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  1. thraxil

    [NPD] Mooer Ocean Machine

    Ordered this off Andertons yesterday. Got it this afternoon. Haven't really had time to play with it, but I will update once I have: I won't comment on how it sounds until I've had a chance to actually give it a fair trial. Physically, though, I don't have any complaints yet. Feels well...
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    NPD: Digitech Obscura

    Picked this up to replace the Caline Blue Ocean that I was using on my board. Really happy with it. I don't really use any of its crazy functionality like the reverse delay, but the basic analog and tape delay modes sound excellent. I pretty much just wanted something reasonably good quality...
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    NPBD: insanity

    OK, I started this little project over the holidays, but it took until today for the last piece to show up in the mail so I could finish it. This is my insane home pedalboard. This is entirely for messing around with at home and having fun. No way I'm taking it out to gigs or anything. I just...
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    NPDx5: cheap variety

    Had some fun and went on a bit of a bender recently buying cheap pedals. * Harley Benton/Joyo Ultimate Drive (an OCD clone) * Caline Pure Sky (a Timmy clone) * HOEREV/Rowin Chorus * Donner Golden Tremolo * TomsLine Dumbler (Dumble style, not sure if it's intended as a clone of Wampler...
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    NPD: Boneshaker

    IMO, DOD/Digitech have just bee killing it recently. The reissues and new pedals they've been putting out have been really remarkably good. I already have the Polara Reverb, the reissue Meat Box, and the Carcosa Fuzz. All of them are great. I'm sure I will be buying more in the near future (the...
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    NBD: So Cheap, They Forgot the Frets

    Had a project that I needed a fretless bass for, I grabbed one of these: Harley Benton JB-40FL SB. €148 from Thomann. Have to say I'm pretty impressed. It's a pretty blatant Jaco-style defretted Fender Jazz Bass clone (which is fine with me). Heavy ash body, maple neck...
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    NPD: Acapulco Gold

    Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold. It's billed as cranked Sunn Model T power amp distortion in a box. I don't know about that, but it is pretty huge sounding and has a different feel than most regular distortion pedals. Just the one big level knob, but it reacts really well to the volume knob...
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    NGD Fryette GP/DI

    Honestly surprised that mine seems to be the first NGD here. I thought a bunch of us were in on the Kickstarter run and being international, mine shipped pretty late. All I have right now is a really crappy cellphone, so that's what you're getting (it's recording gear, not a fancy guitar or...
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    Korg & Noritake Introduce Futuristic Nutube Vacuum Tubes

    Check this out: Synthtopia: Korg & Noritake Introduce Futuristic Nutube Vacuum Tubes "As with previous vacuum tubes, the Nutube is structured with an anode, grid, and filament, and operates as a complete triode tube, generating the same rich harmonics that are distinctive of conventional...
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    NGD: OAF/Xen Autumn Build

    Yeah. I was smart enough to get in on the Oakland Axe Factory/Xen autumn run. Mine came in the other day. Specs: * 8-string headless * 25.5 - 27" fan * Strandberg licensed Endurneck profile * Swamp ash body * Walnut top * maple neck with bubinga stripe * birdseye maple fretboard...
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    [NGD] UV7BK

    We'll keep this short and sweet since these are not exactly unique, rare guitars around here. It's been on my list for a long time, but I finally picked up an old green dot: '91, I believe. It's not mint by a long shot, but for a 21 year old guitar, I'm fine with it and I bought it to...
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    [NGD] 2007 Parker Southern NiteFly w/ Bare Knuckle Piledrivers

    I think I've established that I'm pretty much obsessed with Parkers. I've got a... couple. I've been very curious about Southern NiteFlys for a long time. They're basically Parker's take on a Tele. I love Telecasters so I wanted to know what Parker's take on them would be like. Finally...
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    [NDD] x2: R2DU + GV-2

    Two new distortions for me. This one actually came a few weeks ago, but the battery charger for my camera had disappeared until just recently: Pro Co R2DU rackmount Rat distortion. I think these are hidden gems. The consensus seems to be that the old Rats from the 80's with the LM308...
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    [NAD] Hartke HA2500

    For the last couple months, I've been playing my nice, new Parker Fly 5-string through my roommate's old, cheap bass amp. It was a Peavey 15" combo that he bought used in 1997, (already quite old) for about $100. It wasn't bad sounding, but recently it was getting increasingly unreliable...
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    [NGD] 1997 Parker Fly Artist

    Scored an amazing deal on this. Nearly mint. Just a bit of pick swirl and a couple little scuffs on the back. The sitka spruce really makes a difference with the piezo pickups. It's noticeably harmonically richer than other piezo equipped guitars I've played. If my acoustic didn't...
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    [NBD] 5-string Parker Fly Bass

    So, yeah, it hasn't really been very long since I got a PB41 bass, but here I am. I got that PB41 because I'd grown tired of waiting for a 5-string USA Fly Bass to come around. Naturally, buying the PB41 made my uber-desired bass show up on eBay. Now it's here. 90% sure I'm going to sell the...
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    [NBD] Parker PB41

    I don't really have a "band" at the moment, but three other friends and I have been playing together on a pretty regular basis. All four of us are guitarists though and since I'm the only one with an 8-string guitar that goes down lower than the rest, I've ended up mostly running that into a...
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    Godflesh using 7-strings now

    Justin Broadrick switched to the 7-string Schecter for Jesu quite a while ago, but there's a new video out of the reunited Godflesh playing at Supersonic 2010 and he's clearly sticking with the 7-string now even for old material: This is the first decent quality video of reunited Godflesh...
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    [NGD] Parker Fly Mojo Flame Single Cut

    Came in last week, actually, but it needed some serious cleaning and polishing before the camera came out. That sexy back: And in the sun to try to catch a bit of the flame: Aside from being filthy and needing new strings when it came, it's in great shape...
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    [NGD] 1999 Parker Fly Classic

    Straight to the porn: Just got too good a deal on this to pass up. She's a 1999 Parker Fly Classic with natural finish. That's basswood neck, mahogany body, carbon fiber exoskeleton on the back, carbon fiber glass epoxy composite fretboard with stainless steel...


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