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[IDMG]

I've decided my TC Electronics Nova Repeater is the best thing ever.

[Chad K.]

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.

That's weird, but it sounds like a USPS issue, not guitar fetish.  I bought a guitar from them and it was to my door sooner than their estimate.

[Kwaping]

I've decided my TC Electronics Nova Repeater is the best thing ever.

Wow, that does look awesome! Surprised that hasn't been on my radar before now.

I'm such a gear whore, I really should lrn2play. :/

[valley_parade]

That's weird, but it sounds like a USPS issue, not guitar fetish.  I bought a guitar from them and it was to my door sooner than their estimate.

I emailed them, and they had the same guess. They said they'll be getting a hold of USPS for me, so hopefully I can slap some single coils in this bitch soon.

[Chad K.]

So, I don't have pics yet, but I got the greatest Christmas gift ever from the parents and my girl. They gave me money toward a guitar and I picked up... a 1992 Gibson ES-350t.  It is the most beautiful, wonderful, semi-hollow guitar ever. I'm currently getting a partial refret, a setup and I'm having the bridge pinned.  Already played out at a show, and I'm in love. It looks almost exactly like this stock photo-



There are two small rough spots above the pickups where p90s once rested, and the truss rod cover says "Big Beautiful Doll."  Apparently the prior owner was a swing and jump blues kind of guy.

[Kwaping]

Gorgeous guitar!!! Congrats!

[Chad K.]

Thank you, sir.

[Lummer]

The Rig:

[doombilly]

Do all your pedals have boy's names too?

[IDMG]

Well, I like it anyway.

[Kwaping]

That's a fine lookin' Strat ya got there.

[IDMG]

It's Japanese made from 1994. The EMGs may or may not stay. They don't agree with my fuzz factory.

[Kwaping]

Fuzz factory > EMGs. Good call.

[IDMG]

On that note, what would be a good replacement that's still noise canceling? I like the Dimarzio Injectors, but I'm sure there's something just as good but cheaper out there.

[valley_parade]

embrace the noise

[Melodic]

Surfer Blood playing a Kauer Daylighter Jr. on Fallon. Guess that means Kauer sold out????

[valley_parade]

I think it means that Kauer sold a guitar to a guy from Surfer Blood.

[Melodic]

good call bro

[Lummer]

Wall of doom:

[Lummer]

Only a fraction of that stuff was/is mine :/

[Kwaping]

[valley_parade]

I think it means that Kauer sold a guitar to a guy from Surfer Blood.

Oh yeah hey fun facts that you learn by reading OSG:

Doug Kauer and Paul Rhoney are sharing a shop in California now. The imagined collaborations are giving me the most normal boners right now.

[boneykingofnowhere]

On that note, what would be a good replacement that's still noise canceling? I like the Dimarzio Injectors, but I'm sure there's something just as good but cheaper out there.

I personally would just get regular single coils, but if you have your heart set on noiseless then Lace Sensors are the way to go.

[doombilly]

Gack.

Not a giant fan of the new breed of Parker Flys but they all look cool in White. In other disturbing guitar techno news, these can come with the antares auto tune feature. I'm not sure, but I think that is likely ridiculous.
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/namm-2012-auto-tune-maxxfly-guitar-from-antares-and-parker-525314
In related ME news, I got word from Parker (who is graciously fixing a 15 yr old Nitefly I bought used) that there was more fret damage and that it will be 90 days before they send it back to me. Good thing I got my trusty 2006 to take to the studio next month.
Also. Also.

[IDMG]

How did I live without a tremolo pedal? (really need to stop spending money)

[Lummer]

That 7-string Parker does indeed look VERY nice. If it's regular Parker quality, it's definitely going to be a strong contender.

Also, I don't like Whitechapel but HOLY GODDAMN THEIR SIGNATURE MODEL FOR 2012 ARE AWESOME!

[doombilly]

Yeah, I mainly posted the 7 for you Lummer.
They have really revamped the line. The weakest link thus far appears to be the cheap toggle switches. I've never had a problem with any of mine. But I think it is confusing because they have different models of the now re-dubbed Maxxfly. Also they are moving the factory, I'd give them a year or so.

[valley_parade]

Psssst guys it's NAMM weekend:







(I am most likely getting that three hundred dollar piece of awesome)









(Gretsch much, ESP?)



Danelectro are also releasing another version of that awesome-as-fuck square "Pro" thing and a Hodad reissue, but I can't find pictures. I might have to get the Pro over that Telebeastamajig, I loved the last RI of it.

[Melodic]

weird seeing anything but my dano with lipstick tubes. 

[doombilly]

Any pig can wear lipstick.

