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Can we have a guitar pedal thread?
Think I might get the line 6 DL4 in the next few days, I am excited. I really want to get a Zvek pedal but they are all pretty expensive.
any particular z vex in mind?
he's just announced some new/updated ones at NAMM.
I've got a DL4, its pretty good. no undo function on the looper can be a bummer though.
Their fuzz probe looks like fun.
Yeah I can imagine not having a undo would be annoying alright, Is the Line6 looper worth a look?
ive got a jamman stereo, mates got a boss RC2.. both of them are great and do want i'd want out of a looper much cheaper than the line 6.
Looking at that Jamman stereo, great that you can connect it to your computer.
Vox VDl1 was something I was considering. Not too costly either.
how about akai headrush?
i want a decent looper and was thinking of this?
I hated the Akai Headrush
I just want a pedal that does loops and nothing else, and doesn't weigh a ton and take up half my pedalboard. It seems some others have thought the same thing. I'm ordering one of these, they're out at the end of February.
That looper is awesome
Why did it take so long for a company to make that!?
Have you got one?
I need to get one ASAP but all the online places have it on order, with deliveries due end of February. I work near Denmark St so would go there at a push but not sure any would stock it...
its not out yet
was only announced at NAMM last month
careful with the switches on the small TC stuff. personally Id get a 2nd hand boss RC-2oxo_foxo this'd this
ok, there is no excuse for me not getting a looper once that comes out
looks so freaking simple and useful, dayum
Akai headrush has been one of my most disappointing pedal buys
It's got some nice delay effects, but the loop function is a disaster, will randomly refuse to start recording or, even more frustratingly, you can build up a load of layers and the whole thing will just stop. If you get one, make sure it's from a decent seller and you keep the receipt.
Nah my Akai Headrush e2 pedal
has been a total gem. I love it so much, despite it's slight limitations.
Although it has started to go on the wonk a bit - but that's after years of hard gigging with it.
Fair play if yours hasn't given you any problems
I'd probably be fine with it if it worked.
Check out the Vox Delaylab before you go for the DL4
I got one the other day and it's great. £125 new from eBay.
Our singer uses a VFEX fuzz probe and wah probe - they're cool pedals, but temperamental!
Hahahahave you seen their video?
"Infinitely detailed delay experiences"
"12 hand crafted, studio-class Delay Machines"
"Ridiculously powerful SHARC DSP"
Accompanied by some insipid hold-music.
That sort of shit might work on Moby, but I'll be sticking to my Zoom 505, thanks very much.
Took me
7 months to come up with that 505 joke.
My current tactic is to google variants of "worst guitar pedal ever" and scour the resulting guitar forum posts for
things to ebay search :D
but that's just me.
danelectro black liqourice
i bloody love it, it sounds proper tonk
it's not exactly kosher
but if you're interested in any of the simple zvex pedals (box of rock/fuzz factory etc) then you can build them for next to nothing.JaguarPirate this'd this
how does one
go about this? This sounds like fun.
google freestompboxes
theres a couple of ways.. either buying kits or the parts seperately.
you can then either build on a circuit board/PCB, simple circuits could be point to point or you use stip board.
maplins sells all the tools you'll need but theres oplenty of online places that are cheaper
this site does a kit i've wanted to try but my soldering skills when changing pickups have proved pretty bad
- Matt_was_taken and milkcartonkid this'd this
i REALLY want to be able to justify getting a Z Vex Lo-Fi Loop Junky
but they're kind of a one-trick pony, and a £200+ pony at that.
Instead I think I'm finally going to get round to getting my furst fuzz, after wanting one for about 4 years. Birthday's coming up, so gonna get something fancy and boutique and MASSIVE
I don't have it but I really want the death by audio apocalypse fuzz pedal, it has 5 different fuzzes
I've got a Devi Ever Silver Rose
got it for about 140 quid second hand, it's fucking awesome, puts the big muff to absolute shame
Don't flame, but
I got the Behringer Flanger Machine semi-recently and it's the most fun pedal I've had for a while, there's a ridiculous amount of variation I can get from it and chaining it with a couple of fuzz pedals is about as good as it gets.
I've also got a taste for the Nobels range of pedals, I have their fuzz pedal and distortion+noise gate... and the Xtreme distortion+noise gate, bit silly, but they're very clean and crunchy.
I got a behringer rotorary pedal, I saw the line 6 version it was based on cheap on ebay so decided to upgrade but the behringer sounds better, shame it is pretty noisy when bypassed
I've got a behringer analog delay
It's pretty much perfect. The old boss pedal it's based on (dm-2) goes for ludicrous sums on ebay. I pair it up with a boss dd-6, but after looking at this thread I fancy a Vox Delaylab to replace the boss (which is quite sterile)! By the way, anyone that flames you for buying behringer is a goon -- most of this stuff sounds identical, so why pay six times more than you have to. Fair enough if you're constantly gigging, but most of us aren't. I've had that delay for three years now ... my akai headrush started playing up long before it.hippy_smell and liquidcalm this'd this
yes agreed....they are generally good bang for the buck. I sold my Boss rv2 and rv3 in favour of a behringer reverb with a slower xtal in it.
The analog delay is also good as above.
i fancy some new pedals this year
a looper and some weird stuff...any recommendations? going to check out that behringer, like cheap weird shit, danelectro have some silly pedals too
Boss CS-3
Ibanez TS9
Boss DS1
Danelectro Black Liqourice
Marshal Jackhammer
Boss DD5
TC Electronic have just introduced a standalone looper pedal
They make some great gear so may be worth a look.
this looks great
think i may invest!
That Black Liquorice is wonderful
It's a fuzz octaver thing, there's a switch for the octave but cranked up it has some of the most wonderously fucked up sounds possible. I used it a ton on the first Amy Blue album and the forst time I recorded with it the engineer popped his head round the door with a look of astonishment and asked what I was using.
And it only gets better when the battery is running out.
My current want list is
1. Way huge supa puss analog delay
2. Earthquakes devices rainbow machine
3. Earthquakes devices ghost echo
4. Death by audio apocalypse fuzz
5. Bigfoot fx magnavibe
But I've set myself a strict rule of no buying stuff without selling something first and hate selling stuff so probably won't get any for a longtime
I've got a DL4 for sale
that I'm goning to auction on eBay this week. Do you want me to let you know when it's listed?
I'm also selling an MM4 and a FM4 as well if anyone is interested!
I know this is a pedal thread
but can I just say that Zilla Cabs are the best I've ever used.
I have a Zilla too.
It's great.
what speakers are you rocking?
same or split?
It's a split Modern 2x12 with a V30 and G12H.
Although, I am hard pushed to tell the difference most of the time...
if you close-mic both
and then bring them up and down in the mix alternatively, you should get some good colours
I've had a bunch of zvex pedals before. Only one that ever really got used enough to justify the price tag was the Wah Probe
That's a great general filtering pedal.
I want a Lovetone Wobulator.
- themolegerald this'd this
It was good enough for Johnny Greenwood
So it's good enough for me.
- heartworms this'd this
That was terribly worded
You asked about a comparison. Jonny Greenwood used an RE201 (proper tape echo) in the OK Computer days, but replaced it with a Boss RE20 (simulated digital echo) when it was released - so I just assumed they're both pretty similar. I've not heard the original Space Echo but the digital one sounds pretty darn good.
Behringer Super Fuzz highly recommended if you like fuzz.
And according to serious guitar nerds on the internet unlike some other behringer pedals it's actually as good or even better (slightly lower noise floor) as whatever classic fuzz it's a clone of.
It's great
But the best setting (last switch) doesn't have volume control for some reason, so it's just INTENSELY LOUDER than everything else in my chain unless I have it on all the time.
It's got a great older Trail Of Dead tone to it though.
I'd really like one of the Fredric pedals (made my Tim of Sailplanes fame), like the Dresden Synth Fuzz, bandmate has their tremolo pedal and it's brilliant
Yeah one setting is just a pretty insanely loud boost
i think i use that more than the fuzz actually :-S
Devi Ever just released a $50 fuzz which looks pretty nice!
