Skinnyman Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 My birthday approaches and my beloved wife has offered to put a few hundred pounds towards a guitar (“or whatever you’d like”). Clearly, this makes her a keeper and underlines the wisdom of my marrying her in the first place but here’s my dilemma….. I can’t think of anything I really want. I can add more to the birthday money from the recent sale of a bass and some car stuff so I’ve probably got £1000 or so to spend if I really wanted. But nothing is floating my boat. Not guitars, amps, basses, keyboards….. Nothing. Does this mean that I’m cured? Or ill? If I can’t think of something soon I’ll end up with a dressing gown. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Skinnyman said: Or ill? This 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 You could put it towards a Porsche... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, leftybassman392 said: You could put it towards a Porsche... Been there, done that, flogged it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Maybe a trip to a decent music shop could help? Something may catch your eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I'm with you on this. I don't want anything these days, weird isn't it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Maybe an Axe FX 3 mk2 and FC ? (Porsche was probably cheaper ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 I think I’m cured. I have GAS for a load of pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Pedal GAS? That makes you sound like a petrol salesman. What sound shapers have caught your eye and inflamed your desire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 My gigging rig is the GR55, a Korg keyboard and my K-line which I put through a Simplifier 0watt amp. All that goes to a mixer so I can balance levels and EQ before sending a stereo signal to the PA. I want to be able to add some FX (reverb, chorus and delay) to both the guitar and synth signals (the GR55 patches all have their own FX set up onboard) as well as having some FX (overdrive/distortion) just for the guitar. I may also get an acoustic IR modeller to improve the acoustic emulation on the GR55 - or not, it’s pretty impressive anyway so the small improvement I might get isn’t worth it for the Dog’n’Spittle. But, you know….new pedal. Hmmmm. GAS is cured! Who was I kidding? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I actually bought my first pedals in 11 years not long ago. In truth I've never been that big on drowning the guitar's natural sound in mush of one sort or anoth... but I digress. Anyhoo, I got one of these: and one of these: After playing with them for a while, I thought to myself "fuck me, pedal technology has moved along a bit since I last looked!" I do like them though, even though I have no foreseeable opportunity to use them in anger. In fact, I may well invest in a looper as well: I'd like to look at an RC-30, but not sure I can justify the outlay for home noodling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) As I’m plugging delay and reverb into the fx loop on my mixer, I wanted stereo effects so I ended up with a cheapo behringer reverb…. ….and a T-Rex delay…. I’ve had an RC2 for years….. …and use it a lot. I’ve yet to find a need for it at gigs but for trying ideas at home or practicing tricky sections, it’s brilliant. I did go crazy a few years ago and buy an RC30* but it blew my little brain and I could never get my head round it so I flogged it. * One of these RC30s… …not one of these… …although I’ve always lusted after one and if I ever found a decent one at a sensible price I might still be tempted. Edited February 8, 2022 by Skinnyman Clarity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
