What do you use for vocals?

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:52 am

We don't have any good mom and pop stores in my area, so consider yourself lucky...

And, I gotcha, paybacks and all. But, get a social life, everyone I know is borrowing instruments like crazy... You might wind up with some free shit cause the dude got it for xmas and doesn't play it, or some guy's older brother got a new bass amp and doesn't want the old one.

Make connections, don't burn bridges.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:54 am

Ninja Mike 808 wrote:We don't have any good mom and pop stores in my area, so consider yourself lucky...

And, I gotcha, paybacks and all. But, get a social life, everyone I know is borrowing instruments like crazy... You might wind up with some free shit cause the dude got it for xmas and doesn't play it, or some guy's older brother got a new bass amp and doesn't want the old one.

Make connections, don't burn bridges.

True that, its the same way in my town. From volume pedals to half-stacks, at least in my town, its a phone call away...

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:55 am

Yea, i know this kid whose parents were touring musicians and still own this huge PA system that we use for park jams...
And then, my homeboys homeboys exroommate used to own a club and still has the whole sound system.

You just gotta know who to talk to.

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:56 am

Ninja Mike 808 wrote:We don't have any good mom and pop stores in my area, so consider yourself lucky...

And, I gotcha, paybacks and all. But, get a social life, everyone I know is borrowing instruments like crazy... You might wind up with some free shit cause the dude got it for xmas and doesn't play it, or some guy's older brother got a new bass amp and doesn't want the old one.

Make connections, don't burn bridges.

I don't socialize much cause most of the kids I know are annoying emo kids, i get ticked off by people easily, not to the point where I yell at them, but if I dislike someone, I'm a huge dick to them

I don't know of any shops like that in MTL

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:57 am

Yeap...the last show I went to featuring a favorite local band of mine, the lead guitarist was using a buddies 3 p-up Epi Les Paul Custom, and another friends head and 412. The singer had a borrowed mic and one of my old OD pedals...all on the houses PA, not even theirs either...

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:59 am

Wilbur wrote:Yeap...the last show I went to featuring a favorite local band of mine, the lead guitarist was using a buddies 3 p-up Epi Les Paul Custom, and another friends head and 412. The singer had a borrowed mic and one of my old OD pedals...all on the houses PA, not even theirs either...

I know most places in MTL have their own PA system, but I need a bigger amp for the following 2 reasons

1) so I can jam with a drummer to join my band

2) to piss of my parents....where would be the fun without pissing off your parents?

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:01 am

True, you gotta piss em off, it's part of rock and/ or roll. hehe

I understand about jamming, broski, you might be able to just get a loud amp and plug your mic into it, haha, I did that for a little while...

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:02 am

ultraviolence wrote:
Wilbur wrote:Yeap...the last show I went to featuring a favorite local band of mine, the lead guitarist was using a buddies 3 p-up Epi Les Paul Custom, and another friends head and 412. The singer had a borrowed mic and one of my old OD pedals...all on the houses PA, not even theirs either...
I know most places in MTL have their own PA system, but I need a bigger amp for the following 2 reasons

1) so I can jam with a drummer to join my band

2) to piss of my parents....where would be the fun without pissing off your parents?

haha...

here you go...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-MG250DFX-G ... dZViewItem

Marshall MG: Cheap, Loud, Punky, vaguely versitle, and loud...

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:03 am

Ninja Mike 808 wrote:True, you gotta piss em off, it's part of rock and/ or roll. hehe

I understand about jamming, broski, you might be able to just get a loud amp and plug your mic into it, haha, I did that for a little while...

if it saves me like 400$ why not xD

how powerful do amps need to be to be heard over the drums in punk / grunge (80's HC, mixed with oi/street and some "classic" punk like sex pistols meats Nirvana & Mudhoney)

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:06 am

50w guitar min., 150w bass min...

All IMHO of course

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:07 am

Wilbur wrote:
ultraviolence wrote:
Wilbur wrote:Yeap...the last show I went to featuring a favorite local band of mine, the lead guitarist was using a buddies 3 p-up Epi Les Paul Custom, and another friends head and 412. The singer had a borrowed mic and one of my old OD pedals...all on the houses PA, not even theirs either...
I know most places in MTL have their own PA system, but I need a bigger amp for the following 2 reasons

1) so I can jam with a drummer to join my band

2) to piss of my parents....where would be the fun without pissing off your parents?
haha...

here you go...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-MG250DFX-G ... dZViewItem

Marshall MG: Cheap, Loud, Punky, vaguely versitle, and loud...

Ships to: United States

thanks anyways man....I'll keep an eye out for something liek that

Crate GT212 $250.00

it comes with a nifty little BOSS mega distortion pedal, good enough to replace my DS-1 temporarily

that's what I got my eye on right now

Ampli. Marshall 50w
Price: $130.00

oh shit son

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:15 am

Wilbur wrote:50w guitar min., 150w bass min...

All IMHO of course

so the marshall is good enough, till I can save up for a hot rod?

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:17 am

ultraviolence wrote:
Wilbur wrote:50w guitar min., 150w bass min...

All IMHO of course
so the marshall is good enough, till I can save up for a hot rod?

Most def....If you need more than 50w, what you really need is to turn down...yeah, any 112 or 212 with 50w+ will do...as far as which one, Id say look to Marshall, Then Peavey, then Crate...

Again, avoid Bay-ringer if possible...

But overall, whatever sounds good to you is whats really best...

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:23 am

Wilbur wrote:
ultraviolence wrote:
Wilbur wrote:50w guitar min., 150w bass min...

All IMHO of course
so the marshall is good enough, till I can save up for a hot rod?
Most def....If you need more than 50w, what you really need is to turn down...yeah, any 112 or 212 with 50w+ will do...as far as which one, Id say look to Marshall, Then Peavey, then Crate...

Again, avoid Bay-ringer if possible...

But overall, whatever sounds good to you is whats really best...

how much louder is the 2 speaker one that the single speaker?

p.s. is the frontman really as bas as people on UG say it is?

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:42 am

I just use my own voice for vocals.

Fibus · Post by **Fibus** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:18 am

I am looking into buying an SM57 but what kind of xlr cable does it take, male or female?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:22 am

Fibus wrote:I am looking into buying an SM57 but what kind of xlr cable does it take, male or female?

XLR female. All decent mics have XLR male connections.

I use an SM57.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:31 am

XLR cables are double sides, broski...

One side is male, the other is female...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:33 am

He might be going XLR -> 1/4 jack, hence the question.

ultraviolence · Post by **ultraviolence** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:47 pm

anyone got anything good to say about the fender frontman?

or is it really as bad as the kids on UG say?