DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Mar 30, 2017 8:24:35 GMT
Ahhh, THAT Bandit. There are so many types. I avoided a little one some time back but these ones seem to be great.
I was reading one guy who had a Chinese one and an American one with the labelled Sheffield speaker (you may have read this forum post too). He wasn't very enamoured of either speaker for his use but had little time for the US-built vs Chinese quality control debate. He also swapped out the speakers and was able to compare them side by side. His ears and recordings had been unable to perceive any difference between the two and now, out of the cabinet, every dimension, detail and even weight were identical.
I gather the recording out socket is really good at speaker simulation too so you may have yourself a bit of a bargain. Knowing you you're unlikely to be using the high gain channel and the cleans seem to be highly respected. Peavey have a good name and strong following and I doubt you could lose money on this if you ever came to sell it.
We all have our own preferred sounds and whilst there are big fans of the all tube Peavey Clasic 30 I personally have never gelled with one. They have their own voice, not really Fendery despite the look and definitely not Marshall or Voxy either. Slightly harsh and weirdly 'immediate' to my ears, a bit like solid states tend to be, but that could be the speakers rather than the amps. These transtubes do get a good general thumbs up though (particularly for their valve like clean response). As with every new piece of kit you'll take a while to gel with it and a few months down the line will know if it's love or loathe for your needs.
I'm sure live it will do a fine job and I hope you find a few more musicians in your area who feel as stuck as you do and you'll gravitate towards them. Perhaps pop along to a few local gigs, should such things exist, and get chatting. It's surprising how tight lipped other musicians can be: all wracked with self-doubt. You never know who may also be a potential band member.
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Mar 30, 2017 8:29:47 GMT
Still 190 Eur compared to 94 Eur for a 100 Watt amp with a volume attenuator (25%, 50%, 100%) FX Loop, Emulated Speaker out, cab out, 2 chanles and each channel has 3 voicings (classic, vintage, modern) all analogue, no digital stuff here ... is good value and no worries to knock it around a bit. BB King was not afraid to use Solid State amps for gigging yet the man is a KING if it sounds great, hell yeah sais I I loved this series of interviews when I watched them a while ago. Full of really good insights. Interesting about his master volume all the way up.
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 9:16:46 GMT
No scratchy pots on BB's Lucille obviously!
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 9:21:46 GMT
Also ...speaking of Peavey's. I've been considering shelling out €20 or €30 for a second hand Transtube Blazer 158.
Keep telling myself I've enough Solid State amps for now though. (4 at last count).....and none of that stuff is actually helping me get my home studio together - what I really need are shelves and a new desk (and a skip to dump all the rest of the clutter in the house).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 10:01:39 GMT
....and none of that stuff is actually helping me get my home studio together - what I really need are shelves and a new desk (and a skip to dump all the rest of the clutter in the house). Stay the course! Do what you really desire and that is to record music (if I gather right from your posts). All other stuff is part of making oneself feel good for a very limited amount of time. GAS is nothing but that, hunting for short term happiness. Smokers do it, drug addicts, any sort of addicts do it, chase the short rush of feelings ... then the reality hits us all with ... the utter impermanence of phenomena, the constant flux this Universe is. Nothing lasts and we are back to the chase again. If there is to be a chase then chase what really means something deeper, more than just a short lasting rush (of getting yet another ss amp for example). Its funny really but I am lately only playing my beaten up ST-20 and the HB CG-15 amp. They cost nothing. The L-450Plus, TE-90QM are hanging beautifully on the wall (need to dust them soon). We look too much into gear it seems (gathering from my experience)
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 10:04:25 GMT
Scratchy pots are a mystery to me. I have a cheaper than a six pack second hand Stagg Tele copy with pots that rotate smoothly and never crackle. My Yamaha Pacifica 112 bought from new 3 years ago sounds like I've lit a bonfire with every adjustment. Dust or the like getting into the tracks of the pots and causing wear. Some are better sealed than others. Some are manufactured in cleaner factory environments than others. (Incidentally bigger vintage sized pots are no better than smaller ones, all else being equal). www.zettlex.com/articles/true-cost-potentiometers/
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 10:09:35 GMT
I am afraid to plug this Peavey's speaker emulated out into my audio interface because this beast is powerful. It might burn it down Is it safe to do? And yes I indeed play into the Low Gain input and on the Warm voicing because this amp/speaker has lots of highs it seems. Its possible to play it clean bedroom volume with fx and even OD pedals. I dont get any fine breakup but that is to be expected form such a 80-100Watt speaker which needs higher volumes to do so (I assume)
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 10:13:37 GMT
....and none of that stuff is actually helping me get my home studio together - what I really need are shelves and a new desk (and a skip to dump all the rest of the clutter in the house). Stay the course! Do what you really desire and that is to record music (if I gather right from your posts). All other stuff is part of making oneself feel good for a very limited amount of time. GAS is nothing but that, hunting for short term happiness. Smokers do it, drug addicts, any sort of addicts do it, chase the short rush of feelings ... then the reality hits us all with ... the utter impermanence of phenomena, the constant flux this Universe is. Nothing lasts and we are back to the chase again. If there is to be a chase then chase what really means something deeper, more than just a short lasting rush (of getting yet another ss amp for example). Its funny really but I am lately only playing my beaten up ST-20 and the HB CG-15 amp. They cost nothing. The L-450Plus, TE-90QM are hanging beautifully on the wall (need to dust them soon). We look too much into gear it seems (gathering from my experience) True...although gear acquisition (and modding) is so much fun. While I play all my guitars regularly I often think I could get by with just my HB35 and perhaps one of the Teles. At least guitars don't come with big instruction manuals. I have two keyboards and an old sequencer and also a portable recorder that I have yet to master.
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 10:16:18 GMT
Cheers for that saltee. I've never come across anyone mentioning doing this before but it seems to me, after reading that article, that if you have a nice scratch-free pot then it might be a good idea to seal it with something like silicon sealant straight away to keep the dusty buggers out. If it then goes scratchy then you'd know it wasn't external dust causing it and, if you really wanted to flush it out with anything, then the sealant would be easy to remove. Good idea that. Some of that nail varnish stuff could do the trick maybe. Or maybe superglue. Something that wouldn't drip into the inner workings.
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DefJef
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Post by DefJef on Mar 30, 2017 10:19:10 GMT
Cheers for that saltee. I've never come across anyone mentioning doing this before but it seems to me, after reading that article, that if you have a nice scratch-free pot then it might be a good idea to seal it with something like silicon sealant straight away to keep the dusty buggers out. If it then goes scratchy then you'd know it wasn't external dust causing it and, if you really wanted to flush it out with anything, then the sealant would be easy to remove. Good idea that. Some of that nail varnish stuff could do the trick maybe. Or maybe superglue. Something that wouldn't drip into the inner workings. Yikes, I'd have thought nail varnish or superglue definitely would get into the inner workings. They would if I did it anyway. Anyway, my nail varnish is too precious to me.
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Post by salteedog on Mar 30, 2017 10:28:17 GMT
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