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Not so much a purchase but I won a set of custom wound pickups from a local pickup winder here in Australia. His name is Mick Brierley and he really went out of his way to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. I decided to get a Zebra set with a 7.5k Alnico 2 Neck and an 8.2k Alnico 2 Bridge, scatter-wound with mismatched coils. I've had fairly high magnets in there before Alnico 4 and 5 and I'm really liking the extra mids the 2's bring. Plus they're sexay! 
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Altered State posted:That's very nice, my friend Hope those pickups sound real nice. Not much to tell, the Tiny terror is about as simple as it gets. One channel with volume, gain and tone knobs. Quiet (bedroom levels with sleeping children nearby) it will give you nice cleans and subtle to heavy preamp distortion. Medium levels you get you more of the same but with some really good punch and dynamics. Set the gain at noon, dime the volume and you get awesome crunchy poweramp distortion. Warning though it's very loud for 15 watts. Switching it to 7 watts will get it to the power amp breakup earlier. Cleans are very useable but it may have trouble keeping up with a loud drummer. It won't give you a myriad of different sounds but it have some amazing light to heavy crunch sounds when pushed.
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Guzwar posted:Playing drums with a piano throne... We have a drum throne for our piano.
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I finally picked up my audio interface. MOTU 8pre.
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AE posted:To make this post on-topic, this is what I bought for July 4th. I was starting to think I'd have to go out and buy something purely to get this train back on track.
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Jul 10, 2008 06:59
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Adrian Finol posted:Just got it yesterday: That looks hot.
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Jul 10, 2008 12:43
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mad for pancakes posted:New practice amp - 5 watt Fender Champion 600 Reissue What's the Champ like? I keep seeing them in store and they're calling out to me to take them home.
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Jul 14, 2008 22:32
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I've been listening to a lot of early Johnny Winter and decided I had to have a phaser. After a bit of a search for something simple and classic sounding I ended up with this. The MXR 1974 Reissue Script Phase 90. It's got a really nice warm phase. 
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Jul 22, 2008 14:38
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This is from a few weeks ago but I finally got around to taking a picture. MI Audio Neo Fuzz. For ages I've been all about boosts and overdrives but I have to say a good Germanium fuzz pedal just makes me feel good. The load knob makes it play nicer with humbuckers and I can get some cool spluttery fuzz with the bias know turned down. It can be a little dark with my Les Paul but adding a little treble boost after it fixes that. 
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Jul 27, 2008 14:28
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FlossMan posted:I have an MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe... they make drat good pedals. I think I may pick up a Crunch Box next. Yeah, I'm thinking of getting a Tubezone as well. Have you seen their amp? http://www.miamplification.com/
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Jul 28, 2008 00:40
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Speaking of Analogman, this came in the mail last week and it's amazing. It cleans up beautifully when you roll your guitar volume down and the fuzz is really responsive.
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Aug 5, 2008 05:48
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Agreed posted:Oh man, I'm jealous. That is a nice pedal. What are they running, now? Let's just say I could have probably bought six or seven of the Danelectro pedals instead 
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Aug 5, 2008 06:10
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Agreed posted:Got any clips? Let's do an informal experiment to see whether Dan-o or Analogman has more tone per penny I'd love to do some, just need to get some time when I can crank the Tiny Terror which is what I'm lacking at the moment. Agreed posted:Edit: Well... gently caress. That's really sad. It's not good when nice talented guys leave us.
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Aug 5, 2008 08:26
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The Gasmask posted:Oooh, I've heard really good things about Analogman. I had a friend about eight years ago who was working for them, but I don't know how involved he was with production. I never got to try any out, but I'd see them every once in a while at the music store I work at. Not any more though, I don't think people want to trade them in Yeah, Mike has said he's getting low on the Germanium NKT's and probably won't be doing that option on them for too much longer. I thought I'd better get around to trying one out sooner than later (before TGP guys drive their used prices sky high). I'm glad I did it's a great fuzz.
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Aug 8, 2008 06:35
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A month or two ago I picked up a Stylophone. You can make some awesome and annoying noises with it. The addition of a Voodoo Lab Tremolo rounds out my pedal board.  And as a future teaser I leave you with this... 
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Nov 1, 2008 10:25
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the wizards beard posted:Are you building that yourself? I've wanted to do a scratch build for years but can't afford it right now. Not me, a local amp builder is putting it together for me. I'm glad we got the parts a few moths ago before the Australian dollar tanked. We managed to get some really good quality parts so it should be killer, provided I find a place I can really crank it.
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Nov 1, 2008 12:54
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Carbohydrates posted:I fail to see how it's unattractive in any way. The Les Paul Classics had "aged" inlays which were known to look a lot like green snot. Oh and your Special looks great, such a classic, I'd love a P90 LP to go with my Standard.
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Nov 6, 2008 10:06
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Noise Machine posted:I'll give you guys a teaser. The Voxmobile? 
