paul_5

I bought the "mod core" pedal this year and it's superb. Cast metal casing, quality switches and knobs and sounds superb. I bought it as a cheap chorus for recording some guitar parts, but the tremolo and rotary speaker simulator in particular are superb. I'm using it on my bass now.

[quote name='Lasermonkey' timestamp='1388159754' post='2319001'] The old MXR graphic eqs sound lovely and can be had for cheap. I bought my 2x15 band for £49 off eBay. :-) [/quote] I've got one of those in my loft somewhere

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1388254691' post='2320057'] DHA vt-1, don't faff with emulation, get the real thing! [/quote] This. Coloursound bass fuzz is my favourite for really nasty stuff.

I'm a musician, I just happen to prefer the bass to any other instrument I've tried.

I've used boiled linseed oil on rosewood boards but it can take a while to dry.

Just given it a go - it's very 'PSP Vintage Warmer' sounding - and that's a good thing in my book!

Cool, I'll give that a go…

You may be giving the sound engineer a massive headache, as there can be phase problems between the DI and the microphone signal.

is that a pre-Fender Prius or a Chinese one?

We seem to have a thread for every other kind of amp/bass/pick but I can't believe we don't have a Hybrid porn thread. In an effort to rectify this oversight with alacrity I started one. All of my decent pics are at home, so I'll use this one as a place holder… [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/2013-10-03120020_zps0354fe0c.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/2013-10-03120020_zps0354fe0c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I [i]love[/i] this amp. SWR SM400 (1993). More to follow.

[quote name='Ghost Rider' timestamp='1387406234' post='2311735'] It would have been handy for England Cricket team in Australia. [/quote] Or in England - we could probably drive the deliveries from here with that thing.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1387999765' post='2317824'] I got this as an unexpected present - result! [url="http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/Andy%20Summers%20tribute%20Tele/20131225_130401.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Nice those. Good effort Santa!

well, I got socks and spent the day on 'Lego® train set duties'. Result on both counts.

Yup, Happy Birthday Lemmy. Don't go mad - we need you!

Family time & socks (hopefully).

My thread a home made OC2 clone: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/203405-faux-c2-build-with-samples/page__fromsearch__1

Another vote for Tim 'Herb' Alexander here. Danny Carey from Tool Actually, could I play with Herb twice?

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1387675229' post='2314522'] 1. Always, always use IC sockets -- don't solder 8-pin op-amps etc. direct to the board. I'd also recommend using transistor sockets. 2. Use a heat sink when working with certain components, e.g. 1N34 diodes, as they don't like getting too hot. 3. Don't attempt to solder your fingers into the circuit. It hurts. [/quote] all of the above. Transistor sockets are useful, as you can often swap transistors to change how much gain/raspiness etc a fuzz pedals have, same with diodes (depending on the circuit).

Oh yeah, and "heat seeker" by AC/DC.

Great for tunes like "Rocket" by Def Leppard, "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica, "Love Missile F1-11" by Sigue Sigue Sputnik (or PWEI if you prefer) etc…

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1387650007' post='2314243'] getting hooked and spending all your free time hunched over with a soldering iron... [/quote] this. Also check that you put your transistors in the right way round…

[quote name='barkin' timestamp='1375114706' post='2156861'] I built my own signature P-ish bitsa. It's 100% identical to the one I play... [/quote] Nice. I did the same with my HH fretless Jazz (and my bits P). Interesting to note that even the Gibson Les Paul that we all know and love hasn't always had an easy ride. In 1961 sales of the signature instrument were so low that Les had his name removed from it and the SG became the Gibson 'Les Paul' model for that year.

Called "power chords" because, well, guitarists have to compensate somehow....