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Reid
Ha`aha`a
Andorra
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 Posted - 01/10/2006 : 2:23:35 PM
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Fran (and Mike),
The pickup/PADI track when recording was just one of 4 tracks. I used it as a component, on the suggestion of both Dave and Mark, as a way of getting a clear guitar pluck and slide sound, especially on the bass notes. Also, as they suggested, I filtered out (easily) all the high frequencies (the high freqs that the pickup/PADI combo produced were wierdly high amplitude, anyway). Anyway, it did its job, I think, as a certain kind of element in the recording. The majority of the recordings' sounds were due to mics.
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
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Posted - 01/10/2006 : 3:21:32 PM
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Well, I guess I will soon find out. I bought one off ebay for $83. I do not mind experimenting...thanks for the help.
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Rlowenote
Akahai
84 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2006 : 05:43:39 AM
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I have the Carvin Acoustic amp and have "upgraded" to the Califonia Blond. The Blond does not have all the effects of the Carvin, but the Carvin Effects has been causing a hiss. Possibly a bad connection inside the amp.
A friend with the same Carvin has had it in the shop 2 or 3 times for bad connection/hiss problems. I feel it's a nice starter amp because I can have Guitar, Bass, and Vocals on individual channels. But the California Blond sounds so much nicer to my ears.
The Blond was sold to me by someone who "upgraded" to the Schertler Unico. He can carry it in the bag over his shoulder. But it costs twice as much.
I almost went the Fishman Loudbox route, but a deal came along and I got the California Blond.
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2006 : 06:54:16 AM
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Originally posted by Fran Guidry
I use an older Fishman Performer Pro, now discontinued and replaced with the Loudbox(es). My FPP is full featured, compact, very heavy for its size, and puts out a lot of sound.
Fran - I hope to hear your play through the FPP one day. I almost bought one because of the rave reviews that I read. And with 240W of power (I think) you can turn up and play some slack key power chords. Anyhow, I would have had to drive an hour to go try it. An AER Compact 60 was available locally which I ended up buying. I love the AER. It's small, light and powerful. Pricey, though.
In my opinion, Ultrasounds are a good bang for the buck but to my ears the AER won out. |
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cpatch
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 01/12/2006 : 08:23:39 AM
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Originally posted by Rlowenote
A friend with the same Carvin has had it in the shop 2 or 3 times for bad connection/hiss problems.
The Carvins don't have a very good track record for QC.
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My goal is to be able to play as well as people think I can. |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/12/2006 : 08:44:44 AM
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The Carvins don't have a very good track record for QC.
Yes - the general rule still applies, you get what you pay for, however you can pay a lot and not get much more. And in a few cases, you can pay a lot and get something less (buyer beware), like in the case of anything from Monster.
I have a Carvin Stage Mate and it is a good clean amp with 4 channels. I do not expect it to be a great device or an extreemly reliable device. It works better than expected for the price I paid. I had to fix the battery charging circuit once and I believe they fixed the design so that particular problem no longer exists. I also have some... uh.. (fates forgive me) Berhinger gear, but I do not consider the Berhinger gear anywhere near as good as my Mackie gear, and this has proved to be the case. P.S. I also have some Monster Gear (had to buy in a rush), and in all cases I can get better gear from a regular quality supplier that does not engage in the super-ficticious-pseudo-science-hype that Monster does.
A car analogy would be like comparing a Kia, a Toyota, and a Rolls Royce. I have ridden in a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud and it was not all that much better than a Toyota Avalon (at 7 times the Avalon price) but a Toyota Avalon is significanly better than a Kia xxxxx (at twice the Kia price)... I.E. the law of diminishing returns is a rule that also still applies.
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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
1628 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2006 : 08:36:02 AM
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I'll second that opinion, Lawrence.
I have a Carvin acoustic amp, which I purchased after an extensive search. I tried amps by AER, Shertler, Fender, Roland, Bose, etc, etc. Including the California Blonde and a couple other high end tube jobs. Also Crate, Vox and I forget who all else.
And yes, the overall "sound" of an amp is very important to me -- I do this for a living after all. But I chose the Carvin because, for me, it had the best combination of features, portability, price, weight (sorry guys, but my days of hauling something as big as a California Blonde up and down three flights of stairs are long gone. (I am talking about the amp, of course. Hauling a zoftig surfer girl is out of the question for many other reasons...)
I couldn't justify spending over a grand for something like the Shertler (great amp) or AER (ditto) for the lousy paying gigs that I get around here. Also, when playing a medium sized room or outside, those little bitty speakers simply won't move enough air for decent coverage.
If price and heft were not a issue, I would have bought the Bose system, BTW.
I'm aware of the quality issues with Carvin. Any cheap *ss product (think Behringer, MXL, etc) has those issues.
My advice? Check it out. Check 'em all out. and decide for yourself.
Happy shopping!
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GUke
Lokahi
188 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2006 : 07:48:54 AM
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Just recently got my new toy Roland AC60 and as "slackkeygirl" pointed out it's compact -- 20 lbs versus Fenderacoustasonic Jr. 30lbs. Both have 2 channels one for instrument and another for microphone for "crooners". Roland cost more but it's power and compactness won me.
But when I was at a local music store, outside I saw someone using a single channel Roland Cube. The selling point is that you can go AC or DC. The musician told me he gets 10+ hrs on battery.
In the store I saw a Pignose Hog amp. Again AC or DC powered.
So those of you who own either or any other dual powered mini-amp how do you like them?
And is there a compact dual powered 2 channel amp like the Roland or Fender?
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Rlowenote
Akahai
84 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2006 : 12:04:23 PM
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I have a Pignose Hog 30 watt amp I purchased to use as a bass amp with my Tacoma and Martin acoustic bass guitars. Works well for me and I was able to go over 20 hours between charging when I was using it regularly. I still use it on occasion when electricity is not convenient. It's great for backyard or camping jams when there are many instruments to overpower and acoustic bass guitar. I've even used it when playing with the Mandolin Orchestra while competing with 30 - 40 mandolins. The sound comes through enough to be heard and add the important bass part to the mix.
I also have a Crate Limo 50 watt amp that has two input channels. I also use this one for bass guitar on occasion. One input channel is for guitar and is switchable between two channels with different eq parameters and a gain on one channel. The second input channel can be used for another instrument or an XLR for a microphone. There are also effects available for both channels (one effects selection only). I use this as a practice amp when I need vocals, or from my mixer when I don't feel like firing up my larger amps. It also comes in handy as a floor monitor when hooked up to the mixer monitor out of small mixing boards since it has it's on amplification. Usually 2 to 4 hours per charge depending on how loud and how many inputs being used. There are also RCA input jacks on this amp.
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2006 : 2:49:09 PM
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E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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