Dream Gear Wish List 2010

[MAX]

I know I've done these type of threads in the past. However, I cannot remember if I did it at Rothchats or here? Regardless, I know I did one a cupla years back. Maybe jhale remembers?

Anyway, there's a new version of Microsoft Windows every other week, so how about a new wishlist or your dream axes, gear, etc?

Sound good?

I'll start and I know it seems both dumb and cliché but if I had an extra twenty g's laying around, I'd buy this in a fucking New York minute!!!

Frankie replica (http://www.evhgear.com/frankenstein/#Home)

I know places that make decent replicas at an extremely cheaper price but fuck it, I want the real McCoy!!!

http://www.chorder.com/images/electric-guitars/full/82_1.jpg

http://fretpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/evh-frankenstein-guitar.jpg

http://danherron.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/frankenstein-evh-replica.jpg

[Coyote]

Anyway, there's a new version of Microsoft Windows every other week, so how about a new wishlist or your dream axes, gear, etc?


My list's a bit on the short side...

That build o' mine (It's ready in my dreams... :biggrin: )

[Diamondjimi]

I know places that make decent replicas at an extremely cheaper price but fuck it, I want the real McCoy!!!

http://www.chorder.com/images/electric-guitars/full/82_1.jpg


25 k for a beat up "piece of junk" :biggrin:

Hey, make me an offer!... Click... (http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/gear-street/56105-diamondjimis-frankenstein-replica.html)

[chefcraig]

I know I've done these type of threads in the past. However, I cannot remember if I did it at Rothchats or here? Regardless, I know I did one a cupla years back. Maybe jhale remembers?

I remember, MAX. It was here (http://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/dream-guitars-and-t42098.html). I still want that Hamer bass on the second page. :biggrin:

[MAX]

25 k for a beat up "piece of junk" :biggrin:

Hey, make me an offer!... Click... (http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/gear-street/56105-diamondjimis-frankenstein-replica.html)

LOL!!!

I already have one of my own that I built back in '87. Still my main axe. I'm just sayin' if I could have my ultimate guitar museum, I want a fuckin' frankie!!!

My bluey...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/blueycu.jpg?t=1265759172

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/dabluey3.jpg?t=1265759285

[MAX]

Here's another which I'm still kicking my own ass for not buying!!! I've always wanted a surf green strat and this one had a matching headstock. Eventually, I might just have to build one. The one pictured, I saved the pics and was on eBay for 800 bucks about three years ago. Unfortunately, I thought too long and someone else bought it at the "buy it now" price. FUCK!!! :mad:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/surfgreencustom.jpg?t=1265759403

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/surfgreenstrat.jpg

[MAX]

I also want this 2007 "Latte Creme" finish Paul!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2433278074_4585375e92_b.jpg

And as long as I'm talking LP's, I also want a goltop. Just like this w/o the pickguard and I'd remove the pickup covers as well. With some wear and tear on it cos I like 'em like that.

http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodimages/1971-gibson-les-paul-deluxe-goldtop-l.JPG

[Guitar Shark]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/dabluey3.jpg?t=1265759285

That is a sweet bath towel you've got there.

[MAX]

That is a sweet bath towel you've got there.

You're getting gayer by the minute. My rug had too much shit on it for a decent pic.

[chefcraig]

That is a sweet bath towel you've got there.


You're getting gayer by the minute. My rug had too much shit on it for a decent pic.

Reminds me of that line from some movie or tv show where a guy says "Here's a photo of my wife and kids..." and the second guy looks at it, winces and says "Nice frame."

And I'd still like one of those goofy Kramer Gene Simmons AXE basses, even if it is a bitch to play sitting down.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7809/axes.jpg (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/axes.jpg/)

[Diamondjimi]

LOL!!!

My bluey...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/blueycu.jpg?t=1265759172

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/berdasco/dabluey3.jpg?t=1265759285


Me likey!!!
:hitch:

[jhale667]

Cool thread! :baaa:

[indeedido]

Reminds me of that line from some movie or tv show where a guy says "Here's a photo of my wife and kids..." and the second guy looks at it, winces and says "Nice frame."

And I'd still like one of those goofy Kramer Gene Simmons AXE basses, even if it is a bitch to play sitting down.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7809/axes.jpg (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/axes.jpg/)

I'd like to have one of these too. They also made a guitar version of this when these came out in the early '80s. Love to have one of those.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/indeedido/kramer_axe.jpg

[jhale667]

Reminds me of that line from some movie or tv show where a guy says "Here's a photo of my wife and kids..." and the second guy looks at it, winces and says "Nice frame."

And I'd still like one of those goofy Kramer Gene Simmons AXE basses, even if it is a bitch to play sitting down.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7809/axes.jpg (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/axes.jpg/)


My producer buddy also did some bass tracks on Bruce Kulick's new CD, Gene made a guest vocal appearance, and brought in the Axe bass for my friend to use (he goes way back with them, long story)...but he basically verified what you said - it plays well, just not sitting down... ;)

[Blackflag]

I'm sorry...did that post add anything other than name dropping? I couldn't tell.

[jhale667]

:rolleyes:

[Blackflag]

I'll take that as a 'no'...

[Matt White]

BRILLIANT thread 'Millian my friend!

Let's see...

my "dream Gear"?!?

A Les Paul JR TV model

http://www.jsdguitarshack.com/dillion_guitars/images/dlps60_tvy1.jpg

and...a bit more modern...a Dean Razorback

http://www.j-guitar.com/sp/sea/data/1832/r/5937_1.jpg

[jhale667]

I'll take that as a 'no'...

Yeah, sorry my friend got to play the real thing and confirmed Chef's assertion.


Douche. Guess you can only troll since you don't have a dream list, not really playing and whatnot...:lmao:



Back on topic, besides finishing the 3 projects I've got going, I reeeeeeally want an MXR Carbon Copy...

http://www.uptownaudio.com/guitar/MXR_CARBON_Copy.jpg

[Blackflag]

Douche. Guess you can only troll since you don't have a dream list, not really playing and whatnot...:lmao:

Penis, I already said a few weeks ago that I'd like to have one of these:

http://www.godinguitars.com/guitars/godin5thavecognacpucw.jpg

Did you forget already? But just for the sake of conversation, I'll throw out some more. I'm interested in this thing:

http://resources.ibanez.com/resourceservicehost/images/Ibanez/web/electronics/seriesThumbs/test/TSA15H.gif

And it's not a 2010, but I've wanted one of these since it came out... It's just too fucking expensive... That thing is pretty close to the perfect guitar, and it's gorgeous.

http://www.modernguitars.com/imagefiles/gibson/2007namm/sutherland.gif



Is that enough gas for you, or should I lean over to the other cheek now?

[jhale667]

Much better....

[VanHalenFan5150]

My dream gear?

2009 Kramer '84 Pacer Classic Reissue

Kramer Classic Series Pacer Guitars (http://www.kramerguitars.com/Classic.aspx)

2009 Exlusive Guitars Eruption

Exlusive guitars - legendary tone at a fraction of the price. (http://exlusiveguitars.com/exlusive_eruption.html)

Line 6 Pod Studio UX2

Line 6 - POD Studio UX2 - USB Audio Interface for Computer Recording (http://line6.com/podstudioux2/http://line6.com/podstudioux2/)

This is it.

