I Called It Quits Today After 7 Years:

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

.60 ain't too super heavy.....I've never broken a Tortex....

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Neither have I , but I do round them out

 

[mcblink]

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I can't play with them after they get that worn lol

I've been really liking the Tortex III's, they have a sharper point than the standard Tortex. I'll usually buy them in bulk, hundreds of 'em.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

I can't play with them after they get that worn lol

I've been really liking the Tortex III's, they have a sharper point than the standard Tortex. I'll usually buy them in bulk, hundreds of 'em.

I have a bag of the purple pointy ones, but my favorite is the blue, when they get like the worn one on the left, I put them aside, I also buy in bulk, the bags of I believe 25 count. From my local GC

 

[Clockworkmike]

Probably my all time favorite pick is the Ultex Triangle. .73s and .88s mainly but i could use a heavier one too

 

[Inspector #20]

Not long ago, the Fender rep gave me 1,000 of my favorite red, transparent medium picks...I still have a couple...I'm seriously not likely to change.

 

[eSGEe]

This is a amp/cab/effect sim by Steinberg contained in the new version of Cubase Pro, and the chief engineer was eager to try it out.

I was impressed with the presets in that they really did nail the tones described to a 'T.'

The most used amp sim in the L.A. studio circuit is by far Blue Cat Destructor, but this one is really good and came with the latest version of Cubase Pro.

Another amp sim popping up frequently here in L.A. studios is IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5 Max Software Suite.

Here's the rundown from the manufacturers website:

• 400 Officially Licensed Amps and Pedals
• Over 50 “Unofficial” Stomp Box Effects
• Several programmable Wah-wah Pedals
• Built In Recorder
• Almost 100 Speaker Cabinet Options
• Easy to Use Signal Chain
• Built In 8 Track Recorder
• 143,000 Cabinet Impulse Responses
• 57 Possible Effects Used At Once
• 192 KHZ Sample Rate

So what your saying is the professional LA Cali-fornication studios are using ................. this

........ seriously?

 

[Inspector #20]

So what your saying is the professional LA Cali-fornication studios are using ................. this

........ seriously?

Yes.

Almost nobody is using "real" amps in a commercial studio today in and around Los Angeles on projects for hire.

One exception would be Joe B., who records through his own amps and some artists who have a nostalgic thing about amps in general.

It's faster and easier to get a good tone with the simulation. You cannot tell the sim from a real amp and cab on the finished recording.

Even Capitol's underground echo chambers have been sampled!!!

 

[Inspector #20]

 

[Inspector #20]

 

[Inspector #20]

Malcolm Young recorded his tracks on Black Ice with Amplitube 5 SE, according to producer Brendan O'Brien.

 

[Kerry Brown]

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I use both the Bias and Amplitude amp sims. Don’t know it it would work live. Too much to go wrong. Too many options. For recording you can play with different sounds until it matches what’s in your head.

 

[Inspector #20]

I use both the Bias and Amplitude amp sims. Don’t know it it would work live. Too much to go wrong. Too many options. For recording you can play with different sounds until it matches what’s in your head.

Live, I use my Origin 50 and 4x12 or 2x12 cabinet.

In the studio, whatever saves time is king.

 

[Inspector #20]

Couple of cool wall hangings in the office....

 

[Clockworkmike]

Couple of cool wall hangings in the office....

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Those are killer!

 

[Inspector #20]

Took my sons to the academy today...

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Took my sons to the academy today...

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Good looking group shot Robert.

 

[Inspector #20]

Providing rhythm guitar on "Last Dance With Mary Jane" for our Saturday student jam...

 

[aon]

I also quit my job today! Feeling pretty enthusiastic about the new one. Last day will be on 1st of Oct, new job starts on the 4th. Hasn't been 7 years though, but almost 4 anyway.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

That a A chord i see Robert ? Great pic.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

aon,i spent 33 years doin shift work at a local papermill and one day after a graveyard shift i walked off.had enough.then i worked 5 years at the local grade school as afternoon janitor till i retired.Loved that job.Good luck on mew job aon.