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Status: Single
City: Bath
State: Southwest
Country: UK
Signup Date: 5/23/2007
Thursday, January 17, 2008 
Just posted a couple of pics for anyone interested on the metal boxes strewn about my aching feet. Can't be arsed enumerating all of the excess. Thanks to Paddy and Blue, lighting and film respectively, for responding to my Diva'ish jealousy over Si's twinkly light panels on top of his bass cab. You can see they gave me some too- on top of the LA wank rack, lol. The whole rig was rationalised and expanded from my original half arsed ideas by supremely patient, clear sighted, genius guitar tech Adey Wilson, author of personalities for my gits such as Spike (red strat) and Vader Caster (stoopidly, excessively, to my childish whims, modded by Chandler Guitars-Mexican Strat, debuted with Lowline, formerly Lowlife recently- will post pics of the silliness... aw, it had to be done at least once...) privately, between the crew superiorly monikered DaftoCaster. Think I prefer that. The rack has an Eventide Eclipse set to ear candy thing (known in the trade as -the- Eventide cliche, but I don't mind... ), two quadraverbs with shortish and stupidly long reverbs apiece and a Gibson Echoplex for layering things, all switched by a Ground Control, again, tweaked to optimum by Adey. Expression pedal type things right to left= volume, rate controlled trem, Cry Baby. The thing you don't see in shot is a Mesa Boogie Roadster amp head, the pedalboard at the front of shot being the channel switching thingy for it. Great amp, and thanks to Boogie for being so understanding about the almighty dink sustained at the first night of the Roundhouse. When we get the gapping sorted between switching, Nick=in heaven. Me loves Mesa Boogie, best, reliable, most versatile amps ever made? I think so... Guitars variously included- murdered Les Paul Standard- 11 years with me- now deceased, what an idiot... Spike Milligan's old red Strat, trusty, long time companion but in truth an average guitar, two Fernandes Sustainer guitars, Gibson's generous loaning of two Les Paul customs, one now in my possession- beautiful, two new Gold Tops, out of Gibson's VOS series- a '56 and a '57- absoultely fucking blinding guitars, thanks for sorting that out Juliette and Gibson, so happy with them. oh... and also out of shot is Adey's adhoc, illuminated, nick/idiot spill proof guinness holder. Eh...Fucking 'ell lark... That's fuckin' big time eh?... Guinness 'older?... eh?... fuck's sake... eh?... Lowline made me carry all their gear... bastards... I'm used to FUCKIN' GUINNESS 'OLDERS YOU TWATS, ha ha ha... Go and see them asap, cos they won't survive too many nights out with yours truly, ha, just don't offer to carry their PA for them, lol.... Sorry anybody bored to tears by this shit... x.
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The Reverse Apache Master

 
your the fucking man for sharing this stuff with us. thanks bro!
 
Posted by The Reverse Apache Master on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:16 PM
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smokeyanthony

 
Now there's an equipment lesson. Hmmn, any room for Digi-Tech whammy? or do you hate those? I remember getting all excited listening to "Big Hollow Man" / Danielle Dax in the 80's, reckoning there's a whammy guitar in there. I was impressed to see a Vox wah, of course. woo hoo. No more Marshall stack McCabe alliance? I remember you used to use them, too (?)

I didn't know you like Guinness, as well? If you can get it over there, try Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (Anderson Brewing Company). It's my favorite dark beer, and I never shy away from a pint of Guinness, either.

Anyway, lunchtime is well over, so I should be getting back to work. Cheers.
 
Posted by smokeyanthony on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:19 PM
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Colin Tufts

 
Great to finally find out what is needed to made such glorious sounds. Have checked out the stockport photo of your them setup. Had to double take as my set up is pretty close, with quadraverbs, jamman, gigfx chopper, midi controller, boss gt6 etc, etc....

Hopefully we'll see you in a few guitar mags in the near future

I had a great night at the Belfast gig, opening with some old favorites.. Sit & Wonder is a great tune! Keep you the good work

Colin
 
Posted by Colin Tufts on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 10:20 PM
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Jon
Jon Smith

 
Thanks for the info Nick. It's very cool that you share this with us geeks!!

Also did/do you use a 12 string for Space and Time? It looked like a Fender XII judging by the headstock but I wasn't sure.

All the best!
Jon
 
Posted by Jon on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 3:26 PM
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