Spines problems - micro rig?
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Diego
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Your choice of pedals, into a EHX .44, into a light cabinet of your choice should more than do it.
I think you got it right from the beginning.
In fact, I've been thinking of going that way myself for a long time,
but since I'm not gigging or anything, I'm not really urged to.
Your choice of pedals, into a EHX .44, into a light cabinet of your choice should more than do it.
I think you got it right from the beginning.
In fact, I've been thinking of going that way myself for a long time,
but since I'm not gigging or anything, I'm not really urged to.
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CapoFirstFret
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight with matching 1x12 cab and a modeler sounds like your best bet bro.
250 watts, 7.5 lbs for the head and the cab is only 17 lbs. The cabinet/head use a magnetic system for keeping the head securely fastened to the cabinet so it won't vibrate off.
It's discontinued now so you'd have to ebay it or track one down but sounds right up your alley.
Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight with matching 1x12 cab and a modeler sounds like your best bet bro.
250 watts, 7.5 lbs for the head and the cab is only 17 lbs. The cabinet/head use a magnetic system for keeping the head securely fastened to the cabinet so it won't vibrate off.
It's discontinued now so you'd have to ebay it or track one down but sounds right up your alley.
Hurricane
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
This is one I forgot to mention . I use it at home excluively , easy to tote upstairs to my bed room for some of that bedtime practice just before my peepers shut down . Another great
[ Thrift Store SCORE @ $10.00 For Me ] :beerchug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWx2pLpx5UI
It's a screamer - it's sweet - and it's cheap too if your lucky . Has a single tube in the preamp section . Get's plenty dirty as this video will show . Has a single 8" driver that's really cool sounding .
If you have to compete with some higher powered guitar players and their rig's with 30 watts or more , well you won't be well heard except for yourself standing ( or sitting ) close by . This amp has been used by many a pro musician ( including big time Rock-N-Roll recording artists ) in studios for that classic sound without blowing heavy wattage sound pressure levels .
Easy .
Hurricane Ramon
This is one I forgot to mention . I use it at home excluively , easy to tote upstairs to my bed room for some of that bedtime practice just before my peepers shut down . Another great
[ Thrift Store SCORE @ $10.00 For Me ] :beerchug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWx2pLpx5UI
It's a screamer - it's sweet - and it's cheap too if your lucky . Has a single tube in the preamp section . Get's plenty dirty as this video will show . Has a single 8" driver that's really cool sounding .
If you have to compete with some higher powered guitar players and their rig's with 30 watts or more , well you won't be well heard except for yourself standing ( or sitting ) close by . This amp has been used by many a pro musician ( including big time Rock-N-Roll recording artists ) in studios for that classic sound without blowing heavy wattage sound pressure levels .
Easy .
Hurricane Ramon
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Hurricane
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
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CapoFirstFret :
This looks really cool , I am keeping a sharp [ Thrift Store Score Eye ] on this beauty / beast combo !
You own one ?
That your rig ?
Thanks for the input man :fing2: .
Hurricane Ramon
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CapoFirstFret :
This looks really cool , I am keeping a sharp [ Thrift Store Score Eye ] on this beauty / beast combo !
You own one ?
That your rig ?
Thanks for the input man :fing2: .
Hurricane Ramon
CapoFirstFret
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Actually it's not my rig, but I did play one in store and they were great little efficient amps that were super light. I thought about getting one at one point but I just don't play enough gigs (read: jazz gigs) where I need a pure clean tone. Though, I gotta tell ya, the weight of that amp makes it something I'd consider for just about any gig. It was wonderful to be able to just pick it up with so much ease.
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CapoFirstFret :
This looks really cool , I am keeping a sharp [ Thrift Store Score Eye ] on this beauty / beast combo !
You own one ?
That your rig ?
Thanks for the input man :fing2: .
