First (and second) clip of our prototype amp

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ZEN Amps said:
< TRIGGER WARNING>

The following clip:
- Is close miked
- Is double tracked
- Has bass and drums
- Contains slightly loose playing
- Is Tool

Do not listen if you have an aversion to any of the above - you have been warned.

LP custom with DDJ pickup - Zen prototype amp - Mesa recto cab - SM57 - Neve pre

Amp dialled in and mic placed for a relatively bright sound like the original recording. No post-EQ except for a gentle HPF at 100Hz (seeing as there's a pesky bass player involved).

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Much much better. Mids sit perfect and even forward. Sounds like you’ve got some volume on this too which helps to fill things out. Sounds great!!

What pickups are used here?
 
ZEN Amps said:
Agreed, I’m already regretting posting that first phone clip!
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Yeah, second one is sooo much better.

I'm not an expert in this area but here is what I would do. I forget about this thread. Wait a week or so. Repost with the mix like you did, and then also offer up the mic'd non mix and then an inroom (cell) only recordings Then, instead of having a pic of your wall of your amps like normal - give us a some sneak peak VIP gut shots and build pics :yes:
 
I’ll be listening as soon as I’m home . I’m excited to hear more clips. Awesome to see your amp getting done
 
Second clip definitely triggered me. Sounds great. Is that the black LPC in your other videos? The one that has a unique scooped kind of tone?
 
glpg80 said:
Much much better. Mids sit perfect and even forward. Sounds like you’ve got some volume on this too which helps to fill things out. Sounds great!!

What pickups are used here?
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SpiderWars said:
Second clip definitely triggered me. Sounds great. Is that the black LPC in your other videos? The one that has a unique scooped kind of tone?
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It's the silverburst Custom with Duncan DDJ pickup. Just can't get that Tool tone without the correct finish.

311splawndude said:
Yeah, second one is sooo much better.

I'm not an expert in this area but here is what I would do. I forget about this thread. Wait a week or so. Repost with the mix like you did, and then also offer up the mic'd non mix and then an inroom (cell) only recordings Then, instead of having a pic of your wall of your amps like normal - give us a some sneak peak VIP gut shots and build pics :yes:
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Ha! In a week tube amps may be defunct, gotta strike while the iron's hot.

No sneaky peeks for a while sorry, it's currently not pretty. I'm fairly sure you can't be electrocuted from just looking at a pic, but it's not worth the risk.

thegame said:
In true Tool fashion, the next clip should be coming in 8 years.
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I don't LOL very often whilst online, but your one-liners almost always hit the mark. Well played sir.
 
burger said:
Sounding fat guys, nice! The backing tracks, everything great.
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Your user name triggered an Ivanhoe, Heidelberg Rd flashback. College Dropout is the name of the place. The Speilberger is the burger. It is a heart attack but the smile on your face as you pass into the afterlife will be legendary.
 
Clip 2 sounds fantastic, you nailed it there. Clip 1 has a demo cassette charm to it.
Keen to hear more!
 
Aw man. I, a card carrying cell phone recording shit talker, look away from the forums for 10 minutes and miss my chance to give @ZEN Amps a hard time about his (obviously) poorly done cell phone recording only to see the same amp sound absolutely killer in a real clip posted shortly after. :D

Sounds awesome, Zen! Looking forward to learning more about these things.
 
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skoora said:
Your user name triggered an Ivanhoe, Heidelberg Rd flashback. College Dropout is the name of the place. The Speilberger is the burger. It is a heart attack but the smile on your face as you pass into the afterlife will be legendary.
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Ha ha, no shit. Another Melbourne lad? I'm going to have to check out that burger joint!
 
Hey Zen, any of you dude’s know
Kevin Parker-Tame Impala?
Get him up in there-he’’ll show you how to
use it the”perfect” wrong way which will
break the “vanilla” results.

What’s next? Botox and a pedicure for Godzilla?




LOVE the French drummer!!!!!
 
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