GAS with purpose while keeping as simple as possible

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so i bought the tc 2290 after lusting for 20 years, only to discover it didn't work right :(

but it was kinda a blessing in disguise-i turned the money around to fund a present/guitar for my son who is graduating police academy soon ( thanks uncle zach :thumbsup: ) and helping him buy a replacement car after someone nailed his and insurance didn't cover the broken axle repair.

also re-evaluated my "need" for additional gear. i envision what the cool gear will achieve tone-wise, but right now i'm in a great place for cool tone with simplicity; a pedal/rack rig that switches presets and pedal combinations pretty instantly, and my rig not needing a mixer, a splitter, extra rack space, etc at the moment.

on the other hand, i just modded my lexicon pcm 80 with the v1.1 eprom, full 40 second memory, and both pitch and dual fx cards on the ready, and rather than the big swap to mixerworld, i think i'll run it in series with my gforce digitally, to increase the space and size of my tone in the way only lexicon can. maybe not as clean as parallel mixer but SO much easier!

i've seen landau gig with his lexicon mpx-1 sitting on his amp, set for one or two tones, and just changed presets with his hands between songs--no midi. i originally ran my gforce this way---one preset with delay and verb---set and forget, for a year or two live. now that i have the gforce changing a few presets via midi live in my current rig, i'll just set the pcm 80 for one sound for now, and experiment with other sounds in it over time.

italo's got a great custom pcm 80/81 preset library with crystal/ice presets, holdsworth sounds, landau chorus patches, and classic pcm tones that i'll buy for sure! and probably my friend's asat tele sitting next to me at the moment! :D
 
A shame about the TC 2290. I have 3 and love them.

This is small if you decide to go parallel:https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=134455
 
Shark Diver":3mgnycfd said:
A shame about the TC 2290. I have 3 and love them.

This is small if you decide to go parallel:https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=134455
that was on my radar for sure but is it balanced ins and outs? and does it sound good?

i'd consider it for sure.
 
mentoneman":7q7uavlb said:
Shark Diver":7q7uavlb said:
A shame about the TC 2290. I have 3 and love them.

This is small if you decide to go parallel:https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=134455
that was on my radar for sure but is it balanced ins and outs? and does it sound good?

i'd consider it for sure.


I have one you can try. You're in Redlands right? The manual says TRS.
 
Shark Diver":3jib41sg said:
mentoneman":3jib41sg said:
Shark Diver":3jib41sg said:
A shame about the TC 2290. I have 3 and love them.

This is small if you decide to go parallel:https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=134455
that was on my radar for sure but is it balanced ins and outs? and does it sound good?

i'd consider it for sure.


I have one you can try. You're in Redlands right? The manual says TRS.
did you like it?
im not sure the trs means balanced in this instance
it might just sum an unbalanced L/R input to one jack...
 
mentoneman":1zv3972k said:
Shark Diver":1zv3972k said:
mentoneman":1zv3972k said:
Shark Diver":1zv3972k said:
A shame about the TC 2290. I have 3 and love them.

This is small if you decide to go parallel:https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=134455
that was on my radar for sure but is it balanced ins and outs? and does it sound good?

i'd consider it for sure.


I have one you can try. You're in Redlands right? The manual says TRS.
did you like it?
im not sure the trs means balanced in this instance
it might just sum an unbalanced L/R input to one jack...


Yeah, I like it. I like the CAE better, but Rack Systems uses the RJM stuff in all kinds of rigs. You might be right about the TRS - it doesn't say balanced in the manual or website :confused:
 
people always say the cae mixer sounds best but i'd love the size of the rjm-
i might try to find one
 
mentoneman":3dbsjtlc said:
people always say the cae mixer sounds best but i'd love the size of the rjm-
i might try to find one
Hit me up I have two. I'll locate them this week. I'm hobbling around on crutches but im pretty sure I know where they are.
 
thanks again for your generous offer and Happy Easter!
i'm still in the middle of a long work run but 3rd week of april i'm seeing some breathing room. i've got 5-6 friends who are interested in having a day of tone fun around that time so maybe we can all get together at our church on a saturday (big stage and lots of room, power, etc) and hang? i'd love to hear your rig in person!

totally off subject but man that history channel bible series i'm watching today is awesome!


back on subject-
i'm really digging this asat tele! no trem, 2 pickups that kinda sound like a p90/tele lipstick mix, spent an hour last night plugged in to my fender superchamp xd just playing.

every now and then, no gadgets = good for the soul
 
Simply playing more and making your fingers and ears be the primary tools for your music is a great way to quell GAS. Unfortunately, I don't take my own advice as
Much as I should ;).

Great to hear you are pleased with your setup and putting family and other things first. Much healthier than most.
 
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