Hurricane Ramon
Actually it's not my rig, but I did play one in store and they were great little efficient amps that were super light. I thought about getting one at one point but I just don't play enough gigs (read: jazz gigs) where I need a pure clean tone. Though, I gotta tell ya, the weight of that amp makes it something I'd consider for just about any gig. It was wonderful to be able to just pick it up with so much ease.
everdrone
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sorry to hear that brutha, I would think about taking a brake as that is pretty brutal really, I am concerned about radiculopathy to your hands and other arthritic conditions in your hands as well, take it easy man, I found I had to slooowww down a lot as I got older, no more wankery solos and speed metal for meeee but music is still there despite not being young in perfect condition :beerchug:
sorry to hear that brutha, I would think about taking a brake as that is pretty brutal really, I am concerned about radiculopathy to your hands and other arthritic conditions in your hands as well, take it easy man, I found I had to slooowww down a lot as I got older, no more wankery solos and speed metal for meeee but music is still there despite not being young in perfect condition :beerchug:
everdrone
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
here is general info on what OP has AND HIS DOC IN OP STATES 'I should not lift heavy things at all." for people making recommendations for gear OVER 10 POUNDS:
http://www.healthtipsandguides.net/what-is-arthrosis-its-causes-symptoms-and-treatment.html
here is general info on what OP has AND HIS DOC IN OP STATES 'I should not lift heavy things at all." for people making recommendations for gear OVER 10 POUNDS:
http://www.healthtipsandguides.net/what-is-arthrosis-its-causes-symptoms-and-treatment.html
astrozombie
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
I was about to suggest this myself.
Have you looked into the ZT Lunchbox? Everyone raves about them, and they are meant to take pedals really well.
I was about to suggest this myself.
NecroPolo
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
I hear ya, I could successfully "thrash" out my wrists too, around the end of my teens with endless practising hours of high speed riffs (downstrokes only) and after curing a consequent heavy inflation of right wrist I could not rebuild the speed anymore. What I lost in high tempo, I added in power and melody as time passed. Time somehow makes you more straight-to-the-point so it was not a bad effect on the long run.
Thanks for the med link, it was very useful!
I just realised that I misused the medical term. I have an inflating/recovering multiple type that comes in long waves (6-7 months, sometimes years of activity then a passive period), the med site defines it as artritis instead of arthrosis I used. In the long term it won't eat joints as much as arthrosis and joints recover more or less but it can produce hellish everydays when it is on, usually hip, lower spines and knees. A mixture of this and the "(ab)normal" wear of lifting the rig creates a paralysing mixture. Waking up is relatively okay, I can always overload my mind with work that destroys the pain but sleeping and night in general is... well...
My only luck with it as doc says, this arthritis type will most probably avoid hands and wrists. I can play even when I can't walk - well that is a good thing really, music is the best painkiller when hard times come
I hear ya, I could successfully "thrash" out my wrists too, around the end of my teens with endless practising hours of high speed riffs (downstrokes only) and after curing a consequent heavy inflation of right wrist I could not rebuild the speed anymore. What I lost in high tempo, I added in power and melody as time passed. Time somehow makes you more straight-to-the-point so it was not a bad effect on the long run.
Thanks for the med link, it was very useful!
I just realised that I misused the medical term. I have an inflating/recovering multiple type that comes in long waves (6-7 months, sometimes years of activity then a passive period), the med site defines it as artritis instead of arthrosis I used. In the long term it won't eat joints as much as arthrosis and joints recover more or less but it can produce hellish everydays when it is on, usually hip, lower spines and knees. A mixture of this and the "(ab)normal" wear of lifting the rig creates a paralysing mixture. Waking up is relatively okay, I can always overload my mind with work that destroys the pain but sleeping and night in general is... well...
My only luck with it as doc says, this arthritis type will most probably avoid hands and wrists. I can play even when I can't walk - well that is a good thing really, music is the best painkiller when hard times come
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NecroPolo
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
I like the concept. There are many used stores here, I look around. Thanks for the info!
Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight with matching 1x12 cab and a modeler sounds like your best bet bro.
250 watts, 7.5 lbs for the head and the cab is only 17 lbs. The cabinet/head use a magnetic system for keeping the head securely fastened to the cabinet so it won't vibrate off.
It's discontinued now so you'd have to ebay it or track one down but sounds right up your alley.
I like the concept. There are many used stores here, I look around. Thanks for the info!
NecroPolo
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Most probably it wouldn't produce enough volume against the 50W JCM800 and a SVT4Pro that I have to "fight" onstage - but hey I like the sound and it may be a nice addition to my studio recording tools. Thanks for the tip!
