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Post by philc on Nov 9, 2013 8:08:11 GMT
Hi All My Spirit Absolute 2 monitors which i have had for 20 years have finally packed up and i need some new ones. What do you mean by packed up? Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 8, 2013 15:26:51 GMT
Catch 22, what are you listening to the demo with As Mike said, treat the room first because no matter what speakers you buy they will be coloured by it, it doesn't need to be expensive, you can use duvets if your not particular about the look, my studio walls are covered with 2" Rockwool and wrapped with white cotton cloth. I have a 3' x 2' x 4" sheet on end walls which is about 6" out from the walls, this acts as a bass trap. I would go for active as the amps are pretty well matched, using your own amp again could colour the sound, you have another decision then...what is the best amp to use Mike, aren't the 650's open backed? Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 8, 2013 11:47:59 GMT
Alan, it depends on how acurate you want your sound and how much money you want to spend Here's a comparison, but you also need to follow through with their link at the end of the video. Phil www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wWlnI09jgg
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Post by philc on Nov 8, 2013 0:20:01 GMT
That must have been some night to remember, a once in a lifetime experience Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 7, 2013 9:38:14 GMT
Pete, I think we did contribute quite a bit, even though our guys based a considerable amount of their vocals and style on the US stuff...you've got to give it to them across the pond though That clip really showed what was what, I thought it was great Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 7, 2013 8:15:16 GMT
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 13:47:46 GMT
Hi Sandra, a wound third will give you a thicker sound, for example, if your playing early Shadows tunes, they do make a difference but are more difficult to bend, that is if you want to bend them. An unwound string is easier to bend but loses out on that thickness, it's also a bit twangier Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 12:25:16 GMT
Alan, Cranes Music Cardiff, they do mail order, ring them and ask for Mike the manager or Peter, you can mention my name if you have problems.
029 2039 8215
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 11:43:53 GMT
Sorry I mis-read, you need a plain third for your 12's, I forget the make but I can get them from my music shop easy enough, it's the wound 3rd I have to change.
Phil
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 11:16:20 GMT
My local music shop swaps the plain string in the packet for a wound one, ask yours they might do the same.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 10:45:55 GMT
Here it is.
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Post by philc on Nov 6, 2013 7:17:48 GMT
I resisted a Tele for fifty years, but this new one does it for me, as for which one to buy, it depends on what sound you want, in my case I wanted close to the original sound.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 5, 2013 11:01:29 GMT
Well it's arrived, in perfect condition, no rust, marks or scratches It looks great and is setup perfectly, it plays like a dream, proper vintage with the neck etc and exactly what I was looking for. It also sounds like a Tele, a good cut with the neck pickup but also really fat, fatter than a Strat, in fact, it sounds great with the three positions. Gotta record it now I suppose Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 4, 2013 22:18:26 GMT
Well...these messages didn't come in till late, in the meantime I bought a US 52 vintage from ......Gak. I spoke to the guy, yes, in the warehouse, apparently, they have two, one in their shop which has been played by customers and one straight from Fender in a case and unopened, it's being delivered tomorrow, I got them down £50 and a set of strings so we will wait and see what happens. The good news is that the guy I spoke to asked me to ring him as soon as I had checked everything, so I guess they are aware of past problems! The writeup about the guitar by Fender seems really good but the proof will be when it arrives, I will keep you posted. www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-american-....ch-blonde/73399Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 4, 2013 8:38:46 GMT
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Post by philc on Nov 3, 2013 23:51:27 GMT
Julian,
I'm thinking about getting a Tele, the one you mentioned has some good write ups with the six position switch, fatter than a Strat , great tones, although the neck pickup doesn't sound like a Tele pickup?
Money's not a problem, I just want a really good one.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 2, 2013 17:31:20 GMT
Guys, the £46k guitar is nothing to do with "does it play and sound better than a good reasonably priced new one" this is all to do with the age, where the guitar has been, the things that were happening at the time. We all know that that guitar in itself is not worth that sort of money, it's the provenance of it, and....it's what one person is prepared to pay for something that he or she really wants to own.