But she's making 4 of them a day at the moment and they're selling out at once. Plus the postage to the UK costs as much as the pedal :(
Devi Ever
I've got an old Hyperion which I use for some lead parts, it's good but it doesn't stand up on its own as a rhythm pedal which was disappointing as it was labelled a 'Big Muff killer'.
Some of the joystick pedals look insane, would love to get one of them.
Her Facebook page is a bit annoying though, bit too full of personal, attention-seeking stuff...
i've got the devi ever rocket, it has taken me a long time to admit it but it is not a very good.
When both circuits are engaged it gives a great searing nasal solo sound which I do really like but rarely use, when it is just the soda-meiser circuit (described as big muff with more character) it is really weak, it goes from spluttering out to a nasty extreme with nothing usable in between, trying picking out any notes other than basic power chords and they are completely lost, I know that is true to some extent of all fuzzes but not this bad. I've gone back to my danelectro fabtone vintage distortion, it does super distorted but can still hear picked notes
I've got a Fabtone as well
It's been retired from my main board for a while but I did resurrect it for some recording recently. It's just an insane distortion, I love how you have the ability to adjust the bass, I just crank that all the way up.
I just bought a Fabtone on ebay on the recommendation of a fellow noisician :)
Seems pretty insane indeed.
They stopped making them ages ago
But you could still pick new ones up on Thomann for a while, I had to get one in an emergency a few years back as mine broke. Looks like they're completely discontinued now.
My DL4 broke last year after 8 years of regular gigging
The coolest things about it are the presets, the tap tempo function and one particular setting you can get out of it which gives this really cool ring modulated sound.
The disadvantages are that a lot of the delays are pretty similar to each other and there isn't much of a difference and some of the settings fuck a little bit with your tone and even your volume on some settings. Don't let this put you off however, we're talking a db or two maximum and it's not noticeable at all live.
to compensate I've either borrowed one or used a boss dd3. Rather than buy myself a new one I want to upgrade to a Empress Vintage Modified SuperDelay which is basically the boutique version of DL4 (8 presets, tap tempo, lots of other crazy sounds). The Vox Delaylab and indeed the TC Electronic Flashback X4 look good and are about half the price. I might give them both a go and see if they're any better than the DL4, and if not i'll go with the Empress pedal.
EH bass big muff has a bass boost option?
Dunno, not really tried many bass fuzzes. I know that behringer are getting a lot of love already in this thread, but a couple of mates have sworn by using one of their cheap fuzz pedals for bass, absolutely filthy. In a good way.
^ I use the Bass Big Muff
It can be super, super thick sometimes. True fuzz.
The Depth Charge is an absolute bastard in a pedal, though!
wooly mammoth
Maestro Bass Brasstone
I like my proco rat clone on bass too
or the aforemention 4ms noise swash if you feeling rich
bass through
the danelectro black liquorice sounds like filthy sweaty meat
loads of POWER. Gives a great growl, way less unwanted noise than the Rat I used to have
It's my birthday next week and I plan to have one of these bought for me.
Plug it into the EXP-in jack of the EHX Ring Thing and have pitch-shifted guitar parts that play themselves.
that's already on my want list
if it does actually work like I am imagining it, it will be incredible.
all you guys buying danelectro
should read about the companies views on gay's
unless you buy 2nd of courseCementimental and timhulio this'd this
2nd hand all the way with all my gear
didnt know the c.e.o had made a big donation in support of prop 8 though
...not sure this will stop me picking up a Danelectro Baritone if i'm being honest though.
Went through a real DIY phase when I was unemployed...
Best thing I built (on stripboard yo) was the Tycho Brahe Octavia, like what Hendrix used to use. As an octave/fuzz pedal it's pretty limited - only really works around the 12th fret, under specific guitar conditions (neck p/u, tone rolled off completely).
BUT, cranking the gain up yields some absolutely hideous sounds, like robots screaming, and whamming it into a fuzzface, then some delay sounds great. Eventually it starts feeding back, and you can actually control the feedback pitch with the guitar's tone knob.
Probably cost about £25 all-in... most expensive parts were the TPDT switch and the little transformer it used.
MXR Distortion+ is also a piece of piss to build, sounds great, and all it really costs is the casing and hardware.
Tycho Brahe Octavias are really good at making noise.
got any links
for those two
is it simple a case of ordering the bits and getting to work with instructions and a soldering iron?
I did it a ballachey way...
Took the schematic from here - http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/octavia.php (great site for schematics and general geekiness btw) - and worked out a stripboard layout. I actually enjoy working these out more than the soldering part.
A less ballachey way is the GGG kits as linked below - PCBs rather than stripboard. I kinda lost interest when my Phase 45 didn't work, but my mate has built some amazing stuff from PCB kits, rack-mounted studio gear mostly.
I wanna get a really ampy valve sound and after lots of research
it seems that this is the ticket:
My favorite fuzz is the Ibanez FZ7, it has a "damage" switch marked o, 10%, 100% :D
(actually a gate I think, simulates a kind of broken speaker sound)
bear in mind before taking this as a recommendation that I usually play an amplified wire brush thru it not a guitar. :D
Got that!
Unfortunately I use it for very conventional purposes, got some great sounds from delay+volume+fuzz/damage pedals, some eerie growly alien tones from that...
Ok thinking of getting Electro Harmonix Holy Grail nano.
And not sure yet between Digitech Jamman looper and Vox Vdl1
Anything similar to the Holy Grail but maybe a bit cheaper?
Think I might stick with the Jamman.
Jamman and Holy Grail it is.
that's a nice combo
I used to have those, but Drum Eyes blew up my Holy Grail and I lost my plug for my jamman and haven't got round to replacing it yet. need to do that.
If you're not so fussed about size
maybe have a look at the holy stain? It's got the reverb stuff, but some other fun bits as well, similar sort of price i think.
think my next pedal will be
a EHX POG2.
every pedal I get, my wife asks me "Do you feel complete yet?"
the answer will always be No.
When oh when will the Synthotron be released?
Was v impressed wit
how the POG was used on the second to last Trail of Dead album and the Battles record if just for how un-guitary the sounds were.
pog2 is in my top three pedals, I only wanted an octave pedal but even basic ones were pretty expensive so I thought i'd pay a bit more and see what the extra stuff did. I'm glad I did, between the octaves, the volume swell and the filter you can get all kinds of sounds out of it. I like how you can keep your dry signal unaffected so it is like you are playing being accompanied by all these weird sounds. It would be even better if it had outputs for the effect and dry.
I think they should come up with a better name for this pedal, I think alot of people just assume octave must be for metal but it is probably one of the most interesting pedals there is
well that settles it
What are your other top 2 pedals ThingsThatFly?
I think Polyphonic Octave Generator would be enticing enough to anyone interested in sounds. It doesn't make me think Metal (that's what my pitchshifter is for, getting my vox to reach those subterranean Satanic growls and feverish piggy squeals)
top 2 are probably deluxe memory man and cathedral reverb or the verbzilla reverb I cant decide. I suppose the full name polyphonic octave generator is a good description, I just had associations with the word octave. Kind of want a hog2 now
either of those two would be nice
I got an Akai Headrush as a reverb pedal, but it doesn't really do enough for me. It's got a lovely ethereal sound which I do really like, but you can't push it to an extreme. Maybe I haven't got it all figured out though.
A DMM and Cathedral together would be good.
I want an Earthquaker Ghost Disaster. I like the sound of something describing itself as a "Black Hole Ambiance Generator"
I have a Boss Harmonist, which I am looking forward to combining with a POG2. Matching the POG with the harmonic setting on that is going to have to do me.....for the now.
the ghost disaster sounds really good, I think they discontinued it though, the disaster transporter snr seems to be very similar though. I really want their rainbow machine pedal
yeah, they sold out almost instantly. just googled the Transporter. looks awesome - pretty much the same as there Disaster, but with TWO expression pedal inputs. All pedals should have expression pedal jacks. $345.00 though. Uh oh.
I watched some videos of that Disaster Transport
pretty disappointing. Unless it wasn't being used to its full extent, it doesn't really seem to do that much. No yawning chasms of folding tone or nothing. just some delay.
This pedal sounds amazing.
Death by Audio Robot
Think this might be next on the list.
