may have to sell my QR

[shreder75]

I REALLY need to try a Quickrod. Everything I hear sounds great. Man, I think I like this wierd mid thing too.

yes..yes you do =D They're not weird...they're just there..in your face...tight and angry...kinda like some of my ex girlfriends...but that's not important right now...

seriously...there's nothing weird about them..the tone is what it is, got nothing to do with odd mids or this or that...people are either going to like the tone at the end of the day or not (pretty much the same story as anything really)...is it a hot rodded marshall tone? yeah..but it's scott's take on it..so it's probably different than what people would think...maybve that's why weird got tossed in there...and got beaten into the ground like a dead horse..but, once again..that's not important right now

one thing is for sure..you will never ever get buried in a mix

NEVER EVER EVER !!!!!!

the mids are just weird to some people cause they are used to that mesa boogie hi-gain white noise

i'll take the mids and center stage any day of the week. you can enjoy your mud and mid scoop

I like you..I think we could be great friends
LMAO

 

[Greazygeo]

Sounds like he's using a Zoom pedal direct in that video. That's a horrid tone.

 

[petejt]

Michael Sweet's mids are just too darn weird

So that's what you call "Weird Mids"?


To me that's just peaked honky mids.

 

[petejt]

Stryper was the only band that HAD mids in the 80's.

What?


Mercyful Fate & King Diamond had heaps of mids, really squawky.

how's this for haunting?

more growly- love that growly midrange

 

[petejt]

the mids are just weird to some people cause they are used to that mesa boogie hi-gain white noise

So is that what it is? I guess you mean the Recto high gain sound as what some people are used to? I never liked that hollow Recto Rumble sound, never.

To me this "Weird Mids" stuff is completely new. I never understood the term. It just seems like it's referring to a mid-spiked sound, where a particular narrow frequency band is boosted, e.g. the Rockman Squawk (500Hz/800Hz), Stryper's mid-boosted sound (EQ in front of the amp), the cocked-wah sound (which is what the Rockman Squawk sound originated from).

I guess what makes it 'weird" is that sometimes an EQ is used to boost a narrow frequency range in the mids, say 800Hz, but then scoop out the rest of the mids in the signal, later on in the amp. So it 'cuts through' and sounds spiky, yet 'hollow'- there's no breadth or roundness.

 

[shreder75]

Sounds like he's using a Zoom pedal direct in that video. That's a horrid tone.

phew..good thing Mike isn't registered here...reading that would give him a complex I'm sure =)

 

[shreder75]

the mids are just weird to some people cause they are used to that mesa boogie hi-gain white noise

So is that what it is? I guess you mean the Recto high gain sound as what some people are used to? I never liked that hollow Recto Rumble sound, never.

To me this "Weird Mids" stuff is completely new. I never understood the term. It just seems like it's referring to a mid-spiked sound, where a particular narrow frequency band is boosted, e.g. the Rockman Squawk (500Hz/800Hz), Stryper's mid-boosted sound (EQ in front of the amp), the cocked-wah sound (which is what the Rockman Squawk sound originated from).

I guess what makes it 'weird" is that sometimes an EQ is used to boost a narrow frequency range in the mids, say 800Hz, but then scoop out the rest of the mids in the signal, later on in the amp. So it 'cuts through' and sounds spiky, yet 'hollow'- there's no breadth or roundness.

petejt...

that's just it..there ARE no weird mids...it's a long running joke (if you will) on here...people that rag on this amp always quantify it as being about the amp having 'weird mids'...so I was being sarcastic =)

 

[Greazygeo]

Sounds like he's using a Zoom pedal direct in that video. That's a horrid tone.

phew..good thing Mike isn't registered here...reading that would give him a complex I'm sure =)

Heavy metal kazoo tone. Their tones always sucked imo. I'm not bashing the Splawn by any means. Its his use of that boosted eq he's using. Probably the Furman eq all those guys used back then.....dreadful!

 

[Badronald]

Sounds like he's using a Zoom pedal direct in that video. That's a horrid tone.

phew..good thing Mike isn't registered here...reading that would give him a complex I'm sure =)

Heavy metal kazoo tone. Their tones always sucked imo. I'm not bashing the Splawn by any means. Its his use of that boosted eq he's using. Probably the Furman eq all those guys used back then.....dreadful!

I agree to an extent. I did dig their tones. It worked for them. I never liked that tone for myself. But that's the same in reference to many guys.

 

[petejt]

the mids are just weird to some people cause they are used to that mesa boogie hi-gain white noise

So is that what it is? I guess you mean the Recto high gain sound as what some people are used to? I never liked that hollow Recto Rumble sound, never.

