Kiwi needs advice: Guitar+Amp+Digi Record Setup

[tintin]

Kiwi needs USA advice PLEASE!: Guitar+Amp+Digi Record Setup

Novice Kiwi looking for good advice Stateside: (after having considered many varying teles) I'm close to buying a Godin Exit 22, maybe a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 40W. I already have a beautiful (English) Audiolab 8000A amp and Energy 3.1 150w speakers as part of my stereo system. It's not easy defining my tastes because I write original music and I love most of which has come before. I just want realistic and brief comments on home studio/live gear. Take it easy on me - I'm new to all this electrics stuff but have been a player/writer for 15 years now (I'm 35) and some of you guys get naaaasty on this site. Please consider prices here might differ when you make comparisons. Like I said, just looking for good advice Stateside. So:

1. Whaddya reckon about the amp/guitar potential? For gigs too eventually?
2. Are my existing stereo components acceptable for simple home recording with, for example a Yamaha AW 4416, or Fostex equivalent?
3. What would you choose? I'm not rich just thirsty. Influences: Elvis Costello, Blur, Nirvana, Neil Finn of course, Morrisey, The Cult, The Cure...Too many to mention, I write my own songs anyway, so would appreciate as many opinions as there are options.

An Exit 22 here is NZD $1199, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, 1x12" NZD $1699
Tintin, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thanks!

 

[vestast]

Well I would reply, but since I don't live Stateside I guess I can't.

Sorry about that. I guess I'll go post in the Stevie/Hendrix post...

 

[Wide Awake]

The Hot Rod Deluxe is a great amp for gigging. Plenty of volume, great clean sounds and slightly overdriven. For heavier distortion I think an overdrive or distortion pedal is neccessary.

Don't know anything about the Godin.

 

[c7sus]

Do you guys put the bass clef above the treble clef down there?

Inquiring minds wanna know...........

And just for the record nobody would have ever heard of SRV if Hendrix hadn't showed him how to do it.

I'd use a computer DAW over a standalone recorder.

 

[Outlaws]

Do you guys put the bass clef above the treble clef down there?

LMFAO!



I don't think that could have been put any better.

Chessrock, you wanna jump in on this one. lol

 

[lpdeluxe]

I agree. It's Jimi by a mile!

That model Godin looks much like a Strat. I assume it will have some variation in tone between the pickups. Its suitability will depend on how its sound fits your needs. I understand they are wellmade guitars. I'm a little leery of Teles -- they are fine guitars, but not very versatile IMHO. The Fender amp will be fine, again depending upon your sound. If you selected the gear to match what you want to hear you're already there.

There is a TREMENDOUS amount of info here on why stereos (and/or headphones) are not suitable for recording, centering on the fact that you want recorded music that will sound good on a number of playback systems. If you are doing it primarily for yourself that's not a particular problem. I think you'll find, though, as you get into recording, that your taste and your ears will develop and the day will come when you will want to upgrade. If I were thou I would go with what thee had for now and let your experience dictate which direction to go in equipment. I think I'm fairly typical of posters here, and my studio looks different from month to month as I discover new tricks/buy new gear/ get impatient with old limitations. For that reason it would not be useful to tell you what the "perfect" setup would be: I don't know yet!

Enough of this: we've got a flanking movement by Yngvie supporters to drive off. BANZAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

 

[gvarko]

Kiwi ??

WTF is a Kiwi, thought it was a fruit...

 

[MK-Ultra]

Can you get me Peter Jackson's autograph?

 

[mshilarious]

I'll put in a vote for the Tele. I never liked Strats at all, but a Tele just has that rockin' groove sound. It's a songwriter's guitar, not a guitar hero's guitar.

Re home stereo components, it's hard to say. The amps are often OK, especially if they have a switch to bypass tone controls. I used one of those for years.

The speakers are more of a problem. You can try at least to quantify their response to see how flat they are. You need a realtime analyzer or its software equivalent and a reference mic do to this.

Once I realized I needed better speakers than the home stereo stuff, I chucked the drivers, but kept the cabinets & installed good quality drivers & a custom crossover unit. The theoretical response is dead flat, but I haven't had a chance to test as installed yet. They do sound nice though.

WTF is a Kiwi, thought it was a fruit...

a) a fruit
b) a small (tasty) flightless bird
c) any one of thousands of extras on the LOTR film cycle, AKA the entire population of New Zealand.

I don't want Peter Jackson's autograph, although I will take a few cases of Cloudy Bay.

 

[Clive Hugh]

I,m going to regret passing this on but------ do yourself a favour, try and find one or several of the old Jansen combo valve amps, these were made in Auckland in the 60's and they will be out there.

The amps were great but the speakers were shit. If you put decent speakers in one you have a very well made knock off of Fender, for a fraction of the cost. I have one and next time I'm in NZ I will be looking for more. But keep it on these pages, I haven't finished aquiring yet .