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Kind of forgot about this until I went searching in my cupboard for a lead! Just bought another big-ass head so this needs to go. I can deliver in person within about an hour's drive of Swindon. I'll also be at the SW Bass Bash on 13 October. Trades: Ashdown Little Bastard or Little Stubby. -
Redplate BluesMachine 66 valve guitar combo - *SOLD*
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Redplate BluesMachine 66 valve guitar combo - *SOLD*
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I took this in trade earlier this year, and while it is jolly nice I've come to the conclusion that I'm always going to prefer my Matchless Lightning for guitar. I've also got my eye on some other bits of kit (but it's not GAS, honestly!) This is a hand-wired amp boasting Mercury Magnetics transformers. The original short reverb spring tank has been replaced with a long one, and the speaker is a nice old Rola Celestion G12-65. Power output ranges from about 20W to 50W depending on the output valves and configuration selected. It is designed to be the 'ultimate blues amp' but is capable of so much more. Here are just some of the options: - Runs with a pair of 6V6, 6L6GC, KT66, or KT88 output valves - Rear panel switches for Pentode or Triode operation Fixed bias or cathode bias (cathode bias only for 6V6 operation) Voicing - 'Smooth' (local negative feedback) and pickup type - Front panel switches for Bright cap (3 options) Mode (2 types each of black panel, brown panel and tweed) - Front panel pull switches for Shift (more gain from Gain control) Tone stack (also foot-switchable) Gain channel (foot-switchable) Hi-cut x2 (on gain channel controls) to tame excess highs when winding up the gain The amp is currently fitted with a matched pair of JJ 6L6 valves. It comes with a footswitch for Boost (bypasses tone stack) and Overdrive (brings in another preamp valve for 2 more gain stages), with a good long lead, and a new Roqsolid cover. It was PAT tested in May (hence sticker). Negatives - it is missing its badge and there is some minor damage to the grille, just visible top and right of the speaker dust cap (probably caused by positioning a mic there). Mike Hermans puts a BluesMachine through its paces in the video linked below. I am looking for £1,625 which includes delivery by me or meet-up within about an hour's drive of Swindon, Wiltshire. I'm happy to consider longer trips but I won't be entrusting it to a courier. Trades? Wouldn't hurt to ask!
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Burford Electronics Robot Ring Modulator (with useful mods) Not just any robot but one that has been out on the lash, scranned a kebab, had a fight, tried to shag a dustbin, and is now throwing up in a shop doorway - that's the sound you're hearing! You're probably not going to play Valerie through this but great fun can be had by tuning the oscillator to the key of the song and letting rip. (Some oscillator signal is audible when the pedal is engaged but nothing is being played.) This came to me faulty but I have rectified the wiring issues. I have also made it more user-friendly by adding a 9V power inlet (was previously battery-only) and a status LED. Some dings to the paintwork as per the photos. Comes with instructions. £75 £55 delivered in the UK. -
I did the same on a theatre gig which was ‘silent stage’ apart from the drums. The sound in the auditorium when I popped one earpiece out was brutal compared to the nice controlled IEM volume.
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100W Stoneham valve amp - small footprint, lighter weight
JapanAxe replied to Merton's topic in Amps and Cabs
We’re way off topic here but it has been rumoured that ThorpyFX, in collaboration with Dan Coggins, are looking to do this. They have already brought out the fantastic Pulse Doppler phaser based on the Lovetone Doppelgänger. -
Other way round for me. As a longtime guitarist I bought a bass just to record with, but a friend then roped me into playing a gig with him so I bought an amp too. I learned quite quickly and was careful not to fall into the trap of playing the bass like a guitar. My playing on my friend’s gig was abysmal, but by the time I started playing with other bands I pretty much knew what I was doing. 20+ years on, I have been about equally competent on both instruments for a good while now. To me, upcoming gigs are a great way to focus on improving my playing. My latest acquisition is a lap steel, which I reckon will work really well with a local singer-songwriter who I occasionally play with. Next gig with him will see me woodshedding lap steel!
