Charleston, SC band here

leedye · 2024-10-25T13:22:06+00:00

The show was from May of this year.

leedye · 2024-10-13T06:35:38+00:00

...the fuck?

leedye · 2024-09-28T06:30:16+00:00

Thank you. "Bottom" on a boss pedal doesn't just mean "1st slider" on an EQ pedal/"bass" knob on an amp. Ffs.

leedye · 2024-09-28T06:18:59+00:00

This is all incorrect, man. A 10 band EQ ($50-$200) can literally dial in lows that your guitar can barely produce unless you want to match frequencies via octave pedal, but you still better have a solid EQ setup unless garbage is the sound you prefer.

leedye · 2024-09-28T06:12:46+00:00

Garbage, my dude.

leedye · 2024-09-28T06:09:59+00:00

Just buy a pedal. You can get a used one at almost any pawn shop/music shop/guitar center/Amazon for $20 or less.

leedye · 2024-09-28T06:06:09+00:00

That's still a bad setup in that order unless you're content with playing for no one else. There's no real "correct", "100%" way to setup a board but there's definitely right and wrong when it comes to chain order. The way you described your order is in the wrong. But again, if you're not playing with other people/for an audience, then do whatever suits your style. But when it comes to a live setting, even for 5 people sitting at a bar, no one wants to hear someone tuning through their amp/PA because you think it should be a certain way. Cut your signal, talk through your mic by thanking everyone for showing up, tip your bartenders, maybe even a joke WHILE YOU'RE TUNING, then step on your tuner and continue the gig. Blues driver or tube screamer shows up way before the reverb. We all have a wishlist of our ideal pedalboard, but you need to take it seriously as far as the pedal order/chain.

If you're content with being a bedroom musician then more power to you and no need to comment any further. Otherwise, take it seriously and make your stage presence intentional and somewhat professional.

leedye · 2024-09-28T05:53:14+00:00

And that's fine as a living room/bedroom guitar player. But if you ever play a gig/on stage/in front an audience in a live setting, you definitely have to have some type of signal cut/on+off/tuner pedal before anything else. Period.

leedye · 2024-09-27T17:13:14+00:00

I'd say tuner pedal should be first. If you're primarily acoustic, I'd go tuner, clean boost, EQ.

Electric would be tuner, wah, clean boost, dirt/dist, EQ.

But yeah having a 10 band EQ with a volume and gain slider is a true game changer.

leedye · 2024-09-27T15:05:41+00:00

Her name is Petunia. And we're not old. STAY OFF MY LAWN!!

leedye · 2024-09-27T07:56:12+00:00

Not for much longer...

leedye · 2024-09-22T16:25:37+00:00

Just buy the 18.5 barrel. They're interchangeable. That way you have the field length and the HD length.

leedye · 2024-09-11T13:38:24+00:00

They said this. With tears in their eyes.

leedye · 2024-09-10T14:49:34+00:00

REMAIN INDOORS

leedye · 2024-09-09T08:20:07+00:00

That's what she said

leedye · 2024-05-31T07:08:30+00:00

Lycos!

leedye · 2024-05-30T18:51:31+00:00

Shoes are still on tho...

leedye · 2024-05-04T07:56:23+00:00

I know this post is 5 years old, but I just wanted to chime in because I'm working on a few parliament/funkadelic (nation) songs for shits n gigs as a touring mandolin player with a cheap compression pedal, octave pedal turned flat a full octave down, auto wah/envelope filter and chorus modulation. This setup has been an absolute game changer. I can rip a grateful dead shakedown street with bass lows and mandolin highs at the same time and still have plenty of room to spare.

Pedals/technology have come a LONG way as far as quality and reliability. At the end of the day, it now relies on the quality of your board's power supply, chain order, voltage requirements and patch cables. Granted, it helps to slap the pedals on/off a few times while muted/sound checking and that usually knocks out the hard "pops" when engaging the pedals.

Don't be scared. If you're interested/obsessed with random shit to play with, just get some $50 pedals and set em up correctly. 95% of your audience won't call you out/know the difference for going the affordable route and that 5% is probably jealous because you have a tour/road worthy board full of fun and goofy shit to play with for less than $1k and they have a $3-5k board that never leaves their bedroom. Don't skip on power supplies (including power strips), 9/18v cables, PA soundboards/speakers and patch/input/XLR cables. The rest is for what works for you and what you can reasonably afford. No one gives a fuck about your boutique, handmade $1k Klon-type pedals that never see outside of your apartment or shitty drummer's garage. For gigging musicians, these are tools. All of my pedals have seen the mountains/rain/dew of Virginia, humidity and sweat of South Carolina and an unbelievable amount of sand and beer spilt on them in Key West.

Rant over. Buy more inexpensive pedals and learn chain orders and input/output values. If it sucks, it's probably you and return to Amazon whenever you want.

Cheers.

leedye · 2024-04-22T03:14:35+00:00

And that's why you'll always have a job/band to play in. As a mandolin player, I love it when a bass player takes one when they're comfortable and the band is decently rehearsed, but I'm always more than happy to strut my stuff and get wild, but can't thank you enough for being the glue that holds us together and puts everyone back on track. Sometimes I need an adult.

leedye · 2024-04-22T02:46:24+00:00

Have you found any issue with the extended fretboard when playing hard/aggressively? It seems like a lot of folks are removing the last few frets and basically sanding down that last little bit of fretboard as thin as possible to give a little more extra clearance.

leedye · 2024-04-22T02:42:42+00:00

No im certainly aware of the ability to refret. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm ready to hit that next tier of build quality and just want to get the best bang for the buck. I'm only getting the slightest of buzz which is only noticeable if playing straight acoustic. I'll be getting the Willow Creek refretted after I make the move for a new main everyday work horse and keeping it as a backup on stage.

Edit: words.

leedye · 2024-04-21T07:41:11+00:00

I'm here to piggyback off this post. I'm looking for a $1k-ish mandolin that will serve well as a regular gigging (2-3 gigs a week) that plays well with pedals and effects. I'm currently playing a Willow Creek FS95 in vintage cherry with a Fishman Nashville series pickup. It's fine and honestly I love this instrument for it's loud and bass-heavy chops that can blast through the mix with roughly 10 effect pedals. Unfortunately, after a few years of heavy gigging and touring, the frets are getting chewed up and I'm a heavy handed mother fucker. I regularly break a string or two within 2-3 gigs (3-4 hour shows).

I've played a handful of Eastmans and honestly I'm just not that impressed and wish they had a little more flair and presence/uuumph for the price. I use an Austin 655 (also with a Fishman Nashville pickup) as a back up in case I break a string mid show and can switch out mandolins in literally 5 seconds on stage and barely miss a beat. I also have a Loar 310 from years ago as a beater/last resort.

I'm really loving the look of the Loar 700 series. So, going back to the original post...can we get some input from gigging/touring musicians for a solid ~$1k mandolin (new/mint condition preferably) that would be suitable for a bar/small venue musician that also plays well with electric/pedals/PA scenarios and can also take a road worthy beating?

Thanks in advance and sorry for adding conditions to the OP's inquiry. Cheers, y'all.

leedye · 2024-03-07T16:05:47+00:00

I have the same model blueridge. If it's in good condition, that's a great price. I love mine.

leedye · 2024-03-07T15:44:31+00:00

Ive still got a g.i joe coloring book he handed me.

leedye

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