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Originally Posted by OldStrummer
That's a very portable looking stand! The forward sections fold up as well?
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Originally Posted by OldStrummer
That's a very portable looking stand! The forward sections fold up as well?
Yep. The whole thing folds small enough to fit into a gig bag. It's adjustable to the depth of the guitar's body, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
I'm assuming it's one of the A frame types but which one, can you post a copy of the link (in lieu of trying to show image?)Quote:
Originally Posted by OldStrummer
I am happy to oblige: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...y-guitar-standQuote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
That's a sturdy looking stand. i have a lot of stands or I'd look for some of those.
Last guitar related thing I bought was a bass...in February! A Sterling by MusicMan StingRay 5. Pretty good bass for the price. Using it for my hard rock/industrial recording project. Needed the low B for a bunch of stuff.
But bought more recording gear in the last year than guitars. Two new interfaces, a whack of mics, a mini MIDI controller keyboard, a new Mac laptop for mobile recording, headphone amp.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/00...g?v=1553115749
I like that color. I like MusicMan StingRays and have been wanting a 4 string for a while. The used ones don't last long and you have to move fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtdog
that was one of the ones I was looking at. Should be here by Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldStrummer
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Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
That picture is a bit misleading - on mine, the colour is less transparent, flatter/less glossy, and you can't see the grain through it. It's a looker!
I bought a cable that will allow me to get the Rick O Sound out of my 4001. I pursued one of the original Rick O Sound sets but lost interest and forgot about it. I'm a member of the Rickresource forum, and a lot of folks are using a stereo plug / two mono female plugs cable. I hadn't realized it was this simple. I've had this bass since 1978, and I've never used the Rick O Sound.
The cheapest guitar-related purchase ever! When I took a spill on (off?) my bike last weekend, I bruised my picking/strumming hand thumb. Since I'm currently on a Robert Johnson kick, I bought a set of thumb picks.
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a few things, one more computer related but tangential to guitar
A Peter Florance TE59 bridge pickup, it will either go in the incipient tele build or maybe the Esquire (but I want to hear its pickup before I decide)
a couple of headphone stands. I didn't realize but the new phones I bought weeks ago is the exact same as one I bought a couple years back so each computer has a set and I also have a dedicated mixing set for the audio interface. Now all three devices can be used to listen to stuff on the spot, no more "where's the damn phones and/or adaptor plug?" no more being lazy and not listening to stuff because the phones are at the other machine. and are hanging safely out of the way.
compressed air to clean out my computers and get them working with me and my music endeavors more smoothly. Hopefully I can hobble along on the old machines for a while yet before needing to replace them.
*edit* I keep forgetting about the guitar strings that are taking 9 days to get here and then I still have to drive to the store to pick them up curbside.
Strymon El Capistan delay
Strymon Lex rotary pedal.
Boss RC-3 Looper
Going to sell my like new because I've only used it for about 2 hours total Deja Vibe; I mistakingly thought I could get rotary sounds out of it. If a buddy of mine doesn't want it, I'll list it in the proper thread.
He's a pedal freak; I call him a pedalphile.
A workbench pad and neck cawl (Stew Mac). tired of chasing my guitars over a slippery towel. they arrived today. now to find my string changing tools and get to work. them frets aren't going to polish themselves.
I am a sucker for mini-amplifiers as well as Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day. Wanting something I could transport to play both my acoustic as well as electric guitars, when the SDOD offered this at 60% off, I couldn't resist (NOT the actual photo -- I've unpacked it, but my phone is in use right now so I'm using a stock image instead).
Specs:
- Power: 8W
- Eight preamp modes: Clean, Blues, Crunch, British, Classic, Solo, Metal, Flat (for acoustic guitars)
- Speaker: 1x6.5"
- Controls: preamp select, 3-band EQ, gain, volume, FX select, delay/reverb level, tap tempo
- Six built-in digital effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay, reverb
- Aux. input
- Mixer/headphone output
- Built-in tuner
- Battery or adapter powered (adapter included)
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Only thing I can say is that I got a couple cables today.
Kiddo was yanking on one of mine the other day and broke the solder joints right apart.
I was on Amazon anyways and grabbed a couple right-angle ones for a decent price.
We'll see how they hold up - seem to sound pretty good in the 30 seconds of playing I got.
Also got Leonard Cohen's posthumous released album (CD) Thanks for the Dance.
Vocals recorded not long before he passed, with instrumentation provided by long time band members and corrdinated by his son.
Only listened to the first few songs, but they're right up there with his best.
