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The more I look at this guitar, the more I want one. Seriously one of the coolest looking LPs I’ve seen

Regardless of the association with Janie, these certainly never had a chance to be “authentic” Not only has Dunlop ALWAYS failed at this, but the enclosure size alone does not even allow for an accurate clone of any of these circuits being referenced For me this type of stuff is basically laughable and certainly not worth looking into, but it would be nice if somebody was able to make great music with these anyway

That’s cool. I’ve never used that wood before but I looked it up and apparently the tree is poisonous? the edge looks sweet

That LP is BADASS. I was so sad to hear how the fire hit you but I’m glad things are getting better. Even Mick Ronson or Marc Bolan would be jealous of this LP

Well once I finally make my way over there I’d be happy to do some guitar smuggling for you if needed Here are a couple more pics of my Ric since I was just playing it. The grain of the maple has a really cool 3D appearance in person

The strings are spaced wider at the bridge than they are at the nut, so the pole piece spacing is different from bridge to neck pickup

Thanks for the insight Pip. That explains it This is a stupid question.. but what if you were to get a cheap flight to California and buy one for about $2,000. Would they tax it if you bring it back to the UK as luggage?

Between the capsule and transformer (which I of course did not make) there is quite a lot of black magic here. Condenser capsules are made with incredible precision and engineering It is actually pretty simply to build a ribbon mic if that’s something you’re interested in. It is just a super thin aluminum ribbon suspended between two magnets, acting on the same principle as a guitar pickup (which I believe you have made?)

Thanks!

Here’s a quick clip recorded with one of the KM84 clones https://m.soundcloud.com/the-velvet-elvis/martin-km84-clip Just had a little desktop mic stand at home which doesn’t really allow much flexibility whatsoever on mic placement lol but the sound certainly changes a lot when you point it at different parts of the guitar at different distances etc

They’re also saying it’s a rosewood fretboard on that Ric. What noobs 😛

Nice playing ME thanks for sharing that

I saw that and was shocked at the super high markup, so I had to look up your import tax rate to try and figure out how that’s possible. Looks like 20%? I think GV is “taking the piss”

What is GV? What’s the price like on it? I’ve noticed such a wide range of prices on Rics

Maybe you’re onto the next big guitar wood! Buttoned up my pair of KM84 clones. Did some quick testing with my acoustic and they sound great! It’s pretty hot here right now and I’m running the fan (too noisy for these sensitive mics) but I will shut that down in a bit to record a sample for you guys

Glad you didn’t find the noise noticeable. I didn’t think it was bad at the time of recording but noticed it later. It’s inevitable with single coils anyway The Foxey Lady is one of those old pedals that leaves the input of the fuzz circuit connected in bypass which loads down your pickups causing some high end loss. In this case I don’t think it was noticeable and a Tele and twin have high end to spare anyways. It does have a difference, but it doesn’t ruin the sound like some other bypasses can

Beautiful. I’d love so much to go there some time Two thoughts You say it’s hot but most people in the photos are dressed like its cold We’ve had several earthquakes here in SoCal the past couple weeks that would probably destroy so many of the old buildings you see there. We will never have any ancient brick structures here

That walnut is mesmerizing! That archtop jig is so cool. Love that double cut shape

Beautiful indeed.. imagine how incredible it would be to see/hear them live at this point in their career

Thanks Rabs!!

Btw wanted to add that I did not do any editing whatsoever in Logic. The track just went in that way and I posted it here. Didn’t touch a “fader” or anything

Heres a quick snippet tracked through the rack for you guys https://soundcloud.com/the-velvet-elvis/tele-twin Signal chain is Telecaster > Guild Foxey Lady in bypass (I mention because it is a very old non buffered non true bypass pedal) > Twin Reverb > Beyerdynamic M160 (a couple inches in front of the speaker cone on axis) > API 312 clone > DIYRE EQP5 (Pultec based filter in this case boosting pretty generously at 10Khz and cutting a bit at 20Khz) > Hairball FET/500 (1176 compressor clone set to 2:1 ratio with fastest attack and almost fastest release) So what I don't like is that I wasn't holding my guitar in the ideal position to reject 60 cycle hum and picked up way more hum than I would have liked. What I do like is that the guitar sounds pretty much just how it did in the room. I realize this does not really sound processed so you may be wondering why bother using the rack at all.. If you have any questions about that I'm happy to go into detail, but figure it'd be better not to give some super long detailed post at this time

Well these modules and mics were kits, more or less, some without components some with. I have some upcoming ones which will be more pure DIY in the sense that they will be totally proprietary using my own PCB artwork and panel etc With mic projects it’s hard to go from scratch. I could make a ribbon mic from scratch but for just about anything I would be buying an existing body and capsule. I have the aluminum ribbon material for mics and have re ribboned two so far. I’d really like to build a clone of the ELAM 251 or U67 but they’re expensive even to build. Frankly for my needs a really expensive condenser is overkill. I have everything I need already, anything else is just for fun. The good thing for me is that all of this stuff has a value beyond what I’m paying in parts, so if I change my mind on anything I can sell and not be out any money

Yeah of course I populate the boards myself! These are all audio transformers which do not produce heat in these applications. The power supply to the rack is external and powers the whole thing My interfaces are an Apogee Duet 2 at home and Apogee Element 88 at the studio. I am using Logic on a MacBook Pro. My “studio” is just a lockout type place so there are other bands there, but I go way before anyone else shows up I feel like I’ve been getting better and better but I have a long way to go. It’s always a learning process. I just wish I had more people to play with

I will upload a little nugget of clean e guitar recorded through the rack soon. Been playing around at the studio this morning and yesterday, things are sounding nice Here are the insides of the KM84 clones I’m building. The transformers are Cinemag, the capsules (not shown) are Maiku. Just need to bias them and then they’re ready to go