WTF!

**handstand**

So, is DKFH fairly straightforward to use? I've got a quick track I want to lay down before it leaves my mind and I want to record it to drums.

dude, we got something else sorted in the meantime D:

ta though ^_^

gonna be offline for 3 weeks from the start of march while we record our album in a residential studio down south. going to be wicked cool

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17813706]Well, I'll have 3 stacked knobs, one push/pull, and 2 switches.[/QUOTE]

So the stacked ones are where you hide the settings for the trem?

[QUOTE=fatbandit;17813740]Well the thing about valves being fragile is an odd one. I've never broken one through transit in the last 5 years I've been using valves in my amps, but I take care of my stuff. Bottom line is don't drop anything. If I used a transistor head, I wouldn't want to drop that, and I'd be just as worried about dropping that as I would a valve head. As for having a valve amp stood on its end? That just wouldn't happen if I'm around D:

My amp is still a (hefty) one hand carry, and I had the money free from selling my old amp and pedals, so I didn't see a problem with dropping a lot of money on a really nice head.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't mind trying an all tube head, the Aguilar DB750 I would have liked to get but was a lot of money, like $4000+ plus here when I was looking for a rig. The DB751 is only around $4000 these days though, that's tube pre-amp and MOSFET power-amp, or the Thunderfunk is just under $3G. That said, I can't afford anything of that nature for a while :(.

DKFH is extremely simple to use. Quite hard to get sounding *really* good.

But yeah just write open a virtual instrument track in Audition, then insert DKFH on the track and write the beats in the MIDI editor. Should be pretty simple. Never used Audition though, it's real simple in Cubase 5 though.

[quote=gaslight;17814799]So the stacked ones are where you hide the settings for the trem?[/quote]

Yep.

The pots will be: Vol/Vol, Bass/Treble, Mid (push-pull 400k/800k), Trem Depth/Trem Rate

The switches will be: Mute, Trem On/Off

[quote=Joelbassman;17815300]DKFH is extremely simple to use. Quite hard to get sounding *really* good.

But yeah just write open a virtual instrument track in Audition, then insert DKFH on the track and write the beats in the MIDI editor. Should be pretty simple. Never used Audition though, it's real simple in Cubase 5 though.[/quote]

Sweetness. I'll have to try it out.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17812432]Meh. I'd still rather have a real one. It's partly mental, but having something without the full body to it just wouldn't feel right.[/QUOTE]

it's true though. EUBs just don't feel the same, or sound the same. They're not really all that comparable, to be honest.

I have no idea how AUS dollars relate to USD or to GBP either for that matter. So that sounds expensive ;p FWIW, my Matamp was about £1300. For a hand built point to point wired amp made with the appearance you want. That's about the same price as a mass produced, foreign built Orange amp of the same size.

[QUOTE=blacklungfever;17816077]it's true though. EUBs just don't feel the same, or sound the same. They're not really all that comparable, to be honest.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I would definitely believe that. Playing an EUB is just like playing a bit, upright electric fretless.

You play DB, don't you? I seem to remember that from before.

[quote=fatbandit;17816084]I have no idea how AUS dollars relate to USD or to GBP either for that matter. So that sounds expensive ;p FWIW, my Matamp was about £1300. For a hand built point to point wired amp made with the appearance you want. That's about the same price as a mass produced, foreign built Orange amp of the same size.[/quote]

AUS and CAD are roughly the same, IIRC. But Australia residents get f**ked over. Everything is twice as expensive over there and costs 5x as much to ship to and from.

Holy Bajeebus. I just ordered an EMG 45P, Nordstrand NJ4SV, and Aguilar OBP-3 from BestBassGear and 55 minutes after my order was placed, I got my UPS tracking number.

Outstanding. I may get these in by Friday and then I can start the install. :)

That would be really useful if I knew what a Canadian dollar was worth either XD

a few cents less than the American dollar.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17816103]AUS and CAD are roughly the same, IIRC. But Australia residents get f**ked over. Everything is twice as expensive over there and costs 5x as much to ship to and from.[/QUOTE]

That's basically it.

For a common example, a Fender American Standard J or P Bass here will set you back ~$3000, shelf price.