[valley_parade]

The one that apparently refuses to show up in my post is Schecter's new Hellcat six-string bass, which features SD Jaguar pickups, and a Jag control plate with individual on/off switches.

http://schecterguitars.com/Products/Guitar/Hellcat-VI.aspx

[doombilly]

[valley_parade]

Gotta say, that bass is not helping argue against my "Parker makes really ugly guitars" stance.

[doombilly]

--never mind I misunderstood you.--

[Melodic]

So I got around to buying Catalinbread's Manx Loaghtan Fuzz, and I'm pretty happy with myself. In essence it's a hand-wired Big Muff with a Baxandall tone circuit instead of the Muff's single tone knob. It's a much more versatile pedal than the Muff is, with way more clarity and a butter zone as wide as the tone knobs can turn. Whereas my Muff Pi tended to get sludgy and muffled doing arpeggios, the Loaghtan cuts thru the dirt on most settings. In my case, I've been throwing it through a massive reverb and creating distorted soundscapes, and it does the job perfectly. Only gripe? Fucking side-mounted power jack. Annoying as hell to daisy-chain.

[IDMG]

Much of that can probably be attributed to the fact that it's a clone of a Ramshead era Big Muff. Ramsheads are pretty much the best BMP.

[valley_parade]

I've got a clone of a triangle-era Muff that would like to argue that with you.

[Rell]

I obviously need more (And more subtle than my little big muff pi) fuzz pedals.

Thank you for making me see this, Guitar thread, I will await my grant with bated breath!

Big Muff is definitely the shit though.  Gotta work with it a bit to get a good sound, but it definitely can do a lot.  Swollen Pickle is supposed to be great as far as heavy fuzz goes.

One of my buddies has a Fuzz Factory but seems to primarily use it to ruin everyone's ears with treble.

[Melodic]

I like my Little Big Muff Pi fine, but it has exactly two locations on the tone knob that I like, and the rest is garbage. S'why I like this Manx a lot so far.

[IDMG]

I obviously need more (And more subtle than my little big muff pi) fuzz pedals.

Thank you for making me see this, Guitar thread, I will await my grant with bated breath!

Big Muff is definitely the shit though.  Gotta work with it a bit to get a good sound, but it definitely can do a lot.  Swollen Pickle is supposed to be great as far as heavy fuzz goes.

One of my buddies has a Fuzz Factory but seems to primarily use it to ruin everyone's ears with treble.

You can use that with a Fuzz Factory for that purpose but it excels at bassy fuzz as well, you just have to tweak the knobs. The Swollen Pickle fucking kills at heavy fuzz.

I've got a clone of a triangle-era Muff that would like to argue that with you.

I find that Triangle clones have low end that's a bit loose for my taste.

[boneykingofnowhere]

I've been using my brother's EQD Hoof for a while and its a pretty great muff clone. I think its either a ram's head or a sovtek clone, but it cuts through the mix and does chords a lot better than my 90's/00's muff.

[valley_parade]

I find that Triangle clones have low end that's a bit loose for my taste.

See, I play a lot of sludgy doom stuff, so it works fine for me. If I need high end, I crank the tone knob to the clockwise.

[IDMG]

I've been using my brother's EQD Hoof for a while and its a pretty great muff clone. I think its either a ram's head or a sovtek clone, but it cuts through the mix and does chords a lot better than my 90's/00's muff.

It's a modified Tall Font Sovtek clone, and a damn good one at that.

I find that Triangle clones have low end that's a bit loose for my taste.

See, I play a lot of sludgy doom stuff, so it works fine for me. If I need high end, I crank the tone knob to the clockwise.

Ah, yes, they are great for that. Pretty sure Wata from Boris has an old school triangle, so case in point.

When I feel inclined to get doomy I usually just roll off the compression/scoop controls on my Swollen Pickle. Usually serves to open up the bass without mudding up.

[Melodic]

man, how many overdrive/fuzz/distortion pedals is too many? I've got a Nobels ODR-1 feeding into that Manx Loaghtan feeding into a Big Muff Pi into a WMD Geiger Counter, and I'm still lusting over about a hundred other kinds of gain-boosting monsters. My signal chain hates me.

[IDMG]

Personally I think it's impossible to have too many. (right up until you run out of cash)

[Melodic]

the Geiger Counter is an interesting beast. Theoretically, there's a combination of knobs that'll yield just about any tone you can think of, but in practice it's best for lo-fi gain boosting or seriously gritty synth distortion. One of the coolest things it can do is running an expression pedal into the rate knob, so you can do crazy fidelity wah effects.

[valley_parade]

Pretty sure Wata from Boris has an old school triangle, so case in point.

And now you see why I got one. =D

[IDMG]

I've just come into possession of an MXR Carbon Copy for free. I am most excite (Though hopefully it won't disappoint the way may last analog delay did).

[Melodic]

mxr pedals, colour me uninterested

[IDMG]

I usually don't give them a second glance, but who am I to bitch about free gear?