Tyler
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Post by Tyler on May 31, 2009 19:12:59 GMT -5
eh waste of time then... i can get an immaculate used marshall cab for that kind of money. Haha this is very true, I'm buying a much better cab new for the same price as a Basson new. Apparently Basson just came out with a head.
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Post by threevi on May 31, 2009 20:43:03 GMT -5
i played one of those 120w peavey vypyr 2x12 combos this weekend. i must say. its pretty awesome. not the greatest amp i've ever played but to be one of those digital modeling amps, i was fucking impressed. reminded me of playing a POD through a JC-120. i will probably buy one used in a few months after the new mark V comes out and everyone sells their soul to have it.
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Post by threevi on Jun 9, 2009 15:32:36 GMT -5
taking pictures of my entire rig soon. thanks to my jcm 800 and my custom made pedals by josh, i finally have the godlike tone i've always wanted.
currently looking for a decent 2x12 cab. preferably with vintage 30s, or with no speakers. that would be nice. the smaller the better, not a fan of those oversized 2x12 cabs. i want it so i can have a smaller cab but also so i don't look like a retard running it beneath my 4x12 as a 3/4 stack.
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Tyler
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Post by Tyler on Jun 15, 2009 15:00:11 GMT -5
I know this isn't really amp related and/or may seem like a very ignorant question but I just got a hold to two Gibson pickups from a friend.
The pickup that was originally the bridge pickup is a little screwy so I want to use the neck pickup as the bridge pickup because I keep my neck pickup turned off anyways. What I am trying to figure is that if I used the neck pickup for the bridge pickup would it matter?
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Post by threevi on Jun 15, 2009 17:51:34 GMT -5
I know this isn't really amp related and/or may seem like a very ignorant question but I just got a hold to two Gibson pickups from a friend. The pickup that was originally the bridge pickup is a little screwy so I want to use the neck pickup as the bridge pickup because I keep my neck pickup turned off anyways. What I am trying to figure is that if I used the neck pickup for the bridge pickup would it matter? look at the back of the pickup, if it says PAF anywhere on it, there will be no difference than if it were the bridge pickup. if not, then you may have a slightly more bassy tone than you would expect otherwise. neck pickups are usually designed for solos with extra mids and a more creamy sound, but this comes from their placement as well. bridge pickups are usually designed to pickup more of the high end and be more of a crispy sound. if its a real gibson pickup it should sound good regardless. my question for you is, what are your plans for that neck pickup? even if its kinda screwy, i would love to get my hands on it for my epiphone LP JR
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Tyler
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Post by Tyler on Jun 15, 2009 19:01:12 GMT -5
my question for you is, what are your plans for that neck pickup? even if its kinda screwy, i would love to get my hands on it for my epiphone LP JR I want to use the neck pickup as a bridge pickup on my guitar. I'll give you the other screwy pickup for free on the 29th if you want haha.
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Post by threevi on Jun 15, 2009 19:05:32 GMT -5
thats what i meant, the bridge pickup... i'm dyslexic as fuck. i'm also a terrible electrician and i'm terrible in bed as well
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Tyler
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Post by Tyler on Jun 15, 2009 20:41:53 GMT -5
thats what i meant, the bridge pickup... i'm dyslexic as fuck. i'm also a terrible electrician and i'm terrible in bed as well Haha I gotcha. Well either way if I can use the other pickup and you want the screwy one, it's yours.
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Post by threevi on Jun 15, 2009 20:46:28 GMT -5
thats what i meant, the bridge pickup... i'm dyslexic as fuck. i'm also a terrible electrician and i'm terrible in bed as well Haha I gotcha. Well either way if I can use the other pickup and you want the screwy one, it's yours. rock on. lemme know how wiring it goes. i haven't had much luck installing pickups lately myself.
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Post by threevi on Jul 2, 2009 9:50:47 GMT -5
putting 6550 tubes in my marshall jcm 800 was an amazing idea. theres no way to describe how perfect it made the amp sound. so much more headroom on all frequencies, the presence knob works basically as a high end adjustment that adds or takes away that signature high end bite without changing the overall tone at all. the gain channel is no longer as harsh sounding [probably due to the age of the tubes that were previously installed] and holy shit, i cut through a mix better than ever before. no need for a second guitarist now.
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Post by joshjoshjosh on Jul 2, 2009 11:48:51 GMT -5
where the fuck did the guitar gear thread go? where everyone was posting sweet gear?? im getting my emperor head cab and road case next week and i wanna brag about that shit. ::edit:: SIKE found it.
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Post by threevi on Jul 30, 2009 16:46:04 GMT -5
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Post by williaminmono on Jul 30, 2009 17:09:42 GMT -5
carvin x100b peavey vtm 60/120 peavey butcher (essentially same as vtms) sovtek mig 50/60/100 laney protube aor 100 this dude nailed it with the carvin and sovtek. great tone, simple wiring and circuitry, and not terrible on the price.
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Post by Kyle. on Jul 30, 2009 22:47:04 GMT -5
My friend has a Peavey Transtube Supreme head. It's loud as hell. I've also heard that they don't punch through very well. Anyone have details on them? I might consider buying one as a backup.
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Post by ian geiger on Jul 30, 2009 23:37:33 GMT -5
wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole. only solid state guitar heads i will fuck with are sunn beta leads or those old ampeg vh series. most anything peavey released after the block-letter 5150 is pure and utter shit with a few exceptions in certain applications. the vtm 60/120, butcher, and block-letter 5150 are all basically flawless high-gain guitar amplifiers.
