pkennethk's forum posts 2051

Could anyone please add the Marshall Astoria Classic 30- Watt head https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AstoriaCLASH--marshall-astoria-classic-30-watt-handwired-tube-head I could get hang of the add link thing, it wouldnt let me.

I think it's kicking back the request because this amp head is discontinued. Your link formatting looks correct. Anyway, here you go:

https://equipboard.com/items/marshall-astoria-classic-30-watt-handwired-tube-head

Well one entry by type (electric/acoustic/bass) is a good idea. There always space to explain which gauge is used en the description. I'll use this entries to some artist and mine too. Thanks for your work :)

Deal! I like the way you think :)

Any recommendations on what image to use for each of these entries?

Do they make a "standard" size in each that doesn't specify exact #s right on the package? If so, I think that would be our best bet. Or maybe I'll photoshop-out the sizes, lol.

Mods can you please add

Name: Fender TB-600

Image: https://en.audiofanzine.com/bass-guitar-amp-head/fender/tb-600/

Hybrid Bass amp. Little bro to the TB-1200.

https://equipboard.com/items/fender-tb-600-bass-amp-head

Hello!

Could you please add:

Name: Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Red Metal Flake electric guitar

Image url: https://media.musiciansfriend.com/is/image/MMGS7/Tommy-Koffin-Signature-Roasted-Maple-FIngerboard-Electric-Guitar-Red-Metallic/L78130000001000-00-500x500.jpg

Thank you!

David

Hey David, gorgeous guitar!

What's the deal with the Red Flake finish? Was that a color that has been discontinued, or was it just never available on Sweetwater? The Black Sparkle is already in the database, because it's current on Sweetwater, so I'm curious. Educate me so we can figure out how to handle this one.

That seems like the rule but i suspect its actually the exception. It happens multiple times a day but compared to the sheer amount of music content uploaded to YouTube or Tiktok those successes are a drop in the bucket. I wouldn't think the odds of your well produced track cutting through the noise of spotify are any worse than getting a million youtube views with your live groovebox exploration. I think YouTube really lends itself to low production values. The poor sound quality is a real leveler.

Good points, Jim. I appreciate your more optimistic take.

Spotify makes decent metrics available, but I haven't taken the time to dive into what, if anything, is available re: comparable Youtube data... so my arguments lack the rigor of empirical evidence.

Also, I'm happy to live in a time when every piece of music gear or music software released finally has a healthy library of user-created demo content to support it. I have nothing but appreciation for people that take the time to make that kind of content... so I'm not trying to throw shade on anyone engaging in that activity.

Its rough. Computers have raised the bar for production values. Gone are the days when an indie dance track could be cut with a drum machine and a couple of synths live through a mackie to a dat tape or cassette.

Excellent point.

That said, we're now in a strange era in which a wonderful track that has been produced to the highest standards is still very likely to be entirely ignored, while a video of a mediocre track playing back through a drum machine and a couple of synths, all fed to a Mackie, is way more likely to crack 1M view on Youtube than a music video for that aforementioned wonderful, fully mixed & mastered track.

Hello Mods ! Can you add some entries for the French String's brand Skull Strings

10-46 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/standard-line/1567-jeu-skull-strings-standard-line-regular-10-46.html Drop D 10-52 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/drop-line/2363-drop-d-10-52.html Bass 4 Drop C 50-130 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/custom/2636-bass-4-50-130-custom.html Bass 5 45-135 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/basse/1637-jeu-skull-strings-basse-5-cordes-45-135.html Acoustic 10-47 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/acoustic-line/2483-guitare-acoustique-10-47-coated-phosphore-bronze.html Acoustic 12 10-47 : https://www.skull-strings.com/Comptoir/fr/acoustic-line/3073-guitare-acoustique-12-cordes-10-47-extra-light-.html

Thanks and have a happy new year !

Happy New Year!

Since strings are critical to tone and playability, and I think it's important to have all current string manufacturers represented in the database, but the formatting on the 6(?) sets you requested would take me close to an (unpaid) hour to sift through and add to the database. We could simplify it down to one entry for guitar, one for bass, and one for acoustic, but that's probably not what you want.

Are you planning to use these entries to add Artist Gear submissions to the database, or do you only need them for your own Equipboard page?

Mods can you please add Gig Performer? Gig Performer is a VST host dedicated for live performance users. Many big names use it, such as Blue Weaver and Chris Broderick.

