Glad it's working for you so far. Since you haven't used it with drums yet, be aware of the fact that the headroom can go away sort of quickly, but know this trick: you can dial a good part of the gain out of the clean channel if need be just by lowering the mids. It's a very mid-heavy amp, and once it's pushed into distortion it'll clean up a lot just by taking that chunk out of the sound. In fact, if that ME-70 has a multi-band EQ, you might be able to dial a lot of it back through focused EQ tweaking without losing much of your desired tonality at all.

Anyway, isn't it nice to get that much versatility out of something that's cheaper than a nice cab?

12/6/2010 11:51:13 AM

I haven't touched my guitars in a year

IF I DON'T PLAY THEM BADLY, WHO WILL?!?

12/6/2010 11:59:47 AM

^^Appreciate the tips man.

And yea the ME-70 has the 4-band EQ which should give me a lot of tweaking room I'm hoping. It's definitely nice to pick something up like this for cheaper than I was even looking at paying for a 2x12.

Honestly, with the pedal in front of it for EQ purposes, I don't see any reason that I won't be using this as my home practice amp even for CTA material. It really sounds better for those songs than the little solid-state amp I have kept around to play at low volumes when I lived in apartments for years. Now that I own a home, I can get this V32 up to respectable volumes without a second thought of neighbors and the tone through detuned guitars with active pickups is not half bad for metal

[Edited on December 6, 2010 at 12:03 PM. Reason : .]

12/6/2010 12:03:20 PM

^^ i'll take em

12/6/2010 4:29:23 PM

Talking to someone on Craigslist. The guy doesn't know a ton about guitars and is selling a bunch of guitar stuff near me. Everything he has listed is really dirt cheap prices. For example he is asking $110 for an Epiphone SG that TO ME looks like the G-400. He is at work and doesn't know the model # off hand so I'm going to have him check it but this is the picture:



1) $110 for a G-400 is a pretty solid price correct? I usually see them used around $200.

2) any opinions on whether that is a G-400 just based off that small picture. The cheaper models (Specials) don't have the same style pickguard, if any at all, and the other big SG epiphone makes (310 maybe?) has the full pickguard I think. I could be wrong though. The only other ones I know off are the faded and/or vintage models of the G400 which I know are slightly cheaper than the straight G400 but I don't recall why.

Also, I don't know if the Epiphones say the actual model on the headstock or anywhere so I was trying to find out the ways to distinctly tell which model it was when I see it in person if he doesn't know still.

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 2:08 PM. Reason : .]

12/9/2010 1:54:04 PM

word, if you don't want it i might. Are there Elitist Epiphone SGs?

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12/9/2010 3:41:41 PM

They made them at some point but I hardly ever see them for sale. Doubt I would get lucky enough that he is selling an Elitist model for $110 Would be awesome though.

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM. Reason : .]

12/9/2010 3:52:53 PM

I want to at some point get a solid actual nice guitar that will do more than just metal. My ESP is close but its super light and doesn't have that thick sound that SGs and LPs have, but i'm way too poor for either of those right now.

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12/9/2010 3:54:16 PM

Yea. I would love a Gibson SG or LP but I just don't feel like spending the money, hence the looking at Epiphones. I have had my eye on an SG for years, but since I don't need one for anything I've just been waiting for a great deal and ran across this.

My S prestige is a pretty versatile guitar but I have been keeping my buddy's Telecaster at my place lately to use as well. Throw an SG in there and I think I'd have a lot of bases covered.

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM. Reason : .]

12/9/2010 3:56:59 PM

Telecasters are pretty boss also

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12/9/2010 4:13:51 PM

Definitely. The one I'm borrowing plays pretty nice. We used a great little G&L one on our last record for almost any part that had full chords (ie not a lot of riffing) for the rhythm guitar.

12/9/2010 4:16:25 PM

Picked it up tonight. $110 for the guitar, strap, and brand new Epiphone hard case. I have to figure out exactly what model it is but it is definitely one of the nicer Epiphone ones.

12/9/2010 7:14:57 PM

i've decided i want a real les paul standard. what is a reasonable price to expect to pay for a used one these days? the ones i've seen on craigslist are $texas.

12/9/2010 7:21:46 PM

Shit I wish I played guitar where expensive is $700. The Moog Voyager XL I want is $5k.

