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This'll be it for a while once I get the Ghost Echo situated, I think phase 1 of my board rebuild is completed, phase 2 begins with an expression pedal and one of those mission multi-expression-ma-bobs. Need to decide whether I can fit them on here (plus a few more pedals) or to bite the bullet and upsize: "Fun" "Fact": The Ghost Echo takes me to an even 50 knobs, at an average of 3.57 per pedal.

Got an idea. I'm experimenting with the major scale. But the main riff is in 13/8 so I'm still in my comfort zone.

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1397239732' post='2422197'] Pardon my ignorance, but the video makes me feel nauseous as it never holds a shot for more than half a second. Someone got a bit too busy on the edit button I feel. Anyway, it moves to quick for me to see, is he playing chords on the bass or single notes and using the effects to beef it up? Can't help thinking someone should buy him a strat for his next Birthday... if you want to play lead then why not play lead on a lead guitar? Its a bit like trying to play trumpet on a tuba to me. Very skilful, but ultimately a bit pointless. Cheers, Rich [/quote] Because a guitar still wouldn't sound like that, it's still very bassy for most of the song. And he wants to play it on bass, why shouldn't he? Basses and Guitars are just metal wires pulled across a plank of wood with a couple of magnets in it. On the bass/drums duos front: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efSwcRW1X-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjgNNyHuxd0

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1396563145' post='2415262'] In a word: no! Well... I'm discovering that I know some scales because they sound right, but not because I know they are scales. I get the basic major/minor but not much beyond that. Although I do understand their usefulness and have set myself the goal of learning more. [/quote] That's what happened to me. A couple of years ago I finally decided to sit down and actually learn scales and theory properly. It turns out I'd already figured most of it out just based on what sounded good.

I went in to buy a pot(entiometer) once. It was exhausting. I asked for a 10k pot. The guy didn't know what it was. I asked for a 10k linear 16mm panel mount potentiometer. The guy still didn't know what it was. I described the function and appearance of a potentiometer. The guy still didn't know what it was. I found and pointed at it in the catalogue. The guy had never seen one before. I asked if there was anyone else I could speak to. He went and got his supervisor. The entire process repeated. I asked if they could just let me in the stock room and I would find it myself. They said they couldn't do that. They both went to look for it. 10 minutes later they both returned. With a 1k pot. I left. I cried for the world.

Had a PA100 mk.1 for a while. Sold it. Regretted it immediately. Now have a PA100 mk.2 that I vow to never let go. Fantastic amps.

Picks have a very special property. When unobserved they can create micro-singularities, the gravitational pull then attracts the pick through the singularity and into the nth-dimensional nega-universe from which all picks originate. There is no way to reverse or mitigate this effect. If you take your eyes off a pick, it [i]will[/i] disappear for ever. The only effective means of combating this is to buy what we scientists refer to as a "s**t-ton" of them.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1394899750' post='2396484'] I wanted an Emma a while ago, not so much what I am after now but had no idea it suffered low end loss? [/quote] Can't say I experienced any low end loss personally. On it's own, it's mild to the point of indifference, you really have to dig in to get any kind of quack out of it. But run a fuzz into it and it really comes alive, every setting on it is useable and I never had any headroom issues, I've considered getting one again just for running with fuzz. I've come to the conclusion that a filter that sounds really great and quacky on it's own just has too many problems with fuzz. I've got a meatwad ant the moment. Great on it's own, but it takes a f***ing age to dial in any sort of useable sound with a fuzz, and even then I have to watch how hard I play for fear of making it mad.

I suspect Bilbo and I might be on the same page with this one, all I can see is The Scouring of the Shire...

I... kinda like it. Does that make me an awful person?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1393167865' post='2376874'] What about Bb, B, Db, F, G, ? They don't have position markers either, or have I misread ? [/quote] In standard tuning (which is what we seem to be assuming), Bb is third fret on the G string, B is 9th fret on the D string, Db is 9th fret on the E string, F is 3rd fret on the D string and G is 5th fret on the D string, so all covered by fret markers.

Recording and mixing mine has taken about 4 billion times longer than expected, but it will be finished! I'll PM you the link when it's up.

The new St. Vincent album: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2zHl3DJ6Bo[/media]

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1392802448' post='2372821'] Steady on Bob! That's a quirky time signature by your standards... Probably better to play it safe and use a more familiar 23/8 or maybe a 17/5? [/quote] Don't worry, there are predominant sections of 5/4 and 7/4, and a random bar of 13/8, I haven't gone totally crazy.

Recording begins tomorrow. Whaddyaknow, I've written a song that's over 50% 4/4. I'm proud of myself.

I've tried to like others, but they always just fall short of the mastotron. For me, it's the perfect fuzz pedal. The impedance control, the gate that isn't a gate but still works better than any other gate on a fuzz I've ever used, it's just perfect.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1392242502' post='2366475'] i think for this reason id always check the cables with a multimeter. also is it just me or are the diago plugs basically george l's? andy [/quote] Better, the screw head means you can really tighten them, george L's you can only get finger tight. I plumped for a Diago kit in the end. Incredibly frustrating packaging aside they're working out pretty well.

Aye, it's Ben Verellen's band so it's probably a big spider into the Meat Smoke, or to be honest it could just be the meat smoke on it's own.

Entry taking shape. Experimenting with actually recording guitars this time instead of relying on VST's. Currently recording the 12th track titled "Wall of sound". Still doesn't sound big enough.

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1391819814' post='2361802'] shouldn't we all be out boozing, who'd have thought midnight on a friday night was rush-hour for pedal updates! [/quote] I started mine at 7pm. Including an hour break for dinner and The Last Leg I've only just finished.

Been on a bit of a shopping spree: Super Synth will likely make way (financially and physically) for an expression pedal and one of those mission multi-expression majiggys, as I now have 3 expression capable pedals and no expression pedal.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1390738685' post='2348773'] Have you heard GarethFlatland's band InFictions? [/quote] If I recall correctly he was also in 65daysoftstaic when they made one of my top 10 albums of all time, The Fall of Math: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckkzdnGeWk[/media]