Re: Setup of the day

Flurko · Post by **Flurko** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:53 pm

This evening's spaghetti session with a more electronics-focused friend :

(Also can you spot the other friend who wasn't supposed to be subjected to all this racket of a Thursday night?)

SonicJazz · Post by **SonicJazz** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:24 pm

Flurko wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:53 pm

(Also can you spot the other friend who wasn't supposed to be subjected to all this racket of a Thursday night?)

Gotcha

How cute!

The red wooden toylike box caught my attention. Some kind of sound generating machine?

Flurko · Post by **Flurko** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:34 pm

SonicJazz wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:24 pm

Flurko wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:53 pm

(Also can you spot the other friend who wasn't supposed to be subjected to all this racket of a Thursday night?)
Gotcha
How cute!

The red wooden toylike box caught my attention. Some kind of sound generating machine?

He's the best, we had to take care of leaving absolutely no cable on the floor because it would have become his dinner.

The red thing is a Hurgy-Toy, basically a miniature hurdy-gurdy made by a local luthier called Léo Maurel.

We recorded the jam we made, it's a bit weird but has cool parts, there :

https://youtu.be/GOhQwDv_0HM?si=IBp48MB71UQDF-ED

SonicJazz · Post by **SonicJazz** » Sat Sep 14, 2024 4:34 am

Flurko wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:53 pm

The red thing is a Hurgy-Toy, basically a miniature hurdy-gurdy made by a local luthier called Léo Maurel.

We recorded the jam we made, it's a bit weird but has cool parts, there :

https://youtu.be/GOhQwDv_0HM?si=IBp48MB71UQDF-ED

Interesting, both that sound machine and the session. Seems like you had fun

therizzla · Post by **therizzla** » Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:16 am

A friend from my days at the music store I worked at years ago is coming by to jam so I rearranged the guest/jam room! Also, I scored a Hercules rack for $25 last weekend!

Update: My friend has a very clean ‘66 Twin Reverb and compared my modded UL Twin favorably to his. The Special is really a great amp, greater than the sum of its parts for sure. I’ll never find a better amp for $89!

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:59 am

Haven’t posted in here for awhile… This has been my setup lately.

Jazzmasters > ‘64 Reverb Unit > ‘65 Showman/oversized 4x10 cab or ‘71 Super Reverb head/1x15” JBL D130F cab

Post by **zhivago** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:06 pm

Fender Heaven!!!!

Ursa Minor · Post by **Ursa Minor** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:55 pm

^ Fender heaven is right!

That OTM Jazz turned out great! Love seeing these all together!

Post by **OffYourFace** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:16 pm

I can’t believe you still have that Showman Steven. A bit loud for your living room ya?

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:43 pm

zhivago wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:06 pm
Fender Heaven!!!!

Truly is!

it’s also super refreshing to play without any pedals. Just guitar, reverb, and trem from the amp.

Ursa Minor wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:55 pm
^ Fender heaven is right! That OTM Jazz turned out great! Love seeing these all together!

It really did! It plays and sounds SO GOOD.

OffYourFace wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:16 pm
I can’t believe you still have that Showman Steven. A bit loud for your living room ya?

Oh, it makes no sense at all! I’m in an apartment after all… I actually ran into my neighbour the other day and she said “I was beginning to think you moved out, I never see or hear you!”

I guess I lucked out in this building.

And yeah! Still have the Showman… I hated it for years…But then I realized, I don’t dislike Showman amps, I just dislike 12” speakers. 10s and 15s? Yep! Can’t do 12s…

therizzla · Post by **therizzla** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:52 pm

StevenO wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:43 pm

OffYourFace wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:16 pm
I can’t believe you still have that Showman Steven. A bit loud for your living room ya?
Oh, it makes no sense at all! I’m in an apartment after all… I actually ran into my neighbour the other day and she said “I was beginning to think you moved out, I never see or hear you!” I guess I lucked out in this building.

And yeah! Still have the Showman… I hated it for years…But then I realized, I don’t dislike Showman amps, I just dislike 12” speakers. 10s and 15s? Yep! Can’t do 12s…

If your Showman is anything like my Twin it's a nice apartment amp too! I keep my Twin at roughly 1.8 on the volume in my apartment and it still sounds pretty full. I like the WGS ET90s I installed in it but I plugged it into my 1x15 cab last week and I think I liked it better through the 15".

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:04 pm

The volume knob on mine is wonky (looks stock, though) and it doesn’t get LOUD until 4 on the volume knob. Before that, it’s a pretty good apartment at 3 on the dial. My Super Reverb at 2 is another story… 🫨

therizzla · Post by **therizzla** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:04 pm

StevenO wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:04 pm
The volume knob on mine is wonky (looks stock, though) and it doesn’t get LOUD until 4 on the volume knob. Before that, it’s a pretty good apartment at 3 on the dial. My Super Reverb at 2 is another story… 🫨

What year is that Super Reverb?

StevenO · Post by **StevenO** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 2:28 am

It’s a ‘71, from what I remember. The original cab has been chopped down to a head format and the OT has been switched to an 8 ohm so it can be plugged into a wider arrange of cabs. It’s easily one of the best Super Reverbs I’ve ever played/heard. It was also modified for a post phase inverter master volume (in the back of the amp where the grounding switch was) and that makes the amp basically perfect.