Topic: Re: The Guitar Topic - B (Read 387315 times)

Kwaping · « **Reply #3550 on:** 29 Nov 2011, 08:48 »

FWIW, I love concentric tone/vol knobs. Big fan.

leftandleaving · « **Reply #3551 on:** 29 Nov 2011, 11:08 »

Quote from: Kwaping on 28 Nov 2011, 10:35

Reverbs: What are you looking to get out of it? Meaning, versatility or just one really freaking good sound?

I mean, the ideal would be a pedal that can make really good simple reverb sounds, but also have the capability to do a lot of other, crazier things. For instance, I really like the infinite mode on the cathedral, but I've heard people complain about the different effects sounding "sterile" (whatever that means), so it satisfies the cool factor, but might not satisfy the simple factor. I don't have the money for two reverb pedals, but that's pretty much what I want. Damn, you wallet!

Oh, also, I've been looking at this fuzz pedal for a long time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efplyS_9BBo and the more I watch this video, the more I want it.

Kwaping · « **Reply #3552 on:** 30 Nov 2011, 09:13 »

I really liked my Hardwire RV-7 reverb pedal. Cheap, easy to find, does some neat stuff, and pretty good sound. I only gave it up when I realized I don't want a versatile reverb, I just want a really F-ing good spring reverb. I'm still looking for "the one", will probably end up with a boutique stand-alone tank of some sort instead of a pedal. FML.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3553 on:** 30 Nov 2011, 15:27 »

I've heard about a lot of people doing that with the Hot Rods. Maybe once I get settled into my new place and get some money banked I'll try it.

Or just get one of those sole-mate pedals.

Melodic · « **Reply #3554 on:** 30 Nov 2011, 19:14 »

Quote from: leftandleaving on 29 Nov 2011, 11:08

Oh, also, I've been looking at this fuzz pedal for a long time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efplyS_9BBo and the more I watch this video, the more I want it.

Just tried this at my all-time favorite guitar store ever, and it is definitely a killer pedal. It's pretty cheap ($170CDN), well-made, hand-wired, etc. But I couldn't get the cleaner tones that that demo illustrates out of it -- playing with a coiled Tele into a Deluxe Reverb, all I could really get was shuddering, poorly-defined chugga-chugga. Try it out before you buy!

Kwaping · « **Reply #3555 on:** 01 Dec 2011, 09:12 »

I'm a fan of Monsterpiece fuzzes, myself. Cheap and well-constructed. I have their Scratchy Snatch and it kicked a new Fulltone '70 off my board with no regrets.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3556 on:** 01 Dec 2011, 09:43 »

Oof, really? I've been eyeballing the new '70s pretty close.

Kwaping · « **Reply #3557 on:** 01 Dec 2011, 15:54 »

Don't take that as saying there is anything wrong with the '70 - there's really not! It's well-built and sounds great. But the Monsterpiece SS is also well-built (by hand, by one guy), can do the same sounds as the '70. You can also generally find them for cheaper than the Fulltone stuff on the used market, due to the lack of name recognition. Not only that, it can do a variety of sounds that are not available with the '70. And, to top it all off, it has external knobs for two bias pots that are usually internal if present at all!

http://monsterpiecefuzz.com/

"All of the transistors are socketed in my creations leaving you free to experiment. You can also contact me for customizations such as socketed capactitors."

"There are no one trick wonders here. The relationship between the controls allows for a tonal pallet as wide as your imagination."

"All of my pedals have been engineered from the ground up for maximum tone. I have spent years refining the circuitry for optimal fuzziness."

I can tell you that is not marketing b.s.!

Lummer · « **Reply #3558 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 01:00 »

Now, this past monday the speakers in my Randall 4x12 went and died on me. I'm gonna buy a new cab in any case, but just for shites and giggles I figured I'd have some fun with the randall one. What I'm gonna do is install 4 of these:

http://www.monacor.dk/produkter/hoejttalerenheder-pa10-12/vnr/103310/

As you can see, the impedance is the same, and at least to my ears, the specs don't look that dissimilar to a regular guitar speaker. The kicker is though, that it says it's used for "Bass purposes" in PA's it seems. Through the company I work for, I'll be able to buy at faaar below half price, effectively letting me buy a whole set of 4 for less than the price of one Celestion V30, eg.

