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May 17th, 2012 | 
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Jordan Wagner walks us through his latest review of Orange Amps’ OR50 guitar amplifier head. The review is part of Premier Guitar’s June 2012 issue and can be read online, for free, in its entirety, here – http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Jun/Orange_OR50H_Reissue_Amp_Review.aspx.
For more Video Reviews or to watch one of Premier Guitars 1600 other videos online, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com/video
Duration : 0:11:46
Posted in guitar amp | 
Tags: 40th, amp, amplification, amps, Anniversary, blues, british, EL34, guitar, magazine, Metal, music, OR50, Orange, Premier, review, Rock, video | 
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In this lesson we teach how to create a bed of sound or textures using the delay effect. This is very much in the style of The Edge from the band U2.
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How to play the Amplifier
Two questions we get asked most frequently about guitar amps are:
1. How do I get a high level of sustain or overdrive from my amp without necessarily turning it up too loud and
2. What am I supposed to do with the tone or EQ controls on the amp.
In this lesson we shall address both of these subjects.
First let’s look at setting up your amp to get the most sustain at reasonable volume.
Now one difficulty about discussing amplifiers is that, manufacturers differ in their choice of labels for the controls on different makes of amplifier.
One manufacturer will label a control ‘Volume’ another ‘Gain’
We also get ‘Boost’, ‘Level’ ‘Pre-gain’ Post-Gain’ ‘Overdrive’ ‘Distortion’ ‘Input volume’ ‘Output volume’ and ‘Master volume’ — all labels on knobs that basically do the same thing — they allow you to control the amplitude of the signal passing through the circuitry of the amplifier at some given point.
Added to this complication, some amps have multiple channels and some even multiple inputs.
Now, if you have got more than one channel or input choose one that is labelled ‘High Gain’, ‘Overdrive’ ‘Distortion’ or some such label indicating more power.
Avoid channels labelled ‘Clean’ or ‘Low Gain’
Now look at the control panel of your amp and locate the input socket — this should be where your guitar lead is plugged into the amp.
Whatever labels are used on your amp we’ll call the one closest to the input socket GAIN and the farthest one VOLUME.
Whatever the layout, for the purposes of our instructions, in a case like this we will refer to the two controls nearest to the input socket as GAIN and the control furthest from the input socket as VOLUME.
So here’s how to apply this to your amp settings.
First, as an important precaution, turn the Volume control (the one furthest from the input socket to zero).
Next make sure that you are feeding the amp as much signal as possible. This means TURN up all controls on the guitar to 10.
That’s Volume and tone. Have as many pick-ups selected as possible and if you have any kind of active circuitry (boosters) switch it on .
Then, in the interests of maximising pressure, turn the gain on the amp straight up to 10. Remember if there are three controls affecting sound levels on your amp then this applies to both of the controls nearest the input socket.
Remember you have just created the audio equivalent of a primed and loaded bomb! With this much ‘Pressure’ in the system, the output volume control is going to be pretty sensitive so TURN IT UP S L O W L Y
So there you are — you won’t get more sustain out of your system than that!
Now here’s a good way to set the EQ.
Again amps will differ, but the vast majority will give you some control of Bass Middle and Treble.
Set the volume level on the amp as high as you reasonably can, because the higher the volume the more clearly you will hear the effects of the EQ controls. If you are going to be playing clean then select the cleanest setting, if you are going for sustain then set the gain and volume according to the instructions earlier in this lesson.
Now Shut down the treble and middle controls to zero and set the bass on 10.
Test this setting by playing the lowest sounding strings on the guitar. It will almost certainly sound too boomy..
Turn the bass down until the lowest notes on the guitar sound about right.
Next turn the treble all the way up and test the highest notes you are likely to play. They will sound too tinny…
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Turn the treble down until the highest notes on the guitar sound about right.
Finally, strum a chord across all six strings and feed in the middle to restore a bit of warmth and body to the sound. Too much middle can make things sound a bit thick and muffled — too little and the sound is a bit brittle or cold sounding.
(Shown on video)
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Tags: amplifier, bass, beginner, distortion, easy, Electric Guitar, first, gain, guitar, heavy, how, howto, Input, instructional video, instructions, intstructions, lead, lesson, middle, minnion, new, nick, output, Overdrive, post-gain, pre-gain, reverb, secret, Simple, sustain, teacher, the, to, tone, treble, use, Volume, warm |
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Fishman Acoustic Amplification works with the world’s top instrument builders, artists and retailers. Using their Objet desktop 3D printer they can print fully-functional guitar amplification device prototypes that customers can’t tell apart from real production parts! 3D printing allows Fishman to go through multiple design iterations in a single day, enabling them to rapidly perfect their designs without compromise on quality or miss sales cycles.
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Charles Saufley is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for the 2012 NAMM Show where he visits the Bugera Amps booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of their newest tube amplifier — TRIREC Infinium.
For more NAMM 2012 video demos or to watch one of Premier Guitar’s 1500 other videos online, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com/video
Duration : 0:4:29
http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/Vox-Pathfinder-Guitar-Amplifier.html
Paul Kramer (Korg, Marshall, Vox) demonstrates the Vox Pathfinder 15R Electric guitar amplifier.
Duration : 0:2:51
Posted in guitar amp |
Tags: 15R, amp, amplifier, amps, demo, demonstration, Electric, guitar, music, Pathfinder, reverb, review, supply, video, Virage, vox, world |
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Anaheim, CA, at the 2012 NAMM Show where she visits the Fender booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear two of Fender’s newest amps — the Pawn Shop Special Excelsior and Greta.
For more NAMM ‘12 video demos or to watch one of Premier Guitar’s 1500 other videos online, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com/video
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Rich Osweiler is On Location in Nashville, TN, for the 2011 Summer NAMM Show where he visits the Godin/SR Technology booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the SR Technology Jam 100 Acoustic Amplifier.
For more Summer NAMM ‘11 videos or to view Premier Guitar’s COMPLETELY FREE digital edition magazine, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com
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http://www.premierguitar.com PG’s Gayla Drake Paul walks us through her latest review of the Fishman Artist Loudbox acoustic guitar amplifier, which was a December 2011 web exclusive review, and can be read online, in its entirety for free, here – http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Dec/Fishman_Loudbox_Artist_Acoustic_Amp_Review.aspx.
For more Video Reviews or to watch one of Premier Guitar’s 1400 other videos online, be sure to visit http://www.premierguitar.com/video
Duration : 0:10:15
Posted in acoustic amps |
Tags: acoustic, Acoustic guitar, Acoustic Music, air, amplifier, artist, blues, delay, demo, echo, fingerstyle, Fishman, flanger, folk, guitar, loudbox, magazine, Phaser, Premier, reverb, review, Rock, singer/songwriter, video, voyage |
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Dale Keating from Digitech shows us the RP500 Multi Effects Pedal.
Check it out at our online store.
http://www.cranbournemusic.com.au/cstore/930011009054.html
Duration : 0:5:11
Posted in guitar effects |
Tags: 500, chorus, cranbourne, delay, DIGITECH, distortion, effects, guitar, Multi, music, pedal, reverb, RP, RP500, wah |
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