This is one I forgot to mention . I use it at home excluively , easy to tote upstairs to my bed room for some of that bedtime practice just before my peepers shut down . Another great
[ Thrift Store SCORE @ $10.00 For Me ] :beerchug:
Most probably it wouldn't produce enough volume against the 50W JCM800 and a SVT4Pro that I have to "fight" onstage - but hey I like the sound and it may be a nice addition to my studio recording tools. Thanks for the tip!
everdrone
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Im not a doc but it certainly sounds like the pain may not be worth lugging stuff around
ok brutha be carefulI hear ya, I could successfully "thrash" out my wrists too, around the end of my teens with endless practising hours of high speed riffs (downstrokes only) and after curing a consequent heavy inflation of right wrist I could not rebuild the speed anymore. What I lost in high tempo, I added in power and melody as time passed. Time somehow makes you more straight-to-the-point so it was not a bad effect on the long run.
Thanks for the med link, it was very useful!
I just realised that I misused the medical term. I have an inflating/recovering multiple type that comes in long waves (6-7 months, sometimes years of activity then a passive period), the med site defines it as artritis instead of arthrosis I used. In the long term it won't eat joints as much as arthrosis and joints recover more or less but it can produce hellish everydays when it is on, usually hip, lower spines and knees. A mixture of this and the "(ab)normal" wear of lifting the rig creates a paralysing mixture. Waking up is relatively okay, I can always overload my mind with work that destroys the pain but sleeping and night in general is... well...
My only luck with it as doc says, this arthritis type will most probably avoid hands and wrists. I can play even when I can't walk - well that is a good thing really, music is the best painkiller when hard times come
Im not a doc but it certainly sounds like the pain may not be worth lugging stuff around
speed2dirt
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Pignose!
Pignose!
infrared72
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
If you're looking for lightweight guitar cabinets, I found a company here in california called Lopo Line that makes a pretty nice one. I have their lightweight 1x12 open back cabinet that I use with a little Egnater Rebel 30 head:
http://www.lopoline.com/catalog/item/5403191/5358814.htm
I've been really happy with this cabinet and it has been easy on my back. I pack my whole setup (1-2 guitars, cabinet, head, pedals) into a scion xb with room to spare.
I looked around a lot, and it's pretty amazing how heavy some cabs are. It's nice to be a rockstar and all with roadies to move your gear. For the rest of us that have to move our own stuff, I'll take my lightweight cab and compact setup any day.
If you're looking for lightweight guitar cabinets, I found a company here in california called Lopo Line that makes a pretty nice one. I have their lightweight 1x12 open back cabinet that I use with a little Egnater Rebel 30 head:
http://www.lopoline.com/catalog/item/5403191/5358814.htm
I've been really happy with this cabinet and it has been easy on my back. I pack my whole setup (1-2 guitars, cabinet, head, pedals) into a scion xb with room to spare.
I looked around a lot, and it's pretty amazing how heavy some cabs are. It's nice to be a rockstar and all with roadies to move your gear. For the rest of us that have to move our own stuff, I'll take my lightweight cab and compact setup any day.
Bludave
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
I have a Marshall 900 50W 2 12" combo that I gigged with for years. It's a solid amp & I was always able to get a good tone out of it. The only weak part of the amp is the effects loop. It doesn't take foot pedals well, but if you are using stomp boxes like overdrives & distortions it should not be an issue. Delays, Chorus an things of this nature tend to deteriorate the tone of this amp. the amp was designed in the late 80's early 90's so rack systems work well but not stomp boxes. Other then that I had great success with this amp. With a Les Paul its a great sounding amp. Reasonably lightweight & if you mike it I am sure you can fill most large venues with your sound.
I have a Marshall 900 50W 2 12" combo that I gigged with for years. It's a solid amp & I was always able to get a good tone out of it. The only weak part of the amp is the effects loop. It doesn't take foot pedals well, but if you are using stomp boxes like overdrives & distortions it should not be an issue. Delays, Chorus an things of this nature tend to deteriorate the tone of this amp. the amp was designed in the late 80's early 90's so rack systems work well but not stomp boxes. Other then that I had great success with this amp. With a Les Paul its a great sounding amp. Reasonably lightweight & if you mike it I am sure you can fill most large venues with your sound.
