B16 VCA Compressor by Seventh Circle Audio (SCA)
There is a relatively new compressor (finally!) from Seventh Circle Audio (SCA): the B16 VCA. This compressor is an exciting departure from the five mic pres that have been the backbone of the SCA business for the past several years. It has the same control setup to a DBX 160, a compressor that I’ve used … Read more
Australia’s Postie Bike Challenge
This article was written by Malcolm Percy. It’s a different look (for this blog, anyway) into a cool motorcycle ride that probably few in America know about. Many thanks to Andrew for sending it along. 2011 POSTIE BIKE CHALLENGE The Event: Brisbane to Alice Springs via Birdsville – 9 to 21 August 2011 Over the … Read more
Fish Pens – A Better Way to Farm Fish
Did you ever wonder how your “farm-raised” fish were actually raised? If you thought like me, you probably thought of them living in some bay or inlet, housed in a big cage, or in a big pool. I never thought fish might be raised in the middle of the ocean and they generally aren’t very … Read more
DIY Fender Princeton 5F2-A Guitar Amp
This Fender Princeton Amp circuit (5F2-A) was built into a Peavey Audition 30 practice amp. It was a friend’s amp that had seen many years of playing, abuse, and beer stains. It wasn’t used all that often – his larger amp played the shows and practices. This amp didn’t sound very good, so it probably … Read more
Some new Fender Blackface guitar amp cabs
These are a couple of new cabinets I’ve finished: One is a Blackface Fender Princeton Reverb cab with a 12″ speaker, the other is a Blackface Fender Vibrolux cab with two 10″ speakers. The Princeton Reverb cab is a dark mahogany with the customary racing stripe; the Vibrolux cabinet is an almond color with nut … Read more
Brief Study of Aviation Branding
I was helping some friends brainstorm a logo redesign for an airport business and during my research, I found some common themes between aviation business brands. You can take most any aviation brand and fit it into one of these categories. Please note that all brands shown here are the property of their respective trademark … Read more
ForeFlight Mobile for Pilots
ForeFlight mobile is the app that is used most often on my iPhone and iPad. It is an extremely powerful preflight, weather, and navigation tool that has a lot of depth coupled with an excellent user interface.It isn’t hard to get around this application. In some of the aircraft I’ve rented before, the radio equipment … Read more
Planet Waves Guitar Tools – iPhone Audio App
The Planet Waves Guitar Tools iPhone app is pretty killer in terms of the user interface and features. Even though it came out in 2010, I haven’t yet found another guitar-focused app quite as useful. Guitar Tools: Chords If you know what chord you want, the Chords section in Guitar Tools is the app for … Read more
Fender Amp Cabinet Kits
Fender Cabinet Kits for Tweed, Brownface, Blackface, and other Amps This is a short one, but I wanted to recommend a great cabinet maker for Fender amps. He’s been making these cabinets for a while, but I recently found out that he’s based right in my neck of the woods. I bought a Princeton Reverb … Read more