Your thoughts on this lads? Personally, I think the idea is just daft enough to maybe work.

Kwaping · « **Reply #3559 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 09:47 »

At the price you're paying, it seems like a no-risk proposition. If they don't work out you should be able to sell them for what you paid, or even turn a profit.

doombilly · « **Reply #3560 on:** 06 Dec 2011, 15:24 »

http://mlkshk.com/r/A4U3
Patrick? Why come U no tell us about the double neck mosrite?

valley_parade · « **Reply #3561 on:** 06 Dec 2011, 15:58 »

I think that's because they make them in such tiny quantities that they're more than likely all handmade, and also, importing from Japan, WHY YOU HEFF TO BE SO EXPENSIVE?

Mosrites are ridiculous, though. Damn.

Lupercal · « **Reply #3562 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 00:44 »

So yeah. I know all I do in this thread is essentially say "wow, look at that Fender!" and want to spend my money on it, but anyone heard of the "Modern Player" series?

Marauder:

Modern Player Jaguar:

They've got some sweet looking Teles and basses too: http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/modernplayer/search.php/

Oh, and the Marauder is under £350, which I think is pretty impressive.

IDMG · « **Reply #3563 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 02:37 »

The Marauder is okay. The triple-bucker sounds better than I thought it would. I like the Blacktop Jaguar better than the Modern Player Jag.

Liv · « **Reply #3564 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 03:44 »

The red one looks pretty.

Sorry for going off on a tangent, but I was just wondering, how difficult is it to teach yourself guitar if you know nothing of reading tabs and stuff but you know basic music theory? And would anyone know any sites that teach beginners? I'm too cheap to get a teacher.

Lummer · « **Reply #3565 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 03:57 »

If you know basic music theory, you can learn tabs in a heartbeat.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3566 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 05:16 »

The MP Jag interests me because I'm a sucker for really stripped down P90 guitars.

The Marauder though, they could have done so much better.

doombilly · « **Reply #3567 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 07:23 »

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand Parker (US Music Corp) are fixing my 15 year old (backup) guitar for nothing (shipping). Considering they did not even own Parker when this guitar was made and it is under no kind of warranty, that is amazing.

Lupercal · « **Reply #3568 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 09:59 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 08 Dec 2011, 05:16

The MP Jag interests me because I'm a sucker for really stripped down P90 guitars.

The Marauder though, they could have done so much better.

Its quite cool, similar to how a PRS Soapbar looks I guess.

Whats wrong with the Marauder though? Do you think they should've kept the Jag switches? My small research into the guitar tells me that it never really looked like what we're seeing, but it had "stealth" humbuckers that never got beyond the prototype stage.

Also, I looked at Godin's today. Bad choice. I think they're awesome.

GAS. I has it. For just about everything! (it has probably been about 2 years since I purchased anything large [even a pedal] in the guitar department)

valley_parade · « **Reply #3569 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 10:45 »

Yeah, I guess my main issue is the pickup/switching. The body shape isn't too bad, but I'd rather see some more I dunno, typical offset electronics. Maybe like a Mustang or something.

Lupercal · « **Reply #3570 on:** 08 Dec 2011, 14:01 »

The Marauder II was more like a Jaguar I think

The more I look at it the weirder the body shape appears to be.

doombilly · « **Reply #3571 on:** 13 Dec 2011, 09:22 »

Dang Jeph.
http://pic.twitter.com/KGi27eH7

Lummer · « **Reply #3572 on:** 14 Dec 2011, 00:02 »

Daaaaaaaaaang...

Lummer · « **Reply #3573 on:** 14 Dec 2011, 00:03 »

Also, who got a new awesome-as-fuck old Marshall JCM800 1982 model 4x12 cab?

This guy. This guy right here.

doombilly · « **Reply #3574 on:** 14 Dec 2011, 05:47 »

Son, I fought in the big war commonly refer to as "the 80's." Don't trivialize it by comparing it to those petty squabbles the Lame Stream Media call's "World Wars." Pffft.

