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  1. Joe Bfstplk

    WTB FC6 & EV2

    Not any more. The little adhesive bits that held the screen protectors pulled it off clean when I went to dust under them. :o The green film is still on the sides, showing through the fractal logo in the rubber side bits....
  2. Joe Bfstplk

    WTB FC6 & EV2

    I have an FC6.
  3. Joe Bfstplk

    Pure volume Boost pedal?

    I use volpans. They have an output level control and a volume control, so I can use that with my volume pedal controller and still bump up the level via the output volume.
  4. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I'm sure a good solution is forthcoming. Breathe in, breathe out, repeat.... :) While you wait, a fun song about the totally sane subject of "I need to hurry up and relax".... Listen to So Many Things to Do by John Megyesi on #SoundCloud Apparently the phone app share linky no worky like...
  5. Joe Bfstplk

    Wish Drag/Drop swapping of Mixer block row inputs' settings

    Both good points/ideas.
  6. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    True, but then you miss the one nugget of useful info in the middle of the bucket of bloviation.... :D
  7. Joe Bfstplk

    FS PRS Wood Library DGT 10 Top w/Ebony Fretboard

    Gorgeous!
  8. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Hey, if it's working for you, all the best to you. I have a hard time learning from video format, for the reasons I mentioned, as well as the constant distraction of having to pause/rewind or pause/ketchup. :)
  9. Joe Bfstplk

    Wish Drag/Drop swapping of Mixer block row inputs' settings

    It'd be awesome if the editor could interpret a drag/drop of mixer block row inputs as "swap these settings" - especially for easily rearranging the assigned modifiers. Frequently I find myself having to move a mixer with assigned modifiers down or up a row, which means completely setting up...
  10. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    You must be on the other tail of the bell curve, hitting mostly decent ones....
  11. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Thread summary: All possible misconstruences of "Soft reset" and "Hard reset" in a blender, with a base liquid of confusion to hold it in suspension. Very little bug reporting, which bodes well.
  12. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Hate 'em. Most are poorly done, with tons of conversational verbiage that slows you down and then not nearly enough about the one critical thing that needs explanation.... Text, diagrams, and photos FTW.
  13. Joe Bfstplk

    NGBD

    Opened it up before putting the neck on, and its pickups are not branded or labeled in any way. Measured each off the switch: B: 10.7k M: 11.1k N: 11.3k Tiny "farn" pots. Will likely rewire and add the 4p5t so I can do the middle spot on the 5-way with the middle/neck+bridge switch. Seems...
  14. Joe Bfstplk

    NGBD

    Tone Bakery Loaded Jazzbird Body B-Stock for Fender and Warmoth Necks They have a number of them. Got the neck transplanted from my JM and put strings on over lunch....
  15. Joe Bfstplk

    Restringing a Rickenbacker 12 string / How to become an alcoholic

    Yeah, new strings is a chore on these with the R tailpiece. Careful choice of which side of the hole and how many winds around the post, along with judicious application of Nut Sauce (on points where the strings rub against the finish of the headstock and/or the truss rod cover) helps tuning...
  16. Joe Bfstplk

    What does PRS’s $499 guitar mean?

    My Sterling Cutlass is excellent, after swapping the single coil neck and middle pickups for a pair of Wilde/Lawrence L45S I had pulled out of my Strat when the Fralins went in and swapping the saddles for Wilkinson WLS130 saddles. I paid $399 for it at a Labor Day sale at GC....
  17. Joe Bfstplk

    FracTool - for power users only

    Merci beaucoups!
  18. Joe Bfstplk

    NGBD

    Found on Reverb for pretty cheap. Supposedly a blem, but I can't find it.... Will be transferring the Noventa JM neck onto this body....
  19. Joe Bfstplk

    Pickups…

    Peavey used to use a capacitor instead of a resistor, which also works well....
  20. Joe Bfstplk

