be able to do THAT, then it would be a good thing to buy. But in the context of wearing one on your hand while playing guitar it seems like that's about what it's got to offer. Edit 2: I might get one of these anyway, though. In my studio I could just use it as a regular MIDI controller, and without the constraint of trying to play guitar at the same time, I bet I could get some really cool sounds with it. Agreed fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Sep 7, 2009 |
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Scarf posted:Anyone have a Hot Hand controller? Seems pretty badass... Someone here was doing a setup like that IIRC...can't remember dude's name but he had the jaguar with the q-tuner pickups...
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Finished adjusting the trimpots and painted the enclosure of my DIY pedal. Not the cleanest job in the world, but it'll do. I also added a toggle switch to adjust the range of the tone knob, since the stock LTD Silver tone sweep is pretty subtle.
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bisticles posted:that is an awesome name for a pedal
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warwick5s posted:Someone here was doing a setup like that IIRC...can't remember dude's name but he had the jaguar with the q-tuner pickups... It was Handen/Hayden (can't remember the exact spelling.)
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It's me again, and I've found a reverb pedal that seems good: The Line6 VerbZilla. edit: Picture for the lazy  I just wanted to double-check something before I buy it, in case anyone here knows. I assume it doesn't come with a power supply and the manual gives the following stats: pre:Power requirements Min Nominal Max Supply voltage 6 VDC 9.6 VDC 16 VDC Supply current 40mADC 60mADC 100mADC (@ 9.6 VDC) Power 0.4 W 0.6 W 1 W (@ 9.6 VDC) Also, opinions on the VerbZilla are welcome. Sprenk fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Sep 8, 2009 |
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Can you put a nine volt battery in that pedal? If so, I would think any power supply that works with a boss or other pedals would work fine for this as the power supply just replaces the battery.
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Cojawfee posted:Can you put a nine volt battery in that pedal? If so, I would think any power supply that works with a boss or other pedals would work fine for this as the power supply just replaces the battery. Yeah, 9V battery. Should work fine then. I guess that was a pretty dumb question. It just confused me with the different Ampère values and stuff and I figured I'd double-check. Oh well, thanks for the quick response  Guess that's my next gear purchase then!
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Midget Gems posted:Obviously, with no sound hole it's not particularly loud, so I was thinking about fitting a pickup. I have no experience with acoustic pickups, so can anyone tell me what my best options are for fitting a pickup / getting more noise out of it Unfortunately, ukes are pretty hard to put pickups in. One, there's not a huge market for it and thus not a lot of options. Two, you're dealing with nylon strings, so a magnetized coil pickup isn't an option (which really limits you). You have two options, either spend some solid money to get a sort of saddle system (which my girlfriend uses, and sounds really nice through one of those Baggs acoustic direct boxes), or a piezo pickup that you paste to it to pick up the vibrations. This one (http://shop.mainlandukuleles.com/product.sc?productId=30&categoryId=2) is pretty popular and effective, but is not very aesthetically pleasing (it's a wooden block you paste on to the front of the uke with a quarter inch cable coming out of it). Edit: She uses this one, specifically, it's active, lasts for like 30 hours after being charged for sixty seconds, and can be charged (I guess) 50,000 times before it starts to wear out. Nothing but praise for it so far. Los Padre fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Sep 8, 2009 |
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brute_force posted:Then I was looking at a power supply with these stats: 9V, 300mA, and 2.7VA. You can use a power supply with a higher rated amperage, the pedal will only draw what it needs.
