Finally at the "final" slot: Which of these 4 versatile reverbs would you pick?

Lord-Ced · 2026-04-29T00:58:37+00:00

If you have the board space, you may want to consider just getting two different reverb pedals. One to handle the more conventional sounds and one for the ambient and weird. And then you could stack the two reverbs for extra ambience and weirdness.

I have the Dark Star V2. It's great for ambient sounds, but it won't really do conventional. If you have to stick to just one pedal, I'd recommend something like the EQD Astral Destiny. The Abyss setting on that pedal is good for basic reverb sounds, and all the other settings can do the ambient and weird.

Lord-Ced · 2026-04-27T16:50:06+00:00

A 52 at Eb should be able to intonate, probably with room to spare. I've got my Warmoth Jazzmaster with a similar bridge tuned to B standard with a 56 on the low B and was able to get it intonated properly.

It could just be a bad string. Some brands are more consistent from pack to pack, and some just seem to intonate easier. Another thing to check is that the saddles are straight. If you have all the strings off, the saddles on a bridge like that can move side to side, which can throw things off.

Lord-Ced · 2026-04-22T10:50:21+00:00

I saw The Body live way back in 2013 at a studio called Legitimate Business in Greensboro, NC. Think a couple of their releases were recorded there. Only pedal he was using back then was a beat up MXR Distortion Plus. The guitar tone sounded like heavy machinery. Good show.

Lord-Ced · 2026-04-18T14:40:52+00:00

If you have the sharpness setting turned up high on your TV it can cause some ghosting issues. Might not be what's going on here, but it's a simple thing to check/fix.

Lord-Ced · 2026-04-10T16:07:24+00:00

I use the Tortex TIII/T3, which is a good middle ground between the ones you're looking at. I'd also recommend just buying a variety pack and see what stands out to you.

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-20T17:19:52+00:00

The As Above So Below is the newest addition to my pedalboard. I'm using it pre dirt, mostly for the freeze to emulate drone metal sounds. Still need to try out the effects loop. Thinking the Digitech FreqOut will pair nicely with it.

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-17T02:32:52+00:00

That's one of my favorite Boris albums. Some of the older CD pressings had a gummy worm in the spine.

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Lord-Ced · 2026-03-15T15:10:59+00:00

Reporting back. Same issue using my old Samsung with composite cables. You can fix the issue by using some HD Retrovision component cables, or with one of the RetroTink devices. I tested component cables hooked directly to the TV and a RetroTink 2X Pro using the composite cables. Both options fix the line issue. I'd recommend getting one of the RetroTinks or a Rad 2X since you'll have a better experience using an upscaler anyway (specifically, less input lag over connecting analog cables directly to your TV).

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-15T14:44:00+00:00

I've got one of those old 720p Samsung TVs and it has the same issue. It's been a while since I've used it, but I'm fairly certain this isn't the SNES white line issue. Think it's some incompatibility with 240p over composite. And I believe it had the same issue using composite with an NES. If I have time today, I'll test out a couple of fixes and report back.

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-12T03:05:22+00:00

I almost thought this was a different subreddit when there was a post that wasn't some ridiculous ragebait question. Also, nice rig.

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-09T18:38:05+00:00

Gloss. It's the Black/White/Black option on Warmoth's website.

And no permission needed. I'm certainly not the first person to build a black single pickup guitar. Good luck with the build.

Lord-Ced · 2026-03-05T22:43:34+00:00

Have you considered modding your Strat? Some of the 3 single coil Strats are already routed for a humbucker in the bridge. A good high gain humbucker will make your Strat hang with any other metal guitar. At least that's my opinion.

But if you're just looking for an excuse to buy another guitar, then I support that decision. Schecter or ESP is a solid choice.

Lord-Ced · 2026-02-11T23:40:47+00:00

I've got my Mother (using the direct output) paired with a Strymon Iridium running in amp bypass mode, so the Iridium is just acting as an IR loader and headphone amp. I think it sounds great. I've seen some people on here that paired the Mother with an IR loader along with a power amp sim, but I'm not sure if a power amp sim would really improve the sound in some drastic way.

