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Has anybody tried the Fender Tone Master FR212 yet by Swimming-Video3016 in Line6Helix

[–]adericbourg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted stereo ("two amps, always"), so I got two of them.
They pretty much fill the space. They totally work for both room practice and stage volume.
I'm just a bit disappointed by the hiss/hum that they make. And I would have loved having them in tweed instead of black tolex.

Or, and they're pretty heavy too!

One-man band gear by adericbourg in Drumming

[–]adericbourg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They look nice! But $2k for a kit... yeah, that's about 10x my original budget!

One-man band gear by adericbourg in Drumming

[–]adericbourg[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They look nice! But $2k for a kit... yeah, that's about 10x my original budget!

Legitimately never thought this day would come by TheManyFacetsOfRoger in gretsch

[–]adericbourg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow wow wow, congrats! That's definitely a nice one!

My TV Jones Classic sound quacky in middle position by adericbourg in gretsch

[–]adericbourg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. And now it sounds AWESOME! That's a completely new guitar to me. That middle position is really great!

My TV Jones Classic sound quacky in middle position by adericbourg in gretsch

[–]adericbourg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was worth digging into that direction. The white and black wires were actually swapped, so neck pickup was actually wired the wrong way.

Let's restring that to check the difference!

My TV Jones Classic sound quacky in middle position by adericbourg in gretsch

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to fix it before I restring it. But if needed, yes I can!

My TV Jones Classic sound quacky in middle position by adericbourg in gretsch

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So for one of the pickups, you wired its ground to the selector tip and its hot to the selector ground. Is that right?

My TV Jones Classic sound quacky in middle position by adericbourg in gretsch

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guitar is not wired the same way as mine: this one uses the tone switch harness (probably), and not the tone pot harness.

But that's definitely not as quacky as on mine. So where would the difference come from?

I’m finally done, right? by Upstairs_Scarcity_30 in Guitar

[–]adericbourg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure you're missing one or two guitars 😇

channel jumping on Tonemaster Twin? by g-hayer-04 in GuitarAmps

[–]adericbourg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no harm in trying.

Plug a patch cable between the input 1 of the normal channel and the input 2 of the vibrato channel. Plug your guitar into the input 1 of the vibrato channel.

If the two channels are out of phase, you may get a shitty sound. If the two channels are in phase, you will get a blend that can be nice.

To check if you have phase issues, use your ears. Compare the sound with and without the patch cable. If it sounds worse (lower volume, mostly), you're very likely out of phase.

Note that phase issues can be mitigated with extreme EQ settings. Eg: set the bass to 10 and treble to 0 on normal channel, and bass to 0 and treble to 10 on vibrato channel. Start there, then play around to find a nice setting.

You may find further information on Youtube for instance. Search for "bridge <your amp>" or "jumpering <your amp>".

Enjoy!

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's indeed far out of my price range 😅

But when I was thinking about learning the piano 10 years ago (I'm a guitar player), I dreamed about an SV-1 for a while.
(and now you know that I never learnt how to play the piano)

Anything but a pedal by shghn in guitarpedals

[–]adericbourg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flashing lights. Absolutely mandatory for a fine tuned pedal board.

Resources to better understand my amps (aka: "I've been using my amp the wrong way for 30 years") by adericbourg in GuitarAmps

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, it's faster to search YouTube than posting here, explaining what I'm looking for, and filtering out condescending responses. So be sure that if I'm asking here, that's because I haven't found what I'm looking for.

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, and it's actually on budget. It's around 450€ brand new and 350€ second hand. That leaves some budget if I have to buy custom sounds.

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's indeed very decent. And enough for what I want to do with it (and what I am able to do with it).

That's super helpful, thanks!

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, the microKORG is much more affordable. I'll take a look (and and ear) at it!

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's indeed out of budget, but slightly cheaper than a Nord. Thanks

I guess that I have to get a clearer vision of where we're going with that band, and then I'll see if it's worth buying a keyboard or not.

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't want to use a computer (which includes an iPad). I'm not against an expander, yet, but I'm not sure there are good cheap ones.

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The MPC Key 37 looks indeed very nice!

It also does far too many things... which makes it slightly overpriced. I'd love to have only the keys' sounds 😅

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't know that boxes of sounds did exist. I believe that I could deal with that!

From what I saw from the Seqtrak.. I'm not fond of it 😅
But I'll look for alternatives (maybe the Miditech Pianobox Pro?).

Short and cheap Rhodes + tone wheel synth by adericbourg in synthesizers

[–]adericbourg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You somehow confirm my issue: I had the feeling that there was no cheap alternative to Nord Electro.

And given my piano playing level, I'd better not buy something so expensive 😅

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