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yeah, fortunately I was in a position to make it happen. I only currently have the photos from the advert, im yet to see it in the flesh
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It is very cool. Clouds is an immense piece of kit, and jamming the whole thing into a pedal is frankly bonkers. It’s easy to get lost… but it sounds absolutely lush. I withdrew it as there are some granular vibes in here I just couldn’t get from other pedals, but I really need to slim the herd a bit! -
That’s brilliant, well done, it’s great when something comes along that you’ve wanted for a long time and especially something that doesn’t come up very often , hopefully you’ll share some pics when you’re ready
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Thanks - that was fun! Talented guys, no doubt. The Albert Lee appearance was nice as well!😝
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And of course you don't actually need to build off the root. In major keys, you can get some very interesting harmonies by building off the 3rd or 5th of the chord, and in minor keys you'll find you have to build off the root of the relative chord or you'll get some horrendous clashes. It's important to treat a harmoniser pedal like an instrument (a keyboard would be a good comparison) rather than a pedal. You need to understand how it works, and then experiment with it to find the settings you need. To make that happen, either record your singing so that you can play it back and listen properly, or find a collaborator prepared to fiddle with the settings while you sing.
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yeah I took the plunge.. i've wanted one for 25 years maybe. missed a couple over the years.. and they don't seem to be coming down in price like most things.
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thanks for that - helpful indeed I paid sweet fa for the Proton , maybe 50UK pounds the Wonderlove is 240 is UK Pounds so it's not bad finance ( I tell myself)
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i use a very light .6 or .73 nylon plectrum , palm mute squish compression then filter or filter then heavy limiting I'm not good at using words to describe sounds or tones - but it's like a Thwack sound , lol I like what you did, creative, very good.
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Hi Kevin, first up there's nowt wrong with a single harmonising BV ... it seemed to work pretty well for Simon & Garfunkel. 🤣 On harmoniser pedals, though, the only limiter is your own imagination. The one I use offers eight different settings in each key, so straight away that's a lot of options. If the song is in A and that's the root note being played then yes, it's likely that LV will be singing an A and your harmonies will be built off that same root. No action is needed though, since the harmoniser will probably be generating three notes (A, C and E perhaps) with a combined volume equal to a single voice. Plus the BVs will be set lower in the mix. The A that you contribute will likely be about 1/5th as strong as the LV's A.
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I wholeheartedly agree with your statement "Bass Players might be more adventurous (Collective) than Guitar Players (Collective)" The 80's seem to have proven that theory! 🤣
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I wouldn’t know where to start! I’m sure someone will come along and explain their backstory very eloquently. I know they were well-respected session musicians in the 1960s, and then they morphed into this unique act. I think they were regarded as a bit of a novelty act by the general public, with their cheeky singles in late 70s/early 80s, but they’re clearly very talented performers:
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NZ Music Legend Neville Claughton imported 3 x L2 Bass Steinberger in late 1983 / early 1984 they were $3300 NZ so that would be say 1400 UK Pound (?) today's coin that would be $10000 NZ to buy a new Steinberger off the shelf IMO that's fairly unrealistic business plan in NZ economy
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Decision made on the ziricote / sapele build. After a lot of back and forth about whether to clear it in nitro, I’m keeping this one natural. It’s currently in the process of being oil sanded through to 3000 grit, and once fully cured it’ll be finished in a satin to mid-gloss wax. The ziricote has so much natural contrast and character that burying it under heavy gloss just didn’t feel right. And the sapele back is starting to show some lovely chatoyance as the oil builds — that subtle shimmer when the light moves across it. The neck will be glossier, so there’ll be a deliberate contrast — tactile body, slick playing surface. Still in progress, but I’m liking where this is heading. MGCS – Made to Play. Built to Last.
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If they were of any decent quality, they should be good for another 20-30 years. What about where preamps (and in some cases power amps) generate more harmonics than you consider "low distortion" yet sound big and clean. I'm talking about more common tube amp topologies that are considered clean but don't measure as such. Actually, it's a great speaker when properly designed around and used within the limits of the design. I have a lot of experience with custom variants of this driver that I designed, tens of thousands, and experienced very few issues. Correct, but some cabinet manufacturers didn't truly understand the limits and thus placed ridiculous claims of power handling when playing the spec. game. Then, players incorrectly believing what they were told (marketed to) unintentionally beat the hell out of them. It's all about providing an accurate presentation of the speaker's capabilities.
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Hi Gianlu, Yes, still available. -
I saw that it had been sold, was it you jimi
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yeah...I think I agree with your generalization I also think Bass Players might be more adventurous (Collective) then Guitar Players (Collective)
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I have been considering this dying to maple necks that have sounded good. Dark is the colour for me. Good ideas here.
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Selling my Cali 76. Great condition. Thanks for looking. -
This series is excellent, the best recorded Precision tone I’ve ever had was from one of these, GLWTS -
Selling my Caveman. It’s in very good condition and one of the very best pre amps out there These are photos of the actual pedal. thanks for looking.-
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After a little puzzling, I realised that you meant scratchplate, not fingerboard.
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bassist_lewis replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Can't argue with that price, and if you're having fun...
