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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1383484052' post='2264866'] Aww no, I was going to do that... OK then, I'll do 'extreme death gothabilly crossover thrash-christiancore', instead. [/quote] I'll raise you ambient-electronic-alternative-post-techno-glitch-prog-trip-hop. Probably.

Good stuff dad, an interesting take. Mine was a nice gloomy ambient thing until I decided to stick a big dirty synthy bass line down the middle, so I'm not sure what it will end up sounding like but it should be weird.

My current, though transitional, and badly in need of a hoover pedal board: [attachment=147462:20131031_212015.jpg] The Pitch Pirate is completely insane. I mean seriously.

Might actually have time this month, already got an idea floating around. Expect 9/8 (the spookiest time sig) and heavy use of my new favourite toy, the Mid-fi Pitch Pirate.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1383245467' post='2262133'] Precision = Sterility in a lot of people's worlds. It's a shame. [/quote] Not mine, I appreciate precision and technicality when it's done with feeling and genuine energy. That self satisfied look they all give each other when they do something tricky says it all I think.

I wonder if it was written in a clean room? ...because it's so sterile... GET IT?!?!

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1382043220' post='2247277'] As an electronics dumbass, how difficult/expensive would it be to make an identical clone of these? As there not particularly old I assume all the components are still readily available. Just an idol question before anyone jumps out my monitor and brands a Behringer logo on my ass . [/quote] Very difficult, it will use a programmed chip, so it's basically a mini computer, you'd need the code and even then you probably couldn't do it exactly, and even if you could, you'd probably be breaking the law.

I really need to find time to build some pedals, work is pretty much an electronics sweetshop, boss has said I can help myself to passives, stripboard, the cheaper IC's and pots, pretty much the only things I'd need to buy are enclosures and footswitches....

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1381785648' post='2243868'] At least these can be fixed. But what would happen if one of the bigger ones next to it went? Blow it apart completely? [/quote] Nah, caps tend to be all flash, one of the big ones would produce a pretty impressive bang, but they wouldn't explode with enough force to really do much physical damage. The main damage would be to the board, it would probably take a lot of track with it and burn some big chunks out of the board.

Check the track on both sides, it's not always obvious when it goes, check it with a multimeter if you have one. Get rid of any carbon on the board (just scratch it off with a screwdriver), are you sure you've got the right value, it won't necessarily be the same as the one next to it.

Couldn't get past the first minute, he has no idea what resonance is, or does but is intentionally using it wrong because it sounds cool. Tapping something with a hammer and declaring it has a "lower resonant frequency" is about as scientific as a rain dance. A really bad rain dance too.

Pete bought a pedal from me, quick payment and a nice simple transaction, highly recommended.

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1381249770' post='2236461'] I don't understand the "i can't be bothered" or "they do it faster" argument. Yeah, it may be faster for the guy doing it but who cares? For you, how is taking it into a shop, leaving it and going back to pick it up easier than getting an allen wrench and turning it a quarter of an inch. You only need to do intonation once. Maybe a re-do if you make massive changes. Doing the neck takes about 12 seconds and doing the bridge about two and a half minutes How much of a hurry are you in? [/quote] A good set up does not take 2 minutes and 42 seconds, even a half-arsed set up involves more than turning an allen wrench. You're doing a simple set up to a (low) standard that you're happy with on your basses. That's fine, but not everyone is the same. As other people have said, a set up can include pretty skilled and delicate jobs like fret dressing, cavity shielding, nut cutting, some people simply aren't happy with doing stuff like that, and nor should they be. I used to live with a guitarist who once tried putting up a shelf by drilling a small phillips head screw into the wall with a hammer drill, 4" away from a light switch. Smart guy, excellent guitarist, but I would never trust him with any task involving tools. Some people just aren't practical. And yes, using an allen key counts as practical.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381066189' post='2233901'] Yes. [/quote] For the first bit he's actually playing a pretty decent groove, and even when he goes into his silly show off stuff, he's just upping the speed, not messing with the timing or the rhythm or anything, I found it pretty easy to follow. For context, this is the sort of music and drumming I enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EssKdPZ0EXo For more context, he keyboard in the intro is playing dotted eighths, not eighths.

Am I the only one who thinks the drums and bass actually sit pretty well together? Hell, the drums aren't even playing in a polyrhythm.

I was going to say Opposites, but actually it did meet my expectations, they were just very low. Might have to say Echo Street by Amplifier, they're one of my favourite bands and it's by no means a bad album, just way, way below what I was expecting.

In case anyone needs closure, I've been in touch with Taylor and he's confirmed that the early models had less volume, and in keeping with his reputation has offered to mod it to current specs for free. I think I'm still going to move it on though, the more I play it the more the volume isn't the only thing I don't like about it.

To be honest I think I may have overstated the volume issue, it's not that it's quiet, it's that it's just loud enough, I think I'm just missing the comfort of having that extra volume there if I need it, I just don't feel comfortable with full volume being just good enough. I'll drop Taylor an email anyway and see what he says, it might very well be that he upped the gain on later runs, if not he might be able to tell me what to look for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISM659UZjVQ