Guitar Thread

[petty officer1]

Ha Ha! I am not that good on military gears, But guitars gears , I am you man.

Line 6 vetta II, One of the biggest benefits of Vetta II is its ability to run two completely different amp rigs at once. Players like Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, The Edge, and Brian May all have relied on multiple amps and effects paths to get their signature tones.

First of all there are so many factors you have to consider before buying and review a amp.

1. Are you playing in a band? if not, this amp is just a waste of money(only good things it do is showing off to you girl friend), if you are a multi-tone person like me, but not play in a band, easy. the answer is a computer. there are some great program out there that give you very good tones and effects, just do a little research on the internet.

2. what kind music you like to play? amps plays a big part on what music you play, if you like metal (as I assume) you should go to guitar center and pick out a ESP kind like yours in tone, fret, and string. and play every high gain tones on the amp. play at different level, gain, treble, mid, bass, you can mix up. and play for a long time. and don't buy it right away after you finish, check out other high gain amp and compare the difference. go home, sleep, and come back next day and play the amp again with your guitar(bring to the store).

3. Do you have enough money? play guitar some times is like a investment. if you play crapy with very good gear, you are wasting money. If you are very good and playing with a band and want to get signed, then go to studio, to concert. sure you can buy this amp. but are you going to bring that money back when you hit big?

4. Speakers. alot peopel have ignored the fact the speakers is where the sound came from. speakers are like asses(It is the only way I can explain )
bigger one like 12 inch have more bass and bottom end, smaller one are tighter and high in treble.

5.Focus on the main objective after you bought the amp. Am I going to play harder and longer now? and put more energy into it to make my self a better player over all?

6. Effect. all the effect can you use them, are they nesseary.

7. The wattage, Do you need that kind of sound level. consider this before your neighbor call the police.

That is all for today, if you have any more question, just ask me . I am a recording engineer(in mean time:coffee: ) and play in a band at a club,and have recorded hundreds of demos. Hope you study up, play hard, and don't let go of your dream.

 

[bd popeye]

A sailor strums his "axe" on the USS Tarawa LHA-1.... Airman Paul Campita plays his guitar during a “Steel Beach Picnic†aboard the amphibious assault USS Tarawa (LHA 1).

 

[petty officer1]

Yep, guitar can come in handy in any "military action" . To overcome sadness and bring joy to your comrades.

 

[rommel]

I know that Mesa Boogie make very good amps head, but how about their combo's ??? And more particularly the F-series ?

 

[petty officer1]

MESA BOOGIE! yes! My dream Amp (the amp of dream theater). yes the tone of Texas!

The head of mesa is sooooo great for distortion, but the price is...

Fearsome performance from a friendly front panel in a stealthy phantom package. This is the F-Factor.

Descended directly from the heralded Dual Caliber and Studio amplifiers, today’s F-Series are shocking tone monsters. In fact, the F-50™ was recently honored with the second of only two Five Star Gold Awards ever given by Guitarist magazine.


From Left - F-50, F-30, F-100
Don’t be deceived by the minimalist look of this tidy layout …underneath lurks all the tone you’ll ever need. Diehard traditionalists have acclaimed the F-50 clean sound as perhaps our best ever, standing up against their most precious vintage gems. If you play guitar, the elastic bounce and chiming bell-like top bring a liveliness to comping that must be experienced.

Channel Two is superbly balanced for the medium gain range where purring blues gives way to rock ‘n roll rhythm and soft-clip solo sounds. This mode enables you to zero-in on the region that best fits your playing style and the dynamics of your individual pick attack.

Footswitching to Contour infuses a double dose of steroids and pumps up the gain to fiery proportions producing one of the most hellacious crunch sounds around. This grinding wall of gain was inspired by our mighty Dual Rectifier™ and creates a unique and luscious harmonic spread slightly different, but every bit as menacing as the Recto®.

Power is served up in three delectable dishes that can satisfy any appetite with their distinctive and different flavors. All these tones are served fresh on a plate of custom Celestions.

The tangy bite of the F-30™ with its patented 2xEL-84 Dyna-Watt Power™ delivers dynamic bursts far in excess of its modest rating and a spankin’ attitude only these nine-pin power punks can deliver.
The rich and tasty F-50 with its tried and true 2x6L6 power duo tends to be the main course. This popular platter balances delicious “little amp” harmonics with “big amp” versatility to arrive at a perfect blend that blooms with tone.

Then there’s the banquet of pentodes all laid out in the mighty F-100™’s 4x6L6 spread: it can fill up any crowd with its thick, rib-sticking gain and fatter low end. King of the F-Series, this bad-ass tube buffet will cater any size gig, and you’ll be tasting glory on the long ride home.

So if you’ve tried the latest wave of gadget amps and were left feeling cold from a digi-dream that turned into a no-tone nightmare…do the side-by-side taste test. Put an F-Series against any amp of any price or style—including our own. At a modest price the F-Factor delivers fully-featured, fantasy-amp tone from a new hallmark of all-tube, hand-built instruments and focuses on the basic principle: You gotta have tone if you’re gonna play your best!

The F-50 received the second of only two Five-Star Gold Awards ever given by Guitarist magazine.

Put an F-Series against any amp of any price or style —including our own.

Any thing from MESA is very good, the F-series is VERY good for Texas blue and country rock music, very good for practice at home and studio. Best for recording in a small room. F-serie will bring out that screaming blue creamy sound out whatever your guitar is. Jimmy Page himself only use amp like small combo to record in studio to bring out more tight and concentrate sound.

BUT! I strongly not recomand for stage use... sound will just become toooo small in a big space.

Here is what is like in a small room + ----------- (hence smooth)

On stage= _-___---_+--___-----__--_- (sound expansion bad!)

 

[rommel]

thanks for the info !

 

[rommel]

I just want to know, can a guitar with an octave pedal reproduce a sound similar to a bass ??

 

[petty officer1]

Many people have asked me the same question alot of time.

First, I want to tell you some facts on octave pedal. octave pedal have become popular around 1980 used in jazz, rock, and metal music.(not any more) for rise and lower a octave(8 note up or 8 notes down or some times 16th note!). You can see octave pedal use mostly in jazz, because it can creat a fuzz like tone create a pillow like texture in the riffs and solo. (Wes Montgamery used a lot octave in his soloing and playing). Because back then, amp's crunch and fuzz aren't "dry" enough for a player to play jazz(hence to much gain). So octave solved that problem by add more dark tone color to the clean tone.

Yes, you can produce a bass sound, BUT! can you reporduce the awsome tapping and slapping sound of a real bass guitar? Not likely.

In tune and note, Yes

In tone and feel, No

 

[rommel]

oh i see, thanks !