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Hunters Kloak Review

By: Robert James

  Hunters Kloak is a new product that’s just hit the market. It’s a device that accepts different scent cartridges and emits the scent into the air to be used as either a scent attractant or as a cover scent. Whitetail deer are very curious animals by nature, and this product could certainly help someone out trying to harvest a doe or a young buck by luring them in. By using the acorn, sugar beet, or apple cartridges you can lure them in to find food. I find this very helpful to someone that hunts public land and is unable to bait. In the event that you want a cover scent then I would recommend earth scent.

The Hunters Kloak mist system is easy to set up and use. It takes approximately 4.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Then you simply open the bottom door, insert the cartridge of your choice, close the door and hold down the power button until all the lights light up. Next just press the power button multiple times to cycle through the mist interval settings. You have the options of it misting every 3 seconds, 6 seconds, 9 seconds, or 30 seconds. If you run the mist system a 3 second interval then the battery will last approximately 10 hours. At 30 seconds the mist system will last 45 hours. As the mist system is running you can check the status of your battery by pressing and releasing the power button. If all 4 lights light up then it’s at or close to 100%. If only 1 light lit up then you’re down to 25%. Once your hunt is over, to turn it off you simply press the power button and hold it down until the lights all go off.

After using this product for the past month, it’s hard to determine just how effective it is. I still hunt with the wind, I clean all my cloths and bath with Xout Odor, and I then used this as a cover scent by hanging it in the tree with me. I will say that I haven’t been busted all season. However, I can’t say as to just how far the scent will travel before it dissipates. If you bait with apple flavored corn then this could be a good tool to make the deer think that it has been resupplied. Also if you’re trying to harvest a bear on public land this could likely attract them if they get close enough to smell it. If you’re interested in trying the Hunters Kloak mist system on your next hunt then visit your local Walmart to purchase your own. If you would like to find out more about the Hunters Kloak mist system then feel free to click on the hyperlink here.

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Gear Nerds: Thomas Elliott/Sam Bassal (Harbours)

Current and notable past musical projects you've been involved in ?

SB: I play guitar in Harbours but I also play drums in a band called Ocean Grove.

TE: Harbours is my first band!

What kind of guitar do you play and other notable guitars you own?

SB: I play one guitar live now which was a recent addition and its a 2006 USA Fender Stratocaster Tom Delonge Signature with a bit of mod work done to it. To top it off it's in a rad Surf Green colour. I also play a 2010 Fender CIJ Telecaster Deluxe.

TE: I play a Fender American Special Jazzmaster. Unlike a typical Jazzy, it has stacked humbucker pickups and a Tune-o-matic style bridge which makes it a little more reliable. My backup guitar is a heavily modified Squier Jazzmaster which I bought just because the natural finish matches my amplifier. What are your main influences for your rig?

SB: I love a lot of shoegaze and grunge style bands and the tones that they achieve, but I like to mix it up with a more modern approach to something that you might find in a hardcore band.

TE: The majority of my gear was acquired through swapping. I started with an Orange Dual Terror which I eventually swapped out for a Marshall JCM 900 (cheers Brenton). The tone is a little shitty, but I’m a pretty shitty guitarist so It’s a good fit. Favourite piece of gear and why?

SB: It's a tough choice between my amp and my EHX Micro Pog. I bought my amp head, a Bugera 6262 for $246 in an eBay auction (and how good is that?) and it was the first head I ever owned. I've played a lot of 6505's and 5150's, yet for what we do it just works perfectly and I prefer the sound. I also use my POG pedal quite a lot throughout the set to just make parts sound thicker and 'cooler'. Seriously love turning this pedal on.

TE: I love my Boss HM-2. I’ll probably never have it on my board due to it being too ridiculous for Harbours, however we did use it to create some noise layers on the EP.

Is there anything you would change and/or add to your rig to improve it?

SB: Quite a lot to be honest, but it probably won't ever happen because who has money for expensive pedals? Anything and everything Strymon.

TE: I’d like to eventually create a micro rig that’s a little easier to travel with. My current board was built from an Ikea shelf and has a few nails sticking out of it, so I should probably sort that out too.

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Click here to stream/download Harbours’ new EP ‘Nothing Stays The Same’ Also check them out supporting Basement, Turnover & Break Even in Melbourne @ Arrow On Swanston on the 28th of May

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**GEAR LIST**

Thomas’ Guitar Rig

GUITARS

Fender Jazzmaster American Special 

Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster AMP

Modified Marshall JCM-900 Hi-Gain 50w PEDALS Boss TU-3 

Boss NS-2

Boss DD-20

Electro Harmonix Small Clone

Electro Harmonix Cathedral

Ibanez TS-9 

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Sam’s Guitar Rig

GUITARS

Fender Telecaster Deluxe (Japan) 

Fender USA Tom Delonge Signature Stratocaster

AMP 

Bugera 6262 120W 

PEDALS

Behringer Reverb Machine

Boss DD-20 Electro 

Electro Harmonix Micro Pog

Ernie Ball VP Jr.

