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by roygbiv
Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:27 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: made a small, magical change to my Bronco (aka Vibro Champ)
Replies: 11
Views: 3269

fair enough, faulty language on my part. Clean I don't care about so much, as I have an old Princeton and Pro Reverb. I guess what I want is better tone to my distortion - maybe a better speaker would help, just was intrigued by the "Rust Never Sleeps" mention above (I jess love it when Neil Young g...
by roygbiv
Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Heavy duty boom stands
Replies: 23
Views: 8397

If you get lucky, you can find counterweights real cheap ($2-3) at your local Goodwill/Salvation Army. The arm-weights can be used as the counter-weight on the cheapo-boom mic, and the barbell-weights slip perfectly over a mic-stand, and add as much weight to the base as you want to add. Here's what...
by roygbiv
Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:10 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: made a small, magical change to my Bronco (aka Vibro Champ)
Replies: 11
Views: 3269

hmm, I'm very curious how to do these mods - especially the tone-bypass and 10k pot switch.

I would like more distortion out of my 70's Vibro Champ that I got at a Goodwill 15 years ago.

Do you know of any good links with pictures?

thx
by roygbiv
Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:49 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Compressing Vocals w/ 2 compressors
Replies: 19
Views: 9132

vvv wrote:.......Also, BTW, "pointalistic" makes me think of Madonna, in that silly-arse eye-gouger bra ... :twisted:
hmmm, maybe you just mistook the last letter for a t.
by roygbiv
Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Help with room treatment materials
Replies: 7
Views: 2289

Best thing I ever did for my basement music stuff was to stuff the ceiling with UltraTouch cotton insulation (in between the joists). Got rid of a lot of feedback, sounds more open. I also bought OC 703 and made some moveable bass traps/sound absorbers, but the biggest difference (for my low-ceiling...
by roygbiv
Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:26 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Home studio flooring - carpet? wood? modular?
Replies: 7
Views: 3864

What's wrong with painted wood? http://blog.werentboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lead.gif It is definitely possible those painted floors have lead in them - if they were painted before the 70's, they almost certainly do. Years ago, when I went to re-finish my old fir floors (hidden under hid...
by roygbiv
Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:25 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: BEST REVERB PLUG?
Replies: 22
Views: 8612

I know, its crazy, isn't it? Seriously, I can't believe how fantastic, three-dimensional/natural sounding AND cheap this is.

Really easy to use (the programmer guy followed some kind of NASA protocol for ease-of-use GUI design).
by roygbiv
Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: BEST REVERB PLUG?
Replies: 22
Views: 8612

Valhalla Room is the coolest ITB reverb I've ever run across. $50. The Reaper of Reverbs. Like listening to a cool Reverb when you are really high. Even when you aren't. http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallaroom Check out some examples on this page: http://valhalladsp.wordpress.com/tag/valhallaroom/ T...
by roygbiv
Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Basses - what replaces a pretty cool precision?
Replies: 17
Views: 6693

check out some Peavey bass action for your down low fix. I've had a Peavey Foundation since the late 80's, and have preferred it (especially for live use) over two different 1970 P-basses I've owned. You can get them cheap, I mean real cheap, like $200-ish. There are also the even earlier T-40 and T...
by roygbiv
Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Room mics, where have you been all my life?
Replies: 55
Views: 18824

and what about the other 5%?
by roygbiv
Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:22 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Most Versatile Studio Amp to Buy???
Replies: 38
Views: 13457

Like Nick, I too am a Fender Fanboi - I agree with him - they can be very versatile amps if used with the right pedals (over the years I've had Bassmans, Musicmasters, Twins, 75's, SuperChamps, etc.). At the moment I have a 74 Vibro Champ, a 1968 Princeton Reverb, and 1970 Pro Reverb. And yet.... ev...
by roygbiv
Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Electro-harmonix 12ay7 preamp. Hmmmmm.... Hum.
Replies: 20
Views: 13148

Hey Snarl - do you know what your tech changed/fixed in yours to get rid of the hum? Must have been relatively minor/simple to only cost $40.
by roygbiv
Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Electro-harmonix 12ay7 preamp. Hmmmmm.... Hum.
Replies: 20
Views: 13148

All's I know is I really dig mine, minor hum and all. Sounds fabulous. Seriously, just a few days ago, I was recording some vocals for our band, using a GT MD1a mic (thanks again Joel for that tip). For expediency, I was just using the Onyx mic pres in my Mackie 1620 board (pretty good, serviceable ...
by roygbiv
Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Electro-harmonix 12ay7 preamp. Hmmmmm.... Hum.
Replies: 20
Views: 13148

yes, what Snarl, trodden and Kenney just said. I've used one for about 3 years, and the key (at least in mine) for minimizing hum is: 1. DONT use the 1/4'' out for recording, use the XLR. 2. Use a pretty hot source going in: loud signal-> GT MD1a :D , soft signal -> SM7B :( 3. Pay close attention to...
by roygbiv
Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Retiring the Line 6 DL4. Other Delay options with Tap Tempo?
Replies: 31
Views: 15694

I dig my Boss RE-20 (Space Echo clone) The tap temp function works great - its the pedal on the right, you can tap the tempo of the echo before you engage it with the pedal on teh left. Its no Space Echo, but is similar, and is a reliable Boss pedal. You can wrangle some cool sounds out if it, espec...