[chefcraig]

I already said a few weeks ago that I'd like to have one of these:

http://www.godinguitars.com/guitars/godin5thavecognacpucw.jpg



I remember you mentioning this a while back, and my response is the same now: I'd love to get my hands on any of the guitars made by Godin, not just the 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II. The company makes several interesting models, and for those interested in learning more about the outfit and it's products, you can check out their website here: Godin Guitars (http://www.godinguitars.com/)

[jhale667]

My dream gear?

2009 Kramer '84 Pacer Classic Reissue

Kramer Classic Series Pacer Guitars (http://www.kramerguitars.com/Classic.aspx)

2009 Exlusive Guitars Eruption

Exlusive guitars - legendary tone at a fraction of the price. (http://exlusiveguitars.com/exlusive_eruption.html)

Line 6 Pod Studio UX2

Line 6 - POD Studio UX2 - USB Audio Interface for Computer Recording (http://line6.com/podstudioux2/http://line6.com/podstudioux2/)

This is it.

Get the UX2 and PODfarm...you'll love it. Get Recabinet speaker simulation to run instead of the Line 6 cabinet sims, and you'll like it even better! :baaa:

[chefcraig]

And it's not a 2010, but I've wanted one of these since it came out...It's just too fucking expensive...That thing is pretty close to the perfect guitar, and it's gorgeous.

I've adored that guitar since Dave Edmonds played an earlier model (a '58 ES 335) when he was in Rockpile with Nick Lowe in the late seventies. An absolutely beautiful instrument.

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[Diamondjimi]

Get the UX2 and PODfarm...you'll love it. Get Recabinet speaker simulation to run instead of the Line 6 cabinet sims, and you'll like it even better! :baaa:

Couldn't agree more. Recabinet is the shit!

[VAiN]

I'd like to get my hands on a nice goldtop Wolfgang this year... I'd love a standard with the maple top on it, but I'd gladly settle on a special.. I already have a nice seafoam standard that I just had re-fretted with stainless steel frets and it's a beast now... And, like jahle, I'd also like to get a Carbon Copy pedal!

[jhale667]

Oh yeah - I remembered I want to try the Seymour Duncan Trembucker Custom 8...in Zebra, please... :D

http://www.wymoreguitars.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/SD%20Trem%20Zebra%20400.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0

[sadaist]

Different year, same guitar. Always wanted a white Gibson Explorer like Hetfield was using back in the 80's.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/25174121/Metallica+s+James+Hetfield++Gib.jpg

[Diamondjimi]

Well seeing as my studio flooded out this weekend I'll be thinkin about some new effects pedals to replace some of my waterlogged ones.

Hmm, decisions, decisions...

[kwame k]

Dude that sucks........hope nothing of value got ruined :beers8:

[Diamondjimi]

Dude that sucks........hope nothing of value got ruined :beers8:

Thanks dude!
A couple of p.a. bins got soaked as well as numerous cables. Have go in tomorrow and take inventory of everything. Thankfully all of the guitars were kept well above the floor,either on hangers or in their cases on a high shelf in case of bullshit like this...

[kwame k]

Good to hear, bro!

[GAR]

Aintcha glad you didn't paint the drywall down there?

[kentuckyklira]

http://jimosity.tzo.com/Gear/Collection/ESP-KamikazeIV.jpg

and the original of this, preferably in shell pink:

http://www.guitarsandeffects.com/images/Fender1968tele.JPG

[Hardrock69]

Well, just for kicks a white Gibson Flying V '68, with an ebony fingerboard, skull and crossbone inlays, chrome hardware, EMG 85 In the Bridge Position, One Volume Knob.

A Marshall JCM800 Stack (though where in my house I would have the room to store it is beyond me).

I would love to own a Hendrix strat, but, seeing as how they are VERY limited in number and they sell for what, $50,000 and up these days, odds are I will never own one in this lifetime or the next.

If I could I would wish that Garfuckle would go away, but that, like the Hendrix Strat, is likened unto impossibility.

[Diamondjimi]

It's nice to dream... :biggrin:

[jhale667]

It's nice to dream... :biggrin:

Nothing wrong with keeping hope alive... ;)

[jhale667]

Hmmm...maybe one of these...

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[Diamondjimi]

Hmmm...maybe one of these...

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Yes,yes, yes!!!!
I must check this out. Goddamn MXR makes great shit!

[Diamondjimi]

Diggin this one too! :D
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Perfect example @ 1:45.... ;)

[GAR]

$99.00 dollar specials, built for $99.00 dollar people.

Enjoy!

[jhale667]

$99.00 dollar specials, built for $99.00 dollar people.

Enjoy!

Said the guy with the $99 Charvette.

[Diamondjimi]

$99.00 dollar specials, built for $99.00 dollar people.

Enjoy!

You're obviously one of the many hacks out there who think that the more expensive a pedal is, the better it sounds and the better you'll play...

Fuckin pathetic Fuckstump! :shiznit:

[Sarge]

Since this is a Dream Guitar thread.
How about something from the Gretsch Custom Shop?
http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gretsch/uc09110431/uc09110431_lg1.jpg

[Sarge]

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gretsch/jt09041614/jt09041614_lg1.jpg

[jhale667]

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gretsch/jt09041614/jt09041614_lg1.jpg

I've played one of these...not bad! :baaa:

[Diamondjimi]

Gretsch guitars? Haven't played one I didn't like...

Fast necks and great tone. Perfect!

[Blackflag]

I've been looking at these...

http://www.randallamplifiers.com/Amplifiers/RT-Series-Amps/

I like amps that can take multiple tubes.

[Diamondjimi]

Why not get GAR to build you one?

[Blackflag]

Why are you an relentless cock?

[Diamondjimi]

Why are you an relentless cock?

http://www.grubgrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/crybaby2-300x261.jpg

[Kristy]

Since this is a Dream Guitar thread.
How about something from the Gretsch Custom Shop?

Care much for the Brian Setzer 1959 re-issue?

http://www.gear-vault.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/1959-Gretsch-6120.jpg

[Kristy]

Why not get GAR to build you one?

Too funny.

[jhale667]

Why are you an relentless cock?

Article FAIL.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-determiners-the-a-an.htm


He's a "relentless cock" (your definition)
You're an asshole

Got it? :lmao:

[jhale667]

Back on topic - not sure why, but the "Appetite" LP is kinda starting to grow on me...

http://www2.gibson.com/Images/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Slash-Appetite-For-Destruction/Features-Images/Body-Design-jpg.aspx

[Diamondjimi]

I like it. Funny how Gibson now makes a replica of a replica of their own guitar. Anything for a buck, I guess...

[jhale667]

I like it. Funny how Gibson now makes a replica of a replica of their own guitar. Anything for a buck, I guess...

From what I read, it's a replica of a replica of two of theirs, since it incorporates features of both a '58 and '59... ;)

[GAR]

Too funny.

It's cheaper to buy new than to build from scratch, or to modify a used old amp.

[jhale667]

OK, the Charvel 8th batch Flat Black finish looks pretty cool...

http://www.charvel.com/images/8th_batch625.jpg

[jhale667]

Dupe...:confused:

[Sarge]

I wouldn't mind having one of those Charvel's

[Diamondjimi]

I'd take the green one! :D

[Blackflag]

So call me a stupid cunt, but I've been eyeing one of these...

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50206111187217_2099_244302

I've been wanting something with P-90's, I have a thing for semi-hollow bodies, and I don't have a Tele. And I don't mind working on it myself if it needs to be set up. For $179, what the hell?? It could be good to take out and knock around, if nothing else.

