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Started by ctrlaltdelete (chris) in Musicians (Gear, Tabs & Lyrics)

we’re off into the studio again soon to do some more stuff and I was wondering what amps people have used to record with, or what they’d recomend.different head combinations and what not…

Posted on Tue, 6 September 2005 at 11:16

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Idlevice2 wrote:

SOLDANO

Cannot be beaten, but you can literally use ANY amp to record with and get great results, whether it’s a 1000 watt rack or a 10 watt piece of shit. It’s mostly the studio engineer’s problem.

Posted on Sat, 10 September 2005 at 23:29

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

I got into a habit of when recording clean guitars using putting them through bass amps, as you get a warm sound and if you ever do heavy songs it can give you more grunt.

Posted on Wed, 14 September 2005 at 19:36

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deadsetgav wrote:

I always play guitar through a bass amp and use a seperate effects unit.

Can get sounds that would rattle the teeth from your skull :D

Maybe thats why I am deaf? :rolleyes:

Posted on Thu, 15 September 2005 at 08:48

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

Thats right gav I used to play a les paul through a big muff into a bass amp with heavy strings. That noramaly losens the bowls of the first four rows:D

Posted on Thu, 15 September 2005 at 10:21

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viking_pooh wrote:

Don’t use the Marshall MG series, while they do hvae classic marshall distortion, they also have a cooliung fan in the head unit which is just a cunt to noise gate.

but pretty much any decent amp with reasonable size cab should sound good.

If possible get a long lead so you cna have just the cab in the live room and all the pedals and amp in the control room so you just record the guitar, none of the noise of the guiatist swearing or stomping pedals and ropping loose change

Posted on Sat, 5 November 2005 at 13:43

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Idlevice2 wrote:

viking_pooh wrote:

Don’t use the Marshall MG series, classic Marshall distortion sucks

Couldn’t agree more :D

Posted on Sun, 6 November 2005 at 00:25

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viking_pooh wrote:

Idlevice2 wrote:

Couldn’t agree more :D

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Yeah, it was an ill advised choice as a niaeve guitarist, hence i now use an awesomely heavy Ibanez distortion pedal, and am looking for a better amp but can’t afford a VHT or Framus for a long long time.

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 04:03

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buffalo-boy wrote:

ok dudes - i got a question. I usually play 5 string basses but just got a 4 which i tune down real low but the neck doesnt like it and the strings are horrible and buzzy past about the 10th fret. Anyone else got this prob and how do you remedy it? I dont like high action on the neck but i muight have to wind the strings up a bit. Anyone know how Michael does it tuning his guitars down a step?

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 10:37

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deadsetgav wrote:

what gauge strings are you using? - try using a heavier gauge than you normally would.

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 11:22

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buffalo-boy wrote:

I generally use 45’s but i’ll try 50’s next time. I suppose Michael has a tech who sets his up perfectly every time. I want one!

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 11:57

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deadsetgav wrote:

I used to play in dropped C, with the top string being about 105 or 110 i think.

What are you looking at tuning down to?

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 12:00

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buffalo-boy wrote:

I drop them all down 1 step (D,G,C,F) and then the big string down again to C. And i use distortion! Proper filth! The problem might be the guitar too, its only a Precision/jazz Squire copy worth £200! They sound quite good though, id recommend them as a second bass - its just the neck thats a pain in the er… neck!

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 12:28

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deadsetgav wrote:

thats drop C - you shouldnt really have a problem dropping it to that with heavier strings - even if it is a cheap bass.

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 12:56

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buffalo-boy wrote:

OK cheers, i’ll give it a shot and let you know how i get on!

Posted on Mon, 7 November 2005 at 15:17

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