City Music official 2007 SALE: discussions/ recommendations

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yup, city music sale is the other SALE event that many of us do look forward to. some recommendations/ discussions here

Computer dweebs...
-there are indeed some of us who prefer to plug our guitars into the computer instead of an amp simply beacause the variety offered in the software is value-for-money. today's software tonal manifestations are also getting better so if you are such an individual, be sure you have Line6's Toneport GX ($85) on your acquisition list

Pedals
-some recommended Line6 Tonecore pedals:
*Uber Metal ($130 for all you heavy metal maniacs)
*Echo Park ($195 digital delay for those who get bored easily; from simple applications to some sc-fi applications)
*but the talk now is VOX's V847 ($90)- recommended for those who wish for a no-frills unit, beginners or pros alike

Multi-FX
-Line6's Floor POD ($245) is a fine product but i'd recommend the ZOOM G7.1ut ($345) which has a more organic tonal response which might be attributable to the on-board pre-amp tube (yes, there's a tube in here!)

 

[j_m_s]

Subby, add the verbzilla in too. Killer verb for the price.

 

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Amplifier
-for those of us who are lamenting the lack of 2x12 cabs, VOX's V212BN ($310) is an above average preformer. despite using their in-house drivers, this 212 is adept to both clean & driven settings.

-recommendation to practice addicts/ those in need of reputable starter amps: VOX DA5 ($165)

-the other recommended starter combo would be Line6's Spider III 30 ($260 for those more into high gain than the need for sparkling cleans)

 

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Subby, add the verbzilla in too. Killer verb for the price.

hmmm... the verbzilla is killer for those who abuse reverb but for many of us, we use the reverb effect in moderate servings, many here would agree that the on-board amp reverb is adequate for various applications. again, this depends on taste & needs

do share you opinions on the Verbzilla.

 

[guitarsan]

Any news of the Spider Valves? It's Line6 + Bognah. Anyone tried before?

 

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Guitars
-mostly Hamers @ City Music. the situation is like this: Fender has recently bought the umbrella company which include Hamer & Genz Benz among others. it is unclear if the dealership would pass on to the Fender authority or would remain independent...

-good, affordable HAMER models to consider:
*SATQ $495
*CX3T $315
*Echo Tone $365 (serious alternative to the Epi DOT or other equivalents)

 

[Guile]

here's a pdf pricelist you guys might be interested~ http://www.citymusic.com.sg/sale_07/ctm_sale_07.pdf

 

[edder]

I went over and grabbed a Harke A35 bass amp. No other reason other than it being cheap enough, decent sounding enough and have built in preamp out, amp in and speaker out jacks. Most importantly its small enough for my already cramped workshop. Would've gotten the A70 if not for the size.

 

[Weiht]

GOt the echotone today... Not bad i find, just need to change the pups... BUt seems not easy to do so myself, need to find out abt the routing.

Yeah, i saw the bogner/line 6 amp. Didnt test it, anyone tried them? Seems at a gd price if u ask me, now just need to know how the modelling actually works? Can it really make an el34 emulate a 6l6 type of tone?

 

[edder]

GOt the echotone today... Not bad i find, just need to change the pups... BUt seems not easy to do so myself, need to find out abt the routing.

Yeah, i saw the bogner/line 6 amp. Didnt test it, anyone tried them? Seems at a gd price if u ask me, now just need to know how the modelling actually works? Can it really make an el34 emulate a 6l6 type of tone?

were you there testing the echotone around 4pm?

for 335 type of semihollow guitars there's a technique to changing pickups and pots. Before you loosen any pots, pickup selector or jacks, you'll need to tie a piece of string, (sturdy and strong ones!) to the part. Let it drop into the the cavity of the guitar and "fish" it out. Loosen the string from the old part and fasten it to the new part. Solder and them "fish" it back into position.

 

[Weiht]

yup that was me pretty much playing a fool with the guitar... I got to say, v gd built for indonesia made guitar. NO buzzing, the volume knob were level when u turn it from 1 to 10, not like epiphones where it looks like a space shuttle taking off. ONli thing found wanting was the ugly headstock, but i can live with it

So u bought a bass amp. Any pups type to recommend? Most prop i wld bring it to someone to do it for me, not gd experience fishing.

 

[dhalif]

so edder bought from me lol.. cheers mate

 

[edder]

So u bought a bass amp. Any pups type to recommend? Most prop i wld bring it to someone to do it for me, not gd experience fishing.

pickups... depends on what you want lah... very hard to recommend.

I like single coil-ish humbuckers. I had good luck with Bill Lawrence now discontinued L490/L495 but they're released new versions of it as L45/L90.

GFS Dream90 and Mean90 are pretty good as well.

Then if you go for the classic combo Duncan Jazz Neck and JB Bridge you'd be OK too.

It'll all depends lah... HAS sound? hur hur hur.... :mrgreen:

 

[edder]

so edder bought from me lol.. cheers mate

so you're Dhalif! haha... when the lady called you dhalif I was thinkin... is this that shredder dhalif.... hmmmmm :mrgreen:

 

[Weiht]

Me alr has the jazz jb combo in my les paul, so looking for something in the lower output range. Havnt really tried p90s before. Bill lawrence, gd idea... may email becky soon

Yeah, saw the shredder there serving edder. Tot i saw dalif working some where else not too long ago hehe.

No long queues and no waiting time at citymusic. thats so cool

 

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Alnico II Pro/ 59 combo would be nice

 

[Weiht]

alinco neck and 59 bridge? or 59 neck? I found it a tad too boomy on the les paul at neck position.

 

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do like what Slash does- AIIPro neck/ 59 bridge

...or you can try TESLA's VR 60 Classic.

 

[Slimo]

jus wondering... how much does de craftsman gs200 cost for de sale?

 

[edder]

http://www.citymusic.com.sg/sale_07/ctm_sale_07.pdf