    PRS Silver Sky - Whammy improvement

    They make an immediate impact on the feel of the trem, making it feel more responsive and less laggy, which suggests to me the lag/slop was the string moving between saddle and ball-end, which invites stuff re-settling in a different spot, screwing up the tuning.... Yeah, a LOT of noise was...
  21. Joe Bfstplk

    PRS Silver Sky - Whammy improvement

    I have several sets of these waiting for a string change to go on guitars here, after having good results with them on my main Strat and my PRS Standard 24 SE, as well as my Sterling Cutlass: Has anyone here tried these?
  22. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Poor Agrajag....
  23. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    No zircon-encrusted tweezers?
  24. Joe Bfstplk

    FC12 MIDI Loopback

    A few bits of clarification: The FC12 is basically like a keyboard on a PC. No "thinking" or "doing" happens therein - it just reports button-down and button-up events to whatever unit it is currently connected to, which does all the stuff you attributed to the FC.... CS MIDI is very...
  25. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I prefer the Warrimoo reset, which must be executed while simultaneously crossing the international date line and the equator at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve at the turn of the century....
  26. Joe Bfstplk

    Wish Volume Block Scene Ignore

    That's a fine workaround if you have a modifier free. Won't help on most of my presets, tho. :D +1 to the Scene Ignore wish. :)
  27. Joe Bfstplk

    FM9 Bassguy 2x12 dynacab tone demo

    Great playing and tone! Oh, and is that the snares on the snare drum singing along in spots here and there?
  28. Joe Bfstplk

    Wish Ampeg VT40

    +1 The "big" ampeg amps with the active mid control were beasts. I had a V2 briefly in the '80s, but couldn't afford new 7027s when the time came. :(
  29. Joe Bfstplk

    FC-6 Sidecar: Total Success

    I used some nifty perspex bits I got from @ZenRigs Man along with the pedal risers, and the Temple Audio mounting plates....
  30. Joe Bfstplk

    How much "wet" signal do you prefer to run?

    Here's my reverb settings: I run parallel, and monitor from Out2. Out1 is for the desk. Note that this "reverb" is mostly a "sensation of space" "close-mic'ed amp-in-a-room" kind of thing, with a lot more early reflections level and a lot less late reflections (tail) level along with a...
  31. Joe Bfstplk

    How much "wet" signal do you prefer to run?

    Yes, they have mojo of a different flavor. :) It was what they were shooting for, engineering-wise. Balance that with bean-counting, and you end up with what we got. One of the few instances where the bean-counters actually improved something by cheapening it.... :)
  32. Joe Bfstplk

    How much "wet" signal do you prefer to run?

    My presets do around 8.6% of a VERY short "Large Wooden Room" reverb with the early reflections level raised and the late wash level dropped a bit, so I get the sense of size/space without a whole lot of actual wash of reverb. I dial it back to around 4.2% for leads, so they are a little more...
  33. Joe Bfstplk

    How much "wet" signal do you prefer to run?

    Like adjusting the idle mix on a carburetor. Dial it leaner until it just starts to idle a little rough, then back a quarter turn or so from that point....
  34. Joe Bfstplk

    How much "wet" signal do you prefer to run?

    A little bit of dropoff in highs in the delay also helps them sit "behind" the dry, as the dry sound being brighter guarantees it will mask the delays (instead of the other way 'round) when your delayed part coincides with something currently being played. :) In a way, the "crappy old"...
  35. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Bad, wicked, evil BAT. She's turned on our beacon again, which I just remembered is grail-shaped.... :) BASH is my preference, or ZSH. :)
  36. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    It amazes me how some people don't get the value of backups, or maybe are just too excited to dive into the newness of the firmware update. A complete backup takes just about the right amount of time to cover going to the kitchen and getting a beverage and/or a snack. Press the button, grab a...
  37. Joe Bfstplk

    The old days...

    In other news, water is wet.... :D
  38. Joe Bfstplk

    What would you do?

