Dusty Chalk

Oh, c'mon, 'QUEEF' is too a word.

Spring Breakers, the Musical?

My as-mint-albeit-used Rivera is noisy as shit. My friend who has one suggests replacing the tubes. It's not a big deal, it's the sort of thing one expects when buying used. I just don't know where all my tubes are, and I have a brazillion 12ax7 & variants. Think I might buy some 12ax7lpses (several instances of 12ax7lps) anyway, and pretty sure I don't have any el34's. Any recommendation for best value/not too expensive current production el34's? I don't need to go all the way to EiElite gold pins, I don't think (do those even still exist?). When we were in the store over the weekend, they had a Mel-o-Bar. Seems it's rare, and of course due to its unorthodox layout (and I wanted a lap steel anyway), I was immediately drawn to it. Should I get it? Pros and cons, especially if anyone has any experience with one. Seems like carpal tunnel waiting to happen, but won't know unless I try it.

You rock, Todd.

We pretty solidly placed in the 50's, which is crazy considering where we were just a couple days ago, and where we're supposed to be a week from now. But then again, 'crazy' is the watchword for DC weather.

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Seems pretty snappy to me.

Happy birthday, Colin! (party favour noise)

Ah, I see that now, not sure why I wasn't getting it then. Thanks.

Happy birthday, Steve! (party favour noise)

Was an Archive kind of day.

"I had suit made out of mirrors once. I lost it. I just set it down, and when I turned around, it was gone." - Chris Isaak

Nope. Shenanigans!

Happy Birthday! (party favour noise)

Happy Birthday, Ed! (party favour noise)

I'm in no rush to get a pedal board, I'm going to be more a worktable kind of guy, swapping shit in and out all the time, but I think once I do settle, I'll do something like this.

See?

(squints)

I was thinking more in a fantastical sense, but...okay.

I actually have the Digitech RP10, but I've always hated the distortions on those older models. I also have the more recent TC Electronics Nova system, which is digitally controlled analog ditortions, which I'm much more alright with. The Alesis Quadraverb GT also has an analog section, which I love. But those are the only two I know of that do their distortions analog-ly, and I want a wider palette. I'm sure there are other good ones, but when you're talking tone, most advice I get starts with "oh just get a <umptyump> pedal." I haven't given up -- on the contrary, I am not entirely unpleased with the direction with systems like the Fractal Audio Axe FX II. It's just a bit more dosh than I'm ready to lay out just yet, and I haven't seen it trickle-down yet.

Went to Action Music Guitars today, got a little overwhelmed by all the pedals. I could easily have spent over a thousand dollars, just on pedals. They also had a really pretty purply pink PRS, and a wicked cool Mel-o-Bar. Ended up getting a tube based overdrive distortion and a Timmy. Chris, I can't find it, but did you say you were lookinig for an optical based something? They had a whole bunch of the Carl Martin stuff, and a couple things were on sale (I want to say the Fuzz and the Term O'Vibe, but I don't remember the third one but it was probably the phaser).