Michael Patrick Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Heh heh heh... Sure it looks like, well, I don't know what it looks like, but it sure sounds like a million bucks. Even if it only cost me $50 on fleaBay... OK, so I sunk an extra $100 in parts and labor into modding it into something usable. About the best $150 bucks I ever spent... Behold, the Boggy! http://www.juhnke.com/mike/Boggy-colors.jpg http://www.juhnke.com/mike/BoggyV_Final1.jpg And this is what it sounds like!!! It'll play the blues... Might even make you cry... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamplicker Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Sweeetnessss! MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Sounds great! Have you checked out the free jam tracks some of the Forum members recorded and made available, they are located at the top of the opening Guitar Forum page, just download them and put your solo's over them. My band did a bunch of them and The Trill is Gone is one of them! You might like to solo over some of those... http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Thanks.... I love the looks on people's faces when I show up at a jam session with that thing. And then the looks when I crank it up... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Sounds great! Have you checked out the free jam tracks some of the Forum members recorded and made available, they are located at the top of the opening Guitar Forum page, just download them and put your solo's over them. My band did a bunch of them and The Trill is Gone is one of them! You might like to solo over some of those... I still haven't figured out how to get jam tracks off the Interweb and into my crappy little Boss BR532 recorder. If you wanted to give me some tips, I'm all ears... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Michael I am impressed with that tone. What is that amp? I mean it looks homemade. Kind of looks a little THDish. Is it modelled after something specifically? http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Oh! I don't know? but I bet Craig knows!! (Astring) or some of the other guys...can you input .Wav or MP3 off of a cd? ...can you record line level input from any device?? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Michael I am impressed with that tone. What is that amp? I mean it looks homemade. Kind of looks a little THDish. Is it modelled after something specifically? It started life as Bogen CHA-33 public address amp. It even had a record player built in the top... A grade school probably used it to play the Star Spangled Banner in the classrooms every morning. I snagged it off of eBay, and sent it to my buddy Leftee. I have no idea what he did to it (other than painting the transformers yellow...). He probably told me what he did, but I'm not too technically oriented and wouldn't have understood if he did. Whatever he did, I like the way it sounds... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oh! I don't know? but I bet Craig knows!! (Astring) or some of the other guys...can you input .Wav or MP3 off of a cd? ...can you record line level input from any device?? I've tried importing .wav files into the recorder, but it has thwarted me at every turn. I think it is laughing at me right now, as a matter of fact... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 mystery amp sounds sweet. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oh! I don't know? but I bet Craig knows!! (Astring) or some of the other guys...can you input .Wav or MP3 off of a cd? ...can you record line level input from any device?? I've tried importing .wav files into the recorder, but it has thwarted me at every turn. I think it is laughing at me right now, as a matter of fact... Well it's just being mean! I bet there are other guys on here that have those same recorders and can help you! they will see the post pretty soon. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolead Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Sweet. I like it. Shut up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Ok I see a line-in with RCA's: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/ellwood1/BR-532-rear-large.jpg http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptinesOf Youth Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 looks cool. whats the progression being played in the last audio clip? sound like something id wanna mess around with. sounds maybe like c# / e flat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Ok I see a line-in with RCA's: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/ellwood1/BR-532-rear-large.jpg I don't have any RCA outs on my computer, though... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 whats the progression being played in the last audio clip? sound like something id wanna mess around with. sounds maybe like c# / e flat.... It's BB King's "The Thrill is Gone." Basic blues in Bm, except the at the end of each verse it jumps to a Gmaj7 before the F#. Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Ok I see a line-in with RCA's: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/ellwood1/BR-532-rear-large.jpg I don't have any RCA outs on my computer, though... But you do have either a speaker out or a line out (or both). Head over to the nearest radio shack or even most dollar stores, and buy a cable that has 1/4" stereo on one side (two rings), and two RCAs on the other side (left and right). Line out will work better, but the speaker out will do in a pinch. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I have a speaker out and a headphone out. Maybe I'll try those. If I'm remebering correctly, the BR532 can use a Firewire connection. Wonder how hard (or expensive) it would be to add one of those to my machine? Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Wonder how hard (or expensive) it would be to add one of those to my machine? Easy to add. The cost varies greatly. Anywhere from $45 for a cheap one to $2000 for an expensive one and all stops in between. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll try the RCA inputs, and if that doesn't work I'll try going the Firewire route. In the meantime, you can enjoy my metronomically-challenged soundclips... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 you got me flippin like a flag on a pole....nice playing The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 II snagged it off of eBay, and sent it to my buddy Leftee. I have no idea what he did to it (other than painting the transformers yellow...) That's it. Painting transformers the color of vomit is the secret to tonal nirvana. Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 If Eric Johnson can hear the brand of battery in his effects, it's not such a far-fetched idea to be able to hear the color of paint on my transformers, now is it? Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILLO Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Nice tones and nice playing, man!!! If you ever put another one of those together for sale, let me know! Although, I think I'd prefer my transformers neon green. "Without music, life would be a mistake." --from 'Beyond Good and Evil', by Friedrich Nietzsche My MySpace Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILLO Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Duracells sound definitely better than Energizers.... more of a copper-shaded brown tone. "Without music, life would be a mistake." --from 'Beyond Good and Evil', by Friedrich Nietzsche My MySpace Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolead Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Michael, all jokes considered, EJ is not that insane with the battery thing. GP did a special in 1995 where they tested a ton of stompboxes and after hearing the EJ battery brand thing, they wondered what a difference it might actually make. So, they went through several battery brands with multimeters, all 9Vs, and found out that different battery brands actually put out different voltage (who knew?). Some were as low as 8.7 or 8.8 volts, others as high as 9.6 volts. A trained ear may not be able to tell the difference between a tenth of a volt, but certainly a disparity of almost an entire volt would make a difference and could contribute to voltage sags, much in the same way that an old battery in an effect would, thus altering the sound slightly. For the record, I don't remember specifically the brand, but GP kept everything consistent in their tests and used just one. Shut up and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Knew I forgot something... Here's a link to the website of the guy (Leftee) who put this thing together.... There are more pics of this amp and some of one of its brothers that wound up with red transformers. Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'm trying to remember the other guy on here that did this with a Bogen PA Amp? it came out great too! was it PBPaul?? I'm not sure? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Patrick Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Leftee wants me to tell y'all, well, don't try this at home... The paint he uses is a custom formula, developed by him through years of painstaking research in order to make sure that it has the proper magnetic and conductance properties. And that it can only be applied during a full moon (or is it at high tide???), to make sure that the electrons line up in the proper manner. I've probably said too much already... Buy Tangy's latest CD, "Sorta Like Very Ultra" The Official Tangy Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I'm trying to remember the other guy on here that did this with a Bogen PA Amp? it came out great too! was it PBPaul?? I'm not sure? That'd be me. Those old Bogen amps are becoming a too-well-known secret. They're built like tanks with mil-spec components hand-wired point to point. Their tone is phenomenal. I currently have four of them in various states of construction. The one I'm finishing up right now is a CHB35 that I built into a head with a matching closed back 1X15 cab. This one uses two 7868 power tubes which are sonically identical to the 7591s used in old Ampegs and Gibsons. I was floored by the tone when I cranked it up. The speaker I used is a Rola from the early 60s that came out of an old Gibson Atlas amp. I may put this one up for sale after I finish it and use it for a bit. I'm already at 9 amps and running out of room in my studio . The amp that I regularly gig with is a 2X12 combo that is based on a Bogen CHB100. It's like the CHB35 but with an extra set of power tubes. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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