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Shaky Blues
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2016
Bits and pieces from being an amateur guitar lover
Harley Benton Ministomp Magnum DI: Un-boxing & Sounds
Testing out the Ministomp Magnum DI from Harley Benton.
The pickup repair mentioned in the video was by:
www.armstrongpickups.co.uk
The pickup repair mentioned in the video was by:
www.armstrongpickups.co.uk
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Harley Benton HB-50 Bass: Un-boxing & Sounds...
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Testing out the new 2024 model, Harley Benton HB-50 Bass.
Pedalboard build for a wedding gig... no amps allowed on stage...
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Building a pedalboard for my guitarist friend's wedding. The venue rules meant no amps on stage and no m8cs on drums, due to noise restrictions. So, all guitars and basses had to go through the PA system.
Zoom Podtrak P4: Live band recording
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Live band rehearsal recorded using the Zoom Podtrak P4. Mics used: Vocals: Shure Super 55 (via PA system) Guitar: Superlux PRA 628 mic on amp (Boss Katana 100) Bass: DI from amp (TC Electronic) Drums: Neumann KMS 105 (Over kick drum, pointed at snare) Track - "Looking For Stars" written by Gaz Parker.
Playing in a gigging band... costs, time, what's involved...
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Video diary of a day in the life of pub covers band "Steenwood MacGallagher".
Steenwood MacGallagher: "Crossroads" (live cover version)
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Steenwood MacGallagher performing "Crossroads", originally recorded by Robert Johnson, at Steamtown Brewery, Eastleigh UK 30.12.23.
Recording Session 27.05.24
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Recording session for "Margarita Sleepover" at Sutton Wood Studios, Alresford UK.
The Strand Continental Hotel... Horrendous
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The Strand Continental Hotel... Horrendous
Gear4music WPM-200 In-Ear Monitors: Unboxing & Sound Demo
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Unboxing and testing the Gear4music budget range, wireless in-ear monitor system.
HHP: "Home Sweet Home" by Gaz Parker (first play through jam)
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First jam through a new song by Gaz Parker called "Home Sweet Home" at East Stratton Hall, Hampshire UK. Recorded on the Zoom Podtrak P4 and mixed afterwards on Magix Acid 11 software. Mics: Vocals - Shure Super 55 Guitar Amp - Superlux PRA 628 Bass Amp - Direct DI Signal Drums - Neumann KMS 105 (positioned over the kick, pointed at the snare)
Replacing a board mounted amplifier jack socket...
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How to replace a faulty amplifier jack socket. After mine failed and I had to borrow my friends amp for a gig, I decided to change the faulty socket myself....
Tascam DP-32SD: Live band recording with affordable mics
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Recording a live band, using the Tascam DP-32SD. Mics: Kick Drum: T-Bone BD 300 Snare: Shure SM57 Overheads: Pair of Behringer C-2 Pencil Condenser Mics Bass: Behringer DI Box Guitar Amp: Superlux PRA 628 Vocals: Shure SM58 Wedges/Monitors: 2 x Thomann Box MA120 Active wedges 1 x QTX 8M Passive wedge (running from the speakon out on one of the MA120's) A single monitor mix was sent from the hea...
Zoom Podtrak P4: Recording a live band...
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I bought this recorder, which is primarily for podcasts, to record live band rehearsals and gigs. I was very surprised at the results from this little machine...
Behemoth Bass Build: Headstock failings & fixes...
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The continuing saga of mistakes and fixes on the 'Behemoth Bass' learning curve..
Hofner 189 Bass Modification
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After the death of the neck pickup (even after it had been sent away to be rewound), I decided to modify my 1973 Hofner 189 bass to be usable again. Pickguard by Gig Ink: www.gig.ink/
Behemoth Bass Build: Mistakes and fixes continue...
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Behemoth Bass Build: Mistakes and fixes continue...
Behemoth Bass Build: Is it too much for me?
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Behemoth Bass Build: Is it too much for me?
Guns & Guitars "Behemoth" Bass: First Fix
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Guns & Guitars "Behemoth" Bass: First Fix
The Stone Doves - Live Recording Session
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The Stone Doves - Live Recording Session
Steenwood MacGallagher - "Just Got Paid" (live cover version)
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Steenwood MacGallagher - "Just Got Paid" (live cover version)
Steenwood MacGallagher - "Rattlesnake Shake" (live cover version)
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Steenwood MacGallagher - "Rattlesnake Shake" (live cover version)
Steenwood MacGallagher - "Mississippi Queen" (live cover version)
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Steenwood MacGallagher - "Mississippi Queen" (live cover version)
Crimson - "14 Years" (live rehearsal recording)
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Crimson - "14 Years" (live rehearsal recording)
Guns & Guitars "Behemoth Bass" Kit Unboxing
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Guns & Guitars "Behemoth Bass" Kit Unboxing
Live Recording: Tascam DP-32SD & Affordable Mics
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Live Recording: Tascam DP-32SD & Affordable Mics
Before it was maybe not perfect, let's say 98/100 ... Now it's -98 🤣
Just what I needed - thanks!