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Nov 20, 2008 05:32
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Agreed posted:I've been thinking about getting the Hendrix Amplitube, I'd love a review when you've had time to play with it.
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Dec 13, 2008 23:02
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Gorilla Salsa posted:Blasphemy. You should read up on this stuff before you toss accusations like that around. I'm no expert but I think you meant to post this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U
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I'm just posting this as a reference for turret boards. Plus as a teaser to the amp I should be getting in a few weeks. Still in wiring phase. Custom built 1959 Plexi. 
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Jan 23, 2009 22:44
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scuz posted:
Someone else. It's got Sozo caps, Marstran transformer and NOS pre-amp tubes. It's going to beast.
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Are you building it or someone else?
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Agreed posted:The Hot Hands midi controller, which (like other Hot Hands products) uses a wireless ring to control whatever the pedal does, is mounted on the guitar's headstock, and he's using it to make the worst loving noises I've ever heard in my life. Thank gently caress I thought it was just me.
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The Stizzle posted:
That's a great looking stack. I get the feeling I'll be able to hear it from here.
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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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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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I pickup this earlier in the week (the neck holder, not the harmonica). I can already almost play both the guitar and harmonica parts to Heart of Gold at the same time, which is way sooner than I thought I was going to be able to do it.
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Agreed posted:Treble booster. Boosts the output and adds delicious upper harmonics to the signal. In front of an overdrive, dirt pedal, fuzz, overdriving amp, or heavily overdriving amp, this results in a totally different, usually tighter character to the tone. I have a Beano Boost and I love it more every time I kick it in
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the wizards beard posted:I think Marshall-y sounding pedals is a fairly saturated ( Yeah the Box of Rock name gets bandied around every time someone wants a Marshall-esque pedal. That and the Carl Martin PlexiTone.
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) marked. Where's the Box of Rock bro?
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It's finally here! My 1959 SLP clone. hand wired, Marstran Transformers, Sozo Caps, NOS Preamp tubes. Got it yesterday and so far I've only had it on two, but you can feel the power it puts out. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hearing it wide open (well, on about 7-8) and it sounds awsome, it's scary but so much fun. It takes pedals really well too. Though to save me from exploding my speakers I really need either a second 2x12 or a Hot Plate (or both). 
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Cojawfee posted:Does it sound any different from a regular tube screamer? Short answer NO. Long answer YES.
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If you sell the Jr you're out of the club. You didn't know you were in a club? Well you are, and you'll be out my friend, out I tell you!
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7seven7 posted:That's a little reassuring. Thanks for all the advice guys, looks like I've got alot to learn. This is all quite daunting. Barring technical reasons (Germanium fuzzes really work best before any buffered pedal, but then again they change sound with big temperature changes too) it's all up to what sound you like. People say there are rules and guides but realistically you're taking the raw guitar signal and altering it in some way before it reaches the amp. Pedal position, like playing style, guitar/amp choice, room acoustics, time of day are part of the creative process.
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no dad im not gay! posted:That goldtop is gorgeous. If only it had soapbars to match! Aha! I knew there was something missing from it and it's cream soapbars. That would make it super sexy.
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Choicecut posted:drat that's nice and usually I'm a woodgrain/sunburst man
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snare posted:It is really, really easy to play! That's what suckered me in. I was on tour down here a couple of years back and went round to check out his workshop, played a bunch of his gats and immediately fell in love with the necks on these guitars. Pete and Mick are great guys. I have a set of custom-wound Brierleys in my Les Paul and they sound amazing. Pete is super-helpful with any guitar question/problem and both post a lot on AGGH.
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Ferrous Wheel posted:If we're being honest almost all production electric guitars are wired the same way they were in the 50s. While Gibson might be using it to mean something more specific, star grounding wasn't being done in the 50s (at least not by them), nor was complete shielding. As a result, their P-90 equipped models tend to be a touch noisy. The 50s vs 60s is about which lug the caps are connected to. Modern wiring has a smoother drop off as you turn the volume knob down but the 50s wiring stays brighter as the volume is turned down. Threre are other supposed tonal benefits but that's the general gist of it. Both camps have their staunch defenders (for some weird reason) but really it's what you get used to. I tried 50s wiring in my LP a few years ago and that's how it stays to this day because I see no reason to change it back. Modern  50s 
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I just bought my first bass. It's a Fender American Special with a black pickguard. It's got a really cool 70s vibe going on both in looks and sound. Can't wait to spend some quality time with it. 
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Concatenation posted:Do you or Ackbarf (or any other Ausgoons) know if Billy Hyde's has started their inevitable closing down firesale? I'm keen to nab some stuff on the cheap but they seem to still be selling everything for the usual comedy Australian prices on the website and haven't made any announcement about shutting down. The 25 - 50% off closing down sale is on at the moment (which means 50% of sheet music and 25% off everything else). 25% off is nice but it's not the liquidation everyone is hoping for, hell, 25% off their prices is basically street price everywhere else.
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This... to go in here...  like this...  to power this. 
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