Name: Gig Performer

Image: https://gigperformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GP4-MacBookPro-Short.gif

While traditional DAWs are great for recording, many musicians now use computers and quality VST plugins on stage along with plugin hosts. Gig Performer is a well-known plugin host. www.gigperformer.com

Any chance to include this one? :) Happy New Year to you all! 🍺

Happy New Year!

https://equipboard.com/items/deskew-technologies-gig-performer

that being said, I don’t think there’s much maintenance involved with hardware...

Sounds like you're good at selling your gear before it turns 30 years old. One of my primary uses of this site is keeping track of which items in my studio still need repairs, lol.

Computers are really a double edge sword, because while they enable so much in terms of music production, they are also probably the biggest reason why we are not putting out as much as we should be.

Back in the '00s, I would have agreed with this 100%. I remember reading an interview with Mike Paradinas (who now runs the Planet Mu label) and he was lamenting that back when he just made music on an Atari ST running Cubase, a sampler, and a couple of keyboards and rack fx, he could crank out a full song in one day -- but switching over to modern PC and VSTs, his output slowed considerably, as there were so many more things to tweak, consider, and second-guess.

That said, now that we're in a world of producers who have never known life without Live or FL Studio, I think we're at a point now where there are plenty of real-world examples of ppl who crank out music all day long by using a mostly-software/ITB workflow... those folks are typically good at self-limiting what plugins they entertain, and what aspects of production they invest a ton of tweak-time to... they don't need the inherent limitations of hardware to help force them down a path towards completion.

Mods can you please add

Name: Epiphone Regent 50R

Image: https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/nad-warning-solid-state-content.582010/

It's a 90s solid state combo app

https://equipboard.com/items/epiphone-regent-50r

Bonus points* if you can find a clean, hi-res photo of one with a white background.

*figure of speech; I can't award actual Gear IQ points for a good deed like that... as much as I'd like to

Mods can you please add

Framus Nashville electric guitar.

https://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--Hj-08yij--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1361823392/rogurlbe5w1a2942thix.jpg

https://reverb.com/item/49608323-framus-nashville

thanks.

Do you care what exact finish is shown in the photo? If no, I might pull a photo with a white background to match the general look of the site. If this is the finish on your personal Nashville, and you want your profile to reflect that, I get it, just let me know.

EDIT: Actually, never mind. I just reviewed one of your submissions (which look great) and you're over 500 now. You get to add this Framus yourself. Go make us proud. :)

Mods can you please add

Name: Qu-Bit Electronix Mojave

Image: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56feccc7a3360c08ffa34ed4/1696892680753-ZHMXVR1KHETLH4WM9KU1/mojave_front_gold.png?format=750w

Live granular processor for modular synthesizers.

https://equipboard.com/items/qu-bit-electronix-qu-bit-mojave-stereo-live-granular-processor

Yeah that correct

This edition have 2 colors: Summer Moss and Winter Heather.

Summer Moss has green fade and Whinter has purple fade

Since this model is now discontinued, let's do 1 listing for all the colors of the 6-string Mayones John Browne Signatures... but the photo will be Summer Moss, because you're the first one to ask ;)

https://equipboard.com/items/mayones-duvell-q6-john-browne-signature

Mods can you please add

Name: [Mayones Duvell Q6 Summer Moss - John Browne Signature]

Image: [https://mayones.com/page/duvell-q-summer-moss-6-discontinued/]

I'm not too familiar with Mayones guitars, I want to make sure I understand this correctly.

Brand: Mayones

Model: Duvell Q6

Edition: John Browne Signature

Finish: Summer Moss

Do I have that correct?

If so, did the John Browne Signature model come in other colors?

Mods can you please add

Name: [Donner DED-80 Electronic Drum Set]

Image: [https://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--JeuVEU0f--/f_auto,t_large/v1663835469/s1gw0s7zqtgrlqb43zwp.jpg]

I rated a few of your Artist Gear submissions instead. You're now over 500 and can add the Donner DED-808 Electronic Drum Set yourself. A little blue "here" link should now reveal itself under the "Next" button when you go to add gear.

... and might I say, you have some impressively deep cuts in your Artist Gear submissions. We don't see many submissions for sightings back in the 1960s.

Mods please add:

Aria APII PE-5350GE-MTBK

http://ariacustomshop.jp/archives/eg/pe-5350ge-mtbk

You've made over 50 contributions to the Artist Gear database, and all of them look great so far, thank you!

