Super Turbo Deluxe Custom
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Some are better than others, but anything that protects your gear is better than nothing.
Rack Gear?
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Death by Uberschall
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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
So true!!
rightintheface
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goddamn. i go cross-eyed looking at peoples racks.
guitar racks, that is.
wait... come to think of it, both kinds. :icon_jokercolor:
guitar racks, that is.
wait... come to think of it, both kinds. :icon_jokercolor:
Rack gear IMO is way better for a few reasons.
A) if its set up right you just turn it on and turn it up and all your tones are saved. No need to reset all your knobs that got bumped on the way to the stage. :guitaristgif:
B) you have WAY more options as far as effects and customizing your set up go. For example, your not stuck with the reverb that came with the amp (if it even came with reverb)
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C) Its way cleaner and neater on stage as opposed to the giant pedal board set up and makes for a quick exit and set up. :icon_thumright:
D) Headroom. You can run a 3000 watt amp that doesn't need tubes every 4 months and doesn't hum every time there is a neon light near the stage.
And even if it did hum you wouldn't hear it becuase you have a noise gate :hello2:
E) and its scientific fact that having rack gear increases your chances of getting laid after a gig by 1400% :headbang1:
A) if its set up right you just turn it on and turn it up and all your tones are saved. No need to reset all your knobs that got bumped on the way to the stage. :guitaristgif:
B) you have WAY more options as far as effects and customizing your set up go. For example, your not stuck with the reverb that came with the amp (if it even came with reverb)
arty07:C) Its way cleaner and neater on stage as opposed to the giant pedal board set up and makes for a quick exit and set up. :icon_thumright:
D) Headroom. You can run a 3000 watt amp that doesn't need tubes every 4 months and doesn't hum every time there is a neon light near the stage.
And even if it did hum you wouldn't hear it becuase you have a noise gate :hello2:
E) and its scientific fact that having rack gear increases your chances of getting laid after a gig by 1400% :headbang1:
Justinginn
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There's something sweet about a medium-sized tube amp and a pedalboard. Yes, it sounds good, but there are a whole lot of other reasons I play mine, the biggest being how simple everything is. It's plug and play; every knob you need is right in front of you to mess with; no menus. If something breaks, I can fix it (or take it to someone who can), unlike almost anything digital. Most of all, I've got my sound with my amp, my pedals and my micing technique. Nobody else can sound quite like me and I'm constantly modifying pedals and soon amp to get me exactly where I want to be. I can play with the exact same tone anywhere, whether I'm going through the PA or jamming at home and I don't need a PA when the band's jamming in the hell-hole. It's just so simple, it'll always sound good and sound like me and I can carry everything in one trip (though it does tear my shoulder out).
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom
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Believe it or not, I went the rack route (albeit a small 5 space rack unit) for simplicity. I did the combo thing for a while, and while that was simple - just plug and play, I still have to tune. Sure you can unplug and tune, or run a chord of the tuner out to a tuner, but I like everything there in one unit w/out unplugging anything all night. I just hit mute. Besides, most bass amp heads are rackmountable as are power conditioners. Throw in a rackmount tuner and you're golden. One switch turns everything on and off. Once patched, it stays that way.
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Yeah I think it makes more sense for bass because you're gonna have fewer effects and less different tones in a set than a guitar player. I need a pedalboard either way so it's easy to slap a tuner there.
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wolf5150
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I like the best of both
THIS
INTO THIS
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THIS
INTO THIS
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wolf5150
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Nothing to brag about mate.
I've had this rig for 5 years and the only change was to add the X-Blender.
I occasionally swap the compulator for my Analogman Juicer depending on my set list.
I've had the juicer in for the past year and I've no plans to swap back at the moment.
1000 gigs with this rig and counting :guitarplayer2:
I've had this rig for 5 years and the only change was to add the X-Blender.
I occasionally swap the compulator for my Analogman Juicer depending on my set list.
I've had the juicer in for the past year and I've no plans to swap back at the moment.
