126 Reply by Olly

(5 replies, posted in Guitars)

Top respect to you guys for making your own guitars. It must be really special to play something so unique that you have created.

I always admired Brian May for his Red Special guitar that he made with his father that he used throughout his career and still uses today.

I would like to do it but wouldn't know where to start and I hardly have time to pick up a guitar at the moment, let alone build one!

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127 Reply by Olly

(11 replies, posted in Misc)

jamesd74 wrote:

They should of been shoot at dawn for punishment.

Agree

Were you hoping that you had some massive inheritance you didn't know about? Or were there other reasons for tracing your family tree? Was/is it easy to do?

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128 Reply by Olly

(14 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Hi Ricky

Can you send me the file you were struggling to upload to ollyfallon at gmail.com and I will look into it.

Thanks

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129 Reply by Olly

(14 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Sorry guys. As soon as I am back from Germany I will look into why this is not working.

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130 Reply by Olly

(20 replies, posted in Everything Else)

I will check this James though im in Germany the next few days and can't do a lot from my phone

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131 Reply by Olly

(5 replies, posted in Amp Reviews)

Nice review James. Is this amp now part of your primary setup?

I do like my blackstar but as I only got the small one, there is no effects loop which I find limiting. I haven't been playing so much recently but I have been testing my HD500 a little through studio monitors - the results are good, just need a little more time!

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132 Reply by Olly

(5 replies, posted in Everything Else)

Well said James.

There are certainly jobs out there - we sometimes still struggle to recruit for positions as not enough people apply.

I think your son in law has the exact right attitude and therefore was bound to find a job. Good on him.

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133 Reply by Olly

(4 replies, posted in Guitars)

Like it - how much did this set you back? I really would like a 12 string for my collection - something I am currently lacking!

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134 Reply by Olly

(10 replies, posted in Guitars)

Looks good! where did you hear about this?

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135 Reply by Olly

(11 replies, posted in Guitars)

The slipping issue was because I had not double tied the strings - something I know for future. The nylon strings are very slippy so when tensioned can easily untie themselves!

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136 Reply by Olly

(4 replies, posted in Guitars)

Cheer for this.

I will give it a go over the weekend. Would be nice to be able to pay my acoustic again!

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137 Topic by Olly

(4 replies, posted in Guitars)

I decided to put some new strings on my acoustic. They are lighter than the previous but now I have terrible fretbuzz.

I adjust the truss but I have to box the neck to alleviate which doesn't seem right.

There is no adjustment on the bridge so what else should I be looking for?

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138 Reply by Olly

(15 replies, posted in Recording / Studio)

Wow these monitor speakers are huge:


http://s17.postimage.org/hws0h5057/photo_1.jpg

I thought I might not have room for them as they didn't fit either side of my monitor. But the pod sounds great on these things.

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139 Reply by Olly

(16 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)

Nice thanks

Here is a pic of my new bass:


http://s14.postimage.org/fh4frw34t/photo_2.jpg

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140 Reply by Olly

(11 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)

This is great advice.

I bought a really basic mixer but I haven't used it since getting my audio interface. What makes a good mixer and how will it benefit me?

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141 Reply by Olly

(16 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)

Any ideas on string guage?

I have no clue and the strings on it currently seem to have passed their better days!

Thanks!

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142 Reply by Olly

(10 replies, posted in Misc)

No!

I can think of a lot better ways to spend the other £15,613.27

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143 Topic by Olly

(16 replies, posted in Guitar Techniques)

Years ago I bought a real cheap bass guitar for recording and I never played it. It really feels low quality.

So I decided to keep and eye out on eBay for something second hand less that £100.

So now have a bass guitar coming but I don't really know how to play bass.

I have been reading about whether to use a pick or not and there seems to be quite a wide debate about that.

Anyone play bass that could give me some tips on making the transition from guitarist to bass player?

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144 Topic by Olly

(4 replies, posted in Effects)

Has anyone used on of these? I can't seem to find any negative reviews about it so far

[youtube]/watch?v=8jfEjY_75Io[/youtube]

The only thing that really puts me off is the fact that it seems tied somewhat with Pro Tools and I would have to get a separate footswitch

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145 Reply by Olly

(5 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Sounds good James

Have you got lyrics for it as yet?

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146 Reply by Olly

(15 replies, posted in Recording / Studio)

I did see those on eBay but when I decide I am going to buy something I never have the patience to wait days for auctions!

At least this way I know they will be undamaged and fully warrantied!

Looking forward to trying out some of the amp moddeling on the HD500 now to see how that goes!

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147 Reply by Olly

(15 replies, posted in Recording / Studio)

I got the b2031a as I wanted active monitors.

£239.64 seemed to be the lowest price from Amazon etc do I went with one of them.

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148 Reply by Olly

(15 replies, posted in Recording / Studio)

Ok, well if they are good enough for you, they are certainly for me so I have placed my order!

I will let you know how I go!

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149 Reply by Olly

(15 replies, posted in Recording / Studio)

I'm looking for some monitor speakers:

I note the behringer range but how would they compare to something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/M-Audio-Studiop … m_sbs_MI_4

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150 Reply by Olly

(8 replies, posted in General Chat)

Apache wrote:

Nice one Olly  default/big_smile Have you been before?


No never been to Download before - never really been much of a festival goer but I really enjoyed going to High Voltage last year and knowing that I don't have to camp out was a better idea for me.

So this is what I will be doing at the Download - just going in the day and hotelling it for the evenings.

And excellent news that Tenacious D will now be playing and Ugly Kid Joe. The D are one of my all time favourites and I am very partial to quite a few songs by UKJ!

And whilst rebates seem good, it just means that you have been overcharged tax and probably been without money you were due for a loooonnng while so, even though they are a nice surprise, you don't want to regularly have them!

mikeyBoab wrote:

NO I GOT  A F**KING BILL FOR 1200 QUID!!!

Harsh Mikey!

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