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Post by sean on Oct 5, 2023 8:17:56 GMT -6
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Germanium 4: $75 Mojo Hand FX Rook Royale: Their popular Rook overdrive combined with a Echoplex inspired boost: $125 Mojo Hand FX Odessa: One side is the Rook Overdrive, the other is the Magpie: $125 Maxon ASC10 Ambient Stereo Chorus: $100 SolidGoldFX NU-33: "Vinyl Engine" pedal similar to a Lo-Fi Junkie or Warped Vinyl: $150 Mahoney Oklahoma Red Dirt: Rare distortion pedal designed to emulate the sound of Van Halen's first record. Chris Mahoney is most well know for his recreation of the Jordan Bosstone but is also the head of the Keeley Custom Shop. $75 Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe: $200 Fulltone Custom Shop Ranger Rangermaster Treble Booster: $250 Malekko Vibrato: $125 MXR Octavio: $100 Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D HM-2: $140 Guyatone FZ-2 Superfuzz: $100
Shipping $10-$15
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Post by sean on Oct 2, 2023 19:43:00 GMT -6
Well if the idea is to be cheap…
Kick In: Sennheiser e602 (original, not II) Snare Top: Shure SM57 Snare Bottom: Shure SM57 Hi Hat: AKG C460B-ULS with CK61 Rack: Oktava MK-012-01 with Pad Floor: Oktava MK-012-01 with Pad Overhead Left: sE VR1 Overhead Right: sE VR1
Used that should be like $1000
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Post by sean on Oct 2, 2023 16:15:42 GMT -6
Analog Allstars, if you can find one. I wish I would have held on to mine...one of those things I built and sold to someone who couldn't do it themselves thinking "I can always build some more"...alas...
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Post by sean on Oct 1, 2023 21:31:36 GMT -6
Manley Enhanced Pultec, Summit EQP200
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Post by sean on Sept 29, 2023 7:14:04 GMT -6
Ok! So I reached out to Blackbird and unfortunately they didn't have any suggestions. They said even their own tech dept. won't touch them. I'm going to try some more leads. Hopefully this wont become a very expensive doorstop... If GML is willing to give you a schematic and calibration procedure and has someone who's available to answer questions if they arise I might have someone who can help you...but GML saying lack of parts is concerning...but I'll send you his number in a PM
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Post by sean on Sept 28, 2023 21:23:35 GMT -6
Picked up an Arp Solina String Ensemble. Needs a little TLC (what old stuff doesn't?) but I guess if you are going to have a "string machine" might as well be this one!
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Post by sean on Sept 27, 2023 8:51:35 GMT -6
Thanks ironinthepath . The tech at GML was kind enough to send a photo of which caps to replace inside the unit. And he offered to help guide someone through the process of calibrating the unit and any documents we might need along the way. If I were tech savvy enough I might take a crack at it but I am not! I reached out to my tech here in Nashville but he has never worked on one and knew these units were complex so he suggested taking it to someone who knew their way around an 8900. I was thinking of reaching out to Dave Kulka @ Studio Electronics in Burbank. You might want to ask Robb or Michael at Blackbird and see if they have any suggestions since they have several in their studios.
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Post by sean on Sept 24, 2023 21:50:49 GMT -6
Some more late night Reverb lowballing got me a bunch of new pedals. Guyatone TZ-2…which I think was the first fuzz pedal I ever owned…based on the Superfuzz. Excited to hear one again
Mahoney Oklahoma Red Dirt…I know nothing about it but I’ve owned a couple Mahoney pedals in the past and interested to see what the heck it is…
Wren & Cuff Hangman 2D, which is suppose to be like an old Boss HM-2 but it’s not as “thin” sounding to me…
SolidGoldFX NU-33 which is a pretty interesting “vinyl” emulator sort of like the Zvex Lo-Fi Junkie. I get a bit intimidated by pedals that do a lot but I think it’ll be a good one for mixing or making synths sound a bit less hi-fi
SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV…weirdly I don’t own a reverb pedal and think this will be good to used with amps that don’t have a built in spring
Yesterday Effects 8 Bit Fuzz…just another disgusting sounding fuzz
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Post by sean on Sept 22, 2023 8:30:03 GMT -6
Some late night can't sleep lowballing on Reverb resulted in me buying a Maxon OD-808, Maxon Ambient Stereo Chorus, and an Animals Pedal Fishing Is As Fun As Fuzz pedal. Also, some drum parts to fix up an old Slingerland kit
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Post by sean on Sept 20, 2023 6:44:04 GMT -6
I think most of the software bugs are behind it now...I've tried to the subwoofer with my KH80's at home...in that space it wasn't necessary but I've been tempted to borrow one again and try them with my KH310's in the studio.
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Post by sean on Sept 18, 2023 11:48:07 GMT -6
Vocal is a Wunder CM49
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Post by sean on Sept 16, 2023 18:21:33 GMT -6
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Post by sean on Sept 16, 2023 15:24:41 GMT -6
My good friend Matt Combs recently discovered he has bone cancer and he and his family could use our support. Matt is incredibly generous with his time and talents, and has contributed to so many fabulous records, soundtracks, and video games. www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-combs-mn0000389905/creditsI’m offering up a JZ Vintage 11 with 100% of the sale going to Matt’s GoFundMe. This is the kind of microphone Matt would like…not overall bright but detailed and warm. Offer of $450 or more and it’s yours (retails for $899). I'll cover shipping cost.
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Post by sean on Sept 16, 2023 12:39:00 GMT -6
I picked up an AKG D12E at a fairly decent price. I’ve probably owned half a dozen of these…always end up trading them for something else but occasionally I get the “you got a D12?” question
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Post by sean on Sept 6, 2023 7:34:43 GMT -6
Nice find with the Auditronics EQ!
