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ap
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Vote what, in your experience, is best, not what you may be using at the moment.
How 'bout name your amp and fx also.
How 'bout name your amp and fx also.
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
an overdriven amp is the "classic" sound, for sure. I never saw any fuzzboxes in vanhalen's rig
strmkr
New member
Thats right,crank it up and pass out earplugs!
My amps are: Marshall vs 102 valvestate 100w 2x12 and just acquired an old plexi super lead today,traded a suzuki 450 for it.
fx?...........naw,just the footswitch!
My amps are: Marshall vs 102 valvestate 100w 2x12 and just acquired an old plexi super lead today,traded a suzuki 450 for it.
fx?...........naw,just the footswitch!
foo
Active member
Mesa Boogie Mk IV.
FX = 18 ' cord
foo
FX = 18 ' cord
foo
tubedude
New member
Marshall Dual Rectifier, low, medium or loud.
The great thing about it is I dont have to crank it to get thick power amp breakup, I like everything I get from the preamp stage itself, so to me it sounds fantastic at low to medium volumes, sounds like a professional album sitting right there in your room. Love it. It has a switch on the back that stomps all the internal voltages down so that it makes it spongier and capable of lower volumes when cranked so that you can achieve a more compressed "hi-volume" sound without as MUCH hugh volume if thats what you are after. Personally, i dont like the compression that comes from cranking a tube head, ESPECIALLY a 50 watt head. Rolls off too much of your high end and presence. I like it on the spongy/rectifier settings at lower-middle volumes though, which is where it ususally stays unless band practice is happening, and then its hi-voltage silicon diode all the way. Sounds great. Its my second Rectifier, one of the 3 channel units, which makes it even nicer. Had a triple rectifier 2 channel prior to this one.
Peace.
The great thing about it is I dont have to crank it to get thick power amp breakup, I like everything I get from the preamp stage itself, so to me it sounds fantastic at low to medium volumes, sounds like a professional album sitting right there in your room. Love it. It has a switch on the back that stomps all the internal voltages down so that it makes it spongier and capable of lower volumes when cranked so that you can achieve a more compressed "hi-volume" sound without as MUCH hugh volume if thats what you are after. Personally, i dont like the compression that comes from cranking a tube head, ESPECIALLY a 50 watt head. Rolls off too much of your high end and presence. I like it on the spongy/rectifier settings at lower-middle volumes though, which is where it ususally stays unless band practice is happening, and then its hi-voltage silicon diode all the way. Sounds great. Its my second Rectifier, one of the 3 channel units, which makes it even nicer. Had a triple rectifier 2 channel prior to this one.
Peace.
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detuned6
Metal dude
Mesa B.-single rect.
Crate- Black voodoo
I HATE DIST. BOXES, they all sound shitty when you turn them up.
Crate- Black voodoo
I HATE DIST. BOXES, they all sound shitty when you turn them up.
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lucid
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fender twin reverb (non reissue)
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ap
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Why are stompboxes so popular?
Isn't, say, TS9 into a Twin Reverb, a popular setup? What style player would run this?
Does it follow styles somewhat? From what I can gather, boogies aren't typical in blues, and Fenders aren't in metal or anything heavy.
To the original question, let me add: "What style(s) do you play", and "How can you get the closest to Keith Richard in 'Can't You Hear Me Knockin'- the baddest-ass intro in rocknroll."
Isn't, say, TS9 into a Twin Reverb, a popular setup? What style player would run this?
Does it follow styles somewhat? From what I can gather, boogies aren't typical in blues, and Fenders aren't in metal or anything heavy.
To the original question, let me add: "What style(s) do you play", and "How can you get the closest to Keith Richard in 'Can't You Hear Me Knockin'- the baddest-ass intro in rocknroll."
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atomictoyz
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Marshall JCM800 2205 channel switching Lead Head, Its got 6550 C H7 Groove Tubes in it. Just turn up the Channel gain to 10 for what ya need, turn the master volume up to smooth some preamp harshness. I have used a SD-1 for solo breaks to add some boost, but not much of the distortion is used from it...
Peace,
Dennis
Peace,
Dennis
Lopp
New member
It depends on the amp I'm using. Sometimes using a Tube Sreamer in front of the initial gain stage of an amp really pushes through additional even-order harmonics to get singing sustain. However, usually it's straight into Boogie.
