Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: sambo on February 15, 2006, 08:13:12 PM
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ok so im thinking of selling my lc30 original to get a minimat that ill run trough my crate..... good idea or not good iea? how are they compared to each other... ive never tried a minimat so need some advice... is it worth selling the laney?
my other option is to sell the crate and get a hotplate... this is because i really prefer my crate at the moment cause the laney isnt anything special at low volumes at all...
so which option is worth it: selling the crate for a hotplate for my lc30 OR
selling the laney for a minimat to run through the crate....???
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nooooo you only just bought that laney....its $%&#ing awesome...just wait till u can crank it...
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yer but i never will be able to crank it thats the point! and there no telling what it would sound like if i did get the chance to crank it...
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yer but i never will be able to crank it thats the point! and there no telling what it would sound like if i did get the chance to crank it...
Why not? Cranking is THE LAW!!! ;)
Muttley
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hahaha i wish! so far the loudest my master volume has been is.....wait for it....... THREE! A WHOLE THREE!
the neighbours would crucify me as would my parents if i had it any higher than that.... usually i have to have it even lower! and at our drummers house where my band practices the neighbors are even worse- they complained when my master was at LESS THAN 1!!! and my guitar volume was like 0.5 as well!!! this is why i need a hotplate.... quick....
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yer but i never will be able to crank it thats the point! and there no telling what it would sound like if i did get the chance to crank it...
Why not? Cranking is THE LAW!!! ;)
Muttley
HAHAH you've just made my sig with that phrase!
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hahaha i wish! so far the loudest my master volume has been is.....wait for it....... THREE! A WHOLE THREE!
the neighbours would crucify me as would my parents if i had it any higher than that.... usually i have to have it even lower! and at our drummers house where my band practices the neighbors are even worse- they complained when my master was at LESS THAN 1!!! and my guitar volume was like 0.5 as well!!! this is why i need a hotplate.... quick....
Ah, OK. You need a decent rehearsal space then. A bugger I know, but worth it in the long run.
Muttley
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yer but i never will be able to crank it thats the point! and there no telling what it would sound like if i did get the chance to crank it...
Why not? Cranking is THE LAW!!! ;)
Muttley
HAHAH you've just made my sig with that phrase!
Thankyouverymuch... I'm here all week. ;)
Muttley
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hotplate.
running a minimat through a crate (solid state by chance) would be a sin.
<3 the avatar Muttley
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save your money and get a hot plate.
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Just noticed Muttley's avatar is a south paw...
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Just noticed Muttley's avatar is a south paw...
:lol:
*hands Skybone his coat*
Muttley
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thing is with rehearsal spaces... we have a purpose-built shed with sound insulation, carpet, air-con, electricity (of course), lighting, windows, custom paint design, (AND we used to have a giant bean bag) but the neighbours STILL complain even when we're in our own little world down the bottom of our drummers garden... ITS NOT FAIR!
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thing is with rehearsal spaces... we have a purpose-built shed with sound insulation, carpet, air-con, electricity (of course), lighting, windows, custom paint design, (AND we used to have a giant bean bag) but the neighbours STILL complain even when we're in our own little world down the bottom of our drummers garden... ITS NOT FAIR!
Do you mean carpet on the walls for sound isolation/ If so then only the higher frequencies will be absorbed, leaving the bass frequencies untamed. It'll take something a lot more substantial than carpet to muffle a decent drummer, rockwool behind a second false wall seems to be a favourite. of course I may have misread your post entirely... :?
*Rahnooo*
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haha! yer you did mis-read it completely lol! :D
what i meant is it has some sound insulation between the walls- the rest of the stuff i listed was just to show that we've spent a whole lot of cash on the place doing it up and it would be a pain if we werent allowed to play there anymore cause of the neighbours complaining...
but what was that thing you mentioned- 'rockwool'?
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http://images.google.com/images?q=rockwool&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&tab=wi
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and how much does a bunch of that stuff cost?
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i have no idea .. i work in construction (workin on electricity) so i can get that stuff all day for free if they're workin at the same place =P
but i dont think it's very expencive... depends on how much you need though
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lucky bar-steward! i guess our shed thing is probably about 6 by 6 (metres) or something...
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Rockwoll is great between cavity walls for a bit more sound isolation, cheaper and better is lots of sheets of plasterboard. Density stops sound and plasterboard is cheap and pretty dense. Get the thickest sheets you can get and use at least two thick. The more the better.
If the sheds made of wood you're in for a hard time.....it just acts like a soundboard radiating the sound!
I wouldn't get a Minimat to run into the Crate.....The 'Mat would soud great on it's own for rootsy crunch but when they run into a transistor amp they don't sound their best! :wink:
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I agree with HJM. I've run my Minimat through a Tech21 Trademark 10 (a pretty decent amp in its own right) and I was shocked at how much of the Minimat's tone disappeared. Budget for a Matamp 1x12 cab or stick to the Laney.
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ok thanks for the advice on the insulation and matamp thing. i wasnt sure what the matamp would be like through the crate so that helps a lot.
now just need some plasterboard and/or rockwool...
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It'll take something a lot more substantial than carpet to muffle a decent drummer
A plastic bag muffles a drummer pretty well, but you may need a couple of cable ties to keep it secure (I hate it when they survive)
My neighbour complains about my bloody Blues Jr yet the fuc*er practices his drumming late at night (but only when my kids have school next day) or very early on a Sunday morning (Typical of a certain type of born again christian)
Rob...
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ARGH! i hate neighbours! rob your story infuriates me even more...
a good way of venting your anger though- crank the gain on your amp play some random death metal chords and get your whole band screaming "SHE IS A B**CH, SHE IS A B**CH, SHE IS A B**CH, YEAH YEAH!" (referring to the tree-hugging lady that lives next to our drummers house)- that was VERY satisfying...
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all my neighbours moved... or died
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whys that? is your amp capable of reaching the 'brown note' and making everyone sh*t themselves to death?
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LOL .. that's my little secret :twisted:
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lol.. i see....