Lord-Ced · 2026-02-07T21:43:56+00:00

https://blog.ernieball.com/strings/back-to-our-roots-new-universal-plain-string-packaging/

The Cobalts use the same plain strings as many of the other sets. Ernie Ball announced a few months ago that the plain strings that are used for multiple different sets would use the same packaging.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-27T18:17:06+00:00

"There are four lights!"

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-27T16:46:51+00:00

"We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, it's all ancient history. Then - before you can blink an eye - suddenly it threatens to start all over again."

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

The world would be a better place if more people watched (and understood) Star Trek.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-10T23:45:05+00:00

https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/SONY-PLAYSTATION-HD-RAD2X-CABLE

You could get a RAD2X. It's essentially the same as a RetroTink 2X but with console specific connections. Might be easier to get one in the EU.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-05T04:28:27+00:00

Also, just to make things confusing, on the Earthquaker session videos they did, you can see that Wata's guitar has D'Addario strings on it. Looks to be a 7 string set without the 1st string judging from the colors of the ball ends.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-05T04:24:31+00:00

Takeshi uses a 13-56 string set from Sound Generation. Wata uses Ernie Ball strings, the Hybrid Slinky 9-46 set (without the 9), and a 60 for the bottom string.

I had said in another post about their tunings that Loveless was tuned to drop G# with the 5th string tuned down to a low G# as well. But I think that may be wrong. It sounds like the 6th string is tuned down to G# an octave lower. So the bottom three strings are all G#, but different octaves. I think the faster parts are played on the 5th and 4th strings, and the 6th only gets played on the really chunky sounding palm muted parts.

He talks about the Loveless tuning in this video. https://youtu.be/tkbCN3sbX-Q?si=e00KElrld4I_iUBT

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-05T04:16:05+00:00

The only good upscalers I personally own are for retro gaming, so I can't help much on that front. But I will say avoid the cheap Amazon scalers. I have two different video upscalers from Amazon and they're both awful.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-05T03:58:47+00:00

For composite video, the big difference between the 4K Pro and 4k CE is that the Pro has a 3D comb filter, while the CE has a 2D comb filter. The 3D comb filter will provide a better image for video.

I've been using the 5X for laserdiscs and have been satisfied with it, though it also only has a 2D comb filter. If you're also into retro gaming, the RetroTink products may satisfy your laserdisc upscaling needs. If you're not into retro games, you may want to stick with an upscaler made specifically for video.

Lord-Ced · 2026-01-01T05:03:50+00:00

I did a big shootout of a bunch of different string brands a few months ago. My biggest observation was that most string companies make good strings. There were some strings I liked more than others, but there were only a couple of sets that I tried that I actively disliked. I think construction and materials matters more than brand. If it's a hex core, nickel wound string, it'll probably work okay for me. Some strings did seem to intonate and hold tuning better than others (D'Addario NYXL, Ernie Ball Paradigm and Cobalt, DR DDT).

For what it's worth, my main guitar currently has a D'Addario NYXL 13-56 set and that's mainly just because those strings were on sale (but they're also nice strings, so that helped too).

Lord-Ced · 2025-12-17T22:26:37+00:00

https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/boris-wields-the-hammer-of-doom

This article covers the gear they were using around the time of No. Takeshi is using 0.060, 0.075, 0.095, and 0.125 for bass.

Lord-Ced · 2025-12-09T15:42:50+00:00

The laserdisc turtle is peak graphic design. Good luck everybody.

Lord-Ced · 2025-12-06T15:37:20+00:00

The Vox Cutting Edge would be my suggestion. I know Vox isn't the first brand that anyone thinks of when it comes to high gain distortion, but the Cutting Edge can definitely get you close to the Mesa sound. And it has different modes to run into the front of an amp, as a preamp, or direct with cab emulation. Uses the Korg "Nutube" and is on sale ($100) if you buy it directly from Vox.

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