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  1. All prices include USPS Priority shipping w/ delivery conf unless otherwise noted. PAYPAL ONLY. USA only. Trades: Thinking of trying a Skreddy Lunar Module or a Dr. Sci RRR, but that's about it. Boss HF2 Hi Band Flanger $80 - REALLY nice condition, only a couple chips. Sounds way better than the BF2 imo. Velcro'ed, no box. Freakshow 9 Boost $80 SOLD. Nice booster, adds a little mids, but apart from that a clean boost. Great for leads. A couple chips in paint. Velcro'ed Keeley Mod Plus TS9 $90. Very good condition, couple dents in the name plate. Velcro'ed. w/ Ibanez box BOYC Dist + based clone "Yellow Jacket" $45. VERY NICE Dist + clone. If you like the sound of the Script Dist +, but hate the shit bypass, this is the one you want. Includes a switch for more volume, slightly different sound. Velcro'ed. No box.
  2. USA shipping only. Prices include shipping. POD 2.0 $130 - Only used a few times, includes box, power, everything. Will ship UPS Ground. Stock photo used, naturally. Xotic RC Booster $120 - Like new, includes box. Velcro'ed. USPS Priority w/ Delivery conf. Boss MIJ HF2 Flanger $100 - Very good quality, only a couple chips in the paint. No box, velcro'ed. USPS Priority w/ Delivery conf. Keeley Compressor - $130. Some wear on lettering, missing a screw for the back panel. Works fine. Includes box, velcro'ed. USPS Priority w/ Delivery conf. Freakshow #9 Booster - $100. Good condition, couple chips in paint, not unusual for Freakshow. Not totally clean boost, some mids in there. Great for lead boosting. Includes box, velcro'ed. USPS Priority w/ Delivery conf. LOCAL PICKUP ONLY Yamaha B100-115 III bass amp w/ footswitch $100 - been gigged a lot, but works fine. If you can make it to Sacramento, it's yours, no shipping. I'd rather put a "take me" note on it and leave it in the street rather than ship it. TRADES - will trade for a EHX MICRO SYNTH -or- SUBDECAY NOISE BOX
  3. "Crutch" implies lack of technique. Now if you're going to say that Gilmour, Knopfler and the Edge (who btw all tend to play Strats a lot) need compression as a "crutch" then there probably will be a flame war
  4. Here is where the crutches come out big time. More engineers than ever break out all the compression,EQ, and reverb before they even have a mix going. The new digital boards are making this "board op" syndrome even worse. all the guys with a little training go nuts showing you how fast they can route and reroute your signal thru umpteen processors, before you get your guitar tuned up. They can't actually mix any, but they make each track uniformly un-dynamic then liven up the snare and vocal with reverb, eq the {censored} out of everything with the convenient library of curves with names like " elec gtr" "drum overhead" etc. Very flat loud {censored} without any real vibe, but at least when the dumb asses scream in the mics like ALL newish heavy music it doesn't pop your eardrums. YES. Just what has been pissing me off lately. There are zero dynamics going on. Every band sounds exactly the same. Every mix is a "AM radio" mix. When we record next, I deffinitely want it to sound like it was recorded in the 60s or 70s or even 80s, before "Recording and Mixing for Dummies" came out. Lots of air and space, noise and quiet. There are a ton of recordings I'm listening to that are over 25 years old, just for cribbing notes on production. I know it's probably not going to be easy tho, especially if I can't get my hands on any actual tape recorders.
  5. And another thing, back when my band had another guitarist in it I tried not using compression for a while. He was mostly a high gain player. My guitar was a lot harder to hear in the mix with it off. The next practice I turned it back on, hey presto! There I was again. It's not a crutch any more than overdrive boxes are a crutch.
  6. +1 a good compressor can bring out the nuances of your playing. I only use a comp w/ clean tones and it definitely adds some sheen/sustain- I'm not into huge squash though. I agree that a lot of people simply don't understand/know how to use it correctly. I'm about the same. The compression knob on my Keeley comp doesn't go above 9 o'clock. It's not something that really stands out, but when it's not there it's obvious. The frequcies get tweaked a bit, adds a bit of sparkle, it helps with picking, and for some reason it makes delay sound better to my ears. In the last couple years my picking has actually gotten a great deal softer. My guitar sound is mostly clean, though. I don't like a lot of gain, except for short bursts. And I've also kicked the non-compression friendly dirt boxes off my board. If I ever go through another high gain phase, I'll probably use compression a lot less.
  7. See the WTS in my sig. All in good like new condition with boxes, except the Boss comp, which does have a scratch on it.
  8. WTS: Keeley: Compressor ($160), Fuzz Head ($150). Both in good condition, have boxes and extra caps for the Fuzz Head. Just had them 9 months. Boss: CS3 (hardly used from mid 90s, with box), CE5 (tons of road wear, but pre 2001, so still analog), OS2 (lots of road wear, mid 90s). $50 each. MXR Distortion + $50. Like new, with box. Bought last year. Crybaby: Standard from the mid 90s. With Box. Some road wear. $50 Voodoo Labs: Micro Vibe. With box. Slightly used. $100 All prices shipped. WTB/Trade for: Barber Tone Press, Small Fry Decent OD for leads for a Strat. No Boss please ;p Message me.
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