David

it would work if you did all the levels and panning and stuff on the mixer, then took two outputs to the recorder (for right and left) this would use up and extra track, but give you the option of stereo, and still leave you with quite a few other tracks for other instruments/vocals/whatever

David

which destroyer do you mean?

there is a 'mini' destroyer that ibanez are currently making (or were a year or two ago anyway) and there is also the full sized one that isnt in production anymore (theres a full size one on bruce millers wall, above and to the left of the guitar desk, its not for sale though)

David

i know of a guy who got pissed off with running an incredible loud stage volume (100 watt marshall) so he set up his amp in a room somewhere backstage, cranked it completely and got it miced up, so all his amp sound was coming via the pa and monitors... cranked amp tone, but no volume

the Zvex nano head (the 1/2 watt one posted above) isnt really that expensive, you would pay thousands for a nice valve amp, and more than the nano for most production heads, so 400 for that aint too bad at all, plus they sound absolutely beautiful.

David

which simpsons dvd is it?

David

Originally posted by redmeat:

I put my mates not so hot Fender champ 20W ss practice amp through my marshall cab and it sounded great. It was super loud as well. I gigged with this set-up once and it was pretty cool. Ian fae Josephine used it and was suitably impressed.

the speakers used can make a vast difference in the sound of am amp.

i noticed this when in captain toms, usually you get a laney head through a laney cab, which i am not too fond of (they get the job done though) one day i got to use the same laney head through a marshall cab, and there was a huge difference... turned a not so impressive amp into a decent sounding amp (though i still used a pedal for all my dirt)

Originally posted by Tav:

I am considering getting a DSL 50 Head and I am definatly buying an attenuator. What does everyone use? THD Hot Plates or Marshalls power break?

i have heard of more people using the THD than the marshall (going mainly on comments made on harmony central) so im guessing its probably the better (possibly cheaper?)

David

Originally posted by eat your parents:

I take it this means high frequency?

If so, what difference in sound do they have?

Thanks

watts refers to the power the amp can output...

so basically the wattage of the amp refers to the volume it can produce... a 100 watt amp will be louder than a 10 watt and for example

100 watts is rather excessive though, i use a 40 watt valve combo and it has more than enough volume for me, plus with valve amps, the louder you have them, the better they sound, so cranking a 100 watt amp will piss off any neighbours/housemates and leave you with less hearing than when you started.... for playing at home i only have my amp at about 2/3...

the only real difference between a head/cab and a combo amp, is the fact that a head and cab are separate... a combo is exactly the same just with the speakers and amplifyer built into the same enclosure... kinda like if you glued together a head/cab.

David

how much you looking for for the rat? i know someone who may be interested

also, which version is it? older vintage style (no led, big square box) newer vintage style (same as the older one, just new) rat 2 (newer style box, led) or anything ive missed (turbo, deucetone, anything else they used to make)

oh, and it is indeed a fucking beast...bloody great pedal

David

delays are cool effects, so getting one of them would be cool

the uner idea is also very good, and a bloody useful pedal to have about

if you tried, you could probably get both of those for yor budget...

David

firstly, what pedals do you already have if any? and what other gear will you be using with it, and what music you intend playing through it...

also, for 150 you could probably get more than one pretty decent pedal...

for a start something like a wah could be cool, the cheapest dunlop crybaby is about 90...

or some sort of dist/fuzz pedal, this would depend on what amp you have (more than one channel?) a ProCo ratII would be nice, its a niee fuzzy distortion type of pedal and sound great, or possibly an EH big muff for a fuzzier fuzz type of pedal

or for a not quite as cool sounding, but very usefull pedal, possibly an eq, the dano mini (fish and chips?) eq is supposed to be very good and rather cheap, or MXR and boss make some that are also supposed to be very good

basically there are hundreds of pedals you could go any buy... so it depends on what you are wanting in yor sound and what you are missing/could be usefull in your current setup

David

an eq cuts and boosts all the different frequencys of the sound, so you can increase bass frequencys, or cut mids, or whatever you like.

the one in windows media player has a range on sliders, each one controls a small part of the signal, the bass ones are on the left, treble on the right. the best way to work out what they do is to play about with them, try sticking the 5 on the left to full, and play some music, you will hear lots of bass in the sound, not completely cut them, the sound will be very thin and there will be no bass at all, try it for different sliders and see what happens (note, some music will have more affect on different frequencys, depending on how much of those frequencys there are in the music)

if you own a guitar or bass (and amp) just play about with the controls and see what you get

David

Originally posted by soundian:

What if the venue doesn't have good monitors? I've heard enough horror stories about venues with little or no monitoring that I would never be comfortable without an amp.

I also find that the levels on the patches varies wildly when I DI these things. I don't know why, maybe the levels have been set on headphones?

for a venue without decent monitors or pa a vamp would be useless. so one would be useless in somewhere like drakes that mainly runs on stage volume. while would work fine in lava...

the volume issue will probably be down to the user not settingthe volumes on the different patches correctly. to get a nice clean sound, you wont get nowhere near the volume you can when using a heavily distorted sound, so you cant just stick the volume control on each patch the same and have them set right, you need to switch between them editing the volumes to get them set equal

David

id go and ask over in the forums (more specifically the effects forum) at www.harmony-central.com they will be able to help you for sure

i would check out www.robertkeeley.com, he mods pedals (and makes some of hs own) like tubescreamers and boss distortions, and from what i have heard, does some bloody amazing stuff, he will sell premodded pedals, or you can send him in your own to get modded

David

David

i own one, and know quite a few people that own them, (2, pro, and the 1x12 combo) and pretty much everythign ive heard has been excellent

for computer recording they are great, havent tried one live but again, i know of people who have done this regularly and its worked great. plug it into the pa and get all your sound through the monitors (not an onstage amp)

i dont really use mine much, as i prefer to use my 'real' amp, but it does sound excellent (i need some proper speakers though)

David

did you get the pm i sent you?