320 dollars.
that pitch grinder is lovely
320 bucks for the Robot is way too much for such a limited little pedal. The appegiator function sounds quite cool, but not 320 coins cool. I wouldn't mind a go on the Supersonic Fuzz Gun, that seems pretty destructive.
Funny story
I spoke to Oliver Ackermann after a show and had a bit of a chat about pedals. I was surprised that he wasn't pushing his own pedals and he just said "Na man, don't fork out that much, the cheapest are usually just as good" or something along those lines.
I endorse this philosophy.
Also Digitech makes some solid, cheap pedals
DigiVerb is excellent for gaze.
Been looking at a lot of reviews of EHX standard series V the nano series.
They all think they are the exact same when it comes to quality.
Got one of these to shift, if anyone's interested
Cost me £80 and I've barely touched it, so....idk....£50?
I have no knowledge of guitar pedals, but I have an anecdote.
My mate is a bit pedal/amp head and had so many he decided to sell some on eBay. The buyer of one particular pedal was in the USA, turned out to be J.Mascis. That's all I've got. Must have been a good pedal.
Because I'm shameless
Check out my company, Fredric Effects. These are handmade boutique fuzzes and others, clones of rare vintage stuff with modern improvements. Harmonic Percolators (Albini), Green Russian Big Muffs (the ones that have the best bass response), weirdo fuzzes like the Shin Ei Companion FY-2 and Superfuzz and the Ampeg Scrambler. Based in North London.moker this'd this
I should also mention they're available to try in a few select shops IRL like Vintage and Rare, Wunjo and some local stores like The Music Dept in St. Albans.moker this'd this
Looks cool!
argh i need to find and finish building my Harmonic Percolator kit :-S So many half finished circuits in envelopes/boxes/piles of junk
Ah yes
There are demos of each pedal on their individual pages.
Sorry - Only kidding - Just like old times.
FWIW - I have two Fredric effects pedals and both are ace and I still use them all the time.
I've a Fredric Harmonic Percolator...
...and it is awesome! A plethora of tasty tones lie within including some serious spluttery mayhem ;)
Currently thinking of getting a Behringer superfuzz or Danelectro Black Liquorice.
Possibly Freeze sound retainer.
Boss DD7 is a maybe. FUCK. DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT.
is there a pedal out there which uses delay feedback as wah pedal use...wah?
i dunno how to put it. so that if you pressed it down full you'd have infinite feedback (taking the dd3 as an example, if you had the feedback dial all the way right). and you'd control the rest as usual by using dials.
lots of delay pedals have expression peal inputs, think the boss dd7 and newer EHX memory man/boy pedals
*expression pedal
I think so, the boss page says 'Delay time, feedback, and effect level can be controlled via external Expression pedal (sold separately)'
Ibanez Echo Shifter...
Looks tempting...
This looks amazing, think I might start saving.
I'd want the filter to do a lot more
they're twisting those knobs from one side to the other and the sound isn't changing that much. That's a little disappointing.
so jus tried out a Ditto Looper ...
pretty awesome, super easy to use and so small it beggars belief. Literally spent half an hour jamming over a loop of ONE CHORD because it was so addictive. A must buy
Does it allow you to overdub or does it just start a new loop?
One switch isn't it?
first press records the base loop
pressing again starts an overdub. It all recorded very cleanly and stuff as well, I managed to get like 10 overdubs on the go and it didn't sound too messy or anything
I think it has the standard press once to over dub, twice to stop, hold to erase control, dont know if there is an undo
what's the difference between hold to erase and undo?
also thought of them as the same thing myself
undo undoes the last overdub, erase gets rid of everything, hold I just meant holding down to erase
for the price you could just get
a boss or digitech.
not really
new most of those ones cost £70-£100 more, and are more complicated than I'd want them to be. If looping is integral to your live set then you probably should have something you can save loops on and stuff, but for a practise/creativity tool you want something really straightforward and intuitive. Which is exactly what the Ditto offers
imo an undo function is needed
but you could get a 2nd hand boss, which never break. if the switch goes on the TC (which has happened on a mates flashback) then you're buggered.
the Ditto does have undo, hold to delete last loop, hold again to bring it back
your switch point is something to consider though
I was mistaken, how do you delete completely? the boss rc30 is really stupid to completely clear a loop you have to press down both pedals at the same time which is pretty tricky whilst remaining standing
it has delete and undo..?
delete = clear all
undo = after recording 4 overdubs, record another.. unhappy with the fifth.. go back to number 4..?
yeah, it has both
To undo - hold down switch for 1.3 seconds (TC stats) while loops are playing back, last loop disappears. Hold down switch again to redo loop if you change your mind
To delete - stop the playback (double-tap the switch) and then, once off, hold down switch (for 1.3s again I assume) to delete *all* loops
this video is good for showing the undo
He starts a long, pretty overdub at 1:50, which he stops at 2:17. He then uses the undo to drop out all of that fancy melodic stuff at 3:36, which leaves him with the basic, rhythmic loops he'd recorded *before* 1:50. You don't get to see him actually doing it, but you can definitely hear what happens.
Another video, that actually shows the switch being pressed this time, is here:
He adds a big, booming rock overdub at 2:16. After soloing over it for a bit he decides to go back to the more basic funk loop he had, so he uses undo at 3:02 by holding the switch for a second or two.
well colour me impressed
not bad at all then. still opt for the boss due to the switch (or digitech for more features - and switches which makes it more useable) but for the footprint and price that is good.
also be intersting to see how they use the toneprint in the future
yeah, I'm mostly loving it because normal loopers kind of intimidate me
there's definitely a few features I would love (reverse playback, quantising) but I don't really need them, and the Ditto was just plain fun to use
Ordered a EHX Freeze and getting Bit Commander soon, very excited.
Any suggestions on a relatively good and cheap tuner and volume/expression pedal? I was thinking of getting a Hardwire polyphonic tuner but it's a bit big if I want to have everything on a pedal board. So maybe something in a nano casing that isn't Polytune?
why not a Polytune?
think there's a Korg Pitchblack mini out now isn't there?
Expensive enough, just think that there is probably something out there that does the same job for cheaper.
I will probably end up going for it though, being able to tune all the strings with one strum is pretty great.
you will not be disappointed with the freeze
amazing little bit of kit
Question - "glitch" pedals
Has anyone got one of these/can recommend one? There's a few boutique type out there making them but rather hard to grasp if they're any good or not...
Looking at you cementimental!
you can do glitchy stuff with most entry level loop pedals
dunno if that's what you want tho?
Is that with circuit bending or
just by plugging them in and tryig different variations and settings, can I ask?
the Boss DD6 has warp and hold effects
the hold is more like a stutter than a glitch that would randomize/bit-crush/ring-mod/generally-over-mental the whole signal.
The Boss Slicer looks pretty neat for that kind of thing. I haven't used one, but reading and watching it looks quite cool. Might be a bit too ordered though if you're going for total mayhem.
eg digitech XDD
on loop setting, tapping the pedal gives you a loop lasting however long you tapped for - eg as short as a millisecond. another tap kills that loop/stutter, or holding the pedal down adds another layer to the noise every millisecond.
but i dunno if this is what you actually want like
Hmm dunno if pedals especially 'boutique' ones (which are typically just some reallllly expensive super basic fuzz circuit) are the way to go for 'glitch'
vs a laptop or some circuitbent gear...
as alcxxk says you can make noise/glitch/synth sounds with pretty much any pedals or just a mixer even. Most of my noise is made using feedback thru FX sends and a bunch of cheap pedals. For 'glitch'/synthy sounds things like pitch shifters, bass synth, delay, chorus, fuzz etc in a feedback loop will get you some interesting sounds. Multi-fx can be especially good and cheap, and a good way of trying out many different types of effect before maybe spending more on 'good' standalone pedals...
My best cheapo pedal recommedations:
Behringer Super Fuzz - just a really good fuzz, switchable between 2 different fuzz and a really loud boost
Ibanez FZ7 (out of production but relatively common/cheap ebay) - just totally insane fuzz, any pedal with a "Damage" switch labelled 0%, 10%, 100% is fine by me. :)
Behringer Bass Synth - can make all sorts of weirdness in a feedback loop or with unorthodox input signal so long as you have some dynamics/transients
Behringer FX600 multi-fx - Literally the worst guitar pedal ever made as far as I can tell, pretty great for weird noises.
