Roland Cube. I've the 30W and it's loud but I don't know if it would hold up in a gig situation. The effects are OK - not stomp-box good but usable. The amp models are pretty cool - rich bluesy tones to screaming metal distortion and a clean channel which, at full blast, hasn't broken up at all. They do a 60W version as well. It's never going to compete with an all-valve amp but for those of us on a budget it's pretty cool. Look at the Vox Valvetronix range as well.
27 2007-10-25 23:10:19
Re: Has anyone tried these guitars? (18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Personally, I wouldn't go with Stagg. Have you looked at Vintage? A little more expensive but made with quality woods and hardware (hardware all Wilkinson - look him up on Google). IMO, any sub-£100 guitar is going to be a bad buy - cheap PUPs, machine heads, whammy bars - everything. You are also more likely to find poor finishing on the frets and that is going to be painful. Spend a litttle more (I'm talking £150 ish) and you will get a much better guitar that will last you. One thing, cheap single coil PUPs SCREECH if you add distortion / OD - and not in a good way. Last thing, try before you buy, especially on low-end guitars: the difference between one and another of the same make can be staggering.
28 2007-10-25 21:11:40
Topic: MIDI Files through keyboard (0 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Hope I'm in the right place. My Mate just showed me how, using a keyboard, you can turn MIDI tracks into proper backing tracks. He's got a fancy keyboard with a floppy disc drive so it's really easy for him to get the MIDI into the keyboard to use its "engine"(?) I have an old Yamaha keyboard that has a 5 pin MIDI input on the back of it. My question is, how do I get MIDI tracks burned onto CD to play through the keyboard so I can play proper music? Is there a better way to get them in? (I'm not stuck on the CD format)I know this is a bit of a rambling post but its because I really don't know what I'm talking about. If anything is unclear, please ask me and I'll do my best.