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Odd, I still post here. Just a few things I noticed since I've never had a guitar with humbuckers and two volume knobs.

Switching to just one humbucker and turning down the volume all the way will still allow some sound from the opposite pickup to go through. As in, if I choose the neck and turn off the volume for the neck, the bridge still sneaks in just a bit of sound.

Something might be up with the electronics, a few times I noticed a problem that would easily be fixed by using the old Nintendo 64 trick for cables. One moment, I'm in the middle position and turning down the neck volume cause all the volume to go away, and immediately switching to the bridge causes the volume to suddenly swell (think turning on a tube amp, when it heats up and the volume swells to normal).

Odd...

Also, let me tell you it is so damn scary and amazing to go from one to two volume AND tone knobs. Middle position has so many options!

http://equipboard.com/duplicate_items/new

http://i.imgur.com/tBWN3tj.jpg

Maybe this is why I get no sleep... ;_;

Was working, then forced to speak to family, then Superman v Batman, then school... eh.

Hello!

Weezer? I could do better.

It's been about a day and a half or more, and so far, still looks good on the neck. No visible curve of any sort. As for parts, I always heard of All Parts, but not Callaham... noted. Saddle on the list, just in case current hardware isn't working. Hella expensive for just one bridge and nail, so I expect quality must be up there. Odd that they don't list by parts, but rather by guitar... none of those are known for having Bigsby bridges. So I checked All Parts and found one spring for a good $9. Found another on Amazon that's a full inch. Interesting... probably going with a one inch or more if I get the chance.

You want to know something? Ever heard of the song Zentrifuge by Einstürzende Neubauten? It's on the third Strategies Against Architecture collection. I don't know how they do it, but I always had the imagination that perhaps that loud crushing and gravelling bass sound was really a bass with an extremely tight tremolo. I imagine he'd play one distorted note and push the tremolo arm down fast enough to play a few notes down to which the effect is a crushed and gnashing distortion sound. For some reason, I imagine that a tight tremolo pronounces the effect.

I'm probably wrong anyways, but hey, here's to imagination.

Edit: While I love this band, I'm constantly confused by how much material they have as well as some inconsistencies to the actual songs on the album in comparison to the colelctions. Case in point, which is a different version of Headcleaner.

I will keep an eye on the neck, because I just played it today and only just realised how heavy these strings are. It's good, but maybe not for the neck. I wouldn't say these are too terribly high-output, but like I said, they certainly roar.

http://i.imgur.com/k9V5lot.jpg

Yes, as you can see, this was shot with a potato. It's called an iPhone 4s. Yes, I look like an idiot, I'm tired and no one is in the house that can take a photograph of me playing. The guitar itself looks sort of grey and black, but look at it in the light and it's a sort of slate green.

As for spring, I saw that. Never got to look more closely. It feels fine, but perhaps a tighter spring would work better.

Haha, very funny. She's actually Indonesian but honestly, I don't care.

So I got my 11-54 strings on her and oh my does she roar, I'm really amazed at how powerful these humbuckers are. Tremolo is just a little bit loose, but it's not too much of a problem. Apparently coil-tapping is with a switch rather than a push-knob, but oh well. I'll say it again, she roars, and the sound is just fantastic, It's blowing my mind.

By the way, she's heavier than a Paul.

Edit: Not nearly as close to a D'Angelico, but quite regal anyways. Second, SHE'S FOREST GREEN, IT'S SO SUBTLE YET STUNNING!!!!11!11

Noted.

Guitar arrived today, and let me just say:

I have never seem a guitar as gorgeous and sexy as this one. I feel so undeserving to even look at it, it's everything I've wanted in a guitar! I still need to swap out the strings for some 11 gaugue strings (No 12s at the local shop) and then I'll plug her in.

... What's her name?

Well, everything here has a very specific purpose, and most of the music I play requires very little tap-dancing, just knowing how to use each pedal consistently. By that, I mean using a set of pedals for a good amount of time. Others would tap dance to do different things, but I believe a good musician knows that a single tone with a good amount of effects can do a lot more than an ever-changing tone. Of course, I could be wrong.

