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Fairfield Circuitry - THE CLUB
- Thread starter liveburning274
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No posts since June? Time to revive the club??
I've been interested in the Barbershop for a while so I went to check one out at a local store. They said they had it in stock but when I got there....they didn't
But....they had The Accountant....so I tried that out with a Ken Smith J4, an Aguilar TH500 with a DB212 cab. Dream setup right??
Wrong! The Ken Smith had dead strings and was in severe need of a setup. Straight in to the amp it just sounded terrible - I couldn't get anything resembling a tone I would actually use.
However, with The Accountant - I was actually getting some awesome squashed, mildly hairy, tubey tones. I was seriously impressed and I've been thinking about it ever since.
So my question is this....can I expect the tones I described above out of The Accountant? Or was it just some kind of weird mojo coming out of a bad situation?
I think you're experiencing the Accountant mojo! I'm still tinkering with it myself! It has some interesting built in vibe to it for sure! Not for everyone, but it can be a great pedal to have on hand!
"awesome squashed, mildly hairy, tubey tones."
Pretty much describes the Accountant.
Johno!
Pretty much describes the Accountant.
Johno!
For better or worse, I think that's the tone of the Accountant.
You can dial it back to do cleaner/milder compression, but that hairy squish is where it excels.
Yeah, it definitely does that, on bass at least.
From some demo videos I've seen on youtube, that effect actually really sounds great on guitar as well. Particularly for telecaster country-style picking.
Huh, I don't think I've ever tried running my SAG that low on my Modele B... maybe I should.
You definitely should. After some time with the SS/BS Mini (which I also love) I fell for my Barbershop all over again when I put flatwounds on my Jazz Bass and gave it a spin.
I'm running both the Fairfields in a blended loop, and mixing at about 11:00. I get all the note definition and some great tube sag.Huh, I don't think I've ever tried running my SAG that low on my Modele B... maybe I should.
J!
Well....gents....your answers enabled me!
Headphone practice only tonight - but so far its exactly what I hoped it would be.
It will go on my board for band practice Thursday night for sure.
I won't get a chance to try it in different spots before - so the question is...pre or post my VMTD??
Any suggestions?
Headphone practice only tonight - but so far its exactly what I hoped it would be.
It will go on my board for band practice Thursday night for sure.
I won't get a chance to try it in different spots before - so the question is...pre or post my VMTD??
Any suggestions?
I would say after, but I would try both. Magic may happen either way.
J!
I would like to buy an accountant, but they're not available in Finland. Any recommendations of international sellers who will ship to Finland (EU)? Second hand is fine by me if someone here is for some reason willing to sell. Thanks in advantage.
I got my Barbershop from the coolest shop in Denmark. They should be able to hook you up
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Where has the teasing been going on?I'm still waiting for the new pedals Guillaume has been teasing
I must have missed something there...
Where has the teasing been going on?
I must have missed something there...
Yeah, I wanna be teased to.
Social mediaWhere has the teasing been going on?
I must have missed something there...
