So why does a truck stop in Carl's Corner TX have all of these maps for BC?
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
10/15/11
First mobile post
I'm on i35 sitting in the back of the freak van heading home. Hickoids played at this place called the Kessler theatre and it's one hell of a nice place. The deco front is really cool...
We could hear ourselves on stage which is something we aren't too accustomed to. It's amazing what good gear and competent sound people can do.
Breakdown
I ended up with three drink tickets, not bad but lone stars were $4 each! That is painful to my sensitive Austin wallet.
My rig rules
This is only the second show I've played with it, but It is incredibly versatile. I love turning up the tube tone and makin things "Bootsy"! One hell of a good sound.
I'm on i35 sitting in the back of the freak van heading home. Hickoids played at this place called the Kessler theatre and it's one hell of a nice place. The deco front is really cool...
We could hear ourselves on stage which is something we aren't too accustomed to. It's amazing what good gear and competent sound people can do.
Breakdown
I ended up with three drink tickets, not bad but lone stars were $4 each! That is painful to my sensitive Austin wallet.
My rig rules
This is only the second show I've played with it, but It is incredibly versatile. I love turning up the tube tone and makin things "Bootsy"! One hell of a good sound.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Gear nerd
That is a picture of my new and old favorite toy, the Electro Harmonix Linear Power Booster (LPB-1).
I picked up the old one years ago when I was playing solo all the time. I needed a preamp for my acoustic, most PAs don't have enough gain for a straight acoustic and I found that thing used, in a guitar store and fell in love. After a while I used it so much I got tired of changing the battery (notice the four screws on the top, total pain in the ass) so I added the wall wart. That made it sound like shit so I moved on.
Just the other day I saw the "new" LBP and I said to myself "GET IT!" so I did.
I don't use it for solo stuff anymore (hollow body and an amp for solo now) but that thing does some amazing things to the electric. I've been using a modded blues driver and a compressor for a long time and they sound great, but putting the LPB in front of those two takes me to supersonic delight! I'm a guy who never used a pedal until a couple of years ago and now I have (and need!) three. What a cool toy.
New/Old
The new one beats the pants off the old one. The fact that it has a foot switch alone makes it better. The only bad things I can say about it is the case is cheap and the battery that came with it was total crap (but who would actually use that thing anyway). This thing sells for about $25 and that is one hell of a steal.
I picked up the old one years ago when I was playing solo all the time. I needed a preamp for my acoustic, most PAs don't have enough gain for a straight acoustic and I found that thing used, in a guitar store and fell in love. After a while I used it so much I got tired of changing the battery (notice the four screws on the top, total pain in the ass) so I added the wall wart. That made it sound like shit so I moved on.
Just the other day I saw the "new" LBP and I said to myself "GET IT!" so I did.
I don't use it for solo stuff anymore (hollow body and an amp for solo now) but that thing does some amazing things to the electric. I've been using a modded blues driver and a compressor for a long time and they sound great, but putting the LPB in front of those two takes me to supersonic delight! I'm a guy who never used a pedal until a couple of years ago and now I have (and need!) three. What a cool toy.
New/Old
The new one beats the pants off the old one. The fact that it has a foot switch alone makes it better. The only bad things I can say about it is the case is cheap and the battery that came with it was total crap (but who would actually use that thing anyway). This thing sells for about $25 and that is one hell of a steal.
Monday, October 3, 2011
A little more about "CHiP's"
For background see this.
I finally paid the ticket. They added a $12.95 convenience charge to the total making it $167.95. I could have avoided the charge if I'd shown up in person or mailed in a check, but then California would be out all of that extra money. They could go broke....
I finally paid the ticket. They added a $12.95 convenience charge to the total making it $167.95. I could have avoided the charge if I'd shown up in person or mailed in a check, but then California would be out all of that extra money. They could go broke....
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