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Bighand
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I sold my stock JCM800 2205 head for a Mackie board a couple months ago. It was too loud for home use. I resorted to my SS Fender Princeton 112+ for Stratocaster wail and for Les Paul metal grind.
In December, I picked up a Peavey Classic 30 for $50, right place-right time. I love the tone of this amp for my Strat. Since my jam buddies are mostly into 80's heavey metal, I run a Boss GT-6 in the clean channel. Massive punch. Last night, I used the "feedback" effect set around 30(0-100) with my Strat. It added just the right amount. Played a nice run and every note I paused on fedback... even on the 17th fret on the high e string. I could not achieve this any other way without shaking the house.
Need to try and capture this in a track with my new LD mic and see if I am as excited by the recorded product.
http://home.pacbell.net/markmars/gear.html
In December, I picked up a Peavey Classic 30 for $50, right place-right time. I love the tone of this amp for my Strat. Since my jam buddies are mostly into 80's heavey metal, I run a Boss GT-6 in the clean channel. Massive punch. Last night, I used the "feedback" effect set around 30(0-100) with my Strat. It added just the right amount. Played a nice run and every note I paused on fedback... even on the 17th fret on the high e string. I could not achieve this any other way without shaking the house.
Need to try and capture this in a track with my new LD mic and see if I am as excited by the recorded product.
http://home.pacbell.net/markmars/gear.html
Lopp
New member
Bighand said:
Please do. And then post it. I'd love to hear how it sounds.
Matt
gibs
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uhhh, stomp boxes have their place when you can't crank vol at home but you still wanna get a feeling going...particularly if you have an older 60 watt or lower amp with none of the newer goodies in them....otherwise the neighbors kick yer ass...........
a cheap Rocktek stomp box can do wonders for my late night doodling....at least in my own mind at the time, which is what counts.....and in a home recording situation, stomps can certainly help get the sound closer to what you had in mind, without way elaborate soundproofing..............."cheap box" gibs...............
a cheap Rocktek stomp box can do wonders for my late night doodling....at least in my own mind at the time, which is what counts.....and in a home recording situation, stomps can certainly help get the sound closer to what you had in mind, without way elaborate soundproofing..............."cheap box" gibs...............
foo
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How about a TS9 into a Fender Super Reverb? I believe Stevie Ray Vaughn would be the type of player who would (and did!) run that type of set-up.
The best, most versatile setup would be mine - Mk IV Boogie with a Strat and a 345 - can (and have) played any style from a straight Chicago blues band, a 'classic' country gig (with fiddle player), of course any rock or 'pop' gig, plus yer 'Cocktail Jazz' (Steely Dan , Sade), Jazz Manouche (the sound is easy - getting the notes out is the hard part and I'm working on it (c:]) and a Big Band dinner dance doing Sinatra and Tony Bennett (in a tuxedo, no less!).
Buy Boogie - live happily ever after.
foo
The best, most versatile setup would be mine - Mk IV Boogie with a Strat and a 345 - can (and have) played any style from a straight Chicago blues band, a 'classic' country gig (with fiddle player), of course any rock or 'pop' gig, plus yer 'Cocktail Jazz' (Steely Dan , Sade), Jazz Manouche (the sound is easy - getting the notes out is the hard part and I'm working on it (c:]) and a Big Band dinner dance doing Sinatra and Tony Bennett (in a tuxedo, no less!).
Buy Boogie - live happily ever after.
foo
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jrlemonz
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I use a Marshall JCM800 2205 (popular amp on here I guess). My effects is a AT Wireless into a BOSS Tu2. Don't even have it set up on the floor, velcroed to the top of the amp. I jack the gain on the Distortion Channel, Bass at 10, Mids at 5, Treble at 6. Presence at 3, Master at 10, channel volume depends on the club, and the clean channel: Treble 6, Bass 5. Play a Gibson SGI through it.
Jake
Jake
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t0aj15
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I use a Boogie Mark IV with just a BBE Sonic Maximizer in the loop and a THD Hot Plate between the amp and the speakers. Just started using the THD a few days ago but I can tell you already it's the best way I've heard to get max distortion without destroying your hearing. It also allows me to record all that great over the top crunch in my living room without getting hauled away by the cops.
toyL
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ap said:
Richards usually "removed" his low E string and played in open G...genius? or extremely high?---either way, very rich.