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The clear bass is now HANGING FROM THE WALL.

D2- Sketchy Day

New Pedal - New Plan

Phasing is one of my favorite effects. I love it in guitar, and use it on bass, vocals and synths lots. For the past few years I have been using the Boss PH-3 phaser. I noticed early on that it scooped my mid frequencies really bad as soon as I would turn it on. I constantly compensated for it by just turning up, but once i would kick it off, I would be too loud. This is a very shitty feature if you want any versatility. I never buy pedals for myself, so I figured I would splurge on this. After weeks of research, the MXR Phase 90 won on all levels. (Dean & Gene Ween's favorite pedal)

I was ready to pay a decent amount but ended up getting this MXR Phase 90 off of ebay for only $45. This pedal retails for around 70-120 depending on where you are, so I figured this was a pretty good deal. I had read about a modification online that seemed to be the way to go. Reviews said that the pedal had the same problem that the Boss pedal has, unless you do the mod, so I figured I would try my first major gear mod. I was so excited to do it I forgot to test it out to see if it even worked before opening it up.

The process involved removing the backplate, unscrewing everything, and taking the circiut board out of the casing. From there, I had to cut out three transistors/resistors. I was more than freaked out by using nail clippers to cut out the R28, C11, and C12 nodes, but I trusted the internet and went ahead with it.

Holy. Shit. Mang.


This pedal sounds amazing. It's stellar. One knob= Speed. It's like running the signal across the bottom of a lake. The phase is deep enough, but not too deep, with not too much effect feedback. I cant do it justice, but I plan on doing a side by side comparison of the PH3 and Phase 90.


The new plan is to get another pedal board to spread out everything a little more. There's a couple other things I want, but for now, the rig is for the most part complete.
I also picked up a new 1TB firewire HD. It's now home to all my Itunes. Bad Ass.

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New Don Creeper shirts and apparel!

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My Phish Fenway Shirt

Thing's I Have Been Told

"You play in a band? I used to play in the band, I played the drums and spun records. But there comes a point when you have to ask yourself, do you really think you can make it? I mean let's be serious for a second, do you actually believe you have what it takes to make it in the music business?"

From a former (micro)manager at a natural foods store. I gave my notice the next time I saw him.

Too Much?

I would hope this is what people see.

Gene Ween Band, 2009-04-15, Boston, Mass

This is the Gene Ween Band. They play good fun songs. We saw them last night. Gene is kind of mellow when he's alone, and the experience is interesting. Ween is greater than the sum of it's parts. That's about all I can say. The crowd was mostly dudes. It was a little strange venue called the Paradise. We had a nice spot on the side.
Highlights for me included:
DC Will Do You No Good
Ohh Vaa Laa
Mountians & Buffalo
I Fell In Love Today
I'll Miss You
Friends
Let's Get Divorced

Oh yeah did I mention I met Dave from Ween? He plays bass for Ween and here he is. Picked up a really nice poster, had 3/4 of the band sign it, minus Gene.

There's much more, but I will say it later.

The Grumps

Played with The Grumps a couple weeks ago. It was sweet. Nice stage, good sound, and the place was called "Club Texas." Sooooo many Jager posters.

What's Happening?

The other day I found an empty beer can she left in the shower. It reminds me of something I would do. It's still in there. Then I said I was excited for Football season. She said anything shy of a Superbowl in New England this year is a waste of time, and just messing around. I agree.

3121

Prince's 3121 is soooo awesome. It has a song called Black Sweat.