Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 @Tom nice to see you're getting some use out of the treble boost! I wouldn't have associated it with Van Halen but it does have a some similarities with a slow phaser at the "peak" of it travel. Theres loads of Rory Gallagher footage that had folk speculating he must've be using a phaser but for my money its all Rangemaster (and maybe some badly wired cabs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 @Blastronaut I use it all the time tbh Its especially useful for me as I loop a lot & it helps create different layers of sounds more effectively. So sometimes I’ll make a loop with the regular pedals and if I’m playing lead I’ll put that over the top. Looking forward to actually recording with it too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Nice. I still need to get to grips with my looper, still really hit or miss if I get it in sync. I probabaly just need to practice with a metronome until it clicks (or just practice more in general). > sometimes I’ll make a loop with the regular pedals and if I’m playing lead I’ll put that over the top. Looking forward to actually recording with it too. Aye the Rangemaster should cut through any mix like cold nipples through glass. 32dB centered around the upper mids and top end right up to 10kHz is lunacy by today's standards. I love mines, only ever swap it off my board for downtuned sludgy doom stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Probabaly the stupidest thing I've ever wasted on, but I finally got the Hypnotoad finished. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 The fret wrap is bloody handy btw Its the small things that can make a big difference. Obviously not suitable for all types of playing but great for sweep picking and isolating the more “expressive” side of the floyd rose, which sounds fantastic without any interference. Tempted to get one for the Les Paul/Strat. Nice bit of kit for £10. I’m aware you can use a sock or whatever but this is adjustable, smart & doesn’t smell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Picked this up yesterday….probably going to clean it uo and resell having had a play. Epiphone Riviera P93 Custom Shop/Limited Edition. Beautiful, guitar and not a mark on it. I don’t get on with Bigsby’s or P90s, I use too much drive for the latter. Not my sofa btw, this is at my mams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Awfully defensive about “not” your sofa there mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 We have a big thing about furniture in this thread and honestly is the best policy. So rather than being defensive I was merely being….transparent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I’m just disappointed it’s stuck inside. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Anyway basically the point of the post was in anyone wants it off here they can have it for £450. Which is cheap as it’s spotless and nice. 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 16/06/2022 at 14:41, Tom said: Picked this up yesterday….probably going to clean it uo and resell having had a play. Epiphone Riviera P93 Custom Shop/Limited Edition. Beautiful, guitar and not a mark on it. I don’t get on with Bigsby’s or P90s, I use too much drive for the latter. Not my sofa btw, this is at my mams. Looks a beaut. I've huge soft spot for these and the Gretsch semi-hollows, really love the sound and feel of them but they're a bit of a headache to work on at the best of times and a lovecraftian nightmare to fix if someone else has already been in there and fucked about with the wiring. P90's should still be viable for high gain. Pickups aren't my forte but in most scenarios id have thought they could be made to do a job. Jason from Legendary Pickups might a good shout to talk to on that subject, he's a high-gain junkie and knows P90's inside out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Found online @Blastronaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Posted the wrong one FFS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 @Tom Haha. I'm actually glad you posted the wrong one first, that's a fucking Glenn Wylie Moonrock in the background. Not something you'll see in the wild very often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Aye, cup aside (as amusingly accurate as it is) it honestly made my day to see that here of all place. Wylie's pedals are fascinating but rare as fuck and as far I'm aware most of the schematics and designs all died with him. I think a majority of his work is still a total mystery. I know a few guys from a pedal forum that eventually got there hands on a Moonrock and collectively recreated it, then spent a fuck ton of time essentially just trying to guess what improvements Wylie made with the even rarer New Moon. They eventually ended up with a much more versatile version of the Moonrock but nobody really knows how close to the New Moon it really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 @Gemmill, got the Epiphone SG back from the Guitar Elf you recommended the other day. Replaced three frets, new strings, did a “set-up” whatever the fuck that is, and showed me how to adjust the action for the Fistlet, for £65. Said Fistlet is over the moon with it. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44935 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: @Gemmill, got the Epiphone SG back from the Guitar Elf you recommended the other day. Replaced three frets, new strings, did a “set-up” whatever the fuck that is, and showed me how to adjust the action for the Fistlet, for £65. Said Fistlet is over the moon with it. 👍 Mint. He's a nice bloke and he fucking hates the Tories too. That's a really fair price too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Aye, we had a fairly good chat He also filled the little dent on the back, to stop it getting any worse. Really nice bloke and, even as a guitar-numpty, I could tell he really knows his shit. I’ll be taking his other guitar to him for a service once I’ve got my HGV sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 I'll back Gemmill up on that being a really fair price, there's folk that will charge close to £50 for just a setup. Get Fist jnr onto YouTube videos like Canadian Dave's and he'll be setting up his own guitars in no time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 There's a lad in Durham wanted £75 for a setup. I told him where to go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Tom said: There's a lad in Durham wanted £75 for a setup. I told him where to go Fucking Hell. Was that just a flat rate for a basic setup? I could maybe understand that if a guitar was in terrible nick and needed a few hours work and some new parts, but even if they threw in a new set of strings that's an absolute con for just a basic setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 16/06/2022 at 14:41, Tom said: Picked this up yesterday….probably going to clean it uo and resell having had a play. Epiphone Riviera P93 Custom Shop/Limited Edition. Beautiful, guitar and not a mark on it. I don’t get on with Bigsby’s or P90s, I use too much drive for the latter. Not my sofa btw, this is at my mams. Somehow traded the Riveria for this....🤯 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Marty Mcfly eat your heart out. Can almost smell the nitrocellulose. Love an SG, I was a late convert but the smallest hill I'm still willing to die on is maintaing Les Paul made a huge mistake not wanting his name on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Yeh I've got an Epiphone SG with Les Pauls name on it....like a 61 or something. The nitro on this Gibson has aged beautifully mind, even more beautifully given I got the Riveria for errr....£250 I mean I know it's an expensive guitar but there are some steals on gumtree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Aye that's an absolute steal. I still try not to look at Gumtree for fear of coming home with another 4x12 that was "only £50!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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