So much to learn! So mic signals go through the mix to an existent audio mix-bus which usually has some sort of effect such as reverb. It seems kind of arbitrary to not compress a signal knowing that it's going to be hitting very high or low levels both in notes and volume levels. Also, you mean mix-bus compression rather than a gate into a mix-bus when there's no available gate, right?

(Was reading this.)

Edit: Sorry, forgot to say. LP-look alike is not here yet... came yesterday, but I wasn't there to sign off. Still never arrived today. Odd... UPS said they'd try again today, but apparently it never happened.

I hate how many different acoustics Takamine makes, it's a damn chore to look through all that sexiness. I think it might be a TF341DLX but because the cameraman has such a hard on for Billy and shot it with a damn potato, I can't tell for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk4BxhCvc-s

Yes, the balding man with sunburst or whatever finish guitar with single coils, standing centre stage. If any of you know what guitar that is, I'd sorely appreciate your input.

Well I wasn't trying to be callous, I'm more terrified of what the sound engineer would think of me rather, I'm sure you can take care of yourself just fine. When I say tread carefully, well you seem like the kind of guy who'd try to redo the whole system to achieve a standard. That's good, but there are those who'd easily object.

Also, I'm sorry, I'm dead tired. I should probably sleep more, but who needs sleep? I got coffee for that.

Anyways, on a side note, I have an update photo! Here it is!

http://i.imgur.com/wSnMcFHr.jpg

Well I didn't get this directly from the sound guy, I rather asked the bassist and lead guitarist, but they work close with the sound engineer and, of course, know a lot more than myself.

Mic bleed... Choice of mics is not my alley, but placement? Unfortunately, the stage is simply set up that way. The lead guitarist is directly behind (about five to ten feet) three microphones. But to turn the cabinets around...

Now this makes me think of a concert I went to, I had thought about this. It was a Jetpacks concert and the rhythm guitarist was the only one who's amplifier had been reversed. Didn't know why, because everyone else's amps were mice'd and facing forward.

I can try asking about this tomorrow afternoon. Sound engineer will be there, I'll tell him about this.

Acoustic is not to worry, we've been slowly fixing the sound with it, and this old direct box will hopefully solve any sound issues we have.

And I know you MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT be joking, but if you aren't, just tread carefully, eh?

Alright, so there are several reasons that we don't use any microphones for our guitars and bass. Here they are:

Too Loud

Having to do with the way the church is set up, amplifiers pretty much blow the faces off the people in the front row, and everyone in the back get little to nothing. Even the PA would be of not help because they'd basically be doing the same thing now (amplifying guitars as main speaker) rather than simply pushing the sound of the guitar further.

This is just an unfortunate aspect of the building that is our church. It's not big enough to constitute the use of guitars cabinets with microphones, and not small enough to simply keep the guitar loud and everyone else at the balanced levels without blowing up the front row of peoples' faces.

Microphone bleed

In front of our guitarists, we have four singers (One lead, three backup). So, of course, a micriphone should only amplify voices, no the guitar in the background.

So, we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Apparently our bassist has a tube amp direct box that he's been using ($60, he said) which explains why the bass sounds pretty good.

As for us, I was suggested two options: first, like you said, tube amp direct boxes. Apparently our sound guy has had one, so we'll use it for the acoustic. When I suggested using it for the electric guitars, there came another problem. It has been done, but due to the number of effects in the pedal chain, it caused too much noise.

That leaves one option that I thought of that technically would work: Isolation cabinets, or amplifiers mice'd and behind plexi glass. There's a little room just behind the stage we can put it, but now there's a problem with money.

Anyways, first thing I thought of was the Rivera Silent Sister. Thanks for the tip, Mick Thomson. Each one's 1k each, so we're all basically saving up for a REALLY nice amp, one we won't have to replace anytime soon and one that we can speaker out to the seperate room and plug into the iso cab, the plug straight into the PA.

