[Programming an HX Effects to be a midi controller for a Catalyst 100]

Have you tried following that video? I must be slow or something, but I couldn't keep up with him, and he jumped from topic to topic like a monkey in heat. I've been through the silly thing 6 times aleady and still don't know how to do what I want. Frustrating! 

[Programming an HX Effects to be a midi controller for a Catalyst 100]

I wanna use the HX Effects to make program changes on my Catalyst 100 amp. Anybody know how?

[Carlos Santana's guitar straps]

Does anybody know where he gets those really wide straps he uses?

[Question re: 12-String Electrics]

Thanks, CEB!

[buckers or singles on a strat?]

17 minutes ago, CEB said:

2 bucket Strats are great. I have several takes on the idea. I prefer two volume controls.   If I don’t have two volumes I will install a kill switch. 
 

My Fender Strats are three pickup guitars but my Charvels and Yamahas are essentially what you want to build. 

DO you notice much difference between the way they play as opposed to a Gibson scale length guitar?

[Finally figured it out, and it's nice being back.]

Hey Fang, good to see an old wolf return to the pack! Welcome back!

[Our experience with Kiesel - NEVER AGAIN!]

Customer service seems to be the downfall of a lot of guitar companies these days. I understand wanting to totally avoid being taken to the cleaners by dishonest customers, but it's probably better to get stung a few times than to offend your entire customer base with overly draconian return and replacement policies. What it sounds like is Kiesel is trying to get the cheapest shipping rate possible, which of course is ground as opposed to air. If Jeff Kiesel doesn't know how to get the right kind of return label from Fed Ex, he needs to learn how, or hire someone who knows. I work in the mail room of my company, and I can attest that UPS and Fedex have some pretty arcane policies, but it's not rocket science. It sounds like they are trying to save pennies in shipping at the cost of dollars in customer satisfaction. I wonder how long it will be before they DO file chapter 11...

[Question re: 12-String Electrics]

On 7/22/2022 at 5:08 PM, p90jr said:

. I do use a Peterson Strobo tuner using the "sweetened 12 string" tuning setting...

Would you explain the "sweetened 12 string" method? I don't think I've heard of that before.

[buckers or singles on a strat?]

I'm looking at putting a partscaster strat together, and I'm strongly considering using two humbuckers in a classic two pickup set up. I'm thinking I'll use a 3-way switch with two volumes and a master tone, like a Flying V or Explorer. I have seen strats set up like that before, but was never drawn to the idea much. I try not to be snobbish, but hey, if you waant a Gibson, get a Gibson, right? It seems like the differents in scale length and body composition would make it harder to play than a Les Paul or V.
What do you guys think? Any of you rocking a 2 bucker strat, or have experience therof?

[Nonexistant customer service at Line 6]

I recently bought a Line 6 Catalyst 60, used but with all the paperwork that should tell you how to operate the thing. I found an entry in The Pilot's Manual(what they call their operating instructions) that says it's possible to program the channel switch on the 2-button footswitch to activate or deactivate the Boost function. But, you have to download the Catalyst Edit software onto your phone, tablet, computer, etc. After going through the rigamarole of opening my previously established account, I figured out that I would have to open a different account because THERE WAS NOBODY TO TELL ME HOW i COULD RESET THE PASSWORD ON MY ACCOUNT TO DOWNLOAD NEW SOFTWARE, OR GAIN ACCESS TO STORED SOFTWARE i HAD PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED. I tried in vain for a hour or so to contact anybody who could assist me, with no joy. 
I discovered that Line 6 has their site set up specifically to avoid speaking directly to their customers. It seemingly can't be done. 
In the old days, when you didn't want to interface with somebody, the motto was "talk to the hand." These days, it seems to be "talk to the computer." Actual customer service seems to have gone by the wayside.  Hghly disappointing...

[Picked up an amp tonight.]

On 4/16/2023 at 10:32 AM, Caevan O’Shite said:

Let us know if you can use it to cop a lot of what you liked so much about that Fender Princeton Amp (non-Reverb) that you told us about a little while back! Keep us posted!

Of course I will, but I don't think it'll be there. I wanted that because it was just easy to get a great lead tone out of it without an OD pedal, just turn it up till the knob was at about 2 o'clock, and ride the volume knob on the guitar.
The Catalyst intrigues me because Line 6 didn't attempt to clone classic amp tones. They devised tones individually for this amp. That's a novel approach for a modeling amp company. And, well, $150 was a good price for me. I couldn't find a 6V6 amp within my price range. Oh well, maybe some other time...

