That would not surprise me - May has been a champion of VOX since the early days of Queen. IIRC the speakers in the VOX that may uses are Celestion (probably Blue Alnico IIRC).
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That would not surprise me - May has been a champion of VOX since the early days of Queen. IIRC the speakers in the VOX that may uses are Celestion (probably Blue Alnico IIRC).
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Yes, I saw them supporting Mott The Hoople and he had them then. Me and my mate were gobsmacked how he got that sound out of them. He probably only had one back then and over time it turned into a wall of them.
For those that don't know May built his own guitar using a fireplace. A few years ago it was CT scanned to work out it's unique sound. He also made the pickups which contributed to the sound.
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He did make some pickups but they were replaced by Burns Tri-Sonics by the time he was recording anything.
That guitar has had an insane amount of investigation, restoration and documentation made from it! Maybe the single most researched guitar ever? The stories of having it rebuilt in the 80s after 20 years of being played to death are amazing. That's where the replicas came in really - Brian had just played that one guitar til the wheels fell off it and needed backups.
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I've got a full Guitar magazine just on that guitar.
So I have almost finished designing my JCM800 2 watt beast - I've simplified a bit from my original designs.
So it's a JCM800 front end (it uses the same high voltages) but then replaces the power stage. Not shown here will be a attenuator switch - which will drop the max power output to about 90dB from the 100dB plus a headphone out too.
It's going to rawk hard
- it's basically designed to play cranked hard
So it's a JCM800 front end (it uses the same high voltages) but then replaces the power stage. Not shown here will be a attenuator switch - which will drop the max power output to about 90dB from the 100dB plus a headphone out too.
It's going to rawk hard
- it's basically designed to play cranked hard
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I ordered one about 2010, wasn't in stock when ordered but it eventually turned up weeks/months later...think partly was because I'd moved on to some other band/obsession but I didn't really like it
Seem to remember it was pretty awkward playing it when sitting, think it was about £400 then, should have prob just kept it!some Queen YT videos I've done, one from 15 years ago!
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Probably not the right place for this, but my "legend in my own living room" musical career is developing. I have a Boss Street 2 for my wired mic & electro-acoustic geetar, and I'm getting around and about to several dementia-related groups with a variety of tunes to brighten up their days a bit. Today's experimental rendition of Mr Blue Sky, with me screeching out the high notes to comic effect (no other choice!) and everyone clapping along worked better than I expected.
However I don't drive, and I'm trying to eliminate stuff like a mic stand from my rucksack, so I'm tempted to get a lapel mic and also perhaps a wireless connect for the guitar as well. Then I can be a bit more animated and mobile. And bless 'em, folk with dementia need all the animation they can get to engage them and bring them back, a little, briefly, from wherever that darned disease drags them.
So... the local church group has a fancy audio setup #EvangelicalPop and their lapel mics are absolutely great for picking up voice and a bit of guitar, but it's likely to be way out of my budget range. In an ideal world I'd spend as little as possible, but £150+ wouldn't scare me too much if I was buying something halfway useful. Mmm... and I guess I need it to be battery power both ends too. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just not randomly picked and random quality!
Not my area of expertise at all, but there's a lot of experience lurking in here and someone might have ideas before I waste a week trawling the internet for endless options, so... thanks for reading!
However I don't drive, and I'm trying to eliminate stuff like a mic stand from my rucksack, so I'm tempted to get a lapel mic and also perhaps a wireless connect for the guitar as well. Then I can be a bit more animated and mobile. And bless 'em, folk with dementia need all the animation they can get to engage them and bring them back, a little, briefly, from wherever that darned disease drags them.
So... the local church group has a fancy audio setup #EvangelicalPop and their lapel mics are absolutely great for picking up voice and a bit of guitar, but it's likely to be way out of my budget range. In an ideal world I'd spend as little as possible, but £150+ wouldn't scare me too much if I was buying something halfway useful. Mmm... and I guess I need it to be battery power both ends too. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just not randomly picked and random quality!
Not my area of expertise at all, but there's a lot of experience lurking in here and someone might have ideas before I waste a week trawling the internet for endless options, so... thanks for reading!
