Ok, here's a blind test between the Mesa Rectifier and its Kemper version....
watch in 1080pHD and read the yt description!
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to make it easier for you it's guitars only ;)
I've just done this wee test reamping for a project I have coming up in november....
we were looking for a modern thrash tone (think Megadeth Endgame etc)....
So this is what we ended up using:
2 tracks of od808 into JVM410 (slightly modded)
2 tracks of Engl Richie Blackmore (no boost) - The...
yup, exactly what I did, improved the overal sound A TON (the Greenbacks need some breakin in though).
here's a clip of that cab, both speakers mic'd
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Try replacing the t75 with greenbacks --> best cab ever!
Seriously, that improved the sound of the cab by 300%!
No more fizzy highs, no more weird mids, just tight awesomeness
Those Hagen Mids.....
Here's something slightly different....
Chain:
Gibson Flying V with Seymour Duncan SH-6
Maxon od808
Diezel Hagen Prototype ch3 (settings: see pic)
Mesa OS
Shure SM57
I gotta say the Mesa OS is not the perfect match for this rather dark sounding amp, it sounds much better...
I've owned and played A LOT of super strats all the big names (Jackson, Ibanez, Esp etc) as well as some of the smaller more boutique brands (Suhr, Robin, Valley Arts, Larivee..).
Many of them were/are awesome, I still have quite an amount of great guitars, but the best guitar I EVER played is...