GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome (Part 1)

Where in Canada can you buy a house for $130k ?

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Nunavut, NWT or the Yukon? :man_shrugging:t2::sweat_smile:

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So would I. I would be nice for once though, to know what it does.

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Hey what are some of the simpler beats you use for general practice on the Best Buddy? I figure why reinvent the wheel when you’ve done the research already. Sound is amazing for sure.

I’ve got an app called drum genius that I use esp for sax with earbuds cause I can’t get it loud enough but this solves for that. Wish I could import my faces from there to this. Might have to invest in some jazzier beats as I can’t find a lot for that in the defaults.

Is there a community forum where people make patches for this thing?

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I could feel the disappointment of my basses when I brought this at home. But after spending so much time bellow 12th fret on G and D in the past couple days I could sense how the Sire suffered from existential crisis. The quality of Squier Strat is kind of mind blowing and it came setup really well. B1X4’s guitar brother G1X4 is, well, exactly like its brother, lot of noise for not that much money.

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Have you seen the song matching tool?
https://songmatcher.singularsound.com/

I bought a few artist packs from the shop too (about 5 dollar each). Those are pretty good!

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So you are controlling the death star with that panel behind your guitar? :laughing:

Lovely guitar by the way

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Yes, however very focused on NOT jazz standards, lol.
Where are the artist packs located?
I am only finding the super expensive premium packs.

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It’s pretty much able to control any alien spaceship. ^^ Also with the right setup it can intercept ICBMs midflight and return them to the sender.

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@John_E

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I recently got a steal on an ampeg pf500 and the pf210 and 115 cabs. I’m really loving them, but I do have a question in regards to the head. My fault light comes on when it powers up but immediately goes off. Anyone with experience with the pf500 could they me know if this is normal or not?

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Grab the manual online and see if it is a startup thing?

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Leds coming on when powering up is not uncommon. It could be part of a healthcheck sequence (just like a computer motherboard when starting up). It’s a thermal LED and it signals you when overheating so pretty sure you don’t have to worry about it.

Nice stack! I love Ampeg too

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I’ve done that and also looked through forums. Can’t really find anything on it.

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Thanks! @Paul

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Wow! Nice rig! :sunglasses: :+1:

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I have the same amphead and the light turns on and then off when powering up. When the light turns off I know it is ready to play. No sound until the light turns off.

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Nice setup by the way, I am still waiting to get the 2x10, only using the 1x15 at home now for practice.

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I mainly use the Rock / Blues settings because they’re straight ahead stuff. I like to practice syncopated patterns when doing scale / arpeggio practice, so simple kick / snare works best for that.

To be honest I’ve just scratched the surface with this thing. But it does sound good and has much better fidelity than the Zoom B1.

You can download specific drum tracks for songs and work to that but that’s not currently where I’m at.

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I’m a little bummed that getting some basic jazz beats or songs is a lot more difficult than it should be with this beat buddy. The default jazz beats are a little bit too complex for playing along with for what I’m looking for. Will spend a bit more time with it when I can and poke around the forum but so far it’s still easier to use drum genius app.

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