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Years ago I bought one of these which follows me everywhere and even into the bog, it's a proper expensive Shure one but you must be able to get cheaper versions
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Oh great, now it's not enough to pay a lot for an acoustic guitar, I have to buy a load of tools and risk murdering it too! I find this tweak fairly compelling!
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While I'm here again, on the topic of radio microphones, don't be tempted, in a moment of late night weakness, to waste £11. This works, and the sound quality isn't so terrible, but the pick up pattern and feedback and crackle and... And landfill. No surprise there then, but I was feeling optimistic after a beer, ok?????!!!!!!!
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While I'm here again, on the topic of radio microphones, don't be tempted, in a moment of late night weakness, to waste £11. This works, and the sound quality isn't so terrible, but the pick up pattern and feedback and crackle and... And landfill. No surprise there then, but I was feeling optimistic after a beer, ok?????!!!!!!!
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We used to follow this up with a tile saw (carbide grit on a metal bar). Can snap one in half for 2 handy files, smooths the channel out nicely. Fettling bridge pins and slots is a must IMO, better stability and easier string changes.Oh great, now it's not enough to pay a lot for an acoustic guitar, I have to buy a load of tools and risk murdering it too! I find this tweak fairly compelling!
Make Your Acoustic Guitar Sound Instantly Better With This Simple Mod! (With Audio Proof)
StewMac Bridge Pin Slotting Saw: https://stewmac.sjv.io/9Wa923StewMac Bridge Pin Hole Reamer: https://stewmac.sjv.io/kjGkVdWaverly Unslotted Bridge Pins: ht...
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I'm playing Georgia On My Mind from an old copy of Guitar Techniques at the moment. It's a simplified Martin Taylor transcription.
It's very jazz, but sounds nice.
I remember writing it off as impossible some years back, so I must have improved!
It's very jazz, but sounds nice.
I remember writing it off as impossible some years back, so I must have improved!
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Problems I hadn't considered when playing live (in my bottom-rung-of-the-performative-ladder kinda way), number 237: sweaty fingers, making fretting harder midway through a song.
Care homes are like hospital wards... comfortably warmer than anyone under 70 needs. And yesterday I discovered my fingertips sweat... or at least, must do a tiny bit, just enough to make them "stickier". Hadn't considered this before.
I also discovered the genuine delight of finding that my last song (We'll Meet Again, one I try not to do 'cos I ain't no Vera Lyn!) "woke" up an old dear who'd only babbled incoherently until then. She still knew the words. Sometimes these "gigs" can be a bit of a chore to get to and set up for. Sometimes it's worth it.
Care homes are like hospital wards... comfortably warmer than anyone under 70 needs. And yesterday I discovered my fingertips sweat... or at least, must do a tiny bit, just enough to make them "stickier". Hadn't considered this before.
I also discovered the genuine delight of finding that my last song (We'll Meet Again, one I try not to do 'cos I ain't no Vera Lyn!) "woke" up an old dear who'd only babbled incoherently until then. She still knew the words. Sometimes these "gigs" can be a bit of a chore to get to and set up for. Sometimes it's worth it.
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It doesn't seem a problem now but when I was younger I got very sweaty hands and I've virtually ruined some parts of guitars with it.
I used to spray or roll underarm deodorant onto my hands and rub it in, this did work.
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I just did my annual re-string of my classical.
I genuinely can't remember the last time I put new strings on it.
Must try harder.
I genuinely can't remember the last time I put new strings on it.
Must try harder.
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I've just bought a smaller version of my Laney AH300 that I use on stage which is basically a PA amp with a 15" speaker and horn.
At one time I used to use two keyboards, guitar fed into a Line 6 Helix, an acoustic and a mandolin but I'm down to just keyboards and guitar now and the Laney AH150 is a lot lighter.
These amps are amazing and they also tilt back.
At one time I used to use two keyboards, guitar fed into a Line 6 Helix, an acoustic and a mandolin but I'm down to just keyboards and guitar now and the Laney AH150 is a lot lighter.
These amps are amazing and they also tilt back.