Man, I love Leonard Cohen, but I really need to dig into his music and get to know it better. He was a great writer. I heard something of his recently, and I stopped what I was doing to listen to the lyrics. I wouldn't call him a poet--poets often spread out their meaning in layers of pastry icing. Cohen knows his poetry, but his lyrics are straightforward and without needless ornamentation. He's authentic.
Don't burn me: I love poetry, and I read it for pleasure--when it's really good.
I hear what you're saying - though Cohen considered himself a poet first and foremost.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
I think his stuff is pretty deep - he's not covering what he's saying in metaphors and so forth as with most - but many of his works can be taken multiple ways.
Right, he was a poet in his way, an excellent one. I should have made my meaning clearer--a lot of writers who consider themselves poets are really just playing games with words. Not Cohen. I was trying to distinguish him from that kind of songwriter poet.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrgtr42
The thread title is guitar-RELATED, so...
On a whim, and because I want to show my granddaughter I've got some chops if she lets me teach her ukulele...
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70s Tape Echo unit! Co-worker had one sitting around he wasn't going to use...got it for the cost of shipping: $38!
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http://tjadamowicz.com/amps/gallery/AceTone-02.jpg
NT, Yes, I've seen it on the other thread. That is an amazing find for $38. Ha ha what a deal!
Figured it would get more views over here. :)
Had to find an "E" tuner for my wife's 70's Gibson SB bass. They are asking crazy prices on the bay, (I guess they tend to break!) E-mailed all the tuner folks, Gotoh was the only supplier that was a close match, I got one yesterday. I have to open up the hole in the headstock, (old nut is .470, new is .545), but it should be serviceable!
I did not know that about the E tuners. I wonder why is that? How crazy were the prices?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Moore
I think I need to start going to meetings. Details to follow :D
There have been a few a little less, but this is ridiculous!
I bought 1 new Gotoh for about $15 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-196...AAAOSw6Ode83Hr
Currently she has the Gibson, and a headless electric, and an acoustic AE, (which she really likes). But she likes the Gibson action, so I took it to Russell to restring it, and set it up, just took a while to find a usable tuner!
I started refurbing a PJ style bass a few years ago, but got hung up on the finishing, (I tried to cover enamel with polyurethane!) After a couple of tries, I put the thing aside until now. Gonna try enamel clear, it will just have to do!
Well, that escalated quickly. :laughing:
we'll see if they've lied to me again. "On vehicle out for delivery". I had something a few weeks ago when I saw that on a Monday and it didn't show up until Wednesday or Thursday.
MXR Micro amp arrived today. Great little pedal for setting my studio amps to their sweet spot and then kicking on the Micro Amp to hit the front end a little harder. Very happy with the results.
During the month of July, I'll be finishing up the rack-o-amps in the studio. Right now I have a Budda Superdrive 80, a Marshall 1987x, and a Fender '68 Custom DR (in a MojoTone head-enclosure). On it's way is a 100W Marshall Silver Jubilee (which I'm SO jazzed about), and, in later July, a Vox AC15CH. By later July, I'll also hopefully have a KHE ACS 8x4, which is a custom switcher box to route all of the amp heads to the "cabinet-shed" in the other room. If not selected, all the amps see a dummy-load so there's no issues.
I will obviously post pics when it's all done. :dude
Nickle plated intonatable bridge
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I have one of those Micro Amps in my wishlist, only reason I didn't get it yet was I ran across another similar pre amp type pedal at a good priceQuote:
Originally Posted by pc
You'll be able to heat your house next winter with all those amps :laughing:
So what's the verdict on this thing? I had my eyes on one for a while - then found an EH Soul Food on Ebay.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesr1963
I saw a review on this in Premier Guitar a couple months ago - What do you think about it?
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Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
I saw the Premier Guitar review today that compared it with the Klon and a number of other clones that was biased because it was not American made. The PG video did not show all what the pedal does and only did limited adjustments. They mentioned other points in the article but didn't show it in the video. The PG video mentioned that it must be cheap parts shoved into such a small case and didn't consider they advance in technology that makes these part smaller now than the antiquated Klon. Also, Klon isn't digital, making it an easy circuit to reproduce. They talk down about the build quality and it's a very solid pedal and take that smack at the build quality simply because it's small in size. If you look into the Klon enclosure, which they show a photo of, it's almost emptyQuote:
Originally Posted by jrgtr42
Check out the JHS Youtube channel where Josh educates everyone on the ever changing world of guitar pedal making and production. Josh doesn't bad mouth any manufacture and no matter how inexpensive he gives credit where it's due. Informative and up front and I'm posting one of his video's below about pedal myths.