David

Originally posted by craig deadenstereo:

This beast - when combined with my SIGNATURE Randy Rhodes Flying V, Peavey 5150 amp and finely honed chops - is the ultimate in metal brutality, unleashing a maelstorm of pure metal power that will have the metal fire burning in you like the crotch of a vietnamese whore.

This pedal needs to come with a warning sticker - no pussy assed "indie" nerds may apply. We all wait for the day when this pedal will short it's self out when Greenwood is sitting stroking it in the bath and sends that sucker to a watery grave!

This pedal doesn't fuck around. When I plug in my Signature Randy Rhoads Jackson V, I only want to think about one thing: rocking my ass off. The SHRED MASTER gives me that hardcore metal edge I want without all the pussy crap. Turn the knobs and turn it up!

I wish I could explain it. It's like Kerry King and Scott Ian went cannibal, killed and ate the members of Megadeth, jacked off all over Kill 'em All , and played it through my Eddie Van Halen 5150 half-stack at top volume. This pedal is METAL through and through. Sometimes I have to stop and slam my head into the wall because I can't believe how fucking amazing my axe sounds with the Shredmaster. After I regain consciousness, I can hear this heavy grinding noise through my amp, and i realize that even when I was knocked out, the Shredmaster KEPT ON ROCKING WITHOUT ME. That's how good this pedal is.

You can beat this thing like a cheap back-alley whore and it'll keep

coming back for more. No matter how EXTREME you think you might be, the SHREDMASTER can take all you dish out and more. It never stops pumping out the fist-pounding metal, even if you kick it like some pussy BUSH fan who showed up at the last Pantera show because he thought it was a D&D tournament.

If you don't get the point by now, maybe you never will. The SHREDMASTER is ready to give massive strokes to all your neighbors and those people who are unlucky enough to be walking by your house when you're playing through it. If you want, I will come over and thrash on my amp on your lawn, and you can install some new windows after you pound some craters into the walls with your head, because it's just that intense.

- Craig Cuntkicker

rip glitter anyone?

David

secondhand would be a good bet

also, if you have access to some half decent pc speakers/hifi or would be happy practising on headphones you could get a amp modelling device, the Korg ampworks got really good reviews in guitar buyer and the bass vamp is supposedly very good too. plus both come in under budget

David

cool, working on downlaoding them all now...

David

Originally posted by Frosty Jack:

Cool, that's what we want. So you're one of the half dozen or so that have seen us then...Should be gigging again soon though.

ive only heard Suvara and thoght they were most excellent, i still havent actually managed to come to a real gig though, saw you once at the hut n a sunday, and once when we were gettting shown how all the sound gear works at the lemon tree

someday i will remember and come along and see you

David

i havent even opened it, it is still lying about wherever i put it when i took it off the cover

and i dont intend opening it anytime soon

David

for a concept album try Avantasia - the metal opera.

theres a story in the booklet (nice fantasy job) and all the songs are different characters parts of the story (its got lots of singers from different bands) some are the story, some are what was going thruogh the characters minds in that part...

its full of kickass songs anyway

David

You are a True Metalhead. You dig the classic music and the classic lifestyle. As metalheads go, you're pretty open-minded in terms of music and lyrics; if it rocks, then you'll listen to it. Concerts are the pinnacle of the metal experience, though sometimes they get a little too crazy. You generally respect everybody else, but as far as you're concerned, they all wish they were Priest or Maiden.

david

BC Rich NJ Neck thru Assassin

Marshall Strat copy

from left to right...

Marshall footswitch

Marshall BB-2 bluesbreaker

Zoom Tri-metal

ProCo RatII

Dunlop crybaby

Dunlop tremolo/volume

and a DC-9 power supply to run them all from

Marshall JCM2000 DSL401

David

if you are still in school, might be worth a try seeing if they have any double basses you could try.

David

try and get a chance to play with a Behringer Vamp2. i know many people who own them (and own one myself) and everyone seems to love them. the general concensus is that the amp sims are just as good as a pod (if not better) and they are much much cheaper...which leaves you with more cash towards the upgrade to a valve amp

best idea is to try and get a shot of one, and if possible, a/b them against all the others (POD, tonelabs) to see what you like best

David

Originally posted by Tav:

Exactly..I am defending digital..I am tempted by the vox valvetronix thing with the real tube in it. I also like solid state amps...just happens to get the Pearl Jam sound I need a valve or a good emulation of one.

the valve in the vox valetronix stuff is basically there for show... i dont think it really adds much to the sound, as for the valvetronix in general, the reviews very widely from perfect 5 star reviews (from guitar mags and other suck 'impartial sources') and amusingly crappy... so i wouldnt rely on one of them for a 'valve' sound

for a valve amp on the cheap, try Laneys LC15, LC15R, LC30 and LC50 for cheap but decent sounding valve amps (according to everyone i know whos tryed them)

David