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I don't do cover stuff, but I always have 3 ODs on my board...and that's because I limit myself to 3, and at least 1 boost to push the amp into OD. All the different flavors that are currently out there make playing so much fun, but sometimes I have to step back and realize I don't wanna haul...

I pretty much record the same way I play live. I get a lot of sounds just from the amp, but there are some OD sounds I like from pedals, and then all the effects (delays, vibrato, etc). Probably the only major difference is I do use more amp OD recording, and I add a lot of the guitar reverb...

Miro, I was pretty anti-pedal for a long time...but I'm really starting to see their use. I use a few delays, reverb (since my main amp doesn't have any), vibrato, a couple ODs, boost (for solos and leads), volume, wah, a couple noise makers...it adds up pretty quick. I run about 12-15 on a...

oh yeah, he changed his picture so it threw me off. i forgot he likes to drop meaningless bombs to start fights. i got an idea...if you wanna spend $190 (to be uncreative or creative) do it, if you don't...don't.

Yeah, that's the problem living near a music mecca. I'd imagine LA, NY, Austin, Nashville would be hard to find deals.

True. But what the hell does that have to do with anything?

geez, all those prices combined isn't even what you could get the cheapest of those for around here.

Oh and I am typically not a fan of those "amp in a box" kinda pedals, but this one is spot on!

I just built one of these based on the schematic I found...it sounds amazing through a clean twin, or a clean dr. z maz18. I ran it through the maz set with a little OD already, and it wasn't great. It also doesn't stack well with other pedals. But, straight into a clean amp it's amazing, and...

dang! that is sweet. i need to visit texas. here in LA, all of the pawnshop workers are washed up musicians anyway, so they keep anything good, or try to sell it for a million dollars.

Quick attack and quick release will smash any of the loud parts, giving the perception that the louder hits are softer than the softer parts. Dynamics are a good thing. You might want to back off on everything...longer attack, longer (smoother) release, higher threshold (so it's only grabbing...

I think it fits the voices that do it, and doesn't fit the voices that don't. Make sense? In other words, I think some guys do it a lot, so it is "their sound" (i.e. elliott smith, john lennon). For me I've just not done it much for my voice so it sounds weird to me. If I'd always done it...

Live my biggest problem is taming the guitar! It gets way too big in a lot of small venues. I just played a place that had super tall ceilings, wood everywhere. It was a reflection nightmare. To me it just sounded like a big way too huge mess.

I double track distorted guitars to get a bigger sound. But, most of the time I prefer single tracked electrics. I feel like you get more of the rigs character single tracking...just my experience. I double track vocals when 1) I want a more airy sound, or 2) to make one the wet reverb and...

ok, i reread your original post. a lot of times DI sounds sterile because it is! The only DI I've ever liked was direct into a nice pre that can get a little distortion (I really like the neve style ones, others like the API style). DI into a pretty colorless preamp will sound pretty boring...

I really like the SVT Classic in amplitube Free. Download Amplitube Free (for free), and try out the SVT Classic bass amp in the "custom shop". You can try for free and if you like it it's an additional $20 for the simulated head, and $5 for the 4x10 cab...so for $25 you can get a really great...

In fact, it kinda bothers me when people want audiophile quality parts in their amps. The sound of rock n' roll is because of the inefficiencies of the circuit! If Leo's bassman hadn't distorted when it was turned up, if it had stayed audiophile clean all the way up, it would be a boring amp...

I've always thought a lot of the hype around special components (tubes included) was just that, hype. I build a lot of pedals etc. I've swapped parts and tried different boutique parts...for the most part they don't make much if any difference. And usually, the difference isn't good vs. bad...

I've never played a 2xEL84 amp that sounded as quiet as the rating would suggest (not that 18w is quiet by any means). I have a 22w Deluxe Reverb (6L6), and a 40w Hot Rod Deluxe (6L6)...my 18w Maz 18 (EL84) is WAY louder than both of them. I'm not electronics wizard, but EL84s seem to be...

I've found with the old 5" maudios I had, 50% was about right. Much higher and they started to get noisy.