Tom 13819 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 @Blastronaut Yeh it’s the hellbabe. Which is a fucking shit name but it is what It is. The last Jim Dunlop I had was a 535Q which I think the hellbabe is loosely based on and the hellbabe blows it out of the water. The optical side of it is fantastic, it’s much easier to use and won’t break. Plus you don’t have to click it in to play, the pedal starts as soon as you move it. So for £40 I’m absolutely over the moon. You can edit a lot about the tone but I’ve got it before the drive pedals set to quite a snappy wah and it really rings out the high notes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Sounds ideal. Speaking of shit pedal names I briefly had a Bad Horsie and loved the "clickless" action but not being able to leave it cocked really wound me up after a while. I only tend to always go back to crybabies since they're relatively easy to mod or just transplant totally different circuits in (vibe, trem, etc.). Mines is on the shelf gather dust right now not getting played (just the basic '95). Got really into tremolo again lately so I'm tempted to gut out the wah circuit and jam something like the Tremulus Line in there. If that works out I'll probably be looking for another cheap wah sometime in the next 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 I hadn’t even considered if I could leave it cocked I suppose but I only listen to Dire Straits once every 18 months so I’ll cope. I haven’t had a wah for an awful long time and I didn’t really set out to buy one. I just wanted to complete a basic pedal board and thought....”that’s a thing” Its great fun thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I hear you. I've sold a few wahs over the years. Never really use them often enough to justify having them but after a few months or years without one lying around I end up back trying to fill the void. Swings and roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13991 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Not a guitar anecdote per se but I thought this was as good a place as any for this. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Anyone ever played one of those Blackstar Fly amps? I’m tempted to pick one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Tom said: Anyone ever played one of those Blackstar Fly amps? I’m tempted to pick one up. Never played one but know a few people from the diy scene who rate them as handy little headphone amps. I'd be tempted to write off the 3" speaker as just for novelty value, but saying that a mate of mines has a Yamaha THR5 and I think it's speakers are almost the same size (that thing is great fun). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Yeh I was half thinking of headphones at the same time, with that comes the idea to go straight into the Mac or IPhone Pro however I’m not sure about latency. You can get a little cab for the little Blackstar and make it a stereo setup so the speaker can’t be that bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 You can get a focusrite scarlet solo for £100 and have access to loads of free plugins, neural DSPs free trials etc. on your Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Andrew said: You can get a focusrite scarlet solo for £100 and have access to loads of free plugins, neural DSPs free trials etc. on your Mac. Aye man. With a decent interface latency isn't really an issue. 3ms latecy is nothing. Even 10ms is fuck all compared to trying jam with real people after 6 pints. 1 hour ago, Tom said: You can get a little cab for the little Blackstar and make it a stereo setup so the speaker can’t be that bad Serious question: if the Fly didn't exist, would you ever go out of your way to buy a plastic speaker cab with a 3" driver for your guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yeh, I’d probably be looking at something similar. I just need something less industrial than a tube amp, to quickly pick up and play. Also they made a Blackstar with 80s Ibanez aesthetic, pink and yellow 💉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34196 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Get an HX Stomp. Headphones, all the amp models and effects you can shake a stick at. Or try the Boss Pocket GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 They look good but they’re a bit of my “impulse purchase” budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just sold the thinline Jag, nice guitar but too fragile for me. I should learn semi hollow body guitar are for other people. Sold it for 3.5 times what I paid for it, first time I've ever made money on a guitar which was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34196 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, sammynb said: Just sold the thinline Jag, nice guitar but too fragile for me. I should learn semi hollow body guitar are for other people. Sold it for 3.5 times what I paid for it, first time I've ever made money on a guitar which was nice. Nice looking guitar. I must officially be middle aged now cos I'm very tempted by a PRS. The guitar equivalent of @ewerkand his Merc. Edited February 12, 2021 by Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12737 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 PRS. FFS, more like. You’ll be playing pentatonic solos in a pub blues band and talking about “proper music” once lockdown is done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Nice looking guitar. I must officially be middle aged now cos I'm very tempted by a PRS. The guitar equivalent of @ewerkand his Merc. @ewerk has a Merc? AH is right, don't do a PRS, you'll be playing Hawkwind covers, growing a mullet and telling everyone it's fashionable while practising your hammer ons and pull offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26192 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Bought a new one a couple of months ago just for all the haterz out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, ewerk said: Bought a new one a couple of months ago just for all the haterz out there. Oh, thought it might of been something interesting like a 2 door W114 or an ex Middle Eastern Unimog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26192 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I don’t do classy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34196 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Lads, fair warning, it's probably gonna happen. And don't be hating on pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 I too like the look of PRS Guitars. Ive always avoided buying one like, probably because my Les Paul covers that range of tones & has a nicer neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34196 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 35 minutes ago, Tom said: I too like the look of PRS Guitars. Ive always avoided buying one like, probably because my Les Paul covers that range of tones & has a nicer neck. Aye the thing that's got me interested is that they seem to have cracked the humbucker/single coil thing with their latest pickup design. You can split both neck and bridge and by all accounts they've absolutely nailed it - not a thin single coil and the volume doesn't drop off a cliff when you split. Plus they do look nice. Anyway it'd be the CE I'd get, which is the bolt-on that comes with the USA made pickups. Basically the cheapest model that comes with those pickups! We'll see anyway, need to make sure I'll have a job beyond this year first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13819 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Fair I’ve been on the verge of buying a Mira several times and I regret not doing it. They’ve started making them in...somewhere that’s not USA now & that’s took a few hundred off the price and presumably not the quality. They leave most brands behind for pickup research/development. They’re constantly on with it. I’d probably be leaning towards a custom 24 but not for a while. I’d be after a proper piece of furniture tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Ive been playing with balaguers configurator a bit the last couple of days. Made some right freaks I do like the look idea of some though, and the price is tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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