mcnach

tight non-boomy focused low end is what copper white nylons do well... it's just your definition of thumpy and mine are a bit different... tomorrow we can talk about 'growl'

hey, that was HIS homework

that's why I prefer the copper white nylons instead, it's too easy to get all 'thumpy' on most black nylons... which is fine if that's what you're going for, but I'm not.

"yo sabe"? tch tch... I expected better by now

Really nice!

The Flare Audio Isolate plugs are curious. I was dead against them at first. They seemed an overpriced rubber plug without any interesting audio properties. One of the guitarists in my main band was using them and loved them, after trying various others, and I just wouldn't have it. But eventually I gave them a try and I really like them. They let enough midrange that pitch recognition is never an issue, even in the worst stages, and I can hear my bass very clearly while still hearing everything else. They do cut a LOT of sound, which can be a bit strange at first... but I rarely use my ACS pro 17 since. Small, quick to put in (or take out)...

That's more satisfying, but it requires more skill to make it look accidental in front of many witnesses. Still... worth trying if you couldn't get at him earlier!

+1 I wouldn't want less than 15/17

next time accidentally step on his left hand before the gig...

If you are just talking protection, then sure. If you want a better sound experience, then it may be worth spending more, it depends on your situation, your band and venues you play, and your goals. From 10p foam plugs all the way to IEM systems, they all offer protection, the main difference is how well they allow you to hear what you want to hear. There's no 'one size fits all'/ But use some kind of protection.

probably not, but they don't sound nearly as good.

They're a vast improvement over the usual 'xmas tree' plugs for sure. However I find with mine that the seal is not perfect when I move my jaw. We made the mould as I was biting on something keeping the ear canals open but it clearly wasn't perfect. They work. However, I started using the Isolate plugs and I prefer them. They shouldn't be that nice, being just a plug of foam and some metal... but I like the attenuation they give me and I can hear everything I need to hear very clearly. They're just around £30.

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although... they dropped the ~ from the N... the 'real' Spanish name would have been Ibáñez

Thank you! It irritated me terribly for years... then I found other stuff to be annoyed at. Like bad spelling.

good to know! I have heard other similarly promising comments about them...

Ouch!!! I had seen the 'event' but not what happened to the guitar. I was hoping it had survived with some severe 'relic' marks... but... it looks pretty dead to me

Great work! Your band must have paid part of my salary at some point. (no, we haven't got a cure yet... but we keep learning, thank you!)

I don't know, the Classic 50 Precisions look pretty cool...

I'm not sure it's really 'high' end, but it's the tallest I've got right now if I stack them that way I borrowed a D800 for a few days, and I much prefer the D800+. I found the D800 was a bit too dark by default and turning treble up didn't quite fix it. The D800+ has a bright switch with is permanently on in mine (and no, I don't go for a very bright tone at all). Then there's the semiparametric lo/hi mids, which is nice, and especially the HPF. The RCF sounds like a nice solution, to be honest. But I'm *very* happy with the Mesa/BF combination, especially as I do play a few gigs where I don't use PA support. Live clips... ha! No... nothing using this... in fact we don't have any recent clips at all. We're due to record our third album this year but we still haven't booked the studio and knowing us... it might not happen. But our trumpet player is moving to CHINA in August, so we should really record something. Anyway, we plan to record a gig on May 12th. Nothing too fancy, just getting the separate tracks from the desk for audio and having a few cameras around. It's at a venue where I generally use their stuff (Orange Terror 500 head and matching 410). I will use my head this time, but not bother with the BF cabs as I'll just be DI, so no much point. So, in short... no, no clips yet and no plans for any proper ones showing the Mesa/BF combination... but there will be some clips at least. I bet I'll make 5 mistakes per song this time. Still, the beauty of playing originals: I can always say I meant it that way

Of course! And that's what I did too. I was merely anticipating the almost inevitable "on this threads everybody just suggests what they use" Like you say, there's a reason why people arrive at what they use. If I thought that my previous rig was better... it would not be my PREVIOUS rig