Electronics is my profession. I also am conversant with the (now old) Van Halen idea of running "Brown Sound" by running amps at reduced supply voltage by using a Variac.
Should you use one or need one? Not needed at all.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:35 pm
by 12stringbassist
A bit of jam night fun...
Andy M - I think the thing you were looking at and thinking was a Variac is just a mains extension.
Had to look up what a Variac is, as I've never heard of them in the UK.
The extension reel is vaguely similar to this one:
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:12 pm
by jps
12stringbassist wrote:Andy M - I think the thing you were looking at and thinking was a Variac is just a mains extension.
Had to look up what a Variac is, as I've never heard of them in the UK.
The extension reel is vaguely similar to this one:
But, if that extension cord is long enough (say, several miles in length) it could, inadvertently, act like a variac, of sorts!
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:36 am
by 12stringbassist
Not a bass, for once..
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:39 am
by jps
You, actually, know how to play one of those things?!?!?!?!?!?
I've been playing those since just a few months after I started playing bass in 1971.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:50 pm
by pag
A short clip of "The Fish" at the Roger Dean Exhibition at Trading Boundaries in Sussex on Oct 1st.
Roger was there for the show and he even gave me his blessing for using the logo! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c7uilw_wl3Q
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:34 pm
by s4001
Wow. Nailed it.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:36 pm
by s4001
This Sunday at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. Old faithful, clanking away.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:38 am
by AndyM
Nice photo Scott. off topic - Haven't seen a drum kit like that since Rush.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 5:28 pm
by Isaac
Me at our show last night.
Re: Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:08 am
by s4001
AndyM wrote:Nice photo Scott. off topic - Haven't seen a drum kit like that since Rush.
Well, to be fair, there's two kits up there. .... just like Peart.... Though Fred's kit does take up a bit of real estate. It sounds great.
