Clean to Mean Rack Tones 12/27/25

[mentoneman]

oh hey just what i needed…another official Eventide H3000 SE 148 page user manual.

our chihuahua’s face says it all—
“you have issues.”

came with a cool little promo insert

and here we go!

 

[mentoneman]

and the new boot up screen reflects the Eprom upgrade from the stock SE version

 

[Dave L]

Like anje said, Keith always does a lot of semi-dirty amps (Vox, Hiwatt, Marshalls) and turned-up 70s overdrives (Tubescreamers, old DODs and so on). Nothing fancy or exotic, just a masterful player. With that said, there´s Rockman on that album too, as was the style at the time.

 

[mentoneman]

Like anje said, Keith always does a lot of semi-dirty amps (Vox, Hiwatt, Marshalls) and turned-up 70s overdrives (Tubescreamers, old DODs and so on). Nothing fancy or exotic, just a masterful player. With that said, there´s Rockman on that album too, as was the style at the time.

saw srv and bryan adams opened up for the police here in 84 and i remember KS had stated in an interview that he had one of the best gtr tones in rock at that time.

 

[eero]

saw srv and bryan adams opened up for the police here in 84 and i remember KS had stated in an interview that he had one of the best gtr tones in rock at that time.

yes, plus tasty solos and parts which simply works for the songs, never flashy but just right IMO

 

[Anje]

Pat, gotta love those H3000 candies!

I'll have to see if I can catch Bryan & Keith on the upcoming tour, would love to!

 

[mentoneman]

Pat, gotta love those H3000 candies!

I'll have to see if I can catch Bryan & Keith on the upcoming tour, would love to!

always interesting to remember the quality of these legendary studio units reflected in original prices. $3k for the H3k, $2.5k for the pcm 80 with $400 upcharge each for the dual fx and pitch fx cards, $2k for the tc 2290 + $400-$1000 for memory expansion boards and $400 for the 0144 foot controller.

$10k in the 90s equates to $25k in today’s money = why i didn’t own this stuff back then!

with pedals and plug ins being so affordable and convenient i totally get the shift away from the rack stuff. but what you can never accurately express to folks or convince them of without hearing and feeling it first hand is the difference in the experience and enjoyment factor you get from the real stuff.

 

[Anje]

Agree 200%!

 

[Exo-metal]

always interesting to remember the quality of these legendary studio units reflected in original prices. $3k for the H3k, $2.5k for the pcm 80 with $400 upcharge each for the dual fx and pitch fx cards, $2k for the tc 2290 + $400-$1000 for memory expansion boards and $400 for the 0144 foot controller.

$10k in the 90s equates to $25k in today’s money = why i didn’t own this stuff back then!

with pedals and plug ins being so affordable and convenient i totally get the shift away from the rack stuff. but what you can never accurately express to folks or convince them of without hearing and feeling it first hand is the difference in the experience and enjoyment factor you get from the real stuff.

These numbers really don't apply since the gear is so old/not new, ect...

 

[mentoneman]

These numbers really don't apply since the gear is so old/not new, ect...

i’m just referring to the OG values due to them being more geared for studio use/quality back then versus guitar rack items.

99.999 percent of gtr fxs back then were $50-$100 pedals and you’d have to be borderline insane to expose this good stuff to the rigors of week to week bar band use

 

[mentoneman]

had i known then what i know now, i would have done to my mark IIB series 300 what prince did to his and would have been sitting pretty on quite a desirable box o tone:

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/am...=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

 

[mentoneman]

pretty sweet!

 

[mentoneman]

because why just have one of each?

 

[gudbrand]

because why just have one of each?

Damn!!! Where is that setup?

 

[mentoneman]

Damn!!! Where is that setup?

 

[mentoneman]

yes, plus tasty solos and parts which simply works for the songs, never flashy but just right IMO

 

[Exo-metal]

What a sound, the outtro was awesome.

 

[mentoneman]

kyle the owner had done some repair work for me in the past. fixed my juice extractor, rack interface, korg dl8000r and mark III.

tried to do the repair on my h3000 but between single handedly running and maintaining the studio and flourishing live event venue/bar-restaurant it has become, outside repairs are low on his priority list these days

 

[mentoneman]

What a sound, the outtro was awesome.

it’s nice to see a veteran band like that having fun. great sound!

 

[Anje]

pretty sweet!

Probably is but we can’t hear anything