    You young'uns are lucky. Staring at 59 in a couple months....
  39. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Years ago, I had a Bassman Ten chopped down to a head that, after I converted it to use EL34s, didn't get along with the 4x10" bass cab (unknown brand) I had. Other cabs were fine, but not that one....
  40. Joe Bfstplk

    What would you do?

    I'd send the requested stuff, but generally have come to the unfortunate realization that it is less likely to lead to problems to help strangers than to help people I have to interact with on a semi-regular basis. Been burned by a few "friends" here and there along the way....
  41. Joe Bfstplk

    Best Way to EQ Ear Piercing Frequency?

    PEQ, high-Q boost, swept throughout the mids and trebles until the offensive frequency gets worse, then drop the gain in that EQ band until it sounds good....
  42. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Could be tuned to help the 10's bottom a bit more, to help even it out a little with the 12. The longer tube would change the resonant frequency of the box/port. Diameter plays a part, too, in the tuning of the port. I had a '72 Bassman Ten 4x10 combo with a closed-back speaker box that had...
  43. Joe Bfstplk

    New DynaCab™ Pack - York Audio 4x12 Recto

    You can't, but for me, it's a 160 ribbon....
  44. Joe Bfstplk

    Cygnus X-3 For FM3?

    Mind the gap....
  45. Joe Bfstplk

    Pickup magnet swapping?

    The 5/2 combo in rod magnet single coils is pretty magical. You grt crisp, tight AlNiCo V low strings and smoother, non-spiky AlNiCo II plain strings. I wonder if shorter bar magnets would allow doing a 5/2 arrangement on a HB. Would probably need to split the threaded bar that the pole...
  46. Joe Bfstplk

    FS FM9 non-Turbo and FC6 in Phoenix, AZ area

    Both in excellent condition, used in my smoke-free studio only. Upgraded to the big scribble-strip screens and Turbo. The FM9 is from the batch that went out when first announced, and has the original CEBA wrap in green, as it is the unit used for measurements for CEBA's original FM9 wraps...
  47. Joe Bfstplk

    What humbuckers do you suggest for a Superstrat?

    Pretty easy to arrange for a 510k resistor to be connected from hot to ground via the selector switch with the 4p5t super switch in those switch positions. :) I finally broke down and did the 500k pot conversion with a resistor added to drop it to 250k for the bridge pickup (Lawrence L298TL)...
  48. Joe Bfstplk

    The mini joys thread

    Good on ya. Enjoy yer cheat. I had chocolate mousse the other day, and it was DELICIOUS....
  49. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Well, that, in no way, shape, or form, sucks even one iota.... :) Congrats, d00D!
  50. Joe Bfstplk

    Pickup magnet swapping?

    There is a big difference between wound and plain G. The wrap/core ratio on wound strings is probably more of what could be called a "smaller" difference, by comparison, and you can set the overall height of the low side of the pickup to get pretty close to right across the set. The 9-46...
  51. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Yeah, I'm gonna need you to make it sound better without making it sound different, mmkay?
  52. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Takin' one for the team. Thanks, bruh.... :D
  53. Joe Bfstplk

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Like with kids, quiet is suspicious.... :D
  54. Joe Bfstplk

    Let's see those FM9 rigs!

    I'm surprised they molded themselves to the oval holes so nicely. Last time I bought grommets was probably 17 years ago, when I was gearing up to build a couple prototype amps of my own design. Grommets make those HV wires from the transformers a lot happier when passing through the chassis to...
  55. Joe Bfstplk

    ANYONE USE THIS IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT?

    If you have RCA SPDIF available, you can use that to get digital out of Fractal gear without the ASIO issue your PC is having. I use a Mac, and have an Aggregate Device set up, so no issues plugging in and using the USB and all of its goodies alongside my audio I/O box, but I used to use...
  56. Joe Bfstplk

    Let's see those FM9 rigs!

