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Man, I was dead set on the QC. Now I’m sold on the FM9

I received the firefly madcat tele....alot of fret "sizzle" even when the neck was adjusted to flat....no un-levelled frets when I checked with stewmac rocker? Just had to raise the bridge the lower strings 4-6 to 2.0 on my action gauge from music nomad....not as pleased as I was with my donner dst 400 much better than this...like you no response from firefly..it's a budget guitar with great wood and looks but budget action which I will learn how to do adjustments 😂🎉 still... not the reputation I heard of

Great job man, multiple amps on stage had to be difficult.

...made in Mexico.....

Eart arent even close to fender. The eart pick ups are shit.

Nice rig, and clever fix on the D6 clip! I have a sneaking suspicion that the "clipping" you're referring to in the CDLs is actually a full power cycle of the box (or protect mode) being caused by low voltage. I'm willing to bet that the outlets you have the PA plugged into are either very far from the breaker panel, or they have long extension cords plugged into them to get power to the stage (or a combination of the two). Long power runs will meter just fine without a load, but once a load (in this case, speaker at high volume) is applied, the voltage will sag and cause the speaker to shut down/mute its output. You can confirm this by metering the voltage while a speaker is on and at high volume. You could also use a circuit analyzer that will measure the impedance of the conductors to predict the voltage drop at various load levels - I have an Ideal 61-164 analyzer, but Klein recently released one that appears to be more affordable (RT390). If that turns out to be the issue, lower gauge extension cords (10AWG) will help you avoid the voltage drop, or sourcing different power from the venue may be a solution as well. I have a 50a distribution box I bring to some shows, and I've had some venues install a 50a/250v receptacle. Even if I don't need a full 100a at 120v, my cabling for the distro is 6AWG, which is able to tolerate the 20-40a required by my full system over a greater distance without worrying about the same sort of ill effects voltage drop would bring with even a 10AWG cord of the same distance.

Do you think your two presonus cdl12p's could cover this same event? With the other subs you have?

Um, yeah. Why the fuck would you pay $300 extra dollars for something that isn't perfect from the factory. The nut should be cut correctly. The frets should be perfect. An instrument should come perfect from the factory. I realize that's not always the case. But I am not accepting anything other than perfect when I put $3,000 + on a new guitar. I am not paying $300 extra to have someone "fix" a brand new guitar that should be perfect. Industry standards from every manufacturer has fallen so low. Retailers should be demanding higher quality from the manufacturers. So they aren't shipping out shit to their customers. Granted I would never... NEVER purchase a guitar I haven't put my hands on first.

Couple things of concern. The downstage truss only resting on one of the forks… Also, the line array are splayed to only truly cover about 60 feet away from The stage. Thirdly, that power distro pulls in two phases of 120v on two separate legs. There’s no transformer actually stepping down to 120v. Finally, those lifts are not kosher for lifting PA and trussing. They look like material lifts, not line array lifts…

Your monitor is 24 inch ? Thank you !

So instead of looking down at the iPad you're looking down at the wedge. FAIL.

Thank you so much this helper me a lot!!!

Great video! Mixing in style👍

Unfortunate that seems kind of unfortunate that this happened

Dude love your content, you need to invest in a bigger trailer. You can see mine in my videos. Were sending out our cdl12p boxes for events soon.

Thank you for sharing. I need this solution for my crawl space lighting.

If you are running a quad cortex....why even waste your time with this fm9?

I got the john 5 firefly copy and had a weird buzzy sound initially. I could not adjust it out. I wound up putting a new set of strings on it and viola the buzz went away. it came with seriously crappy strings

Brother, a setup and fret leveling/polishing might cost $125 if you don’t know how to do it yourself. Add that to the $200 price of the guitar, and you end up with a nice playing instrument, flamed maple neck, SS frets, locking tuners for $325??? That’s a screaming bargain. I’m not sure what you think a $200 guitar should be, but that damned neck alone is worth more than $200. Try fining a famed maple neck with SS frets for $200. You’re not going to find one.

I just got a new strat (Player II) the other day from Sweetwater. I didn't get it Plek'd, and I have been wondering if I should have. Out of the box, significant buzz on the open D string, and lots of buzz on the low E on 5-7. Intonation at 12th fret was sharp well over 5 cents on every string. Kind of a mess. If you read the "55 point inspection" literature on the website, it says the specifically check for these things. I generally like Sweetwater, but I think they vastly overhype some of this stuff (Plek - judging by your video, and the 55 point inspection, judging by my experience). I really see no reason to buy from Sweetwater versus any other company. I'll just go where the best deal is, from here on out. As to my guitar, I decided to keep it. I got it professionally set up with a bone nut, and it's much better. Still some very slight buzz on the low E at around 7th fret if I play a bit vigorously (more so on upstrokes, for some reason), but livable.

