Guitars anyone???
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@Sam sweet! Yeah the electronics are usually the weak point of lower priced guitars these days, structurally they’re pretty great considering the price. Fortunately great electronic components are fairly inexpensive:
https://theartoftone.com/deluxe-wiring-kit-for-telecaster-crl-3-way-switch-047uf-orange-drop-cap/
You’ll have to make a few modifications because these are English rather than metric, but they’re easy mods for a qualified guitar tech. -
I have the Keeley compressor and it’s pretty awesome.
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I'm looking at getting back into the guitar and am eyeing up a multi fx / amp simulator to run it through. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations?
The Line 6 HX Stomp is pretty tempting. They offer a cut price version of Helix Native to registered owners, and if I feel really flush, there's the Powercab to amplify it.
However, the HeadRush Gigboard is a similar price, but less compromised, and their FRFR speakers are a lot cheaper than the Powercab.
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I don’t have any personal experience with the Helix stuff but I’ve looked into it and heard pretty great things. The only modeling option I currently use is the Bias Amp app on my iPad.
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Thanks.
It seems that there are a lot of Helix versus Headrush discussion threads around the web, and none are conclusive…
My younger brother recently got a Bias Spark, which is a simpler unit, and he rates that. Maybe I'll pick something like that up, and upgrade to a full fat rig down the line.
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I'm looking at getting back into the guitar and am eyeing up a multi fx / amp simulator to run it through. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations?
The Line 6 HX Stomp is pretty tempting. They offer a cut price version of Helix Native to registered owners, and if I feel really flush, there's the Powercab to amplify it.
However, the HeadRush Gigboard is a similar price, but less compromised, and their FRFR speakers are a lot cheaper than the Powercab.
i’ve had the og pod pro and floorboard for a long. long time. i really like the amp models and effects of it. you could probably locat a set on ebay for good price
i use to use the Helix stuff w cubase but thats been too long ago to comment on. version i had wasnt w10 compatible and i didnt do the cubase upgrade.
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i also have my Korg A4 from like 1983 that is super choice for a multi effects pedal. snag one if you can find one.
i switched from individual pedals after i bought the A4. battery costs and failures pissed me off. only one i regret purging are the ibanez tube screamer and sonic distortion. now those. the og ones. are STUPID expensive. IMHO.
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Thanks @mikebarhoot. I've not considered old school effects units.
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Yep. Stupid. Unless yer talking pesos. But yer not.
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The good news is that if a TS-808 is what you’re after, there are plenty of faithful clones out there for a fraction of that price.
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@xtcclassic What's the best clone you've come across? I'm in the market for one, my current Boss OD is a bit bland
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Well it’s been awhile since I’ve worked in music retail, but as of several years ago (and I don’t think things have changed much), either the Maxon OD-808 or the Ibanez TS-808 reissue are about as authentic as it gets. The Maxon OD-808 Pro and the Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive are both great clones with tweaks that improve the circuit in different ways while keeping the basic vibe of the original.
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My core gear these days. Not including axes.
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The IK Multimedia iRig Stomp I/O looks really interesting.
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigstompio/
It's a USB footswitch, expression pedal, and digital interface, that resembles a multi effects unit. This is plugged into an iPad, iPhone, Mac, or PC. The host device runs Amplitude, which is bundled, and the whole thing runs as a modelling rig.
There's a demo of it here.
The iRig costs €299, which includes Amplitude, or half the price of the Line 6 HX Stomp that I'm thinking about. I'm sure that there's a catch somewhere.
Anyone got any experience with it?
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@Graeme The IK Multimedia iRig Stomp I/O looks really interesting. Yes it does Ive been toying with the idea of bringing a rig like this easy to set up and light lol
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@theorocks I'm currently trying to decide whether to go for something like the iRig Stomp, or get something like a Line 6 HX Stomp (or possibly Helix LT), Headrush Gigboard, or Boss GT-1000.
An iRig Stomp costs about the same as a Bias Spark, which my brother recently got. I keep on thinking that there's got to be a catch somewhere, surely it can't be up there with something like a Line 6 Helix?
OK, I'd need a set of monitors. The entry level IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors are relatively cheap. All, I'd be looking at spending the same as one of the floor units I mentioned above.
The other option would be something like a HX Stomp, and then add in an amp. Or even get the amp first.
I like the Orange Rocker 32. It ticks a lot of boxes (tubes, FX loop, stereo, switchable between US and EU voltages), and I could hook it up with the four (or in this case five) cable method.
I really like the Swart Amps ST Stereo Head, but that's expensive, lacks an FX loop, and would have to be physically modified to run on 110 volts in the event I end up in the US. (Which is currently a possibility.) And it'd result in my bankruptcy.
Alternatively, I could get an FRFR speaker, the Line 6 Powercabs look good.