Next someone is gonna say something like Stalin was worse than Cinderella or Kajagoogoo. And I'm gonna go NUTZ. Gallipoli had nothing on ZZ Top's Eliminator album.

HEHdit
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/12/hear-10-seconds-from-every-hit-song-of-the-80s.html

Lummer · « **Reply #3575 on:** 16 Dec 2011, 00:54 »

Ok, so I finally had the time to use the cab yesterday. Holy fuck it is LOUD!

400 watts of God cock-slamming the Himalayas, fuck yeah. Now I just need a new head.

IDMG · « **Reply #3576 on:** 20 Dec 2011, 17:24 »

I played a CIJ Strat with a set of EMG single coils yesterday at a guitar center.

I must have it.

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #3577 on:** 21 Dec 2011, 13:35 »

I didn't feel like resurrecting the pedal thread, but I just scored a Dirty Little Secret v.2 off ebay. This fucker is never leaving my board.
Also, more pedals need a "rawk" switch on them.

Melodic · « **Reply #3578 on:** 21 Dec 2011, 15:08 »

I thought the MkII had the rawk/rock switch removed in favor of a few tone knobs?

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3579 on:** 24 Dec 2011, 22:27 »

So I've got an offer to play for tip at a really nice bar/restaurant downtown, only I need to get an acoustic pickup and an amp. I have no idea what sorts of things are decent or not 'cause I've pretty much primarily played unplugged acoustic all my life (except when sitting in on a song where I'll just step in with a borrowed guitar, or whatever), so...

1) What's a price range I should be expecting to pay for some decent gear? Would $150-200 be too little?

2) What would be good to get in that range?

doombilly · « **Reply #3580 on:** 25 Dec 2011, 10:47 »

You could certainly get a guitar for that price (150-200). I'd hit Craigslist. I would expect to spend about $500 for amp/gtr etc...

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3581 on:** 25 Dec 2011, 12:14 »

No, I have a guitar. I'm just looking for a pickup and an amp to play it through.

Radical AC · « **Reply #3582 on:** 25 Dec 2011, 19:14 »

How loud does it need to be? A piezo pup will sound closest to your acoustic, but if you are playing at a place with a PA a nice instrument mic may work out better.

My dad got me a Boss FS-6 for xmas claiming he had no idea about guitar pedals and just picked one out. He gave me the receipt in case I wanted to exchange it-which I might do for a t-rex power supply. I still have my DeVille switcher so I wont need the FS-6, but dads can be pretty cool.

Melodic · « **Reply #3583 on:** 25 Dec 2011, 20:21 »

Somehow my dad found me an RE-201 Space Echo, in mint condition, with all its heads in working order. I'm fucking flabbergasted but it sounds amazing.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3584 on:** 25 Dec 2011, 22:52 »

Quote from: tuathal on 25 Dec 2011, 17:37

Are you going for a purely acoustic sound or will a magnet/coil pickup do just as well as a piezo for your purposes? Depending on what you need there may be various options.

Keep in mind I know absolutely nothing about pickups, so I have no idea how to respond to this. I had to go look up what a piezo is because I've never heard of it before. What's the tone difference between a magnetic pickup and a piezo? To be honest, I'm not necessarily looking for perfect tone right now, mostly just amplification.

Quote from: Radical AC on 25 Dec 2011, 19:14

How loud does it need to be? A piezo pup will sound closest to your acoustic, but if you are playing at a place with a PA a nice instrument mic may work out better.

About as loud as an unamplified piano. There's no PA insofar as I'm aware.

Melodic · « **Reply #3585 on:** 26 Dec 2011, 01:22 »

Piezo pickups get stuck somewhere on the surface of your guitar and measure vibrations, which gets you a more "acoustic" sound that takes into account all the things that make acoustic guitars different, like wood and chambering.

Magnetic coil pickups are (on acoustics) wedged in the sound hole and record string vibration just like an electric guitar. It sounds a little less unique than a piezo on acoustic instruments but it's way easier to install.

