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Post by lavaman on May 10, 2015 10:33:30 GMT
Congratulations, fine choice. I love the sound of L-00 and Kalamazoo guitars.
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Post by lavaman on May 7, 2015 16:02:03 GMT
geddarby came round the other day with a guitar I hadn't seen before. It was a Zenta, a 1970s MIJ (Made In Japan) copy of a Telecaster. Ged told me that he lent it to a friend about 25 years ago and that out of the blue it was recently returned. It was in a bit of a state so I offered to give it a setup and some TLC. I shimmed the neck, dressed the frets, cleaned away the years of dirt from its trusty plywood body and replaced the rusty strings. Then I plugged it into my Marshall valve amp and ... it sounded great! The Zenta's bright sunburst body reminded me of my Angelica MIJ bass, made in the style of a Gibson EB 2. My wife had seen it in a charity shop and bought it for me. It had no strings, no bridge, no tailpiece and wonky tuners. Some months later I finished the restoration. Again, it sounds wonderful when amplified. Since I had both guitars in my possession for a week or so, I decided to write and record a song with the pair. Vocals and all guitar parts by me. Drums played by the PC. I apologise for posting an electric track on this acoustic forum but occasionally I do slip back into the dark side. Hope you like it. https%3A//soundcloud.com/iainpaterson-1/far-away-blues
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Post by lavaman on May 7, 2015 7:28:03 GMT
It looks great. I like its simple no frills finish. All of the Seagulls I've played sounded good. Enjoy..
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Post by lavaman on May 6, 2015 21:46:01 GMT
Buy it. Now! No worries, you've got vol knob on the guitar....
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Post by lavaman on Apr 29, 2015 17:26:48 GMT
Hi
I've been recording for a few years now and still have a lot to learn. I think microphone placement is one of the most difficult areas to come to grips with.
First, your Oktava mics are very good choice. They are quality and different capsules will come in handy. I use a pair of Rode NT5 mics and they have produced good results. I see you've got a space bar to mount the mics on the same stand, handy for avoiding phase issues if the mics are different distances away from the guitar.
Using the space bar enables you to experiment with different microphone orientations. Pointing one at the neck / body join and the other towards the bridge works well. The main difficulty is finding the 'sweet spot'. If you're recording somebody else, you can ask them to play and just move the microphone around while listening to the sound through headphones. If you're recording yourself, that's almost impossible. So here's my TOP TIP - insert a delay plugin on the input of the track that your microphone is routed to. Set the delay to about 10 seconds and route the output through your monitors. Then play the guitar for 9 seconds, stop, and listen to what you just played through the monitors. Move the guitar or microphone and repeat until you find the sweet spot. This trick has saved me so much time.
Its also worth trying other microphone orientations such as XY or Mid/Side (You'll need a figure 8 capsule for M/S). Here you place the microphone pair further away from the guitar - say 5 ft to capture the sound of the room. If the room is carpeted you might want to experiment with placing a sheet of plywood on the floor in front of the mics to brighten the sound.
Finally, a superb reference is Mike Senior's book "Recording secrets for the small studio". Well worth £20.
bye for now
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Post by lavaman on Apr 24, 2015 18:14:38 GMT
I forgot to mention, my guitar playing chair doubles up as a cat bed.
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Post by lavaman on Apr 24, 2015 12:59:10 GMT
I rescued my chair from a skip. Took a week to dry out after washing and disinfecting. No arms, no squeaks, no noises. Great. Attachments:
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Post by lavaman on Apr 22, 2015 21:04:22 GMT
I had a PK30 koa parlour guitar. Decent sound, and a wide easy to play neck. Most Tacoma's have issues with the laquer lifting off. Only cosmetic though
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