tiefnig
April 25th, 2007, 01:58 AM
So, my band has been having a really successful time.
We had 2 gigs at school, which were huge (around 1000 people).
then 2 weeks after the second gig we saw something about a talentshow in the newspaper, we pretty much had crappy equipment. Except for my other 2 guitar players we had nothing good, so this is what we all got:
guitar/singer: american strat upgrade (had it before) + hot rod deluxe (before)
rythm guitar: american tele upgrade (had before) + hot rod deluxe (before)
me: behringer v-ampire ---> ENGL screamer 50
guitar 4:AXL 50 watt SS amp ---> Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 50
Bass: Fender Jaguar Bass + Carvin head/cab
drum: same shizz :)
Well, so about 1 week before the Talentshow me and my other guitarplayer got some tube amps. We practiced really hard and won. now we get to go to the finals and we have 3 big local gigs now. Not to bad for the 3rd gig :D
We play "vintage" music, we do cover songs in our own style, think of:
Tom Petty, the Rollings Stones, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
all the good 'ol bluesy rock music. The people go NUTS when they hear those tunes, I guess they love the old rock/blues music.
So, to the amp, here it is:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/nick89_89/DSC00032.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/nick89_89/DSC00028.jpg
You have to buy the floorboard, it doesn't come with the amp. It's a tank though.
Pretty much everything is amazing about it.
Clean channel: Sounds sweet cranked. Close to Hot Rod Deluxe
Crunch channel: Nice, bluesy distortion, roll down the volume knob, nice crunchy rythms. Just like you want it.
"Soft" Lead channel: soft is kinda the wrong word... it sounds close to a marshall, but with that ENGL touch, much better IMO, I always hated the JCM 800 in the music shop tbh, but this, even though it comes close to it, but is very different is much better IMO.
Heavy Lead Channel: I play metal. I do play blues, but I play metal too. I think you guys won't be interessted in this but it gives you a nice smooth distortion, with really good clarity on the neck pickup and screams with the bridge pickup. Amazing heavy sounds. I would describe the sound a little towards "80's Thrash Metal", that is exactly what I wanted.
It is modern, but somehow reminds me of that.
It also has a built in volume boost for solos, so no need for a pedal.
Reverb is great.
It's heavier than the Hot Rod Deluxe and the Kettner, but it doesn't matter.
Soundwise, IMO and in the opinion of the band it is a winner.
When it comes to amps and guitars my plan is simple this is what I want:
Guitar + cable + amp. I reached my goal :D
No need for effects, it has everything you need. Up to now I got every sound I wanted out of it. It can be bluesy as hell.
If you have time, take a look at it. It's the german Mesa, it takes A LOT of time to find a good sound though. The tone is very unique IMO, especially the heavy lead tone.
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
I'm using a MIM strat and a Ibanez RGT42DX with the Dimarzio Air Norton/x2n combo through it (the ibanez can do blues, which is amazing)
I hope it will help you guys in case someone is interessted in buying one. All I can say is that it's a winner.
The next thing I will get (as soon as I start working) will be a MIA Telecaster, which will take about another year.
We had 2 gigs at school, which were huge (around 1000 people).
then 2 weeks after the second gig we saw something about a talentshow in the newspaper, we pretty much had crappy equipment. Except for my other 2 guitar players we had nothing good, so this is what we all got:
guitar/singer: american strat upgrade (had it before) + hot rod deluxe (before)
rythm guitar: american tele upgrade (had before) + hot rod deluxe (before)
me: behringer v-ampire ---> ENGL screamer 50
guitar 4:AXL 50 watt SS amp ---> Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 50
Bass: Fender Jaguar Bass + Carvin head/cab
drum: same shizz :)
Well, so about 1 week before the Talentshow me and my other guitarplayer got some tube amps. We practiced really hard and won. now we get to go to the finals and we have 3 big local gigs now. Not to bad for the 3rd gig :D
We play "vintage" music, we do cover songs in our own style, think of:
Tom Petty, the Rollings Stones, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
all the good 'ol bluesy rock music. The people go NUTS when they hear those tunes, I guess they love the old rock/blues music.
So, to the amp, here it is:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/nick89_89/DSC00032.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/nick89_89/DSC00028.jpg
You have to buy the floorboard, it doesn't come with the amp. It's a tank though.
Pretty much everything is amazing about it.
Clean channel: Sounds sweet cranked. Close to Hot Rod Deluxe
Crunch channel: Nice, bluesy distortion, roll down the volume knob, nice crunchy rythms. Just like you want it.
"Soft" Lead channel: soft is kinda the wrong word... it sounds close to a marshall, but with that ENGL touch, much better IMO, I always hated the JCM 800 in the music shop tbh, but this, even though it comes close to it, but is very different is much better IMO.
Heavy Lead Channel: I play metal. I do play blues, but I play metal too. I think you guys won't be interessted in this but it gives you a nice smooth distortion, with really good clarity on the neck pickup and screams with the bridge pickup. Amazing heavy sounds. I would describe the sound a little towards "80's Thrash Metal", that is exactly what I wanted.
It is modern, but somehow reminds me of that.
It also has a built in volume boost for solos, so no need for a pedal.
Reverb is great.
It's heavier than the Hot Rod Deluxe and the Kettner, but it doesn't matter.
Soundwise, IMO and in the opinion of the band it is a winner.
When it comes to amps and guitars my plan is simple this is what I want:
Guitar + cable + amp. I reached my goal :D
No need for effects, it has everything you need. Up to now I got every sound I wanted out of it. It can be bluesy as hell.
If you have time, take a look at it. It's the german Mesa, it takes A LOT of time to find a good sound though. The tone is very unique IMO, especially the heavy lead tone.
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
I'm using a MIM strat and a Ibanez RGT42DX with the Dimarzio Air Norton/x2n combo through it (the ibanez can do blues, which is amazing)
I hope it will help you guys in case someone is interessted in buying one. All I can say is that it's a winner.
The next thing I will get (as soon as I start working) will be a MIA Telecaster, which will take about another year.