The Fish 10855 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Blastronaut said: It's all good. Tbh there's loads of options. I'd personally look at something with at last some more EQ options and maybe Bluetooth. But I'm a tight bastard and would likely end up just cobbling something together from some old car stereo parts. My electronics ability starts and stops with replacing batteries, so I'll just throw money at somebody in Richer Sounds or wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 https://thevinylfactory.com/features/8-best-budget-amplifiers-vinyl/ Check that link out. If you go to Richer Sounds you'll almost certainly end up spending more than you need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 There's a subreddit r/BudgetAudiophile where I'm sure you'll find some good recommendations too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9390 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, The Fish said: My electronics ability starts and stops with replacing batteries, so I'll just throw money at somebody in Richer Sounds or wherever. Richer sounds are spot on in my experience. I've got one of these, really like it, depends on breaking the bank definition though, around £500 and possibly superseded, had it 3-ish+ years.. https://eu.onkyo.com/en-GLOBAL/audio-hifi/stereo-receivers-amplifiers/stereo-receivers/tx-8250/p/156435 Edited August 4, 2022 by Toonpack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9390 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: https://thevinylfactory.com/features/8-best-budget-amplifiers-vinyl/ Check that link out. If you go to Richer Sounds you'll almost certainly end up spending more than you need to. Not my experience tbh, got my speakers there and salesman saved me over £100 by suggesting/demo'ing a cheaper speaker than the ones I went for that actually blew the ones I thought I wanted away, so much it so even the Mrs thought there was no comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 You're a more canny operator than Dave though. Honestly he's pure babes in the wood. He'd go in for headphones and walk out with two column speakers gaffer taped to his ears. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10855 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, Gemmill said: You're a more canny operator than Dave though. Honestly he's pure babes in the wood. He'd go in for headphones and walk out with two column speakers gaffer taped to his ears. You're not wrong. I rely almost entirely on the kindness of strangers. I'm a fucking rube when it comes to stuff like this. I'm now torn between getting a receiver that has inputs for my tv, or just keeping the music separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9390 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Fish said: You're not wrong. I rely almost entirely on the kindness of strangers. I'm a fucking rube when it comes to stuff like this. I'm now torn between getting a receiver that has inputs for my tv, or just keeping the music separate. Here is an amp absolutely PERFECT for you, it's even got xG : 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Fish said: You're not wrong. I rely almost entirely on the kindness of strangers. I'm a fucking rube when it comes to stuff like this. I'm now torn between getting a receiver that has inputs for my tv, or just keeping the music separate. I've got a surround sound receiver which I think cost me a fucking grand. Then the speakers on top. Scandalous. I looked into upgrading recently cos its HDMI but can't cope with ARC or anything over 1080p, but fuck that it's too expensive. If I ever change I think I'll just get a decent soundbar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10855 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I've got a surround sound receiver which I think cost me a fucking grand. Then the speakers on top. Scandalous. I looked into upgrading recently cos its HDMI but can't cope with ARC or anything over 1080p, but fuck that it's too expensive. If I ever change I think I'll just get a decent soundbar. Got a Soundbar for the tv, but honestly it's got that issue where when you're watching a film the speech is a reasonable volume, then when the CGI Smashfest occurs the front of the house is blown across the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42387 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, The Fish said: Got a Soundbar for the tv, but honestly it's got that issue where when you're watching a film the speech is a reasonable volume, then when the CGI Smashfest occurs the front of the house is blown across the road. Seems like you need a new LG TV with Dolby Atmos soundbar- it sounds crazy.… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10855 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 45 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Seems like you need a new LG TV with Dolby Atmos soundbar- it sounds crazy.… LG OLED65G26LA | 65 inch OLED Evo 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart TV Freeview Play Freesat | Richer Sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 54 minutes ago, The Fish said: Got a Soundbar for the tv, but honestly it's got that issue where when you're watching a film the speech is a reasonable volume, then when the CGI Smashfest occurs the front of the house is blown across the road. Aye I think that's just unavoidable with these things. Mine comes with a microphone that you put where your head goes when you watch telly. You set it away and leave the room and it supposedly sets the right level for all the speakers. But you still sometimes have to turn it up to hear wtf people are saying and then it melts your face off if there's an explosion. I think the people mixing the sound for home viewing are just idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew 4748 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 So anyway. Haven't heard from Flying V man in 5 days after asking how much he valued the V at. Absolute Tyre kicker this lad, wasting my bloody time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10855 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 14 hours ago, Tom said: Sorry Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 20 hours ago, Andrew said: So anyway. Haven't heard from Flying V man in 5 days after asking how much he valued the V at. Absolute Tyre kicker this lad, wasting my bloody time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Looking at sticking a sustainiac and a kill switch in the Charvel. God help me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 08/08/2022 at 15:50, Tom said: Looking at sticking a sustainiac and a kill switch in the Charvel. God help me. Ha. You've got me wondering what that combo into something like a Bit Commander might result in. I put a killswitch in an old beater LP a while back. Dunno what I was expecting tbh, played with it for all of 5 minutes and then just went back to rocking the toggle switch for the basically the same effect. Makes a lot more sense putting one in alongside a strat pickup switch than an LP I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Muses latest is a bit of a banger, much heavier than a lot of stuff theyve released over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Sold the SG Special for £600....so that's a nice £300ish profit. Grabbed this G&L Fallout for £180...and I must say it's absolutely fucking fantastic. It plays like a dream and the pickups sound glorious in pretty much all configurations. So there's a P90 and a coil split humbucker. It came up on Facebook marketplace yesterday for 180 and I snapped the guys hands off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44811 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 @Tomare you still getting use out of the Waza Airs? I've finally got round to using them with my Stomp. So I go guitar into Stomp and just plug the Waza transmitter into the Stomp's output. Stick the Waza on the Flat Amp model, turn all the Waza effects off, and use all the effects/amp models from the Stomp. Means I don't have to deal with the Waza app and more importantly I can use the Looper on the Stomp. Fucking expensive way to listen to a stomp through headphones but the sound difference between just plugging headphones into the Stomp is big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I haven't used them for a while incidentally, they're great to have but my neighbours don't seem to have been bothered about my playing recently. So maybe the daughter moved out again, who knows? I couldn't get away with the looper on the Waza but I could probably have another go tbh. I just put the Wireless receiver into the pedal board and plugged the guitar in normally. Obsessed with this little fallout at the moment. The tones are just fantastic & there's so much clarity/dynamic range. I got it very cheap but would have felt it was incredibly good value even at full price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Jesus.....get some good headphones or speakers when he's demoing the amps 🤯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, Tom said: Jesus.....get some good headphones or speakers when he's demoing the amps 🤯 I got a bit bored of Joes releases a while back so I haven't listened to him much in the last few years but he is ALWAYS good value in these sort of videos, he knows his shit like no one else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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