12/9/2010 7:40:49 PM

don't be mistaken, you can pay as much as you want for a guitar. the guitar center in town has several in the the $30k+ range.

12/9/2010 8:05:18 PM

A contemporary LP Standard (say newer than '90) is going to run you at least $1400.

12/9/2010 11:44:38 PM

I often wish I had decided to be a drummer instead of a guitarist. Not out of enjoyment, rather because it is always so hard to find a decent drummer who is interested in doing a part-time type gig.

It seems like all the good drummers near me are looking for high-commitment type projects and the only ones interested in 1 practice a week type gigs are not very good. To make matters worse, the ones that are decent and interested near me all seem to be interested in country or terrible contemporary praise and worship.

/musician blog

PS I am continually surprised at how many "drummers" there are out there who can't keep a steady beat. Maybe I was just spoiled with the amount of decent musicians in NC when I was growing up...

12/16/2010 4:11:13 PM

Yeah if i sat around for years practicing 16th notes for hours to a metronome i wouldn't want to jam once a week either

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12/16/2010 4:15:35 PM

haha, well I'm not looking for marco minnemann or anything. We're just looking for a drummer who can keep a good beat and is interested in more straight up rock (pixies, built to spill, early weezer, arcade fire, etc.).

Obviously I understand there are people out there who are wanting to practice several days a week and gig every weekend and that's fine but I'm just surprised I've had the trouble finding someone decent with a similar agenda as the 3 people I have together right now. Myself, the other guitarist, and the bass player all click really well and are on the same page as far as time commitment for the band goes. I guess we just got lucky meeting each other.

[Edited on December 16, 2010 at 4:23 PM. Reason : .]

12/16/2010 4:22:22 PM

haha i'd be totally down to play drums for that type of thing, if i had a drum set. But if i had a drumset i would probably practice blast beats until i could play some kvlt black metal shitty music.

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12/16/2010 4:30:39 PM

haha. Yea I'm enjoying this foray into rock. It's a lot more laid back and relaxing at practice than I am used to.

12/16/2010 4:39:52 PM

Welcome to the world of respectable music .

I found my new favorite fuzz pedal...I accidentally plugged a regular EHX power supply into my old Boss PH-1 Phaser (which is supposed to use an old ACA supply). It no longer phases, but it makes an awesome old-school fuzz (think "Satisfaction") whether it's turned on or not. Good times.

12/16/2010 7:21:09 PM

^lol

and whats the fun if people respect you? i like playing my shit and having people go "this sux"

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12/16/2010 7:35:47 PM

Wait, what the fuck...

I'm retarded.


Anyway, did you assholes get anything axe-related for Christmas?

[Edited on December 25, 2010 at 3:22 PM. Reason : k]

12/25/2010 3:21:29 PM

I bought myself a new P Bass. It has a J Bass neck, which I didn't think I'd like, but something about this one struck me. Also looking for an Ampeg GU-12 or AC-12 to mod.

12/25/2010 7:04:56 PM

I got my multi-fx pedal and a new amp but I started using both awhile before Christmas

Looks like we might have found a drummer and might start working on some originals in between practicing the weezer covers. Really hoping the drummer works out. He's a nice guy who is an acquaintance through various means to the 3 of us currently playing. None of us knew he played drums until last week though. Funny how that works out sometimes. Although trying out someone you already know is sort of a double-edged sword: If they work out it is worlds better than finding someone on craigslist, but if they aren't what you are looking for it just makes it that much more awkward.

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 1:18 PM. Reason : .]

12/29/2010 1:15:47 PM

anyone on here ever used a microKorg Analog Modeling Synthesizer (and vocoder)?

12/30/2010 11:23:08 AM

Yeah, they're lots of fun.

12/30/2010 11:45:02 AM

cool. For the price they look like they have a lot of features and a nice layout and seem to get positive reviews on a few sites I've looked at. Not sure when I'll get one since I just got a bunch of new guitar equipment recently but maybe after I sell some pedals that I don't really need.

12/30/2010 11:49:51 AM

LOL

i just sold a microkorg

they are indeed a lot of fun

12/30/2010 11:54:32 AM

haha.

my only concern is trying to figure out how much I will actually use this in the 2nd band I'm playing with or will I end up spending a few hundred bucks to just noodle around on a synth in my bonus room?