Nice set up! May i ask what specific lights are u running over the band? Looks good and bright. Thanks!

Were 2 CDL's and a single sub on each side powerful enough, because in the video they sounded a little underpowered.

Atleast you didn't have to E-Tape that D6. I like the Velcro idea. haha

I have 12 Cdl12p speakers. Make sure you are tuning your crossover between 18khz and 100hz and adjust the gain on each box to +2. You’ll be surprised how loud these things get. This gets the speakers really loud without the clipping effect.

Charging $300 for a set-up when most local shops charge less than $50 is ridiculous on Sweetwater’s end.

And age. Memory . And just not liking the song. I'm bad at remembering lyrics to songs I don't care for. My bad. But.

Beautiful red!

With all that's been said, I always buy guitars that I can hold in my beginner playing hands so I can see, smell, feel, and play. If I like it, I buy it. If not, I move on. I personally would never buy a guitar that has to be shipped across the country. There is too much that can happen (as you have already stated), not to mention the weather. I have a great luthier locally, but, I am thinking about (as some has mentioned) buying the tools and learning to setup my own guitars. One must realize, all guitars will need some sort of adjustment at times. That is a fact. Thank you all for your comments. With an open mind you can learn a great deal! Peace! ☮

People that always want something perfect is impossible no instrument will ever be perfect there will always be something that isnt right for being realistic

Im trying to duplicate this build. But my airturn bt500 /s4 isn't cooperating. What settings did you configure?

Ive never seen anyone put on work gloves to unbox a guitar..😂

Hdl 10’s 🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼 I Still haven’t had the chance to test out those 8008’s but they look like they pack a punch!

Great video. How did you get the lyrics in portrait mode? Mine will only work in landscape mode.

Do you still like HDL10? For how many people is 3 per side enough according to your criteria? We have recently ordered 4 HDL10

Love it man, great work!

Was ein Gelaber....

PA sound good! Looks like a fun gig.

Gosh, when I was first starting out to play Guitar, in the mid 1970's, I just had to have a Brand Name Guitar. Gibson or Fender. I couldn't afford either Brand, but I sure wanted one. Then when I could afford one, I did purchase a nice American made Fender Strat along with a Fender Precision Bass. <Slight laugh> Only to discover my Fender Branded gear impressed no one but other Fender Fans. Gibson fans could care less, and the folks in the crowd just wanted good music regardless of the Brand of gear. Which taught me to just buy the gear I like even if it is some No Name Brand few would recognize. I bought a very nice Ibanez from the late 1970's and it is an incredible High Quality Guitar, and I still have it to this day, and it is my all time favorite guitar. Go figure!

Plek is scam. Never do that . 300 is just donation.

Which model is that? How much does it weigh?

I have played for years and even though I do not play country cowboy, I believe if I had to be cornered to one electric guitar....no doubt by my wife.....It would be a tele. I do not believe what the headstock says matters as much as what the guitar says to my soul. Doesn't matter who played it. I am not going to sound like Brad Paisely or Roy Buchanan even if I had the signature model. I thank you for speaking intelligently and not playing ever riff I have ever learned throughout the video. It is a sign you are a gigging musician and not a basement blaster. Peace in all you do. Kenny

Given the price, I'd budget in a pro setup then pass judgement if it's hot or not.

Looks like fun!

working with rcf since the 70's...the best speakers ever made 👌

Do you think one CDL12 on each side would have also been fine for this show?

A little over a month ago I got a Firefly FF338(like a ES335) in gloss black with red binding (Ive heard several people say it looks like the color palate of the Batmobile). Outside of needing the local guitar tech to deal with the neck to stop some moderate fret buzz on the A and E its been great. He didnt even charge me for it. 10 minutes of work and it plays great. Never had any desire for a semi-hollow guitar with humbuckers but the guitar is a really fun to play. I think it has a 14" radius neck( the guy who did the neck said 20". Dont know if was joking. possible?), very flat , moderately chunky, and so much easier to play than my 9.5" Fenders. $219bucks with shipping. And if I didn't like it I can resell it for a small profit on reverb since its a limited run and people are already selling them for $350. I've no plan to sell it. Its a fun, good, maybe better than good sounding guitar. A little to goth metal looking for my taste but $219!

Does it stay in place?

I bought an $8k guitar from them. Everything was perfect except one of the necks was out of spec. I did the setup and found there was a general buzz. Their 55-point inspection seems garbage.

Plek should be coming from the factory.

I use Sweetwater to chat with the "experts" and then go find a better price somewhere else. I let them do all the work and let someone else give me a better deal 😂