got the tax return so....

I bought:
M-Audio BX5a studio monitors (they sound awesome btw)
18 Dunlop Jazz III guitar picks (black)
Danelectro Tremelo Pedal
Danelectro Vibrato Pedal
Boss Compression/Sustainer Pedal
Korg Guitar GA 30 Tuner
Two guitar hanger wall mounts for my two acoustic guitars that are virtually unplayable and will now be considered "art."

I love buying new gear....is there anything better than buying yourself some stuff and then getting to try it out?
seriously....all things considered, could this be better than sex?

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You like the Boss better than the Dyna?

Yeah Doug. Thoughts please on the compressor. I went with the BBE instead of the Boss for my bass and have been pleased, but it was a coin toss.

well,
i've never had any issues with purchasing boss/roland gear for one. but boss pedals usually have 1-2 more knobs (to finer manipulate sound) which is a big sell, being a former digital-rack nerd et al.

100% of the time boss pedals have done what i've expected them to and i currently own and operate five of them in my rig with the 6th on the way.
so, i guess i'm more likely to just buy one of them before anything else.

unless i'm buying a cheap noisemaker like the danelectro vibrato and tremelo. if i get one good "part" or song idea out of those things, it's was worth the investment anyway...

are there better brands of pedals? maybe, probably...
i love the bbe sonic maximizer. i have a 362 rack but, i'm thinking of getting the pedal and an e.q. pedal combined with the graphic e.q. currently in the efx loop with the bbe 362.

anyone have a big muff pi?

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you could get a 4x12 for less than $500....but that's about it.

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this thread died already?
c'mon....

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Sorry Doug, my dreams of being a rapper died about 2 years ago. I just didn't have love for it, even though I knew I was good.

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I play music about as well as I dunk.

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Are we talking a nerf hoop or a 10 foot rim?

Nerf Hoop dunking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpg7q9u8VCk

OK Doug, I'm game for some more gear talk.

I had just heard not great things about the Boss comp. It seems like it was about being more noisy than most. I haven't really messed around with comps much though. Its next on my list to look at, that or a chorus.

Right now I got an Ibanez->Original Crybaby->Boss DS-1-> Tweak-O (a homemade booster w/ some clipping)->Line 6 DL4->Small SS Marshall Combo Amp with switchable gain channel.

I'm pretty happy with it. I made the Tweak-O from a kit from SmallBear Electronics, but added a few modifications.

cool...
i always wanted to build a pedal.

57 fender reissue>digitech whammy>vox wah>boss dd6 delay>boss ce1 chorus>danelectro flanger>boss sd-1>boss noise gate>peavey triple xxx through a marshall lead 1960A.
and a bbe and a bbe 362 in the head efx loop...
i have a ds-1 but i'm not using it currently.

the gate pedal is an absolute necessity.

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To build isn't too hard really. I ran into some message boards (imagine that) about it and just read for a few months. Then I picked out an easy one and decided to give it a try. I'm no expert solder guy, but its not real hard. The kit I used came with a perf board with is just a small board with a bunch of holes in a grid. The kit tells you where to put everything so you just have to be sure the solder doesn't short out to a nearby hole, but is strong enough. The pedal isn't a great sound, but it was a good start. You can download a schematic of just about everything. I'm actually thinking of modifying the DS-1 since that is a real poplular way to go also. Turn a $40 pedal into a $200 boutique sound.

So are you in a band or just a noisemaker for personal enjoyment?

i was in an actively gigging band(s) of originals from 97-01.
but for the past 5 years just writing and recording with a core group of guys in the band(s). we plan on starting with acoustic open mics this summer.
some old stuff:

http://www.myspace.com/thenervesession

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Interesting sound you got there, doug. I like it though. Stinkfinger informs me you'll be thrashing around at Mastodon in May, BTW?

yes....we will be there.

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I look forward to a good show that night. Try not to throw me too far during "Iron Tusk", k?

k...as long as you don't elbow me in the face during blood mountain...

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God I just love that name, The Big Muff. You're a guitar guy right? Our regular bass player has one that he uses and it does some pretty cool shit to his tone. Not sure what it would do with a guitar tone though.

I almost got the 362 when I was gonna drop dime on rack equipment and a new rig, but the funds dried up with other crap. Ended up getting the stompbox version which has worked great for me.

yeah, i'm a guitar guys.
so the bbe pedal sounds good then....sweet. i figured it would. i'm totally leaning in that direction. kinda hard to spend money on another version of the same thing though. i suppose if i start playing electric sets again, i'll get rid of the 2 space rackmount.....

dumped the new pedals into my board last night. i need to by a 9v wall wart though. and fit in my flanger. time to make some custom cables....
the vibrato is pretty cool, the tremelo is killer!, and the CS-3 does exactly what I expected. really smoothes out the leads. a little noisy, but not too terrible....the ns-2 covers it up nicely.

yeah....big muff! I have to own one for name alone..

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jazz III picks are the way to go. no more surfboard classic fender style flat picks for me ever again.

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