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#1
Open Discussion / Re: Acoustic Guitar
January 11, 2013, 12:21:43 AM
Another plug for Taylor,
I got a used Taylor 214ce a few months ago. I LOVE it! It's got a laminate body but the neck is awesome and it sounds great. I paid $600 bucks for it.

If I had the extra money I would immediately buy a 314 or 414. At the 300 level and above you get solid wood construction and the fretboard is a bit wider, which I prefer. You also get the Taylor Expression System electronics, if you go electric. The 214 has a piezo pup.
I've heard great things about Guitar Rodeo as a Taylor seller. They offer better prices than they can show on their website. www.guitarrodeo.com
#2
Open Discussion / Re: Show us your guitar!
December 21, 2012, 02:39:35 AM
My newest is this MIM FSR Ash Tele. Never had a Telecaster before. I love this thing!
#3
On a semi-related note, I've been wondering "what else can I build besides pedals?" Anybody build other useful electronic gadgets?

#4
Build Reports / Re: The Unnamable
December 09, 2012, 03:45:15 AM
That "tiny Tim" is awesome. Love it. Nice work.
#5
Global Annoucements / Re: Holiday giveaway has started.
December 04, 2012, 01:20:20 AM
Thanks Brian!!
I ordered a couple boards. Merry Christmas!
#6
Open Discussion / Re: Marshall fridge
March 24, 2012, 02:47:51 PM
Quote from: jkokura on March 24, 2012, 01:48:35 AM
To paraphrase...

"In comes in fridges? I'm getting one!"

Jacob

Nice one Pip.
#7
Open Discussion / Re: Marshall fridge
March 24, 2012, 01:36:01 AM
Most refrigerators run around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. But this one goes down to 11.
#8
Build Reports / Re: Pork Barrel - Hockey style
March 21, 2012, 05:48:56 PM
Quote from: timbo_93631 on March 21, 2012, 04:39:01 PM
"Penalty Box" would have to have a timed relay that resulted in massive tone suck for 2 minutes when engaged.   

Excellent. During the penalty, the other guitar player can stomp on his/her "Power Play" boost.
#9
Build Reports / Re: Pork Barrel - Hockey style
March 21, 2012, 11:39:06 AM
Quote from: jkokura on March 21, 2012, 04:27:00 AM
Go Leafs Go



er...

Jacob



2 minutes for roughing.    ;)
Maybe we can design a pedal called "The Penalty Box". We could design a whole line of hockey pedals.
#10
Build Reports / Pork Barrel - Hockey style
March 20, 2012, 10:44:12 PM
This is kind of silly, but I like it. I had these Buffalo Sabres removable tattoos lying around. So when I built my new Pork Barrel, I made it in homage to my favorite hockey team.

I love this version of the PB chorus alot. I like it much better than the prior one I had built (prior Madbean version), which had all the mods.

#11
I havent had the same exact experience  But I did recently get a DRRI. I love it but found that I don't like the sound of many of the overdrive pedals that I had liked a lot with my Blues Jr. I find the tubescreamer type pedals too harsh unless I really mess with the eq. Im not sure why some pedals interact differently with this amp  .

Ultimately I was pleasantly surprised how great Madbean's Rump Roast sounds with the DRRI.
#12
Open Discussion / Re: There's gold in them thar...
March 12, 2012, 06:27:48 PM
Quote from: TNblueshawk on March 12, 2012, 02:12:06 PM
Huh, those must be new. I don't recall seeing those, or more likely, I just flat out missed them. Those do look cool though. A black and gold pedal would look killer with those.

Yes. Small Bear has a few new additions as of 2/28: http://www.smallbearelec.com/Categories.bok?category=NEW+ADDITIONS%21+-+As+Of+2%2F28%2F12

I like those gold chicken heads at Banzai too... Shiny.
#13
Open Discussion / There's gold in them thar...
March 10, 2012, 02:10:47 AM
I just found these at Smallbear. They are perfect for my current project. I thought I'd share as I think these are pretty cool.

#14
Open Discussion / Re: Amp mods - Fender Blues Jr.
February 22, 2012, 03:18:06 PM
I just sold my Blues Jr. But I had done most of the BillM mods, which I thought really improved the amp. The power supply capacitors improved the bass. I really liked the presence control.

I also swapped the speaker for a Hellatone G12H30 Celestion.

Probably the best "mod" I did was replacing the tubes with Torres Blues Forver tube set. http://torresengineering.stores.yahoo.net/bfobljrfe.html
Using the 12AY7 preamp tube gve me more clean headroom, which is what I wanted.

I just sold the amp last week - I have a Deluxe Reverb reissue on layaway!!
#15
Rump Roast, please.