Philip OKeefe Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Okay folks... we've done this before (I think) but it's been a while.... please tell us about your favorite "cheap thrill". NO, not THAT, I'm talkin' gear here. Something in the "affordable" class that makes you go "wow!" You know... things with almost silly price / performance ratios. So, what do you have / like / want? Come on - Christmas is right around the corner, and I need stocking stuffer ideas... :D :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3nc3r Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 The RNC still makes me sit up and take notice when I plug it it. I just love the sound of that thing. Same thing with my FilterFactory; there's seemingly no end of cool things that I can do with it! Of course, there's all of the high-end toys that make me absolutely drool: 1073's, AD2044's, etc.... :p "I'm dreaming of a green/ Focusrite!" Cheers! Spencer "I prefer to beat my opponents the old-fashioned way....BRUTALLY!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike F. Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 My casio keyboard from the early eighties. Had a sample button and a microphone. Press sample button and make a noise into it. Then you can here aforementioned noise in whatever key you want. Couldnt have originally cost more that 20 bucks but it is a blast. --------- findley(------Rocking the Suburbs Just like Quiet Riot did. Double what we got o mr. roboto Double Double Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Anyone out there remember the Azola Baby Bass (is that right)? There has to be some cheapo version that comes with a small, but good sounding amp! I could use one in picnics, so I don't get left out of the acoustic jams :) . sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Presley Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 I really like my Studio Projects C-1 mic, use it through a Blue Tube wit Nuendo compression. I want Santa to bring me an RNC and A RNP, but I don't know if She'll go for it! :D Out of the pan and into the fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 STUDIO PROJECTS C1 :thu: DIGITAL PERFORMER :thu: FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER :thu: Yeah Baby!!!! :D So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 For live musicians only: I bought a little "flamethrower" at the local magician shop. It has a single AA battery, model airplane engine glowplug, a pushbutton switch, and a tube; its small enough to hide in your hand. You wad a piece of flash paper (also from the magician shop), into the tube, then when you press the switch it throws a ball of fire out about ten feet!! I use this during my fiddle solo on "Orange Blossom Special", during the key change I point my arm out and WHOOOSH shoot a ball of fire across the dance floor! I'm a lousy fiddler but this gets the crowd going, great fun. (you need to be avoid afros and girls with "mall" hair....) :idea: :thu: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 That ROCKS, Botch!!! You PSYCHO! :D https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throatsinger Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Some that come to mind are the Rode NTK, the Oktava MC012, the Joe Meek VC3, and Pluggo. Pluggo rocks! Steve Sklar/Big Sky Steve Sklar http://khoomei.com http://www.bigskyrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtrance Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 I picked up a Hohner harmonica ("Big River Harp") a little while ago that cost next to nothing, is totally analogue, extremely portable (though I haven't tried taking it on a plane yet, or better, PLAYING it on a plane...), needs no electricity and is very sensitive to my performative input. The ideal stocking stuffer, even for the musician who has sixty of 'em already. rt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by realtrance: [b]I picked up a Hohner harmonica [/b][/quote]I've goofed around with those before, but I can never get just a single note out of them. All I get is a bunch of awful sounding chords. :confused: So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 My Digitech TSR-24.. I still use it for DDL at times and i really dig how dirty the autopanner is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 I still gotta go with my daily $1.50 cup o' Joe from Peets Coffee around the corner. It's my reason to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakka Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Boy, there are some expensive cheap thrills here! I would love to get any of them in my stocking (esp the baby bass). If I had received any of these things for Christmas, it would have been my birthday present too. :) Cheap thrills: Ebow good guitar slide cable tester blank cd's A/B footswitch tuner metronome Heck, all of those in some kind of gig bag or road case would be under $300. Are you listening grandma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Mike Findley: [b]My casio keyboard from the early eighties. Had a sample button and a microphone. Press sample button and make a noise into it. Then you can here aforementioned noise in whatever key you want. Couldnt have originally cost more that 20 bucks but it is a blast. --------- findley(------Rocking the Suburbs Just like Quiet Riot did.[/b][/quote]There was one at our house. We had more fun with that thing, especially making the sampled sounds play that weird pseudo-classical demo thing with various simulated burps, farts, etc. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Rhythm Tech Eggz shakers, under $5 a pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evets Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Steve Sklar: [b]Some that come to mind are the Rode NTK, the Oktava MC012, the Joe Meek VC3, and Pluggo. Pluggo rocks! Steve Sklar/Big Sky[/b][/quote]Is the MC012 the same mic as the MK012 listed on Octava's website? I'm going to record my mom on a nice concert grand piano in a couple of weeks and I'm thinking about ordering a pair of these for the project. -Steve ----------------------------------- Sometimes ya gotta find out what it ain't, to find out what it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabian Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Jim Dunlop Jazz III plectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted November 11, 2002 Author Share Posted November 11, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by evets: [b]Is the MC012 the same mic as the MK012 listed on Octava's website? I'm going to record my mom on a nice concert grand piano in a couple of weeks and I'm thinking about ordering a pair of these for the project.