Line 6 DL4

Harmonix Memory Toy 

TC Electronic Polytune  

TC Electronic Trinity

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Gear Nerds: Jackson McCarthy (Lapse)

Name

Jackson McCarthy

Current and notable past musical projects you're been involved in?

I play guitar/sing in Lapse, this is actually the first active project that I’ve done/been a part of.

What kind of guitar do you play and other notable guitars you own?

I currently play a J Mascis Squier Jazzmaster which is completely stock apart from me having switched it from a gold pickguard to a pink one.

As it stands right now I also have a Squire Vintage Modified Mustang and a Kirk Hammett sig LTD warts and all riffstick that I’ve had since I was 14 and still have setup in Open C minor tuning for when I want to get riff happy.

What are your main influences for your rig?

The main influence for the gear that I use and have used for quite a while now has been with the intention of being able to create a very big and enveloping sound which can also at the same time have the ability to be quite sharp edged, however beautiful, tread the balance between the dirty and the cleaner aspects of the sound, and do so beyond some limitation of what people impose is possible for one guitar player.

Considering that Lapse is a 3 piece consisting of only drums, bass and me being the sole guitar player and usual lead singer at the same time means that I’m kinda automatically forced to think of how my playing and setup can subvert a style of music that is often very guitar dominant with several players / layers.

For that reason I personally appreciate a lot of players who I feel can do similar things in terms of being able to make the most of the constrictions that having 3 players can give. Among others and coincidentally enough that my guitar is his signature model, I believe this points a massive cue to J Mascis.

Favourite piece of gear and why?

It would have to be a tie between the Neunaber Wet Reverb pedal and the Jazzmaster. It took a lot of trial and error, but once I found each of them, I thought that were exactly what I wanted. The reverb gives off a vibe and nuance that I absolutely adore and could talk about for days, and the jazzmaster is the perfect mix of gainy-ness and jangle and suits my fit and playing style wonderfully.

Is there anything you would change and/or add to your rig to improve it?

I am always changing the gear that I use and trying to mix it up. I will very soon have a Fender Blender on the pedalboard and that’s something I’ve had my eye on for a while. Other than that theres not too much I feel I need to change besides the possibility of replacing the Carbon Copy with an older Memory Man.

That being said, for other stuff I’ve been fiddling with I’ve also had my eye on the Moog Flanger and Earthquaker’s new Acapulco Gold wink emoticon.

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Click here to listen to Lapse’s Debut EP

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Lapse will be on tour in February with Low Season. 

25th February - Newcastle @ Hamilton Station Hotel 

26th February - Sydney @ Blackwire Records

27th February - Canberra @ Lacklustre HQ

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**GEAR LIST**

Amplifiers 

Fender Twin Reverb (Bassman Side)

Vox AC30

Pedals

EHX Small Clone Chorus

Fender Blender

Loopi Pedals ABY Switcher

MXR Carbon Copy

MXR Micro Amp

Neunaber Wet Reverb

Strymon Timeline

Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive

Walrus Audio Descent

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Gear Nerds: Ethan Reed (Sail On! Sail On!/Treehouses)

Name

Ethan Reed

Current and notable past musical projects you're been involved in?

I play in Treehouses and Sail On!, Sail On!.

What kind of guitar do you play and other notable guitars you own?

I play a Fender American Deluxe Thinline Telecaster. Cost a small fortune but I absolutely love it, and wouldn’t trade it for anything. I also own a Martin D15M acoustic that I use a lot for recording and have used live in the past.

What are your main influences for your rig?

It’s hard to narrow down specific influences, but I definitely lean towards analogue driven gear. I like to keep everything very clean and warm – I run a telecaster into a tube amp, and my pedals are mostly light overdrives (which I use variably to dial in particular sounds).

If I had to list individual influences on my tone, I’d definitely mention Chad from La Dispute, whose tone is so dynamic and clear with just the right amount of break-up. Also as with anything I do I’m very influenced by indie/folk/Americana bands, and their sound is similarly clean and sparkly. I suppose I crank the delay and reverb a bit more than those influences though, which is probably a result of all the instrumental/ambient/post-rock music I enjoy.

Favourite piece of gear and why?

I adore my Strymon Flint pedal. The reverb is awesome and simple to control on the fly, and the tremolo is probably the only modulation style effect I could ever see myself using.

Is there anything you would change and/or add to your rig to improve it?

I’d love to branch out and get dedicated tape delay and analogue delay units, rather than using the Boss DD-20 as I do now. Also would love to take the next step with my amp and get a really nice tube combo, like a fender twin or a Matchless (not that I could ever afford it).

Both Ethan’s bands can be found through the following links

Treehouses

Music - treehousesperth.bandcamp.com

Preorders for Treehouses’ new release can be found here - http://goo.gl/cdqLSz

Sail On! Sail On!

Music - sailonsailon.bandcamp.com

**GEAR LIST**

Head

Orange Rockerverb 50mk1

Cabinet

Orange 2x12 Pedals

Boss DD-20

Boss TU-3

JHS Morning Glory

Strymon Flint

Xotic Effects AC Booster

Xotic Effects EP Booster