Electric Pipes....
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Electric Pipes....
....that cost under $300. What do you suggest? I want them for a celtic band. Thanks!
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Here's the thread about electric pipes, some info here
I play the Deger pipes, have had mine for about 3 years. Very solid, take the abuse they get falling over on stage, getting kicked, traveling around with my whistles... never an issue with electronics or anything like that. They are a little pricey, yes, but they will last for a good long time, and are a very good investment. You can also play them (as is the case with other electric pipes, I suppose) through effects pedals for guitar, and get some nice natural reverb and chorus settings, making yourself sound like a whole 'herd' of pipers.
I play the Deger pipes, have had mine for about 3 years. Very solid, take the abuse they get falling over on stage, getting kicked, traveling around with my whistles... never an issue with electronics or anything like that. They are a little pricey, yes, but they will last for a good long time, and are a very good investment. You can also play them (as is the case with other electric pipes, I suppose) through effects pedals for guitar, and get some nice natural reverb and chorus settings, making yourself sound like a whole 'herd' of pipers.
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Those and the Ross pipes are what I've been looking into.
Those are too expensive for the time being. They do seem really nice though. Thanks for the help y'all!Here's the thread about electric pipes, some info here
I play the Deger pipes, have had mine for about 3 years. Very solid, take the abuse they get falling over on stage, getting kicked, traveling around with my whistles... never an issue with electronics or anything like that. They are a little pricey, yes, but they will last for a good long time, and are a very good investment. You can also play them (as is the case with other electric pipes, I suppose) through effects pedals for guitar, and get some nice natural reverb and chorus settings, making yourself sound like a whole 'herd' of pipers.
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Exactly. The Ross pipes and the Fagerstrom pipes are nice, and are cheaper (I've tried both) but in the long run, you will ultimately be much more pleased with the Deger set up. The midi capability is really slick, and is nice to have. Plus, the ability to to change key and tweak tuning up and down a few cents at a time make it really useful with a band setting.Unless you have a time constraint, save up for the Deger. The midi capabilities are worth the extra dosh alone but the Deger is just much more versatile even without that. And it runs on a 9 volt battery.
It really depends the most on what you want to do with the instrument. If you seek a cheaper instrument that will do the basic job, go with fagerstrom or ross. If you can wait and save up a little more, go for the Deger pipes. You won't regret it!!
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What do you think about the Fagerstrom and Ross pipes? Thanks!lordofthestrings wrote:Exactly. The Ross pipes and the Fagerstrom pipes are nice, and are cheaper (I've tried both) but in the long run, you will ultimately be much more pleased with the Deger set up. The midi capability is really slick, and is nice to have. Plus, the ability to to change key and tweak tuning up and down a few cents at a time make it really useful with a band setting.Unless you have a time constraint, save up for the Deger. The midi capabilities are worth the extra dosh alone but the Deger is just much more versatile even without that. And it runs on a 9 volt battery.
It really depends the most on what you want to do with the instrument. If you seek a cheaper instrument that will do the basic job, go with fagerstrom or ross. If you can wait and save up a little more, go for the Deger pipes. You won't regret it!!
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I have the Electropipes and can't say enough about them.
Really like the chromatic option for those notes you need when playing with other instuments.
Only complaint... lack of sleep!
I am not kidding about the lack of sleep thing as you will soon find out if you are lucky enough to purchase them.
Really like the chromatic option for those notes you need when playing with other instuments.
Only complaint... lack of sleep!
I am not kidding about the lack of sleep thing as you will soon find out if you are lucky enough to purchase them.
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I have the Electropipes and can't say enough about them.
Really like the chromatic option for those notes you need when playing with other instuments.
Only complaint... lack of sleep!
I am not kidding about the lack of sleep thing as you will soon find out if you are lucky enough to purchase them.
Really like the chromatic option for those notes you need when playing with other instuments.
Only complaint... lack of sleep!
I am not kidding about the lack of sleep thing as you will soon find out if you are lucky enough to purchase them.
Make a Joyful Noise
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Technopipes are good...
I've had mine for a couple of months now. I haven't had any of the others to try, though I did once try a predecessor of the Ross pipes which were still a bit primitive back then (three or four years ago - I don't know how old the pipes already were then - I don't even know if they were made by Ross, but they looked the same...). I have never played the Deger pipes.
The earlier and cheaper technochanter is a different beast and not to be confused with the technopipes. I believe comments about batteries etc. come from people who have used this version which used button cells.
False fingerings and crossing notes get picked up well enough to force you to practice the proper fingerings.
The quality of sound is good enough for performance at my level (not that high (- my level, not the quality...!)) when pumped through a decent amp.
The battery is a single AAA cell, dirt cheap, readily available and a NiMH rechargeable runs for about ten hours. The pipes are on when the headphone jack is plugged in, not just when they are making a noise, so batter power is still being drawn.
You can play in A, Bflat, C and D.
You can play with or without drones,
You can play with three voicings, GHB; smallpipes 1 and Smallpipes 2.
You can play with three fingering options: GHB and a border pipe style cross fingered chromatic scale either with just intonation (fits the drones better) or equal intonation (better for playing with e.g. a keyboard).
As a negative, the settings go back to the default when you remove the power which means my first actions on turning the thing on always have to be repeated. (GHB sound, scale, in A, Just intonation chromatic fingerings. Fiddle with the volume balance of the drones and chanter.)
I have not used the midi functionality.
It really is small and dead easy to carry around. For practising "on the road" it is ideal. For performance, YMMV - I find the sound quality easily good enough, but one's requirements may differ. Also, one might prefer something that looks a bit more significant - but then why not use the real pipes then?
Chris.
The earlier and cheaper technochanter is a different beast and not to be confused with the technopipes. I believe comments about batteries etc. come from people who have used this version which used button cells.
False fingerings and crossing notes get picked up well enough to force you to practice the proper fingerings.
The quality of sound is good enough for performance at my level (not that high (- my level, not the quality...!)) when pumped through a decent amp.
The battery is a single AAA cell, dirt cheap, readily available and a NiMH rechargeable runs for about ten hours. The pipes are on when the headphone jack is plugged in, not just when they are making a noise, so batter power is still being drawn.
You can play in A, Bflat, C and D.
You can play with or without drones,
You can play with three voicings, GHB; smallpipes 1 and Smallpipes 2.
You can play with three fingering options: GHB and a border pipe style cross fingered chromatic scale either with just intonation (fits the drones better) or equal intonation (better for playing with e.g. a keyboard).
As a negative, the settings go back to the default when you remove the power which means my first actions on turning the thing on always have to be repeated. (GHB sound, scale, in A, Just intonation chromatic fingerings. Fiddle with the volume balance of the drones and chanter.)
I have not used the midi functionality.
It really is small and dead easy to carry around. For practising "on the road" it is ideal. For performance, YMMV - I find the sound quality easily good enough, but one's requirements may differ. Also, one might prefer something that looks a bit more significant - but then why not use the real pipes then?
Chris.
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Flute: Swinging on the Gate
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Flute: Rolling in the Ryegrass, Green Gates
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Smallpipes: The Meeting of the Waters. Corn Riggs
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