[Diamondjimi]

Well, it's still better than GAR's Charvette...

And worth twice as much!

[jhale667]

Looks interesting. Might be cool with a Musikraft or Warmoth neck, and a hardware/pickup(if they need it; at that price, probably) swap-out...not like a finished body alone wouldn't set ya back at least $179, y'know?

[Blackflag]

Totally what I was thinking. And the pickups are supposed to be good P-90's. So even with a new neck, it could be worth it. But the neck is 1-pc maple, with a 12" radius. I bet I could work it over and get it in shape.

It comes in Fiesta Red, which is one of my favorite colors...

[jhale667]

So call me a stupid cunt

Shit - I forgot to. :umm:

[Blackflag]

:fucku:

[jhale667]

Totally what I was thinking. And the pickups are supposed to be good P-90's. So even with a new neck, it could be worth it. But the neck is 1-pc maple, with a 12" radius. I bet I could work it over and get it in shape.

It comes in Fiesta Red, which is one of my favorite colors...


Go for it! :baaa: I encourage you to start a thread about the progress of your upgrade-project if you decide to do it...



One caveat: It cannot begin with, or consist merely of "I'm fixing up this guitar. Discuss", k? ;)

[Sarge]

If I was going to buy a Xaviere it would be an offset Telemaster
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50206111187217_2098_6983618

http://store.guitarfetish.com/xvseofgu.html

[Blackflag]

One caveat: It cannot begin with, or consist merely of "I'm fixing up this guitar. Discuss", k? ;)

:lmao: I can't make any promises. Besides, I still don't know how to post my own pictures.

[Matt White]

I bought the Dean ML instead of the Razorback....

The Les Paul jr tv???

I'll check back in later this week!!! ;)

[jhale667]

Is it later yet, Matt? ;)

Here's something, though not especially drool-worthy, something I should have gotten eons ago and finally got around to getting this week - a road case for my Boogie. Cross that one off the list. :killer:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Headcase5-6-10sm.jpg


Next thing I need case-wise is a new pedal board/case dealio. Out of room on my current one (even if I use the combined channel switch I posted earlier), and still drooling over the MXR Carbon Copy, among other things...:cato:

[Hardrock69]

I would not mind having a road case for my JMP Marshall halfstack. All I have right now is a wood case for the head that was built for a friend of mine by his Dad. It is actually more like a piece of furniture than a road case, but what the hell.

So add that to my 'wish list'. Road cases.

[jhale667]

I would not mind having a road case for my JMP Marshall halfstack. All I have right now is a wood case for the head that was built for a friend of mine by his Dad. It is actually more like a piece of furniture than a road case, but what the hell.

So add that to my 'wish list'. Road cases.


Yes, you should definitely get a road case for your JMP.
I got the case for my MESA-BOOGIE :hee: from these guys...

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Safe-Case

I was originally going to get one from Brady Cases http://www.bradycases.com/product.asp?pid=2
Mostly because I wanted one in a custom color, but decided to go with black, and Safe Case already made a standard model for the small-chassis MK series...

It's slightly smaller than the case it was in back in the day when I had it in the rack-mount adapter. Will work great for this or any other fly-out gig I do in the future, but it's better to have a case to even be schlepping it around for local gigs in the back of the car than not...

[Matt White]

You got me Jay....pics tomorrow of another new AXE!!!


:p

[Coyote]

Soldano SLO100...

Or an Eleven Rack... :biggrin:

[VanHalenFan5150]

Well I hadn't planned on getting the Peavey at all but i'd wanted it for a while. So we can scratch that off. I still want a PRS Custom 24! :D You can get some of the handcrafted imports for a few hundred, and they're of amazing quality too.

[jhale667]

This one's kinda small on the wish-list, but can be crossed off...I'd been wanting to try a D-tuna, installed one of those on my Number 1 today. Pretty cool! :baaa:

[jhale667]

This Pedal Train sponsored- site is kinda cool if you're building a pedal board...be it on one of their boards or otherwise.

http://pedalboardplanner.com/

I was able to do a mock-up of my current board (sans Pedal Power II and channel switchers) fairly quickly...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/pedalboardmockup.jpg

It by default tries to route it like a conventional in-line board's "signal chain" by the order you select the effects (not sure if there's a way around that yet)...so the arrows are completely out-of-whack with how I'm really running it...but anyway, cool, useful tool! :baaa:

THEN you start thinking, "What if I got that MXR Super Comp and Carbon Copy Delay, and added an Expression pedal for the MM-4..."

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/pedalboardmockupupgraded.jpg

[GAR]

finally got around to getting this week - a road case for my Boogie.

Not to worry Jay. That case will never see a shipping pallet.

[jhale667]

Not to worry Jay. That case will never see a shipping pallet.

Riiiiight fuckstump...just because YOU don't get invites to play gigs on the other side of the country doesn't mean no one else does. I do, and I am. Not you. Deal with it.

You don't get invites to play anywhere, with ANYONE, PERIOD- because you SUCK! :biggrin:


To quote that dude from Land of the Lost: "Don't you get tired of being WRONG all the time?" :lmao:

[indeedido]

"Fuckstump", good one. That actually made me laugh out loud :lmao:

[Igosplut]

Riiiiight fuckstump...just because YOU don't get invites to play gigs on the other side of the country doesn't mean no one else does. I do, and I am. Not you. Deal with it.

You don't get invites to play anywhere, with ANYONE, PERIOD- because you SUCK!

There's no demand for the homeless guy the plays the kazoo for change at a bus kiosk in Cal to play on the East coast.....

Our homeless are more talented than that over here.......

[chefcraig]

There's no demand for the homeless guy the plays the kazoo for change at a bus kiosk in Cal to play on the East coast.....

Our homeless are more talented than that over here.......

Careful, Igo...it was bad enough when rappers were wiping each other out due to an East/West coast feud. The world isn't quite ready for one between New York/Cali street bum musicians.

[MAX]

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[Diamondjimi]

Max..... You owe me 1:32 of my life back! :biggrin:

[jhale667]

Max..... You owe me 1:32 of my life back! :biggrin:

MAX, if a Kazoo is on your "Dream Gear List"....? :umm:

Form a band with GAyR and this guy.

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[GO-SPURS-GO]

I'm easy to please, so I want another Sansamp bass direct box. I should've never sold mine! :(

[jhale667]

Aren't bass players like, required by law to have their own direct boxes or something anyway? :hee:




The SansAmp's a good one, btw..:baaa:

[GO-SPURS-GO]

Aren't bass players like, required by law to have their own direct boxes or something anyway? :hee:




The SansAmp's a good one, btw..:baaa:

:biggrin:

My last show my head mysteriously turned off and wouldn’t turn back on. So the sound guy plugged me in through a direct box and several people told me it sounded way better that way. Of course I have no way of knowing on stage, but it did sound better through the monitors. My head did work at our next practice.

I was going to start a thread about this, but I’ll just ask it here. What are the pros and cons of going direct? Should I use a direct box all the time? What do you think?

[jhale667]

:biggrin:

My last show my head mysteriously turned off and wouldn’t turn back on. So the sound guy plugged me in through a direct box and several people told me it sounded way better that way. Of course I have no way of knowing on stage, but it did sound better through the monitors. My head did work at our next practice.

