Rack Gear?
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kboman said:But seriously, this is a matter of taste. Let's not start an argument here
Good point.
GoDrex said:kboman said:Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
The music
But seriously, this is a matter of taste. Let's not start an argument here
kboman - when I read your posts about music it seems like it's mostly about what you don't like. just sayin'
Huh. I'll keep that in mind. I assure you I'm quite the opposite in real life!
Part of it is that I don't take kindly to being automatically included in other people's opinions (this has to do with childhood and all that stuff) - for example, that as a guitarist I must play/like/have special respect for blues music, or in this case LZ. It really offends me - and not much can do that - so I guess I can get touchy about it. Nb: It's not the opinions themselves that get to me. As long as it involves consenting adults and no one gets hurt, anyone can enjoy anything as far as I'm concerned!
Also, I can't resist a one liner.
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Crap - I forgot Thin Lizzy in my 70's list.
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Lightning will be striking your ass down for that one!!!!Superlizard said:
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| Not at all. From top to bottom in the electronics rack:
The 1x12 ATA speaker cabinets I built. They're made of 3/4" 11-ply birch, covered with .040" ABS plastic, aluminum extruded edge protection, SS corners, removable casters and rubber feet. One has a WGS Veteran 30 speaker, the other has a WGS British Lead. The cabinets are sealed (closed back), and have matching front covers so you can kick the little rascals around in transport. Very sturdy units. The whole package sounds pretty good, I think. Everybody who's heard it thinks so, too. But, you know how that is. One man's angelic choir is another man's demonic wailing <grin> |
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kboman said:
The Lexicon unit is all time-domain effects such as reverb, chorus, flange, and delay, which are about the only effects I use. So, I put that in the effects loop of the modeller, and bypass the V-amp's internal effects. The V-amp's effects don't sound bad, but they're not as good as the Lexicon and a pain in the ass to adjust. So, I use the amp modelling features of the V-amp, and the Lexicon for effects. That feeds the tube compressor/expander/gate, which warms it up a bit and in turn feeds the power amp, which is also tube (EL-34) based. The whole thing is controlled by an FCB-1010 midi controller board...
Which has been modified with some after-market firmware to behave more like a bunch of stomp boxes than a midi board.
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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
I don't care for them much, and aside from the fact that I appreciate some of the musicianship, I find Page's guitar playing uninspired. More than anything, it bothers me that they so blatantly stole other peoples' music. When I was younger, I also played in too many 70s cover bands, so I'm just over the bloated drug music scene.
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Cagey said:kboman said:
The Lexicon unit is all time-domain effects such as reverb, chorus, flange, and delay, which are about the only effects I use. So, I put that in the effects loop of the modeller, and bypass the V-amp's internal effects. The V-amp's effects don't sound bad, but they're not as good as the Lexicon and a pain in the ass to adjust. So, I use the amp modelling features of the V-amp, and the Lexicon for effects. That feeds the tube compressor/expander/gate, which warms it up a bit and in turn feeds the power amp, which is also tube (EL-34) based. The whole thing is controlled by an FCB-1010 midi controller board...
Which has been modified with some after-market firmware to behave more like a bunch of stomp boxes than a midi board.
The FCB1010 is really big in the looping community and has a good rep, though apparently it's quite large and heavy?
I'm still intrigued by the tube unit. When you say "warms it up a bit", what do you mean? Is it just in a neutral setting or does it compress/expand/gate?
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Here's my rack gear:
I used this exclusively in the 90's and then once I (really) got into t00b amps in the 2000s, lined out from
my Hotplate into the Quadraverb+B200S+speakers solely for "wet rig" FX.
At one point I replaced the cheap t00bs in the MP-1 with a pair of NOS "chinese silver specials".
Suffice it to say I don't use it at all since getting my MXR Carbon Copy (stomp) for live playing.
I used to think it was the bee's knees (back in the day) with all the tweaking and different tones it could produce,
but upon further examination (in the 2000s) I dusted it off, plugged in and was thoroughly disgusted with the sterile,
dry, uninspiring tone that emanated from the speakers.
I used this exclusively in the 90's and then once I (really) got into t00b amps in the 2000s, lined out from
my Hotplate into the Quadraverb+B200S+speakers solely for "wet rig" FX.
At one point I replaced the cheap t00bs in the MP-1 with a pair of NOS "chinese silver specials".
Suffice it to say I don't use it at all since getting my MXR Carbon Copy (stomp) for live playing.
I used to think it was the bee's knees (back in the day) with all the tweaking and different tones it could produce,
but upon further examination (in the 2000s) I dusted it off, plugged in and was thoroughly disgusted with the sterile,
dry, uninspiring tone that emanated from the speakers.
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Superlizard said:Here's my rack gear:
I used this exclusively in the 90's and then once I got into t00b amps in the 2000s, lined out from
my Hotplate into the Quadraverb+B200S+speakers solely for "wet rig" FX.
At one point I replaced the cheap t00bs in the MP-1 with a pair of NOS "chinese silver specials".
Suffice it to say I don't use it at all since getting my MXR Carbon Copy (stomp) for live playing.
I used to think it was the bee's knees (back in the day) with all the tweaking and different tones it could produce,
but upon further examination (in the 2000s) I dusted it off, plugged in and was thoroughly disgusted with the sterile,
dry, uninspiring tone that emanated from the speakers.
SuperLizard has rack gear!!! You should check into the mods available for that MP-1. Day and night differences are available. :icon_thumright:
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You should check into the mods available for that MP-1. Day and night differences are available. :icon_thumright:
Ooo I know the answer to that one! "For a day and night difference I'll just plug into my Marshall". Am I close?
(nb - not trying to be a smartass :icon_biggrin
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I'm think his real reply will be:kboman said:Death by Uberschall said:
You should check into the mods available for that MP-1. Day and night differences are available. :icon_thumright:
Ooo I know the answer to that one! "For a day and night difference I'll just plug into my Marshall". Am I close?
(nb - not trying to be a smartass :icon_biggrin
"Do those mods include PTP?" :icon_jokercolor:
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kboman said:
The FCB1010 is roughly 27"x9"x2", so I wouldn't call that "big", but it depends on what you're used to. I think it ends up being smaller than most built-up modular boards that might have 8 or 10 stomp boxes/pedals. It's also only 10 lbs., which I think would be lighter than most boards like I mentioned as well. It's a very robust unit, in any event. Everything is metal but the switch actuators. At 10 lbs, it stays in place even after stomping it repeatedly. You certainly don't want to kick it in your stocking feet, I can say from experience. You'll exercise your entire cuss word vocabulary <grin>
I like that it's consistent. Everything's the same height, the same distance apart and has the same feel. There are no connections to worry about, other than going back to the rack, and that's just a MIDI and a power line.
As for the compressor/expander/gate, I barely use it anymore. I used to do a lot of Satriani stuff some years back, and there are a lot of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and grace notes in his tunes that a judicious use of compression/expansion will even out with the picked notes for you. The gate was for the single coils I used at the time. Since the unit has tubes in it, I thought they added the warmth of a bit of harmonic distortion to things that the modeller wouldn't create on its own, but that was probably more wishful thinking and the power of suggestion than anything else. I was running a solid state power amp back then, and now I'm using that TS100, so I'm getting as much tube mojo as I need.
