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My two favourites are the two I'll take. Thunderbird as main with the Jazz riding shotgun. Alternatively the Jazz will come out as the main if there is risk or excess alcohol

expertvillage successfully makes me rage, every time.

Ashdown Perfect 10 Mini-Rig. Simply amazing. Don't be expecting trace watts though!

ISD would be 0044?

Firewire really is the only way to go. And IMO the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 is the way to go about it.

Just sticking this up for reference in case someone needs it in future. Industry standard is: AKG C451 for over-heads and hi-hat Sennheiser e603 for toms SM57 for snare top and bottom Beta 52 for bass (with an SM91 as well if you're really going all out) Alternatively if you're on a budget and buying new then I'd recommend: Behringer C2 for over-heads and hi-hat Thomann MB75 for toms and snare PG 52 for bass

[quote name='farmer61' post='1163269' date='Mar 15 2011, 04:19 PM']Thar she blows [/quote] And your opinions sir? Personally I'd not get the short scale for myself because it's too short. I find even the standard T-bird a little small!

I have sent a message to Gibson asking for a quote etc. for a custom version of their Thunderbird. Should I be expecting: a) to be messed around endlessly b) wait >9000 years c) pay an extortionate amount d) all of the above :)

How is your guitar connected at the moment? DI into mbox?

Danke.

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[quote name='icastle' post='1147808' date='Mar 2 2011, 10:39 PM']I can usually spot a guitarist playing bass, it generally comes out as complete mush - I've always found that drummers make quite good bass players though...[/quote] Huzzah.

100% a-okay second hand Ampeg B2RE with flight rack case. Deal or not at £300? Window of opportunity closing soon!

Watched the other videos in the series. Every single one is absolute tosh and he never actually teaches what the title suggests.

Jake, I'm not quite sure I caught how it was you wanted DBs to be kept. What was it again?

That's what he's planning on doing, but the head uses a single jack patch bay as opposed to seperate send and return connectors. Therefore he has to use an insert cable to break in.

I'm 12 and what is this?! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-elliot-/270712547897?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3f07b9aa39"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trace-elliot-/270712...=item3f07b9aa39[/url] Unlike any of their products I've seen before

Yes. It's not designed for toddlers but it shouldn't be too hard to work out what to do with it providing you know the basic jargon and words that'll be used in the control software.

It's usually referred to as an Insert cable.

Yes, and yes.

Does that mean a fairy has just died?

[quote name='Maverick' post='1141919' date='Feb 25 2011, 10:45 PM']Rejecting any drummer who uses Ahead is very OTT, but I kind of get the point.[/quote] Yeah, that was more to make a point than anything else [quote name='Maverick' post='1141919' date='Feb 25 2011, 10:45 PM']I'm not a drummer, but I do dabble from time to time and have had a go with Aheads. Their weight and balance mace it very easy for me to play straight and hard, which can made me seem much more consistent than I actually was, but trying to play with any nuance was impossible for me (hey, I can play a few rudiments...). I don't think they'd necessarily hinder [i]good[/i] drummers, but I can see how they'd help limited drummers in certain circumstances (ie, Lars Ulrich).[/quote] I will explain why this is shortly, and also cover why they make things harder for good drummers.

Yeah, your choice of sticks is best compared to a bassist's choice of strings.

[quote name='Count Bassy' post='1141127' date='Feb 25 2011, 12:51 PM']Would you expect to be immediately forgotton because you turned with an X brand rather than Y brand[/quote] Gear choices show the person's awareness of their instrument amongst other things. I'm away from home at the moment, I'm back tomorrow and will be making a video to explain my theory relating to ahead sticks. Show it to any drummer and I'm sure they'll agree with the ideas.

I will write a long reply as it's hard to explain in brief why they help some drummers but not others. As for Lars and Joey using them, they get paid a lot of money for their endorsement. I bet if they were choosing in free will, they'd definitely be going elsewhere.