the happiness, excitement, and general contentedness thread

[Achtane]

I thought I'd give this fancy-schmancy canvas transfer a whirl.



The transfer isn't perfect, I think I didn't let it sit long enough because it was a bit difficult to get the film off without it raising up and forming impossible-to-smooth-out bubbles. Copious amounts of small bubbles. Whatever, you can only see the badness when the light hits it so I'm happy.

[01010111]

That looks great! And it's not like people are going to be looking at that part of the guitar much anyway.

[mathias]

I thought I'd give this fancy-schmancy canvas transfer a whirl.



The transfer isn't perfect, I think I didn't let it sit long enough because it was a bit difficult to get the film off without it raising up and forming impossible-to-smooth-out bubbles. Copious amounts of small bubbles. Whatever, you can only see the badness when the light hits it so I'm happy.

Small bubbles may disappear within 24-48 hours. If not, you can always use a really sharp pin to puncture the bubbles and then use a squeegee to smooth it out.

[tuffteef]

so i sold my m5 and the guy from cubiseffects turned up at my door to pick it up
pretty coo

[madmax1012]

so i sold my m5 and the guy from cubiseffects turned up at my door to pick it up
pretty coo

so i'm assuming the M5 wasn't a keeper after all

[siamesegun]

So, after MONTHS of no practice my band got together last night and jammed. We smoked three different types of hash, plugged in, someone started riffing and then the jam WAS ON...

For two hours straight.

It was the most fun I've personally had since forever and the music we made was so amazing I'm hoping everyone is as affected as I am so we can start making music like that. It was the greatest feeling to be with my four best friends/bandmates just grinning like and idiot because what we were doing was beyond anything we've ever done. It went from Mogwai style post to bonecrushing core to super sludge-y doom to really ambient and space-y goodness and everywhere in-between.

Also, I found some pedals in my garage late last week (DOD Death Metal and Flashback Fuzz) and tried them out to see if I could push them into goodness and I was surprised how much fun I had with the Death Metal Pedal. The Flashback is busted, methinks. Gnarly high pitched squeals (not the good kind). After all that though (and tons of cable routing because I'm all out of patch cables) I ended up liking my tone the best when I ran through my good old GK 1001RB. The break up when I overdrive the input just enough is so magical... I forgot how awesome my equipment can sound without fuzz I had been using it for so long. The only pedals I used yesterday were my Echo Park and Bassballs (which I never really got the hang of using until yesterday) in tasteful amounts from time to time.

My passion for music was rekindled yesterday. A true holiday in my book.

[mathias]

So, after MONTHS of no practice my band got together last night and jammed. We smoked three different types of hash, plugged in, someone started riffing and then the jam WAS ON...

For two hours straight.

It was the most fun I've personally had since forever and the music we made was so amazing I'm hoping everyone is as affected as I am so we can start making music like that. It was the greatest feeling to be with my four best friends/bandmates just grinning like and idiot because what we were doing was beyond anything we've ever done. It went from Mogwai style post to bonecrushing core to super sludge-y doom to really ambient and space-y goodness and everywhere in-between.

Also, I found some pedals in my garage late last week (DOD Death Metal and Flashback Fuzz) and tried them out to see if I could push them into goodness and I was surprised how much fun I had with the Death Metal Pedal. The Flashback is busted, methinks. Gnarly high pitched squeals (not the good kind). After all that though (and tons of cable routing because I'm all out of patch cables) I ended up liking my tone the best when I ran through my good old GK 1001RB. The break up when I overdrive the input just enough is so magical... I forgot how awesome my equipment can sound without fuzz I had been using it for so long. The only pedals I used yesterday were my Echo Park and Bassballs (which I never really got the hang of using until yesterday) in tasteful amounts from time to time.

My passion for music was rekindled yesterday. A true holiday in my book.

I need to come jam with you guys

Also, I've got a bassballs, I've used it in all sorts of weird contexts. The best (and current application) is to make it fill out the sound of a contact mic shaker. The piezo disc puts out an initial very hard attack but usually has no sustain. The Bassballs turns it into a big burp, especially with the distortion on. That into reverb or delay and you've got contact mic nirvana in a simple form, IMHO. The note decay through a Bassballs on guitar or bass is great, too. Now that I think about it, I need to see what a Bassballs -> AB-Synth in oscillation mode does with note decay. SHOULD BE CRAZY.

[dubkitty]

been reading the "Filter Pedal" thread in "Gear," since filters are an abiding interest of mine. got turned on to the Emma DiscumBOBulator, a lovely-sounding envelope filter that i'm morally obligated to like because i'm also named Bob. started browsing around this morning to see what they cost and discovered that 1) they're well north of $200 and 2) they're discontinued in lieu of an revamped version that's supposed to be coming soon. glumly Googled around and found a used one out of a shop in Portland which i could squeeze onto the credit card i've been faithfully paying down despite my unemployment and got it for $190 shipped

[siamesegun]

I need to come jam with you guys

Also, I've got a bassballs, I've used it in all sorts of weird contexts. The best (and current application) is to make it fill out the sound of a contact mic shaker. The piezo disc puts out an initial very hard attack but usually has no sustain. The Bassballs turns it into a big burp, especially with the distortion on. That into reverb or delay and you've got contact mic nirvana in a simple form, IMHO. The note decay through a Bassballs on guitar or bass is great, too. Now that I think about it, I need to see what a Bassballs -> AB-Synth in oscillation mode does with note decay. SHOULD BE CRAZY.

You'd be more than welcome! If you're ever in the Purdue University area, hit me up!

I wish I had the available fundage to be able to experiment with pedals that I actually want, but I did find that the Bassballs with sensitivity at 12 o'clock and distortion switch up made for a really great tasteful effect on what I was playing. Minus the fact that I hate how it tracks below E.

[DarkAxel]

been reading the "Filter Pedal" thread in "Gear," since filters are an abiding interest of mine. got turned on to the Emma DiscumBOBulator, a lovely-sounding envelope filter that i'm morally obligated to like because i'm also named Bob. started browsing around this morning to see what they cost and discovered that 1) they're well north of $200 and 2) they're discontinued in lieu of an revamped version that's supposed to be coming soon. glumly Googled around and found a used one out of a shop in Portland which i could squeeze onto the credit card i've been faithfully paying down despite my unemployment and got it for $190 shipped

i believe it was me who mentioned that certain pedal i congratulate you

[dubkitty]

yes, it was, and i thank you.

[DarkAxel]

you're welcome, i'm happy i helped

[Achtane]

siamesegun, that's fucking awesome. Moments like that make all the crap disappear.

[mathias]

Last night I sleepwalked into the office, surfed eBay, and bid on a ZVex nano head. I didn't bid much, so I probably won't get it, but is a hilarious and surprising present for my waking self from my sleeping self.

PS None of you are allowed to go and outbid me for lulz. I know I'm probably going to lose, but getting a zvex nano head this cheap would be awesome. Especially considering my lame apartment building noise restrictions and the fact that my Weber attenuator still hasn't come..

[dubkitty]

seriously, that's the only envelope filter i've heard recently that i like at all. most of them seem to be voiced for bass or something...they've got this weird artificially flat kind of tone to them that's really unpleasant to my ear when combined with guitar and distortion. so when i heard the Emma i was all

now i just need to find a job so i can afford to get the tap-tempo Gyroscope and one of those Ghost Effects Buzzarounds and i'll be ready to go to heaven, boy.