Chankgeez wrote:Uncle Grandfather wrote:Love to hear your thoughts on the Castledine, I've been on the fence for ever.
Also, you've been getting some really great percussion Instruments

are you experimenting with using effect pedals on them with success? Would be great to hear some of your experimenting

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I really don't have much to compare it to in my experience, but it sounds beautiful to me. Of course, I am a guy who just tuned his guitar the other day for the first time in a month and haven't changed the strings in 2.5 years. So, my taste may not be everyone else's taste in sound. Rest assured though, based on my research, the cork-sniffing hoi polloi hold the Castledine in high regard; so there's that: instant cork-cred.
I have found it very inspirational thus far and it goes nicely with some lo fi type pedals like the Demo Tap Fuzz, Cloudbuster, and Echo Degrader. I also had a lot of fun running it into a Moog Midi Murf which is a pedal I don't typically use on guitar. But, fun gurgles and shit like that there were to be had so I ran with it.
Percussion experiments successful? I guess that depends on how you define success. I'm having fun with it. The glock/bells have worked well. The Udu drum definitely needs to be miked internally as it kinda a quite piece of gear (I am a bit disappointed in the acoustic volume level). I haven't tried miking the bongos yet. Rest assured I will. And yes, check out my channel that Chankgeez put up. I post some masturbation sequences every now and then. Remember that my percussion stuff may not always sound like percussion though.