1000 gigs with this rig and counting :guitarplayer2:
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I am just loving these racks that folks have!
The pallets that are available are endless, the convenience is sublime, and they are not that popular currently - so you know they are not built because of "style" or "fashion" but to solve real problems.
I'm thinking an AxeFx with wireless and a tuner are in my future...
The pallets that are available are endless, the convenience is sublime, and they are not that popular currently - so you know they are not built because of "style" or "fashion" but to solve real problems.
I'm thinking an AxeFx with wireless and a tuner are in my future...
@Wolf: 1000 gigs commands respect! care to take us through the signal chain?
@mayfly: I too am feeling the allure of the AxeFx. There are just so many possibilities! Unlike many here (apparently) I can easliy imagine getting lots of practical use out of many of its weirder sounds :icon_biggrin:
@mayfly: I too am feeling the allure of the AxeFx. There are just so many possibilities! Unlike many here (apparently) I can easliy imagine getting lots of practical use out of many of its weirder sounds :icon_biggrin:
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wolf5150
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Signal chain is fairly straight forward
Guitar..keeley A/B
A.. tuner
B.. Skrydstrup buffer ( underneath tuner ). Wah . Compressor , Keeley TS808 . X Blender ( chorus in loop .. this gives me 2 seperate chorus speeds but 4 levels of intensity ).. Amp
The TC G major is in the loop of the JMP1, which itself goes into the Palmer and then direct into my desk.
There's a huge range of tones avail and nothing I've been unable to get close to. :blob7: :blob7: :blob7: :blob7:
Guitar..keeley A/B
A.. tuner
B.. Skrydstrup buffer ( underneath tuner ). Wah . Compressor , Keeley TS808 . X Blender ( chorus in loop .. this gives me 2 seperate chorus speeds but 4 levels of intensity ).. Amp
The TC G major is in the loop of the JMP1, which itself goes into the Palmer and then direct into my desk.
There's a huge range of tones avail and nothing I've been unable to get close to. :blob7: :blob7: :blob7: :blob7:
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Some of the best Rock guitar tones EVER produced, came from the '80s.
And anyone who says they can hear the difference between a PCB amp and a point-to-point hand-wired amp is full of $#it.
Rack systems rule. I am talking about systems with real tube preamps & power amps, not the modeling crap. It was the $#itty '90s "Grunge" movement that re-popularized the stomp-box fad. This, combined with the fact that Guitar Center can make more money selling that crap to kids who can't afford rack gear.
The key is knowing how to use your rack gear. In the right hands, it can sound awesome, while in the wrong hands, sound like $#it.
And anyone who says they can hear the difference between a PCB amp and a point-to-point hand-wired amp is full of $#it.
Rack systems rule. I am talking about systems with real tube preamps & power amps, not the modeling crap. It was the $#itty '90s "Grunge" movement that re-popularized the stomp-box fad. This, combined with the fact that Guitar Center can make more money selling that crap to kids who can't afford rack gear.
The key is knowing how to use your rack gear. In the right hands, it can sound awesome, while in the wrong hands, sound like $#it.
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AutoBat said:
Well, fortunately, it is out of style and will never be back in-style. It was just a way for record companies to make a quick buck off guys who were not very good musicians (and couldn't play a guitar solo). It was also a form of rebellion against all the cookie-cutter hair-Metal/Glam bands that became so ridiculous by the late '80s/early '90s.
So I have to play guitar solos to be a good musician? :icon_scratch:
For me there is a big difference between instrumentalist and musician. EVH may be a great guitarist but I think he sucks as a musician - but I wouldn't state that as fact because that's a matter of opinion.
For me there is a big difference between instrumentalist and musician. EVH may be a great guitarist but I think he sucks as a musician - but I wouldn't state that as fact because that's a matter of opinion.
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wolf5150
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On what do you base that opinion about eddie ?
He's a waste of a human being but he's a great musician in my opinion. :icon_scratch:
He's a waste of a human being but he's a great musician in my opinion. :icon_scratch:
