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  2. Thanks man, i'm using an AC30CC2X
  3. Hey all- I need a few reccomendations.

    My uncle is getting rid of one of his PA speakers. It's a relatively nice one, will fit nicely in the corner of my setup in the ol' basement. He blew out the other ones' speaker and ended up buying a new PA setup, so he's dropping off the speaker later today.

    I'm also very interested in getting a VOX Pathfinder, after reading some of the posts above and checking it out for myself. Anything to get closer to The Edge's sound, and also I do like the general feel of the amp better than my current Fender. My Fender amp, however, is rather large- a 90W big ol' box. The VOX is relatively smaller- about 14 inches by 14 inches (sorry for all those in the UK, don't really know metric conversions that well). I'd be looking to direct the amp's sound into the new PA speaker, and have some questions as to how-

    1) My Fender amp has a "PWR AMP OUT" 1/4" jack in the back- is this for me to direct the amp's sound through the speaker?

    2) If the answer to the above question is no (or if this would sound better), would it be worth it to buy a good quality microphone, and mic the amp, to input THAT into the PA speaker?

    3) If the answer to the above question is yes, what mics do you reccomend for that sort of use?

    Sorry to be such a bother...this is just potentially a big-money decision for me, and I want to get it right. You guys seem to be a really great help.
  4. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:Hey all- I need a few reccomendations.

    My uncle is getting rid of one of his PA speakers. It's a relatively nice one, will fit nicely in the corner of my setup in the ol' basement. He blew out the other ones' speaker and ended up buying a new PA setup, so he's dropping off the speaker later today.

    I'm also very interested in getting a VOX Pathfinder, after reading some of the posts above and checking it out for myself. Anything to get closer to The Edge's sound, and also I do like the general feel of the amp better than my current Fender. My Fender amp, however, is rather large- a 90W big ol' box. The VOX is relatively smaller- about 14 inches by 14 inches (sorry for all those in the UK, don't really know metric conversions that well). I'd be looking to direct the amp's sound into the new PA speaker, and have some questions as to how-

    1) My Fender amp has a "PWR AMP OUT" 1/4" jack in the back- is this for me to direct the amp's sound through the speaker?

    2) If the answer to the above question is no (or if this would sound better), would it be worth it to buy a good quality microphone, and mic the amp, to input THAT into the PA speaker?

    3) If the answer to the above question is yes, what mics do you reccomend for that sort of use?

    Sorry to be such a bother...this is just potentially a big-money decision for me, and I want to get it right. You guys seem to be a really great help.


    Depends on how loud you want to play man. If you're just playing in your basement for fun and stuff, then I would try and see if you can directly hook your amp up to the PA, but I wouldn't go through the trouble of buying a mic and all that if you're just playing at room volume. If you're playing with a band though, you'll need a louder sound than the pathfinder can offer, and if you still want THAT amp, than hooking up to the PA would be good. I'm not sure about hte connectors though, someone else should be able to chime in on that.

  5. Sorry not to be of any help with regard to your actual question, but I know sod all people over here in the UK who DON'T use imperial for the record though, 2.5 cm = 1 inch, so...35cm all told
  6. Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

    Thanks! It's not really harder than guitar, it is pretty much the same. You just have to practise a bit to get good at it.


    do u have any tips or websites/ vids that u've used for drums??


  7. I actually learned it by watching regular live videos, nothing "drummer oriented". If you alredy know how the basic rock beat works, bass drum and hi hats, snare drums and hi hats, then you are already on your way. This is interesting too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matched_grip
    I strongly recommend you to use the german grip, like Neil Peart does

    Once you can understand what people are playing just by listening, all you have to do is practise, to get you coordination working well. There are really no secrets.
  8. Originally posted by thechicken:[..]

    I actually learned it by watching regular live videos, nothing "drummer oriented". If you alredy know how the basic rock beat works, bass drum and hi hats, snare drums and hi hats, then you are already on your way. This is interesting too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matched_grip
    I strongly recommend you to use the german grip, like Neil Peart does [YouTube Video]
    Once you can understand what people are playing just by listening, all you have to do is practise, to get you coordination working well. There are really no secrets.