I was going to start a thread about this, but I’ll just ask it here. What are the pros and cons of going direct? Should I use a direct box all the time? What do you think?

Most pro bass players and soundmen I've encountered use a combination of the amp and a direct signal for larger venues; I'm even talking bigger clubs...IMO (and experience) if you're going to be using a PA and not just the amps for room volume w/the vocals...for the bass a mix of both is preferable...(plus you're usually guaranteed a halfway decent sound regardless of the amp you're using).

:guitar:

[GO-SPURS-GO]

Most pro bass players and soundmen I've encountered use a combination of the amp and a direct signal for larger venues; I'm even talking bigger clubs...IMO (and experience) if you're going to be using a PA and not just the amps for room volume w/the vocals...for the bass a mix of both is preferable...(plus you're usually guaranteed a halfway decent sound regardless of the amp you're using).

:guitar:

Hmm.. forgive me for not being educated on this, but I didn’t know you can have both? I thought if you went direct you didn’t get a signal from the amp, just from the direct box?

[indeedido]

I honestly did not anticipate Donny Osmond making an appearance in the Kazoo Sandman video.

[jhale667]

Hmm.. forgive me for not being educated on this, but I didn’t know you can have both? I thought if you went direct you didn’t get a signal from the amp, just from the direct box?

Most good ones split the signal so you can go to the amp AND the board..

[GAR]

Hmm.. forgive me for not being educated on this, but I didn’t know you can have both?

There's a direct-output from most amps, also called line out sometimes.. then there's the boxes that can insert between signal chain and amp input that solely tap off a line output to drive other inputs like a board, effect or even other amps.

[jhale667]

Careful, Igo...it was bad enough when rappers were wiping each other out due to an East/West coast feud. The world isn't quite ready for one between New York/Cali street bum musicians.

Yeah, I do see your point Craig, and then I thought - but how are East/West Coast street musician bums going to "bust caps in each other's asses", via FedEx? ;)


GSG, in my experience, more sound guys seem to want the pure signal before it gets colored by the amp, though you could use a direct/line out on an amp too.

[GO-SPURS-GO]

There's a direct-output from most amps, also called line out sometimes.

I just checked my owner’s manual and there’s no “line out” on the back of my amp. I was hoping that I had one so I didn’t have to spend $189 on a new SansAmp. :(




GSG, in my experience, more sound guys seem to want the pure signal before it gets colored by the amp, though you could use a direct/line out on an amp too.

When my head turned off that night the sound guy told me he prefers to go direct so he can be in control, and he has a great reputation around here. He told me that most people turn their knobs all the way to 10 and they wonder why they have a shitty tone. Well, I’m not that bad, but I’ll admit that I know very little about how to get the most out of my head. Hell, I can switch my frequency knob back and forth and I can’t tell the difference at all! :0


Most good ones split the signal so you can go to the amp AND the board..

We played on Saturday and I went direct for the first time and it sounded pretty damn good. Doing both like you’re suggesting sounds like a plan. I’ll ask to do that next time and we’ll see how it goes. Thanks! :beers8:

[Hardrock69]

There's a direct-output from most amps, also called line out sometimes..

Really? Wow, that is some really complex information.....you must have struggled to search for days to find that on Google....:hee:



then there's the boxes that can insert between signal chain and amp input that solely tap off a line output to drive other inputs like a board, effect or even other amps.


Oh? And what might that be called, oh Minister Of Inferior Intellect?

[jhale667]

OK, since I scored a bunch of A8 magnets cheap :baaa: the hunt is on for Trembucker Duncan Custom variant...any one, really - can be regular flavor, Custom Custom, Custom 5 it just has to be zebra to match the paint job on the Charvel rebuild.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/EbayCustomTBZebra.jpg
Wants. Whatever flavor I end up with is becoming a Custom 8... :D

[jhale667]

Holy crap that Ebay dude ships fast - true he was only in AZ (was I supposed to ask to see his papers? lol) but I got an email Thursday saying "Shipping info received" figured Monday, Tuesday maybe...opened the mailbox today and there they were...a nice stack of 12 shiny A8s....didn't think I was going to get to doing a swap before I bailed for vacation, but may be able to work one in next weekend...:killer:



:guitar:

[GAR]

To take a vacation, one first requires a VOCATION to vacate from...

And how long are these magnets - will they be long enough to contact trem-width humbucker coil pieces?
How strong are these magnets? Don't have a gaussmeter do you. YOU have no idea what you bought?

"Oh don't worry 'bout that, Gar that doesn't matter. They are magnetized." They will work, but at what capacity you have no idea.

[jhale667]

To take a vacation, one first requires a VOCATION to vacate from...


:rolleyes: Said the troll posting from the internet cafe because the library's closed. :fufu:


Uh, the idea is to find out "at what capacity" they work, dumbass! Ideally in a Custom wind it'll tighten up the bass - vs. the A2 in a CC, and tame the highs vs a Ceramic. As for gaussmeters and polarity testers and all the other fun stuff I'll need to get into magnet swapping (and eventually hybrid pickup making), the Stew Mac order and Radio Shack visit are on the schedule, the magnet deal (from a supplier a lot of the Duncan freaks buy from and install w/o issue, btw) just dropped into my lap sooner than expected. Compared to other humbucker magnets (and Trembuckers) I have folating around? Yeah, they'll fit.

And FFS, GARfail what's the worst thing that could happen, I don't like it, forcing me to put the old magnet back in the pickup, restoring it to its original configuration? Duh...

Actually this vacation (once again) involves my vocation - something you wish you could say...:biggrin:
It also involves a gig for a diabetes charity. Y'know, a gig, playing guitar...something you also admittedly don't do. So STFU.

[GAR]

Worst case is: Jay eats the magnets then watches as all the kitchen drawer utensils come flying at his engrossed belly, 'toon-style.

[GAR]

:rolleyes: Said the troll posting from the internet cafe because the library's closed.

As unpracticed as I am I could still play you under the table.

Having said that, and having wound many pickups and spent hundreds of hours fucking with coils, magnets, plates, screws and slugs to figure which factor affects sound and how to tweak it you may be lead to believe my current configuration is a really really fussed over configuration?

It's not. SH1N in the neck, and a Tom Holmes-era Gibson PAF reissue 1981 in the bridge. Same setup I've had since about 1984. Why fuck with what worked really well all these years..

Having said that Jay, in all honesty, I wish I'd just focused on playing guitar more than playing with the guts. Cuz when you're old and you realize you could have had a larger back-catalogue if you'd been more focused, the thought moves you into regrets and thats no way to be if you have time and capacity to do things differently.

Magnets should be on nobody's "dream gear list" while living in that hovel where you stay.

[jhale667]

As unpracticed as I am I could still play you under the table.

:lmao: This I gotta hear. Oh that's right, that'd fall under the category of "you posting something" - doesn't happen. :D



Magnets should be on nobody's "dream gear list" while living in that hovel where you stay.

Beats the shit out of your squat at the underpass on the 405 though, doesn't it lecture-boy... Nice speech about how you're an aged sea of regret too...congrats. :baaa:

[GAR]

That's my voice of experience, telling you to pick some up on your next non-paying gig.

[Diamondjimi]

As unpracticed as I am I could still play you under the table.