I've rated enough of your submissions to get you over 500 points. You may now add this Aria Custom Shop model yourself using the small blue link you will see under the "Next" button when you go to Add > Music Gear.

Mods can you please add

• Name: Strokes Audio Workstation
• Strokes Video
• URL: https://www.congburn.co.uk/strokes
• Category: DAW

https://equipboard.com/items/cong-burn-strokes

@jimmarchi1 I agree, it's definitely not a DAW, but there's a lot of stuff cluttering up the DAW category that isn't a DAW. We really need a category for sequencer plugins. For now, Strokes is in with the "Groovebox" software, as the maker lists that as one of the things Strokes can be.

Also, Sound On Sound categorized it as such.

These are current products, you should be able to add them yourself via Sweetwater links. I know the link formatting can be a pain, because navigating in from google will append a bunch of ad crap to the link, but try adding via these clean links:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PSPSaturator--psp-audioware-saturator-plug-in

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PSPImpressor--psp-audioware-impressor-plug-in

Its probably not all that rare in eastern europe. Commies cranked out just as many microphones as their capitalist neighbors, they had a lot if propaganda to record. I'll bet every radio station in a former eastern block country has a couple TAB Funkenwork condensers buried in a closet... you probably can't trade them for Levi's these days though!

Ha, good points! I was just making a generalization about what kind of things can't be added by anyone through Sweetwater links or Reverb.com landing pages. I wasn't trying to imply that the mic in question was exceedingly rare. I have a feeling @julian_meza intends to add it to Daman Albarn... so brace yourself for a 2% spike in used prices.

could you add this mic https://reverb.com/item/6060205-rft-funkwerk-leipzig-cm7156-ca-1960

I reviewed a bunch of your submissions instead. Thanks for posting those!

Your score is over 500 now, you can add rare and discontinued items yourself. You'll see an extra option in tiny text at the bottom of the screen when you go to Add>Music Gear.

Mods can you please add

Name: Black Mass Kill Chain

Image: https://blackmasselectronics.com/cdn/shop/products/black-mass-electronics-kill-chain-30561519173712_5000x.jpg

https://equipboard.com/items/black-mass-kill-chain#revisions-form

I had to look the schematic up. Both 18" models look 90% the same, but I was incorrect about them being a b15 head. They're almost twice as powerful, using 7027a tubes which were an ultra robust 6L6 ampeg used in the V/VT series amps, ab18x is the same amp design as the b25 and b25b heads that I used to like for bass.... which is a V3 with larger coupling caps and different bright and deep switch values. The b18n is solid state rectified, so will be less compressed than a b18x or b25. Different power supply. It makes a difference. The B18Ns ive recorded were punchy as heck versus a b25 and the silicon diode bridge rectifier is probably the reason. I think they're going to sound and feel more different than is indicated by the schematic. A fast, stiff power supply changes amps a lot, especially bass amps.

Wicked.

Separate B18N & B18X profiles then, or one "Ampeg B18(n/x)" profile?

Alright? abit dissappointed but I guess it's fine.

Thanks for understanding. Once your score is up to 500, you'll get the ability to add whatever you want without prior approval.

Dear Mods, could you please add this;

Name: New Bee Model: JT-18 6FT / 1.8M Instrument Cable

Image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fM5N9X9rL._SX522_.jpg

It's a cable.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096FJW83B/ref=ox_sc_rp_title_rp_1?smid=&pf_rd_p=a31e89a8-26da-4517-9344-bed7a347818e&pd_rd_wg=VJcVt&pd_rd_i=B096FJW83B&pd_rd_w=C4Dvb&content-id=amzn1.sym.a31e89a8-26da-4517-9344-bed7a347818e&pd_rd_r=ZEJWQB90KXJCA7PT8KT0&th=1

Every new item page that gets added here that only links back to one or two artist or one or two users drags down the site's overall search ranking with Google and similar by a tiny amount. After thousands of such entries, it ended up becoming a pretty big issue. This is why there are restrictions on what can be added.

In the case of this cable, this seems like an item so specific that it's unlikely to have more than a few user accounts linked to it, and likely never have any artists linked to it. So with that in mind, would you be OK with leaving this cable out of the database?

No offense intended to anyone, but it's odd to see the same 6 or 7 EDM heroes from the 2010s as the top "Artists Who Use This" for any synth-adjacent product that was first released in the 2010s or earlier (Ableton Live, Serum, FabFilter plugins, etc).