As for my opinion it's fantastic but I've never tried to get a Klon sound on my rig. In watching Josh's videos a couple of them talk about how you would use a Klon/Klon clone for better sounds and he made me curious. I did search for clone and the NUX came up and after watching several comparison videos of the different clones I with with the NUX. I use it most of the time with a TS 808 circuit and the Boss SD1 and it's killer. I do use it alone too and it's sounds great on my gear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTHr-3g_JdQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEZ0yzswOt4
[QUOTE=mikesr1963;643383]I saw the Premier Guitar review today that compared it with the Klon and a number of other clones that was biased because it was not American made. The PG video did not show all what the pedal does and only did limited adjustments. They mentioned other points in the article but didn't show it in the video. The PG video mentioned that it must be cheap parts shoved into such a small case and didn't consider they advance in technology that makes these part smaller now than the antiquated Klon. Also, Klon isn't digital, making it an easy circuit to reproduce. They talk down about the build quality and it's a very solid pedal and take that smack at the build quality simply because it's small in size. If you look into the Klon enclosure, which they show a photo of, it's almost empty
Check out the JHS Youtube channel where Josh educates everyone on the ever changing world of guitar pedal making and production. Josh doesn't bad mouth any manufacture and no matter how inexpensive he gives credit where it's due. Informative and up front and I'm posting one of his video's below about pedal myths.
As for my opinion it's fantastic but I've never tried to get a Klon sound on my rig. In watching Josh's videos a couple of them talk about how you would use a Klon/Klon clone for better sounds and he made me curious. I did search for clone and the NUX came up and after watching several comparison videos of the different clones I with with the NUX. I use it most of the time with a TS 808 circuit and the Boss SD1 and it's killer. I do use it alone too and it's sounds great on my gear.
My neighbor is a supervisor for UPS and he tells me they are going nuts right now. He spends all his time renting box trailers so they can store in-transit packages long enough to process them. Between the two depots he is responsible for, they have 40 full trailers waiting to get processed.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
Denon Bluetooth receiver for my rack. Cool to play decent quality music through my rack.
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now that sounds neat. You can play your phone through it, yes? Does it have a USB port to charge said phone?Quote:
Originally Posted by gibsonjunkie
this showed up 48 hours after I ordered it
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I was set to do a bunch of tracks with it and probably go well into the wee hours but my cat was wiser than I and demanded that I stop and give him attention. he probably knew I'd be going at it for hours and getting up late thus delaying his breakfast :laughing:
2020 Epiphone Les Paul Custom 8 lbs 11 oz, great deal with hardshell case.
It is a nice piece of equipment. I have a ton of music on my phone and can play it through the receiver. It does not have a USB port, but since the range is supposed to be close to 100 feet, that isn't an issue for me. It was a "phone" deal at Sweetwater, and by buying a demo, I got it for even cheaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan
It was supposed to arrive on Friday, but package delivery seems to be a bit out of sorts these days. In any event, I wrote before that I'm going to give my granddaughter the Kala ukulele I bought last winter, to replace the POS I got her as a Christmas gift. So, to replace my Kala, I bought this Lohanu single cutaway uke with built-in electronics. Came with a gig bag, tuner, replacement strings, picks and free lessons (I think).
https://i.postimg.cc/SsygRk9K/Lohanu-Uke.jpg
TruGlide.
I saw this little guy on a Tim Pierce video on YouTube, did a search for it, and ordered one. There's no drilling, etc. It's held in place by the tuners, and it takes away that sharp break-angle between the nut and the tuners on Les Pauls and acoustics. The idea is that tuning stability will increase, both during tuning up and during playing. I did a string change and popped it on, then played for about a half hour. After the strings settled in, I was really impressed with the results. No more constantly retuning (esp. the G string) while playing. Very clever!
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that looks pretty cool and it makes sense. It also keeps the strings evenly spaced through their entire path bridge to tuners. How close the A string came to the E tuner used to irk me about 3 on a side headstocks.
I just ordered one for my Les Paul.
I have 4 Gibson style guitars that could benefit from this. Will be watching for reports on it.
You'll need a new nut. You can see the nut was cut for the slant of the strings. The new device is causing a pinch on the a thru b strings.
