EPTUnrelated question: I have an ENGL Slow Hand Motion 100W head and I was looking to replace all tubes (4 12AX7 pre- and 4 6L6 power) and the guitar tech I consulted asked for 200 euros for the tubes alone, plus ~50 for the work. Is it really THAT expensive (250 euroes) for a complete tube swap?
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
Unrelated question: I have an ENGL Slow Hand Motion 100W head and I was looking to replace all tubes (4 12AX7 pre- and 4 6L6 power) and the guitar tech I consulted asked for 200 euros for the tubes alone, plus ~50 for the work. Is it really THAT expensive (250 euroes) for a complete tube swap? | ||
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mindjames
Israel433 Posts
You could always go shop for your own tubes and then just have the guy switch 'em. | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
EDIT: Are 1x12" with a 100W head loud enough to comfortably play over drums? I assume so but I'm not sure. My other guitarist and bassist in my band use 2x12" and I've been using the same so far (albeit a crappy box, that's why I'm upgrading). | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26408 Posts
On August 01 2014 13:46 LeperKahn wrote: yo anyone have good ideas/videos/songs for learning good vibrato? it's hard... While a stupid video, I did take this somewhat to heart and my vibrato is pretty solid. Not the same but in a similar ballpark- I have a few simple exercises I used to do for bending as well. Basically take a scalar pattern and bend up to the next note rather than fretting all of them. It helps you get both consistency in bending to pitch and an added benefit in improving your familiarity of pitch and all that good stuff. Minor blues is a good one to do because of the mixture of intervals there. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9789 Posts
![[image loading]](http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2014/post-35075-0-30359300-1408108881.jpg) Lying in bed, waiting for me. Seriously though, this thing is a beast. | ||
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Jasarn
Australia101 Posts
The thing is, my ear is terrible and trying to work out all his fingerings and what he's plucking is very difficult for me. If anyone could help me transcribe it, or even just tell me the chords that would be amazing. I know this thread doesn't see much action, but I would appreciate it a lot. Thanks! | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
Is this the point where I either use Asio4all (which means I can't play along to Youtube videos for example because it's an exclusive driver) or send it back? I could get the Terrasoniq Phase X64 instead which is much more expensive (but as cheap as the Maya currently), I assume that would have less latency? http://www.thomann.de/gb/terrasoniq_phase_x64_usb.htm EDIT: the 48 is not 48ms but a buffer size of 48KB, which affects the latency. Either way it's still very noticeable when I play faster lines along with a reference. | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1848 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9789 Posts
On September 04 2014 19:06 Jasarn wrote: So this is a big ask, but I've been playing guitar for a few months now and my friend desperately needs a guitarist to perform with him at a venue for 5-10 minutes. This is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaRPUPUJQvs The thing is, my ear is terrible and trying to work out all his fingerings and what he's plucking is very difficult for me. If anyone could help me transcribe it, or even just tell me the chords that would be amazing. I know this thread doesn't see much action, but I would appreciate it a lot. Thanks! I would highly recommend a program called guitar pro. It plays midi files while displaying the tabs on screen. You can input the tabs yourself, so if you try and have a look at what he's playing, you could then use trial and error to figure it out. The program is also very useful for learning any other songs, http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
On September 05 2014 00:25 LeperKahn wrote: I'd call the company and ask how to lower latency. Extremely noticeable latency shouldn't happen unless you have a really old computer. Hm well it's not SUPER extremely noticeable, but it's certainly there and it makes it hard to play faster lead phrases accurately, I'm not sure there's anything I can do, and my PC is super up-to-date, build it like two weeks ago, i7-4690K, 16GB DDR3-RAM etc. Currently unsure if I want to stick to the interface regardless or try for the other offer of that more expensive one and see if that offers less latency. | ||
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Jasarn
Australia101 Posts
On September 05 2014 01:29 Jockmcplop wrote: I would highly recommend a program called guitar pro. It plays midi files while displaying the tabs on screen. You can input the tabs yourself, so if you try and have a look at what he's playing, you could then use trial and error to figure it out. The program is also very useful for learning any other songs, http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php I've been trying to transcribe it in guitar pro for a while now and I haven't had any success, not to mention I've never had any musical training so I can't get the note timing right with the program. Even while trying to see what he's playing and listening over and over I just can't seem to get the right notes down... my ear really is shocking.  | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1848 Posts