Jay, if there ever was a quote for your sig. . This is the one. Could it possible get more absurd???? :biggrin:

[jhale667]

Jay, if there ever was a quote for your sig. . This is the one. Could it possible get more absurd???? :biggrin:

Pretty funny stuff. I anxiously (don't) await the MP3. ;) And LMAO about the "experience" bit too.

Yes, GAyR - I'm spending a little of what would have been vacation fun-money to play with my gear at a charity gig I was invited to do. I could spend it on boozing with friends I haven't seen in years - gonna be there anyway, but figured spending it on a worthy cause - to do the gig right, instead of just play through whatevs again - might be cool too. Plus now my old friends get to hear my rig (cabs provided by the sound company) and the event is BYOB anyway... :hee: I mean, who wouldn't - besides GARfail ?


Oh, and the pickup picture I used above was only supposed to be for reference, but turns out a low bid I put in won the auction...let there be C8s...GARfuckle be damned :lmao:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/failed-1.jpg


:guitar:

[BigBadBrian]

http://images.guitarcenter.com/products/optionlarge/Tama/695147.jpg

...or something similar. My neuropathy is giving me fits with my guitar. Is my 3rd finger on the D or G string?....that kind of thing. I find myself on my son's drum kit way more often than on my guitar these last few months. I think it's high time for me to get my own kit. :cool2:

[Seshmeister]

Back on topic - not sure why, but the "Appetite" LP is kinda starting to grow on me...

http://www2.gibson.com/Images/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Slash-Appetite-For-Destruction/Features-Images/Body-Design-jpg.aspx

I would like one.

Not cheap though...

[jhale667]

http://images.guitarcenter.com/products/optionlarge/Tama/695147.jpg

...or something similar. My neuropathy is giving me fits with my guitar. Is my 3rd finger on the D or G string?....that kind of thing. I find myself on my son's drum kit way more often than on my guitar these last few months. I think it's high time for me to get my own kit. :cool2:

OK, that sucks and in all seriousness - best wishes on the neuropathy, dude. But if it's giving you fits, and you're enjoying drums, I say then BEAT THE DRUMS!! :hee:

[BigBadBrian]

OK, that sucks and in all seriousness - best wishes on the neuropathy, dude. But if it's giving you fits, and you're enjoying drums, I say then BEAT THE DRUMS!! :hee:

Thanks. I wouldn't wish this fucking neuropathy on anyone.

[Hardrock69]

Nor I.

I could ask a ridiculous question, but what you are going through is not funny.

Hope you get better.

[BigBadBrian]

Nor I.

I could ask a ridiculous question, but what you are going through is not funny.

Hope you get better.

Thanks, I appreciate that. Go ahead and ask your ridiculous question. I have learned to have a sense of humor about this.

[Hardrock69]

Can't remember what it was. Something about were you treating it with "insert stupid thing here", but can't remember now.
Oh well. It WAS meant to be humorous, I do remember that much, lol.

[Hardrock69]

If nothing else, get a piece of paper, write the word "Neuropathy" on it, and tape it to your snare drum head. Then beat the living shit out of it. :D

[jhale667]

If nothing else, get a piece of paper, write the word "Neuropathy" on it, and tape it to your snare drum head. Then beat the living shit out of it. :D

Now THERE is some wise advice...! HIT THAT SHIT!! :baaa:

[Hardrock69]

What was it Alex VH said? Something like "Being a drummer is the only profession where you get paid to hit stuff with a stick!".

[chefcraig]

If nothing else, get a piece of paper, write the word "Neuropathy" on it, and tape it to your snare drum head. Then beat the living shit out of it. :D

At one point in the band's career, Stewart Copeland of The Police was so fed up with Sting that he wrote the words "FUCK FACE" and "FUCK OFF YOU CUNT" on his drum heads, so he could take out his frustrations with Sting in an inspired manner.


http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7056/stewartcopelandcorbis53.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/stewartcopelandcorbis53.jpg/)

[GAR]

I've never seen anyone duct-tape a bath towel around the shell of a snare before.

Interesting shot.. and a great recording idea to kill that nasty Acrolyte ring.

[jhale667]

At one point in the band's career, Stewart Copeland of The Police was so fed up with Sting that he wrote the words "FUCK FACE" and "FUCK OFF YOU CUNT" on his drum heads, so he could take out his frustrations with Sting in an inspired manner.


Oh, yeah...bet that was a real comfortable tour for all involved..lol.

[jhale667]

No longer dreaming of picking up some Ti String-block inserts for my Floyd...not as of this weekend...

Never cracked a string-block, but I've heard of plenty of people who have...extra insurance never hurt, right?

Between these and the stainless hardware, don't think I'll be worrying about string slippage/cracked blocks anymore...plus they look pretty cool. :cool:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/121987805.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1277761103&Signature=syUJ0wHzNtqb2j6j7aQwpV%2F8FWA%3D

oh, and I don't have a mis-matched tremolo-spring set anymore either...:biggrin:

:guitar:

[Jagermeister]

I am thinking about selling this. I have had it for a very long time but I want something I can set down and play. Thinking about an Epiphone maybe.



http://www.ibanezregister.com/images/images-xseries/rr150-cat83.jpg

[jhale667]

Gonna Ebay it?

[Diamondjimi]

Flying V's are the easiest guitars to play sitting down.

(GAR's hero demonstrating how it's done!) :biggrin:

http://www.flying-v.ch/nickelback/chad_75_pb.jpg

[Jagermeister]

Gonna Ebay it?



I don't know I was thinking maybe I should just keep it and wait till I can afford to just buy a new one. Really I have had that thing since like 1982. I have the original hard case also.

What do u think it's worth jhale? It's not a neck through. It looks exactly like that brochure.

[chefcraig]

I was looking for this goofy Kinks album cover featuring of one of the Davies brothers playing a V with his arm awkwardly hooked between the fins, but found this image instead. Here's something you don't see everyday.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5642/eddvv.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/eddvv.jpg/)

[chefcraig]

Flying V's are the easiest guitars to play sitting down.


Yep, and once you've figured them out, they are not at all awkward to play while standing, either...:confused13:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/259/kinks59.jpg (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/kinks59.jpg/)

[VAiN]

I was looking for this goofy Kinks album cover featuring of one of the Davies brothers playing a V with his arm awkwardly hooked between the fins, but found this image instead. Here's something you don't see everyday.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5642/eddvv.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/eddvv.jpg/)

Nice! I believe that is the Hot For Teacher V, no?

[Jagermeister]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-IBANEZ-FLYING-V-ROCKET-ROLL-SR-RR-VINTAGE-GUITAR-/120585535839?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item1c1375415f

Check that out jhale.

[jhale667]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-IBANEZ-FLYING-V-ROCKET-ROLL-SR-RR-VINTAGE-GUITAR-/120585535839?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item1c1375415f

Check that out jhale.

That's from the same (70s) era as EVH's Destroyer that he turned into "the Shark", back when Ibanez was making accurate Gibson copies...your 80s model probably won't fetch anywhere near that, but if you're looking to dump it, worth a shot.

[Jagermeister]

That's from the same (70s) era as EVH's Destroyer that he turned into "the Shark", back when Ibanez was making accurate Gibson copies...your 80s model probably won't fetch anywhere near that, but if you're looking to dump it, worth a shot.

I know mine won't bring that. I just thought it was cool. A friend of mine use to have one back in the day. It was a great guitar.

