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Dec 30 2015, 06:45 PM |
Hello everyone,
I'm thinking of upgrading my amp. I have two 4x8 cabs one is going to be swapped for a 1x12 hopefully with a Celestion Vintage 30 in it. The amp needs to sound right at around 90db as it's for home studio use. I know I've got Amplitube and plugins but I've recently rediscovered the pleasure of playing through an amp. I've got two on my shortlist which to me seem ideal for recording but I'd like to get your opinions please. I don't get chance to get to shops for testing so I guess the key is versatility. I listen to, and mainly want to play, classic and modern rock tones like Thunder, Black Stone Cherry, SRV, Satch, Vai, with a bit of punk and metal thrown in for good measure. Here are the two currently on my shortlist. http://www.laney.co.uk/products/product_details/156 http://www.laney.co.uk/products/product_details/177 I've watched lots of videos of both and even the Ironheart can get good cleans but in not sure if the Lionheart has enough gain. I have a VGL Hotbird analogue drive pedal too. There are some links in my mega thread with Mertay and Todd HERE if you want to take a look. There is info in that thread about the Hotbird too as Mertay has been tirelessly helping me to get to grips with it Cheers dudes, and thanks for taking the time. This post has been edited by Phil66: Dec 30 2015, 07:27 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Dec 30 2015, 11:21 PM |
Ah I hadn't thought about the Peavey, I had a bandit Transtube which was good but too loud.
I wonder how much of it is still biased towards the EVH sound? Cheers. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Dec 31 2015, 12:15 AM
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the IRT Studio has more features including an speaker emulation for directly recording into your daw , mucho more options imo
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Dec 31 2015, 09:11 AM
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Hi Phil,
I have been using a H&K Tubemeister5 combo (also available as head) for about one year now. Its has an XLR out for direct recording in your DAW and also a power soak option so that you can run at 5/1/0 watt. At home 1w is really loud but there is also a tubemeister 18 and 36 available if you want to have a gig option. Soundwise you will have to try it to see if it sounds good with your existing cabinet but reviews on youtube are very positive. http://hughes-and-kettner.com/our-products/ I recently heard five different cabinets at a store and my absolute favorite was the Fender Princeton Reverb cabinet. Maybe due to the speaker profile I really liked (Jensen P10) Cheers Tom This post has been edited by Tom51: Dec 31 2015, 09:12 AM |
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Dec 31 2015, 10:47 AM |
Thanks Tom,
The HK TM18 looks good. I'd probably go for that over the 5 as it had more control, (why does fewer watts mean fewer knobs). Only issue for me is lack of reverb. I'll watch the videos when I get home on Saturday. Not too good on a phone. Cheers folks, keep the ideas and advice coming please. Thank you Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Dec 31 2015, 10:47 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Dec 31 2015, 03:12 PM |
Thanks Mertay,
Thing is we then start a huge debate about reverb pedals ams even some of the spring pedals that are around. Can you handle that Mertay? I sometimes think that amps like the Satriani one don't really have reverb because they are played loud and natural room reverb happens anyway. Maybe I'm wrong. What do you think of the HK Mertay? Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Dec 31 2015, 10:28 PM |
Thanks Todd,
I am only lean toward the Laney for a few reasons, I've seen them on stages everywhere; the mighty Mr Iommi has used them for years, they have reverb and the company is a 15 minute drive from me Personally I've not seen H&K on stage so I wonder about reliability. Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Dec 31 2015, 11:16 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 1 2016, 11:29 AM |
Thanks Todd,
The Mesa is more than I want to pay but the Randall and one of the Marshalls look good. I always think of Dime when I think of Randall, I love his work and Tone but it's not the tone I want. How are the cabs voiced? I was thinking of finding one with Celestion V30 which seems to be very popular. I've noticed some 1x12 cabs advertised as extension cabs is this different to a normal cab? I think it might be an idea to get and record the amp through my Blackstar 4x8 first as you and Mertay have a good reference point with that cab. What do you think. Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Jan 1 2016, 11:33 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 1 2016, 03:42 PM |
Thanks Mertay,
So I think it's best to get the amp first, shortlist so far is the two Laney heads, the Peavey and the H&K. Then I'll record through a miced Blackstar 4x8 and post in the "Gas, what next" thread to keep it all under one place as that is where this originated. Do you agree? Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 1 2016, 07:21 PM |
Thanks Mertay,
At the moment, pending further investigation the Peavey is in the lead. Could do with a cost effective reverb unit but not a pedal really, mains powered, amp top or desktop. I loved my Peavey Bandit Transtube with its resonance button and presence knob it was just too loud on the clean channel even on 1 Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Jan 1 2016, 07:25 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 2 2016, 09:36 AM |
Thanks Mertay,
The clean channel on the Transtube Bandit sounded lovely, it was just too loud and no master volume, it was like an on /off switch, the person who has it now says the same. It was one of the original Transtube Bandits with the "Sheffield Equipped" speaker. Drive channel was ok, a little bit "dry" sounding if anything. Does your last post mean there is a chance of more options regarding heads? Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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