ErikH
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
OMG!!!!! the S1!! I MUST have one. That is greatness.
OMG!!!!! the S1!! I MUST have one. That is greatness.
Hurricane
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Hey man :
I have one too !
It's amp failed and I was about to send it out to their service center when I had one of those " what if " moments .
I remembered a friend who took a 3M Wollensak reel to reel recorder's tube amp and hooked to a 2X12" speaker cab with two Celestians in it . The Wollensak had a tube amp , a 100 watt tube amp ! There were two models and one came with a 100 RMS Watt tube amp using 6L6's !
Heavy hitting electrified harp (harmonica ) players know about these little darlings too
The smaller wattage amp pumped about 10 to 15 watts with smaller tubes .
All in all a sweet little eye and ear delighter that will please the need for tone addicted guitar freaks
My Pignose amp's amp died and sat on a shelf a long time when I decided to try the Wollensak's little tube amp once I saw one in that Thrift Store for sale for $5.00 .
Wow talk about resurrection man . It sounds soooooooo good that I am not repairing the old amp in it ! This mini demon screams bloody murder it does !
Easy all :
Hurricane Ramon
Pignose!
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Hey man :
I have one too !
It's amp failed and I was about to send it out to their service center when I had one of those " what if " moments .
I remembered a friend who took a 3M Wollensak reel to reel recorder's tube amp and hooked to a 2X12" speaker cab with two Celestians in it . The Wollensak had a tube amp , a 100 watt tube amp ! There were two models and one came with a 100 RMS Watt tube amp using 6L6's !
Heavy hitting electrified harp (harmonica ) players know about these little darlings too
The smaller wattage amp pumped about 10 to 15 watts with smaller tubes .
All in all a sweet little eye and ear delighter that will please the need for tone addicted guitar freaks
My Pignose amp's amp died and sat on a shelf a long time when I decided to try the Wollensak's little tube amp once I saw one in that Thrift Store for sale for $5.00 .
Wow talk about resurrection man . It sounds soooooooo good that I am not repairing the old amp in it ! This mini demon screams bloody murder it does !
Easy all :
Hurricane Ramon
NecroPolo
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Re: Spines problems - micro rig?
Man you have lots of great gadgets around
In the meantime, the little EHX pedal has arrived and it seems to be an amazing little power amp, so far. With a TriAc I could dial in a pretty similar sound to my live rig in no time. In the weekend I'll be able to test the micro rig onstage with a Celestion T75 loaded open-back old (and light) Valvestate combo cab. For a stage test it will do it nicely and who knows, I may keep using it. It is battered like hell but the speaker is a pretty sweet sounding one. I'm also planning to do some recording test sometime.
Man you have lots of great gadgets around
In the meantime, the little EHX pedal has arrived and it seems to be an amazing little power amp, so far. With a TriAc I could dial in a pretty similar sound to my live rig in no time. In the weekend I'll be able to test the micro rig onstage with a Celestion T75 loaded open-back old (and light) Valvestate combo cab. For a stage test it will do it nicely and who knows, I may keep using it. It is battered like hell but the speaker is a pretty sweet sounding one. I'm also planning to do some recording test sometime.
devastone
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Let us know how this works out. I'm still thinking about trying the 44 Magnum with my AMT SS-20, but I have a large jones for a Kasha Brick amp: http://rockmod335.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=100
In my rack days, I used a Kasha Rockmod II preamp and it had the best clean and high gain sounds I've ever had, including Soldanos and a Mesa Mark IV (yes, tone is subjective). The Brick is a little pricey for a lunchbox, but I miss that tone, of course, the EH amp is < $150, and I like the direct tones from the AMT, so it might be worth a shot...
Let us know how this works out. I'm still thinking about trying the 44 Magnum with my AMT SS-20, but I have a large jones for a Kasha Brick amp: http://rockmod335.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=100
In my rack days, I used a Kasha Rockmod II preamp and it had the best clean and high gain sounds I've ever had, including Soldanos and a Mesa Mark IV (yes, tone is subjective). The Brick is a little pricey for a lunchbox, but I miss that tone, of course, the EH amp is < $150, and I like the direct tones from the AMT, so it might be worth a shot...
