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[Hugh_Jazz]

Sonor SQ2 maple:
22 x 18" Bass
10x8", 12x10", 14x14", 16x16" toms
14 x 5" snare
Sonor 600 series hardware
Pearl Eliminator double pedal
Tama Iron Cobra hi-hat stand

DW Collectors maple:
22x18" bass
10x8", 12x10", 14x12", 16x14" toms
DW 9000 series hardware

Cymbals (all Zildjian):
14" K Mastersound hats
16" A Custom crash
18" A Custom crash
10" K Splash
20" K Custom ride
16" Oriental china trash
13" A New Beat hats

Other:
14" x 5.5" Tama starclassic snare
10 x 5" Pacific piccolo snare
Meinl Mambo cowbell
Beyerdynamic Opus mics


....and a partridge in a pear tree.

[Jan]

It's a bit off topic, but what do folk recommend as good, affordable (i.e. £30-50) headphones that I can use when recording?

[feeble!]

I currently have...

Guitars

Epiphone Les Paul with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge

Yamaha Pacifica 112

Amps

Marshall AVT20 - I wish to god I'd just waited and saved for the AVT50 or 250 but I wanted a new amp and that was all I could afford at the time.

Peavey Renown 400

Effects

BOSS PW-10 (wacka wah...)

BOSS CS-3

Marshall Jackhammer

I have a few bits and bobs I don't really use, namely a Stagg 10w practice amp, a peavey acoustic and a wee marshall travel amp that rarely sees the light of day.

[KimyReizeger]

Originally Posted by Jan Deal

It's a bit off topic, but what do folk recommend as good, affordable (i.e. £30-50) headphones that I can use when recording?

My advice would be, don't get closed back headphones. My Senn's are simply an overly high concentration of sound to bear for long periods of time. I once borrowed a pair of open AKGs which were much better.

[unbroken]

tooms, i might sell the sansamp, if i got the right price. because my amp is better than any emulator pedal ever will be.

mwahahahahaha.

[Stripey]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

My advice would be, don't get closed back headphones.

Jan-Deal:
You need closed-back headphones when recording (particularly in a less than ideal environment), because they're designed to prevent sound leakage and attenuate ambient external sound. They can be uncomfortable to wear for long periods because they are meant to grip your head tightly.

I had some really comfy openbacked sennheisers, they sounded great and I could wear them for hours but utterly useless in any kind of recording context, imagine that annoying twat on the bus with his headphones amplified 100x and you will see why they aren't any good if you're trying to record a guitar part or a vocal while listening to the clicktrack or whatever.

[KimyReizeger]

Ok. But if you value a balanced mind don't get HD25s. Most nights I leave my computer feeling as though I've entered an alternate reality of pain and hearing loss. It doesn't help that I have a kind of boob-job syndrome whereby, as soon as I settle on a level, it ceases to seem enough, and I continually increase. I generally only use them out of necessity, as opposed to using them like a second opinion on the sound, which is what I'm led to believe is the good and proper way.

[Stripey]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

Ok. But if you value a balanced mind don't get HD25s. Most nights I leave my computer feeling as though I've entered an alternate reality of pain and hearing loss. It doesn't help that I have a kind of boob-job syndrome whereby, as soon as I settle on a level, it ceases to seem enough, and I continually increase. I generally only use them out of necessity, as opposed to using them like a second opinion on the sound, which is what I'm led to believe is the good and proper way.

yeah I used to mostly use headphones to mix and monitor out of necessity, it is really really easy to just keep turning it up to the point that your ears are ringing by the time you call it a day and those mixes rarely sound acceptable on any other speakers. As you turn it up the headphones start to distort and kill the dynamics, which sounds seductive at the time but becomes incredibly fatiguing and lies to you about what the mix actually sounds like.

[Jan]

Originally Posted by Stripey

Jan-Deal:
You need closed-back headphones when recording (particularly in a less than ideal environment), because they're designed to prevent sound leakage and attenuate ambient external sound. They can be uncomfortable to wear for long periods because they are meant to grip your head tightly.

This sort of thing? Play.com (UK) : Sennheiser HD 25 SP Headphones : Electronics - Free Delivery

A bit expensive (for me), but I'd imagine that you get what you pay for. I suppose the lack of comfort is just something you have to accept if you want better sound.

[soundian]

Closed-back headphones are meant for monitoring only so I'm confused as to why people are wearing them for extended periods. Once the actual (mic) recording is done you should be using monitors or, if noise is an issue, open-backed headphones.