Signed, up-and-coming teen Abagail Geddyes needs a guitarist and I'm auditioning tonite. I'm bringing only monaural gear (no need to get fancy with stereo right now). Riffs seem simple enough.
Abagail is the piano player. I don't know who the other vocalist is. I think I can learn all her songs in about 3 days. This song has no bridge though. Hmmmm...
Should be a hoot. I'll try not to play my amplifiers to eleven. Well, quasi-try.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dispatch War-Rocket Ajax, to bring back his bo-dy!
I've acquired quite a few guitar pedals on-the-cheap and have been playing around with them. Some of the antiques, such as the Boss CE-2 Chorus and the Boss PH-1r Phaser require a completely different power supply, as they're Japanese so as I'm waiting for those to come in, I'm using 9-volt batteries for those. The PH-1r is arguably better than the MXR Phase 90 "swirler" and I found a very beat-up one for cheap, missing a knob and pretty much smacked-around like a $2 hooker and a bit rusty but I'm promised it works so I bought a new knob for it and once it comes in, I'll giver 'er some TLC.
Vintage guitar pedals are in high-demand right now. The PH-1r in decent shape costs around $500 as does a true, non-reissue 1974 MXR "script" pedal pre-Dunlop. Pretty nuts!
Anyway, some of the pedals I don't really need and I'll probably relist, maybe. I didn't pay a lot for 'em. The Boss AC-1 Acoustic Simulator sounds about the same as my own crafted setting I made on my Digitech 2112. The DigiVerb Reverb pedal (by Digitech) is almost identical to my Digitech 2112 rack unit as well. I suppose I'll put those back on eBay. Here's what I got so far: (note* the links give tonal examples):
Vintage guitar pedals are in high-demand right now. The PH-1r in decent shape costs around $500 as does a true, non-reissue 1974 MXR "script" pedal pre-Dunlop. Pretty nuts!
Anyway, some of the pedals I don't really need and I'll probably relist, maybe. I didn't pay a lot for 'em. The Boss AC-1 Acoustic Simulator sounds about the same as my own crafted setting I made on my Digitech 2112. The DigiVerb Reverb pedal (by Digitech) is almost identical to my Digitech 2112 rack unit as well. I suppose I'll put those back on eBay. Here's what I got so far: (note* the links give tonal examples):
- Digitech 2112 (upgraded to v.2.11 Digitech 2120 brains) - I'll never part with this one. Click the link to listen why.
- Ibanez Turbo Tube Screamer TS9 (with Japanese chip) - can't part with that one ever.
- Boss Power Stack Distortion - Gives a modern metal sound that has a clever feature that when you turn down the volume on your guitar it sounds like an acoustic guitar. Neet trick. I'll keep it.
- Boss CE-2 Chorus (1982 Japanese chip) - Pretty perfect by way of mono chorus.
- Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay - Has a nice ambiance.
- DigiVerb X-Series Reverb - Well, it's a digital reverb, so it's kind of choppy.
- Brian May Red Special Pedal - I'll never know when I get on a Queen kick. Boxed, but I'll keep 'er.
- Boss Acoustic Simulator - It does a good job making an electric sound quite acoustic, but my Digitech 2112 does the same thing, and I already have an Ovation 1983 acoustic.. so it's probably a sell.
- Boss PH-1r Phaser (1980 Japanese version) - A sought-after prize, and analog, which is sweet. 4-Phase.
- Behringer EQ700 7-band Graphic Equalizer - $19 is a steal. A little hiss off the high-end but my Noise Reduction feature on my Digitech 2112 it's looped into will take care of that just fine.
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