Scott!

David has one, I've played around with it a little. It's loads of fun for screeching, weirdness &c but sometimes a little tricky to ger "under control" for more conventional tones. It's a pretty cool pedal nevertheless.

Have you thought of a Zvex Super Hard On' date=' or now known as a SHO. I got one and they the boost the signal by 20db. They have components from old recording/mixing desk inside and this is why the boost is so clean.

If it's used with a higher gain setting the actual volume increase is not so pronounced, but it fattens up the sound great.

I used my one in the effects loop sometimes and it has the effects of give any sound being used at time a massive boost.

But I still prefer it through the front end for that fattening effect it has.[/quote']

I'd really love one, but just couldn't swing the cash. Anyway, I borrowed David's MXR 6 band EQ for a little while and decided that, for the money, it's probably the best bet for me.

Oooh, shame you got in there first. I guess it's payback for the Telecaster...

S

Hog' date=' bring back ceiling cat. He's much funnier than Devin Townsend Baby [/quote']

Seconded.

And yes, Soundian's right- if you're burning an audio cd in standard Red Book format, no matter what the input format is, it will come out as CDDA- so any lossless format (WAV being the most obvious) at 16 bit/44100 Hz burned will be CDDA, and so will play at max quality on any CD player ever made.

Not WAV, no, they have to be a special CD audio format which, as far as I know, is the only other format that'd work on any but the most bizarre CD players. What does "glass mastered" mean?

Thanks for all the help, everybody! Still leaning towards an EQ but I hadn't considered the Fish & Chips as an option, I'll check it out next time I'm at the shops.

Right, thanks for all the ideas! I'm not really hugely attracted by the Tubescreamer as I'd prefer a cleaner boost, & not really terribly keen on pickups either as it's kind of a project/junker (as much as I hate to say it!) guitar & I don't want to dump tons of money into it. The equaliser's looking like a good choice right now but, as Ikaruga said, HarmonyCentral consensus says it's supposed to be insanely noisy, which I'm not really terribly enthusiastic about.

Interesting... sadly no space on the control for wiring.

Holy crap that looks awesome. How *do* you get so much cool stuff, Ikaruga? This, the G&Ls, it's starting to bother me! If only I were made of money...

I've been playing around with my Telecaster lately, and I've been slightly irritated by the fairly low output pickups- it doesn't sound great when driving the amp and that sort of thing. I'm looking at a pedal to do something about that, and was thinking about a Boss GE7- it has some gain boost, but that isn't its primary function. Would a graphic EQ be the way to go on this or should I get something like a Micro Amp? I'm partial towards the equaliser because I need some mid boost as well, but if it wouldn't really help towards boosting the signal, I'd consider something else... Thanks in advance!

Scott

I mentioned the Boss board because I'd like to find a fretless effect' date=' and bowed, for some acoustic projects we've got ongoing. There seems to be no specific pedals to get these effects, and a good fretless bass is a financial fantasy at the mo'. Anybody got any pointers?[/quote']

There aren't really any specific pedals for those in particular, especially fretless- I don't think there's an effect that can duplicate that sound especially, as fret sounds aren't something that can be discretely controlled like volume level &c. For "bowed" sounds, though, an attack delay sort of thing like a Boss Slow Gear could probably get you close to that sound- it "fades in" volume level as you play. They're out of production now, though, so eBay'd probably be the only way to go there.

Cheers,

Scott

There's one at R & B, unsure of price though

It's going to get new tuners and a refret, eventually, and then I'll start using it on a really regular basis

True. I've played lots of same-model classical guitars that do sound totally different... if you play a nice example of a certain model, there is really no guarantee it'll sound as good

The idea is to produce a longer scale length on the bass strings for better tension/playability and keep a more standard scale length (25" ish) on the higher strings, so the bass strings aren't floppy and the treble strings aren't too tense.

For the same price, yes, there are better than Yamaha about. If you ever see a Raimundo around, grab- I've had two (using one right now) and known several people who've also had them and they're top notch for the price.

Fender Stratocaster -> Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

Ah, the joys of student poverty. I've also got Raimundo and La Patrie classical guitars, the second of which I'm selling.

There is a guy on the classified ads part of this forum selling a classical guitar' date=' seems pretty good [/quote']

That's me, you could check it out if you so desire, PM me. As obvious as it may seem, my best advice would be to buy the most expensive one you can get; some cheaper instruments I've seen around really are atrocious with bad frets &c. Back and side woods are almost always laminates until you get into custom-built guitars; at this price range, anything should be fine as long as it's not plywood or something . As far as top woods go, it's a matter of personal preference; cedar and spruce are the big two that you'd see around most often. Most players I know prefer spruce as it's got a nice bright tone, whereas I prefer cedar, which is (in my experience) slightly harder to find, but has a more mellow tone. The difference is somewhat comparable to bridge pickup vs. neck pickup on an electric guitar, although brightness of tone is more easily controllable on a classical guitar by playing sul tasto or ponticello, depending on your needs. Yamaha are a well-regarded brand, I have a friend in Canada who plays one which is a fine guitar. Alternatively, you could PM me and I can give you details of a classical I'm selling right now, which has a cedar top and mahogany sides.

Cheers

Scott

I meant this one...

oddly, this one has a truss rod, but it's still a really really bad idea.

Holy shit that LGM 8-string has tons of frets. That looks like a whole other octave on that sucker!

Yes it is nylon-strung, as per the definition of classical guitar. (There are many other differences also, which I can elaborate if you so desire.) On your question of price, everything's cheaper in Canada (my current classical guitar which I purchased for about 400 equivalent new costs about 800 in the UK), but it cost me about 200. I've played some classicals at the shops around town worth more than that however and they can't hold a candle to this one. It's probably not a great choice for soloing though, body join's at the 12th fret and thus anything beyound about a G on the first string is pretty much unreachable.

Hmm, since there were no takers last time and my post's dropped of the forum, back again for sale is my 1998 La Patrie Collection classical guitar. It's in good shape aside from a little bit of repair work that has been done on the back. It's handmade in Quebec by the same company who makes Seagull acoustics. I bought it in Canada and haven't seen any La Patries here, but they're well-regarded in their home country. I will string it with a brand new set of D'Addario Pro Arte standard tension strings upon purchase. Tentative price is 120, but reasonable offers will be considered. Anybody interested? I have pictures and can supply them if you PM me.

Cheers,

Scott

mmm, sexy. Next time I go to Prosound if they still have one I'll give it a try.

well considering they are now being re-issued at a cost of about 100 quid (and mine is an original!)' date=' chucking it out is not really what i had in mind. it's a great pedal, i just don't use it much for guitars any more, mostly use my pod pro instead.[/quote']

Yeah, there used to be one in Prosound for 99. Is it in good shape/do you have any pictures?