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theflyingexecutive posted:You can use a power supply with a higher rated amperage, the pedal will only draw what it needs. Oh. I thought it might overload it and make it blow up in a shower of sparks or something (I'm not being sarcastic I actually thought this). Thanks, that's good to know. As you can tell, I know pretty much nothing about electronics
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Just got my last pedal of the summer - Danelectro Chicken Salad: I was looking into a Lovepedal Pickle Vibe ($120 New), Fulltone Deja Vibe ($200 Used), and Sweet Sound Mojo Vibe ($300 New), and someone suggested I grab one of these. MusicToyz was (and still is) blowing out Danelectro pedals at $9.95, so for about $15 shipped, I finished off my board for now, and got a stupidly good for the money pedal. It's retarded how nice this sounds for how much I payed for it.  Besides the Timmy I'm on the waiting list for, and maybe a fuzz to replace the Octafuzz, I'm done with my effects for a while. royalejest fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Sep 8, 2009 |
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royalejest posted:How's that Memory Boy treating you?
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DrChu posted:How's that Memory Boy treating you? I like it, but it's really hard to dial in a good delay. The modulation is nice though, I'm using it more as a chorus than a delay, generally. I may be someone who should stick to digital delays, but for $98, I don't regret it. royalejest fucked around with this message at 12:56 on Sep 9, 2009 |
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I've finally bought myself a decent acoustic. It's a Taylor 510, and I'm very much in love with it right now. I've wanted a Taylor for years, and I'm very happy with this one.
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I picked up a Line6 Constrictor (compressor) pedal over the weekend. I haven't gotten a chance to use it much yet, but I'm looking forward to experimenting. I think some fuzz is in the cards next.
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I started off with this mim Tele, bought in January this year, And ended up trading it for a Schecter C1+ a few months later after wanting to get a guitar with humbuckers. .jpg) This was a nice guitar and all, but I found myself tuning lower and lower, and I started wanting something to match my 7 string bass a little bit. I found a black Ibanez RG7620 on my local craigslist for $225 with a nice gigbag. I sold the Schecter for that in a day, and picked the 7620 up. It's so much fun to play, a 7 feels absolutely natural and I love the low B. Needs some new strings and a setup, but that is tomorrows job, Ill post some picks up after getting all that done!
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Thorpe posted:This was a nice guitar and all, but I found myself tuning lower and lower, and I started wanting something to match my 7 string bass a little bit. I found a black Ibanez RG7620 on my local craigslist for $225 with a nice gigbag. I sold the Schecter for that in a day, and picked the 7620 up. It's so much fun to play, a 7 feels absolutely natural and I love the low B. Needs some new strings and a setup, but that is tomorrows job, Ill post some picks up after getting all that done! 
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Gorilla Salsa posted:You'll be an 8-stringer soon Haha, thats later october. drat agiles are just too affordable to say no. Of course, Ill have to find a 35" scale bass to tune to F# too... Dang music stuff
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I'm still easing myself into the world of electric after a few years playing classical. I just got my first effects pedal, no prizes for guessing what it is Boss DS-1. Unfortunately the cable I bought with it was hosed straight out of the packet so I haven't had a chance to play it yet.
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Just shove a coat hanger in there and piss off all your audiophile friends.
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Well it's not new, but it's been broken for a while and I finally got it back from the repair guy, so it's new all over again to me! Enjoy a terribly blurry pic of my reissue Vibrolux Reverb 2x10!
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Carbohydrates posted:Well it's not new, but it's been broken for a while and I finally got it back from the repair guy, so it's new all over again to me! Enjoy a terribly blurry pic of my reissue Vibrolux Reverb 2x10! What kind of guitar is that?
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nolen posted:What kind of guitar is that?
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Yes, the nut and bridge are made from eyebolts.   I just finished building a cigar box guitar. Poplar neck made out of a 1x2 and some cheap old Harmony tuners I had in a box. Plenty of rasping and filing and hacksawing and there we have it. Tuned up to an open G at the moment. Sounds about as dirty as it looks. Especially with some slide. Now I just have to figure out where the frets markers go so I can play with any semblance of tuning. Also hooked up a piezo pickup in there so I can plug it in.
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Very cool! If you haven't glued the bridge down yet, you can adjust it so the your guitar has a standard 24.5" or 25.5" scale length, then just hold it up against a commercially made guitar and literally pencil in the fret markers. That's what I've done, and never had the need to improve upon that for general slide play.
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