Last year I was shown a 70's or 80's (I can't remember which)Special edition Strat at my local music shop, it was once owned by Bruce Welch and had been played by HBM but not necessarily in the studio or on a gig, it had all the right documentation signed by Bruce himself. the paint was totally crazed and covered 85% of the guitar. The owner wanted something like £15k for it, actually, in spite of all of this, the guitar was only really worth on the market around £2.5k if that, his expectations were shattered when he was told this and as far as I know, he still has it.
My 64 Burns that I bought on the well known auction site a couple of years ago was played by HBM on a radio program in the 70's, the guitar is almost mint except for paint splits which are normal for the age with nitrocellulose paint. I had in my mind a price of around £3k, it went for quite a bit more than that, the point is that I could have backed out at any time...if I wanted to!
Phil
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Post by philc on Oct 24, 2013 18:29:32 GMT
A very nice guitar Alan, and so new looking By the way, are you a fellow model maker as I can see what looks like Liquid Poly and paint jars? Phil
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Post by philc on Oct 13, 2013 10:50:57 GMT
I haven't been to Newtown since 1983, I remember doing some work for Ivor Roberts & Sons, their gunroom was at the back of an ironmongers shop, I wonder if they are still there?
Phil
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Post by philc on Oct 7, 2013 12:57:34 GMT
What Mike said.
How complicated is the drum pattern you want, tap it out on a keyboard and re-arrange the hit's in midi or quantize if they're not too far out.
Phil
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Post by philc on Sept 23, 2013 9:21:04 GMT
Baz said " I've never found much benefit from using heavy gauge strings."
That is true for normal playing and gigs etc, but for making authentic recording close to the originals, thicker is better, but this of course is down to your ears and some people are not able to destinguish a true close sound.
In the 50's and early 60's most new guitars were sold with flatwounds, my first guitar was. I recently put a set of 12's on a Strat to see what it sounded playing tunes like 36-24-36, a close-ish sound can be produced but I am sure that wire wound was originally used.
Phil
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Post by philc on Sept 21, 2013 6:47:21 GMT
You're right Noel, it's no big deal by just adding at least a forename, I mean, straight away I know that you live North West of me...be up for a cuppa later ;D
Phil
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Post by philc on Sept 21, 2013 6:42:48 GMT
Hi Darryl,
12 - 52 gives a better thicker sound if you want to get really close, they are a little harder to play but your fingers don't take long to adapt, Rotosound are good and that includes a wound third. Check out my old Shads soundfiles to get an idea. of what they sound like.
Phil
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Post by philc on Mar 27, 2013 22:50:10 GMT
Your right Ian, and mine was not just the block that I made but the whole thing.
Phil
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Post by philc on Mar 27, 2013 14:17:24 GMT
Re-sustain, of course, as we all know, two identical guitars won't necessesarily sound the same, I remember back in the 70's when the brass for sustain was all the rage, I made a complete tremolo unit out of brass for my 63 Strat, also a brass nut. Was there a difference? None that I could hear! I later went on to add extra windings to one of the pickups, without effect.
I don't know what happened to that tremolo unit but I wish I still had it just to do a re-comparison today.
Phil
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Post by philc on Nov 22, 2012 11:03:09 GMT
Hi All, Here's a live recording of Careless Love by Paul Lamb & Chad Srentz, they are top blues artists and are just magic, on this occasion I have added drums, upright bass and brass instruments, please enjoy Phil www.box.com/s/f4vbw6jme0dg9yux19em
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Post by philc on Oct 12, 2012 10:23:19 GMT
Hi Ronnie,
My guitars are covered in dust, they do get a clean perhaps once every twenty years...but only if they need it ;D
Phil
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Post by philc on Oct 3, 2012 15:49:15 GMT
Sad news, another legend gone!
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Post by philc on Sept 23, 2012 13:58:58 GMT
I've never played it John.
Phil
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Post by philc on Sept 23, 2012 7:22:02 GMT
John,
Drum track nearly done ;D This tune as we all know is The Ventures "classic" and is to most of us, very nostalgic etc. But when breaking it down, the actual recording is not the best with distortion and tape saturation etc, the drum track for example, the kick is so thin and it's also pitched high which makes it sound similar to a high tom.
The other drum instruments come and go in the mix too.......so, I will do my best to copy this.
What I'm thinking of doing is a mix which sounds very much as the original and then another one using the same tracks but eq,d better and cleaner...and hope it comes off ;D
Phil
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