I've just bought one, second hand but new, for a few bucks. I've just changed the strings (there were just crap) and now it sounds great. For the money, this is a great bass. I love it.
I wish these “reviews” would skip the unboxing. Too much time wastes watching someone unwrap… bass review please. Not a packaging inspection
Skip through. Personally, I like them. Everyone is different.
I’ve got the Rowin-branded version (exactly the same) on my board, for just the reason you mentioned at the end… insurance against amp failure. The speaker sim is pretty OK, I’ve found… and, being analog, no latency to worry about. Kind of a no-brainer, for the money
Kinda sounds like the new passive sterling ray
Pretty underwhelming to my ears, honestly...
Fair enough. Everyone likes different things.
Just to be curious what is the weight approximately is that bass, I might get it myself
About the same as a Les Paul
It is definitely a semi hollow. But I wish they had gone with a shorter scale like the EB2 or the Epi Rivoli.
Excellent review, very informative. Bass sounds really good. Cool looker, would have been awesome if it had the elephant ear style tuners.
Super 👍👍👍👍
Peter Hook would like it.
Sounds really good!
It's a great bass. Can't believe the price.
the switch is definitely neck coil, parallel, and bridge position and the pickup sounds like it is in the music man sweet spot.
It could be parallel - one coil - series.
@@MotoMarios true, but series would have a higher output and darker sound that i personally don't hear
@@mangofactory.mp4 True that. But with some pickups the difference for some reason is attenuated, like for example the noiseless blade pickup by Nordstrand, (which I own and know very well).
I was simply researching the zoom P4 , came across this vid… Lead singer has a phenomenal style of voice ! Easy sub and Like. Keep promoting those vocals !!!
Thanks. I'll let him know. He has a TH-cam channel. Look up Gaz Parker. youtube.com/@gazparker6972?si=CiZIEazJvaFQSFwj
I have the "other" Harley Benton semi-hollow bass and this seems like a really different beast. Looking at the specs it's 34" scale, definitely has a wider string spacing at the bridge to accommodate that pickup. The one I have is short scale with narrow spacing. This seems like it's partially based on the Jack Cassady Epiphone.
I agree. Reminded me of that Epiphone a bit too. I prefer this, though. The Cassady one looks great, but didn't feel as good to me.
@@shakyblues2099 I'm curious about what the switching circuit is. Could just be treating both coils as single coils and doing "bridge", both parallel and "neck", but a more sensible setup (which they may have done) would be series, parallel and single.
@eyeball226 No idea. Very different sounds, as you can hear. I'm hoping HB does a video explaining. Couldn't find anything in the Thomann description.
Seems like they have done several production runs already - mine has a nice 5-layered black & white binding on the front (the overall finish seems to have gotten much more attention than yours, unfortunately… sorry.) Fascinating fact - this hollow body is the heaviest bass in my collection.
It is heavy. Agreed.
For those us that are concerned about weight... just ~how~ heavy are we talking?
@@thomaslefree2464 I have no scales, but about the same as my Les Paul. It's not light.
Finally someone did a video on this bass!!!! Thank you man!
Cool bass..great video...how much did the bass cost ? Looks pretty awesome..
£175 (B-Stock) £199 (new)
I've been looking for a video on this bass for a couple of week. Good job on being the first one! I'm actually surprised how good it sounds. Any idea what the switching options are? Series/Parallel/Split?
Thanks. To be honest, there was no literature with the guitar explaining it. On Thomann's website, it just says "3 way switch." I'm guessing out of phase, humbucker and single coil? No idea really.
I believe the switching options are bridge coil, humbucker (parallel), and neck coil.
@@shakyblues2099 You can always touch the polepieces with something metal (string, screwdriver, etc.) and should be able to hear what coil is active.
Same thing I did! Awesome
Hi there! I'm thinking of using zoom podtrak p4 to record the audio at some event. So it seems like this device records well when it's connected to dj audio system?
It records well. Any audio signal. Just plug it in, set a level and then hit record. Really easy and simple to use.
@@shakyblues2099 appreciate for your response!!
Not a word about how you hear yourself on gigs with this setup.
Apologies. Through the PA monitors. Board goes straight into the desk via XLR.
Those tuners look great! What model of tuners did you install? and did they drop right in or did you need to drill? Looking to make the same upgrade!
Kluson Vintage Tulip Tuners. Pretty much lined up.
@@shakyblues2099awesome. Thank you!
Great work! Answered my questions about this unit. Will make an affordable scratch pad for writing songs!
