Archive for December, 2009
December 15th, 2009 | 
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Hey guitargeeks, if you thought a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier was loud, maybe you wanna check this out…
The CRATE BV600H. It is a 600W all-tube head with a matching 16×12 cabinet for the half-stack version.
Definitely something Ted Nugent needs…
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Learn how to use the flanger effects pedal when playing the electric guitar in these free online music video lessons.
Expert: Gary Schutt
Bio: Gary Schutt fue al Berklee College of Music donde se graduó con un BA en composición en 1990 y enseñó allí por dos veranos.
Filmmaker: Gary Schutt
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http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/Marshall-Mg30Dfx-Guitar-Amplifier-With-Effects.html
Paul Kramer (Korg/Marshall/Vox) demonstrates the MG30DFX Electric guitar amplifier.
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*Watch in HD* This new video will take you to the fender amp booth, to check out the new VM “Vintage Modified” series amps. Check out the Brand New Fender VM Deluxe combo and head at themusicfarm.com
Music:
The Rasmus – “First Day of my Life”
Paloalto – “Fade in fade Out”
Foo Fighters – “Cheer Up, Boys (Your Makeup is Running)
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http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/search.aspx?si=&sp=acx
Joe Delaney, a Behringer Product Specialist, walks us through the features and demonstrates their ACX Series of combo amplifiers for acoustic guitars. The series includes the ACX450, ACX900, and the ACX1800, all of which are available to purchase from World Music Supply.
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I am looking to upgrade from my ORANGE solid state, but don’t have a lot of money to spend. Any suggestions??
Depends on whether you want a practice amp or a big enough amp for gigs. I have used a Peavey Transtube 258 EFX which is 25 watts and sounds good. You can get it for about $180 at musiciansfriend.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRjqTN6n8A –At 2:26 to be specific. I dont really know much about guitar effects and pedals, but I’d really like to know how to play that part of the solo. Thanks!
At 2:26 of the song..it’s really just a mild bit of distortion, or perhaps some type of over-drive pedal, like the infamous Tube Screamer. What gives the solo its’ kick is the use of the whammy bar, or hand tremelo as some refer.
This is a bar that is attached to the bridge and can release the tension on the strings, causing them to slightly lose pitch, or tuning until the bar is returned to it’s standard position.
It also sounds like a bit of fret tapping going on in the solo, ala Eddie Van Halen.
Hey guys,
I was just wondering how do you position a guitar amp during practice and gigs?
Are you supposed to be standing infront of the amp or behind it or does it even matter? Also to avoid any ear damage, which placement would be best?
Thanks a lot!
you should place everything strategically. ill give you the basic set up for my band.
Drums in the back of the room.
PA system is parallel with the drumset, facing in the same direction, but slanted slightly towards the center of the room
guitar amp 1 is on one side of the room, pointed towards the other side
bass amp is on the other side of the room, pointed towards the drummer. the bass is the most likely to be heard by everyone given its frequency, and the most important to be heard by the drummer
guitar amp 2 is across from the drummer.
microphones are in the middle of the room, pointed away from the drummer and thus away from the PA monitors.
you should stand facing your band mates (in practice) so you can make eye contact and communicate, and all amps should face where you can hear them over the drums.
for ear protection, play at a quieter volume or do what many pros do and i myself do (a former pro), use good earplugs. good earplugs can actually make hearing easier, because the noise will be less muddy and you will be able to hear all the instruments clearly. i highly recomend them.
Straight down to the model
There was only one Fender model that had a pleasant distortion, to my ears. Only one. Wish I remembered what it was. Had a similar circuit topology to a Mesa, apparently.
Anyways, what Left-T said was right on…. Fenders are great amps, they have lots of headroom, lots of clarity, and lots of volume. They are dependable.
Their distortion also sounds like poo.
Marshall are a little overpriced, don’t deliver the same volume/watt as comparable models (compare a 30w Marshall with a 30w Peavey Vypyr, for instance!), and often aren’t the same quality as comparable models at the same price point. This is all very disappointing to me.
On the other hand, they sound flippin’ badASCII when they’re distorted. The Marshall tone is a classic rock tone! I actually like the clean sound, but because its not "pristine" clean, I don’t like super pristine clean tones most of the time, I want my tones to be a little dark, with just a hint of color and gain around the edges, if that makes *any* sense at all. A limited high frequency response tends to be a good thing with distortion….
I owned a Marshall Valvestate 1×12 65w combo for a long time… great amp, great sound, one of the best amps I’ve ever owned. Wish I hadn’t had to sell it… but it was also a little noisy. Bugged me, but it had a great tone to it, both clean and dirty. Again, colored more than a Fender, but that’s what I like….
So its really all about what you want.
Me, I won’t buy either ever again. I’ve found that I prefer to get my tones from my signal chain, and amplify using a tube preamp, EQ, and solid state power amp. The volume scales much better, its highly dependable, and with the EQ I can get a wide range of tones. I get the bonus of being able to tweak the tube circuitry to get the exact sounds I want. Could even put in a Marshall tone stack if I wanted to…. knowing electronics is cool…. =)
Besides, that way I don’t have to pay for the Marshall brand name, and don’t have to buy an amp that I don’t like the basic tone of. Give me some tube circuitry and let me do my own thing with it…. like the Epiphone Valve Jr. Love that thing. Tweak city….
Saul
Im looking for an acoustic amp for my 6 string acoustic electric and i saw that trace elliot is going to bring back their Trace acoustic amps. I know they make bass amps so would this be an acoustic bass amp or should my six string plug in and sound just fine.
The Trace Elliot Acoustic amps are for guitars, not basses.
There are lots of options out there now for acoustic amps. check out Sweetwater or Musicians Friend.