Talk about your instrument/gear!!!

Moss · 03-16-2015, 06:03 PM

Never heard anything bad about Larivee, probably a good purchase.

EPOCH6 · 03-16-2015, 10:32 PM

Played a brand new D-03 at the guitar shop for about 15 minutes, didn't like it quite as much as the one I played a few weeks ago, action was much higher too, at least I know it wasn't the same model now. Going to keep looking.

**Frownland** · 03-21-2015, 11:39 PM

Gonna get one of these soon.

LoathsomePete · 03-22-2015, 10:36 AM

The hell is that?

I sold a few items that I wasn't using any more and got this. It's an LTD M300FM and it has the nicest neck I have ever had with a guitar. The EMG pickups are fun and the Floyd Rose bridge so far keeps everything in tune, although it's a Special and I've heard those can be finicky.

I think I'm going to put some .12s on it, drop it down to B and use it as my death metal guitar.

**Frownland** · 03-22-2015, 10:55 AM

It's a sweet African instrument called a ngoni.

Chula Vista · 03-22-2015, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I think I'm going to put some .12s on it, drop it down to B and use it as my death metal guitar.

That's a beauty. You know how to properly adjust the whammy if needed after you re-string it? If not, this is a great site.

IBANEZ RULES!! tech - setup

The LTD trem should be pretty similar to an Ibanez.

LoathsomePete · 03-22-2015, 11:15 AM

Honestly... this isn't my first guitar with a FR, but I could never get the hang of restringing them. Luckily, a friend of mine is a luthier and does my basic setups for free, or at a fairly low cost (usually a six pack).

LoathsomePete · 03-29-2015, 10:33 AM

When it comes to amps I've almost always used solid state combo amps due to budget and living limitations. Recently I bought a used Peavey Supreme XL head and Randall 4x12 cab, and while the cab is pretty nice, I'm a little less than enthused by the head. It was a steal at $115 (talked down from $160) but I find that the cleans sound very hollow and the lead channel sounds too compressed. I've got it dialed in to where I can play it, but it's not the sound I really want. I've been looking at alternatives but I can't really seem to decide on if I want to stay solid state (for the price) or if I want to go tube. I've been eyeing a Blackstar HT-5R head on CL for $250, but I'm not sure if 5w would be enough to be heard over a drummer in a gig. While I'm not currently in a band, I'd like to at least have a gig worthy amp. As I've never really used tube amps, what is the wattage equivalent to a solid state?

LoathsomePete · 03-29-2015, 10:52 AM

and now someone is selling a Peavey VK212 100w combo tube amp for the same price... that's almost too tempting to pass up.

Chula Vista · 03-29-2015, 10:59 AM

5 tube watts is freaking loud. Really loud unless the room is big. Not sure if you know this but watts don't work in a linear scale. 5 watts is half as loud as 50 watts. 10 watts is half as loud as 100 watts, etc.

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View Poll Results: Talk about your instrument/gear!!!
Guitar.	170	52.31%
Drums.	39	12.00%
Bass.	45	13.85%
Violin.	7	2.15%
Sax.	4	1.23%
Piano/Keys.	53	16.31%
Harmonica.	7	2.15%
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03-21-2015, 11:39 PM	#603 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Gonna get one of these soon. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-22-2015, 10:36 AM	#604 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	The hell is that? I sold a few items that I wasn't using any more and got this. It's an LTD M300FM and it has the nicest neck I have ever had with a guitar. The EMG pickups are fun and the Floyd Rose bridge so far keeps everything in tune, although it's a Special and I've heard those can be finicky. I think I'm going to put some .12s on it, drop it down to B and use it as my death metal guitar. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-22-2015, 10:55 AM	#605 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	It's a sweet African instrument called a ngoni. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-22-2015, 11:15 AM	#607 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Honestly... this isn't my first guitar with a FR, but I could never get the hang of restringing them. Luckily, a friend of mine is a luthier and does my basic setups for free, or at a fairly low cost (usually a six pack). __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-16-2015, 06:03 PM	#601 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Never heard anything bad about Larivee, probably a good purchase.

03-29-2015, 10:33 AM	#608 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	When it comes to amps I've almost always used solid state combo amps due to budget and living limitations. Recently I bought a used Peavey Supreme XL head and Randall 4x12 cab, and while the cab is pretty nice, I'm a little less than enthused by the head. It was a steal at $115 (talked down from $160) but I find that the cleans sound very hollow and the lead channel sounds too compressed. I've got it dialed in to where I can play it, but it's not the sound I really want. I've been looking at alternatives but I can't really seem to decide on if I want to stay solid state (for the price) or if I want to go tube. I've been eyeing a Blackstar HT-5R head on CL for $250, but I'm not sure if 5w would be enough to be heard over a drummer in a gig. While I'm not currently in a band, I'd like to at least have a gig worthy amp. As I've never really used tube amps, what is the wattage equivalent to a solid state? __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-29-2015, 10:52 AM	#609 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	and now someone is selling a Peavey VK212 100w combo tube amp for the same price... that's almost too tempting to pass up. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

03-29-2015, 10:59 AM	#610 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	5 tube watts is freaking loud. Really loud unless the room is big. Not sure if you know this but watts don't work in a linear scale. 5 watts is half as loud as 50 watts. 10 watts is half as loud as 100 watts, etc. Check this out. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”