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Mike Bacciarini


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Arizona
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2020 12:04 pm    
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I’ve rearranged my practice area to replicate the ergonomics of my stage setup. On stage, the psg and lap go through the FX rack then the Rumble 200. The Ibanez AS73 goes through a Zoom G3n then the Princeton 65. The D-16 goes through a Zoom AC2 then to the house. Having this same layout at home will help with orientation whenever our band can play out again. Here at the house I run all the instruments, CD, iPhone, etc into a Behringer 1204 mixer driving headphones or a pair of Bose Companion 2’s. I built a little shelving unit just for this gear.












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Jon Jaffe


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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2020 7:52 pm    
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How do you stand it so neat.😀

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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 19 Nov 2020 4:23 pm    
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Nifty setup.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 19 Nov 2020 5:51 pm    
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My headphones are plugged into the headphone jack on the NV112. The lap top is connected from the headphone jack on the lap top and then into the CD Input jack on the back of the NV112. I can play along with YouTube. Simple set up.


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Bill Terry


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Bastrop, TX
Post  Posted 20 Nov 2020 6:05 am    
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Yeah, definitely need to be organized and neat.. LOL


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Mike Bacciarini


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Arizona
Post  Posted 20 Nov 2020 6:54 am    
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Hey Bill, is that a Mackie 28.8.2? I remember those. Smile

One thing in common so far is having everything we need handy.
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Bill Terry


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Bastrop, TX
Post  Posted 20 Nov 2020 7:29 am    
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Hey Mike, yeah a venerable 8-bus, they've been around a long time. I paid 350.00 for that one used, when I needed some more pre-amps for tracking drums. I still used the pres once in a while but mainly it's now my 'signal' router; monitor selector, etc. Overkill for sure, and I'm thinking it's probably going to go at some point to make room, probably replaced with a 500 series rack. That said, I like knobs and meters. Smile

I think it was Steve Hinson that told me he has one of these also, and that 'back in the day' they actually cut records in Nashville on these things. You can do worse for sure..
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Patrick Thornhill


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Austin Texas, USA
Post  Posted 20 Nov 2020 8:28 am    
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The bigger question is whether or not that’s a JTM 45 sitting next to the mixer!
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Bill Terry


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Bastrop, TX
Post  Posted 20 Nov 2020 8:45 am    
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The bigger question is whether or not that’s a JTM 45 sitting next to the mixer!


I thought you'd never ask!! LOL

Close, it's actually a '73 JMP-50.. p-to-p wired, killer amp. I haven't got any gigs that really cater to its 'strengths', but I've taken it out on a couple of country guitar gigs and got a look or two.. I've owned several of these JMP-50s in the course of my 'career', sold them all, and regretted it almost immediately. So I went on a quest a few years ago and finally found one that hadn't been hacked with home-brew Master Volumes, beat to hell, or all of the above. Nothing like them IMO.. never cared for the Super Lead, too loud.

This right here works pretty well: Smile

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Mike Bacciarini


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Arizona
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 6:31 am    
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Kevin..... what is driving your headphones?

Bill......... knobs and meters, for sure!
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 8:18 am    
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Hey Kevin, who makes the stand your laptop is on? I need that.
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Larry Ball


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Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 12:23 pm    
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 6:54 pm    
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Larry Ball, that's way too neat. How can you operate like that? You need more stuff to fill out that place.
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Larry Ball


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Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 7:05 pm    
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That’s just one side of the room
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Guy Cundell


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Post  Posted 21 Nov 2020 7:10 pm    
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Most days you don't know where to start....

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Jeremy Steele


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Princeton, NJ USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 4:47 am    
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Paul Wade


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Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 6:20 am     the room
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simple for me...



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Slim Heilpern


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Aptos California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 6:59 am    
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A partial view of where I spend most of my time...

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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 7:36 am    
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Have any of you mastered the technique of typing while wearing fingerpicks (a/k/a multitasking)?
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Paul Wade


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Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 7:47 am    
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[quote="Jack Hanson"]Have any of you mastered the technique of typing while wearing fingerpicks (a/k/a multitasking)?[/quote
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Mike Bacciarini


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Arizona
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 7:47 am    
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Slim, I said workspace, not too-much-fun place! Wow, that’s cool. Can I come over?

Even at that, there’s something very satisfying about Paul’s setup.
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Dale Rottacker


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Walla Walla Washington, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 8:00 am    
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Behind where my steel seat is another steel a couple more steel seats and a few amps a couple bass guitars and guitar... the less organized part of this room, and to the left, a recliner for my wife if she wants to join me in there Wink and as with most things, gear is subject to change from time to time, but the basic set-up is the same as in this picture.


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Slim Heilpern


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Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 8:11 am    
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Jack Hanson wrote:
Have any of you mastered the technique of typing while wearing fingerpicks (a/k/a multitasking)?


Ha! Especially challenging for those of us who use 3 finger picks. Another challenge is the track pad, I finally realized that I could keep an extra track ball on the left for those times when I'm wearing finger picks. It helps a lot Smile.
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Slim Heilpern


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Aptos California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 8:14 am    
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Mike Bacciarini wrote:
Slim, I said workspace, not too-much-fun place! Wow, that’s cool. Can I come over?


Anytime, as long as it's post-pandemic Smile.


Mike Bacciarini wrote:

Even at that, there’s something very satisfying about Paul’s setup.


Indeed! Easier to focus on the task at hand.

- Slim
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Al Evans


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Post  Posted 22 Nov 2020 2:59 pm    
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Jack Hanson wrote:
Have any of you mastered the technique of typing while wearing fingerpicks (a/k/a multitasking)?


I'm forever being frustrated trying to make an iPad do something...anything!

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