EDIT: and for the price of that shitty supreme head, you could probably find one of the heads i listed earlier that were quoted just above. single channel FTW
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Post by jimbo on Jul 30, 2009 23:44:48 GMT -5
So my band's bass player has a Madison Divinity head that I'm using at the moment because I no longer like the tone I get from my randall. Anybody have any experience with these? I used it at one practice and it didn't cut through very well but i'm thinking of sticking my randall 2x12 in there for a 3/4 stack to see if that helps. or maybe I'll just crank the mids more.
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Post by Kyle. on Jul 30, 2009 23:50:45 GMT -5
wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole. only solid state guitar heads i will fuck with are sunn beta leads or those old ampeg vh series. most anything peavey released after the block-letter 5150 is pure and utter shit with a few exceptions in certain applications. the vtm 60/120, butcher, and block-letter 5150 are all basically flawless high-gain guitar amplifiers. EDIT: and for the price of that shitty supreme head, you could probably find one of the heads i listed earlier that were quoted just above. single channel FTW Figured I would get a response like this. I'll probably jump on an MIG 50 once I have money to spend.
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Post by joshjoshjosh on Jul 31, 2009 9:51:08 GMT -5
Jesus christ, thats a lot of free shit! thats awesome!
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Post by threevi on Jul 31, 2009 12:22:18 GMT -5
My friend has a Peavey Transtube Supreme head. It's loud as hell. I've also heard that they don't punch through very well. Anyone have details on them? I might consider buying one as a backup. i had one of these heads. its not as loud as a sunn, but it works for most live scenarios. just throw in a equalizer pedal or a tube screamer and boost the shit out of it and it will punch just fine. i still wouldn't spend money on another one though.
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Post by threevi on Jul 31, 2009 12:26:07 GMT -5
So my band's bass player has a Madison Divinity head that I'm using at the moment because I no longer like the tone I get from my randall. Anybody have any experience with these? I used it at one practice and it didn't cut through very well but i'm thinking of sticking my randall 2x12 in there for a 3/4 stack to see if that helps. or maybe I'll just crank the mids more. two channel or three channel? you may not think it makes a difference but it does. the guitarist of my old metal band had a couple different madisons and they all sounded like weak marshalls until he threw a maxon od-808 [ts-808, ts-9, etc] in front of it and i swear to fucking shit it almost seemed to double the volume [where it really just cut through the mix a whole fuckload more]. if i had one of those amps and it if its not really cutting through though i would check the cab its being run through. most people mistake tone for a problem with the head, when its usually the cab. and believe it or not, i played through a b-52 cab not too long ago that blew me away. max i believe you also used it that day. was that cab insanely loud or was it just mine and DJ's imagination?
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Post by jimbo on Jul 31, 2009 12:46:56 GMT -5
i'm not exactly sure whether it counts as 3 of 2. it has one clean channel with boost, and then distortion with 2 edge settings? so 3 i guess?
also i'm running it through a mashall 1960av with v30s. i don't think its the cab.
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Post by threevi on Jul 31, 2009 13:07:43 GMT -5
thats weird. its the two channel but it should still sound good already. you really wouldn't believe what a tube screamer on the clean channel with boost on would sound like even if you heard it.
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Post by jimbo on Jul 31, 2009 22:58:28 GMT -5
if i had a tube screamer i'd try it. i'll just try to mess with the eq and make it sound better next time. or maybe i'll try to use my ds-1 as a clean boost. we'll see.
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Post by threevi on Jul 31, 2009 23:52:11 GMT -5
if i had a tube screamer i'd try it. i'll just try to mess with the eq and make it sound better next time. or maybe i'll try to use my ds-1 as a clean boost. we'll see. josh will make you a good ts-808 for like 60-70 bucks. amazing pedal for any amp. great investment when you got the extra cash.
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Post by jimbo on Aug 1, 2009 0:05:13 GMT -5
when i have more than 16 dollars to my name i'll think about it. at the moment i'm waiting for someone to buy my fucking randall, and i'm getting a epi gothic sg for cheap.
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Post by threevi on Aug 1, 2009 8:30:07 GMT -5
when i have more than 16 dollars to my name i'll think about it. at the moment i'm waiting for someone to buy my fucking randall, and i'm getting a epi gothic sg for cheap. i had one of those gothic LPs. i hope the SGs are better. lemme know cuz i might get one too.
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Post by jimbo on Aug 1, 2009 9:07:11 GMT -5
i've heard good things about them
they have a set neck, the pickups are better than most epi's, etc.
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Post by threevi on Aug 1, 2009 9:26:09 GMT -5
i've heard good things about them they have a set neck, the pickups are better than most epi's, etc. my LP was okay. never stayed in tune. it was alot lighter than any other LP i'd ever owned, i didn't feel like i was holding a real guitar. it did have some pretty hot pickups though. and the set neck looks nice but to compare, i traded it for a epiphone les paul standard. supposed to be the exact same guitar except with normal inlays and paint, etc. well the standard actually feels heavier [which is a good thing for all you people who think lighter is better. lighter = wayyyy less tone] and plays insanely better. it's only about 50 bucks more retail cost. not telling you not to get it, just sayin, my LP wasn't as good as i figured it would be.
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Post by Kyle. on Aug 1, 2009 10:56:21 GMT -5
josh will make you a good ts-808 for like 60-70 bucks. amazing pedal for any amp. great investment when you got the extra cash. Interested. I just need to get the 60-70 bucks first.
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Post by threevi on Aug 1, 2009 13:44:40 GMT -5
my plan is to buy whatever he makes, then use it till he makes something new, then sell the one i have to buy the one he makes. so that way sooner or later everyone gets one of his pedals. they fucking rule.
edit: with the exception of this SHO he made for me. i can never play another show without it. it makes my marshall sound like a goddamn triple rectifier.
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