12 string criminal and other things
lucylespian
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I took teh plunge and bought a 12 string. I ended up going with a Breedlove Atlas mahogany/spruce, similar to this
https://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/index.cfm?action=view&id=3681
It was a good price, nice case and internal adjustable bridge bracing.
It sounds very nice, and I've had some fun playing Wild Horse, Wish You Were Here and other 12 string classics. It was cheaper than the Maton, and has a less bulky neck, which suited my hand better.
I also tagged an MXR Phase 90, which I thought I needed for a Lenny kravitz song, but turns out that sound is a flanger, not a phaser, doh !! Never mind, it's goosd to have and comes in handy for Gilmour tones as well. Ther eis an Ibanez/Maxon flanger cheap from the same seller, so I will snag that soon or I wil get a Dano Hash Brown.
Finally, after listening to the great advice here, I have ordered a TC Nova delay unit, which should be here in a few days. I amlost piked and went for the cheaper Boss DD-20, but the sight of the same graphics as every cheap digital BOSS product made my blood run cold. The idea of superior converters sold me as did the "play to set the tempo" feature.
I'm quite excited to get thtis, as there a a whole bunch of songs that need accurate digital delay settings, which ijust could not nail with my analogue delay. I'll still use it for ambience and lead tone, as it is so nice. Thanks to the people who gave me all the great advice there, I really appreciate it.
The sudden pedal madness is because of my covers band. You need to cover so many bases, that a huge pedal board is unavoidable, unless you can stand a multi-effects unit, which I can't.
https://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/index.cfm?action=view&id=3681
It was a good price, nice case and internal adjustable bridge bracing.
It sounds very nice, and I've had some fun playing Wild Horse, Wish You Were Here and other 12 string classics. It was cheaper than the Maton, and has a less bulky neck, which suited my hand better.
I also tagged an MXR Phase 90, which I thought I needed for a Lenny kravitz song, but turns out that sound is a flanger, not a phaser, doh !! Never mind, it's goosd to have and comes in handy for Gilmour tones as well. Ther eis an Ibanez/Maxon flanger cheap from the same seller, so I will snag that soon or I wil get a Dano Hash Brown.
Finally, after listening to the great advice here, I have ordered a TC Nova delay unit, which should be here in a few days. I amlost piked and went for the cheaper Boss DD-20, but the sight of the same graphics as every cheap digital BOSS product made my blood run cold. The idea of superior converters sold me as did the "play to set the tempo" feature.
I'm quite excited to get thtis, as there a a whole bunch of songs that need accurate digital delay settings, which ijust could not nail with my analogue delay. I'll still use it for ambience and lead tone, as it is so nice. Thanks to the people who gave me all the great advice there, I really appreciate it.
The sudden pedal madness is because of my covers band. You need to cover so many bases, that a huge pedal board is unavoidable, unless you can stand a multi-effects unit, which I can't.
Music is not a competetion.
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7/9/06 LA 1
7/10/06 LA 2
10/21/06 Bridge 1
Yeah, it's pretty simple, but I'm jiggy widdat.
I have had a bit of an effects explosion.
I now have
H&K Replex, analogue delay and reverb
H&K Rotosphere
Ernie BAll Junior volume pedal
Teese Picture wah
Planet Waves pedal strobe tuner
MXR Phaser
Fulltone Supa-trem, which I was having a ball with last night
I had a Digitech whammy, but it died, and sounded like digital cheese anyway.
so I'm going to re-do a board to tidy it all up and tie everythign down so I can take it out to band rehersal. A powered board would be nice, but the H&K stuff needs 12 volts, and have their own special wall warts for that. I could leave them at home, but that seems like a waste. Maybe some research at lunchtime to see what boards are out there.
7/9/06 LA 1
7/10/06 LA 2
10/21/06 Bridge 1
It has a nice sweep and great quack, and a boost pot to avoid tone suck.
I'm still learnign the dance of the wah, esp on Sweet Child, but generally I get nice effects from it these days. It's a subtle thing, wah !
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