Behringer digital delay DD400 - great for really ugly glitch, unlike most delays when you change the speed knob it doesn't pitchbend the delaying signal like most delays but rather just does this really horrible clicky timestretching kind of sound. Sounds fine as a normal fixed delay so not bad for sensible echo use too.
MXR Blue Box - not super cheap but easy to find reasonably priced, totally absurd 2-octave-down fuzz, pretty much makes anything you put thru it sound like a ZX Spectrum game of Sunn O)))
DOD/Digitech Death Metal - the harsh noise standard. - http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j379/SUBPROJECT63/nikeagogodm.jpg uuuuhhh is it really going to make any difference after the 2nd one?! (-__-;)>
hope that helps, maybe more soon
also might not have used 'good' 3 times in 1 sentence..
Well, got three of those pedals so that's not a bad start, that Ibanez fuzz with the damage switch is brilliant when you're putting an overloaded signal and volume pedal in to start with, truly horrific sounds
Will look into loopers, thank you :) Now download my record in the other thread, dammit...!
Cool! If you mean FX/feedback loop as opposed to 'loop pedal' in the sampler/delay sense
They don't pay too much, there are a lot of 'boutique' ones out there that are quite expensive for what is just a box with a knob and a couple of in + outputs! Connecting a mixer FX send (or even headphone out or something if you don't have sends and don't mind EVERYTHING feeding back) via pedals to a channel is my preferred method of controlling feedback-based systems :)
Or a guitar cable splitter works too so you can connect the same pedal output to the amp/mixer and also back to the start of the chain.
ALSo, passive mixers like this can work backwards! which is useful for splitting signals too - http://www.maplin.co.uk/3-channel-microphone-mixer-36158
finally got round to ordering
one of these 3-channel mixers. well cheap, might as well give it a go and see what it can do for me.
Ooh, got one of those passive mixers, that should work a treat
Kindly look here or there for d/l link :)
P.s. these look really interesting (especially the bass synth) but a bit on the too expensive side
i'll probably get one at some point tho :)
uh i ment
must have coffee before any further posting
im considering buying a rollershifter
it's essentially a pitch shifter that rolls through a bunch of diffrent settings, turning a single not into a rhythmic arpeggio.
- alcxxk this'd this
adebesi shank use it or similar
i think used sparingly it could be so, so amazing for just moments in solos that would make people fall over
also for an electro rocky thing
and could be insanely effective in a noise set for adding a rhythm to the noise you already had, but dunno if that would be too musical for your tastes. feeding back into itself would make insane showers of noise though so w/eCementimental and GoatmeatMF this'd this
OWL PRogrammable pedal
came across this kickstarter the other week.
essentially a self programmable effects pedal - so assuming you know a little about programming and or Digital Signal processing or just enough knowledge to cut an paste and mangle others' code then you can make it do what the hell you want.
or just download patches that others hopefully will have written.
line 6 has already done something like this sort of a bit,,,
the rollershifter i'm talking about above uses line 6 tonecore
as in line 6 creates the actual casing and stomp action, and you can use their DSP kit to create whatever you want
anyone got any advice for reinforcing the casings on cheap pedals?
the plastic casings on behringers are very shit indeed...
They're pretty cheap but since I don't use them for guitar and thus never stand on them i've never had any problem
in fact to save weight for carrying a tonne of junk to gigs I actually make them LESS sturdy by removing the hilariously thick metal plate on the bottom (intended to make them feel like they actually have any weight to them) and replace with rubber feet :)
But I'd say based on my attempts to circuitbend them in the past they're more likely to break trying to resolder everthing with real pots/switches and re-house them in a proper stopbox
than just using them as they are with a bit more care than usual and maybe having to buy a replacement on ebay for like £14 some day :D
This is a great site for more boutique pedal and pickup choices...
Not a jag, honest. I can barely play the thing.
That site is great. Can't believe I've not come across it before. Thanks dude!
Only started using the second output on the DD7 and it is so much fun.
When it is off it just works as a signal splitter. So now I have two amps with two different chains which is lots of fun. So I have Freeze into DD7 then on output A I just have Big Muff Pi to amp. On Output B I have Bit Commander> Holy Grail> Jamman Stereo> Amp.
Thinking of getting a DOD overdrive in the next while. But having serious fun at the moment.
I have no idea about pedals
all I have is a DS-1 which is OK and serves a purpose but I want to make a shimmery, light guitar sound like M O N E Y do on their record, any recommendations from those that know their shit?
Don't know who Money are but light shimmery guitar is usually achieved with a delay pedal and reverb..
The Digitech Hardwire delay is meant to be good. I have the Boss DD7 and I love it. But you can spend alot on a delay pedal, Strymon Timeline and Earthquaker Disaster Transport are probably the best. DD7 and Digitech hardwire would be midrange, you get Digitech Digidelay for cheap enough. I would reccommend a nice reverb aswell, Holygrail is great.
this is money http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6lPO_rSGjY it's kind of atmospheric type stuff I'm looking to do so I'll check out all them pedalsskellywager this'd this
I got some kits for clones of otherwise expensive/obscure pedals here:
cheap and very fast postage, highly recommended ^__^splitterwill this'd this
Have you made many?
I have no experience with soldering.
I bought 3 kits and have finished two and working on a third so far
Housed them in recycled broken pedals :)
Here's my crossover distortion: https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1185537_10151857113298659_742555079_n.jpg
and analog bitcrusher: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1174627_10151877360118659_518563028_n.jpg (i mostly use toggle rather than stomp switches since i'm using these things on a table rather than for guitar on the floor)
Soldering is pretty easy, just maybe watch a tutorial video and practice on something non-important/some bits of wire/broken circuitboards etc first.
oh and it tells you in the instructions to use a heat shunt to protect the more sensitive components while soldering
that's a thing that clips onto the component leg while you're soldering to draw heat away so transistors etc don't get overheated. You can get a special thing for this but I just use a crocodile clip test lead and/or solder as fast as possible and have never burned out a component while soldering. (messed up in all sorts of other ways over the years tho hah)
Thanks for that link
Just ordered a Filthy Fack.
no probs ^__^
I got that too but not built yet
Got the ehx Klon copy the other day, really nice mild overdrive, love how ehx have gone and brought it out on the cheap
my latest pedal isn't an fx pedal
it is a handheld synth. it is taking forever to get to me though.
haven't got my POG2 yet. Any other pedal updates from you guys? I am currently coveting these:
Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl
Earthquaker Arpanoid
Strymon BigSky
Walrus Audio Descent
built a wooly mammoth clone
s'alright. easy build if you're handy with an iron
i've recently got a mini morley volume/wah, ive been using my mid 90's boss multifx for a volume pedal so thought it was time to get a proper one and the wah is an added bonus. Pretty disappointed with it, it is more like a volume on off pedal so doesn't do swells well, and the wah sounds very strong synthy rather than the mellow thousand leaves sound I wanted.
Had a couple of ideas for pedals recently, wish I had the skills to make them. Always read in interviews with J Mascis how he hates guitar because it is so undynamic compared to drums, thats why he uses so much fuzz to get that kind of response, got me thinking that still isnt dynamic as it makes the quiet as loud as the loud, it would be good to have something that gives loudness based on playing dynamics. My line 6 verbzilla has a ducking setting where if you play loud it will dim the reverb, play more quietly and it will come back. Think if a overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedal used something similar with gain it could be a genuinely dynamic pedal, say one volume threshold and overdrive kicks in, another threshold and distortion kicks in, so you pick notes and its clean, dig in a bit for overdrive, strum and it will distort, would be fun to play.
That sounds good – potentially great actually
I can see where Mascis is coming from with his comment about fuzz though, because you (I) seem to be able to play with comparatively greater dynamics with loads of fuzz. Quiet can still be quiet but you can get it up to a roar.
