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by wardshorsehead
Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: FA: Aphex, Groove Tubes, Roland, Sony, TC, DBX, EHX, and...
Replies: 0
Views: 1540

FA: Aphex, Groove Tubes, Roland, Sony, TC, DBX, EHX, and...

Hi there... Cleaning out the closet...some cool pieces up on eBay! Thanks for looking! Aphex 207 Mic Pre http://www.ebay.com/itm/231915732380 Groove Tubes GT-44 http://www.ebay.com/itm/231915816635 DBX 164 Stereo Compressor http://www.ebay.com/itm/231915765624 Roland SRV-2000 Reverb http://www.ebay....
by wardshorsehead
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:57 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: What do I gain with a reamping device?
Replies: 5
Views: 2158

I use one, but my needs might be different than yours. I have some funky old amps (octal preamp tubes) that don't like a very hot input. The reamp box allows me to feed it at full line level (no fidelity loss), and thus feed the amp at a correct level and impedance. I also tend to use a standalone F...
by wardshorsehead
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:49 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recommend me a pair of mics for acoustics, piano...
Replies: 20
Views: 8006

I actually like the SM81s for overheads, but not so much for acoustic instruments. They sound kind of dark and a little boxey to my ears...probably why I like them as overheads, as they minimize the sizzle on cymbals. I have a pair of AKGC451s that I use a lot, and have coveted my friends Josephson ...
by wardshorsehead
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Duck, duct, gaffer tape, etc. - a sticky subject
Replies: 19
Views: 6030

:lol: to bofe of yooze! Also, you can use duct tape to get rid of plantar warts. :twisted: I doubt it, but it'll do wonder for the "bikini area.' It's called DTOC, or Duct Tape Occlusion Therapy. For plantar warts (verruca), it's about as effective - in many cases, more effective - than salicylic a...
by wardshorsehead
Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:06 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: recommend gutiar stands and music stands
Replies: 18
Views: 5940

I like the K&M Heli stands - fold flat for storage, solid support, and I've never had any issues with nitro finishes. It's hard to beat the Manhasset stands - solid, can support big books and binders (even a laptop), and sturdy enough to write on. For portables, the Port-A-Stands are nice, as they h...
by wardshorsehead
Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:03 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: recommend gutiar stands and music stands
Replies: 18
Views: 5940

I like the K&M Heli stands - fold flat for storage, solid support, and I've never had any issues with nitro finishes. It's hard to beat the Manhasset stands - solid, can support big books and binders (even a laptop), and sturdy enough to write on. For portables, the Port-A-Stands are nice, as they h...
by wardshorsehead
Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:58 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recommend a pickup for my dobro.
Replies: 5
Views: 1679

For amps and pedal use, the Lace is the way to go. It's hot enough to not need any sort of preamp, and is the right impendance match for the gear in front of it. The most natural sounding (i.e. not magnetic) pickup for guitar or dobro - and I've heard them all, from Fishman, Baggs, Highlander, McInt...
by wardshorsehead
Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:01 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: What to do when someone screws you over?
Replies: 23
Views: 8203

Next time pay with a US Postal money order with a "legally restrictive endorsement" on the back (where seller has to sign his name/endorse to be paid). Have the endorsement read "Paid in Full for XYZ", if it's an ebay auction have it read "Paid in Full of Ebay Auction #: XZY". Seller will sign his ...
by wardshorsehead
Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: Used Hamptone Silverbox Tube Preamp
Replies: 4
Views: 2515

No 48v phantom on those, right?
by wardshorsehead
Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:48 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: WTB - shallow rack
Replies: 2
Views: 1414

These are nicely made, affordable, and shipping is pretty cheap.

http://www.pearsoncases.com/simple_racks.htm

He'll make them even shallower for no charge. I have a 10u that is 8" deep on my desk.
by wardshorsehead
Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:27 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: WTB: Yamaha SPX 90 mkII URGENT!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2071

check for pm
by wardshorsehead
Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:17 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Reverb plugin or SPX-90?
Replies: 17
Views: 6379

Is this a trick question? Next to modern convolution/emulation/infinitely tweakable reverb plug-ins that old Yamaha is basically a doorstop. The only practical use would be if you were using it FOR its limitations instead of in spite of them. whereas i prefer many hardware reverbs, even cheapish an...
by wardshorsehead
Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:03 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: what are your favorite acoustic guitar strings for recording
Replies: 22
Views: 10666

I agree with Heylow that different techniques make a much bigger difference, and that each guitar is different. I generally don't like 80/20 anything - too bright and hashy to my ears. On little guitars - like my Gibson '60's B-25 and Bourgeois VOM, I use John Pearse Phosphor Bronze lights, and swap...
by wardshorsehead
Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:37 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Best Reverb Pedal
Replies: 11
Views: 5952

http://www.vanamps.com/solemate.htm

next best thing (maybe better) to an old Fender tank, recapped and retubed.

Small and great sounding, this is on my short list for 2008.
by wardshorsehead
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:53 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Reverend Guitars?
Replies: 18
Views: 6753

Joe used to fix my guitars in the pre-Reverend days when he had a little shop in what used to be called East Detroit (now Eastpointe, a nod to the city's more affluent neighbors, the various Grosse Pointes, and a marketing step to distance themselves from Detroit proper...but I digress.) Joe is a mu...