[Diamondjimi]

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5642/eddvv.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/eddvv.jpg/)

Nice shot of Ed with his 58/59 Gibson V. :baaa:

And another of him with his '58 LP which he wisely retired once he discovered their value starting to skyrocket...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/64580226_32b015bb86.jpg

[Hardrock69]

There is a guitar shop in Dallas called Zoo Music. I wandered in there one day in the early 80s, and they had 4 or 5 of those Ibanez Vs....all for around $500 apiece. It was an interesting store....wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling guitars, with piles of old dusty junk guitars in the corners.

[Diamondjimi]

Sounds like a cool store!

Dave Anderson's Zoo Music (http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=zoo+music+Dallas&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=zoo+music&hnear=Dallas,+TX,+USA&cid=23962394578176772)

[jhale667]

OK, so next I want the Voodooman Dual switch for my Mark III...

http://voodoomanswitches.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,32/category_id,1/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,1/vmcchk,1/

http://voodoomanswitches.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/3efb46ba61bf329e5973cc54635cac94.jpg

Then the MXR Carbon Copy and an Expression pedal for the MM-4 as planned...but also thinking about adding a volume pedal in the loop to act as a foot-controlled Master Volume... :cool:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/Pedalboardrevisionstreamlined.jpg

Will be like 1 1/2 times the current size, but even more versatile...I can live with that...and still check it on an airline...lol Current version only weighs 26 lbs, I can't see adding a couple of pedals and inches to the case size bumping it up by more than 10-15 lbs?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs041.ash2/35412_1322780876635_1444241046_30715862_4033568_n. jpg

[jhale667]

Had the ol' melted velcro problem with the board last weekend; thinking this may be the solution.

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[chefcraig]

Had the ol' melted velcro problem with the board last weekend; thinking this may be the solution.

You still have to wonder about the heat of the pedals unseating the glue from the plastic strip, even if it is a super-glue like adhesive. There is another option, but it takes some work. This works best on a homemade, metal frame.

Essentially, you remove the backing plate from each individual pedal, then drill a hole the diameter of a 2 inch bolt and insert the bolt through the hole. (You can use some super-glue or JB Weld to hold it in place.) Reattach the plate to the pedal. On your metal board, position where you want the pedal to be, then drill a hole the same diameter. Place a few rubber washers on the bolt to keep things tight, then slide it through the hole. To fasten in place, use a wing-nut with a washer.

There you have it, no glue yet absolutely zero slippage. And you can still access the pedals for battery or other maintenance by simply turning the wing-nut. :baaa:

[jhale667]

You still have to wonder about the heat of the pedals unseating the glue from the plastic strip, even if it is a super-glue like adhesive. There is another option, but it takes some work. This works best on a homemade, metal frame.

Essentially, you remove the backing plate from each individual pedal, then drill a hole the diameter of a 2 inch bolt and insert the bolt through the hole. (You can use some super-glue or JB Weld to hold it in place.) Reattach the plate to the pedal. On your metal board, position where you want the pedal to be, then drill a hole the same diameter. Place a few rubber washers on the bolt to keep things tight, then slide it through the hole. To fasten in place, use a wing-nut with a washer.

There you have it, no glue yet absolutely zero slippage. And you can still access the pedals for battery or other maintenance by simply turning the wing-nut. :baaa:

Does sound like some work...lol ;) In my case won't need battery access once applied; I'm running a Voodoolab Pedal Power II for everything - interestingly the Pedaltrain board (also metal frame construction) has an underside bracket that will hold it among other power supplies w/o modification. Kinda cool. The pedalboard planner design is based off the 32x16 model which I was considering anyway...may give it (and the PowerGrip tape) a shot rather than having something custom made...or bolting things down...:biggrin:

[jhale667]

Thinkin' this one...

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/6/7/5/557675.jpg


Final revision will look something like this...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/pedalboardreperfected.jpg

The more I'm reading up on the new MXR compressors, think I like the Custom Comp better...

Think it will hold two pedal power units...which would mean I could throw in a BBE Sonic Stomp and a Hush Pedal in the loop too, not like it really needs it, but hey... ;)

[GAR]

I upgraded for free: ditched my SKB15 and found an SKB25 so I can mount the tascam recorder on it, added a tuner, and my wireless receiver.

Basically the same thing I had but a little larger.. zippered plastic board.

The reason I didn't like the Pedaltrain was it's weight, and that you can't throw it in the overhead.

[jhale667]

My guitar goes in the overhead; the pedalboard goes as a checked bag. Plus I'd like something a little more sturdy than a zippered plastic board.

[GAR]

You could check the SKB if you had to, but I would prefer to reinforce the top portion with a foam-n-aluminum sheet or plate to protect the knobs.

Pedaltrain is perfect for checked baggage, but it doesn't have corner wheels and an extendo-grip like other luggage. That's all it really needs, so you could dolly the sumbitch thru lobbies.

Especially Houston, that lobby is a bitch.

[jhale667]

You could check the SKB if you

...wanted to get your shit destroyed?

[GAR]

Nah, even if you slipped carboard on top, I think it would be fine.

I've throw these around abit now. Two layers of webbed padded nylon, and a pouch between and haven't sheared or kinked a pot shaft yet.

Plus they're very light. At guitar center pasadena last weekend, I saw they got an even lighter zippered one like the SKB for fifty bucks.

[jhale667]

Actually, I toured with someone that used an SKB, and it got ripped to shreds. Literally, as well as every time the stage crew saw it getting set up regardless of what city we were in. They're pretty much toys.

[VanHalener]

Want to go wireless with the guitar. digital perhaps


Will someone please point me in the right direction?

[jhale667]

Want to go wireless with the guitar. digital perhaps


Will someone please point me in the right direction?


Check out the offerings from the regulars, Shure, Nady, etc. But I know Line 6 makes them now, as does Samson and a few other manufacturers...I haven't used one myself since the 90s... but someone I teched for swore by their Shure, and it worked all over the f*ing country.

[jhale667]

OK, here's something I tried and once again want in all my guittars with Floyds...Trem-Stoppers...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/BrassclawandTrem-stopper.jpg

Quick, easy set-ups, disengage it and the usual step-and-a-half upwards play returns...rock. :baaa:

If I blocked mine for dive-only I'd want the brass ones, but may stick with the standards since they're primarily for maintenance. Will be getting more noiseless springs as well.

http://www.floydupgrades.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=215

[GAR]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs041.ash2/35412_1322780876635_1444241046_30715862_4033568_n. jpg

http://www-static.weddingbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/clown-f.jpg

[jhale667]

Don't own a pedal, either? :hee:















Size 12 1/2...all the better to kick you in the ass with...

[VanHalener]

Check out the offerings from the regulars, Shure, Nady, etc. But I know Line 6 makes them now, as does Samson and a few other manufacturers...I haven't used one myself since the 90s... but someone I teched for swore by their Shure, and it worked all over the f*ing country.

Thanks. I have little need for such a device, but little need is enough for me. The basement is a bit too tight to be moving around and trying to jam with wires that get caught up under furniture, twist up, get pulled out, or are constantly being attacked by my cat who thinks it's a huge snake and must kill it. I have to talk with my doctor about this since I have a computer in my chest that can deliver a massive shock to my heart when accidentally triggered by certain external influences, but I simply want a high quality wireless unit so I can mess around with the guitar without the headaches associated with wires.

I'll check those cats out, thanks.:hitch:

[VanHalener]

*dupe*

[GAR]

Size 12 1/2...