The Wannabe Busker has info on cigar box guitars
Absolutly amazing. I'm getting me one as quickly as i can. Super awsome for my Katana 1 super amp.
And that's all i needed to know. Thank you veeery much.
What’s the latency like? Noticed on G4M’s website they never listed this? My band uses IEMs just for a click track, sick of using long cables, so was gunna pick these up just for the click send, so obviously need something low latency!
We haven't noticed any latency. There is a bit of background noise on these because they're cheap, but nothing offensive.
Did you do something to the bridge support, too? I’m referring to the squares I see around your bridge posts.
No, it's just where the dye ran into the grain, so I assume there is some kind of reinforcement there that Epiphone employ in the build process.
@@shakyblues2099 Thank you 🙏
I think it looks great. Be unique! After all, Lennon and Harrison sanded the finish off theirs.
looks `great, enjoy !
I bought these just to get a feel for in ears, and it worked okey. The headphones themselves that i got with this was actually really good (now after i have a more expensive system, i still use the ones from this.). I just wonder, is this stereo? It works with stereo if i plug my phone into the sender, and then transmit that to the reciever. However when i plug into a mixer, as there is only 1 cable input, you would need some sort of splitter? Or is this just mono, and for some reason it works with stereo when playing from spotify😅 also i struggled with audio overload, meaning the volume dropped and completly cutout if everybody wad singing😅 got through it tho, and i actually liked it for my first time. I also had to pull the wire into the reciever out just a little to get mono signal in both ears? Plugging it all the way in only gave audio in one ear😅 i didn't quite understand this system, but last night before our new gig, i needed cables for my guitar and the guy said they had just gotten in a few sennheizer xsw systems, which is a new 5-600dollar system from sennheizer. The audio quality was miles better and i also was able to pan stuff in stereo which was sooo cool. Only problem is battery life.. supposed to have 5 hours, but after 3 hoyrs it was blinking red😅 so a bit scary, otherwise it worked flawelessly
This is the budget system. When using the headphone output of the mixer, it is stereo, but as mentioned, that just gives you the front of house mix in your ears. We have recently bought a mixer with a dedicated aux/monitor send, where we can actually now send a monitor mix separately. But, as with most mixers, the signal is mono... so we got around this by using a single mono male jack to 2 mono female jacks adaptor, then a short two mono jacks to one stereo jack lead into the transmitter. This means we get mono in both ears now effectively. It's been working well for us in rehearsal, but everyone is different, and our singer has decided to go back to having a monitor wedge for gigs, rather than the in-ears. Me and the drummer are both still on these in-ears, but out of the headphone socket again as the aux send is now feeding the floor wedge. Still works well though, no distortion or interference and just hearing the front of house mix is fine for us. I also agree that the buds they supply are surprisingly good. Good luck with your system 👍
great job man!
Great video, helpful too!
What is nice about the finish is that you can show your Casino and say, "Can you believe I found this in the trash?" Apart from that, really appreciate the tuner upgrade. I'm going to do that with my Casino which I got for free. No, not out of the trash, but I traded in a lot of things that were useless for me and that paid for the Casino at GC. Oh yeah, first thing I did was I took off the pick guard. Looks much better.
Needs more Cardhu
"Super cool"? That's about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. You should have just left it alone.
And you thought the original paint job looked like it was done by kids LOL. This looks so much worse. Guy buys a WORN finish and seems to wonder why it came worn.
I recognise The Steamtown Brew Co. I play there often.
Just got a Tascam Dp 32 looking forward to using it, I’m I hearing the actual recording ??
That's the actual recording after being tweaked in post with some EQ and FX (which the machine does have built in).
Nice ! Works on my boss 100mk2.
I've been thinking about ordering that one and painting it butterscotch. I wrote to Harley Benton and asked them about offering one in that color.
Говно какое… ))
"this olive looks like a kit that's' gone wrong." proceeds to make it look a billion times worse than the factory finish, and now REALLY looks like a kit gone wrong.
Do I have to use amps? I have Shure mics a pair of SM57’s and 58’s and those are the four mics I’m wanting to use with the Zoom P4. I want to put the 57’s on upright piano and 58’s on vocals
That will work fine, I'm sure. No amps needed.
That guitar now looks like it was rescued from a house on fire... You can almost smell the char of the burnt wood... Lol
Yeah i have one, there cheap as, i will be selling mine. I have the Natural which is better built. Then the USA casino which is a cut above. Like what you attempted to do, i do like oil finished guitars, gun oil is brill. Was there no way to remove the sanding marks? ps, what were the chorme noobs you used?
Just chrome hardware from Amazon. I agree these are thrown together. I've since changed the machine heads, pots and nut. Had a full pro set up done and obviously refinished it. I love it now.
Sounds great. Proper music 😀 Thanks for the demo.
Thanks❤