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Post by andyhowell on Dec 7, 2018 14:43:29 GMT
Bodmin? Nice to know there is life out there ;-)
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 7, 2018 14:29:43 GMT
Yes it was good. Fortunately they didn’t go to the really good places ....
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 6, 2018 21:59:34 GMT
Oooh - I’ll have a look - I’m seeing him (again) next week when he fronts The Dylan Project - superb band. He does have an interesting, and effective style, kind of rhythmic flick over the strings at the bottom of the fingerboard. He’s getting on a bit now! His style is very simple but works because of wonderful timing. In many ways it is like early Dylan! I love his own songs. Very poetic almost early rap.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 6, 2018 21:57:04 GMT
This guitar is very to the Santa Cruz Eric Skye - a 00 bit with a bit more depth. The Skye 00 is one of the very best guitars I have played in recent years.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 6, 2018 21:06:00 GMT
Early Chris D B was pretty much OK. Saw him live I’ve and he was pretty good!
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 5, 2018 22:01:55 GMT
Battery. I blame Apple :-)
The Tonedexter is I think a game changer. Mic like quality in a single preamp. But you can add to an FX loop to use your Big Sky.
It may not be for everyone but if you want an acoustic sound then it probably is.
Check out the Doug Young review on YouTube and the Tonedexter channel itself.
I don’t want to bang and and bang on about it. You have to do your research and then take a gamble. But I’ll see if I can help.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 5, 2018 17:57:37 GMT
The bay Berry is the clever bit.
When I post the review just don’t listen to it ;-)
(It would suit your sound down to the ground)
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 5, 2018 15:10:46 GMT
jackorionBen, I'll try to. I have, indeed, tried to do it before — I started to produce a video review. I haven't seen many reviews about the practicalities of using it live so I thought I'd cover that. For example, it has no battery power and is too big into into my guitar case pocket. Maybe I got something wrong but it didn't sound good. Which is weird because even when I just rehearse through my AER It sounds wonderful. I might take a feed from the AER next time. I'll have a crack at it sometime over the next few weeks. I suspect when you are playing through a PA it gives you something your brain recognises as different whereas the analytical recording is bit more basic. then again a few days later I realised my pickup bayberry was dying so that might have contributed to it. I'm very happy using it. If you are looking for a pure-isa acoustic sound then this is for you. If you want to drive the pickup/piezzo for that attack then maybe you'd best look elsewhere (although you can set the blend of the digital and the pickup signals). I didn't buy mine completely cold. I spent a while talking to Larry Pattis in the US about them — I've known Larry in the cyber world since before the web! Larry is now using the Tonedeter live, based on the new Ultra Tonic Pickup from James May (of tonedexter). This pickup is supposed to be like a K&K (passive) but with a far clearer bottom end. I've been asked to play something in the New Year which means just instrumentals (some people never learn). Normally I would do this by blending in one of my Beyerdynamics with the Headway EDB 2. However, just rehearsing a bit through the AER the Tonedexter is in the same quality range but without the hassle of the mic. The TD has wave maps that apply extra processing at the end of the learning cycle which is anti feedback focussed. However, there is one setting which omits the anti feedback processing and is therefore the most naturally mic like. In performance I tend to prefer the treated versions but suspect for demo purposes the untreated one is better. I'll see what I can do! But back here I tell you .... ...I have seen the future. I have seen the light. Praise the Lord of Acoustic Guitar Forum.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 5, 2018 12:26:41 GMT
I will be getting a Tonewood Amp in a few weeks Gregg so I'll let you know how I get on it. It is of course a completely different type of gadget than the subject of this thread Phil Yep :-) I've used the Tonedexter on many occasions now. It is simply sublime.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 5, 2018 12:24:08 GMT
Excellent Cams and andyhowell Very interesting watch over breakfast Phil You sad bastard ;-)
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 3, 2018 17:35:33 GMT
Ho hum. The last week makes two Ralph Mctell and rather weirdly one John Denver. Slightly worried.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 3, 2018 17:01:27 GMT
I am very skeptic about this. A google search on the subject throws up lots of posts on this - almost all from YouTube.
That’s not to say there isn’t an issue or even a problem but ...
... All of my videos are in the main of original content - I might be moved to ensure I put my Creative Commons license on every post and effectively not relying on YouTube license.
Where I use other material it will be royalty free and public domain stuff such as loops and effects that are distributed for free use.
In an age where streaming platforms simply don’t share their profits with creators I’m not so worried.
I’ve checked out comments from U.K. creative industries organisations and can’t see much reaction.
What may happen is the rights holders might introduce new licenses to cover material. They won’t be free but why should they be?
You Tube are kicking up one hell of a storm and why should we be surprised. We seem to have businesses created on the back of using other people’s created content.
I’ve had music and photographs used by others without permission. When I’ve checked it was because of the default license conditions issued by You Tube and Flickr. I soon learnt not to use the defaults.
I once had a company email and tell me they were using a lot my photos. I checked then out and they were producing online travel guides to cities and they were using Flickr content which allowed people to use the stuff simply with notification.
I’ve had music used for background in a video, another piece used as a demonstration of technique and some photos used in photography training sites.
There may be issues but You Tubes main gripe is that it will have to police content or rather recognise that it is indeed a publisher.
YouTube is of course a Google company and they have real form here - not least objecting to increased taxation as Eric Schmidt (CEO) had it - Google prefers to choose how it invests its money, ie they don’t like tax.
It’s always best to take EU bashing with a big pinch of salt.
Finally, the U.K. Creative Industries Federation has a lot to say in Europe - how to prepare for Brexit and related problems but little on this ‘problem’. I suggest this is because they are there to support and promote the creative industries and not rip them off.
Phew. Sorry for the rant. There may of course be issues. But as a content creator I’m not worried one iota.
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 3, 2018 16:19:30 GMT
That’s them! Thanks a lot.
The Santa Cruz makes sense. This guitar was about as good as it gets !!!!
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 3, 2018 9:24:32 GMT
Last night I went to see veteran rocker Steve Gibbons play a solo set. For the first half of the gig Steve played a parlour sized nylon string guitar — Steve is not a great guitar player but the rhythm he hits really does groove. The nylon string kept slipping out of tune and in the second set he switched to his back-up which was a 00 sized steel string with a slot head. This was one of the sweetest sounding guitars I have heard in a long time (he was not using a pickup). I guessed it was hand built as the result of a rather unusual headstock logo.
After the gig we had a chat about the guitar. He told me he was touring Norway and had been leant a guitar which he was finding difficult to get along with. Some locals told him they would have the solution and this guitar was made by two guys who lived in Stravanger. He said its was quite expensive, though I don't know what that means. He slightly regrets owning the guitar as he felt it deserved to be in the hands of a better player than himself.
It was a gorgeous guitar, spruce and Indian Rosewood I think. The nicest small bodied guitar of the Martin style that I have heard in a long time.
Do any of you luthiers or aficionados have any clue who these builders were?
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Post by andyhowell on Dec 2, 2018 22:50:27 GMT
Rather annoyingly I have just broken a string on My banjo. Must have been about 50 years old I reckon.
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