/data

[jhale667]

/dicknose




They're back.... and I wants one....or four. :hee:

http://www.boogiebodies.com/catalog/

Yeah, never heard of Polonia before... but if it is durable, as light as reported (2 lb bodies??) and DOESN'T sound like (B)asswood ... might do this over Padauk for the next natural...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Guitar%20shite/polonia.jpg

[jhale667]

Looks like Boogie Bodies will also be the answer to this long-standing question...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1976/47/118/620012245/n620012245_1876919_2398.jpg

Why, as a matter of fact, looks like they do...

http://www.boogiebodies.com/catalog/images/BoogieNecks-500.jpg

Yeah, one R5 "large banana" (bottom neck in photo) with an Ebony compound-radius board and 6100s please...:baaa:

[Matt White]

Eventide Pitch-factor pedal...........


Sometime soon................:D

[BigBadBrian]

http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0000/1022/200504_060a_depth1.jpg?1230015461

[Hardrock69]

Is that what you WANT? Or what you GOT?

[Coyote]

A new build... A "mistress" to go with "the wife"... :D

[Matt White]

Roland gr-55

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r227/Netskenmac/roland-gr55.jpg

Just....becuz

[jhale667]

MXR Noise Clamp. :killer:

[VAiN]

Nice! MXR makes a nice product..

[jhale667]

Nice! MXR makes a nice product..

Yeah, I've been using MXR stuff since my first Distortion + in my early teens... Dunlop is carrying the torch, their stuff is still top-notch.

[Nitro Express]

I've never had any MXR stuff break and I have some old shit I picked up at pawn shops in the early 80's.

[Hardrock69]

Hows that Noise Clamp work vs a Boss Noise Suppressor? That's what I have, and it works just fine for me. Just curious what the difference is, that's all.

[jhale667]

Hows that Noise Clamp work vs a Boss Noise Suppressor? That's what I have, and it works just fine for me. Just curious what the difference is, that's all.

Hmm...not really sure!
Does the NS-2 have a built-in loop? Not that familiar with it...tried one once as a kid (pre-Boogie) and returned it, seemed like it was killing my signal no matter how minimal the setting...the Noise Clamps seems more dynamic-sensitive just comparing the two from memory.


Correction: Was thinking about it on the way home...that was the old MXR Noise Gate I tried...horrid back in the day...worked TOO well, as in attacked your signal like a rabid pit bull...lol

[Matt White]

I can't decide....

the Pog2 or the hog???

http://www.guitareffectspedals.com/pog2.jpg

http://www.stevesmusiccenter.com/EHHogBig.jpg

[ashstralia]

both, matt!! :)

[Coyote]

A wah-wah. A switchless wah.

[jhale667]

A wah-wah. A switchless wah.

I remember toying with the idea of getting a Morley/Vai "Bad Horsie" wah specifically for that reason, but when I A/B'd them I liked the Vox better... :umm:

[Coyote]

Well, my options include a couple of Morley pedals (Maverick, Tremonti and both Vai pedals), CryBaby 95Q, CryBaby Bass Wah... and a Behringer HellBabe (which is basically a 95Q clone).

[Coyote]

Or I might just go for an envelope filter...

[Cato]

0-11 knobs!

http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/294p9.ok5x3/v/vspfiles/photos/PK-0132-023-2T.jpg?1318346416

http://www.allparts.com/0-11-Knobs-s/397.htm

Hummm....cool.
but, where can I get Strat style ones?

[twonabomber]

i think i'm gonna pick up an old DX-7.

[Seshmeister]

I never rated the presets on those at all.

[Seshmeister]

You would be better IMHO getting something like a Roland JV1010 module and hooking it up to a MIDI keyboard.

Could be half the price for something so much cooler especially for rock.

[twonabomber]

oh, i got modules. got an Alesis QSR in the spring, and got a SD card reader for my Roland S-760. been playing with the soft synths too, there is a good Oberheim clone out now, and i already have the Native Instruments FM8 soft synth. i also picked up a Roland JX-8P off Ebay with a bad keybed, cheap. plays grate MIDIed up. gonna fix the 'board over the winter, when it's too cold to be outside wrenching on Jeeps.

was gonna use the DX-7 more as a controller, i don't need all the transport controls the USB controllers have. the DX-7 doesn't split the board, but i'm not sure i need that for just banging around here. i think the DX-7II does though. or maybe a D-50, i really like the feel of my S-50 but you gotta load a disk in it to do ANYTHING, the OS is on the disk and not in memory. also no split, but it has aftertouch. i'd like to save the wear and tear on the disk drive, i will probably box that one back up and store it somewhere.

i have an M-Audio Axiom controller but i don't really like the action, will probably flip it on Ebay.

okay, if i bought a 7 it would be just to have one after all these years. i still consider buying a Kurzweil 250, even though i know modern software and 'boards shit all over it.

also thought of a small digital piano, more a "stage" version than a piece of furniture. something i can sit down and noodle on through headphones or small powered monitors, without having to turn on a whole rack of shit.

[Seshmeister]

Well it would as you say make a good controller.

It's funny how cheap you can get this stuff now. I had a look and you can get them here for less than $450 and they were $2500 when they came out.

I've only dipped my toe into the world of keyboards as they don't really seem to suit the music we're doing at the moment but I found a second hand Korg M1 which I'm using as the controller MIDI'd up and mixed in with the Roland JV1010 which I got on EBay. In total I paid about $250 for this set up which back in the late 80s would have cost close to 20 times that.

[twonabomber]

when NIN was still touring, supposedly someone from the organization would hit the local trader's papers (pre-intertubes) and buy up any DX-7's they could find. Reznor says they were indestructible. he managed to break some of them anyways.

i've read the M1 has the same keybed that the DX-7 has.

the broken JX cost me $300 but when it was new they were $1700.

[jhale667]

Alright, I just got some good news...the neck for my Kramer should be done and getting it's final inspection before shipping to me tomorrow...and the body for the Charvel neck is also nearing it's final polishing stages...won't be long now...



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Update: Spoke to soon, just got a message the body's going to be further delayed....:(

[Diamondjimi]

Bastards!!!

[jhale667]

Bastards!!!

Meh, it happens...minor sand-through of the clear coat necessitated a re-shoot of the face of the body...which has already been done, and it's back to sanding and polishing...

[jhale667]

OK, went ahead and pulled the Duncans from the Kramer and mounted the set of Porter pickups I won...now just waiting for the neck and the tuners to show up...much like the Strat body...:umm:

http://a.yfrog.com/img736/3244/m9fv.jpg

Hey, I guess this means I have a spare set of Duncans now, too... :lmao:


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[jhale667]

Was not expecting it, but the neck showed up today, and it is AMAZING...looks like I'll be getting necks from Boogie Bodies from now on! :killer:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312116_10150435563767246_620012245_10218253_108614 2168_n.jpg

[Nitro Express]

What are you going to finish your neck with?

[jhale667]

What are you going to finish your neck with?

Leaving the sealer on the neck itself, probably Duplicolor black for the headstock, and Jeff from RCA has turned me on to the quick-dry clear that he uses, it's available in aerosol form...debated doing a gold Kramer decal on the headstock, but probably won't logo it, none of my other guitars are branded, don't want to start a disturbing trend... :lmao:

[Matt White]

:first: SWEET

[jhale667]

OK, the neck's installed and the rough set-up is done...needed to download a schematic, which I did this morning, so now I can wire it the way I want...but the Kramer is essentially DONE. :baaa:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Voyagerassembled.jpg


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[Coyote]

A Tobacco Burst Wolfgang Special, since they're also available as leftys...
(Why not give it a shot?)

