Mark Day
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In the early 80's I was turned on to this sound after seeing John Albani in Wrabbit, he went on to play in Lee Aaron. He showed me his rack after a show and I went out the next day and bought everything...lol. Furman PQ3, MXR MicroAmp, Boss NS-1, Dual 15 band EQ, two Ibanez AD202 one for a doubling chorus effect the other a delay. One side of the graphic was for the dirty preset the other for the clean. I had a Marshall JMP 100 watt Mark II Master Model Lead head. I had it modded for a loop and a second footswitchable Master Vol and preamp control set. It shared the EQ section of the amp. I would run the Furman into the front of the amp in the low channel and set the amp really clean. Massive sound.
Here are some examples.
Canadian Swashbuckler pirate stash rock to the tits.
Skip ahead to 1:23 King Kobra
Here's another Furman PQ3 eg: Icon
Here are some examples.
Canadian Swashbuckler pirate stash rock to the tits.
Skip ahead to 1:23 King Kobra
Here's another Furman PQ3 eg: Icon
rupe
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Sounds a bit like the 80's, dunnit?
I like the Icon tones better than the other two...always thought they sounded great.
I like the Icon tones better than the other two...always thought they sounded great.
Mike Fleming
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Mark! Another great blast from the past! John and Wrabbit were just fantastic. He had such a huge, massive and thick tone. I remember seeing them a few times but mostly at the Riverside in Oakville and they took up most of the club, stage and all the dance floor with all their gear. "GAS"....way before it's time. lol!!
Hears one for ya....anybody ever see a band from Buffalo (I think) called "Whale"? All I remember was Marshall stacks from one side of the stage to the other and a VIOLIN player matching everything the guitar player was doing thru a Marshall. Seeing as Vai is doing this now, again...these guys were WAY before their time.
I think this was around the same time Talas with Billy Sheehan was around but before they got noticed. Of course then there was the time we went to the Gasworks in Toronto to see Talas and we were pissed that we couldn't sit in front of the guitarist's Marshall stacks - we were stuck right in front of the bass player! Then they started playing! hahaha. I think I quit guitar that night. lol.
Hears one for ya....anybody ever see a band from Buffalo (I think) called "Whale"? All I remember was Marshall stacks from one side of the stage to the other and a VIOLIN player matching everything the guitar player was doing thru a Marshall. Seeing as Vai is doing this now, again...these guys were WAY before their time.
I think this was around the same time Talas with Billy Sheehan was around but before they got noticed. Of course then there was the time we went to the Gasworks in Toronto to see Talas and we were pissed that we couldn't sit in front of the guitarist's Marshall stacks - we were stuck right in front of the bass player! Then they started playing! hahaha. I think I quit guitar that night. lol.
Lublin
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Oy vey.
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I really love these kind of vids. Very cool of him to explain his current set up. I have never seen them live in the 80 s or thereafter, but I always thought it was a cool thing to throw bibles into the crowd (thats what I heard then and at that time I was heavily into Mercyful Fate and Slayer, quite the opposite haha).
Now I do want to know how he sounds through that Mark V (the amp below the orange on that vid).
Now I do want to know how he sounds through that Mark V (the amp below the orange on that vid).
fek
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Sounds like a little product selling but still cool to get the walk through and demo. It might be fun to pick up the Sansamp thing for a quick stomp to 80's ville.
jlbaxe
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Lee Aaron
FortinAmps
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jlbaxe":1s8d4qqd said:
Lee Aaron = It moved
ttosh
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Thanks for posting, very cool!!
mixohoytian
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sweet
I was bummed when I saw him w/ Boston
Stupid me, I bought tickets thinking he was the main lead singer and would be screaming some balls into Boston....but no dice
I was bummed when I saw him w/ Boston
Stupid me, I bought tickets thinking he was the main lead singer and would be screaming some balls into Boston....but no dice
oldmanmetal
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I am not a Stryper fan at all, but Oz Fox is a monster, and they bring it live. I have a in a few bands that do Cornerstone every year, and got to see them perform. I was really blown away by how good they are, and their live show. Still will never buy a CD, but have lots of respect for them.
crwnedblasphemy
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Good post...thanks!
university81
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thanks for the post =0 good watch
nevusofota
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We just opened for them 3 months ago and they were using their standard Carvin X100B heads. They had Line 6 heads everywhere but they didn't have speaker cables running out of them. Definately no Mesa or Orange amps. I asked the guitar tech what was driving the Carvins and you would of thought I was asking something about national security, the guy wouldn't talk. Stryper uses Carvins but "play" whatever pays them.
fek
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nevusofota":2otogkd8 said:
I guess my radar was pretty much on target then. I don't really care though. Music is a business.
nevusofota
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I totally agree. These guys (and most rock artist now a days) are no longer selling millions of albums and selling out arenas. Heck, I would play a Bugera on stage if someone threw some c-notes my way (well, at least I would have one up on stagefek":r36q5l9v said:
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Gainfreak
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I just saw stryper play and I was backstage and saw there whole setup and there was not a Carvin in sight or hidden for that matter lol. I'm thinking that these days they either use a backline that the venue supplies or Im sure there are gigs where they actually bring there own stuff. and they use whatever they bring/ feel comfortable using. On the night I saw them it was all line 6 gear and line 6 cabs. Ive seen videos earlier in the year where they used all Boogie stuff. The bottom line is that there really is no secret to that tone other then the Pq3 or in this case the tech21 slamming the front end with the mids boosted lol. I have no idea why the tech was so tight lipped given the fact that they let the cat out of the bag in the early 90's. Back in the 80's you could have bribed them with thousands of dollars and they wouldn't tell you a thing LMAOnevusofota":279i0pdz said:
nevusofota
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I've talked to many people who saw them over the past 6 months or so and all saw Carvins. They were kind of hidden, here is a pic I took:
This was taken from the side of the stage, in between a Line 6 cab and the drums, could not be seen from the front or the back of the stage, only the side. The one with the "M" on it I assume to be Michaels. I have pics somewhere that show all the Line 6 heads were powered but no speaker cables. I'll try to find them.
Believe me, these guys know the tone they want and are tone chasers. I highly doubt they are just using any old backline that happens to be at the venue they are playing. Besides, I watched them as they loaded all their gear up into the trailer the bus was pulling.
This was taken from the side of the stage, in between a Line 6 cab and the drums, could not be seen from the front or the back of the stage, only the side. The one with the "M" on it I assume to be Michaels. I have pics somewhere that show all the Line 6 heads were powered but no speaker cables. I'll try to find them.
Believe me, these guys know the tone they want and are tone chasers. I highly doubt they are just using any old backline that happens to be at the venue they are playing. Besides, I watched them as they loaded all their gear up into the trailer the bus was pulling.