If you're looking for something quick and dirty (it sounds like you are), I'd get a cheap acoustic magnetic pickup and then get busy looking for a teeny tiny Roland amp that'll make enough noise for you.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3586 on:** 26 Dec 2011, 02:16 »

That was my general plan but I wanted to ask people who knew more than me (you guys). Thanks!

doombilly · « **Reply #3587 on:** 26 Dec 2011, 05:22 »

Quote from: Melodic on 26 Dec 2011, 01:22

this

Lummer · « **Reply #3588 on:** 26 Dec 2011, 23:55 »

Got done with a little project here during christmas:

IDMG · « **Reply #3589 on:** 29 Dec 2011, 00:19 »

Bought a pedal board kit from Planet Waves that makes 5 cables. I can buy two 3-packs of patch cables from them for half the price.

Is custom cable length and gold plated connectors enough of a benefit to justify staying with the kit rather than getting my money back?

doombilly · « **Reply #3590 on:** 29 Dec 2011, 10:09 »

That really just depends on how much you need the custom cable lengths. The gold tips really, I don't think you'd ever notice a difference. Also depends on your needs. Are you playing live a lot? If so, my one word is: MOGAMI.
There sh*t is expensive but when I feel like a problem is developing, nobody asks what it is when I walk into GC and walk out with a new one, free. Save the pkging and recpts. Also Monster cables suck. MOGAMI price at the lowest quality imaginable.

IDMG · « **Reply #3591 on:** 29 Dec 2011, 11:50 »

Oh, I'm never falling for Monster cable again.

And I don't have the money to replace all 7 of my patch cables with Mogami.

doombilly · « **Reply #3592 on:** 30 Dec 2011, 05:33 »

Are they just patch cords to go between pedalseseses? Then I'd opt for the (2) 3 packs unless the lengths are irritatingly too long or too short. You are going to lose more 'fidelity' between pedals that gold tips are not gonna make much of a difference. Also when they crap out (and they will) you don't have to blame yourself for putting them together. Some 3rd world Catamites will get the blame. (I had to look that one up, Jeph). Also, I've had a lot of coffee that was very strong this morning. So maybe I'm not even typing this. I can't tell anymore.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3593 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 07:41 »

You guys are all about Kauer, right? Turns out he just started posting some of his new work on OSG:

A Neil Young inspired Firebird, finish by Josh from Protocaster.

Melodic · « **Reply #3594 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 10:03 »

To be honest, I like their homebrew finishes better -- that matte one looks like spraypaint.

Bearer · « **Reply #3595 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 11:46 »

That is a beautiful guitar. Makes me wonder if it has a switch to bypass all the knobs like Neil's does... Also, P90 + Mini-humbucker is awesome. That's what I'll be doing for the next guitar I put together, if I ever get $900 that is...

EDIT: Incidentally, how would you all feel about a Bass/Amp combo where the Bass is hooked up to the amp via XLR cable. The Amp itself would power the Bass's active electronics through the XLR's third wire, and would allow you to choose between different active voltages. Just an idea I've been toying with in my head.

RyanPm40 · « **Reply #3596 on:** 02 Jan 2012, 21:03 »

Got one of these and an Orange Crush practice amp a little before Christmas as a mixed Birthday/Xmas gift. I absolutely love it.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3597 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 12:46 »

Oooh, the ash bodied Standard? Good haul, Ryan!

Has anyone else had reaaaaally slow shipping with Guitar Fetish before? I ordered some stuff on the 27th, shipped on the 28th, and according to USPS it's been in Nashua, NH since the 29th.

Normally, if I order small packages from the Boston area and ship via USPS Priority, it's there the day after it ships. Not sure why on earth it was re-routed up to Nashua.

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #3598 on:** 03 Jan 2012, 15:46 »

Quote from: Melodic on 21 Dec 2011, 15:08

I thought the MkII had the rawk/rock switch removed in favor of a few tone knobs?

The v.2 and the MkII are two different pedals. The V.2 is basically the original DLS but works better as a stand alone overdrive instead of a boost/tone foundation pedal. And it has a switch on the inside that will basically turn it into a v.1. The MkII is the newest model with the tone knobs. From what I hear the're not as good as the older models.

doombilly · « **Reply #3599 on:** 08 Jan 2012, 05:35 »

https://twitter.com/gigcamz/status/155949209995051008
Johnny Marr talks about his signature Jaguar.

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