I'm learnig quite a lot from these experiences... This is good.

The rhythm guitarist has a solid-state Kustom head and cabinet. The other has a Spider IV. if any of us could get a tube amp, it would be me because I'm the only one not paying rent (thank you community college).

Our drums are mice'd, though because they're behind some plexin glassin a little cavething, but he's quite visible. Anyways, as to why something as simple as this hasn't been implemented is the question I'll ask today, but I have a few theories.

One of them might just be that the keyboard players would complain about the amp levels... And now that I think about it, we have played in a slightly smaller venue, but the amps there were massive, and the lead guitarist had a full-stack (!) for some tube amp. i wasn't even sure it was mice'd, but everything else was. So, why not our place which actually somewhat larger?

Like I said, I will ask today.

We don't have an actual tube amp... You know what we do have is two old power amplifiers, one of them made by Fender. It's hidden away on a rack just above the other electronic that controls the headphone monitors. But I don't think that would work either.

Alright, let me get this straight, you're suggesting having the PA focus on such things as vocals, pianos, etc, but mic'ing the amplifiers for guitar and simply having it just loud enough to push the volume further to reach farther back, eh?

Noted, which of course makes me think of preamps in a pedal, but of course while this discussion is good and all, I seriously cannot be buying anything else or I will go more broke than broke.

On DI's, we do use the Radial ProDI for all the instruments (except the piano, of course, we use the ProD2). So, we do have proper direct boxes, but apparently we do suffer from volume problems. At least, that was before. Now, the level for my acoustic usually varies on the sound guy's mood (in comparison to every other instrument), but it can reach very loud levels now. I've been suggested to get a boost for it though.

Also, an electric guitar is too quite so besides using the headphone out jack... well, our lead guitarist had the idea of getting a Spider and using the POD out as a line out. Honestly, it sounds pretty good (and I'm sure you're cringing right now), but the sound gets too trebly once it hits the sound board.

I really should start doing research on how all of this works. I keep forgetting to write down those electronic books you suggested.

On a side note, the guitar is in Sylmar in California. Cam yesterday morning, so I assume they'll deliver it Monday morning. As for the looper, holy crap it's so much fun and also confusing. It's like Christmas! :)

"PACKAGING SUBVERSION"

-Corey Taylor

"PIKACHU'S A VIRGIN"

-Random guy who doesn't know the lyrics to Psychosocial

So the Boss RC-3 is here, I've halted buying anything because I pretty much went insane buying all this stuff. Guitar is STILL shipping (somewhere in Wisconsin now...). I have an even less idea of how to use such a complicated piece of machinery that is a looper, but I'm starting to understand the delay a bit more.

On a side note, I just had a thought: Instead of some expensive Tube-Amp DI box or other, why not simply plug in at the end of the chain a 44 Magnum preamp? I figure that's plenty of volume for all the speakers we use and I'm not doing too much tone tweaking.

Nah, though I'd probablt resort to one if I needed to. Remember when Intold you I was going to the Hollywood Guitar Centre to look at guitars? I hadn't found anything, but there was that $40 pedalboard? That's the one. The case is slowly falling apart (more superglue and ductape!) but this board has to be the sturdiest slab of thin metal ever, I love. I could toss this thing around if I wanted to.

I can say with assurance that a chat room is not going to make us any more creepy even if were or were not. Anyways, you're lucky you're on this forum. I've seen far worse, this place is a haven to me.

Neither hav I. I can't do that now, I'm at college, and I have a friend over for the night. You think you can figure out any other methods?

Also, I'm texting on my phone, It's quite stressful, haha.

The listening party? It was just a thought. Kind of like, if we all met in a chat room, and the web site would stream live music and we'd just listen and talk.

Nope, whole bunch of words that repeat the album name. I couldn't possibly use this music as background, it's almost become a sort of bane to me. It feels sort of degrading, like I'm willing to pay attention to work rather than the music someone worked hard for, but that's just how I feel.

