Dream Gear Wish List 2010

[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...





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]

Hurry up and wait...

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...



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

[jhale667]

Schwing!

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!

[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...

[Matt White]

SWEET

[jhale667]

Woo-hoo!

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.

[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!

[jhale667]

I also had THIS to be thankful for this weekend...

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





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..."

[Matt White]

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

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