Quote from: Harley Hexxe on March 18, 2025, 02:22:22 PMI know I'd have a good time in your audience 

+1

So, you did have a monitor in front of you?

It's harder to get that kind of feedback if you're too far from the PA speakers.

I totally understand about working with a sound person who isn't used to working with you. I did have a way around that with my amps. Even though I might bring 2-3 amps to a gig, and the new sound person may be thinking; "Oh here we go... another volume battle!" It doesn't take them long to figure out I don't play at ear-splitting levels. In fact, I like the stage volume to be like that of a loud stereo and that's how I rehearse. All they have to do after that is adjust the level for the room. Sometimes, depending on the room, they might only have to boost the vocal levels.

Maybe you might try to cut back on the distortion a bit during the verses. That might put you in the mix a bit better. We all know how more saturation buries us in the mix that much more. You're a great guitar player and I'm sure you can pull it off.

I know I'd have a good time in your audience 

TBH: If I had known the 4x12 would be there, I woulda brought an amp....glad I didn't

Yeah, my guitar wasn't nearly loud enough at first, but that's the nature of any situation where the sound person has the control. Onstage it was plenty loud.  This was also a problem with the amps in pre-modeler times....everything sounded great in my In-Ear-Monitors, I had no idea what the FOH sounded like

I'm just pretty impressed with the feedback I get - I've been running through the PA at practice and using my monitor the same way. 

Thanks for the kind words about my tones, I'm totally happy with the unit, and you're a trooper for watching all that - haha

I watched the whole thing,

Were you coming out of stage monitors? I did see that 4x12 cab behind you.

It sounds pretty darned good but here is the dilemma when mixing direct with live instruments. The drums and bass dominated the soundscape. For most of the beginning, you were buried in the mix.

Overall though, it does have good tones.

Question: how did you get uncle Fester to get out of his housecoat and front your band? 

All joking aside, you guys sound great, and the video is entertaining 

Wanna hear what it sounds like? Here's a clip from last December (my first time trying amp-less)

I'd recommend starting it at Hashpipe (26:00), then it goes into Vertigo - check out the feedback I'm getting in the breakdown of Vertigo!

my V-Pic pick order arrived today .  AustPost lost/had stolen the first delivery  despite it being sent the right way...  They tried to assume it was a scam site, I can assure you V-Picks is not a scam site.

Anyway, Vinne at V-Picks was great and just resent my order for 20 pics, they arrived today.  So I now have 5 more white (pearly gates) Screamer picks, 5 of the same but blue, 5 Spirit (more a traditional shape but thick) and 5 EKG, these are a little thinner (though still thick (ish)) and a little bigger than normal shape. Note the Screamer pics are 3 cornered.

I used my Screamer pic at a gig last Sunday, love it lots (as I said before it's the first time I've changed pics in 40 +years).  I dropped it twice (as you do sometimes when you are going for it..).  Now I have spares  .

The tips are very sharp and give you squeals that you can't get with normal pics.  Only down side so far is that they create allot of dust between the PUs when you do lots of of string slides (as I like to do).  They are fantastic for string slides BTW, although the edges are getting a bit serrated LoL.  I asked them if they could make a "low dust" version like car break pads.

Ok they are not cheap.  The Screamer is ~$5 USD.  But if you like a thick no flex pic for fast playing with squeals to die for (that you haven't got before), really articulate and accurate, buy one and try it.  Seriously, this is the first pic in over 40 years that has got my attention....

Moreover, Vinnie and Nancy at V-Picks are really nice people and have a bunch of good pics to "pick" from.

Obviously everyone has different needs in their pics.  Typically I destroy 2 Dunlop Tortex Purples per gig and have done for may years. As Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo said, "no one attacks a guitar like an Australian".  So my initial V-Pic Screamer pearly gates (sent to me recently from my dying friend) is still doing well.  That's about 1 1/2 month rehearsal and now a 3 x 45min gig and it's still doing fine...  Yes the sides are serrated but that's fine (doesn't detract) and the tips (it has three) are all still nice and sharp.

The main reason I wanted more of them is in case I drop it.. because it's lasting way, way longer that the Tortex pics.

Hey RG long time no see, all ok?

Say didn't I send you those eproms and crystal, or was that something else?

Hey RG, great to hear from you

Thanks Philippe, Much appreciated, I did see on one of the MP-1 related sites, that if I wanted to replace all non-polarized electrolytics, the quantity is 38,

Quote from: Hotrod79 on February 22, 2025, 04:34:58 PMI have all info on this mod for Digitech TRS 24 to 24S specs. Very simple, just so everyone knows I also have data sheets for all manufacturers of cpus made in this time period. So the Zilog cpus have clock speed ranges when employed in circuits and Digitech used a general multipurpose circuit that can run the gamut of these clock speeds. Just change crystal and smoothing caps. The TRS 24 to 24S only needs one cap change and I believe C27 needs to be 15pf. With new 200/210 firmware chips and the crystal change done, reboot and enjoy.

Hi Hotrod,  I think I might still be interested in doing this mod if you are able to help that would be great.