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NigelTufnel,
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OK here we go … Mic’d instead of speaker cab sim today.

eyesquash,
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@NigelTufnel the sound space expands :)

eyesquash,
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So I could get a Muffuletta 6-in-1 for $200 r/t $250 while they're on sale.
Triangle, Pi, Ram's Head, Russian, Ciivil War. I read that the mids vary.

L0wKey,
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@eyesquash
Muffs are a thing you either love or you don’t, an absolutely iconic sound! The different variants are voiced differently in the mids as you say, but they are all muffs! Don’t expect there to be more than 1 sweet spot on any of the knobs in any if the settings! It’s not a subtle circuit.

If it’s a toe dip, there are cheaper places to start. https://reverb.com/item/82040544-electro-harmonix-nano-big-muff-pi-distortion-pedal-with-box for example. That said, if the price is right the muffletta is well regarded as a solid offering.

Get your fuzz on!

eyesquash,
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@L0wKey Thanks!
Playing a friend's borrowed Pi has given me an Itch. I'm seeing whether he wants to sell it. Or trade for my Dan-o-Wah.

optilude,
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Must. Not. Buy. Bigger. Pedal. Board. Must. Not. Buy. Bigger. Pedal. Board.

But srsly one of these is going to have to at least temporarily make way for a tube screamer kit that’s in the mail.

jeaton,
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@optilude
Excellent. I can’t imagine keeping track of the choices. Just looking at it makes me anxious.

ottaross,
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Had a bit of a session this morning, but then an early out-for-breakfast, so have been delving back into related activity this afternoon.

I compile music charts in a way that I prefer for easy reference while playing, and I've been a bit backlogged on songs I wanted to capture that way.

psj,
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@ottaross what were you working on today?

this morning i was running through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laXY5e5JaV0 which i probably learned how to play in the early 90s, but i today focused on playing it /as cleanly as possible/, which is a, er, departure for me. very humbling. these hands are not exactly precision instruments.

all fun though!

ottaross,
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@psj I had forgotten Simon & Garfunkel's "Only Living Boy in NY" – Must've heard it during the week, which had it ear-worming me.

It's musically pretty simple, but vocally does a few fun things, so I worked through that and transcribed the chords for future enjoyment.

A couple of ELO songs I've been typing up too, as I'd been playing them a bit off the net.

The Smiths song is familiar. Kudos to be able to play it - rather infectious.

tiredhorizon,
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robertjames1971.blog,
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I mixed a song a couple of nights ago but didn’t get around to posting it to my alonetone or hearthis.at accounts so it just sat there on my laptop. Now it is out there for the whole wide world to ignore.

I think it kinda sounds like crap, but the song itself is okay, I think. You can probably hear the edits in the chorus because I wrote a melody without leaving any space for that pesky little breathing thing. Oops.

The lead guitar was through a nearly cranked amp. That was fun. Noisy as hell, but fun.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/05/23/new-mix/

optilude,
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Help me choose the knobs, round 3.

  • small cupcake
  • more white knurled
  • stratty

Which would you pick?

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LadyMarth01,
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@optilude Cupcake. I quite like the design of the knurled one, but the very clean white seems to clash with the pickups and pickguard; in the opposite direction, the stratty knobs are too yellowed to fit in.

Theblueone,
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Guitar of the Day #guitar

DomSathanas,
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@Theblueone slightly bizarre but certainly funky!

RuVerb,
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Ok I have to ask: what’s the deal with Orange amps? I see them frequently online in guitar and gear Facebook groups and other forums. People seem to love them. I’ve never tried one though so I’m just curious.

NigelTufnel,
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@Theblueone @RuVerb @Cyrus @eyesquash I tried a 30watt head / cab combo at a California guitar store back in March. Looked great. Played just clean tones and it was fine. I prefer a Fender style 6V6 to the Marshall style EL34 circuit so take that for what it’s worth. I can’t see myself buying an amp with EL34s.

Theblueone,
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@NigelTufnel @RuVerb @Cyrus @eyesquash I’ve never been a fan of Marshall’s at all. Something in the tone stack that just hits me in some sorta synesthesia-like level with my fingers on the fretboard. It’s almost physically painful for me to play through a Marshall.

DomSathanas,
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Today I finally got my hands on a Big Muff pedal so that I can ape the Siamese Dream sound. Hopefully it can make up for the pain of the past few days. I now have a Super Fuzz and a Big Muff pedal so I feel I have fulfilled a teenage dream that began with Now to make some noise!

DomSathanas,
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@jake4480 I knew you would appreciate it 😂

jake4480,
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@DomSathanas hahahaha oh HELLL yes. I really need something like this for my bass again, I mean, right now I just run it through a little distorted guitar amp. But I want the sound of THESE again haha

Theblueone,
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Guitar of the Day #guitar

Mr_Xarii,
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@Theblueone
That's mine
🫠🤗

Theblueone,
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@Mr_Xarii Well there you go! Handsome bit of wire & wood!

eyesquash,
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Somebody else's on loan.
I want one. The Jag sounds/feels like it's alive through this thing. I hear some people don't like these?

mr_daemon,
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@eyesquash I have a Big Muff Pi for my bass, it pretty much sounds like the platonic ideal fuzz IMO, vibrant and analog. Mine looks somewhat different (it's green), but I don't imagine it would sound vastly different

mkb,
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@eyesquash @flockofnazguls Guitar tone is so subjective. Especially in the distortion family, there will always be people who dislike a particular pedal. That’s fine. If you find your bliss, you won.

vwbusguy,
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This is my general recommendation for the best acoustic for the price. They play and feel like an $800 guitar. The tone, neck, and overall quality is phenomenal. You can occasionally find deals on these around $300. The "folk" version is incredibly versatile, so it is worthy for unplugged campfires as well as playing live. It's a solid workhorse that won't have a problem keeping up with a Martin or Taylor and won't give you "glass mandolin syndrome".

https://alvarezguitars.com/guitar/af30ce/

negative12dollarbill,
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@vwbusguy What's "glass mandolin syndrome"?

vwbusguy,
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@negative12dollarbill When you get a nice instrument and you're too intimidated to play it because of the cost and/or fear of damaging it.

jwcph, Danish
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Uh, OK... I think I need to take a file to this string pass-through - third time in about as many months the high E fails in exactly the same spot 🤔

eyesquash, (edited )
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@jwcph You can buy packs of 10 e strings. I do. Sorry I can't say anything more apposite.

eyesquash,
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@jwcph Also, I haven't tried abrasive cord, but I hear it can be used to smooth string paths. Stewmac sells it, and so do other places.

gzt,
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oh man so somebody fell on hard times -- walked by the pawn shop, there's a rather nice (epiphone) les paul for way too much money in the window next to a really nice marshall (for way too little money). seriously, though, i just bought an amp yesterday for good money off somebody, if i didn't, i'd be very seriously considering storming in there and getting it, it's criminally underpriced unless it's either broken or not what it looks like.

gzt,
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it's a Marshall DSL40CR for $399. very good price. unless it's actually a DSL40C or is broken in some way.

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