On September 05 2014 03:20 NihiLStarcraft wrote: Hm well it's not SUPER extremely noticeable, but it's certainly there and it makes it hard to play faster lead phrases accurately, I'm not sure there's anything I can do, and my PC is super up-to-date, build it like two weeks ago, i7-4690K, 16GB DDR3-RAM etc. Currently unsure if I want to stick to the interface regardless or try for the other offer of that more expensive one and see if that offers less latency. Where do you notice the latency? In recordings? You have to correct for latency anytime you do an overdub like that, but most recording software has the feature built in. Ableton has an option in preferences, for example. That's sorta the extent of my knowledge on the subject though. I'd still recommend calling the company before you commit to a new interface. It would be very unprofessional to sell a really laggy interface. | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:31 LeperKahn wrote: Where do you notice the latency? In recordings? You have to correct for latency anytime you do an overdub like that, but most recording software has the feature built in. Ableton has an option in preferences, for example. That's sorta the extent of my knowledge on the subject though. I'd still recommend calling the company before you commit to a new interface. It would be very unprofessional to sell a really laggy interface. Ah sorry, I should've been more clear! I haven't even recorded yet. All I did is plug my guitar into the Hi-Z Instrument In, start up my amp simulation (Peavey ReValver MkIII) and play. And there's sorta subtle latency there between me plugging my notes on the guitar and hearing the amp simulated tone from the PC back. It's not extreme latency because when I just hit chords it feels okay but I do notice clear latency in tight rhythm sections. | ||
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Powerpill
United States1693 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9789 Posts
On September 05 2014 19:44 Powerpill wrote: A little off topic, but someone bought me a Martin Ukulele for my birthday awhile back and I am now playing it more than my Ibanez JEM77v (which I absolutely LOVE btw). Such a fun little instrument, I can just sit back in my arm chair or bed and play away while watching Starcraft or w/e. I urge any TL musician to grab one if they want a little fun break from the norm. =] Nice. I got a £20 uke a while back and have been using it to teach my girlfriend the basics of guitar. You can play a ukelele in almost any situation. On a rollercoaster; in the middle of a terrorist attack; while teaching a class of 17 year old reprobates, literally any situation. | ||
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MrTortoise
1388 Posts
On September 01 2014 20:55 NihiLStarcraft wrote: Well, in that case, ouch. I also wanted to replace a bunch of chickenhead dials that broke off on the front panel and get it checked up as well. That tallies up to 350 euros... Twice that and I could buy a really nice new amp... Urgh! I guess I'll just keep it as is for a while longer and get me a really nice 1x12" box with celestion speaker instead next or something, those seem to run at ~300-350 euros. EDIT: Are 1x12" with a 100W head loud enough to comfortably play over drums? I assume so but I'm not sure. My other guitarist and bassist in my band use 2x12" and I've been using the same so far (albeit a crappy box, that's why I'm upgrading). kidna hard to say a 100w amp is FUCKING LOUD. a 12" speaker can be FUCKING LOUD a 25W amp with a 12" speaker can be heard over drums - if its the right amp in the right room ... you take an amp like a mark iv and its FUCKING LOUD -and only 85w with a 1x12 speaker. Its loud enough for a lot of bars. you generally want the power in those amps for the tone, but they are also very fucking loud. as for cost go and look at TAD store http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/en/ i buy my tubes from there. i dont know your amp but you probably want a matched quad set, look at your tubes it will say what they are. You probably want to replace the preamp tubes also in my laney vh100r its 6 preamp tubes and 4 power tubes, Costs a lot of do, but holy shit does it sound good. Once you do it yourself and know what state the tubes are in you can start swapping them over - you can squeeze more life out of them. I generally get a year of heavy use. 2 usually. if you use the same kinds of tubes as you already have then its a simple open her up and replace them job - especially if you buy matched sets. 1 100w head will usually want a 2x12 but you can do it 1x12 ... the tone is better through a 2x12 tho. They can just move more air - its not just a volume thing its a penetration thing. if you really only want a 1x12 (and tbh thats a perfectly sane choice) then id ask do you really want a 100w amp that can basically deafen everyone in a decent sized bar? Basically im saying a 1x12 in a small bar is enough and you can drive the speaker so you get more character. you want to drive your amp, i find it hard to really drive mine and not damage ears. | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
About the interface: I've issued a return on the Maya and ordered the other USB audio interface instead. Hoping this one will give me less latency so I can plug my guitar into my PC and play through ReValver Mk.III or other amp simulations without issues or Asio4All. Here's hoping this more expensive interface has better performance! | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
I'll probably go with Ishibashi again and get something else crazy from there. I went to the local shop on the way home from work today and they are now officially charging both arms and legs for instruments (new or used). It's absolutely insane how much Canadian music stores have jacked up prices since our dollar dropped below the USD in value. A USA Fender Strat identical to the one I own is now over $200 more than when I got mine. Our dollar may have dropped in value a bit, but not that much. Ishibashi has actual ESPs (including a sick lawsuit ESP with a Jackson headstock) and a ton of cheap Edwards models I'm looking at (Edwards are made by ESP in Japan). They also have some remaining Jackson Stars models that are temping. I kinda want to get one of the RR models. They're absolutely sick. They also have a few others in my price range I am tempted to inquire about. | ||
Jer99
Canada8159 Posts
On September 01 2014 23:10 Wombat_NI wrote: + Show Spoiler + On August 01 2014 13:46 LeperKahn wrote: yo anyone have good ideas/videos/songs for learning good vibrato? it's hard... http://youtu.be/X6NdmvdsIpk While a stupid video, I did take this somewhat to heart and my vibrato is pretty solid. Not the same but in a similar ballpark- I have a few simple exercises I used to do for bending as well. Basically take a scalar pattern and bend up to the next note rather than fretting all of them. It helps you get both consistency in bending to pitch and an added benefit in improving your familiarity of pitch and all that good stuff. Minor blues is a good one to do because of the mixture of intervals there. They say they based jesse pinkman off of this guy | ||
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NihiLStarcraft
Denmark1413 Posts
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