I get a great dynamic/intuitively interactive effect from my filter pedal (SubDecay Prometheus DLX). The weight of playing and the more notes I play at once massively influences the sounds that come out the other end, it accentuates and amplifies whatever frequency and resonance you're putting in to it. Pretty insane.
there is an ehx pedal called steel leather that is supposed to be the opposite of a compressor, I might try it into a rat pedal or something that goes clean at low volumes with my amp maxed out, with the quiet bits made quieter and louder bits louder combined with the rats responsiveness it might do the thing I want
I got a bit obsessed with micro-pedals lately
they're ideal for noise purposes since I/noisicians tend to carry a stupid number of the things about. Spent ages browser-windowshopping this week but not thaaat many of them are actually that cheap or interesting tho alas.
Here's the 3 I have, made a cute but not very interesting-sounding feedback loop by way of experiment ^__^
I like the Mooer ones
got their pitchshifter recently
this thread should be rolling
I just got a boomerang III looper it is so, so, so good. I have had a couple of loop stations (RC20xl and RC30) but been frustrated they don't do what I hoped, and most loopers seem the same, ridiculous amounts of recording time and good for single loops but no ability to switch between separate loops on the fly unless they are prerecorded, may as well use a pre recorded backing track.
This pedal is different you can record one loop, and then another, and another, and another all in one take an switch between them as you wish, as well as being able to layer each one. Also can record one master loop and have others as synced multiples of its time, and sync to a midi clock (seems weird this or a simple BPM function isn't included in most effects pedal). No ability to save but it is more a tool for making things in the moment. It also can have all loops playing at once even synced or untethered drifting out of time with each other.
It also has an added bonus effect that can be used stand alone, real time reverse, press the pedal and press again and that little window of time will constantly be recording and playing back in reverse, surprised this isn't a common effect.
It is expensive but really only a third more than a boss or jam man and so much more flexible.
Also got an EHX should food klon copy, obviously never tried a real klon but am really impressed with this. Never really used overdrive before but now I never turn it off, it is really mild but just enhances the clean sound.
heard good things about the boomerang.
you thinking of getting the sidecar too?
it is a bit too much looper for me though... as i dont play live i can loop bits n pieces then bang it on the computer to trigger in ableton etc.
good to hear you like the soul food. about time someone made a mass market klone.. surprised danelectro didnt get there first. may pick one up in the near future.
as for real time reverse.. danelectro made one - plus some delay units do reverse with 100% wet
hopefully will be able to get by without the side car, don't think I would need all the special functions at once and it is easy to reassign them in the combinations needed between things, I really dislike the trend for expensive pedals to have extra pedals to control them.
Yeah I'm surprised there wasn't a danelectro 'cool cat' klon like their timmy clone. I think it is great EHX has made these so affordable, if the creators won't make more themselves.
I wanna get that fulldrive 3
Or the new earthquaker devices overdrive (Palisades). Currently have a fulldrive 2 but basically all the issues I have with it are ironed out with fulldrive 3 and the earthquaker devices pedal is just a deluxe version with a lot more options. Would obviously trade in or sell my fulldrive 2.
Would like to upgrade to the whammy 5 at some point too...
still want my POG2
but the ChaseBliss Audio Warped Vinyl looks/sounds amazing.
That Boomerang sounds like the kind of looper I am after too. WIll look in to that.
Not so bowled over by the Wombtone - unless I haven't seen the right demo yet, it doesn't seem that special.
Boomerang is expensive. :/
They're really expensive in the uk, second hand from American ebay was about £300 including all the shipping and tax. It is a lot but it really does everything I've wanted a loop pedal to do. Pigtronix infinity dies similar, probably in the same price range but more of them over here so easier to find preowned.
I've been looking at that Pigtronix too
so many pedals to chose from. hard to commit when there's not much between them on paper - only really once you start playing with them.
ive not looked into the pigtronix too much in case I get buyers remorse with the boomerang. I think the 'rang wins on the number of loops, 3 as standard or 4 if you sacrifice a couple of functions or get the side car add on. but the pigronix can save, connect to a computer.
this pedalboard
looks class - from the actual pedals down to the colour range of them, a strangely coordinated palatte. and the board itself
could just look at that for ages, like the fluorescent light touch, the big sky reverb is beckoning me. the best visual looking board I've seen was talons''s on the bark and hiss site, it was mainly diy clone looking stuff, just plain metal cases, with the odd boss pedal stripped of their decals
Not going to be buying any pedals for a while but stuff I currently have is a Headrush E2, Pigtronics EP1, old chip RAT, Zoom Power Drive, old green Deluxe Electric Mistress, old big box Stereo Poly Chorus, Ampeg Sub Blaster, Holy Stain. Also not a pedal but I use a WEM Copicat every gig I play.
just bought a metal muff \m/
gonna play it for real for the first time tonight
Got a Line 6 Echo Park and EHX Holy Stain.
I want to get a EHX Freeze and a Digitech Whammy and I think I'll be happy.
Been recording with a pal and through a plug in and he managed to get this shimmering reverb an octave higher underneath the sound. It sounds fucking brilliant.
guitarist in my band does the last bit with a pedal
can't remember which though
love my whammy
if you're interested in a Freeze
have a look at the Super-Ego. The same, but with more functions: http://www.ehx.com/products/superego
I'm thinking about upgrading my Freeze for one.
I play bass
Boss Bass Distortion pedal does me nicely. I have a standard electric guitar and play it through my bass amp and the bass distortion pedal also. Sounds fat as fuck.
I was gonna get a Zvex Fuzz Factory
then I got a Redwitch Fuzzgod II. They are insanely, crazy good. Was about 150 quid though.
oh my
I want one of those. Is it actually as good as I think it would be? I ended up getting a Blackout Effectors Seriously Special Twosome Deluxe, which I love. But I'd still like a FuzzGod.
In addition to what I posted above I've owned a bunch of delays and reverbs over a long period of time and here's some notable ones.
Marshall Reflector - bad build quality but really lush sound, nothing tacky about the sound
Danelectro FAB Echo - terrible enclosure but great sound, easy to mod to give yourself control over the time and it stretches to about 1.5 seconds. Sounds very lofi and nice.
Line6 DL4 - Crap build quality, tacky digital sound, even with replaced footswitches it felt and sounded rubbish
EHX Memory Boy - Would have been fine if I wanted to use it solely for noise unfortunately I wanted more from it.
Fab echo is nice indeed, I added an LDR to control the pitch of mine
turning it into a kind of weird low-bitrate echo-theremin :)
I was going to build two of them into one box but i fried the 2nd one, soldering surface-mount stuff is fiddly :(
In my search for weird/bad pedals i've become strangely obsessed with this
garish signature pedal which accompanied some horrendous-looking fantasy graphic novel/concept album
I don't know why but I want one, not enough to buy at any price I've seen tho.
I remember watching the demo video for that with the guy who clearly expected everyone to know who he was but I had no idea who he was.
yeah, it's so weird, how do these things get made?
I want Behringer to put out a Cementimental signature pedal.
maybe a multi fx
where every effect is the DOD Death Metal :D
i need a pedalboard and have no idea what I'm doin
help. Shall I buy one of those massive crap expensive ones?
I found this old suitcase that I made a pedalboard out of, i put some old DVD cases to create the upper tiers of the board.
I then left it at a bus stop and lost it with all of my pedals. It took about three years to build the collection back up.
suitcase is a good shout
will have a look about
any of you guitar nerds used an orange dual terror?
recommend them? any good/bad stories?


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American Pickers T.V. show pick through Boonville
Boonville must have some items of interest for picking to bring History Channel's American Pickers television show since they filmed an episode throughout downtown on Thursday.
American Pickers,a show on the History Channel, stars, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, who travel the Midwest, picking through items people do not want any more.
Throughout the entire day on Thursday, Wolfe and Fritz were busy going through some downtown buildings owned by Boonville citizen Pam Davis. During the filming, many individuals gathered around downtown to get a glimpse of the crew along with the stars. At many points during the day, the stars met with many of their fans, even taking pictures with them.
The Pickers discovered Boonville when Boonville Assistant Tourism Director Sherry Broyles contacted them upon finding they would be coming to Missouri. She thought it could be a good opportunity for Boonville.
A scout for the show arrived about two weeks prior to the filming and found out that local citizen Pam Davis had many items, which would be of interest for the pickers.
