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[Guardians of the analog]

I got a really cool box of stuff today from @Guardians of the analog. There's a whole mountain of germanium transistors, some cool diodes I haven't seen before, a set of Seymour Duncan antiquity IIs and an extra tele neck pickup, enough solder sucker tubing for the rest of my life, a bias probe socket, and a cardinal tremolo pedal. I've been bummed with the slow recovery from breaking my hand and this is giving me a boost to get back to working on some stuff!
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[drgonzo1969]

I got a really cool box of stuff today from @Guardians of the analog. There's a whole mountain of germanium transistors, some cool diodes I haven't seen before, a set of Seymour Duncan antiquity IIs and an extra tele neck pickup, enough solder sucker tubing for the rest of my life, a bias probe socket, and a cardinal tremolo pedal. I've been bummed with the slow recovery from breaking my hand and this is giving me a boost to get back to working on some stuff!
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[Asdrael]

Totally uninteresting delivery but hey I guess I am officially hooked on pedal building now, since after completing my first build I ordered three more kits straight away.

Got this today:


Couple of black powder coated 125B and some alu knobs. Just in time for me to finish the pedals visuals and go to the laser to engraved before I receive the actual kits next week. Can't wait!

 

[szukalski]

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I object to this. I’ll have you that I’m a bastard.

 

[Fama]

I object to this. I’ll have you that I’m a bastard.

A horrible bastard!

As in, you're trying your best to be a bastard, but continually fail at it.

 

[Cabintech]

Band's making money, so we bought some IEMs.

Would love to know how those work for you, been thinking about doing this for a band (IEMs, not making money).

 

[chris.knudson]

Would love to know how those work for you, been thinking about doing this for a band (IEMs, not making money).

Our lead singer and I tried them at practice on Tuesday, and they were fantastic. We have a gig tonight, which will be the real test -- I'll let you know how they work out.

 

[jwin615]

Found a decent price on Harris CA3130s

 

[Feral Feline]

DANGGG!!!

Any more 3130s left to get? I've got a...thing... for metal-cans...

 

[jwin615]

DANGGG!!!

Any more 3130s left to get? I've got a...thing... for metal-cans...

Love me some cans.
I didn't buy them all but they're all gone now...

 

[chris.knudson]

Would love to know how those work for you, been thinking about doing this for a band (IEMs, not making money).

Just got home from the gig, and I'm happy to report that the IEMs worked fantastic. They make everything crystal clear, and you can hear every note without the muddiness that you get when you're hearing amps, drums and floor monitors all phasing against each other. Although, with the IEMs, the mix is crucial, and unfortunately due to the tight timeline we were under tonight, we didn't get much of a sound check. We were supposed to do a sound check at 8:30, but because it took longer than expected to set the stage, we only got a 10 minute sound check right before we went on at 9:00. We didn't get a chance to hear the whole band mix before we started playing. It all worked out because we had a great sound engineer who was able to adjust on the fly, but the first few songs were a bit tricky. Once we got the mix dialed in, it was all good.

The sound guy loved the fact that we were using IEMs. He said that it made his life so much easier because he was able to keep the front of house sound clean without the noise and potential for feedback that floor monitors cause. Personally, however as the bass player, I do feel like it was harder to grove with the drummer, but the crowd seemed to love it none the less. We had a great crowd, which always makes a show more fun to play.

 

[xefned]

Band's making money, so we bought some IEMs.

Congrats on all the recent bookings. Friends of Pluto shows really get the house rocking.

 

[PunchySunshine]

It all worked out because we had a great sound engineer who was able to adjust on the fly, but the first few songs were a bit tricky. Once we got the mix dialed in, it was all good.

The sound guy loved the fact that we were using IEMs. He said that it made his life so much easier because he was able to keep the front of house sound clean without the noise and potential for feedback that floor monitors cause. Personally, however as the bass player, I do feel like it was harder to grove with the drummer, but the crowd seemed to love it none the less. We had a great crowd, which always makes a show more fun to play.

A+ on having an engineer worth a dang. IEMs FTW!
I heard an old school trick the other day, just walk over and put your foot on the kick when you wanna lock in. It had honestly never occurred to me.

 

[chris.knudson]

Congrats on all the recent bookings. Friends of Pluto shows really get the house rocking.

It was rocking last night for sure. It's really awesome when you get 200 people jumping up and down and singing along with you.

 

[vigilante398]

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Band's making money, so we bought some IEMs.

I've been using an Xvive IEM system for years, an absolute gamechanger live.

 

[xefned]

I've been using an Xvive IEM system for years, an absolute gamechanger live.

IEM suddenly becoming affordable is an exciting development.

 

[Locrian99]

Sometimes i need to just stay off marketplace. This poor abused thing was listed for 200 bucks, ive got some work to do….

 

[KR Sound]

Sometimes i need to just stay off marketplace. This poor abused thing was listed for 200 bucks, ive got some work to do….

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Score!

 

[KR Sound]

I think it turned out pretty cool.

 

[jessenator]

I think it turned out pretty cool.

Very nice indeed.