    Curious about the grommets in the pass-thru holes.... Are they oval grommets or round grommets shoved into the oval holes? What size are they?
  57. Joe Bfstplk

    PRS Silver Sky - Whammy improvement

    $5 says the nut is more of a problem than the trem....
  58. Joe Bfstplk

    New DynaCab™ Pack - York Audio 4x12 Recto

    Definitely a little different, and the extra mids poke through more with a little less 'harsh' on your poke....
  59. Joe Bfstplk

    If you had to choose a Tele or a Strat..

    Looks like the guy who cut the pickup slot in that pickguard for my Strat nailed the position and angle. The skinny e pole is in the same position as a Strat, but the angle is steeper, so the fat E pole is 1/4" further (based on measurements I did years back). The difference in the distance...
  60. Joe Bfstplk

    If you had to choose a Tele or a Strat..

    The solution...
  61. Joe Bfstplk

    If you had to choose a Tele or a Strat..

    For a long time in the latter half of the '00s an the beginning of the '10s, mt Strat had a Tele bridge pickup at the proper position and angle, courtesy of a custom cut pickguard and a little gentle massage of the body rout. Great combination! Leo should have built the original that way....
  62. Joe Bfstplk

    Question about Stand-In Switches

    If you are using CS for these, set the switches' operation to Momentary and use the CS config to choose Momentary or Latching action, so that you can use the CS for other things in a Momentary way if you want to....
  63. Joe Bfstplk

    Pimp My Guitar: Let's see your mods

    The volumes don't interact like a Lester with Gretsch wiring, so you can wind one all the way down with both engaged and not be muted....
  64. Joe Bfstplk

    Pimp My Guitar: Let's see your mods

    L500L arrived today. Post in thread 'Pimp My Guitar: Let's see your mods' https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/pimp-my-guitar-lets-see-your-mods.202108/post-2527242
  65. Joe Bfstplk

    Pimp My Guitar: Let's see your mods

    That control arrangement begs for Gretsch wiring- two individual pickup volumes, wired with input and output to the pot reversed (reverse taper works nicely for blending), and a master volume and tone....
  66. Joe Bfstplk

    Question about Stand-In Switches

    This approach works well in practice. A per-preset override on a stand-in switch's target switch applies the override to the stand-in also. You can also define the stand-in switch as a per preset switch....
  67. Joe Bfstplk

    RIP Eric Carmen

  68. Joe Bfstplk

    Dynacab Pack Purchasers - Looking for Feedback

    None of the internal cabs are available for use outside the box with CabLab or any other software, as they are protected intellectual property belonging to the various IR creators that created them....
  69. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    ...and chock full of addictive ingredients, er..., calculatedly catchy lyrics that rot your brain.
  70. Joe Bfstplk

    Wish: Horizontal Offset in Modifier setup

    We can offset it vertically already, but horizontally would be a useful addition for getting the curves to sit where you want them. :)
  71. Joe Bfstplk

    Tele: to upgrade or to trade up, that is the question

    A thought: swap the control plate en masse for a replacement that has the wiring you want. Then it's just a matter of swapping the pickup, jack, and ground wires that go to the control to put it back to stock. Rutters makes a nice one, their "3/8 Over" that moves the one knob hole 3/8" further...
  72. Joe Bfstplk

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    Not all speakers have the same efficiency in creating sound from a given power input. This is usually measured as dB at 1W at 1M distance from the front of the speaker, and may be found in specifications sheets for the speaker, if they can be found. EVM12L specifications state 103dB @ 1W/1m...
  73. Joe Bfstplk

    Dynacab Pack Purchasers - Looking for Feedback

    Still waiting for most of my faves to be released. The 2x10 Super cab is already pretty fab in the on-unit DynaCabs. Can't wait for the full monty in CabLab4. There's a few others of the 'usual suspects' I'm waiting on as well...
  74. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Theft, with extra steps....
  75. Joe Bfstplk

