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12-05-2012, 03:30 PM
|  | Brock Samson | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh | | | There's actually a really awesome place in Pittsburgh I just found out about last week when I went to a record release show. You walk in and there's a small bar area with some seating, walk in further and there's a giant room. Room is split in half with a mesh screen. One on half is a pretty big stage with standing room for probably 400+ people. On the other side are tables, pool tables, lounges areas with TVs, pinball machines, and another bar. They don't take money from the door and the acoustics are pretty good. It's pretty freaking awesome.
Oh! And Tia Carrera - Cosmic Priestess just showed up.
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12-05-2012, 03:40 PM
| | Brock Samson | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh | | | |
12-05-2012, 03:57 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Toastfuzz  Morning dudes. Coffee is hitting ze spot today.
So last night I opened up the Ray35 and did some hackin at the stock electronics with my shiny new $14 Amazon soldering iron. Figured out a clean way to disconnect the preamp from the pickup, set up the coils in parallel and wired the hot straight into the output jack. Results were surprising and very satisfying! http://www.soundcloud.com/toastfuzz/...ive-to-passive
I recorded 3 clips in active mode, then 3 clips in passive: first clean in, then Rusty Box, then Grey Stache -> Rusty Box. Recording direct into PC through M-Audio interface. Fingerstyle in Drop B tuning.
The active clips are parallel mode, max volume, flat EQ (at center detents)
Passive clips are direct pickup to output jack in parallel coil setup.
Pretty surprised the output wasn't any lower in passive mode and the tone was very full range but didn't seem to lose any bass. Definitely has some additional high end as Ancient Tone mentioned a few pages back, but it seems really easy to dial it out at the pedal and amp stages. First impression, I love it because it has the exact Stingray sound I was going after, but without always hearing the preamp kind of squashing it. Seemed no matter how I set the pre, the bass was woofier than I wanted, midrange honkier than I wanted, and treble had a click/envelope effect. Just sounded artificial when cranked up to high volume. The 1-trick-pony passive tone just sounds more... natural I guess. And immediately I found that the Grey Stache and Rusty Box sounded better pretty much any way I set em, where before different settings would be fighting the bass pre.
I started jammin around with a thin guitar pick and the Rusty and it sounded bad-A so I recorded some of that too: bass is pretty nonexistent with that pick I was using. http://www.soundcloud.com/toastfuzz/...-thin-pick-jam | it all sounds great. i especially like the last part with the fuzz and tone dialed down on the GS. |
12-05-2012, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird Well, when I reached out to a lot of the blogs, it was along the lines of "here is my band, we just released our debut demo EP and would love for you to check it out" which is a lot more professional than here's some tracks we recorded with a zoom. That doesn't mean you can't get good sounding cheap recordings. But when you "release" tracks, it is a bit more newsworthy and says "hey look at this". | Yeah, better to come correct. 
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12-05-2012, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | | Ugh I need an amp stat. |
12-05-2012, 04:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by demon666 Ugh I need an amp stat. | http://www.musicgoround.com/search.a...c=100&f=0&ob=6
Checked here?
Or get an existing amp fixed?
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12-05-2012, 04:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | | Well I have to get at least one out of the 4 broken amps I have up and running. Trying to sell some stuff to grab a backup. |
12-05-2012, 04:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | | Don't know how far you are from there... but the yorkville looked alright
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12-05-2012, 04:21 PM
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Records of Existence/PyrE owner | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: wes virginny | | | yeah man, love the passive Stingray tones... i'm, as the natives say, "jelly".
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12-05-2012, 04:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeVictim Don't know how far you are from there... but the yorkville looked alright | I'm up that way for work. It's only about 45min. Not a big fan of SS stuff unless it's old and gross. I wish I could move the stuff I've got in the classifieds
I've been thinking about grabbing one of those Ampeg PF-500's but I'll probably hate it. |
12-05-2012, 04:35 PM
|  | acoustic, peavey, sunn...STACHE | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI | |  
So my 15" box is too small, so it looks like I'm going to need to build 2 cabs or just one big one  ...I'm taking ideas! |
12-05-2012, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | | 2x18 |
12-05-2012, 04:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand | | | i'm in love with a pedal with majestic blue facial hair. |
12-05-2012, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Niff i'm in love with a pedal with majestic blue facial hair. | Finally got yer bluebeard? |
12-05-2012, 05:18 PM
| | acoustic, peavey, sunn...STACHE | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by demon666 2x18 | 2x18's would be the best, but the practicality says 2 single 1x18's...and practicality is king right now, |
12-05-2012, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Providence RI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mc_muench 2x18's would be the best, but the practicality says 2 single 1x18's...and practicality is king right now, | Practical......Meh  |
12-05-2012, 05:21 PM
| | acoustic, peavey, sunn...STACHE | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Milwaukee, WI | | | I could also make two separate cabs bigger when stacked than I could a single 2x18 as well...smaller=bigger? |
12-05-2012, 05:40 PM
|  | DethByDoom | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Houston,Tx | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by demon666 Ugh I need an amp stat. | Where are you? I'd consider selling my SVT 3 pro. |
12-05-2012, 06:00 PM
| | Brock Samson | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh | | My guitarist is out of town for work and stopped at Austin Vintage Guitars. Check out this Gibson with a Ric bridge pickup.  |
12-05-2012, 06:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Davenport, IA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lazarus.Bird My guitarist is out of town for work and stopped at Austin Vintage Guitars. Check out this Gibson with a Ric bridge pickup.
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