Recent content by Chrono578TGI

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    Going from traben to esp, need advice

    Yeah, I just don't even like active. I'll just stick to the Cephius Alpha/Beta, they work great for me.
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    Going from traben to esp, need advice

    And of course, you can't go wrong with Seymour Duncan bass lines
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    Going from traben to esp, need advice

    Yeah, I guess it just depends on the person. I've always either had bad luck with active pickups or they never seem to drive as much as I'd hope. And I guess it all depends on what kind of actives you're using or what kind of passive you're using. One thing I'll say though, if you're going to do...
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    Going from traben to esp, need advice

    Take it from me, I've played ESP for 7+ years and I've finally switched to a different brand and custom and I'm much happier. Here's the deal with most ESP/Ltd's; the less money you spend, the better off you are. The reason to this, ESP made very amazing instruments 10-15 years ago but now since...
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    String Gauge

    What I meant by ideal is that's what you'll find most strings at 36.5 lbs tension when tuned to standard tuning, so its the most common and most "used to" tension.
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    String Gauge

    Thanks guys. I have a pack of DR low riders in a 5 set and an extra Ernie Ball .032, which I will put on over the stock strings for the time being. My lowest string is tuned to G. So, GDGCFA is my tuning. I'm going to try the LaBellas in a .150 to see if I like that. I'm going to try a custom...
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    String Gauge

    I just got my 6 string bass over the weekend and the strings that are on it are alright but not the best. I've played a 5 string for about 8 years now and I wanted to upgrade to a 6. My band plays in Drop-G and I want a low B gauge that won't be "floppy." A 0.135 is on it right now but it sure...
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    Good metal bands that don't drink blood or worship the devil?

    Misery Signals, The Ghost Inside, Vice or Virtue, The Contortionist, etc.
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    This is my pedal board chain. Let me know if this makes sense to you.

    Thanks everyone. I did switch it up a bit. So now its ODB-3, BF-3, NS-2, DD-20, FV-500H. The reason I had the original order was just because of the fit into my pedalboard/case. I just switched out some of the patch cables for short straight ones. So its still the same look, I just switched the...
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    Musician stereotypes... ever play with any of these guys?

    The Narcissistic One Trick Pony That Thinks They're A Genius You know the type, ALL bravado and NO brain whatsoever, much less a concept of how to play with other musicians or an audience. Says they can play the genre of music you're doing but has ZERO comprehension or knowledge of said...
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    !!!!!! IF MONEY WERE NO OBJECT WHAT PEDALS WOULD YOU HAVE ON YOUR PEDAL BOARD !!!!!!

    This is my board (which I love dearly): Boss ODB-3 Boss NS-2 Boss DD-20 Boss BF-3 Boss FV-500H Boss TU-3 I plan on getting (Maybe on most of these, I'm quite content already): Electro Harmonix Freeze Electro Harmonix Analogizer Boss SYB-5 Boss CS-3 Boss CEB-3 Boss GEB-7...
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    When starting an originals band, is it better to....

    Yeah, I wouldn't ever play record an EP and be ready to release it by a first show. My old band did that and we didn't sell any. If people know who you are and like your music, they will buy a CD, if they don't know you but they enjoyed your music, they will most likely not buy for they want to...
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    This is my pedal board chain. Let me know if this makes sense to you.

    Rig-> ODB-3-> NS-2-> DD-20-> BF-3-> FV-500H and a TU-3 runs out of the direct tuner out on the FV-500H. Does this make sense to anyone at all? Its a cool looking setup that I was able to compact pretty well to fit into a 22x12 or 23.5x15.75 case.