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Post by ericn on May 16, 2017 11:14:54 GMT -6
This dude ^ must've hit the lotto. He's winning this thread for sure.  Your just Jealous because your revolving door isn't spinning as fast!😁 |
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Post by EmRR on May 16, 2017 13:23:32 GMT -6
All my boat anchors have weighed down the revolving door till it's stuck!
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Post by mikec on May 16, 2017 18:18:12 GMT -6
I had to sneak out of work early to set this up and run a few things through it. The Bricasti is for real. Even my wife thought it was pretty amazing.  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 16, 2017 18:20:13 GMT -6
Sexy. Congratulations mikec!
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Post by ChaseUTB on May 16, 2017 18:58:00 GMT -6
Love the pics to go along with the posts ... such Motivation to work even harder so I can over populate this thread 😀
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Post by c0rtland on May 16, 2017 20:13:20 GMT -6
I had to sneak out of work early to set this up and run a few things through it. The Bricasti is for real. Even my wife thought it was pretty amazing. View AttachmentMan. Look at all that chandler too! |
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Post by ericn on May 16, 2017 20:49:19 GMT -6
I had to sneak out of work early to set this up and run a few things through it. The Bricasti is for real. Even my wife thought it was pretty amazing. View AttachmentMan. Look at all that chandler too! But did she see the invoice? |
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Post by iamasound on May 17, 2017 1:41:20 GMT -6
I picked up a Radial Tonebone Trimode, used once and for half price. It is a very nice little 12ax7 valve box, responsive to velocity and pick attack and very tweakable with an insert of the lead channel. The mid boost is is variable and can be set differently for both channels giving lots of flexibility in tone. I have an AC15C1 and have been digging it with the early 1989ish big Fenderesque headstock Levinson Blade R4 that is now the main electric guitar that I use, the sweet glimmery clean channel to be peddle free (tone boxes that is, the Strymon BigSky serving space responsibilities, the onboard not my cup of tea), the RTT serving duty on the second channel with little or no gain to allow the new kid on the block box to do what it does.  |
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Post by Ward on May 17, 2017 5:38:57 GMT -6
This dude ^ must've hit the lotto. He's winning this thread for sure. Your just Jealous because your revolving door isn't spinning as fast!😁 * You're (contraction of you + are) just Jealous because your(this is fine, possessive 2nd person) revolving door isn't spinning as fast! |
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Post by mikec on May 17, 2017 6:37:12 GMT -6
Man. Look at all that chandler too! But did she see the invoice? She was distracted by the Louis Vuitton purse I got her for her birthday. |
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Post by Ward on May 17, 2017 6:46:40 GMT -6
But did she see the invoice? She was distracted by the Louis Vuitton purse I got her for her birthday. ^^WINNING |
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Post by c0rtland on May 17, 2017 10:17:01 GMT -6
My latest mic purchase, a Telefunken badged U47 from Puk Studios. Elton John and George Michaels have most likely sung in it.  We just needed another picture of this on the thread. What a sexy beast. |
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Post by donr on May 17, 2017 10:47:30 GMT -6
Tim, great!
Maybe someone could clone George Michael from the spit inside the cage.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 10:52:25 GMT -6
Tim, great! Maybe someone could clone George Michael from the spit inside the cage. sure it's spit? .... |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 10:54:14 GMT -6
ZULU..... lol
oh, and an 80's Korean Squire Strat as I'm in my peninsula guitar phase atm
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Post by Guitar on May 17, 2017 11:02:28 GMT -6
Check out this bad boy. The output transformer is so massive that it barely fits in the case, or into a 500 slot. Five Fish Audio NK-72DI. The front panel, gain knob, switches, feel more flimsy than a CAPI kit, but the price is right, and I absolutely love the sound. Cheaper than the SCA N72, but with more features, although no output control. Vaguely reminds me of what some of the Hairball kits offer, but once again, only about $250-ish for all the parts including the AML transformer order from the UK. The FiveFish store/docs left a few questions unanswered, and the kit had a few small quirks, but this is a really solid DIY option. The DI also sounds quite nice. I'm a sucker for front panel DI's on mic pres. It's sort of a Neve I/O but with a 2520 discrete op amp for gain. I just slapped a Whistle Rock Audio ML2520 in there, but I'd like to try the Eisen BA512.  |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 17, 2017 14:54:56 GMT -6
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Post by notneeson on May 17, 2017 15:29:45 GMT -6
Hey all— 1st post. I'm zilla_studios at the purple place.
