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Re: Micro-reviews of Gear You Just Bought

514 by Jimmywahcrowbar
Been a while since posting, so a couple of micro-reviews:

Mesa Express 5:50 112 combo - 4 channels, the clean and crunch channels sound really good and take pedals nicely, but the more gainy channels are kinda weird.

EHX Bad Stone - Pretty intense phaser, fun to play with, and the manual mode can be used to hit some sweet spots. But I prefer my Rowin cheapie because it's smoother and milder.

Mosky King Rat - cheap Chinese rat clone that doesn't sound great. Not a keeper.

TC Electronic Afterglow - chorus thats sounds nice and subtle, although apparently just a re-housed Behringer

Greco APW-500 Dan Armstrong (black) - bridge humbucker, looks great, quite light, got it very cheap, would be good for a no frills balls out rock band.

Yamaha SGV-800 - seems very well made, comfortable, alinco single coils with a nice thick bite, sparkly green, a keeper

Re: Micro-reviews of Gear You Just Bought

516 by Nico Adie
Nobels ODR-1 - pretty much a perfect low gain overdrive for me. Has displaced my Boss OD-3, which if any UK based PRFers want they can have for £50.

Tech 21 Power Engine - underwhelmed by it so far but it’s got a Celestion Seventy 80 in it which is the most beige sounding speaker I’ve ever heard so I’ll see how it goes with a Sidewinder in it. Looks cool anyway, I’ll mod it so I can use it as a normal speaker cab.

Reflector 6p14p power valve/tube - direct drop in for an EL84, sounds noticeably fuller and more 3D than the JJ it replaced in my little 5w head. Would unreservedly recommend trying one out, or a matched pair/quad if that’s how your amp rolls. I’ll definitely be buying a pair for my 15w head.

Re: Micro-reviews of Gear You Just Bought

517 by Kniferide
Just bought a Allen Heath CQ18t digital mixer to use as a PA/Synth Land mixer in the basement. Its super tiny. Has a footprint about the same as a laptop. 16 mic/line channels, 1 stereo in plus a bluetooth connection. It has 6 aux outs as well as the stereo mains out. It can act as a 24/24 IO for recording into reaper or whatever too. It also records every input individually onto a SD card or usb stick if you want. It has NO FADERS which is weird but it has a few programmable knobs ad buttons. It can be controlled via a software mixer screen, or a iPad or phone app (it has built in wifi), but it also has a 7" touch screen on the unit. 4 pretty normal FX sends. Reverb, Chorus, a Slappy Reverb and a weird "Doubbler" slap. I'd rather it just have 2 reverbs and 2 tap delays, but whateves. It's a pretty kindergarten feeling interface but it works pretty great. It's best feature is it is so entirely tiny for a mixer with this much IO and capability. So far I like it.
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Re: Micro-reviews of Gear You Just Bought

519 by llllllllllllllllllll
I got a Heiserman Type 19 after putting a deposit down in May thinking I would just refund it if I had to when it became available… but I just got it a couple weeks ago. It’s kind of like a 414 with a nice 47 capsule. I’ve been trying it out a little on everything but mostly vocals and I already wish I would have just started with this as my microphone that cost more than a couple hundred dollars. It’s not particularly known as a vocal mic, but its flattering enough on my voice that it’s already a winner to me.

I’m going to have to sell a bunch of stuff anyways, but I think I’m going to change course and slowly build a mic cabinet based around a couple of these, a couple M160s, and the dynamic mics everyone likes RE20, M88, M201, 421, etc. I feel like that would do anything I could ever need. Plus, there’s already a lot there to cover a bunch of different voices without having to gamble on more expensive condensers that just sit there. And there’s always cheaper Audio Technica stuff to fill in the gaps.
mdc wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 8:23 am If I was going to spend that kind of money (and it is always fun to shop with other people's money!) I might think about a pair of Heiserman T19 as all-around multi-pattern workhorse condensers that probably sound great on most things, and (like the neumanns) could easily be flipped for whatever you paid for them.

https://heisermanaudio.com/products/type-19

That would leave you with $1-2K to put into a single fancy-pants tube mic, which would get you pretty far into Bock/etc territory... heck, you could probably get another pair of C12 clones from advanced audio with that.
bassdriver wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 4:17 am
llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 11:26 am I’m glad you mentioned that. Just to backtrack, this started when I was very close to buying a 414 B ULS but never went through with it, as I was looking for more of a vintage color thing than a modern do everything mic. Then I started looking around, thought about resale value vs maintenance and started to wonder if one of the “cheaper” Neumanns might pay off more down the road as an investment.

I had read about the Heiserman Type 19 as an alternative to the 414 but with a nice 47 capaule and was already reaching out to Vintage King to see about their wait list, since they’ve been hard to get since they’ve come out.

Anyways, I just got the push I need to put my deposit down on one and should have it next month. I have been burned after buying some used condenser mics that failed after a reasonable return period, so I actually feel a little better buying something new. They aren’t sold in matched pairs, so I’m sure I’ll be fine just buying a second one to use with it if I need it later. The only comment I read on them regarding vocals is that the mic is that it was less bright than modern Lewitt and Austrian Audio equivalents, which is about what I need.

Won’t need to worry about another mic for a while, thanks all
I have a Heiserman Type 19 and think it's a fantastic mic. great bass response! I also was in the market for either a 414 or one of those Austrian Audio OC18 but decided to get the Heiserman and am very happy with it.

I read a lot of good things about the Stam Audio gear. they actually make a U87 clone that is in the price range of the Type 19.

https://stamaudio.com/shop/microphones/ ... icrophone/

Re: Micro-reviews of Gear You Just Bought

520 by DaveA
Was listening to a Brazilian album from the seventies featuring really good fuzzy leads that sounded like they were played through a Tone Bender. Had never owned one, so I decided to hunt one down, get a variant/clone, for future use. As it turns out, these run pricey. I was at once impressed and appalled to see how much the Boss TB-2w goes for now. Holy smokes. The thought process being something like, "Is this yet another facet of life that external circumstances will force me to no longer take seriously?? Are we truly at war with the absurd?" Even less coveted, non-OOP Tone Bender type things seem almost conspicuously non-budget friendly, in general. And to boot, the enclosures often seem to be bulky, like the original. Which I'm not a fan of.

Ended up settling on a Keeley Fuzz Bender. The verdict? It sounds pretty good. Wouldn't use this, or probably any of these type of pedals, as a main fuzz, but for certain things it should do fine. The only drawback that I can tell is, at the settings I like, wherein the bias is dialed more to the right, it starts to get gated. And the way this tracks in conjunction with playing, it's not always consistent. It may take more tinkering to get things just right.
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