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  1. Of course. Just reading up on this to refresh my memory, according to the manual you shouldn't exceed 200mA, but that is with the boss adapter. I strongly believe that the whole "power distribution" feature of this pedal is just the small "DC out" connector on the back hooked up in parallel with the power input. With that in mind the only limiting factor on how many pedals you can power should be the max output of your adapter. Of course your boss warrenty goes out the window soon as you dont use a boss adapter with it (but who does?) Unless you really need the tuner (its a good tuner btw!) you could save yourself a good few notes by just buying a suitable daisy chain cable. Ask in rnbs or BMs and they'll should have one. Steve.
  2. You can just buy a daisychain cable which connects to your 9v adapter and then plugs into 5 or 6 pedals. Steve.
  3. Hi folks! Glad to see theres been some more interest in this thread, I thought it was going to go the way of the other one britheguy - yes, this was one of the points of the experiment, we've also made recordings of the difference in sound using a vocal microphone instead of an SM57 on the guitar cab, and the difference in sound made between different players using the exact same rig and settings. Some of the results have been rather interesting. By far the biggest difference, in my opinion has been the microphone test. We compared against a sennheiser e835 and everyone we've got to listen to these tests agree that the 57 sounds better. There was no real point in this test we just had the mic lying around, but I want to repeat it with an SM58 because I see quite a few hacks throwing them onto guitar cabs saying it makes no difference. I was rather dissapointed in how much an influence on the sound the strong characteristics of the JB had, and in retrospect I'm not convinced it was a good choice of pickup for this. We're going to repeat the experiment in future with something like a texas special single coil, which I'm almost certain will reveal larger differences soundwise. Dusty, sorry you aren't as enthusiastic about this as some of us are. The consequences of these experiments could leave the door open to some of us finding contentment with a much cheaper guitar, if the quality of body wood isn't such a great factor. Personally I was hoping that the experiment would reveal body woods to be a larger contributing factor than a lot of people think, because it would be nice justification for me to save up for an american strat I know you've got a fine collection of guitars but penniless folks like me are always trying to get the best value for money. If I'm going to be just as happy in the long run with a mexican strat and better pickups I might end up saving myself a few bob. Ooh and you guys probably want to know what the order actually was, dont you? Clean recording: Les Paul, Chipboard Guitar, Explorer Dirty recording: Explorer, Chipboard Guitar, Les Paul Thanks for participating, folks 8-) Steve.
  4. Sorry, I meant to put that in the original post, that all guitars in this test use the same pickup. I think its more appropriate to use Epiphones for this comparison however. We all know its not fair to compare a 400 guitar to a 1000 guitar. Of course its not fair to compare a guitar made of a free bit of chipboard we found down by a disused harbour to a 400 pund guitar either, like But slightly fairer than comparing to Gibsons, imho. Although if you feel like loaning us any guitars we'll gladly perform more comparisons to your liking Oh, and the point of the experiment? Its a chipboard guitar! It has a painted on selector switch and a laminate worktop finish! It is the epitomy of everything that should be crap! Surely you find some entertainment in this? We do! Those danelectros interest me, are you refering to one such as this: 59 DC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which claims a ply frame and basswood construction. We're using a pure, cheap-kitchen grade hunk of chipboard!Bet you Danelectro have never produced such a guitar as this. Steve.
  5. Lo folks Thought you guys might be interested in a wee project I've been working on with a mate. I've posted this in another forum but no-one seems to be interested anymore. For a long time now whenever making derogatory comments about a guitar I've often inferred that it might as well be made from chipboard, so we decided to actually build a guitar out of chipboard and see how bad it would actually sound. We took the neck off a Squier strat (rosewood fretboard), and installed a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge position. Then, we made recordings of the guitar along with an Epiphone Explorer and Les Paul. You can find clean recordings here and dirty recordings here. Just to make things a bit more interesting, they are both in random order(not the same order as each other), and I'd like to see if you can identify the order, choose which you liked best, and see if you can pick out which one is the chipboard guitar Steve.