I went to pick up a used Aphex 107 2 chn. mic pre on Craigslist. When I got there the owner had determined that one side was out so he only charged me $20. Changed the pot yesterday and now both sides are working fine. Seems like a decent utility pre for bigger tracking sessions.
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Post by ericn on May 17, 2017 16:01:51 GMT -6
Hey all— 1st post. I'm zilla_studios at the purple place. I went to pick up a used Aphex 107 2 chn. mic pre on Craigslist. When I got there the owner had determined that one side was out so he only charged me $20. Changed the pot yesterday and now both sides are working fine. Seems like a decent utility pre for bigger tracking sessions. Welcome to our little corner of the web! |
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Post by notneeson on May 17, 2017 17:17:29 GMT -6
Hey all— 1st post. I'm zilla_studios at the purple place. I went to pick up a used Aphex 107 2 chn. mic pre on Craigslist. When I got there the owner had determined that one side was out so he only charged me $20. Changed the pot yesterday and now both sides are working fine. Seems like a decent utility pre for bigger tracking sessions. Welcome to our little corner of the web! Thanks, Eric! |
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Post by Ward on May 17, 2017 20:01:40 GMT -6
Hey all— 1st post. I'm zilla_studios at the purple place. I went to pick up a used Aphex 107 2 chn. mic pre on Craigslist. When I got there the owner had determined that one side was out so he only charged me $20. Changed the pot yesterday and now both sides are working fine. Seems like a decent utility pre for bigger tracking sessions. I have SIX of these!! They are absolutely useful for just about everything. They get utility positions for a lot of stuff in my work. During tracking, a lot of guide tracks such as control room vocals, acoustic guitar guide tracks, etc. I once used them on Toms, top and bottom, and was surprised at how effective they were. In context of course, a little dirt in the sound actually works some times. Helps get rid of the boring nature of this pre it has when treated too nicely. A lot of the Aphex is overlooked because it can be had so cheaply. The 651 and 661 are favorites of a lot of guys and Jim Williams on here is well known for modding the stuff. And, welcome aboard! |
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Post by Guitar on May 17, 2017 20:05:51 GMT -6
Wow, I need one of those. Think I'll knock one out DIY style soon. I am most interested in this simple solution for cabs in series, which solves a few problems for me with my amp and cab collection. |
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Post by ericn on May 17, 2017 20:11:48 GMT -6
Hey all— 1st post. I'm zilla_studios at the purple place. I went to pick up a used Aphex 107 2 chn. mic pre on Craigslist. When I got there the owner had determined that one side was out so he only charged me $20. Changed the pot yesterday and now both sides are working fine. Seems like a decent utility pre for bigger tracking sessions. I have SIX of these!! They are absolutely useful for just about everything. They get utility positions for a lot of stuff in my work. During tracking, a lot of guide tracks such as control room vocals, acoustic guitar guide tracks, etc. I once used them on Toms, top and bottom, and was surprised at how effective they were. In context of course, a little dirt in the sound actually works some times. Helps get rid of the boring nature of this pre it has when treated too nicely. A lot of the Aphex is overlooked because it can be had so cheaply. The 651 and 661 are favorites of a lot of guys and Jim Williams on here is well known for modding the stuff. And, welcome aboard! No matter what you think of the Exciter , Aphex's broadcast clean useful asthetic always carries through, even on their budget oriented stuff like the 107, the 107 Tubesence, is a damn nice utility pre. The problem is the marketing guys pushed it as a an affordable answer to the Demeter or Manley! It is what it is , not what the hype said it was. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 17, 2017 21:25:01 GMT -6
Wow, I need one of those. Think I'll knock one out DIY style soon. I am most interested in this simple solution for cabs in series, which solves a few problems for me with my amp and cab collection. My Ampeg B25 wants a 16ohm load and I have 2 Aguilar cabs that are 8ohms each. This solves the problem for me. For $45, I'd rather just buy the pro piece than try figuring out a DIY solution and worry about screwing up the amp. |
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Post by Guitar on May 17, 2017 21:42:08 GMT -6
Wow, I need one of those. Think I'll knock one out DIY style soon. I am most interested in this simple solution for cabs in series, which solves a few problems for me with my amp and cab collection. My Ampeg B25 wants a 16ohm load and I have 2 Aguilar cabs that are 8ohms each. This solves the problem for me. For $45, I'd rather just buy the pro piece than try figuring out a DIY solution and worry about screwing up the amp. Absolutely. But for me that's $5 worth of parts and half an hour's time in the garage. I had no idea this was even possible, though, until I saw this product that you posted. I've got a couple of 8 ohm 2x12 that I would like to make into a 16 ohm, just like your situation. |
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