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Brian bought a pedal from me, excellent transaction in every way.
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FS Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy analog delay - *SOLD*
JapanAxe replied to JapanAxe's topic in Effects For Sale
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Spec: Processor - 1.4GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Memory - 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Graphics - Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536MB Storage - 500GB SATA Display - 1920x1080 Connectivity - see photo I have just upgraded to an M2 machine. This iMac is in very good condition, with no chips or scratches to the screen. I have fully cleared the memory and performed a fresh install of MacOS 10.15 Catalina, ready for you to set up and register. I've kept the keyboard and mouse to use with my new Mac, so this is the main unit only. You will need a Mac-compatible keyboard and a USB mouse to get going. Macs are great for multitrack music recording and editing. The OS includes GarageBand and you can download Audacity for free if you prefer, or do what I did and go for Reaper (free to try, cheap to buy). The box is long gone so this is collection or meet-up only. I live in Swindon but go to Oxford/Abingdon areas a couple of times a month, and gigs take me to Bristol and sometimes further afield. Price is £120. I'm not averse to trade suggestions but I already have a lot of kit! -
As @MacDaddy says, a lot of it is down to how you learn best. Another big factor is motivation. I find it a real challenge to learn things that I don’t have to learn e.g. just for fun, but if I know I’m going to be playing it on a gig, I’ll damn well learn it, come what may! @DaveP are you a home player or are you struggling to remember songs for gigs?
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Here ya go @hiram.k.hackenbacker: https://imgur.com/a/sylvia-qz15Bcz If the link doesn't work, let me know and I'll change the page status from Hidden to Public.
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I’m pretty sure that was transcribed in Guitarist magazine. It may have included the bass part. I created an Excel sheet of all the Guitarist transcriptions so I’ll look it up and see what I can do. EDIT: Yes it was the 'Live' edition that came between December 2000 and January 2001, and it did include the bass part. I don't have access to a scanner atm but I'll take the best photos I can manage on my phone and post them up here. Sorry for the thread hijack @ChrisDev!
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I have no simple answer to this. I most often take out a Barefaced Twin with either my Demeter head or my EBS, and a MarkBass Nano as a spare. I also have a tiny MarkBass combo for tiny drumless gigs, and a pedal board just for going direct to PA (no backline). Then in my studio I have a Barefaced One 10 driven by an Ampeg B15 clone. Or I go through a Two Notes Torpedo CAB into my monitors. So yeah, Cetera.
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Never tried it!
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I may well be the outlier here but over the 46 years that I’ve been playing I’ve taught myself to read and write musical notation. Unless a piece is very simple I tend to make a reasonably accurate transcription and learn it from that. One tip I picked up online was to start at the end and work backwards - that way you’re always moving into more familiar territory.
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If you’re interested in the floating thumb option, here’s a video that I like to point people to: I’d say play songs that you already know but (as others have recommended) start with your left hand around 5th position so that your low E note are played on the B string. Avoid playing just the top 4 strings while using the B as a thumb rest.
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Say hello to my old Crow Valley Band mucker Dave ‘Brock’ Perry on guitar! And nice score
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For quite a few years now I’ve avoided having too much low end in my bass amp sound. Sometimes that means turning the knob labelled ‘Bass’ slightly to the left of centre. I’m generally shooting for a warm, round sound as a starting point, and ime too much ‘bass’ militates against that and reduces clarity and punch. But I definitely don’t want to be getting into guitar territory.
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Yes, the joy of being able to hear everything, and at a reasonable volume, is not to be underestimated!
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‘The Unexpected Trombonist’ could be the title of Richard Osman’s next Thursday Murder Club novel.
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Wedding gig on lead guitar for a friend of the singer. It was one of those gigs where it feels like an invisible force is making you sound and play better. Mind you I had a head start with a Custom Shop Strat and a self-pimped Tele Deluxe into a Matchless Lightning Reverb. I don’t normally use that Strat for such a rocky set but I mainly played through a couple of low gain drives and the thing just sang. Pic shows stage before we started.
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Great work Tom!