Kinda wish we all could do listenig parties or something to that effect, wouldn't that be fun?

Jesus, I went to reply and all of a sudden you edited, haha.

Well, this is basically your toxic wast pedals in digital form. And it's not all washy stuff, the vintage setting is loud enough to get some nice distorted sound, but like I said, I'm still sorting this thing out.

Well, if you do, I suggest you start with "The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place". Just about their best album.

Boss RC-3 Loop Station. I did order the Black Fountain, it's on the board, but an $80 drop was too amazing to pass. It's shipping now.

Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand In Mine - The Only Moment We Were Alone - Day One

If These Trees Could Talk - Malabar Front - Below the Sky - When the Big Hand Buries the Twelve

Ling Tosite Sigure Well okay, EB, screw you too. They're songs written in Japanese, so yeah.

Sigur Rós - Ísjaki - Var - Varúð

Igorrr - Barbeque (With Ruby, My Dear) - Mindgerb (With his band Whourkr) - Saelli (With Corpo-Mente)

Well luckily for myself, it's not as displeasing as the toxic waste pedals you describe. I'm just taking time to get used to the fact that this is not a straight delay pedal, it's just a bit warbly and dark and reverby. I love it. Just yesterday, I found out that running a delay > reverb > overdrive chain yields this warbly, uncontrolled sound, it's so much fun. You try playing a few lead lines and any sustains cause the overdrive to vibrato so wildly. In essence, I am enjoying myself :)

In other news, I've stopped buying for some time. Yeah, the guitar is coming, but I was on Reverb.com and... well, I found a Boss RC-3 for $100. Grabbed it the moment I saw. So both that and the guitar are STILL shipping. Also, local shop plus Guitar Centre have no Hosa patch cables, so I'll have to wait until Monday so I can go to the store near me and get those cables.

Which gets me thinking... the left side of my pedalboard is getting quite crowded. It was bad enough fitting trying to get a perfect order with such short cables, but I eventually got some sort of order going. Anyways, here's what it looks like right now:

http://i.imgur.com/ntqJWTs.jpg

So, I'd probably move everything over so the Boss RC-3 is in place of the Supernatural, the Supernatural is in place of the Trem-Verb, etc until we get to the Tuner. Take out tuner to accommodate space for the Trem-verb and delay. Next, volume pedal and from there, hopefully if I have the space, I'll be able to fit the tuner on the tuner out of the volume pedal. Also, you'll notice that the massive beast that is the Blackstar HT Dual is not connected. I need a one foot Hosa cable for that, and another short cable for the looper.

Side note: Guitar left Illinois yesterday in the afternoon. Pedal was in Texas yesterday at the same time as the guitar, and also left roughly at the same time.

Einsturzende Neubauten

You wonderful bastard I thought I was the only one within a 100 mile radius INCLUDING THIS FORUM to like this band. HELL YEAH

Yeah, I love my post rock, and mogwai for me are the best out there.

Wow, this makes me so happy :D, I'd recommend If These Trees Could Talk and Explosions in the Sky to you, and YES, I love Sigur Ros, I'm working my way through their albums. On Kveikur and Valtari right now.

I'm so sorry, I'm full on fan girling right now, I need to start listening to this stuff more :D

New members, eh?

Well, I already bought a guitar and, if you didn't see the post, it's a Hagstrom Tremar Super Swede.

Quick update, guitar still hasn't shipped, and it was bought Saturday. I sincerely hope they don't screw this up...

As for the pedal... well, since this is my first time using both a delay in general as well as such a specialised oil-can delay, this has to be the most enjoyable yet confusing experience for my, for lack of a better name, "music career", or whatever you may. I'm trying out some combinations with tremolo and heavy reverb and such, but I still can't move very far until I get those IRG cables.

Ehhh, Walrus, how've you been? Haven't seen you in quite some time.

