the_realist Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 ayy, a cardiff dude. u a student, or?? Nah dude I just work here ! Moving to Bristol on Saturday, so if anyone knows of a decent music store there it would be much appreciated. With regards to the question about sustain, there's a Boss pedal called a Compressor/Sustainer that will do the job. I have one, but I never use it because it makes your guitar go "click click click..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Nah dude I just work here ! Moving to Bristol on Saturday, so if anyone knows of a decent music store there it would be much appreciated.QUOTE] thats amusing...im in bristol now...i live here and im a cardiff student. i dunno how well u know of bristol, but going up the hill on the "triangle" gives you the direction to one guitar shop, not that great. and another further into town. but sorry, cant help with directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0oS Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 With regards to the question about sustain, there's a Boss pedal called a Compressor/Sustainer that will do the job. I have one, but I never use it because it makes your guitar go "click click click..." I informed myself yesterday and read that there are no really good sustainer and that it's better to get EMG active pick ups do you use batteries for your compressor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I informed myself yesterday and read that there are no really good sustainer and that it's better to get EMG active pick ups do you use batteries for your compressor? It's not really a good idea to get active pickups either, well it's not if you use a lot of pedals as certain pedals don't like active pickups. But if you use hardly any and those pedals can work with active pickups, then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 By the way Randombaz, do you regret getting the Fuzz Probe now? Do you regret not listening to my advice and try one out before you buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 does it react differently to different guitars or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 does it react differently to different guitars or something? Yep, as well as the settings on the guitar, and if you have ANY pedals before it (which there shouldn't be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 heh, its a bit of a bugger then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 By the way Randombaz, do you regret getting the Fuzz Probe now? Do you regret not listening to my advice and try one out before you buy it? yeh its a good idea to try pedals out of course, but there isnt a music shop who stocks fuzz factorys / probes in cardiff/bristol, so i couldnt try it out, could i? i never regret buying it, coz i know i could sell it here for the price i got it if i hated it. atm i think the fuzz range is interesting and has potential, but im trying to find musical use of the thermin. got any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 wave your foot around in front of it have you turned stab all the way down on the radio fuzz setting? that might sound good (I don't have one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineToTheSoul. Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 buzzfox sell them for $220, but the shipping might be more from there, im not sure. (yeah... its only $10 difference, but still... ) I got my factory for 179 quid...what the hell is that in dollars? Got a fuzz probe imported. Cheapest way to do it. I was young and stupid when purchasing the factory from denmark street in london......... wooaa..I want the ZVex Mammoth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineToTheSoul. Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 wave your foot around in front of it have you turned stab all the way down on the radio fuzz setting? that might sound good (I don't have one) The radio fuzz is alright...I use the smooth fuzz the most then mess around with the comp. and stab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 i'll have a play around.....ha, i think thats what it boils down to with this pedal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineToTheSoul. Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 i'll have a play around.....ha, i think thats what it boils down to with this pedal! Yeah, I think Zvex are pretty ultimate when it comes to 'playing around' gear Anyone heard of the Lovetone 'Ringstinger'? I have a feeling radihead might use one...hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yeah, I think Zvex are pretty ultimate when it comes to 'playing around' gear Anyone heard of the Lovetone 'Ringstinger'? I have a feeling radihead might use one...hmmm Palo Alto will be the judge of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 yeh if i had more money i'd give the others a go. but then again, its easy to always want more! which is why when im very rich, i'm going to buy every pedal in the world and make a giant pedal board. it'll consume most of the arena stage in which i'll obviously be playing, and i'll require small trampolines to move from one area to another, but i'll sound space-age, maaaaaaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 you'd have to have so-many line selectors for the non-bypass ones aswell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biblical Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 yeh if i had more money i'd give the others a go. but then again, its easy to always want more! which is why when im very rich, i'm going to buy every pedal in the world and make a giant pedal board. it'll consume most of the arena stage in which i'll obviously be playing, and i'll require small trampolines to move from one area to another, but i'll sound space-age, maaaaaaan The guitarist (Ace) from skunkanansie or whatever they are called did a world recond atempt where he used 100 pedals at once and if he could pull of an audible riff he became a record breaker, he did Whole Lotta Love by Zepplin and won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biblical Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I got my factory for 179 quid...what the hell is that in dollars? Got a fuzz probe imported. Cheapest way to do it. I was young and stupid when purchasing the factory from denmark street in london......... wooaa..I want the ZVex Mammoth.. its about $310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 yeh it will be crazy. the speed of phaser oscillations will be actually determined by a kinda-of paddling pool in the final version...a paddle pointlessly creates waves, which causes a float to select the phaser motion analoguely. i have no idea what im talking about, but it will be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 The guitarist from skunkanansie or whatever they are called did a world recond atempt where he used 100 pedals at once and if he could pull of an audible riff he became a record breaker, he did Whole Lotta Love by Zepplin and won. ha, how funny *realises there's already competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineToTheSoul. Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 its about $310 well I was ripped off. DAMN DENMARK STREET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 yeh its a good idea to try pedals out of course, but there isnt a music shop who stocks fuzz factorys / probes in cardiff/bristol, so i couldnt try it out, could i? i never regret buying it, coz i know i could sell it here for the price i got it if i hated it. atm i think the fuzz range is interesting and has potential, but im trying to find musical use of the thermin. got any tips? Use it for fills, psuedo modulation type stuff, if you have a kill switch on your guitar, that can be interesting, if you play softly enough (like me) you can use it for volume pedal type effects (everything at minimum except volume and gate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombaz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Use it for fills, psuedo modulation type stuff, if you have a kill switch on your guitar, that can be interesting, if you play softly enough (like me) you can use it for volume pedal type effects (everything at minimum except volume and gate) hey thanks for the inspiration, especially with a kill switch (i just do humbuckered volume down thing) good idea. what do u mean by psuedo modulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 when it modulates the sound slightly, I presume, like in the demo video on the Zvex site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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