[/b][/quote]Yup, it's the same mic. And I agree - they're silly price / performance performers! Very nice mics! There's been some great suggestions on this list, and I'll probably come back and agree with some more of them... but I wanted to list one I didn't see yet... Danelectro DC-12 electric 12 string guitar. Total mother of toliet seat sparkle finish (iow, pretty gnarly looking) but they play and sound great, and you can usually snag one for around $200. IMO, a great deal! Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evets Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Originally posted by Philip O'Keefe: Yup, it's the same mic. And I agree - they're silly price / performance performers! Very nice mics... ------------------------------------------- Thanks Philip...they've been ordered! -Steve ----------------------------------- Sometimes ya gotta find out what it ain't, to find out what it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtoledo3 Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 There are these amps, Little Smokies, that are made into old cigarette packs and sell for about 25 bucks. I'm addicted to these things, I have eight right now. They have great response to picking dynamics, and can go from very clean to distorted/sustainy by just picking harder. They have such a great sound in the mix, b/c they give you only the frequencies that you "really" need. They're one of those things that might not sound great soloed, but are awesome in the context of a mix. My theory is that micing such a small speaker translates well to bigger speakers, whereas the reverse isn't always true. I have eight, b/c I'm actually using them to mix with :) I'll actually bus different tracks to them and bring them back up under the original. It's great! I can actually wah wah stuff after the fact just by cupping my hand around the damn thing! I also regularly send drum machine tracks to them and place them n top of the respective peices of an acoustic drum kit to get some resonance. My other cheap thrill would have to be crystal element mics. Want mix/tracking feedback? Checkout "The Fade"- www.grand-designs.cc/mmforum/index.php The soon-to-be home of the "12 Bar-Blues Project" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbox Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 [b]Phil[/b], good topic - I like this thread! There are many good choices already listed! :thu: Just about any software synthesizer would fit into the price ranges given above. Some good ones, like [url=http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/download.html]Crystal[/url] and [url=http://www.muon-software.com/html/tau.html]Muon Tau[/url] are even free! :eek: - There are some cool control surfaces in this price range as well: The [url=http://www.contouravs.com/cav_shuttlepro_info.html]Contour ShuttlePRO[/url] is a jog & shuttle controller and more. The [url=http://www.piengineering.com/product/pxkpro.htm]X-keys Pro[/url] provides instant access to over 58 programmable keyboard combinations. The [url=http://www.m-audio.com/products/midiman/oxygen8.php]Oxygen8[/url] is dubbed as a "Portable Soft Synth Controller." It allows you to control any eight MIDI assignable parameters within your software programs. - This may not be a thrill, but it could help you hear thrilling music for years to come: [url=http://www.proplugs.com/music.html]Doc\'s Pro Plugs[/url] help protect ears from dangerous moderately loud high frequencies, while allowing the listener to hear music with clarity. Happy shopping! :) Best, Geoff Enthusiasm powers the world. Craig Anderton's Archiving Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted November 12, 2002 Author Share Posted November 12, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Mr. Botch: [QB]For live musicians only: I bought a little "flamethrower"...B][/quote]Actually Botch, those Warthogs are pretty high on the bang for the bucks scale. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted November 12, 2002 Author Share Posted November 12, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Brakka: [b] Cheap thrills: Ebow good guitar slide [/b][/quote]I couldn't find my Ebow for a couple of weeks... and if you own a studio and / or play guitar, you HAVE to have an Ebow! :) I figured I had "loaned" it to someone or someone had "borrowed" it. So I ran out to Gtr Ctr and bought another one about two months ago. Tonight I was going through one of my cable bags, and sure enough, there it was. So now I have two - I'll keep 'em both just in case one gets "lost" and / or they discontinue them again. I have two slides - one's an original Coricidin bottle from the sixties (thanks grandma!) and the other is a reproduction. I guard the first one like you wouldn't believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 And here I thought I was doing some unique! I love using my ebow while playing slide. The harmonics and feedback can be really cool sounding. I bring it out during some more traditional Blues tunes to add an almost psychedelic type of atmosphere. The audiences really dig it too. Last weekend, I had people yelling for that "bow thing". Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Hepworth Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 My Ward Beck M460 is a great preamp for a great price. No matter how good something is, there will always be someone blasting away on a forum somewhere about how much they hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 The gear-slut's ultimate cheap thrill of the week: [img]http://www.griffintechnology.com/images/home_feature_pm.gif[/img] [url=http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/index.html]Griffin PowerMate[/url] /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 2 cheap thrills I just got through my credit card rewards for $3.99 each. 1) A little keychain 30 second idea recorder... This thing kicks ass, but it plays back at another speed, so I have to at least remember the original key the idea was in...And it only keeps one idea at a time... I think I need an upgrade! 2) A pair of small binoculars, great for when you are way back from the stage at a killer show... Kris My Band: http://www.fullblackout.com UPDATED!!! Fairly regularly these days... http://www.logcabinmusic.com updated 11/9/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Kris: [b]2 cheap thrills I just got through my credit card rewards for $3.99 each. 1) A little keychain 30 second idea recorder... This thing kicks ass, but it plays back at another speed, so I have to at least remember the original key the idea was in...And it only keeps one idea at a time... I think I need an upgrade! [/b][/quote]I can keep multiple voice notes on my cell phone of about 10 second clips. It's a very cool feature. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 Joe Meeks Meekrophone Condensor Mic. They run about $200, but I got one for $120 from thier website(B Stock) and it came with a nice shock mount and a case. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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