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Post by drbill on Mar 4, 2014 13:58:18 GMT -6
I find I do my best work when surrounded by wads of gear that I don't use.
Which is exactly why I have 11 guitars sitting here and I can barely play a note (on guitar anyway - keys is a different story...)
As as number, 11 sucks. It's odd.
That's why an even dozen makes better sense. I can't take the imbalance of the situation, and it's killing my creativity. That's why I want MATT to sell me a Les Paul.
Start lookin' em over Matt & PM me.....
:-)
More guitars is happy guitars.
Now....should we go to microphones? 70+ and until I get a new room built, I can barely use em. Even when I had a room, it was the same 10 getting used over and over and over. But it helps having them surround me.....
I also like the smell of old gear when it's warming up.
<sigh.....>
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Post by jeromemason on Mar 4, 2014 14:01:11 GMT -6
Hey Herbie, you could always just turn this thread into the one that has been running for years over at GS.... I'd gladly take one of those basses and 3 or 4 pre's buddy..... You know I'm here to help.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Mar 4, 2014 14:26:46 GMT -6
A lot of my gear sits unused. I do the one man dance here most of the time and can't get the use of most of it. I do record bands but only by invitation only. That's the only time I get maximum usage. Got 12 guitars and usually only play 3 or 4 most of the time. 3 high dollar fiddles and only play 1. A steel guitar and usually farm that out to a better player. 2 Basses and only like 1. I'm embarrased to tell how many pre's I have if that tells you anything. And don't even get me started on DSP. I've got so much software shit I could never use it all in 10 lifetimes. When is enough enough? Serious question. Any studio pics man? Show me the porn! |
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Post by Koln on Mar 4, 2014 14:44:03 GMT -6
Cowboy : we are all in the same boat. Do we need all our gear all the time? Of course not. But when i need something i know it works...it's just there. Some call this "studio tricks" and others call this "you're gonna do what?!?!?!?!!!!".
We're men and having gear is a lot more interesting than collecting nuts and bolts in coffee jars.
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Post by RicFoxx on Mar 4, 2014 14:50:48 GMT -6
I have a 1 or 2 more compressors than I need but I think I need 1 more?  |
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 4, 2014 15:09:29 GMT -6
I would love a Les Paul. What you got for sale? How much? Interested in a trade for one of my redundant Neumanns? Jordan, I will look things over and let you know. The most affordable would be my G0, worth somewhere between 1.5-2K USD. I would consider trades. View AttachmentEverything I own is pretty much pristine. That's code for pretty much unplayed. Future exchanges on this subject will take place in the Classifieds section. Sorry to hijack the thread, JK. No...I want... |
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 4, 2014 15:10:15 GMT -6
Well, the first step is admitting you have a problem.. So, start by taking a hard look at your gear and make a list of what you use all the time, then make a list of what you use sometimes, and make another list of stuff you never use. That will tell you everything you need to know. The first step is always admitting the problem...  1. We admitted we were powerless over our GEAR—that our GEAR had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our GEAR and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of our GEAR. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our EXCESS GEAR. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take GEAR inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His GEAR for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.  Unfortunately, I've seen something like that before... |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Mar 4, 2014 16:25:54 GMT -6
I also like the smell of old gear when it's warming up. <sigh.....> Kinna like napalm in the morning?? |
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Post by matt on Mar 4, 2014 18:44:16 GMT -6
I also like the smell of old gear when it's warming up. <sigh.....> Kinna like napalm in the morning?? |
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Post by popmann on Mar 4, 2014 18:45:09 GMT -6
Hot Hammond oil. MMMmm....the smell of funk.
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Post by drbill on Mar 4, 2014 18:46:14 GMT -6
Nothing smells like an old Leslie warming up.....
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Post by matt on Mar 4, 2014 20:05:04 GMT -6
Nothing smells like an old Leslie warming up..... . . . or several Marshall heads during a long gig. Analog in its purest sense. |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Mar 5, 2014 7:07:21 GMT -6
I do that with all my tube gear sometimes, too. Then in the summer, I turn on only what I need at the moment or I'll fry.
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Post by mulmany on Mar 5, 2014 7:17:06 GMT -6
On the random side of equipment as a heat source. I worked at a place in Buffalo that did not have heat in the control room, they just had all the ambient heat of the gear.
Now back to gear...
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Post by matt on Mar 5, 2014 7:35:06 GMT -6
Heat is becoming a minor issue for me. As I move into the area of my console, it gets noticeably warmer. Funny, as I add gear, the local temperature rises. Imagine that. So much so that my recording buddies have mentioned it a few times. I tell them to chill and have another adult beverage. It feels good to me, and it should feel good to them. Whose studio is it, anyway?
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Post by henge on Mar 5, 2014 7:55:52 GMT -6
Heat is becoming a minor issue for me. As I move into the area of my console, it gets noticeably warmer. Funny, as I add gear, the local temperature rises. Imagine that. So much so that my recording buddies have mentioned it a few times. I tell them to chill and have another adult beverage. It feels good to me, and it should feel good to them. Whose studio is it, anyway? So your the one responsible for global warming... |
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Post by henge on Mar 5, 2014 7:59:22 GMT -6
Kinna like napalm in the morning?? What a brilliant scene. Totally bent... |
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Post by matt on Mar 5, 2014 8:16:30 GMT -6
Heat is becoming a minor issue for me. As I move into the area of my console, it gets noticeably warmer. Funny, as I add gear, the local temperature rises. Imagine that. So much so that my recording buddies have mentioned it a few times. I tell them to chill and have another adult beverage. It feels good to me, and it should feel good to them. Whose studio is it, anyway? So your the one responsible for global warming... Someone has to be. Here in the desert southwest, we say "It's a dry heat". Right. |
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Post by henge on Mar 5, 2014 8:34:44 GMT -6
LOL!
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Post by Randge on Mar 5, 2014 19:07:27 GMT -6
I have lots of stuff as well and some of it sits for the right time to use it. It sure is nice when you have a piece of gear that no one else for miles around has and someone wants "that" sound on their records. It is fun to own, a bitch to maintain, and sometimes expensive, but the right gear at the right time makes you look like a million bucks to that client who plans on coming back for their next record because you "fit" his style and you made it happen for them. hang onto it. It is surprising how hard it is to get some of the good old stuff now. You can always think about renting it out or permanent loan with monthly payments to a large studio. I know a lot of LA guys do that and get to use it when the really need it.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Mar 5, 2014 20:50:44 GMT -6
So your the one responsible for global warming... Someone has to be. Here in the desert southwest, we say "It's a dry heat". Right. By God try living in the Ohio river basin in August. Air you can wear... |
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 6, 2014 9:22:10 GMT -6
Someone has to be. Here in the desert southwest, we say "It's a dry heat". Right. By God try living in the Ohio river basin in August. Air you can wear... Yep, you Yankees have lots of smog |
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Post by svart on Mar 6, 2014 9:24:23 GMT -6
I'd rather be in the desert. I'm in Atlanta. In july and august, it's 95F with 99% humidity. At least in the desert, sweat actually works. Here, you just end up soaking wet.
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