[jhale667]

Did the wiring and set up on the Kramer, it pretty much smokes. There's a pesky intermittent ground-issue to be dealt with, but overall...oh yeah. As for the Porter pickups, they're nice. The "Classic" (A5) neck model is just bright enough w/o being harsh, and the low-medium output "Clear" (ceramic) bridge pu is an interesting beast...through my Boogie's lead channel, while it's still plenty distorted, it eerily reminds me of EVH's US Festival tone...mean, but almost pristine clean. It REALLY makes you work, but responds really well to pick dynamics. Definitely not as hot as I'm used to, but interesting!

In other news, I just heard the KnE body is getting it's final polishing, and is almost ready to be shipped back to me! :baaa:

[jhale667]

Got the word the body was done Thursday, and that Jeff was sending pictures (which he did shortly thereafter). Yes, yes, and YES.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Bombercleared.jpg

:killer:

Now I'm sort of debating going with the zebra pickup in the bridge slot based on the black one in his mock-up photos looking so cool... As the great Foghorn Leghorn would say "Fortunately, I say fortunately I always keep a spare..." :lmao:






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[Matt White]

Best looking LP I ever played AND the best sounding............

The GARY MOORE model...................


http://blog-imgs-42.fc2.com/r/h/y/rhythm3/gm2.jpg

[jhale667]

Those are freaking awesome... LOVE Gary Moore LPs. :baaa:

So in assembling the bomber, I had to decide between the zebra or black Duncan pickup last night...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/BomberwZebra.jpg

And while the zebra looks cool enough...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/jhale667/Bombernonemoreblack.jpg

There's something pretty sinister about the "none more black" look. It just seems to yell "F*CK YOU!" :cool:


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[Coyote]

Four (4) Eminence Legend GB12's...

[Matt White]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JER!!!

WE MISS YOU BRO!

http://images.piens.be/esp/kamikaze_star.jpg

[kwame k]

x's a 1,000!

[Matt White]

I did indeed see one of these Marc Boland LPs at a local guitar shop Yest......$5000....wow....bad ass though

http://www.musik-schmidt.de/images/product_images/popup_images/Gibson-Les-Paul-Marc-Bolan-Aged.jpg

[jhale667]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JER!!!

WE MISS YOU BRO!

http://images.piens.be/esp/kamikaze_star.jpg

Ironic you posted this yesterday, as I was too busy between trying to keep up with the Cafe Wha? thread and w/ work, but a friend of mine met George Lynch the day before yesterday - she showed him a pic of the bomber and apparently he approves!!!

Think Jer woulda got a kick out of that, as he was a mutt-guitar builder like the rest of us...


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[Matt White]

Awesome J! I'd like it hear George's opinion on the reformed VH!!!!

Always been a HUGE Lynch fan...even if Dokken was so good.....he stood out like a GEM...one of the few you can tell in a couple of notes....

And...I bet JER is looking down & DROOLING over that axe of yours Bro! So damn cool!!!

[jhale667]

Thanks! I think the Wolgang Stealth in your sig may have to be added to the wish-list!

[Matt White]

LOL I'd get one....with a maple fret-board! :cool:

[jhale667]

Think you'd have to buy a black one and swap ou the hardware, IIRC the Stealth only comes with the Ebony board? Not sure...but would be cool! :baaa:

[SNIPER]

I just need a new Ampeg 8x10 and I would be happy. I have had the same two for 15 years and the are looking shabby.

[1971Quarter]

[QUOTE=jhale667;1569704]Alright, I just got some good news...the neck for my Kramer should be done and getting it's final inspection before shipping to me tomorrow...and the body for the Charvel neck is also nearing it's final polishing stages...won't be long now...

Who is making these parts for you?

[jhale667]

Who is making these parts for you?

Mostly Boogie Bodies going forward, though I used a KnE body for the Charvel project.


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[1971Quarter]

You may want to try Musikraft in south NJ. They make high end replacement parts and do not charge as much as many of the other parts companies - especially Boogie. They will also consider discounts and negotiate, if you ask nicely :)

[Seshmeister]

What was it Alex VH said? Something like "Being a drummer is the only profession where you get paid to hit stuff with a stick!".

Tell that to the people who work at the Saudi Ministry of Justice.

[jhale667]

You may want to try Musikraft in south NJ. They make high end replacement parts and do not charge as much as many of the other parts companies - especially Boogie. They will also consider discounts and negotiate, if you ask nicely :)

I use Musikraft too. Scotti rocks!

[twonabomber]

OMG OMG OMG!

http://rekkerd.org/img/201201/alesis_vortex.jpg

i gooed in my pants just a little!

well, the New Wave-r in me did... :D

[guwapo_rocker]

i gooed in my pants just a little!

well, the New Wave-r in me did... :D

Jeeeeez........back to the pet shop......boy!

[Matt White]

Well...at least its not a Key-taur!

[guwapo_rocker]

I just want a Les Paul. A real one.

A guitarist I used to jam with, Randy was his name, used to play in a band called

BBC out of Detroit/Windsor back in the day. Opened for Aerosmith a couple of times I think.

Anyhoo, he tol me once, when you buy a Les Paul you have to look inside. I can't remember

what it was he said to look for, but he said checking inside was a must to make sure it was the real deal.

[guwapo_rocker]

Can I still kill a thread or what??

:)

[Seshmeister]

I'm going through a stomp box phase again...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/393620_10150523315663357_23477253356_8765180_47589 4818_n.jpg

[jhale667]

Holy crap! :lmao:

[guwapo_rocker]

OMG OMG OMG!

http://rekkerd.org/img/201201/alesis_vortex.jpg

i gooed in my pants just a little!

well, the New Wave-r in me did... :D

What is it by the way? :)

[twonabomber]

if i can score one before the TO show, i'll bring it with me.

[Coyote]

A Celestion G12M/H loaded 2x12.

It's a threeway-tie between a Traynor DHX212, a Palmer and a EVH, at the moment...

[Matt White]

Just thinking about this DIME guitar the other day.....noticed it in an old PANTERA GFTPM articel....

and now DEAN comes out with a copy at NAMM.....

SWEET


http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imce-images/dimebag-ml-sledge-xlg.jpg

[chefcraig]

SARGE and I were discussing Telecasters this afternoon, and coincidentally a patron donated a bunch of Guitar Player back issues from 2011. In the August issue, this item was featured: A Limited Edition Seymour Duncan 35 Telecaster. The thing is a variation of the famous "TeleGib" built for Jeff Beck sometime in the early 1970s. It features an unlikely set of humbuckers, along with a Gibson tailpiece and bridge (how that lines up to the Fender neck, I'm not quite sure. http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-confused-smileys-718.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/skype-emoticons.html)) I'm also unsure of the tone, combining those pick ups with the rather austere Fender body.

LINK: Seymour Duncan LE 35 (http://www.seymourduncan.com/newproducts/seymour-duncan-35.php)


http://img1.imagehousing.com/43/6a5d816fb9fd4e3aff79cddd4a4243ef.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/958959)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DcY1rzD-Fw

[Northern Girl]

Anyone need one of these?

9565

[Hardrock69]

Sure. Is it free?