[Pickups & pots]

I'm installing a set of hot rail style 'buckers in a strat that currently has alnico V singles in it. I have heard that I should change the pots from 250k to 500k. Is it necessary to change all three of the pots, or would it work just to change the volume pot?

[Picked up an amp tonight.]

I found a listing on Marketplace for a Line 6 Catalyst 60, talked 'em down to $150, and picked it up. It looks like a pretty good deal, has the features I want, and is very light to carry. Looking forward to working it out.

 

[I want a Princeton that won't break the bank]

https://reverb.com/item/39106565-peavey-vypyr-75-w-sanpera-1-footswitch?bk=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI4NDdkODhhNC1jZDY2LTQzMDYtOGZkOS0xY2YxM2JhZWQyYmUiLCJpYXQiOjE2NzkzNjE2MDgsInVzZXJfaWQiOiI5MTA0Iiwic2Vzc2lvbl9pZCI6IjEwMzhhYzIyLThiN2EtNDZlZC04ZmYxLTNiMjM3MjgxZWUzYyIsImNvb2tpZV9pZCI6IjFhYTQyNGY1LTFhOTItNGU0NC1iOWQ5LTQwZWRhMGZhZDk5NSIsInByb2R1Y3RfaWQiOiIzOTEwNjU2NSIsInNvdXJjZSI6Ik5PTkUifQ.MHszsrHDSD_nWQX-NUuIYATNSvLX7H7FCy47hmQR4DA Sorry, forgot to paste this link? Peavey Vypyr 75 w/ Sanpera 1 Footswitch | Reverb

[I want a Princeton that won't break the bank]

On 3/17/2023 at 4:50 PM, KuruPrionz said:

AND, this is something that I know and nobody else believes until they hear my amp. Overlooked and undervalued. 

I have a Peavey Vypyr VIP 1, it is 20 watts with Transtube (a solid state analog emulation of a tube guitar amp circuit), 3 band EQ, a full array of built-in effects and a master volume. Tech 21 SansAmp is pretty good but the Peavey eats it's lunch for tone. I've owned and still own some Tech 21 gear. Not quite in the same league. 

 

WHat do you think of this model?

[Do You Really Need Long Fingers to Be a Good Guitarist?]

I have long fingers, and I find my technique can get sloopy on thin necks. A chunkier neck forces my hand into a better position, and that really works for me.

Having said that, I have seen guitarists with shorter fingers that could eat my lunch any day. It's easier to do some things with long fingers, but not everything.

 

[I want a Princeton that won't break the bank]

One of the amps I felt most comfortable with was a silverface Princeton (non-reverb) When I set the volume around 1 o'clock, it had a great tone, on the edge of breakup, and with a good overdrive pedal, it would go into orbit! 
I've looked aound for an amp with the 6V6 powerr section like a Princeton, but with an effects loop, because delay and modulation effects just don't sound right to me going into the front of the amp. 
And, like most of us, money is very MUCH an object to me. I can't afford a high-dollar boutique beauty queen. 
Does anybody know of an amp like what I'm looking for  that isn't gonna put me in debt fot the rest of my life?

 

[Does anybody know...]

Thanks, Surfergirl! You rock, babe!

[Does anybody know...]

...what tuning Jimmie Vaughn used on the lap steel he played on Hillbillies From Outer Space, on the Family Style CD?

[Oh no!]

Fell for an internet hoax.  Ignore this.

[RWRP P90?]

Does anybody know if anybody makes an RWRP P9()? I want make strat with 3 P90s instead of Fender style single coils.

[solid state amps and speaker impedence]

Excuse my failing memory, but I don't recall. What happens when you hook a 4 ohm speaker up to an 8 ohm solid state amp output? Do you cook the amp, speaker or nothing?

 

[Wiring question; replacing 250K pots with 500K for 'buckers]

So, if I replace the 250k volume pot with 500K on a two-pot circuit, it isn't necessary to replace the 250K tone pot to get the same brightening effect?

 

[Tone pot capacitor question.]

On 11/10/2022 at 9:38 AM, Caevan O’Shite said:

A .0022mf cap will leave even more mids and upper-mids intact, and might be perceived a bit like a 'mid-boost' when rolled back just a little to a 'sweet-spot', especially with the guitars volume-knob all the way up.

    
  

Caev, is a tolerance of +/- 20% acceptable?

[Wiring question; replacing 250K pots with 500K for 'buckers]

Hey guys, when you switch p/ups from single coil to humbuckers, I understand that it's best to change the pots to 500K. What I want to know is, do you need to replace the tone pots as well as the volume pots, or is it just the volume pots?