the Hy-Bro neck is in!

[LtKojak]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Well, this weekend I've been quite the busy bee.

I made a crash course on how to operate a DAW, managed to get a decent guitar sound out of my computer, got a nice backing track, but seems that either my computer and/or my sound card is/are not up to the task of recording, as it kept "limping", so I couldn't quite follow the backing track. I made at least twenty takes to no avail. My fingers hurt, so I'll need to rest, so they won't bleed.

Looks like I just have to wait to Thursday and use the studio... and contact a Voodoo priest to lift the curse of the Hy-Bro! :angryfire

 

[ItsaBass]

the Hy-Bro neck is in!

There's this thing called a camera phone. It could simplify this whole demo thing a bit. There's no need to have some perfect demo or anything, especially with some kind of cheesy backing tracks and all that nonsense. Just play the thing solo, or get some real musicians to just do a nasty jam session or something. Just bang it out; do what needs to be done to get it done, without perfectionism or excuses. It doesn't matter anyhow. Whoever is going to buy it is already going to buy it, and whoever is not is not.

Whatever the demo, Duncan really should just put the damned thing up for sale already. This is been an incredibly retarded process, and it continues to get worse and worse. It's completely baffling to me. Just sell us the damned thing already.

 

[jtougas]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Camera phones have notoriously sh&)(y sound quality...

 

[ItsaBass]

the Hy-Bro neck is in!

It doesn't matter! The demo doesn't matter anyhow. Just get something- ANYTHING recorded so the lack of a demo can no longer be used as an excuse to prevent moving to the next step. This piddling about is just more delay on top of more delay on top of etc.

 

[GilmourD]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

It doesn't matter! The demo doesn't matter anyhow. Just get something- ANYTHING recorded so the lack of a demo can no longer be used as an excuse to prevent moving to the next step. This piddling about is just more delay on top of more delay on top of etc.

Have patience. Pepe doesn't have a time machine.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Pepe,

Honestly, more important to me than clips, are your thoughts. You tube is loaded with clips and most of them are drenched in effects and useless anyhow. I know you have spent some time playing it, can you share some thoughts?? And or compare to a common pup like the 59? Thanks man!

 

[ItsaBass]

the Hy-Bro neck is in!

^ exactly. And we don't even need those, really. It's a '59/Custom neck pickup. 'Nuff said. Take my money.

I'm not against a demo (why would I be)...but it shouldn't delay the opening of orders just because the person recording it is overcomplicating it with fancy technical crap. Nobody expects perfection in a demo here.

 

[Demanic]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Zoom makes a good quality a/v recorder for a decent price. You could just do a live demo.

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[LtKojak]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Unfortunately, in my condo, which's mostly inhabited by nosy old people in pension with nothing but time in their hands, has a strict policy against noise and loud music. Can you imagine that?

Even a radio can (and has been) source of controversy. That's why I can't simply record myself with my amp.

And you thought life was simple, uh? oed:

 

[SJ318]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Hey all,
Don't mean to embarrass Pepe, but he has given so much input and solid advice you can count on to this forum over many many years, (+me personally), relaxe, and give this guy not only a break, but a San Fransico Love fest to boot.
I live in a Condo, and sound is a Huge problem. I can hear the guys arguing next door, not screaming, just talking real loud. I played a Blues Jr. On 2 for just 5 seconds to test a couple pups, and almost got my ass kicked, literally, this guy wanted to take it outside.
I f*****g apologized right off to no avail. Nice Condo, loud neighbors.
ItsaBass, you are also one of my favorite guys here, always good advice, never dump on anyone just for spite, and you are top smart too. So call Scott O., or MJ, buy one, and let's all who can wait, wait a little longer and give our forum brother a little more time. I am sure he just wants to do the best he can, Condo's are Death Nells for the tone conscious players who need to go past 1 on whatever amp they play to check out a pick up.
Very Sincerely,
SJB

 

[GilmourD]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Unfortunately, in my condo, which's mostly inhabited by nosy old people in pension with nothing but time in their hands, has a strict policy against noise and loud music. Can you imagine that?

Even a radio can (and has been) source of controversy. That's why I can't simply record myself with my amp.

And you thought life was simple, uh? oed:

Go POD.

In all seriousness, ZenMindBeginner might be able to help you out with that. A lot of his demos were done with with a POD X3 Live. He makes some fantastic patches, too.

 

[Gone_Shootin]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

A decent interface and the modeling software of your choice should get things done. And there are actually some free ones out there that get good reviews. I think LePew is one of them that seems to get good reviews.

Hang in there Pepe. Just ignore the guys raising hell about this and do your thing. I got faith in ya!

 

[chris effect]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

I believe there's software that can calibrate and compensate for latency when recording through your sound card.

 

[Gone_Shootin]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

I believe there's software that can calibrate and compensate for latency when recording through your sound card.

It can also depend on the settings in the DAW and/or which jack you use to monitor from. Which is why I suggested a basic interface, such as any of the two channel units available from PreSonus (the people that make the Studio One DAW), Tascam, and others. They seem to overcome the latency issues more easily than a soundcard.

 

[chris effect]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

It can also depend on the settings in the DAW and/or which jack you use to monitor from. Which is why I suggested a basic interface, such as any of the two channel units available from PreSonus (the people that make the Studio One DAW), Tascam, and others. They seem to overcome the latency issues more easily than a soundcard.

That's cool. I need to learn more about DAWs & maybe invest in one -

For now, I use the (headphone jack out - speaker cab emulated) on my peavey vypyrs into my sound card. I then use Audacity to record & I monitor from the headphone out on my PC with nice headphones and it works nicely & doesn't sound bad at all. I tried the USB out on my Vypyr VIP but it was latent and sounded like crap. Maybe I need to mess with it more.

 

[TRex]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Anyone know if this and the 59CH are going to be in a set together?

 

[LtKojak]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Anyone know if this and the 59CH are going to be in a set together?

That was the original idea...

 

[jmcorey]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Are hey available for purchase yet (I hope at a discount...) or still in initial evaluation/testing?

thanks....

 

[blakejcan]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

snooooooooooooooooooooooooooooze

 

[zenmindbeginner]

Re: the Hy-Bro neck is in!

Well, this weekend I've been quite the busy bee.

I made a crash course on how to operate a DAW, managed to get a decent guitar sound out of my computer, got a nice backing track, but seems that either my computer and/or my sound card is/are not up to the task of recording, as it kept "limping", so I couldn't quite follow the backing track. I made at least twenty takes to no avail. My fingers hurt, so I'll need to rest, so they won't bleed.

Looks like I just have to wait to Thursday and use the studio... and contact a Voodoo priest to lift the curse of the Hy-Bro! :angryfire

Wait a second... you've never recorded audio through a computer before? Digital recording is a 1200 page technical manual... how anyone expects to devour it in any short amount of time is beyond me.

Does "Lt. Kojak" even have experience in analog recording? Is he aware of the frequency or octave bands and how they relate to instruments?

I say, screw the backing tracks and just record some clips going back and forth between the Custom/Hybrid and the Hy-Bro... we all know what the Custom/Hybrid sounds like, so if it's included in the demo, that will give us a tiny benchmark.

We need a benchmark because the guitar and amp are sort of "rare", "weird" or "unfamiliar"... insert adjective of your choice. I use Hamers in my demos but I don't think they are "rare", "weird" or "unfamiliar". It's the amp that I am most concerned with... too many knobs to tweak.

The clips don't have to be involved, just: simple strumming, some picked arpeggios (not sweeping), palm muting... double stops, bent double stops, pedal steel bends.