Nothing really to address, just grammar. I honestly am quite confused by this, but I guess it's just that submitting is so accessible to people that it attracts even those too lazy for grammar and spelling.

Honestly, this item just proves how little discretion people have in submitting items. Seriously, you can look this stuff up, it's so easy with the Fender website. Nearly every guitar that was identified as this "Fender Telecaster Deluxe" is really just a Classic Series '72.

Of course, there are a few exceptions such as this.

Sorry, yesterday was pretty full, so here's what's happened:

eBay seller said nothing. I'm going to buy the swede brand new somewhere else. I'm not disregarding recommendations, but I'm pretty set on a guitar that has everything I need. Also, I've been avoiding Gibson lately, mainly because of the fact that the rhythm guitarist in my band has both a Gibson Les Paul Studio an Epiphone ES-335. Both of them are like fuzz machines when you drive them even a little bit.

I think you should get the Greco, it'd be pretty cool to see you review a fine instrument as that.

On the subject of amplifiers... how I'd love to get a Traynor, but like I said, any of those amps are virtually useless to me if I can't plug it into a sound system. It really sucks, but I can't do anything about it.

In other news, the pedal is here! I've no idea how to use it, and now I just realised I haven't a long enough patch cables, plus the local music shop doesn't have any foot long cables... so I have to wait until next week or take a road trip Hollywood.

As for the guitar, there's one option left, and it's this. This is it. If they tell me they're out of stock, I will kill a man.

So the retailer for the guitar I just bought refunded me. They JUST found out that they're out of stock for Swede... Whih means, I have two options left.

I've low-balled an eBay seller for a used version, $550 minus shipping. Either that, or brand new for $650 including the shipping.

Well... The pedal is still shipping, so there's that going.

http://equipboard.com/items/takamine-gx-100bt

[http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1980s-Takamine-GX-100-Explorer-Electric-Guitar-MIJ/161998306609?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35852%26meid%3D671941aa396d41a6b4e268ca79a5c713%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D251134718909

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Takamine-Gx-100-TB-Electric-Guitar-With-Case-385A/191783576018?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35852%26meid%3D671941aa396d41a6b4e268ca79a5c713%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D251134718909

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First time I listened to Ghost, I was caught by that bassline from Pinnacle to the Pit. Took me a few weeks to understand everything going on with the lyrics.

Definitely not "heavy metal", but I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a Taylor Swift approach.

Haha, talk about beating a dead horse.

According to previous quote, and I'm just paraphrasing from memory, all this crap will be cleaned up eventually. That's all I know. The day it happens, it'll be a God send when everything is sparkly clean.

Couldn't possibly find the model you're referring too, but thank God Reverb.com has a thing for search results on decades. Stuff like this reminds me of how there's the usual brands, and then there are those wierd ones like Tiesco that make funky looking stuff.

Lots of bass amps from Traynor, nothing that you mentioned. Checked eBay, found this. Pretty close, but dammit this amp search would be so much easier if I could actually mic it up. Hell, the new amp that our rhythm guitarist bought, some head and speaker by Kustom; speaker is in storage, and we connect the headphone out into the system. I find it strange, but unless there's a line out or headphone jack, i'd probably just get myself a 44 Magnum pedal.

Actually... that's not such a bad idea.

Also I only just noticed the pony, I thought it was a hand. What's that about?

I've been on this site for more than a year. Congratulations, you're the first one to recognise it.

Ugh, suffice it to say that I was a pretty lonely kid, you know, spent more time in the library while others spent their time socialising and shit like that. Call it a phase, whatever it is. Also, suffice it so say I'm not a fat, 40 year old virgin, I'm a perfectly functional member of society holding a job and getting a college education in law. So, ugh... Well, I just thought the picture was cool. Haven't bothered to change it,

Quick update: Both the guitar and the pedal shipped earlier today, but I've no idea when it arrives. I've already rearranged my pedalboard to accomodate the new pedal :D

Now... To save up for an amp.