Once Wolfe and Fritz arrived, Davis said she was astonished about how friendly they were.
"They were so nice to the people by taking pictures with them and signing autographs. A girl walked by Cooper's Oak Winery who had a 'pickers t-shirt' on. Mike ran outside and got her and brought her in. She was beaming as she had her little boy with her to take a picture," Davis said.
"It was amazing to see them work. What you see on T.V. is what you see in real life," Thomas Stanley said. "They are aggressive diggers of whom are real knowledgeable."
Stanley said Wolfe was very interested in Boonville and the progress it has made.
"He talked to us a lot about his hometown and the city council he served on. He talked about how his hometown revitalized their downtown. He had a world of knowledge, not just about the picking, but how we can make a community better," Stanley said.
Davis said the experience was wonderful.
"It gave us a chance to get rid of some things," Davis said. "It was most important to us to promote Boonville,"
Davis could not talk about any details but did say the show would air in a about two months.

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Hi, my name is Ben, and I have a background in Online sales and Marketing. I am working with my friend (a Developer) to help my partner create this new tool.
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The Weazel Ball is a toy for cats, and it's an ingenious toy. If you know cats, you will think, "Ah, this is the perfect toy for a cat," but your cat may not agree. Perhaps a little coaxing may help.
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First, this plastic ball with the likeness of a weasel attached, needs to be opened. Easy enough, just unscrew to the left. Once open, you will find a contraption where the battery fits. Place the battery in there, positive side up, and slide the lever over the end of the battery. When the half of the Weazel Ball starts to vibrate uncontrollably, it's your signal to screw the top half of the ball back on.
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Nevertheless, once you manage to make the Weazel Ball operational for your cat, you can place it on a smooth floor surface to entice your cat. My cat stared at it for about 30 seconds. She had no interest at all after that, even though the Weazel Ball is one of the noisiest and crazy-moving toys she has. If I were a cat, I would love the Weazel Ball.
My dog agrees with me and when he saw it, by that time spinning down the hallway to the bathroom, he tried to stop the Weazel Ball. Not knowing whether to go for the erratic ball, bouncing off the walls, or for the weasel, he finally decided the weasel was his best choice. The ball part of the toy, meanwhile, still kept moving, which was very unsettling to my dog. As he tried to stop the ball, he lost his grip on the weasel, and the hunt began again.
I'm not very good with video, so I'll share an equally entertaining video of a dog in pursuit of the Weazel Ball cat toy. This YouTube video was contributed by browneyedbluues:
There's no stopping the Weazel Ball, unless you can grab it, twist off the top, and move the lever to the side of the battery... preferably fast. The fact that you can't stop the toy easily has its good point: your pets can be entertained without you being interrupted -- my definition of a pure interactive pet toy. But there has to be another way to design the on-off mechanism without it making the human, supposedly in charge of this scenario, a bloody wreck!
My assessment: The Weazel Ball is a great dog toy if he's not strong enough to bite through the plastic ball; and the Weazel Ball is an amusing toy for humans to watch, but causes great agita when turning on or off. As for a cat toy.... Try dusting the weasel with your cat's favorite catnip.
You can purchase the Weazel Ball at Amazon.com.
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Customized wing motor for motor mounting
Wittenstein has created the swing servo, also known as the wing motor because of its appearance. The wing motor was created as a customized solution for motor mounting, with this direct drive also being applicable for rollers by fully integrating the motor into the current layout without extending the roll periphery.
The hollow-shaft direct drive wing motor has two swinging stator halves that feature a mounting concept for unique integration and operating scenarios where axial installation and removal in or from a machine are not possible. The split stator contains two parallel, three phase systems which allow for the stator to be joined together in a controlled way. Each stator half contains a water-cooling pipe system made from stainless steel. It prevents damage to the drive due to intense heat stemming from the roll. It can be retrofitted or dismantled at any time for maintenance, and is designed to withstand the harshest of operating environments.
This motor operates the same way as a classic, one-piece direct drive. The wing motor has a very high efficiency and is very low on energy.
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After reading a farewell from The Angry Educator I considered that I too, might have to be careful what I say. Angry deleted one very cool blog because of the possibility of folks misreading, misunderstanding, mishandling what had been written. Lucky for us, Angry has found another spot, and will hopefully continue to write the same kind of honest, thought-provoking stuff that attracted many of us in the first place.
So, I started changing my blog around. I removed my picture, put it back, removed it, put it back. I reworded things here and there, and changed the look of the blog. I definitely don't want to delete my work, as Angry felt inclined to do. I couldn't bear it.
I want to be able to say and write as I please, think the way I think. Although this blog was to be a place for my personal explorations of bilingualism, creative writing, and being Latina, I have also shared some thoughts on teaching. Whether I'm wrong or "write", what a shame it would be to stop expressing myself as I've been doing. I am sure I will cross the line of "acceptable" and "safe" on occasion, but isn't that what we urge our students to do? And if by chance, I'm discovered by the "wrong" person, I'll learn how to handle it.
So, this blog is looking different. I thought I needed to be a mystery, just in case. After giving it some more thought, I just want to be. I am a Latina teacher-writer. And that picture? That's ME.
Bilingual thoughts on life, language, learning, and all things Latina.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
On starting over, adjusting, and keeping on...
3 comments:
- Nardeeisms said...
Brava! Sometimes you just have to be true to yourself! Good for you! - Nards
- June 21, 2008 at 1:32 PM
- Lana Banana said...
yo tambien he pensado sobre esta misma situacion. a friend of mine warns me every other day . . . i'm so torn. i want to be able to speak my mind and not have to hide . . . que dificil! i may separate my blog into two separate blogs, but i do not want to delete anything . . .
ay, amigo, sigue con lo que haces porque lo que haces es simplemente fabuloso.
ciao chica!
- June 21, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- katied said...
I want to be able to be me too. I agree that we have to be true to ourselves. I enjoyed reading your blog and will be checking in again. thanks
- June 22, 2008 at 7:37 PM
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In December 2006, Neff Brothers RV in Lorain, Ohio, got a phone call — Nike needed three motorhomes to accommodate LeBron James, his entourage and a production staff.
The first phone call started a business partnership that earned the business anywhere from $80,000 to $125,000 during the four-year partnership, Angela Dudziak, Neff Brothers RV general manager, told Lorain's The Morning Journal.
Now that James is headed south to Miami, Cleveland-based productions of Nike commercials featuring the former Cavalier will likely come to a halt, costing the business about $25,000 next year, Dudziak said.
"Clevelanders may be heart-broken and upset about LeBron's leaving," said co-owner Ralph Neff, "but the fact of the matter in the small business communities around the city is that his leaving will lose all of us a whole lot of money."
The RV rental company has its peak season during the summer bringing in "hundreds of thousands" of dollars in revenue, Dudziak said.
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"It was a shame I wasn't able to score some points," Barrichello said. "But everybody knew it wasn't going to be easy. The result was horrible, but there's nothing we can do about it now. It's important that at least I'm enjoying it all."
Barrichello is competing in Brazil again after more than two decades racing abroad. He ended his F1 career two years ago and couldn't secure a seat for a second season in the IndyCar Series in 2012.
"This is a new phase, I'm starting from scratch," Barrichello said. "We were super careful going into this race, just trying to survive. We were not too aggressive and the goal was to improve during the race, but it was difficult."
Barrichello was fastest in one of the practices before Sunday's race and had the 14th-fastest time in qualifying. But he was penalized after race stewards said he got in the way of another driver during the session, having to start three spots back on the grid.
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Barrichello drove three races as a guest in the stock car series last season, finishing no better than 22nd.
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M'Hamid is a small village in Zagora region of Morocco, one of the two places in Morocco where Sahara begins (another is Merzouga). M'Hamid gets fewer visitors than Merzouga and is arguably more "authentic." It is about 7- 8 hours by car from Marrakech and 5 hours from Ourzazate.
M'Hamid is next to the last major oasis one encounters on the way south into the greater Sahara. The area was historically important as the site (Sidi Khalil) where trade caravans gathered (some as large as 5000 camels) before setting off to Timbuktu and other destinations. Little of its interesting history is to be found on websites or in tourist guide books, but knowledgeable locals share the facts and stories with pride and a touch of melancholy.
