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Re: Setup of the day

Post by 46346 » Tue May 10, 2022 12:26 am

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I guess this is a good place to ask. Years ago, I put together a partsocaster Duo Sonic out of mostly vintage parts. After a few years, I sold it off and lost track of it and from time to time I wonder if it's still out there or what's happened to it, does anyone recognize this?

60's Duo Sonic body stripped and stained matched to a late 60's Musicmaster neck. Pickups are newer ones but I forget who wound them. Some of the hardware is Callaham including the round string tee.

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that's pretty tasty! would love to see it turn up.

been enjoying the recent posts on this thread.
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Re: Setup of the day

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I probably haven’t contributed to this thread since 2009 or something.

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that YGM is really neato. i had been on the prowl for a YGM-3 years ago, but leave it to y'all Canadiennes to harbor the coolest.
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Re: Setup of the day

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suddenly my 2013-2016 band is back, and the Firemist Jazzblaster is pressed back into service. good timing, as she had a good once-over as pandemic times allowed me to catch up on my amateur guitar and amp tech work.

the band also affords atmospheric touches from the Wurly model 200A, which is super vibey with built-in tremolo.

both the Wurly and the Jazzy get their own Telefunken ECC82 preamp channel in the Echolette, with freshly serviced tape delay by yours truly. i've been after that unit for decades, and finally found a worthy example last month.

my trusty EH 16 delay for looping, a DBA Evil Filter and Ottobit for processing, and Moog Super Delay for more modulated spacey atmospherics. main amps are 3 Monkeys Grease Monkey and a 1959 Magnatone 260. and just when my mates think they've heard it all, i kick in the Leslie 18 rotating speaker (fed by a hand-wired AC-15) to take it super-wide.

all in service to a 22-minute film score, performed live at our place. sounding good, it's just about gigging time!
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Re: Setup of the day

Post by Ursa Minor » Wed May 11, 2022 8:38 pm

^ Amazing setup. :-* How are you liking the Echolette? Was it tough to get it going? I also scored one last month 8) but I haven't fired it up yet. Its in great shape but needs a a power cable, new loop, and a fuse. Hoping it won't be a massive undertaking beyond those relatively simple fixes.
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Re: Setup of the day

Post by garyfanclub » Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am

Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

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Re: Setup of the day

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Spending a little time with my old '76 Custom today with one of my typically wild setups.

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Re: Setup of the day

Post by Jonesie » Thu May 12, 2022 12:39 pm

garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am
Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

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So the Barbershop goes well with the Ampeg thing? I have an old Jet that I love and it's definitely a bit finicky with OD's. I'm using a double rock right now, which sounds fantastic, but I'm always looking for something else. Is the Barbershop a Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker real low gain type thing?

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Re: Setup of the day

Post by garyfanclub » Thu May 12, 2022 12:50 pm

Jonesie wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 12:39 pm
garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am
Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

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So the Barbershop goes well with the Ampeg thing? I have an old Jet that I love and it's definitely a bit finicky with OD's. I'm using a double rock right now, which sounds fantastic, but I'm always looking for something else. Is the Barbershop a Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker real low gain type thing?
Works great! I use it for sort of Zuma-era Neil Young type tones on lead breaks and it does the trick. The Barbershop is pretty versatile, as the Sag knob can take it from tweedy crunch on to the far left (CCW), to loud and transparent clean boost when pushed fully CW. Best to think of the Sag knob as a voltage knob, left is starved and browner sounding, right is cleaner and tighter, so that function really defines the character of the pedal. Adjust Drive to taste from there. The Volume and Sag are interactive, so if the volume is a bit low with the Sag turned CCW, turn up the volume and you'll get some crunch back. I'm not a high gain guy and it's got plenty of juice for my purposes.

I've also got a Morning Glory, not really my cup of tea - I find the BS to be much more unique and amp like rather than "pedally" like the MG. Maybe I should give the MG another shot? I don't think the BS is based on anything in particular, to my knowledge.

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Re: Setup of the day

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garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 12:50 pm
Jonesie wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 12:39 pm
garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am
Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

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So the Barbershop goes well with the Ampeg thing? I have an old Jet that I love and it's definitely a bit finicky with OD's. I'm using a double rock right now, which sounds fantastic, but I'm always looking for something else. Is the Barbershop a Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker real low gain type thing?
Works great! I use it for sort of Zuma-era Neil Young type tones on lead breaks and it does the trick. The Barbershop is pretty versatile, as the Sag knob can take it from tweedy crunch on to the far left (CCW), to loud and transparent clean boost when pushed fully CW. Best to think of the Sag knob as a voltage knob, left is starved and browner sounding, right is cleaner and tighter, so that function really defines the character of the pedal. Adjust Drive to taste from there. The Volume and Sag are interactive, so if the volume is a bit low with the Sag turned CCW, turn up the volume and you'll get some crunch back. I'm not a high gain guy and it's got plenty of juice for my purposes.

