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Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:01 am
by seby
Wine
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:11 pm
by Owen
Took FM Garth's advice and ordered me a ElectroVoice ZLX12P. Got one for now, gonna see how it goes and probably add another in a month or two.
Hopefully will buy a Mackie ProFX6v3 mixer soon as well.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:09 pm
by BrendanK
Just got a Harmony Rocket, I had one about 20 years ago (I got it in trade after I found a Klavinet in a garbage pile) and have regretted selling it for the last 10 years. This one has tuners and bridge replaced.
I love getting a vintage piece of gear with logical functional replacements that both keep it affordable and make it easier / better to play.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:23 am
by Tom Wanderer
Speaking of Harmony...
Half an hour ago I picked up an early 60s Harmony lap steel, DeArmond pickup. $80 from a dude on Craigslist. It's the version with the chrome ashtray instead of the big black Harmony branded one. Just like this;
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=308164
It also has an AP&M Co. brass slide nut fitted over the plastic one. It's a beauty. Just a little of the copper paint flaking off at the butt end. Can't wait to hear how it sounds!
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:41 am
by Tom Wanderer
Damn the strings on this thing are monstrous! I'm at work, so I just happen to have a caliper sitting here. String gauges are 14, 17, 27, 37, 57, 57. These things are ancient, but I like the feel. Looks like the Ernie Ball "not even slinky" set would be pretty damn close.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:57 am
by offal
penningtron wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:10 am
Don't feel too bad about struggling with floor toms, I do too. I even watch instructional videos on YT and think
those floor toms sound bad half the time. I really can't stand the 'boooow' pitchy effect, which is theoretically supposed to go away if the bottom head is tuned tighter than the top. But I often still hear it, and often add a little tape to the bottom head to minimize it without over deadening.
That always drove me kind of nuts as well. I started getting much better results putting a coated single-ply on the resonant side, then following my normal tuning protocol (resonant head tuned consonant to batter, or up a third, depending on what worked better for the situation).
On it's way to me: one of those Fender Squier Telecaster Custom IIs with P-90s. Pretty stoked.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:14 pm
by Garth
Garth wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:05 pmMPC One
and a decksaver for it arrives today. This thing is a beast.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:48 pm
by Bubber
Tom Wanderer wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:23 am
Speaking of Harmony...
Half an hour ago I picked up an early 60s Harmony lap steel, DeArmond pickup. $80 from a dude on Craigslist. It's the version with the chrome ashtray instead of the big black Harmony branded one. Just like this;
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=308164
It also has an AP&M Co. brass slide nut fitted over the plastic one. It's a beauty. Just a little of the copper paint flaking off at the butt end. Can't wait to hear how it sounds!
That's rad. Congrats. Livestream that shit
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:58 pm
by Tom Wanderer
Bubber wrote:
That's rad. Congrats. Livestream that shit
Ha! Thanks. My wife plays lap steel. She shreds. I'm excited for her to try it. She currently plays a mid 60s Airline that I got at a thrift store in Aurora for $50 bucks like 20 years ago. I guess I have good luck with lap steels.
Re: What are you buying, What's on its way?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:03 pm
by penningtron
offal wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:57 am
penningtron wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:10 am
Don't feel too bad about struggling with floor toms, I do too. I even watch instructional videos on YT and think
those floor toms sound bad half the time. I really can't stand the 'boooow' pitchy effect, which is theoretically supposed to go away if the bottom head is tuned tighter than the top. But I often still hear it, and often add a little tape to the bottom head to minimize it without over deadening.
That always drove me kind of nuts as well. I started getting much better results putting a coated single-ply on the resonant side, then following my normal tuning protocol (resonant head tuned consonant to batter, or up a third, depending on what worked better for the situation).
Good idea! I don't know why I stubbornly persist with clear 10mils on the bottoms of floor toms.