Official Guitar, Amp, Pedals, and Gear Thread

[gomestar]

jackass

 

[gomestar]



I can tell by seeing his fretting hand in that position that I am not. :shame:

the picking hand is where the real skill is, the rest can be figured out on any type of guitar (with patience)

 

[Piobaire]



jackass

Don't make me pick between you and pB.

GF, are you playing guitar now?

 

[gomestar]



Don't make me pick between you and pB.

you don't have to, pB is almost always on my side and vice versa.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

That's true, we have different preferences here and there but we are always right with the basics and in our own styles.

 

[Piobaire]



you don't have to, pB is almost always on my side and vice versa.

That's true, we have different preferences here and there but we are always right with the basics and in our own styles.

It would seem your opinions on tubes differ. This is like watching mom and dad fight.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Not really, I get what Gome is saying but I was just being such a nice guy to pio and stuff.

 

[gomestar]

Booth's point was, if i can remember correctly, that there's a nicely regarded lower-output EL84. my point was simply that a 5 watt volume-only head is exactly that, so get a high quality tube and push it instead of focusing on cutting volume.

 

[Piobaire]

What does the collective think of chorus?

Edit: I might have been drinking when I asked this but it's still a good question.

You all should check out Reaper. You can d/l the full program for free and a personal license is just $60. I was playing with, amongst other things, a chorus effect. Interesting how it fills out the sound when you add voices.

Ordering my tubes right now.

 

[gomestar]

chorus is great.




still seeking out a CE-1

 

[Piobaire]

I have an MXR analog chorus and analog delay on the way as well as the premium tubes.

 

[Kid Nickels]



What does the collective think of chorus?

I love chorus for certain things.... got one of these.

 

[gomestar]

Keeley just came out with a chorus. Would love to try.

 

[CoffeeDudeGuy]

What does the collective think of chorus?

Every song needs a chorus..


I can't remember where I read it, but if you set the rate high enough you can almost use it as an overdrive. Probably good for making verses sound interesting, but I have not found much use for one.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Chorus has its uses, but in general I find them to sound a bit too "processed" and unnatural. Robert Smith of The Cure had it right, he slightly detuned his guitar, laid track, slightly upturned, overdubbed, normal tuning, overdubbed and so on.