jimmy23cricket

If anyone is at a loose end this evening, come check out my band! No Comply, on at 8:30 https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/battle-of-the-bands-the-horn-tickets/11575545?REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed Some other quality bands to boot after us.

Laney. Nexus range. Both AB and Full valve stuff.

Erm, ignore me. Just counted again….only 5 blocks with one pre-assigned! Note to self, learn to count.

Glad its going well! Interested though. As far as designated 6 effects blocks, the EQ on mine is the only one you can't switch out. So that leaves 5 assignable blocks to any effect. Is yours also assigning one block to a compressor/dynamic?

Well, what can I say! A couple of months in and I can report its still a good bit of kit. I have created four sets of patches that form my main pedal board now. 1 compressed/clean, 1 driven (nice tubey growl), 1 distorted and one dry. All have options to switch in various modulation effects where needed. Most of my other pedals are now defunct. My chain is now Korg Pitchblack tuner (also acts as a killswitch) -> Pod Go-> X2 Ditto Looper (find external loopers easier to use on the fly) and that's it. Other than adding a good synth down the line, I cant think of anything that the Pod couldn't do well enough to warrant any additional options. The tones are outstanding, I really cant complain and it suits my needs perfectly. Band has commented favourably on bass sounds...whatever that's worth 😁! On board amp sims are good for recording too. Sound really good and are infinitely tweakable....some might say too many options actually. Haven't quite go around to recording a dry and wet signal simultaneously yet either, but I haven't felt I needed to. I did download some free impulse responses mostly for guitar use. The process was pretty straightforward and its been good to have some additional options. I must add that the IR's definitely added something to the guitar sound.

Ok, I'll play. I have always had a hankering for a custom 5. I like the idea of a reverse thunderbird type shape, with slightly softer lines and angles then the originals. Body would be swamp ash, with a figured top of some kind. Nothing too fancy, just something with a nice grain or flame. I would then want the facing coloured with a blue/turquoise burst or fade and then a demarcation line on the facing. I would then like to have a trans white stain over the back and sides of the body showing up the grain of the swamp ash nicely. Pickups would need to be quite hot and quiet as I play hard rock with a fair bit of dirt on my tone. So EMG X's or maybe Nordie big blades. Definitely either a soap bar layout or PJ. A nice top end 3 band EQ would also be nice, but I'd take a 2 band too. Hardware to be black or chrome. Babicz or Hipshot with through string. Neck could be either through or bolt on (depend on cost of course!), but neck would be roast maple (birsdseye if possible) with a roast maple fingerboard. Pearl white block inlays with luminlay side dots. Quite like a fan fret too. I wouldn't need a matching headstock, quite happy with roasted maple. Shape do be determined by tuning key layout, although a "fender-esque" is what I'd probably go for. Hipshot Ultra lights by the way. That's it really 😁