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  1. NorCal_Val

    Most Crushing Tone in Metal.

    Some of my personal favorites:
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    High gain amp recommendations

    If you can find one, the Randall “Satan” fits the bill.
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    Top 5 Albums of the 70's

    Van Halen I UFO-Strsngers In The Night Rush-All The World’s A Stage AC/DC-Highway to Hell U.K.-s/t
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    Philip Sayce Absolutely SHREDS at NAMM 2025

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    Philip Sayce Absolutely SHREDS at NAMM 2025

    Got to see him at Buscuit & Blues in S.F., going on 10 years ago. Holy cr@p. Dude absolutely blew the roof off the place.
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    Which 80s finger slinger wrote the most unique solos?

    I think there were quite a few. George Lynch Steve Vai Eric Johnson Akira Takasaki Vito Bratta Reb Beach Zakk Wylde Warren DeMartini Joe Satriani Marty Friedman Jason Becker Paul Gilbert The list is pretty damn long.
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    So I guess everyone drenches their sound in delay now?

    I like 2-3 delay repeats for leads, but no reverb when running distortion. Clean tones are a different beast.
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    New John Sykes Eddie Trunk story.

    Listened to it this a.m. It’s interesting; a lot of truly talented individuals seem to be their own worst enemy.
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    Is there ONE amp that you could get by with as your single amp?

    Suhr PT100se
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    Ever put a 2203 Master Volume on 5?

    Not a 2203, but I dimed my 100w SLX through a Boogie 280w Recto 4x12. Loud? You bet. But, it was glorious. Especially when the gain and sensitivity were backed down. Played a Strat into it, and it was Blackmore’s “Made In Japan” tone.
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    New Gear Resolution

    I think 2025 will be pretty much just working with the AxeFX3.
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    Tones you hated, but now like...

    When I first started playing, a gazillion years ago, I loved EVH’s tone sound, and how gain-y it sounded. But, I didn’t like AC/DC’s guitar tone sound. Of course, I didn’t realize how close in sonic DNA they were to each other. Needless to say, I now love that Marshall-y goodness of AC/DC’s...
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    Running out of rabbit holes

    My 2025 rabbit hole;
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    What modulation is EVH using here? Chorus?

    Yeah. REALLY obvious in isolation. What a fucking ripping guitar tone.
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    2024: Your year in gear

    Nothing went. Perhaps too much stuff arrived. A trio of guitars. A few pedals. Fractal AxeFx3 and the foot controller
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    Ola Plays the Helios 100- Is this a stock amp?

    I stand corrected. The Black Sun mode is a mod. My Helios most definitely doesn’t have that. Having said that, I can get damn close to the sound/tone Ola gets in that video.(while using my Charvel Danhagge signature guitar)
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    When's the last time you broke a string?

    A couple of weeks ago. Playing my Ibanez 1077xl with the stock strings. .09 high E *ping*
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    Ola Plays the Helios 100- Is this a stock amp?

    Totally stock. That’s what mine sounds like.
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    Your Opinion on Holy Grail Modern Metal Tone(s)

    I don’t think it was the Fortin amp, yet. This clip is a fair number of years old.
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    Your Opinion on Holy Grail Modern Metal Tone(s)

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