M'Hamid is also known as Bounou, once a thriving village made out of a mix of local Ait Atta berbers, Local drawa, and local Hassani tribes. The villages of Oulad Youssef, Oulad Mhaya and Ezouaya, amongst others, are scattered throughout the oasis. Local people get around on foot but small motorbikes are very popular too. Donkey carts are in widespread use for transporting goods.
The environment is harsh and fragile. You are urged to appreciate how scarce water is in the town (eg. in September 2011, taps went dry by early afternoon on many days). Despite this and to the severe frustration of locals, a number of the hotels have swimming pools. Choose wisely where you invest your money... it seems more sensible to head to the Moroccan coast if you are keen for a swim, desert temperatures notwithstanding.
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By car
Around 2005, an asphalt road came to M'Hamid so you can reach the village from Ouarzazate by virtually any car. The trip from Ouarzazate is memorable, passing through small villages, the regional center of Zagora, and over a pass into the open desert.
By bus
You can take a CTM bus from Casablanca, Marrakech, or any city along the N9 road (Ouarzazate, Zagora, Tagounite). From Ouarzazate the trip is something like DH80; from Marrakech it is DH110 (as of 3/2011). CTM leaves from Marrakech around 12:30pm and from Ouarzazate at 4:15 pm and reaches M'hamid anywhere between 9 - 11 pm (as of 3/2011). Other bus companies exist, like SupraTours, Voyages Farah, et al.
Get around
M'Hamid is a small town that is easily explored by foot.
There is a mosque in town, but as with the rest of Morocco, is not open to non muslims. A Kasbah is located about 2Km away on the road out of town (take a left at the mosque). The kasbah is inhabited by black Africans who came from Mali many years ago.
Other than this, the main attraction are the Erg Chigaga dunes which are about 60Km from the town. Overnight trips can be arrainged by many outfitters in M'Hamid.
The main thing people come to M'Hamid for is trips to desert. You can do them overnight or for several days, by camel, 4x4, motor bike or quad bike.
If you plan to take two activities in desert, consider starting with a less intensive experience and proceeding to a more adventurous--to find something in every trip. For example, take quad biking after overnight camel trekking, not before.
Camel trips and 4x4
Camel trips and 4x4 are provided by many outlets in the village.
Quad Bikes and Buggies
Quad Evasion [11], +212 (0) 661-77-54-78 or +212 (0) 544-84-86-92, located 5km before M'Hamid. Seemingly the only provider for quad bikes and buggies rental--but is doing that professionally. Quad bikes are one-driver-a-time, while buggies are two-persons-at-once. Serves both 1- or 2-hour trips and multiple-day advanced tours.
Tent rental
Most tourist companies working in town offer tent rental for your own trip to desert.
Motor Bikes
No rental available in the town, still every week several groups of enthusiasts come to ride bikes in a desert.
Markets on Mondays: vegetables and fruits brought from other regions by camels.
Besides that, nothing special--typical tourist shops selling mediocre carpets and usual stuff.
Dar Sidi Bounou [12] offers breakfast, Lunch and Dinner from their locally grown garden at the old house they converted into a bed and breakfast hotel by the desert.
There are no bars in M'Hamid. It is a very conservative town that strictly observes the Sharia law banning alcohol.
Begging children are unregularly numerous in the village, presumably thanks to many tourists arriving directly from the airport to M'Hamid to spend large sums on 4x4s, hardly seen Moroccan realities elsewhere.
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
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Basic Information:
Developer: Platinum Games
Publisher: Konami
North American Release Date: 02/19/2013
European Release Date: 02/22/2013
Trophies: 42 | 5 | 3 | 1
Trophy Guide: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trophy Guide by Gyrocop.
Metal Gear Rising was first announced over 3 years ago, promising to work as the missing link between MGS2 and 4. However, the project suffered many changes and finished up being given to Platinum Games, becoming an entirely different game. Promising great gameplay and a new story taking place after MGS4, Rising has hit the stores and given us a glimpse of what the Metal Gear franchise can be like on an entirely different genre.
Metal Gear Rising's first impressin is that the game is yet another hack n' slash brought to you by Platinum Games, meaning that if you've played Bayonetta or Vanquish, you'll feel right at home, for it plays smoothly and lets you to chain attacks together in order to build up devastating combos that allow you to defeat your enemies swiftly. Naturally, this simply shows how different this Metal Gear is from the others, and goes on to prove just how deadly a Cyborg Ninja really is. The game really sends out the message that Raiden is now an overpowered Cyborg with insane destructive capabilities and the ability to cut in half whatever gets in his way thanks to his High-Frequency Blade, and does so excellently, allowing you to even run stealthly like a ninja (an ability they accurately named Ninja Dash) and perform amazing assassinations on unaware enemies.
This being a true hack n' slash, the Energy Blade is obviously not the only weapon you'll have at your disposal. Throughout the game you'll find yourself fighting a couple of bosses who, as per usual, will allow you to get yourself a new secondary weapon after you defeat them. While they're very helpful to build up your combos and deal a lot of damage to your enemies, you'll find yourself using your High-frequeny Blade more often than not. All this depends, however, on your playstyle and just how much you choose to depend or use them.
In addition to this, the game adds what's arguably one of the most impressive and satisfying features I've seen in quite a while: Blade Mode. Blade Mode is activated by pressing L1, as well as during certain QTEs and after parrying, and makes Raiden take out his sword and take a stand, allowing the player to cut almost anything in any direction he wishes to at the cost of depleting Raiden's energy levels. This means you can cut an enemy any way you want, and the the amazing thing is that the game recognizes the patterns you cut into the enemy (unless they're very small parts, then it isn't as exact). This is obviously one of the most entertaining, gratifying and gory parts of the game, and I assure you you'll do it as much as you can.
Cutting people to pieces is a lot of fun.
As mentioned before, there is a feature called "parrying", which is pretty much like Bayonetta's Witch Time. The whole parrying system consists of moving the analog stick in the direction of your enemy and pressing the square button just as he is about to attack you. This will lead to one of the best features of the game, known as Zandatsu, which consists of Raiden dealing a counter-attack by slashing his foe and then instantly going into a bullet-time Blade Mode, allowing you to deal killing blows without having to deal much damage to your enemies. This not only looks great, but its also essential during most of the boss battles and when playing on the higher difficulties, for some of your enemies are capable of dealing high amounts of damage and you'll find yourself in need of cutting off their armor or weapons in order to beat them.
However, there's more than just satisfaction and gore to the Blade Mode, for your enemies carry within them energy-filled parts that Raiden will take from their bodies if they're cut in a specific spot during Zandatsu, and when acquired, Raiden will absorb them and replenish all his health and energy. This is without a doubt essential and a very nice feature, for it allows you to be a little reckless when encountering new enemies and not worry as much about seeing your health get depleted. However, if you happen to find yourself in a place with no enemies around, the game has an item system in place which lets you pick up various things that'll replenish your health or energy levels, as well as a few weapons such as rocket launchers or the legendary Cardboard Box made famous by Solid Snake.
Rising follows Raiden's story four years after the events of MGS4. Having liberated the world from the Patriots and their nanomachine-controlled soldiers, the world is now relying on Cyborg techonology to create super soldiers. This leads to Raiden, still a Cyborg Ninja, to work for a PMC known as Maverick Securities, who specializes in providing security to whoever can pay for it.
While protecting the Prime Minister from an unspecified African country, Raiden and his colleagues find themselves attacked by another PCM group named Desperado, consisting of overpowered Cyborg supersoldiers who quickly dispatch Raiden's forces and force him to battle them. This leads to the Prime Minister being murdered and Raiden getting beaten to near-death by one of Desperado's members, named Samuel Rodrigues, who you can basically call a Cyborg Samurai. This leads to Raiden being re-enhanced with even more cybernetic implants, and sends him on a quest to avenge the Prime Minister and find out what it is that Desprado trully wants, uncovering a world-threatening conspiracy that takes him around the world and makes him meet both new and familiar faces.
Samuel, the "Cyborg Samurai", and probably the most interesting character in the whole game.