To me this "Weird Mids" stuff is completely new. I never understood the term. It just seems like it's referring to a mid-spiked sound, where a particular narrow frequency band is boosted, e.g. the Rockman Squawk (500Hz/800Hz), Stryper's mid-boosted sound (EQ in front of the amp), the cocked-wah sound (which is what the Rockman Squawk sound originated from).

I guess what makes it 'weird" is that sometimes an EQ is used to boost a narrow frequency range in the mids, say 800Hz, but then scoop out the rest of the mids in the signal, later on in the amp. So it 'cuts through' and sounds spiky, yet 'hollow'- there's no breadth or roundness.

that's just it..there ARE no weird mids...it's a long running joke (if you will) on here...people that rag on this amp always quantify it as being about the amp having 'weird mids'...so I was being sarcastic =)

haha ah okay, no worries

 

[petejt]

Sounds like he's using a Zoom pedal direct in that video. That's a horrid tone.

phew..good thing Mike isn't registered here...reading that would give him a complex I'm sure =)

Heavy metal kazoo tone. Their tones always sucked imo. I'm not bashing the Splawn by any means. Its his use of that boosted eq he's using. Probably the Furman eq all those guys used back then.....dreadful!

I guess you don't like this guitar tone then...

 

[shreder75]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

 

[Chris O]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

I'm betting she rode them like a champ!

 

[Mailman1971]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

I'm betting she rode them like a champ!

well tell her to hop on this BAD BOY!!!!!!

 

[shreder75]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

I'm betting she rode them like a champ!

that goes without saying I'm sure..hehe

 

[petejt]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

bahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!1

I bet they would've won Movember!

 

[petejt]

those are some of the most walrus like moustaches I've ever seen! =D

I'm betting she rode them like a champ!

hehehehe,


hey, you couldn't stop her if you tried to!

 

[racerevlon]

Race,
is he going to stay with the QR or is he leaning toward the Orange he was using in the other video?
Any feedback from Michael?
Cool story by the way!

He told me that he had ordered a Quick Rod and a Pro Mod--not sure if he intends to W/D/W or stereo. I thought it was super-interesting (and a testimonial to the tone of the QR) that he preferred the QR on 1st gear, OD2 with his T21 up front. It only took him about 2 minutes to dial in my QR to his liking. At first he was hesitant to mess with my settings but I told him I had them written down and he could adjust away--he thought that was the coolest thing ever, that I just showed up and was like, "here's my amp--change whatever you want." Stryper left for Japan after those LA shows but I know Michael can't wait to get his Splawn amps and get playing. We agreed these amps put out the tone that inspires you to play more and more because it sounds so good!

Cheers,

 

[petejt]

Race,
is he going to stay with the QR or is he leaning toward the Orange he was using in the other video?
Any feedback from Michael?
Cool story by the way!

He told me that he had ordered a Quick Rod and a Pro Mod--not sure if he intends to W/D/W or stereo. I thought it was super-interesting (and a testimonial to the tone of the QR) that he preferred the QR on 1st gear, OD2 with his T21 up front. It only took him about 2 minutes to dial in my QR to his liking. At first he was hesitant to mess with my settings but I told him I had them written down and he could adjust away--he thought that was the coolest thing ever, that I just showed up and was like, "here's my amp--change whatever you want." Stryper left for Japan after those LA shows but I know Michael can't wait to get his Splawn amps and get playing. We agreed these amps put out the tone that inspires you to play more and more because it sounds so good!

Cheers,

That's really cool. I'm glad he enjoyed using your QuickRod. One day I'd love to have my own music studio and rent out my amps & effects to local musicians as well as to bigger bands that are playing local gigs as part of their tours. I might have to save that for retirement though.

 

[Ben Hur]

I REALLY need to try a Quickrod. Everything I hear sounds great. Man, I think I like this wierd mid thing too.

yes..yes you do =D They're not weird...they're just there..in your face...tight and angry...kinda like some of my ex girlfriends...but that's not important right now...

seriously...there's nothing weird about them..the tone is what it is, got nothing to do with odd mids or this or that...people are either going to like the tone at the end of the day or not (pretty much the same story as anything really)...is it a hot rodded marshall tone? yeah..but it's scott's take on it..so it's probably different than what people would think...maybve that's why weird got tossed in there...and got beaten into the ground like a dead horse..but, once again..that's not important right now

one thing is for sure..you will never ever get buried in a mix

NEVER EVER EVER !!!!!!

the mids are just weird to some people cause they are used to that mesa boogie hi-gain white noise

i'll take the mids and center stage any day of the week. you can enjoy your mud and mid scoop

I like you..I think we could be great friends
LMAO

Splawn is where it's at!