I ordered a shirt from America and the shipping cost more than the shirt did :lol:.

oh em gee.

a US standard P would be like £1000 here? so i guess that's like $1700. so you boys are getting shafted :/

Yeah. It costs a lot to ship anything here and musical instruments have a hefty import tax to boot.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17816093]Yeah, I would definitely believe that. Playing an EUB is just like playing a bit, upright electric fretless.

You play DB, don't you? I seem to remember that from before.[/QUOTE]

I do, I'm studying jazz performance at U of T. It's the best.

[quote=gaslight;17816757]Yeah. It costs a lot to ship anything here and musical instruments have a hefty import tax to boot.[/quote]

Yep. That's why, whenever possible, I try to help the Aussies out. Prices for pickups are almost 3x as much as here in the U.S., so if you ever want some, let me know and I'll buy them and ship them. I'm sure I could get them to you for almost half of what you guys pay.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17818019]Yep. That's why, whenever possible, I try to help the Aussies out. Prices for pickups are almost 3x as much as here in the U.S., so if you ever want some, let me know and I'll buy them and ship them. I'm sure I could get them to you for almost half of what you guys pay.[/QUOTE]

let them rot.

[QUOTE=Efrim;17818822]let them rot.[/QUOTE]

Mostly.

So, when do you go home for the summer?

My home is pretty much here now, so who knows if I'll go back at all.
Unless that's where I get a job, though I've put in applications around the city, and in Vancouver as well. We'll see.

My last exam is over on the 30th of April. Blegh.

Holy sh[I]i[/I]t.
I just won the challenge to redesign my campus bar.
Wicked awesome.

the preamp in my bass is deaddddd

[QUOTE=Efrim;17819349]Holy sh[I]i[/I]t.
I just won the challenge to redesign my campus bar.
Wicked awesome.[/QUOTE]

Will it now exclusively serve Jameson?

[quote=pukeboy66;17819409]the preamp in my bass is deaddddd[/quote]

What's wrong with it?
I'll buy it off you.

[quote=funkyhoney;17819548]Will it now exclusively serve Jameson?[/quote]

I've got an unopened bottle of that in my freezer right now next to and unopened bottle of Bailey's. I've got some Irish stout that I brewed up a couple weeks back in my fridge. Irish Car Bombs this weekend? I think so.

screw the bailey's though. real men don't water their jameson down with it.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17819660]What's wrong with it?
I'll buy it off you.



I've got an unopened bottle of that in my freezer right now next to and unopened bottle of Bailey's. I've got some Irish stout that I brewed up a couple weeks back in my fridge. Irish Car Bombs this weekend? I think so.[/QUOTE]

last time i did those i **** clovers for a week!

Eh, I'm not a huge Bailey's fan. I do put it on icecream sometimes though :lol: hilarity ensues. Jameson is delcious though, I had a bottle of 12yo a while back which was pretty great.

Yeah Bailey's is more of a confectionery.

[quote=gaslight;17820137]Yeah Bailey's is more of a confectionery.[/quote]

I bought it for 1) my coffee at work :), and 2) Irish car bombs.


wheeee!

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17819548]Will it now exclusively serve Jameson?[/QUOTE]

No. Because Jameson is the inferior Irish whiskey. Tullamore Dew, with Redbreast and Black Bush for the discerning.

[QUOTE=Efrim;17820281]No. Because Jameson is the inferior Irish whiskey. Tullamore Dew, with Redbreast and Black Bush for the discerning.[/QUOTE]

I knew that'd get to you. Don't make me start on my liquor debates again.

Im writing an album.

Im moving into triphop/not crazy dubstep/sex music/hint of metal

So, played an acoustic gig tonight. Was very... different.

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17821081]I knew that'd get to you. Don't make me start on my liquor debates again.[/QUOTE]

It's not even a debate.

i drank some lime vodka with orange juice and squirt last night and it tasted like fruity pebbles.

I drank too much bourbon and got diarrhoea.

True story.

Woot! My pedalboard is almost done - I should be able to finish it tonight. All I need to do now is put the carpet & velcro on it, then attach my pedals and away I go!