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Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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A couple of I-Pad Videos I threw Down tonight:

AMP: Marshall DSL40C - Genelex Gold Lion T12AX7 V1 - TAD 7025 WA V2-V3 & V4 - Genelex Gold Lion KT88 Power Tubes

SPEAKER: WGS Custom 50 Watt Reaper with 55Hz Cone

AMP SETTINGS:

Volume 3 (loud)
Gain Full
Treble Full
Mids Full
Bass Full
Presence Full
Resonance 3/4
Reverb 2/3
Lead 1
Tone Shift Out

ATTENUATOR SETTINGS:

High Range Switch Selected
Attenuation 3/4 (About 6db Drop)
Treble Boost Full

GUITAR: Von Herndon Doubleneck with Thro-Bak SLE-101's (as you listen, keep in mind my bridge pickup is very similar in placement to the middle humbucker on a Les Paul Black Beauty)

In the first video, I switch back and forth between the attenuator and the amplifier. When I flip the switch up, attenuator is on - switch down is bypass straight through the amp:


Second Video Coming Up...I plan on adding my Boss CS-3 for a slight treble boost.
 
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Video number two posed some upload challenges. In this video, I simply add my Boss CS-3 with no line level boost and add a little treble boost to the mix.

The attenuator is on all the time in this video. Amp and Attenuator settings same as video one above.

BOSS CS-3 SETTINGS

Level - No Boost
Tone - High (Full)
Sustain 1/4
Attack 1/4

Now, keep in mind, as you listen, the more forward mounting position of my bridge humbucker - its centerline is halfway between the bridge and middle pickup on a Les Paul Black Beauty in terms of its distance from the bridge. This was an intentional tone experiment, along with the setback aluminum claw tailpieces.

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Here's video number two:


I don't have a cultured tone. It just seems to drift back to this kind of heaviness, even when I have experimented with modeling software. I dig George Lynch's tone immensely, but I can never seem to shake my own inherent roughness and I am beginning to be at peace with it.

I also realize that when i am playing naturally (not on a recording for hire where everything is very structured) that i play with all the grace and finesse of a T-Rex, so I am most interested in your critique of the overall tone, especially with the addition of the CS-3 in video number two.

Which sounds better to your ears???

Thanks... :-)
 
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Video Two Trivia:

The opening tune/riff is an original. All the other riffs/tunes are well known material.

Can you name them all???
 
Jeezzz.. Can't believe I said screaming for vengeance. It was in haste!! Obviously I knew that...,Hanging my head in shame!
 
Bocc69 said:
Jeezzz.. Can't believe I said screaming for vengeance. It was in haste!! Obviously I knew that...,Hanging my head in shame!
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No shame, Man...its meant to be fun. Few people have heard Rory Gallagher's Road to Hell so that's a bonus point....
 
I hear a liitle Def Lepp High n Dry in Rory's tune. Listen n see what u think. I even played em simultaneously


 
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Robert Herndon said:
I thought about that...I came up with that in 1984 and we played it live as an instrumental. I am afraid the chordal structure may not lend itself to words, but I welcome your input!!!
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No, Robert. It does lend to words. The deal is I HAVE heard a song and it has words already and I am sure you will know how I can hear it from my memory banks.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Got it,,,,, Metal Health



HAHA Thought I had it,,, Nope,,, Still I love that song!!!!
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"Amp wise,I used early 70'sMark ll 100 watt Marshall amps. I also used a Roland JazzMaster amp for clean tones. I also hooked direct for certain clean tones. When it came to guitars, I used a Charvel Telecaster that I assembled myself, and aFender Stratocaster. For effects, I used a MXR Distortion Plus, a BOSS Chorus, a MXR Flanger and I also used studio effects; delays, reverbs, pitch bender, and harmonizer. I also used a Leslie cabinet for certain sounds...." - Carlos Cavazos
 
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