12/30/2010 11:59:04 AM

You can find a used one for $250-275, and get all your money back out if you find you don't use it. As far at the money goes, it's a pretty safe experiment.

However, I think this is cooler, all-analog, and only runs $60:



Granted, it's much less versatile, but I found myself skipping a lot of the arpeggiated and pad sounds on the MicroKorg.

12/30/2010 12:19:11 PM

^I think most people would be happier with the sounds they get from those than the more complicated synths, and they're easier for a "guitar guy" to work considering they have basically the same components as some of the pedals. As far as the super-simple 1-osc synths, I like the Gakken SX-150, it only has 2 resonance controls, but it has a simple envelope in addition to the LFO, but the Monotron is probably easier to aquire and looks a bit better.

12/30/2010 1:15:54 PM

The main things for me is realtime controls. I preferred my Novation K-Station to the MicroKorg because 90% of its controls were assigned to a knob and it was easier to tweak while playing, despite the fact that the Korg sounded better. There's also a personal bias element, as I don't think I've ever kept a piece of digital music gear for more than a couple months before I ditched it for a comparable analog piece.

12/30/2010 7:30:38 PM

Yeah, I can definitely understand that bit about the knobs. I bought the Boss ME70 over any of their GT series multifx for that same reason. The ME70 is set up with tons of knobs for realtime adjustment whereas the GT series (while offering more in general) is only edited through buttons and the little digital screen.

12/30/2010 7:47:53 PM

That's what I have my Nord for. SERIOUS GUITAR DISCUSSION.

1/2/2011 9:59:45 PM

^^^The multiple knobs and additional features and parameters push some people away, not to mention the price

But I too like analog and tons of knobs, thus the andromeda:


[Edited on January 2, 2011 at 11:01 PM. Reason : ]

1/2/2011 11:00:48 PM

I started a gear/local music blog this week

check it out

http://diyshoegazer.tumblr.com

[Edited on January 3, 2011 at 2:56 PM. Reason : .]

1/3/2011 2:55:45 PM

i'll play, jamie.

1/3/2011 4:55:47 PM

^^ are you color blind?

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1/3/2011 10:50:16 PM

^LOL

1/3/2011 11:00:01 PM

I'd highly recommend the Korg R3 over the Microkorg.

1/3/2011 11:23:31 PM

I changed the colors--but not for you AstralAdvent. It was for my friends who claimed that their eyes were bleeding.

1/4/2011 10:40:36 AM

Fine i will stick to reading mannsworld

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1/4/2011 12:50:03 PM

Bought myself a USA-made V32 1x12 combo today. I missed the head I had and the price was good.

I'm simultaneously disappointed and relieved that I like it more than my Carr amp. While I think the Carr sounds objectively "better" (a little crisper, and a touch more bass from the quality speakers), I prefer the sound of the Crate. It's a little gutsier all around, which is what that Vox sound is all about.

1/18/2011 4:00:30 AM

good stuff

I have really liked my V32 1x12 since I bought it. With the EQ running in front of the amp I have really been able to get a great rock tone for whatever I am playing.

1/18/2011 3:44:53 PM

My bass player picked up an Ibanez Tube Screamer this weekend. Live he has a different overdrive and fuzz pedal setup he'll use but it is always nice to have a TS around (at least imo) and it was a great deal. I think I'll make our other guitar player use it live since it definitely sounds better than his current overdrive. He is using a great little fender amp that sounds really good with cleans and also a little of that dirty, bluesy overdrive. However, for a lot of the weezer songs we are doing we just need a thicker overdrive and I think a TS will really help.

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 10:59 AM. Reason : .]

1/24/2011 10:51:02 AM

Anyone want a couple broken pedals? Both are in pretty bad shape, but I'll just give them to whomever wants them...

I've got a DOD FX50-B Overdrive Plus pedal and green Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer pedal. The TS9 was the jam.

[Edited on February 25, 2011 at 5:39 PM. Reason : no power supplies.]

2/25/2011 5:38:46 PM

whats wrong with the tubescreamer??

2/25/2011 6:09:10 PM

It don't work.

no battery cover, lose drive knob, and somethings wrong with the actual function of the pedal. i don't know how to work on them and i'm not going to pay someone to fix them as little as i'd use them.

[Edited on February 25, 2011 at 6:22 PM. Reason : it could be a really simple fix, i just have 0 knowledge of them.]

2/25/2011 6:14:31 PM