It seems Martin Garrix, Deadmau5, Skrillex and their contemporaries garnered so many followers 10 years ago, that none of the trending/popular artists of the moment seem to have a chance to touch those numbers. The incentives for users to Follow an Artist here may have been different 10 years ago, IDK.

Would it be possible to sort each "Artists Who Use This" section by the "Popular" ranking option used to determine trending Producers, Guitarists, etc?

Personally, it's more interesting to see who is getting the most page views and action at the moment, rather than who was hot during a certain high water mark for the Follow feature.

Ampeg bass combos are legendary, of course, but the B18n & B18x are exceedingly rare, AFAIK.

I know 2 guys who own B18Ns. Anthony and Brian.... different years, same amp, a b15 head on a jumbo cab with a cleveland 18 inch. Maybe it's because the ampeg plant wasn't far from philly but I encounter weird ampeg variants regularly. Trash godz party headquarters is home to a several cool 60s ampegs including Cam's gemini2.

You thinking we add separate entries for B18N & X or just one entry for both?

Can you please add

https://www.musicstore.de/de_DE/EUR/DONNER-Arena-2000-Multi-Effects-Pedal/art-GIT0060228-000

https://equipboard.com/items/donner-arena-2000-multi-effects-pedal

Mods can you please add

Name: [Ampeg B18X]

Image: [https://reverb.com/en-fr/item/73740483-ampeg-b18x-1960-1965?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI2MGVjMTAyYy1mOTI3LTRkMWMtOWY2Yi0wNmI4OTkxNDZmZmYiLCJpYXQiOjE3MDE2MDEyMDksInVzZXJfaWQiOiIiLCJzZXNzaW9uX2lkIjoiIiwiY29va2llX2lkIjoiZjdkNzg4NDYtMWE5NS00NTJhLThhMmMtM2JkNzNmYzQ4MjRmIiwicHJvZHVjdF9pZCI6IjczNzQwNDgzIiwic291cmNlIjoiTk9ORSJ9.0RB6jfsf3rLAOpa7mA80kwQXLUBs_hfsJkhWIkFwilQ]

it’s an amplifier and speaker

Do you need this in the database for an artist submission, or for your own Equipboard page? Ampeg bass combos are legendary, of course, but the B18n & B18x are exceedingly rare, AFAIK.

Yes, thats exactly the one! Thanks!

https://equipboard.com/items/miura-guitars-usa-mbr-x-5s-derrick-hodge-signature-model

Amp Shop/Bass Exchange (site I found the info) does not #@$% around. If they stock this bass, it's a serious instrument. I don't know Mr. Hodge's work, looking forward to your submission.

Mods can you please add

Name: Miura Guitars USA MBR-X/5S Derrick Hodge Signature Model

Image: https://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--0b9xV3C_--/a_0/f_auto,t_large/v1636605195/zn9jnvt5kzdwa3slvlp0.jpg

This is Derrick Hodge's Signature 5 String Bass.

that link didn't work for me, but is this the bass you want to add?

https://www.ampshopbassexchange.com/product/miura-guitars-usa-mbr-x-5s-derrick-hodge-signature-model/

Hi pkennethk, thanks! I came up with the name "Baterinho" to set it apart from a cajon and to describe what it is: a small drumkit. We later registered it as a trademark and also added "the original drumbox" to emphasize Baterinho is the first of its kind. So Baterinho is both the brand name and product name. Could it be listed that way? Grtz, Jeroen Dekker.

Done!

https://equipboard.com/items/baterinho

If there are any changes or additions that you'd like to make to the entry, that you are unable to do yourself, just let me know.

Now you can add some Artists who have been spotted with the Baterinho, and really get things cooking :)

Veel succes!

https://www.johnbirchguitarsuk.com/ Geezer played several John Birch bass in the late 70s Please add the link.

https://equipboard.com/items/john-birch-geezer-butler-bass

Mods, can you please add:

Name: Baterinho

Description: Percussion instrument

https://www.baterinho.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZonderC_Transparant_olie.png

Thanks!

Mr. Dekker, I'd be happy to add the Baterinho. It looks cool!

We need a brand name and a product name. How would you like your invention listed?

Brand: Baterinho Product: Original Baterinho

??

We're open to whatever you like, just us know.

