janmaat

Played an awesome gig in Berlins best venue, Supamolli - small but the starting place for so many theatrical bands (anyone remember Tiger Lillies). Had a short term notice request from the Rude Mechanicals and the whole thing came together at extremely short notice. Then it turned out that the RM rhythmsection would not come - I found a drummer friend, who also organised the support group at short notice, to take the drum part and I did bass. Arrive the Rudes - one rehearsal only - We scribble down tempos, beats, scales and roots - I learn it - next day, the gig. Expectations were: unknown UK band, short term notice, Easter Weekend - not expecting anyone but 20 people to come. The night: AWESOME!!!! The venue SOLD OUT! Eyes and ears, full attention, lots of action, dancing, unbelievable madness happening, nailed every song, did some amazing impro parts, encore, party until 8 in the morning with about 180 people, of which 120 paying guests. Worth noting, we sold out CDs, LPs and merch. Sound and light was great, really liked the curtain between acts. We were stars. I'm HAPPY! [url="http://rudemechanicals.co.uk/"]http://rudemechanicals.co.uk/[/url]

Thanks Shep - and all the other contributors, that's very helpful (maybe worth a sticky?).

Thanks for the helpful replys so far. I understand everyone says "diago", but I'd really like to know some more technical info like Prime Bass has pointed out. For example, seems that when you buy a Pedaltrain board, it has a slot only for the size of the Voodolab power supplies. Apart from that, there is the T-Rex Fuel Station, and there is the cheap copy of that, and then there are a gazillion more with very different prices. I guess there will be things like how firm the cables sit and so on. Can someone hint me out what justifies these huge price differences, and if they make any sense?

Okay I know this must have been done to death. However, my pedal collection has now reached the point where I'm going to take the dive and build / buy a pedal board, and I've got to think about power supply. I had the daisy chain thing going and a lot of hum, and I know there are differences such as "isolated" etc., but I still don't see the wood for the trees - prices vary widely, and opinions seems to vary just as widely - in short, anyone came across the dodgy hum, got something better, hum gone so everythings perfect. But - can somebody please explain a bit more in-depth what makes a power supply "good, not-hum", what it is to look after, how one can calculate how much power one needs, and so forth, and recommend me a power supply?? I am not running - at least, at present - time based things such as delays, there's a wah and an envelope filter, a compressor, a preamp, a tuner, that's it (for now). Options are obviously the cheap Thomann thingy or one of the more boutique things that pop up in the F/S section here from time to time. Many thanks!

Not sure if this advise it any good, but I was playing through this GK Backline BL-115 on a couple of rehearsals and I must say, from the different randomly available stuff, and the price tag, I consider it great.... Cheap, if you you look at it, amazingly versatile from the controls, and loud enough - plus I like the fact you can angle it easily. http://www.thomann.de/de/gallien_krueger_bl115.htm So that's probably what I'd buy if I'd buy a combo, though of course the head + speaker is so much more fun since it allows you to evolve more. But hey...

Angus Young

Only recently joined a heavy project. I am using that EBS microbass which allows to mix an effect loop with the dry and add some overdrive to the whole. Actually used a Boss MT2 for the dirt in the effect loop. OLP Stingray. A wah pedal too. Sounds awesome.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1332943688' post='1595234'] I know, I'm very very lucky. I never really intended playing guitar, it kinda just happened that found a guitar, and then saw the amp at a price worth buying it for. So not set aside money for lessons and the like. I kinda have this attitude also that music is what I do for fun and relaxing, that's what bass started as for me, and with no formal training I'm nae too bad at it now, I wouldn't want lessons. As an artist/designer thats work and focus and spending money on training in that is good- music, for me, works best more laid back and not trying to be any good. I'll prob just pester friends for tips to be honest, or find a book or two... or do what I did with bass, download tab and keep trying till it sounds the same (no one at the time told me that the chili's bass player was actually quite good and not easy to play!) [/quote] So the answer to your original question is: plug one end of the cable into the guitar, the other one into the amp, then turn all knobs to the right and PUNK BE WITH YOU

"There will be a PA" - on the gig, some dude turns up with a tiny mixer and a guitar amp...!

I was carefully studying their guarantee paperwork, it basically says you can only send it in if you have the original package and receipt - and that ANYTHING that can break through "normal use" and particularly the knobs and potis are exempt from any warranty. A lot of their stuff is not just made cheaply, but with a lot of fiddly knobs "wow, so many knobs fror so little money" style, so if anything goes wrong, you'll buy another one. This is also the reason why shops don't usually stock them, because customers come back and complain and there is no warranty. If you accept that risk, go for it - for cheap pedals, probably okay, but I would never rely on an amp or desk.

Any trolley will be better than no trolley - I prefer the ones with wheels... Gonna depend on the weight you want to put on them, and I'd strongly advise not not buy sh*te!

[quote name='hofa' timestamp='1332167359' post='1584141'] [/quote] AWESOME

When it comes to budget, consider that an accordion is a bit of a bugger to mic. Professional systems are expensive - the need to mic up both sides of the thing. However, I did get some useful results for "experimental effect driven diatonic stuff" i was doing at the time, with just a clip-on lavoisier microphone, the type you'd use for interviews, conferences and the like.

...too much information...

Phantastic. Though, I'd probably pop a chipboard under the sofa for a feet rest

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1331638298' post='1576197'] I also like the idea that I could leave it lying around and pick it up for five minutes whenever I was idle, unlike a bass which is less portable and 'available'(DB) or needs 'lectric and amps and stuff (EB). [/quote] More than all, you need deaf neighbours Used to play with a soprano player. Another friend said, on the two inner circles of hell is reserved for soprano players, who all solo simultaneously. That's the circle below the one where the guitar players go that play half of a song by Bob Dylan

The "annoying noise machine". Much overrated, impossible to play. There are so many more, interesting, and actually playable electric instruments from that era...

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1325962657' post='1490526'] I studied folk music for 3 years and got a degree in Engineering. [/quote] Just for curiostiy's sake, how'd you do that... I mean, "I studied engineering and got really good at playing folk music"?

Hi EH, I meant to say tuners. One off them had a broken knob, but I went to the guitar maker 'round the corner and he sold me a matching spare part - because of the age of the guitar, they were not standard size, so I was lucky. It has different tuners on the two sides now, but I don't mind. Also, on further investigation, I discovered a crack in the headstock, which i have in the meantime glued. It is now re-strung, bridge adjusted, and the loveliest guitar I have ever owned. And that's number... err... 10?