I've also got a Morning Glory, not really my cup of tea - I find the BS to be much more unique and amp like rather than "pedally" like the MG. Maybe I should give the MG another shot? I don't think the BS is based on anything in particular, to my knowledge.
Awesome, thank you! I just got rid of my MG recently, I liked it at first, but the more I played it the more I realized I just kinda liked it as a clean boost, and even then it was a bit "hi-fi" for my taste.

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Re: Setup of the day

Post by 46346 » Sun May 15, 2022 11:45 pm

Jonesie wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 12:39 pm
garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am
Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

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So the Barbershop goes well with the Ampeg thing? I have an old Jet that I love and it's definitely a bit finicky with OD's. I'm using a double rock right now, which sounds fantastic, but I'm always looking for something else. Is the Barbershop a Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker real low gain type thing?

man i love the Reverberocket 2! it was the first vintage amp i restored, back in the 90's and still among my more trusted gigsters.
i also have two 60's Jets, and all three Ampegs have taken overdrives very well.
in fact i was kind of shocked at the roaring rich tone that came out of my first Jet when i plugged a Fulldrive 2 into it!

let me know if i can help. i restored the RR2, but both my Jets are original untouched circuits. i should re-cap them, i know, but the sound...
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Re: Setup of the day

Post by Flurko » Sun May 15, 2022 11:48 pm

It looks like I will never be able to take a clean picture in the dark practice room we play it, but my "band" setup seems pretty stable now :

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Last time I brought my Epi SG, the EHX power amp pedal was way too dark. Now with the lipstick-equipped 7 string, it balances perfectly the shrillness of some of the high notes. The cheap American Sound pedal (sold as Harley Benton here, and as Joyo and many other brandings elsewhere) is very usable for some quick EQ and adding just a little warmth. Funnily the DS2 provides a very light overdrive when it's fed light output lipsticks, allowing me to use my broken behringer overdrive for huge wall of fuzz/sunn-ish drone freakouts.

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Re: Setup of the day

Post by 46346 » Mon May 16, 2022 12:02 am

Ursa Minor wrote:
Wed May 11, 2022 8:38 pm
^ Amazing setup. :-* How are you liking the Echolette? Was it tough to get it going? I also scored one last month 8) but I haven't fired it up yet. Its in great shape but needs a a power cable, new loop, and a fuse. Hoping it won't be a massive undertaking beyond those relatively simple fixes.

i got lucky with this Echolette, it's fantastic. it's my 2nd attempt... the first i bought on eBay for cheap enough, but haven't gotten playback from the
tape yet, even though it's seen some service work. it does sound great as a preamp, worth what i paid, but i'm overdue to get it to a tech who i met who understands these units. he's two hours away...

but i encountered this 2nd Echolette at a pawn shop while traveling, i was able to plug in and hear the tape work. it was warbly and messy, but i
could tell that it wasn't too far off. i cleaned and lubed all the rolling parts, and got a new pinch roller. and cut some new tape from my old stock.
it can really go over the top with saturation and oscillation, or just be beautifully lush in tone over countless repeats. it has the original Telefunken tubes and they are good and strong.

so, the short answer is: One has been difficult, and the other was easy. i'm concerned about your fuse, sometimes a missing fuse signals that
something went wrong and somebody pulled it but never figured out why it blew.
but maybe it never blew, maybe it got knocked out during storage.

i just saw your PM, and will respond about the fuse type. my first, unrestored unit is here at home, and i can go take a look...
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Re: Setup of the day

Post by hulakatt » Tue May 17, 2022 12:04 pm

46346 wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 11:45 pm
Jonesie wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 12:39 pm
garyfanclub wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 10:40 am
Keeping it super simple this afternoon…

75 Tele Custom > Fairfield Barbershop > 65 Ampeg Reverberocket 2

The onboard effects on this amp are just about everything I need. If it had onboard vibrato I’d be completely set.

Image
So the Barbershop goes well with the Ampeg thing? I have an old Jet that I love and it's definitely a bit finicky with OD's. I'm using a double rock right now, which sounds fantastic, but I'm always looking for something else. Is the Barbershop a Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker real low gain type thing?

man i love the Reverberocket 2! it was the first vintage amp i restored, back in the 90's and still among my more trusted gigsters.
i also have two 60's Jets, and all three Ampegs have taken overdrives very well.
in fact i was kind of shocked at the roaring rich tone that came out of my first Jet when i plugged a Fulldrive 2 into it!

let me know if i can help. i restored the RR2, but both my Jets are original untouched circuits. i should re-cap them, i know, but the sound...
I had a Jet J12D for a few years, found it out by the curb for the trash one day while delivering mail and took it home. Needed a new fuse and a 3 prong cord but everything else was 100% untouched, original and needed nothing. All the caps checked out solid and worked great. The only issue was I never could get the trem to work. Apparently it was one of the those oddball preamp tubes Ampeg used that was flaky enough for the trem to not work but everything else was great. Didn't feel like paying through the nose for a NOS tube and sold the amp instead.
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Re: Setup of the day

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Tue May 17, 2022 6:31 pm

luau wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 11:54 am
Spending a little time with my old '76 Custom today with one of my typically wild setups.

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Is that wine red or a rich brown?

Either way, I absolutely love Customs from the 70s and this one looks fantastic

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Re: Setup of the day

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