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Got the quilter, and it works great. Now i'm looking at ESP ec1000s. I think they are my best bet for another LP type guitar. I want one of the T versions, since they are full thickness. Also looking at the Tech 21 PL-1. We'll see what happens
BTW: I have been using this, https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_S ... Cloth.html
and it works great.

Went ahead and ordered a Tech 21 PL1. Thing costs more then my quilter and cab together lol. Hopefully I like it. If not, then i'm getting this

https://flyheight.com/videos/kq6kr4/

Not feeling the speakers in this cab. They are bassy and muddy sounding. I have been looking at new speakers, but don't want to spend 400+ on them. I could get another cab for that. But I don't want cheap crappy speakers like the Rocket 50. I found a guy with 4 70/80s for $120. But they sound a little harsh. Next to the V30's, I like the sound of the creamback 75's, and the Eminence GB's. Maybe I can score some GB's used. Makes me wish I had just kept my Recto 4x12. I loved the sound of that cab.

Since Avatar is having a sell, I think i'm going to get some V30's for my cab. I just got a MXR 10 band eq, and it rocks.

HELSTRUME wrote:Since Avatar is having a sell, I think i'm going to get some V30's for my cab. I just got a MXR 10 band eq, and it rocks.

I thought about getting the 4 pack of V30s also. I just got a G12T-75 from them this week, and paired it with an old V30 I had in my closet for like 12 years, lol. My old 212 cab sounds much better with the EVH III 50W I got a few weeks ago, then my cabs with Eminence speakers.

I kind of want to get some more speakers, but kinda paranoid about the current economy also. I did buy a ton of stuff last year that I haven't spent a ton of time with, so I could be happy with just learning some of the old rack effects units and such I bought last year. I am just not sure it makes sense to buy more stuff at the moment.

I have always wanted one of those MXR EQs. I have had Boss EQs, but not the MXR. I was actually thinking about ordering one of those cheap Fish and Chips EQs, just to have a second one like my Boss.

I just wanna get the V30s, and thats it for now. I still might get the ESP EC, but I can't become a gear whore again lol.

Sold my XXX and JSx, went all hybrid. Tube preamps and SS power amps.
In order of my favorites: Rocktron Plexi, Kartakou Collossus, Hafler T2, Rocktron Gainiac.
Power amps are 260 watts bridged, and the sound when cranked is God like.
Really happy with these rigs. Pop

I stacked my 212 on top of my 412 last rehearsal and loved it. Quilter tone block for each cab. Helix LT and shure wireless were on the floor.

maggotspawn wrote:Sold my XXX and JSx, went all hybrid. Tube preamps and SS power amps.
In order of my favorites: Rocktron Plexi, Kartakou Collossus, Hafler T2, Rocktron Gainiac.
Power amps are 260 watts bridged, and the sound when cranked is God like.
Really happy with these rigs. Pop

What power amps do you use?

sleewell wrote:I stacked my 212 on top of my 412 last rehearsal and loved it. Quilter tone block for each cab. Helix LT and shure wireless were on the floor.

I need to try the Helix.

HELSTRUME wrote:

maggotspawn wrote:Sold my XXX and JSx, went all hybrid. Tube preamps and SS power amps.
In order of my favorites: Rocktron Plexi, Kartakou Collossus, Hafler T2, Rocktron Gainiac.
Power amps are 260 watts bridged, and the sound when cranked is God like.
Really happy with these rigs. Pop

What power amps do you use?

I'm using Art SLA-1's. They sound great with these preamps and are relatively inexpensive.

Is ART still around? I used a mosvalve when I did the rack thing. Its the only one I ever tried.

And what happened to the one "diezel" preamp rocktron had at namm a couple years ago? It never came out.

maggotspawn wrote:Sold my XXX and JSx, went all hybrid. Tube preamps and SS power amps.
In order of my favorites: Rocktron Plexi, Kartakou Collossus, Hafler T2, Rocktron Gainiac.
Power amps are 260 watts bridged, and the sound when cranked is God like.
Really happy with these rigs. Pop

Yeah, there are a lot of great SS poweramps out there these days. I have a Matrix GT1000FX that I mostly use with my Axe-FX II. I also have an ART SLA-2 that I used a lot before I got the Matrix. It sits in my closet now. I need to find a new use for it, lol.

HELSTRUME wrote:Is ART still around? I used a mosvalve when I did the rack thing. Its the only one I ever tried.

ART is still around, but only really make studio gear these days. They don't really make specific guitar gear.

HELSTRUME wrote:And what happened to the one "diezel" preamp rocktron had at namm a couple years ago? It never came out.

It seems like Rocktron is fizzling out and didn't actually come out with half of the things they planned on releasing. They were selling a few $800 tube preamps for $300 recently.

Yea, i'm suprised they are still around.

HELSTRUME wrote:Yea, i'm suprised they are still around.

Which is sad, because if they just took the old Intellifex and Replifex units and modernized them by putting them in Strymon type pedals, they would probably do pretty well.

Man I hope this virus is gone soon. Everythings closed, and you can't be out after 8. I would have kept my GF if I knew this was gonna happen Goodthing I didn't blow all my money on gear lol.

HELSTRUME wrote:Man I hope this virus is gone soon. Everythings closed, and you can't be out after 8. I would have kept my GF if I knew this was gonna happen Goodthing I didn't blow all my money on gear lol.

Yeah, this is crazy. I have never seen anything like this. Luckily I work from home, so nothing has really changed that much for me personally, but the rest of my family has changed.

I bought a Fish and Chips EQ the other day with a coupon, so I spent as little as possible, lol.

How do you like the EQ? And how much was shipping when you got your speakers from avatar?

HELSTRUME wrote:How do you like the EQ? And how much was shipping when you got your speakers from avatar?

The EQ works, lol. Does what it is suppose to. I had one many years ago. I mostly got it because I am getting sick of carrying my GE-7 back and forth between different rigs, and this was a cheap way to have more than one. The sliders are not as sensitive as the Boss, but that just means you have to move them more extreme. It was only $24, so why not?

It looks like the "Shipping and Handling" on the one speaker I bought was $12.

So around 48 for 4. Thats cool. I'll probably just change speakers out, and thats it for a while. Wait untill the plague is over, before I get another guitar

Man have you seen the videos of india? They cane the sh$t out of you, if you leave your house.

This stuff is crazy. I see more people out walking than usual, lol. However, roads and stores looks deserted. I know here, they are saying it to get worse. They think the worst will come in mid to late April.


I find myself looking at pickups again. I have been looking at Dimarzio. I have like 7-8 different Duncans, so maybe I will grab a Dimarzio. I have always wanted to try a D Sonic, so maybe I will order one once companies can ship again.