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stewblack

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  1. I was wondering, you obviously love the look of the Precision, but not necessarily the sound - ever considered a PJ?
  2. One band I dep for does, my main band tend not to turn up much earlier than 5 minutes before we start so no time for such niceties and line checks, micing kits or soundchecks!
  3. I saw a red one fs on FB the other day, didn't know they existed until then, now here's another one!
  4. I'm looking forward to trying it a little louder at my next outing.
  5. I recently liberated the TCE 250 watt amp from the 2X8 cab to which it had been attached. So I could pair it with other cabs and try other heads through the cab. You know the drill. Mucking about instead of learning new songs. Any road up, while in a fiddling mood I thought why not change the tone print (I'd previously had the SpectraComp installed) . So I went through a few and the TubeWarmth 'N' Comp is a real winner. A noticeable volume boost - I mean really noticeable - and a rounded, fat tubiness which is extremely satisfying. Oh and it's a flipping sight easier to use the amp when it isn't over the back of cab too!
  6. Yep, those are the ones i was wondering about - do you use them?
  7. Gosh. I actually understand what you've made and what it does. Everything beyond that, with the exception of the bit about hacksawing, raised the technical frequency to 45KHz, or beyond my thinking range. Well done and I love the name. Let me know when you're ready to sell them.
  8. I didn't know what a recursive link was, so thanks for that!
  9. These seem to come in budget batches of multiple units for very little money or plugs like this which are over £3 each. Anyone have any opinions on this fascinating subject?
  10. Started well, quiet pub but those who were there were enjoying their Saturday night. Sadly the g*******t upset the BL who rather bizarrely took out her petulance on me. Perhaps hard work, reliability and dedication are so easy to come by she feels I am dispensable, whereas arrogance, drunkenness, laziness and selfishness must be nurtured. Funny old world.
  11. If only I could... a 4X12 Trace Cab can surely only be bettered by two 4X12 Trace cabs. Can't lift it and my little car couldn't move it. GLWTS - the amp is a steal too.
  12. My whammy went wonky. Open the pedal all was good. Press it down and it seemed to bounce back up a fraction dropping the pitch. I noticed the pedal seemed slightly askew. The left front corner touched the base unit the right did not. I don't need to do any research here I thought, it's obvious that it has been bent and must be bent back again. I shan't share the shenanigans which subsequently ensued, I just want to say if this happens to you don't look for a physical fault. Turns out it's simply a matter of recalibration. Plug the pedal in while holding the power button down. When the lights flash let go the power button. Wind the knob so with the pedal forward the light is all the way up. With the pedal down wind it all the way down. That's it. Turn it off then on again and wham away. I can say that this is an extremely robust well made pedal. If you saw the leverage and pressure I applied trying to straighten it you would A) weep and B) slap me.
  13. This is for tomorrow. I am now officially pedal addicted. From not seeing the point to disappearing down an internet rabbit hole studying different options for cable tidying underneath the damn board. But man this is just so much fun! The bass balls and sweet baby are in loop one. Two has the Valeton running pure wet, 1 octave down, volume and selected tones boosted by the GE. Loop three features the Ricochet, American Sound and Zoom which is used to compress or to add an envelope filter. The Tri Parallel Mixer, aka Best Thing Ever allows me to blend everything, play with tone of each loop, and keep my original clean signal. Might use a bit of chorus on a couple of tunes the Zoom can handle that.
  14. Thank you so much. Great review.
  15. I need the cash but don't hesitate to suggest a trade if you have one in mind.
  16. I can't believe you just said that!
  17. Will Durex Tingle work? (AFAF)
  18. This is a really really useful piece of kit. If two of the effects work for you it's saved you money already and trust me more than two will. But beyond that it is a DI box and a sound interface for your computer. Lots of tricks in this one. GLWTS
  19. Sorry. For the record, and you can't need telling, she is adorable.
  20. Oh great. That feeling when you use the word porn and someone inserts a picture of a child in between the relevant posts. Apologies for my appalling timing.
  21. I too love to do this. Only where the gig allows it though, set up time and space are always a consideration. Those who've not tried it will be in for a pleasant surprise - it is a unique way of setting up. I used to split my signal using a preamp with two outs into a stereo graphic thence into two separate amp/cab set ups. The most basic set up wouldn't be for a stereo effect, I would simply bias one amp towards the bass and one towards the treble. Then once I liked what I was hearing the volume knobs on each amp became simple tone booster/cut controls. What always surprised me was that when I took away the 'bass' amp how thin and weak the 'treble' amp seemed on its own. Likewise when muting the 'treble' amp the bass seemed impossibly dubby and lacking in definition and yet when blended together the sound was amazing and lacking nothing. Where the heck were the mids coming from??! (rhetorical question - I neither know nor mind not knowing). I absolutely accept to some people this sounds like ridiculous, eccentric behaviour. And that's fine. No one is forcing anyone to do it 😉, but for others this will appeal to a sense of experimentation and fun and it really does produce interesting results.
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