Wait, the thinnest part has to be backwards, right ?
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Wait, the thinnest part has to be backwards, right ?
Yes that's rightQuote:
Originally Posted by Volgar
Pfiou ... For a moment, I was thinking I do the error to ! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Grubsta
We are approximately at the same point, I did this yesterday/the day before yesterday ! ^^
Yes mine is almost ready to be wet sanded and buffed a few more days i think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Volgar
Interesting idea thanks MarkQuote:
Originally Posted by king casey
So not a lot has been happening with my build because i'm still waiting on the pickups to arrive. I've buffed and polished the body and neck and fitted the tremolo and also applied the pitbull decal to the headstock.I did have some custom artwork for the headstock but I've decided to hang onto it for the next build which will be for my daughter.I was going to pass this one onto her but she wants to choose her own kit for me to build her.
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Looking great.
Yeah, it’s looking really good. The colour on the back is ace.
Wow, i'm loving it !
Well its taken just over a month but i can say i'm almost at the finishing line with this build. I haven't posted much because i really haven't had anything new to share because i had been waiting for my pickups to arrive. Well the pickups arrived today and i got busy with installing and wiring so busy in fact that i forgot to take pics along the way.
So im about 95% complete on this now still need to work on the intonation and a few little tweaks here and there but its now playable. I had no hassles with the wiring and all controls and pickups are functioning correctly so im pretty happy i got it right first time around.
So everything is stock with the exception of the Warman pickups. Finished in Dingotone Bushfire Sunrise on the body and DT Colourless on the neck.
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Great work! How does it sound?
At the moment it still sounds a little off tuning wise because i don't have a decent tuner to do the intonation and i haven't set the pickup heights properly i have a little buzz in the g & d strings as well. So its difficult to get a good idea just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
Oh yeah, that’s fair enough. Good to see I’m not the only one up this early lol
Haha yeah just about to shoot off to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
It's come up really well, well done! Setup takes a while to get spot on while everything settles. There are a couple of reasonable tuner apps you can get for your phone. I use Guitar Tuna. But generally for intonation I plug into the computer and use GarageBand as the built in tuner is really accurate.
I never thought of that are you using an iRig to plug into the computer? I have garage band but no interfaceQuote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
As long as you can put the guitar through an amp, then the app will just use the phone's mic. I use the Peterson iStroboSoft app (you have to pay a bit for it but I like it). Garageband will use a phone or tablet's mic as an input if there is nothing else.
Ok thanks Simon ill check it out [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I have an M-Audio interface I got from JB for about $150. It's excellent, lets me multi track record as well. There are loads of different ones. The USB input is a lot more reliable (and sounds better) than using the built in mic or line in.
Ok ill have a look. I have looked at the iRig a few times and had considered buying one. I only have a small 10w Marshall amp and its not bad but you really can't do a lot with it either i don't really have the pennies to buy something more versatile at the moment so getting an interface that i could plug into the Mac seems like a reasonable option. Marshall have their range of small modelling amps i would love to try one of those but ill have to save some cash first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
Honestly, Garageband has you covered with virtual amps and pedals. There is a massive selection that are all totally adjustable and customisable. It is the best substitute to actually having a band to play with. Setup some drums, lay down bass and rhythm then just solo like an asshole for hours. GB never gets bored or drops a beat. For the price of the interface its an amazing piece of software. Plus you can spend and extra $5 and get extra virtual drummers or more loops or whatever. I've been using music making software since the Amiga 2000 and GB is hands down the best IMO. Sure Pro Tools might be industry standard, pro level, but it simply doesn't do half of what GB does for free. Its actually the main reason I still use a mac as a work station.
EDIT: This is what I have - its plug and play, little bit of fiddling to get multitrack to work
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/m-audio/m-...erface/330033/
A mate I collaborate with in Sydney has one of these - its pretty much idiot proof
https://www.storedj.com.au//apogee-j...QaAi7eEALw_wcB
And here is a track I whipped up in it. 15-20mins work largely improvised, its great as you can loop back over sections and do a bunch of takes until you are happy.
https://soundcloud.com/magicbullets/drive
Nice build Grubsta, minimalist and very tidy
I use Reaper on the PC and have a couple of small/cheap USB connected mixers, Peavey PV6 and Behringer Xenyx Q502 USB, the Behringer has a much smaller footprint than the Peavey and also includes a pretty reasonable compressor.
I also use Kuassa Vermillion as my amp sim when not micing a real amp
More than happy with both. ( the electric guitar in both is my Pitbull Tele )
Road To Forbes was recorded using the Peavey
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Lost Love was recorded using the Behringer
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The Lost Love link plays on with one of my mates songs, not sure what interface he uses but he has a heavy duty Mac and uses Logic Pro
The Boss Katana seems to be the favourite modelling amp at the moment. Been to a couple of guitar shows where they were using them as the performance stage amps. I know the Andertons demos use them quite a lot as well.
There really isn't an 'industry standard' DAW any more. Pro Tools isn't as popular as it once was, but a lot of studios have it just because it's expected. But they normally have Logic as well, (or whatever a producer brings with them on their own computer) and quite often often the tracking is done in Pro Tools, then transferred over to say Logic for mixing. There is still a lot of love for Cubase, especially if there's a lot of MIDI work involved, and a lot of pros are now using the very cost effective Reaper. Ableton is also very popular in the EDM scene, but generally all the DAWs have the same level of features, but some make it easier than others to do certain things. One of my producer acquaintances, Jack Ruston, travels round several studios to work, and works on any DAW the studio has or the band bring with them (as often these days they have bits they've recorded themselves at home).
I'll give a +1 for iRig. I have an iRig Pro that I adore. I got the pro as it can be used with XLR mic leads as well for vocals. I do all my songwriting in GarageBand (those drummers!), and it even works with iOS so I can use GB on my iPad or iPhone in a pinch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grubsta
The iRig into my iPhone makes a great headphone practice solution as well. I can get sounds similar to my real main sound (RAT -> Muff Fuzz blended at about 50% -> delays and reverbs, etc -> Vox AC30) without annoying the neighbours ;).
Yeah its handy having GB on the phone. One of the guys I do stuff with records vocals on his phone in the car and then we just port it through to the Desktop project.
For quick demos it sounds surprisingly good - for what is pretty terrible music. Except when he does it while driving and you can hear the indicator etc going lol. Its very much a s**ts and giggles band so doesn't matter to much.
Thanks for all the feedback and info guys. Seeing as I already have garage band on my Mac i think ill just buy an interface and have a play around with that.
I was at JB Hi Fi today and noticed they stock the Focusrite Scarlett range of audio interfaces. Particularly the Solo and the 2i2.
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/focusrite/...erface/997701/
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I have the 6i6 and can recommend their products
I've been using the Focusrite Scarlett Solo for quite a while on my main computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by churchie
I prefer it over the Presonus Audiobox slightly....and not just because it's red.
cheers, Mark.
Thanks again for the info guys i ended up going with the iRig2 i haven't really played around with it too much but had a quick test with the amplitube app on my phone and it seemed to work pretty well. I tried using it with Garageband but have some issues there i think i might need a 1/4" to usb adaptor to get it to work properly.
Well i can finally say that i'm at the finish line on this one now overall build time has been about 6 weeks. I thought it might take longer but i'm happy with the final result. Being my first build i wanted to just keep it simple and learn the basics first before i try more complex ideas. Its been a great experience building this guitar and i now know that feeling of satisfaction you get from finishing a kit but also being able to plug it in and hear it. It has a few little flaws that would probably be mostly only apparent to me but i'm still happy with it. Its comfortable to play and has a nice sound probably not a GOTM winner but its perfect for me.
My next kit was going to be a JK-1 but my 7 year old daughter is keen for me to build a guitar for her so the plan has changed to a STR-1JR i don't know what I've got myself into on that one because she wants it either pink or purple with a unicorn on it. It will also be painted obviously which is a new challenge for me so ill order that in the next few weeks and see how we go.
Heres some better photos of the JMA cheers and a big shoutout to everyone that has helped me along the way with this kit (you folks know who you are) your advice and help has been invaluable along the way and has also got me out of a few issues as well.
Cheers
Russell
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loving the body colouring. nice job.
Looks unreal. I'd still stick it in GOTM, you never know - this is a great result for a first build.
Thank you Rossco [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossc0
Thanks mate i might enter it. I'll have a think about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
Great looking work. As a father of a 5yo daughter I look forward with interest to your next build.