My New & Improved Studio/Practice Area!

we have the same '51. sweet.

Nice set ups guys. Mike, you've only been playing for 10 months and have all that? Wow. All I have is an acoustic, an electric, a modeling amp, and a tube amp. And a metal pedal i don't use.

OOO... DANOWAH!!! How do you like it?

we have the same '51. sweet.

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Nice set ups guys. Mike, you've only been playing for 10 months and have all that? Wow. All I have is an acoustic, an electric, a modeling amp, and a tube amp. And a metal pedal i don't use.

OOO... DANOWAH!!! How do you like it?

Thanks duff...The Dan-O-Wah is nice. I had the Trip-L-Wah but it didn't really sound that good. With the Dano however don't expect a Crybaby sound. This is much different. It's hard to describe. As I get better at using it I'll post some sound clips. I use it now to extend bends.

NEW ADDITION COMING SOON!

Well I finally got some monitors coming. As with most of my gear I got them from eBay AND they are not name brand monitors. I refuse to pay that price. Based on the feedback this guy has these 1000 Watt New Pair PA Speakers Acoustic Audio Stereo appear to be good. I have been trying to get these for a few days now. But then I noticed that even if I lost an auction he'd send me a Second Chance Offer at the same price as my highest bid. So I got smart and made a low bid and I got them for $4.99 & $39.99 shipping. The specs look promising and they are not that expensive to be a risky purchase. This guy had made a TON of sales and still has 99% feedback rating. That is EXCELLENT based on the numbers he deals with. I'll post more when I get them. They should be shipped today. I think they'll be fine for my needs since I just record for fun and to hear my playing.

Keep your fingers crossed!

Mike- You realize these are stage monitors, not studio monitors, right? The former are durable units intended for sound reinforcement systems (that's what the high power handling is all about); the latter's characteristics would emphasize tonal balance and detailed reproduction.

In any case, I'm sure you can use them. Have fun.

Mike- You realize these are stage monitors, not studio monitors, right? The former are durable units intended for sound reinforcement systems (that's what the high power handling is all about); the latter's characteristics would emphasize tonal balance and detailed reproduction.

In any case, I'm sure you can use them. Have fun.

Considering that I am FAR AWAY from being a professional musician and my recordings are only used as learning tools I am sure even transiter radio speakers will be fine. Plus I have always read that you should listen to your recordings on what your audience would use. Most people do not have tonally balaced speakers. So if it sounds good on these I am sure the recordings will be fine.

Thanks for the advice though.

Nice set up Mike. <insert green eyed monster smiley here> :)

I particularly like the mod you did to the desk.

Do you find it a great incentive to practice more?

There's a couple of threads like this running right now and it's all good stuff. I still wish I could actually see my desk through the amount of paper I've got on it amongst the mixer, the pc, the cd player, the speakers yada yada yada.

Best,

A :-)

Well I finally have the speakers set up and working GREAT! These things really sound NICE especially for what I paid for them! They really CRANK! I decided not to just set them on the desk but to create a mount that would get them off the desk to save desk space. The other pictures will show a closer view of what I did.

Here is the left speaker. I really had to be creative for this side since there wasn't any room. I used some threaded pipe and a few elbows to extend the speaker off the desk to the side:

The right speaker was a little more basic but I still wanted it up off the desk to save space.

This is my "temporary" rack unit. I say temporary because it's not exactly what I was hoping for. The space on the desk was too wide for the units. What I plan to do is build a wooden unit that I can then sit inside the same space on the desk:

Very nice.

Now we just need to hear how it makes you sound

A :-)

Very nice.

Now we just need to hear how it makes you sound

A :-)

Well now that you ask :wink: I have been working on this song using one of the chord progressions Wes provided in one of my other threads. It's FAR from finished and quite honestly probably not very good...but it's the first song I "wrote" (so to speak!). I don't have a name for it yet but here it is anyway:

mikespe's No Name Song

I missed that darned D chord AGAIN but only once. I didn't know where to go with it toward the end (as you can probably tell!).

Well I have done some minor improvements to my practice area. First here is a overall view:

Another angle:

I downsized my pedalboard a bit removing 2 pedals (FAB Chorus which was replaced by the Cool Cat Chorus & the BLT Slap Echo which was replaced by the Dan-Echo) and made my board a bit smaller. It was just too wide for me the way it was. Plus I went with the Velcro instead of the cable ties. My suggestion to anyone building a pedalboard is to stick (no pun intended!) to velcro. The ties are nice if you are going to make your setup perminant. But if you're like me making changes all the time then the velcro is the best option. I just cut the same board in half and then stapled felt to the remaining piece. The velcro sticks to that.

...and finally I moved my V-Amp from the music stand and mounted it on the desk. I did it the same way I mounted the speakers with pipe and a threaded mount. It is much more accessible now (a bit cluttered).

I have been thinking about all the gear I have acquired in the past year since my 1 year "guitarversary" is comming up next week (around July 4th) and I feel very fortunate to have all that I have. I know I always complain about other aspects of my life wishing things would improve but musically I couldn't be happier. I don't want anyone to ever think I am bragging about all the gear I have..Proud yes but I know I am lucky.

Sure Mike b'y you near got a store in that room. I can only imagine what you will accumulate after several years of playing.

It's all looking good man, wish I had half.

Thats awsome Mike. Nothing wrong with buying toys when you can afford them, I always say.

Geoo

Sure Mike b'y you near got a store in that room. I can only imagine what you will accumulate after several years of playing.

It's all looking good man, wish I had half.

Thanks Off He Goes..but keep in mind that the majority of the gear was purchased used or refurbished. I couldn't have afforded all new gear.

I'd suggest for another addition to be improving your pedal board.

You could build yourself a true-bypass switched board so that you are only running through the effects that you're actually using or going to use on the song. That will create a cleaner signal chain.