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  1. ---NT---

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    I did a search and I don't think we have one of these. I've been lusting after some handmade tube amps recently, and I know there are some other people here who play music and have an appreciation for instruments and peripherals. So I figured I'd start a thread.

    Hovercraft Amps is an amp builder here in Portland that I've been following for a few months. I just ordered a fuzz pedal from their kickstarter, looking forward to seeing how it turns out!
    http://www.hovercraftamps.com/

    Dunwich Amps look and sound amazing! Looks like seriously high-quality builds.
    http://dunwichamps.com/The_Wizard.html

    The Verellen Meatsmoke is a dream of mine! Just saw The Sword a couple weeks ago and their bassist uses one.
    http://www.verellenamplifiers.com/products.html

    But really, I just didn't know where to share this photo. Giorgio! My wife is super bummed we can't go to Giorgio's "End of the World" party this Friday.
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    I'm in the market for a new amp to go with my new G&L Legacy (Tribute series).
    I am a hobby musician so I'm looking for a practice amp or small gig amp.
    Last week I played a Bugera V22 at Guitar Center but that may be more amp than I need right now.
     
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    ha isn't that blood drinker's avatar?
     
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    Of course! All the amps I want are WAY more amp than I actually need!
    And yeah, BD had (has?) Giorgio Tsoukalos as his avatar.
     
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    Got my Hovercraft Ionostrofear Fuzz pedal today.
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    Dunno if this is the best thread for it or not..


    But what's the best website for someone who wants to learn guitar? I have absolutely zero experience with music, by the way. Never picked up a guitar in my life but I'm looking into buying one. Any suggestions on the type of guitar and amp would help as well. I'm into black metal and doom.
     
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    I wouldn't sweat it. Just go get whatever cheap guitar you like and a little marshall or fender amp. You will be good. Black metal and doom? The classic black metal bands of the early 90's used the cheapest crap they could find on purpose just to get that shitty "necro sound" and it worked out great. Get whatever you like and what sounds good to YOU. There are no rules! You tube has some good free lessons.

    Having said all that, of course when you get better you may want the nice expensive stuff, but I'm not into all that stuff. I think its all about your playing. I think Victor Wooten said it best: "If you take away Michael Jordon's shoes, he can still play basketball."
     
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    If you don't want to get an amp right away as you're learning check out the vox amplug. It works great, gets some awesome sounds and is only $40.
     
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    Wasn't there a guitars thread somewhere here in the past? I just did a general search and couldn't find anything... maybe I'm wrong.
     
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    I have a Epiphone Explorer GT. http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Design ... er-GT.aspx
    Out of print, but you can probably get one cheap $100 - $150 range .
    sounds great (anything in the GT line was affordable and great for the price).

    currently in the market for a Gibson SG.
     
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    If you want a website for learning some songs I find songsterr.com to be kinda handy. It doesn't teach you how to play, but you may learn some stuff just by playing some songs you know.
    If you think playing guitar is something you'll definitely follow through with then I'd suggest not buying bottom-end gear and buying something mid-range. Otherwise you'll probably find yourself trying to unload that bottom-end stuff rather quickly in order to upgrade. But if you're not sure that this is something you're committed to then you should easily be able to get into a cheap set up for under $200 via craigslist.
     
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    I'm actually looking into the FMT HH Tele at the moment. I have always loved Fender guitars except for two things; the first being the single coil pickups. I know. I know. Clearly a Fender trademark and no argument. However, minus pulling them and putting in my own humbuckers, I instead for years ran my Fenders through a Sunn Beta Bass head and a 2x15 cab. Yes, that is indeed a bass rig, but it gave me the bottom I was looking for, yet retained that treble sound. It had bite and bottom. The second is that the Fender necks are thick and I have smaller hands. It wasn't until Fender came out with the Squire line and their thinner necks (thank you people of Japan and your darling small hands) that I felt comfy playing one. And, the early Squire models were/are actually well built guitars.

    Now, I haven't had the opportunity to play one of the FMT HH models and my guess is the necks are still American standard size, but they come with a couple of SD humbuckers, one of which is the SD 59 and that means there is some nice noise coming outta that guitar. Hence the HH in the name. :roll:

    Anyway, if anyone has any experience with this model, please let me know your thoughts. I'm also looking to buy an 80's model Roland JC120. As of now, it's the ol' Marshall, but I love that built-in chorus Roland has been able to perfect in that amp. Pure wonderfulness
     
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    That's the sound of love !

    This is my bedroom BM setting : )

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    Exactly! Perfect. :twisted:
     
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    I got this made for me as a gift and it sounds amazing, just need to add a feedback supressor so I can use it live again. I play with through GK head and use a Fender Jazz
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    Nice looking pedal!
     
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    I was sorry to read about the passing this week of Robert Zildjian, the founder of Sabian cymbals (and of course of the Zildjian dynasty before the split). I am not a musician at all, but one thing I can really appreciate is the craftsmanship that went in to Sabian cymbals. In an age where so many things are mass produced and made on the cheap, it is one of the few things still being made by artisans by hand, with centuries of knowledge behind it. And as a global brand from a tiny company in smalltown New Brunswick, that has stayed there and maintained their methods since the 60s, I think they deserve some credit.
     
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    So last night I started a class on building electronic instruments using technology from the 1920s-70s, focusing on theremins and monophonic synths. The guy who teaches the class builds theremins for Jon Spencer, and we're going to be building a theremin that he designed specifically for Jon!
    That is all.
    :D
     
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    Theremins = awesome. That is all.
     
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    korg's tiny, new analog gear makes me so happy:



    via gizmodo
     
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    Ooooh, those look fun!
     
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    Those new Korgs look sweet! I already have the monotron Delay and Duo, which are a lot of fun, but actually having a sequencer built in makes these way more useful. Though I don't know if I really need another Korg synth since I also have the Electribe and Kaossilator Pro... still might have to pick one up to play with :twisted:
     
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    my current setup/ the one i have been using for years, which i am looking to unload. an alesis airfx, alesis airsynth, boss giga delay, and a noise swash distortion box. worked great in the noise band i was in, however i am no longer in said noise band and have no time to do anything with them. they have been sitting in a box for the last year and i kinda wanted to see if anyone here is interested, before i went to ebay.
     
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    roland's new aira line looks like a whole lotta fun. great demo video at gizmodo.

    digital modeling of analog waveforms is not new, but this is the first time i've heard of digitally modeling an entire system of analog circuitry down to individual components in order to virtualize what makes an analog instrument so distinctively analog:



    wow.
     
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    Be enlightened!



    I knew that I recognized BD's avatar, but it took my brother taking me down memory lane Headbangers' Ball style for it to click.

    EDIT: Wait, I just noticed the date on that post. I might not remember his avatar from back then. Durrr. Enjoy Candlemass anyhow.
     

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