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Originally Posted by pc
I can see what you see in the photo on the D string, but none of the others. Playing the guitar, there's no issue so far, and I played for another couple hours today with no tuning issues at all. If it becomes a problem, I'll update the thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesr1963
A baker's rack.
Yes, a baker's rack is guitar-related, if you put a bunch of amp heads on it! :salud:
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Soon to have that empty shelf filled with the Marshall Silver Jubilee. :sun
Well hell, PC, it works!
well, this is a little embarrassing. I had purchased (99% sure) a Dunlop EP101 preamp pedal. I wanted the preamp specifically, not the delay and it was a good price. I got my shipment, opened the box saw the Dunlop package and put it away. I didn't have an amp to try it with (still packed away).
Last night, I had an itch to play and track. "Hmm, I should try that preamp before I buy a Micro amp." I open the Dunlop package and there is an EP103 Echoplex delay, not the preamp I was expecting.
I have no freaking idea where I bought this. It's not in the order history of any of my online stores or eBay or Amazon. The best I can figure is a 70 dollar PayPal charge some time early May, but it's some forum member's name on an account and not his screen name. I had cleared out all my PMs, conversations, whatevers a few weeks ago. All my communications with previous sellers are gone.
Huh, I was planning on either a Catalinabread Echorec or Talisman pedal and holding off until I get an amp up and running again.
It's not just the delay that I go, this thing is mint, as in dead mint, NIB mint. I may have been the first person to take it out of the box. Maybe I will get the Micro Amp after all :laughing:
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Marshall 2555 100-watt Silver Jubilee just arrived from the Great White North. I've been playing it all afternoon.
It definitely has similarities to the 1987x Plexi reissue, but, with the diode clipping thing gives it that thick, 80s "rawk" thing that resonates with my teen years. I love it. Being able to crank it up to 11 is delicious, since my amp cab is in that "amp shed" in a separate room and I'm only hearing the miked sound (SM57 and Royer 121) through my studio monitors without melting my face off.
LOVE it.
sweet !!:dude
PC, I had a giggle about the 80s rawk thing because of nostalgia.
My gear is so much a product of my age and what I grew up on and was influenced by.
I had a great Marshall halfstack--can't remember the model, but it was a flagship and had separate eqs on all four channels-- but it didn't sound like anything that I grew up on, so I didn't value it, sold it and have never regretted selling it. Someone is using it now and getting the greatest tones. Just not for me.
I'm glad you got your new Marshall. It feels great to be able to reproduce sounds that you've loved since you were young.
You are spot on, and, in my gigging and gear-buying life, it has been the source of a lot of friction. I started playing in cover bands in the 80s, when pop music was either super-compressed and chorused clean tones, or full-on Marshall stack, arena-rock sounds. And, in fact, a lot of the big songs of that area had both: Uber-clean rhythm, then a HUGE solo tone.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
Ever since, I bought gear that basically tried to emulate a person having a Strat into a clean amp for rhythm, that somehow morphs into a dual-humbucker guitar into a cranked Marshall for leads, then instantly back again. It has been... challenging. :laughing:
Yes, yes, the well-rehearsed pat response is, get a guitar, amp and overdrive pedal that you like, and play with the feeling of those other players, rather than needing to copy the sound. I agree, and I try to do that. In my little project studio, though, my goal was to have every major flavor of amp and guitar so as to get any sound that I (or a client) might want on a track. For me, one of those flavors had to be 80s rawk. Because... RAWK!
For many years, I wanted to sound exactly like this one or that one. Still true about my 4001 and McCartney. But over time, it became more about whatever I'm writing and recording. I don't want one of my songs to sound like I'm a Clapton clone (if I were anywhere as good as Clapton, which I'm not).
That sort of thing was more important to me because of playing in cover bands and trying to "play it like the record".
It's nice to be able to reproduce the sounds of other artists, and sometimes that can work according to what you're playing.
As time has gone by, it's become more about using the geet that's right for my songs, and often, that means sounding nothing like my heroes' tones. When it does, I'm glad to have the option.
x1000. Totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
@DanTheBluesMan isn't the only gear slut here! :biglaugh: Just delivered by the brown truck:
Martin OMC 15ME Streetmaster acoustic electric in Weathered Red.
https://i.postimg.cc/G2qpFYZ1/Martin-Mahog.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/XqqYQqbB/Martin-Mahogany.jpg
I've had the regular finish, non-cutaway Martin 000-15M for a few years and it's been a great guitar! The tone is really "woody". You can't hear the metallic sound of the strings as much as on other acoustic guitars, yet it's not dull sounding.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldStrummer