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Sold a pedal to Davy. Instant payment, great comms. Deal with confidence.

Zoom A3 acoustic preamp + fx - with box, quick guide and power supply. Excellent condition.

https://www.zoom-na.com/products/guitar-bass-effects/acoustic/zoom-a3-pre-amp-effects-acoustic-guitar

- from the zoom website:

Features at a glance:

High quality preamp can be used with both pickup and mic
Super-low noise design
3-band graphic EQ
Acoustic modeling for restoration of body tone even when using a pickup
Remodeling presets for 16 body types and 28 popular acoustic guitar models
40 effects specially crafted for acoustic guitar, including compression, equalization, modulation, delay, and reverb 
Up to 3 effects can be used simultaneously, in any order***<<NB: NOT STRICTLY TRUE: SLOT 1 CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR BODY TYPE MODELS 
20 memory locations for the storage of user-created patches
Backlit LCD with contrast control for easy viewing in low-light environments
Patch cycling
Automatic feedback detection and elimination
Clean Boost foot switch for up to 12 dB of additional gain
Onboard chromatic tuner supports all standard guitar tunings, including open and drop tunings
Tuner range of 435 - 445 Hz
Tap Tempo for synchronization of delay times or modulation rates
Auto Save function for automatic saving of all patch parameters
Standard ¼" pickup input with three-way pickup compensation switch  
Combo XLR/TRS Mic/Line input with phantom power and phase reversal
Input sensitivity, balance and master level controls
Dual ¼" output jacks for connection to PA and headphones
Balanced XLR output with ground lift for DI connection  
USB port for firmware updates
Rugged die-cast body ensures roadworthiness
Small enough to fit in your guitar case or gig bag
Easily integrated into any existing pedalboard
Runs on 4 AA batteries, with alkaline battery life of up to 8 hours
Supplied AC adapter

I sold a Headway EDB-2 to Paddy. Instant payment and great comms. All good. Recommended.

Behringer BDI21 preamp pedal.

Compact, light, robust. Fits in your gigbag pocket. Great backup preamp.

Headway EDB-2 - mint - with power supply, manual and original packaging.

Twin channel acoustic pre-amp.

https://www.headwaymusicaudio.com/product/edb-2/

The EDB-2 boasts Refined Class “A” Inputs and Pro Audio IC Components, easy to read Pro-Audio design layout & sturdy metal housings built to withstand “Life on the Road”. The EDB-2 is supplied with belt clips, rubber feet and is threaded for microphone stands.

“The Swiss Army Knife for the gigging musician.”

Twin channel with individual inputs & gain controls
5 Band EQ assignable to Channel 1, 2 or both
Notch Filter assignable to Channel 1 or 2
Huge 0-32 dB Gain to interface with most mixers/desks etc
Phantom Power is assignable to either "ring", "tip", or XLR to power virtually all instrument microphones/pickups.
Phase Reverse assignable to each channel
Earth Lift Switch
"Range" Switch tuned for specific instruments i.e. Violin, Guitar, Bass etc
iPod Input for backing tracks, practice routines etc
Mute Switch
Mono, Stereo & XLR Inputs, Jack and XLR Outputs
Battery or Mains powered (power supply included)

He used to wear fedoras, but now he sports a fez

There's cabalistic innuendos in everything he says,

Sucking on a cigarette, picking up the threads,

Underneath the Casablanca Moon

From "Casablanca Moon" by Slapp Happy - lyrics by Peter Blegvad.

Blegvad is a great wordsmith - here's another example:

CS1x is a digital (virtual analogue) synth, I believe. I would say don't fall for the "analogue is best" hype. Digital VA synths can be ace, and generally offer a lot of bang for the buck, with stuff like built in effects, arpeggiators, stable tuning and, of course, polyphony. Check out the Novation K-station if you can find one secondhand. Only 2 octaves (though there were larger versions), but very capable and analogue-sounding if you want it to be.

Bought a p-bass pickup from Andy. All good - recommended.

PM'd

Rock is the zombie of the music world: it's dead but it doesn't know it, its rotting corpse teeters onward still, arms outstretched, reaching hopelessly for the recognition and adulation that it had in life.

xxx

...not to be confused with Slapp Happy chappy:  (Peter Blegvad)

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

Need to work up a few more e.g. delay, flange and octave up and down - probably also in combination with dirt. 

I just acquired the  G1 Four (for use with electric & acoustic nyckelharpa), and I've found the octave effect to be poor - though I understand this may vary from instrument to instrument. Certainly isn't going to replace my Sub'N'Up.

Thanks - I should manage ok - but I'll have to find my pic first.

No, laptop

Mine's gone, and I can't see where to add a new one. Been through Account Settings and Profile. There's an option for "Cover Photo" or some such...is that it? Bloody hate computers me....(IT professional since 1983)...

I recently saw a guy using a cajon / djembe combination that worked really well. Sat on the cajon, with a reversed kick pedal worked with his right heel. Left foot had another kick pedal which operated a tambourine. In front of him he had a large djembe, which he played mostly with brushes. I have a video but it's too big to attach. (or to share via Dropbox, apparently :0(  )

Yes (shortened from the classic "Yes, we have no bananas").

They're just trying to make you spend more money by implying that if you don't, you're not a 'pro' (and won't be seen as such by others). Don't fall for the hype, especially as you already

29 minutes ago, Ajoten said:

 know that "what you do with it" is the important thing

Marketing is marketing, and it's all b/s.

If you click "see the source", do you get the review in the original language? If so, you could try copying into Google translate or similar (though they can be a bit bonkers too).

Rather wonderful, actually. I began playing the nyckelharpa in 2015, and started attending a regular Scandinavian music session held in a room over a pub. Over the xmas period, we temporarily relocated to a room above a different pub, as our usual venue was booked up with parties. The lovely people at this second pub (which also regularly hosts gigs) then asked our session organizer to put on a monthly evening of Scandi music in the main bar for the regular punters, with a smaller group of players than regularly attend the session (which can get quite large and a bit ramshackle at times, with maybe 15-20 people of all levels of ability). Last night was the first one. I expressed an interest, and to my surprise (most of the session people are way better than me) I was invited along to play. I switched between playing nyckelharpa and percussion, as my repertoire on the harpa is fairly limited, and unlike the other players, I'm not up to sight-reading the tunes. The pub cleared a table for us in a corner of the bar, and we sat around it and played for over 2 hours. The other performers (there were eight of us altogether) are all really good, and also lovely people. Being a part of that performance, playing music I cared about with musicians I like, respect and admire, was a joyous thing indeed. The audience was small, but appreciative, and I went home through the snow with a feeling of great satisfaction.  

Here's two in Finnish, and one in Saami:

Pekko Käppi / K:H:H:L - Mun Vereni ("my blood")

Värttinä with the Philomela choir: Emoni ennen (you have to translate the whole line : Noin lauloi emoni ennen : roughly means "thus my mother used to sing")

Mari Boine: Cuovgi Liekkas (radiant warmth)

13 minutes ago, 4000 said:

One thing that consistently baffles me is the 'either/or' mentality I see from people. 'Punk/whatever is great, prog/whatever is crap', or vice versa.

I love Yes, Floyd and Genesis. I love The Beatles and ABBA. I love the Stranglers, The Pistols and the Damned. I love Ellington and Basie. To use someone's earlier example, I love both Never Mind the Bollocks and Bat Out of Hell. Why does it always have to be one or the other? 

 

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