CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
Here’s the amp—MUCH chonkier than I thought it’d be. I thought it’d be like half the size that it is. Should have looked at the dimensions.
The greatest ever rock guitar sound
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Mick Doobie
Resist We Much
Isn't Brian May's tone at least on some of the recordings attributed to "the Deacy" amp, a solid state amp built back in the day by John Deacon? It's been a while, but I think I read for practicality purposes he uses Vox amps live, but has had replica Deacy amps built for recording purposes. Still has the original, reverse engineered...in a vault, triple locked, inside another vault, hounds of hell standing guard.
Greatest being totally subjective and not necessarily relevant outside of serving the song/project at hand, +1 for Brian May's tone on many of the Queen recordings.
Greatest being totally subjective and not necessarily relevant outside of serving the song/project at hand, +1 for Brian May's tone on many of the Queen recordings.
PorterhouseMusic
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Yep - subjective and kinda silly and all that.... but I agree that if I have to pick a particular rock-gtr-tone example that I think is the cream of the crop - I'd go with the first two EVH records hands down.
This is pretty great too - I can't be certain but I think Andy is probably playing through the Mesa Lonestar here:
This is pretty great too - I can't be certain but I think Andy is probably playing through the Mesa Lonestar here:
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
To add to this, IK Multimedia is doing a sale on Brian May tone emulations and that includes an AC30 and the little Deacy.
Only $30!
If nobody plays live and is only recording, I’d snatch that right up. $30 for two different amps emulating amazing tones? If I didn’t buy that Vox recently I’d get it.
I can’t speak on Amplitube’s Vox emulation yet until I test out mine vs theirs, but their Fender emulations (and there are tons of options) are insanely good.
Oh, and those emulations were personally approved by May.
Smithers XKR
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Brian
I Love Brians tone... but for me this is the best. I love Vai and Eddie sound, but for me this is the best. I grew up listening to Rush..
A Gibson 355 through a Hiwatt running with a 1970s Roland Space Echo and swirling Chorus.
The "Alex chord" .... F sharp 7 sus 4
Its just an F Sharp in the F shape on fret 2 removing the bar to play the B and E strings open with chorus to create a big ringing power chord
I think Brian used a few stacks of the AC 30s for live work, I dont know about his studio set up...
I Love Brians tone... but for me this is the best. I love Vai and Eddie sound, but for me this is the best. I grew up listening to Rush..
A Gibson 355 through a Hiwatt running with a 1970s Roland Space Echo and swirling Chorus.
The "Alex chord" .... F sharp 7 sus 4
Its just an F Sharp in the F shape on fret 2 removing the bar to play the B and E strings open with chorus to create a big ringing power chord
Smithers XKR
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That is lovely xxx aesthetic perfection. Bet it sounds sweet
Smithers XKR
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I think Vox amps have a slightly smoother tone than the Marshalls, Hiwatts sound chunkier