    There is a 'traditional' grip (left hand different than the right) and matched drip (both sticks held palm down.

    Neil Peart used matched grip for ages, until taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. After those lessons, Neil began using traditional grip only. But that has mutated to some matched / some traditional.

    There are benefits to both grips. Good idea to learn both.

    Larry plays matched grip.

    First get your hands together. Then work on getting your feet involved on the kit. Rudiments are important as they are the alphabet of the language of drums. Once you have the alphabet, you can easily put together words.
  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    There is a 'traditional' grip (left hand different than the right) and matched drip (both sticks held palm down.

    Neil Peart used matched grip for ages, until taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. After those lessons, Neil began using traditional grip only. But that has mutated to some matched / some traditional.

    There are benefits to both grips. Good idea to learn both.

    Larry plays matched grip.

    First get your hands together. Then work on getting your feet involved on the kit. Rudiments are important as they are the alphabet of the language of drums. Once you have the alphabet, you can easily put together words.


    Nice analogy
  10. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    There is a 'traditional' grip (left hand different than the right) and matched drip (both sticks held palm down.

    Neil Peart used matched grip for ages, until taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. After those lessons, Neil began using traditional grip only. But that has mutated to some matched / some traditional.

    There are benefits to both grips. Good idea to learn both.

    Larry plays matched grip.

    First get your hands together. Then work on getting your feet involved on the kit. Rudiments are important as they are the alphabet of the language of drums. Once you have the alphabet, you can easily put together words.


    There is more than one matched grip. That's why I said, german over american or french. The german is so stronger than the others, and in my experience I have yet to find something that I cannot do with the german grip better than with the more usual american grip.
    And by the way, I have never learnt any rudiments. Watch, listen, mimic and learn. That's how I do it.

  11. Guys, i'm selling some gear if anyone is interested. Only pedals, but I used them for U2 for the longest while. All of my U2 covers on youtube were done using these pedals.:

    Boss DD-20 (twin delay pedal)

    Boss OD-2 (Turbo Overdrive, Edge uses it a lot, used it since hte JT tour, vintage)

    Line 6 DM-4 (distortion moddeller used on HTDAAB)

    Line 6 Verbzilla (Shimmer pedal)

    Dunlop 535q Wah Pedal

    Ibanez TS-9 (Edge has used this since hte early days, you can still see it on his rack, great for blues, u2 stuff, and classic rock stuff as well)

    Maxon CP101 Compressor (can't cover U2 without a compressor. It smoothes out your tone so much and makes it warm. Great pedal)
  12. Boss OD-2 (Turbo Overdrive, Edge uses it a lot, used it since hte JT tour, vintage)
    Used JT thru Popmart tours

    Line 6 DM-4 (distortion moddeller used on HTDAAB)
    Perhaps used for some of NLOTH album. Custom rack version used on VERTIGO and 360 tours. Pedal version used on 360 tour

    Ibanez TS-9 (Edge has used this since hte early days, you can still see it on his rack, great for blues, u2 stuff, and classic rock stuff as well)
    Great overdrive. But not used since the early days. Edge began using the TS-9 during the Elevation tour through to the present. Although the one that Edge is using now was modified by AnalogMan (www.analogman.com)


    Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Guys, i'm selling some gear if anyone is interested. Only pedals, but I used them for U2 for the longest while. All of my U2 covers on youtube were done using these pedals.:

    Boss DD-20 (twin delay pedal)

    Boss OD-2 (Turbo Overdrive, Edge uses it a lot, used it since hte JT tour, vintage)

    Line 6 DM-4 (distortion moddeller used on HTDAAB)

    Line 6 Verbzilla (Shimmer pedal)

    Dunlop 535q Wah Pedal

    Ibanez TS-9 (Edge has used this since hte early days, you can still see it on his rack, great for blues, u2 stuff, and classic rock stuff as well)

    Maxon CP101 Compressor (can't cover U2 without a compressor. It smoothes out your tone so much and makes it warm. Great pedal)


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