Mods can you please add

Name: [Ibanez LA Custom Shop TOD]

Image: [https://cdn.inflact.com/media/348499066_1312574282972081_1387334107753435507_n.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent.cdninstagram.com%2Fv%2Ft51.2885-15%2F348499066_1312574282972081_1387334107753435507_n.jpg%3Fstp%3Ddst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080%26_nc_ht%3Dscontent.cdninstagram.com%26_nc_cat%3D105%26_nc_ohc%3DsOTAzN7u-2MAX_HbXFC%26edm%3DAPs17CUBAAAA%26ccb%3D7-5%26ig_cache_key%3DMzEwOTE5MTc3NDc2OTIwNDAxMw%253D%253D.2-ccb7-5%26oh%3D00_AfDUsXFVuCCSXS4Zg1dCRoC0OTemlQSUK8QYC4oEfG69ZA%26oe%3D6584B221%26_nc_sid%3D10d13b&time=1702918800&key=e2dca2cd277079e6fe3498d0413ea68a]

That image link isn't working for me, so I don't really know what you're trying to ad. My guess would be another custom Ibanez for Tim Henson?

Mods can you please add

Name: M-Vave Mini Universe

Image: http://nwzimg.wezhan.net/contents/sitefiles3604/18022920/images/8376712.png

https://reverb.com/en-br/item/75268250-m-vave-universe-digital-reverb-effects-for-electrical-guitar-and-bass

It's a reverb pedal, based on the strymon reverbs (probably BigSky) but 20 (not really, but almost) times cheaper.

I rated more of your submissions, you're over 500 now. You can ad this yourself with the little link that appears at the bottom of the screen when you go to add new gear.

Have tried for awhile, but maybe you can help?

guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/HPH-200-Studio-Headphones-Black-1317079553913.gc

reverb.com/item/63433495-yamaha-hph-200-black

usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/headphones/hph-200/index.html

I can't seem to add it despite multiple tries.

For someone who's put up 20 quality submissions? Sure I can help :)

I rated a couple of your Vince Clarke submissions, you're at 500 now and can add these discontinued Yamaha headphones yourself. Now, when you go to Add Music Gear, you should see a little sentence with a blue hyperlinked "here" under the big orange "Next" button at the bottom of the screen.

Cheers!

Hey everyone! We released a big update today, so this issue should be solved, but unfortunately, it won't retroactively process the images. However, we should support webp photos from now on.

Congrats on getting the update pushed out, Michael. That's gotta feel good.

Hey, I added this as a "Jackson Custom Shop Baritone" so I could add and detail out Mike Stringer's of Spiritbox as well. I think as we see more of these pop up having that option for Jackson will be helpful. The body shapes and specs are different for both, but the descriptions for all of the specs are fully complete so hopefully people can find what they're looking for!

Excellent work, vessel5. :)

... and all this just as Sleep Token hit the Musicradar front page this AM. Your timing is spot-on.

Hey, the system kicked it back. I do have a feeling we'll begin to see more more baritones pop up as they rise with bands like Sleep Token and Loathe, but it still may be a couple years before we see them fully kick in. I'll get my IQ score up and then make the call. Appreciate the help!

No sweat. Thanks for the really thorough/thoughtful submissions you've made thus far.

New/uncommon scale lengths are a good way to help a customer justify buying yet another guitar ;). So I suspect your forecast is a good one. "Why do I have 8 guitars? Well I only had 5, but then I realized I didn't have an 8 string, or anything with a 26.5" scale, and of course I also needed a true baritone...".

Re: the Jackson Custom Shop Monarkh Baritone entry (or however you decide to work it), just do what your gut tells you as far as making IV's gear profile clear and consistent. As Sleep Token get more and more popular, more people are going to search for what gear they use, and your hard work is what everyone is gonna find as the first Google result... which is why I love this site.

You're sort of the gardener/caretaker of all the Sleep Token profiles at the moment, so you're in the best position to decide how to handle the edge cases.

I did a bit of searching and I cannot find a Monarkh baritone besides this as well. Maybe I can add a duplicate and put the specs for the Jackson Custom Shop Monarkh under IV. Not sure how to handle getting both added.

Thanks for taking a look. I believe the system would let you add the monarkh custom shop twice, and just clarify in the notes, but I'm not 100% sure. Given that we're trying to not add entries that will only ever be associated with one artist, it's a tough call.

You're two options:

1. Try adding it now as a second "Jackson Custom Shop Monarkh" and see the system kicks it back.

2. Continue filling out your profile and adding gear to artists to get your Gear IQ score up high enough to be allowed to add gear that isn't listed on Reverb, Sweetwater, etc. I believe the threshold is a score of 500. Once you get your score high enough, you can make the call yourself and do what you think serve's IV's profile and the overall community the best.