The story is as far-fetched as previous Metal Gear ones, but Kojima's absence during development (and mostly when it comes to the script) is notorious. Not only are the new characters that are introduced rather uninteresting and boring (with the exception of maybe Samuel), but the story as a whole lacks that deep philosophy-related punch. Even when faced with Raiden's conflicting emotions one can't help but wonder something is missing, and the way the story's progression handles said issues feels rather uninspired.
The levels themselves are also very uninspired when compared to previous Metal Gear games, but this is completely understandable due to the game being a hack n' slash. They all are linear, featuring enemies scattered around for you to fight and pulverize if you please to do so, and contain a lot of destructible things for you to cut up as you please. The big downside, however, is how short these levels are. There are only 7 chapters in the game, and they all can be completed in about an hour, making the game last from 4 to 7 hours depending on how fast you are at hacking cyborgs (and that's including cutscenes). However, the game does try to offer some replayability by adding scores to the Chapters and the individual battles inside them, and by adding a small number of Virtual Reality (VR) missions to complete. The only reason you'd find yourself trying to get an S on all of the chapters (and 1st place in the missions) would be to earn experience points in order to upgrade Raiden's abilities and earn trophies, though.
To make things worse, one of the franchise's most notable characteristics, the boss battles, have also suffered. Long forgotten have been those memorable battles against Psycho Mantis or The End, and in their stead you find yourself fighting a bunch of generic bosses such as a Pole-wielding femme fatale or a Ninja capable of moving faster than a bullet. Thankfully, the last few battles prove to be a little more unique and entertaining, but don't raise your hopes too much.
Boss battles mostly feel uninspired, as does the game's story. The game looks good, though, so that's a plus.
All in all, Rising has a decent and well-developed story (levels included), but falls short of expectations and certainly leaves you wishing for more, especially seeing how the game can be completed in less than a day.
While Rising may play very well, it doesn't look as great (even if it does look good). The graphics, while good, don't really stand out as much as they could, and even the cutscenes leave a little to be desired. That aside, though, the game looks good, and performs even better. During my time with it, I never ran into a single issue, be it the frame-rate dropping or the graphics tearing up, or something else entirely. This proves that Platinum has actually worked on making the game run smoothly, and succeeded at it.
The soundtrack and the sound quality are also quite good. The score fits the situations very well and switches from soft to heavy music if the situation demands it, which even allows you to know when you'll have to fight your way through an area or not (in typical videogame fashion).
Most of the trophies for Rising consist of finishing the story and destroying a certain number of enemies. However, there are a few that'll truly make people rage, such as defeating bosses without being hit on Hard (or above) difficulty, or finishing the game on Revengeance difficulty with an S rank on every chapter. There's also one for beating the highscores on all VR missions and so on. The list itself isn't horribly hard, but it'll prove quite troublesome to those inexperienced with the genre or the game's mechanics.
Closing Thoughts
Rising is a welcomed addition to the Metal Gear franchise, even if it falls short of expectations. While many won't enjoy the story as much as with the other games, the exceptionally entertaining gameplay will surely prove to be enough to satisfy newcomers and old players alike.
Gameplay: 9/10
The brightest spot in the game. Satisfying and entertaining like few games out there, making great work of the typical hack n' slash formula, even if it feels a tad bit repetitive near the end.
Singleplayer: 7/10
Short, uninspired and offers little replayability, but an enjoyable ride while it lasts.
Technical: 8/10
Looks good, sounds great and performs amazingly. How they managed to make Blade Mode work so well is beyond me.
Overall: 8/10
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This is a discussion on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review within the Game Reviews forum, part of the Trophy Guides, Reviews & Articles; Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance by Nagflar Banner by Ramon3110 Basic Information: Developer: Platinum Games Publisher: Konami North American Release Date: ...
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review
Last edited by Nagflar; 05-09-2013 at 12:16 AM.
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Good review, although I would have given the SP more of an 8. Just because it's short, doesn't make it bad.
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Nice review, Nagflar! Haven't played the game yet but I'm waiting for a price drop to get it.
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Good review nag, been meaning to look into this game, but as a huge MGS fan I don't wanna play it only to be left with a bad taste in my mouth
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Must say that your score is pretty fair and you have done a fine review Nags, though considering your venom towards Bayonetta, i'm surprised you were the reviewer in one way but not in another.
Uninteresting NPC's and bosses? Mostly agree they are forgettable, Samuel is good if a little too similar to Vamp in design, but the final Boss is brilliantly dickish. He feels like a threat despite the outward appearance.
The boss battles, i found them to be fun and different from a lot out there. As stated, there are some flat Boss personalities but the gaming dynamic for their battles is frenetic, fresh and enjoyable.
Considering the denouncement most 'fans' of Metal Gear made upon learning Platinum were running the show, i'm surprised anyone had expectations for this game that didn't involve it eating fecal matter and ceasing to be, if you were into the idea of it early on, it was because you knew it would be very much different to Metal Gear of normality. A Vanquish or Bayonetta style of game with a good coat of MG gloss on top to get some in jokes and nods in.
Almost no point in comparing the story to regular Metal Gear games, it was never going to be as brilliantly in depth and convoluted, i for one, saw only a lump of big dumb O.T.T. action nonsense and Rising delivered that in spades.
Rising is far superior to certain other slash em ups out this year, Blade Mode is great fun, the soundtrack is perfectly pitched between retro and modern, the story is pleasingly stupid and Raiden is furthered as a Badass. It helps that it's only real flaws are an erratic camera and some sterile enviroments.
Personally, i'd give it a 9 at face value
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Great review , I hated the game but hack and slash has never been my style . I ended up just playing for the story but even that was lame .
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This game was epic the game play was epic the story line was epic the soundtrack was epic i absolutely loved this game i don't think it was repetitive but i can see as to why people would think so its probably because your playing it on easy mode and just ninja running and slashing try revengeance mode where you have to parry that's way more fun unless your a noob haha.
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This is basically the embodiment of an 8/10 game. It really seems that everyone agrees on that score.
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State Penitentiary
The Oregon State Penitentiary is the oldest prison in Oregon and
the only maximum security institution currently operated by the Oregon
Department of Corrections. The Penitentiary has been sited at three separate
locations. Originally, the Penitentiary was called the Oregon Territory Jail
and was located in Oregon City, then the capitol of Oregon. The Territory
Jail was built in April, 1842. The Jail was later destroyed by fire on August
18, 1846.
Oregon Territory relied on local jails for the housing of prisoners until
1853. Legislature recognized the need for a new prison and authorized the
construction of one in 1851. In 1853 a site was finally selected in Portland.
An out of business whiskey shop on Front Street was used to temporarily house
the inmates.
1880´s View of OSP
The construction of the Territorial Prison was plagued with
problems and escaping prisoners. Construction of the prison began in January
of 1854. One of the major problems of the Portland site was that two lots of
land had been purchased for the prison, but they were on opposite sides of
Front Street. The City of Portland refused to close or reroute that portion
of Front Street. The Portland site was abandoned in 1866 and all prisoners
were moved to the new prison in Salem.
Unlike the old prison, which was constructed primarily of wood, the new
Penitentiary was built of brick and resembled a fortress. The Oregon State
Penitentiary is still located on the Salem site originally selected.
Gardner Shackle
The first wall around OSP was built
of brick and was about 15 feet high.
Because the perimeter walls
were only 15 feet high, the Penitentiary was still plagued with escapes. In
September of 1866 Warden J.C. Gardner patented the infamous Gardner Shackle,
which was later called the Oregon Boot. The Gardner Shackle consisted of a
heavy iron band that locked around one ankle. This kept the inmate off
balance and deprived him of agility. The device was used to curtail the flood
of escapees. The current Penitentiary is home to a population of inmates that
fluctuates between 1900 and 2100. In the last few years the population has
rarely been below 2000. The Penitentiary has 22 acres of land space within
the perimeter walls. Within the boundaries of this self contained city are
four cell blocks, two dormitories, several types of industries, five
vocational training shops, a physical plant with ten shops, education dept.,
library, counselors, infirmary, canteen, dining room, kitchen and two
recreation areas.
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