    Rotary Speaker question

    In my research, I found a few conflicting sources of info, but the one that sounded right to me was 408 rpm for tremolo and 48 rpm for chorale on the treble horns, and 342 rpm and 40 rpm for the low rotor. There are a few pulleys for the top rotor, though, so the differences in the top rotor...
  76. Joe Bfstplk

    James Priest - Electric Sex Machine

  77. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    That said, in a traditional Tele body, they rout a route for the neck pickup wires to reach the control compartment....
  78. Joe Bfstplk

    Carved top SG style

    No worries about the neck joint with that one.... :)
  79. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    *rout. Route us the path you take to go somewhere. Rout is the hole you carve into something. I don't think ROUS really exist.
  80. Joe Bfstplk

    Found at the local Fry's store

    Irish Cheddar at the deli counter. Yum! That is all.
  81. Joe Bfstplk

    NGD - PRS 594 Wood Library

    Purty!
  82. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Someone who could be classified as 'a bad actor' and/or 'not too smart' will use AI to really F* things up, and faster than you can even realize it happened or what caused it. All it would need to do is launch one nuke, and all the automated responses would kick in. AI replacing us is not the...
  83. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Had to rehome Dora a few years ago with a friend in the SD area, as the OL is allergic, and she and her doc ganged up on me rather than try to find a solution that would allow her to tolerate the cat allergy. Couldn't find anyone that would take the OL. :rolleyes:
  84. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    It has replaced drummers here, though only because drummers are loud, space inefficient, and not terribly cooperative. AI drummers have fixed two of those problems, but are still not terribly cooperative. Try to get Logic's built-in drummer to play a surf beat.... There are bots that claim...
  85. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Wow, that's optimistic. One thing we would learn from history, if we learned from history, is that we don't learn from history.... :confused:
  86. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    Thanks!
  87. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    Teh pr0n, p3r y0ur r3qu357: Slight tweak to the wiring - the #2 position is now outside coils split instead of neck inside coil + bridge HB. Totally transformed that switch spot from least used to most used. She is a little more violet IRL - the cameras all seem to lose some of the blue and...
  88. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    My blue SE Standard 24 was their cheapest one at $499, and the SE 245 was not much more. Both came off the rack with tuning stability issues. $15 each to the store's guitar tech for some tidying up at the nut, and both are very stable now. Both nuts were too tall, and the slots a bit...
  89. Joe Bfstplk

    Floyd Post Broke through Schecter! / NGD

    That won't make it explode messily all over the restaurant? Oh, NVM. You wrote WATER thin, not wafer thin....
  90. Joe Bfstplk

    IRs York Audio Master Thread - Newest Cab Pack: KW 412 M25-SH

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  91. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Fractal gear replaces hardware, some of which is rare and expensive and otherwise unattainable. AI is replacing people....
  92. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    Probably, because arrogant a**holes are everywhere. You remember Milli Vanilli, right? Also, probably, because sheep....
  93. Joe Bfstplk

    AI generated music has taken a huge leap

    AI is just theft with extra steps. It's just good business....
  94. Joe Bfstplk

    Using FC-6 with my FM9

    I had the FC12 initially, but found that it put my controller pedals all the way at one end, and I use them too much for them to be relegated to the end of my rig. So. I got an FC6 and tested putting them in between the two, liked it, then eventually wound up with a dual FC6 rig with my...
  95. Joe Bfstplk

    FM9 Expression Pedal Questions

    My three EV2 pedals are rock solid and work great. That said, I use a Mission CryBaby shaped pedal for my dedicated wah controller.... Sweetwater has some good TRS cables in 3', 5' and more, and decent prices....
  96. Joe Bfstplk

    Pimp My Guitar: Let's see your mods

    Did that with my Strat, too. Makes the swapping around of things much easier. Speakinowich, the L500 that just went in last week is getting ousted by a new L500L that is coming. R just barely got up to the level I needed when very close to the strings, but sounds better a few screw turns...
  97. Joe Bfstplk

    Loudness correction Fletcher Munson

    Try the PEQ block from THIS PRESET.
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