I picked up a Peavey Audition 20, which is similar enough to the Peavey Decade everyone likes but it was $25 instead of $250.
Also picked up a Gretsch BST-1000 aka “The Beast”. My wife is a big The Muffs fan and their singer played one, so it’s a gift for her that I can enjoy too. Really interesting guitar…walnut body, bolt on neck, very light weight
And a project Slingerland drum kit that might be more trouble than it’s worth now that I’ve dug in deeper…especially since I sold off all my parts!
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Post by sean on Sept 6, 2023 7:30:55 GMT -6
I use OldTimer all the time, it’s simple, quick, no latency, has a nice compression and release characteristics, fairly transparent in “clean” mode…definitely worth upgrading to the “Mastering” edition as well
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Post by sean on Aug 29, 2023 9:52:22 GMT -6
Any time I’ve done this it’s because I’m working on a project that might have to from soft “stir the soap” brushes to wide open hard back bet…a condenser like a 451 or KM84 sounds great for brushes but the heavy hits might overload it and that’s where a SM57 or similar comes in handy. This is my exact take on it. I'm only doing drums as a freelance guy, so when you have all those variables (players/kits/rooms/mics), I'll throw the second top mic when possible just as an option for mixdown.
If this is some standard rock capture with a solid performance, I doubt the condenser makes it in the mix. If we're talking some old stylings, Americana, softer performances, the 57 really doesn't do much for me.
Maybe it's crazy, but I always liked 414's in this position. I haven't used the digital pattern switching ones here, but I assume the added control over pickup would allow for some additional minimizing of bleed from the hi hats.
I was doing front of house for another act on the tour But best live snare sound I’ve heard is Willie Nelson…which is an old AKG 414 ULS. But that’s was mostly/all brushes
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Post by sean on Aug 29, 2023 7:58:32 GMT -6
Any time I’ve done this it’s because I’m working on a project that might have to from soft “stir the soap” brushes to wide open hard back bet…a condenser like a 451 or KM84 sounds great for brushes but the heavy hits might overload it and that’s where a SM57 or similar comes in handy.
Or, you can blend them together and might get something really great.
And it’s ok to mute one or the other. I do that a lot with drums…maybe there are a dozen mic but you might only need to use 3 for certain songs
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Post by sean on Aug 28, 2023 19:14:40 GMT -6
I imagine that at one time, when the Flea 12 was first introduced, they shipped with a GE tube...and the copy from the reseller hasn't been updated. It probably wasn't realistic from them to keep using vintage tubes so they had to switch to a modern tube. Most likely (hopefully) they rigorously test them. I know with the REDD microphone Chandler only about 10% (maybe less) meet the noise standards (they were every nice to send me a tested, burned in replacement when my new mic was a bit too low gain and noisy for my personal use). Same with Neumann for the modern U67s. I'm sure if you bought 100 6072's off eBay only 10 of them would be quiet enough for a microphone. BOWIE can probably attest to that.
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Post by sean on Aug 27, 2023 12:59:03 GMT -6
Keep an eye out for a Groove Tube MD3 or MD3A, which uses Josephson's version of a Sony 37 capsule and was Aspen's "spare no expense" attempt to recreate that microphone (it was his person favorite). Or, maybe a Manley Silver. Sony C38B's are not expensive second hand if you are thinking FET route
How do the c38's compare to the c37? (either the fet or tube version).
I believe the circuit is pretty similar, although the the C37P has a higher dynamic range and can handle a higher sound pressure level. They have the same capsule
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Post by sean on Aug 27, 2023 10:43:19 GMT -6
Keep an eye out for a Groove Tube MD3 or MD3A, which uses Josephson's version of a Sony 37 capsule and was Aspen's "spare no expense" attempt to recreate that microphone (it was his person favorite). Or, maybe a Manley Silver.
Sony C38B's are not expensive second hand if you are thinking FET route
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Post by sean on Aug 20, 2023 10:54:30 GMT -6
Picked up a nice blue sparkle Ludwig Jazz Festival snare at a good price, and after 5 years of looking a 14x14 Slingerland Oyster Pink Pearl Stage Band floor tom to go with the rest of my kit. Also a cheap Heil PR40 which I think will probably live on the bottom rotor of a Leslie cabinet. How are you mic'ing the top of the cabinet? I do love the sound of a real Leslie. It's so complex. I don't know that there's any substitute for the real thing if you've got the space. I’ve tried so many things…right now I have a pair of AT4033’s up there because our M3 (or the Leslie itself?) is surprisingly darker than most and doesn’t get screaming loud so they can handle it. I’ve got a RE20 on the bottom rotor now but sometimes I’ll use that for a bass amp or even a banjo and I like having the Leslie permanently hooked up so it’s always ready to go, and the PR40 seemed like a good one to try…it was only $100.
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Post by sean on Aug 20, 2023 8:15:39 GMT -6
Picked up a nice blue sparkle Ludwig Jazz Festival snare at a good price, and after 5 years of looking a 14x14 Slingerland Oyster Pink Pearl Stage Band floor tom to go with the rest of my kit. Also a cheap Heil PR40 which I think will probably live on the bottom rotor of a Leslie cabinet. And a made a somewhat lowball offer on a Summit Audio EQP-200A and it was expected so I guess I bought that as well 😆. I don’t have any Pultec style EQs in the studio so excited to hear it…two rack space stereo unit is definitely more convenient than 6 racks spaces for two monos…
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Post by sean on Aug 9, 2023 16:50:39 GMT -6
Are these out of production now? Yes, no longer being made.
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Post by sean on Aug 6, 2023 13:55:52 GMT -6
Traded a Traynor amp for a Royer SF-12 and bought a BAE 1073. Woo!
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