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another old school strap
My friend bought me this strap from Brooklyn NY. Really nice strap. Stands out during late 90s but after a while, everyone's got it and lots of imitation around. This strap brings back lots of memories from support acts to our own school concert. Those were the days...
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Unbelievable amp
Small, lightweight but can give you lots of fun and enjoyment in terms of tone and versatility. Only downside is that you really need to explore it for you to enjoy. Unlike new amps nowadays that everything's given to you right away i.e. builtin digital effects, video reviews and manual. This one is rather old school. You have to fiddle between two gains and the master volume. It doesn't have reverb so you need to buy either a reverb pedal or multi-effects pedal with reverb. But even without it, the amp still sounds great.
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Perfect strap for me
Bought this D' Addario Planet Waves locking strap. Easy to use and affordable, that's the main thing. I got a different colour than this Maroon. It stays on my guitar most of the time. Genius engineering. My guitar is always safe and secure.
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Great tone from this DI amp simulator
Bought this because I dont have a decent amp so I thought that this amp simulator/DI box will solve the problem and to my surprise not only that it's a good DI Box, it is also a very nice stomp box. Better than other cheap distortion pedal out there. It can't replace a proper amp but for rehearsals and emergency situation, I think it can save you. Also it's very handy for recording.
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powerful small speaker, versatile, can be used for small venues
I love this small cube speaker because it is very versatile from a keyboard amp to PA system or studio monitor. I've using this when I do activities in my workplace. Also I use this when we did a DIY recording as a monitor. It is very handy but not as lightweight as you think but because it is small, it is very portable. I even brought this once when we went for a caravan and used it for our karaoke night. It is a beautiful speaker.
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Superb practise amp, deceiving for its size
This amp is like a 15-watt practise amp solid state amp. Small but terrible. I've gigged using this amp but obviously mic'd in. Also small venues and house parties, this amp can compete to a 60-watt solid state amp or 40-watt digital amp. It's loud enough to gig this amp but obviously you can't get the low's that a 12-inch speaker can give you. I blew the stock speaker so I bought a Celestion Eight 15 speaker. It made this unit a lot more fuller because of the newly fitted speaker. Also Im trying to experiment and putting an output for extension speaker and Im planning to hook this to Orange PPC108 or the Vox BC108.
Although this amp already got a lineout and overdrive pedal input, I don't really use it. Im using my own effects pedal. Also this amp doesn't have any effects like reverb or delay. It has Master Volume, 3-way eq (treble, mid and bass), Gain/Overdrive and another separate volume control. Also it has a headphone input.
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be careful adding a parallel speaker out, even solid state amps are sensitive to impedance. When you put 2 speakers in parallel it divides the sum of the impedances by the number of speakers (ohm's law). Solid state amps have a minimum impedance (usually 4 or 2 ohms on guitar amps). if you exceed it power goes down. But if you go below it the amp is going to fry. So if your hohner has a minimum 4 ohm load with a 4 ohm 8" and you drill a jack in and do the simplest wiring job to split in parallel you will want to disconnect the internal speaker to protect the amp because anything else in arallel will be operating the amp in the sub-4 ohm danger zone. Also, you will want to stick to matched impedance cab because if you were to run a 15 watt solid state amp rated for 4 ohms into an 8 ohm cabinet you will only get 7.5 watts RMS. And it goes down from there. Winding out the amp will produce harsh solid state distortion full of high order hamronics but it will hard clip and won't get any louder. its not a gradual saturation with a gradual reduction in output as saturation sets in.
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@jimmarch1 cheers for the info. I haven't connected any extension cab yet. And, I was really planning recently to buy orange ppc108 or the vox bc108 as an extension cab for this hohner. To be honest, I don't know anything about speakers, albeit parallel vs series as well as ohms and wattage. I bought this TEGA-10 second hand and the speaker that came with it, dont have any label whatsoever. So, I just assumed about the ohms and watt as long as the size fits. I bought this Celestion Eight 15 and soldered it. But now, Im doing a research about this TEGA-10 amp and found out that the speaker should've been 4 ohm at 20W. Anyways, thanks for the info. I should really research more or consult opinions from experts. Cheers!
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Portable and affordable all-in-one pedal for gigs and recording
I have used a lot of pedals from single stompbox to multieffects processor but this one is the most practical all-in-one pedal for me. Super lightweight and portable. It has everything I needed from amp simulation to built-in wah. Also has got option to use batteries which is handy during outdoor gigs. No need to keep looking for power or bringing long extension leads just to get power. Lastly, the price of this pedal is unbelievable. Easy to use and decent sound both for recording and live gigs.
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Lovely electro-acoustic guitar for the price
Bought this one on instalment basis from Argos. It's already setup out of the box. Although Im so used with electric guitars so I find the action to be a bit high. The sound of this guitar both plugged or unplugged is amazing. Cant complain. It has built-in tuner and got treble and bass eq. Simple but elegant and nicely built.
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Super lightweight guitar, lovely stock pickups, needed setting up.
Bought mine brand new and as part of a package (amp, strap and gigbag). Bought it in 2009. Have gigged with this guitar many times plus recorded a lot of songs with this one. Initially I scraped the sides of the guitar so that it will look like a roadworn guitar and I put vinyl stickers on it which are Sun and 3 stars (gold colour) but just recently early this year 2017, my work colleague who is very good in spray painting did a paint job and artwork on my guitar. It has changed a lot. Also it was because I've changed the stock pickup (neck and bridge) to Wilkinson pickups plus I've changed the individual saddles on the bridge. It's a lot better now in terms of looks, sound and feel.
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Affordable and got great tone.
Bought mine secondhand. Lots of things to fix like the toggle switch needs replacement, both pickups having too much feedback. But the guitar itself is solid and will stand the test of time. It's now discontinued though but it's really a well-built guitar. Action was already setup when I bought it. Decent weight, not too heavy. I've changed the stock pickups to Warman Zebra Humbucker.