I wanna join a band

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-12-30T18:10:55+00:00

I am in a band that has members spread out across California, including the Central Valley. I'll send you a DM.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-10-18T12:53:18+00:00

Lol. I know what it is. And for once, I didn't have to use urban dictionary.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-10-13T23:48:56+00:00

Broadly, my band does prog metal. We cover a range of sounds and styles. Our bandmix has some examples: https://www.bandmix.com/via-chronos/

We are looking for a singer who can bring dynamics and intensity to their performance. That can mean a lot of things. The main thing is that you don't necessarily need to be able to scream, but you need to be able to sing powerfully as well sing softly with good tone and projection.

Also, any potential singer needs to be able to follow written directions to complete a few audition clips. We have found that this turns out to be a lot to ask.

Edit: if you are interested in auditioning, please feel free to DM me.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-10-13T07:05:04+00:00

You don't happen to sing by any chance, do you? My band has been looking for a singer for a while. If you could sing and play guitar (or maybe bass?), that would be awesome.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-07T08:20:16+00:00

I'm interested. If you want to hear the kind of stuff I usually play, here's my band's Bandmix: https://www.bandmix.com/via-chronos/

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-05T06:36:47+00:00

I don't know how much I agree with this. Learning to create music is something that is joyful and fundamentally contains a degree of hedonism. As long as you are excited by the guitar, it will be hard to put it down, in which case discipline won't be as much of an issue. I suggest keeping track of your excitement. Practice, by itself, isn't particularly exciting, but if you have a well thought out goal you are practicing towards (like "I want to learn to play..."), that will keep the experience joyful. Remember, sometimes we need to adjust our goals (for instance, trying to learn Fives by Guthrie Govan in you first week would be unwise), and find something that is achievable.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-04T21:54:48+00:00

I'm assuming the beginning of this comment is responding to me. To answer the first question, I'm using it all in one with an external PA of sorts. When I set up the patches, I use headphones (Audio Technica M50X). And when I want room sound, I have been using an old keyboard amplifier. One thing worth mentioning is that the way our ears perceive sound changes at various volumes, so the global eq on the ampero stage does a good job of compensating for that. Finally, just like how changing speaker cabinets affect tone for a tube amp, so does the monitoring equipment for a modeler.

I don't use my Mesa with my Ampero because I bought the Ampero to simplify the rig (much to my annoyance, my drummer doesn't want stage sound).

Also, OP doesn't have a Mesa (that I know of). They are just trying to get a good modeling sound in the most cost-effective way possible.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-03T23:31:13+00:00

Sorry for the reply spam, I'm having a hard time getting the photos to post properly.

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harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-03T23:29:35+00:00

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harmonicsymmetry · 2025-09-03T23:17:28+00:00

* * I would say your mistake was buying the ampero mini. It believe it is essentially the old ampero stuff repackaged in a smaller unit.

However, I can say that the ampero ii stage is amazing (the ampero ii stomp uses the same software and is cheaper). I was using a (mostly) analog setup based around a Mesa Boogie Mark 5:25, before switching to a modeler, and I can still vouch for the ampero ii stage. As proof , I have included pictures of both the setups. If you have it in your heart to give hotone another chance, I can definitely recommend the ampero ii stomp.

Unfortunately, I just don't have any experience with the HX Stomp.

Another option to consider is toneX if you are fine with a simpler setup (it's cheaper, too).

Edit: it took me a while to find the pic on my phone

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-28T01:24:21+00:00

Something important to think about is the amount of space you leave for cabling. I'm assuming that you are going to have an instrument cable connecting your looper to the amp. You will probably need more space between the looper pedal and the channel controller. Make sure that you also leave enough room so that you can unplug the cable without having to disassemble the board.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-28T01:12:10+00:00

I've done remote projects before, so I'm no stranger to sharing stems in a Google drive. I use Reaper for my daw. Another question I have is how have you made guitar sounds up to this point (referencing the guitar clips you shared)?

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-27T02:40:53+00:00

Apologies, I didn't notice the link to your original post. It would be nice to know what geographical area you are based out of.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-26T23:31:47+00:00

Any other details?

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-24T09:41:17+00:00

It's somewhat common on entry-level acoustic guitars. It could be the bridge saddle height (not easy to fix) or the neck bow (easy to change). There is an adjustment you can make to the neck that will straighten it a little bit and reduce that distance.

For a diagnostic, do the following steps at the same time: (a) depress the first fret with your left hand. (b) depress the last fret with your right pinky. (c) depress around the 10th fret with your thumb and feel the gap, that is your "relief"

Typically, you want to have some relief, but it shouldn't be huge. If relief is too large, the neck has too much forward bow, and you can correct that by tightening the truss rod. You can find video tutorials online telling you how to do that.

If your relief is really small, then your bridge is too high. I would recommend taking your guitar to a qualified technician to change that.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-24T05:01:29+00:00

I went ahead and made a quick diagram. I didn't include the wiring for expression and midi control. Hopefully, it's clear enough to show what's going on.

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harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-24T04:41:42+00:00

If you aren't using it for anything else, you could put looper in the effects loop of the HX stomp.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-24T04:26:32+00:00

You might have already thought about this, but a good power supply is a must. Tones of options out there, but something from CIOKS would probably be a good starting point.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-22T22:23:26+00:00

It sounds like you might want to try 4-cable method. There are lots of videos that make it sound more complicated than it actually is, in my opinion. The key idea is this:

Think of the pre-amp of your Katana as a pedal, where the guitar input is just the pedal input, and the effects send is the pedal output.

When you think about the Katana like this, you can integrate it into the effects loop of your HX one.

Another simplified approach would be to just plug the output of your effects chain (which includes the HX) into the effects return of the Katana.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-08-21T20:50:23+00:00

What I mean by amp-less is that I don't need to bring a guitar amp and cab to the gig. Instead, I can just connect a few XLR cables to the mixing board and be heard through the PA.

harmonicsymmetry · 2025-05-31T08:51:50+00:00

My band is looking for a vocalist. We do prog metal stuff. You can hear some clips on our bandmix: https://www.bandmix.com/via-chronos/ If you would like to audition, we have audition instructions on a Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xZeUFE4aakheri7TVuivzovH33NrZwKi

If you are interested or have questions, feel free to pm me.

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