  6. Yeah, I plan to have a word with him at one point, just doing my research in the meantime. Forgot to mention, its a wooden snare, you can see pictures of it here. I'm liking the idea of the epoxy resin, do you think this drum would be a good candidate for it? Is there a chance I could screw up the drum entirely in the attempt? Thanks for the reply!
  7. I've got a snare with some dents in the bearing edge, its making the thing hard, neigh impossible to tune (at least for me, although I am pretty inexperienced at tuning drums) without a terrible ring (tried the same skin on the other side which has no dents, doesn't produce nearly as much ring). If it comes down to it, where could I go in Aberdeen to get the bearing edge re-done? In fact, is there anyone knowlegable that would take a look at the thing and give me some good advice on how to go about getting the damn thing fixed? Cheers.
  8. Thats the POD just about gone. Any offers for the Boss peal or the guitar? I remind you the prices are negotiable. Steve.
  9. Line6 POD 2 Asking Price 90 Guitar amplifier emulation device, great for practicing or recording. Read about it here. I've personally found that this is a really enjoyable device to play about with, and through a guitar amp it really does sound great. The speaker emulations not amazing but passable. Great learning tool also, you'll familiarise yourself with sound from the general popular heratage of amps from the past 50 years, you can also mix and match speaker cabinets. Also features a clean input level boost function so you can drive amps harder without colouring the sound, presence boost and volme boost functions are amongst some of the lesser known functions. Full MIDI capability and a full effects section modelling some highly regarded stomp boxes. You can use this thing through keyboard amps, guitar amps, bass amps(you can play bass through it and theres a tube mic preamp setting too), PAs, home hifis etc. Some of my favourite amp models this thing does: Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Dual Rectifier, Single Rectifier, Marshall JCM800, Plexi, JTM45, Fender Twin, Fender Bassman, Fender Blackface, Vox AC15 and AC30, Soldano SLO100, theres tonnes more than these though. Thats the best pic I have handy, I'll take another one later. Epiphone Gothic Explorer 350-370 ono I bought this new and it would have been from one of the first batches delivered to britain. Still have the original purchase documentation. Read about it hereMahogany body, what I'd describe as 'medium' frets, rosewood fretboard, Grover tuners, Tuneomatic tailpiece, set neck. The guitar came with standard epiphone ceramic open humbuckers, in the Bridge position however I have installed (professionally) a seymour duncan JB in the bridge position which just seems to bring this guitar alive. You can read reviews about this pickup here as I did when I was considering getting one. The conclusion I drew after my research (and you should feel free to back this up with research of your own) was that this is universally one of the most successful pickups SD have ever produced, its a tight sound with a generous high end, which balances out nicely with this guitar. The mahogany body and large wood mass behind the bridge gives the guitar depth, I'd describe the overall sound as 'defined' if that makes sense. Definately rawks. I might be able to get some sound clips up by the end of the week if anyones really interested. The neck position still houses the original humbucker which sounds alright, but the guitar would really shine with a nice upgrade here. All ready for you to add your flavour of jangly single-coilness, smooth jazz action or searing lead neck sounds. Immaculate condition, one small ding exists on the headstock, you can see it in the closeup photo. Tbh I could have filled it in with permanent marker and you wouldn't notice but I leave it to you, the buyer to decide how best to deal with this. Price is marked as 'ono' however I am looking to get a decent price, given that the pickup upgrade itself is worth 80. I may be willing to throw in a few goodies if you pay full price, possibly including a full professional setup with your personal choice of strings, now thats a complete bargain. Comes with a sturdy padded gig bag. Large size Large size Large size Large size Large size Large size Also for sale, BOSS Metal Zone (MT-2) pedal, looking for offers round about 50 Interested? Private message me or reply here please, or you can e-mail me at steven9000@hotmail.com Steve.
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