eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
Have you heard them live ------ there is more CHUG there than you think
School me on high gain amps vs classic rock amps
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Bet it is pretty nice inside, too, 67
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Yes... I've watched one of their events from stage left...the sound is remarkable, even with Hearoes...
Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
This is more my speed and I've been playing some of this stuff since I got all the cool pedals...
AND...One for you guys that have to crunch...
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
I'm not a high gain guy, but the Randall wasn't far behind the Mesa for a lot less $$$ - indeed, some may prefer the Randall sound?
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Thanks 67, I knew the tolex seemed too worn to be a reissue.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I can feel chugging
Mosfets...
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Mosfet amps sound great! Seems strage that they fell out of favor, they really did rival the sound of tubes.
"Fug it if ya can't chug it!"
.....or this...
Metal89
Ambassador of Orchestral Brewtality
I love hi gain but really that really heavy metal sound comes from double tracking during recording, boosting up your mid and treble, backing off the gain and bass. By yourself you aren’t going to sound that bad ass. But in a mix you’ll be heard, let the bass do it’s job and bring in that bottom. Either double or quadruple your guitar tracks. (I just double because you have to play the rhythm the exact same way and copying and pasting the track is not going to give you anywhere near the same effect.). BUT it’s metal, experiment, try cranking that bass end all the way, see what you get. This is just a method that I found a lot of metal stars use and I’m recently experimenting with and I’m very happy.
And metal nowadays.., it’s not dead but it’s definitely not mainstream. I mean you still have people playing 80’s type of metal, you also have power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal, death metal, melodic death metal, symphonic death metal, black metal, doom metal, heavy metal, Djent(I loath this one), nu Metal, screamo, metalcore, thrash... all of these are still alive and well in the underground and they all have different guitar sounds from low gain to high gain. Radio just doesn’t pay any attention to it, it’s not what’s popular. But you still have Judas Priest, Stryper, Iron Maiden, Accept, W.A.S.P still putting out 80’s metal.
(Love 80’s Metal!)
Metal even now doesn’t have just one sound. Got a low gain amp? No big deal, high gain? Awesome! Metal is more about the attitude than a specific tone.
And metal nowadays.., it’s not dead but it’s definitely not mainstream. I mean you still have people playing 80’s type of metal, you also have power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal, death metal, melodic death metal, symphonic death metal, black metal, doom metal, heavy metal, Djent(I loath this one), nu Metal, screamo, metalcore, thrash... all of these are still alive and well in the underground and they all have different guitar sounds from low gain to high gain. Radio just doesn’t pay any attention to it, it’s not what’s popular. But you still have Judas Priest, Stryper, Iron Maiden, Accept, W.A.S.P still putting out 80’s metal.
(Love 80’s Metal!)
Metal even now doesn’t have just one sound. Got a low gain amp? No big deal, high gain? Awesome! Metal is more about the attitude than a specific tone.