bulletproof_funk
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^^^JimmyBlind":3dh7rp7h said:
This was my only knock on the Modern body shape. I had wanted to maybe buy a Rasmus months ago otherwise.
This was my only knock on the Modern body shape. I had wanted to maybe buy a Rasmus months ago otherwise.
magh8
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brand new 2008 Splawn Nitro. I hated that amp and still do. lol
tubortski
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Zvex Wah Probe.... I'd rather use a SHO and a Crybaby.... bad purchase.
On the other hand, Fuzz Probe is great!
On the other hand, Fuzz Probe is great!
thiswaythatway
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spirit7":1i76r25t said:Suhr Guthrie Govan for me. Sounded way too thin and brittle to my ears, and didn't do heavy stuff well. Shame, because in every other way it was an excellent guitar. Can anyone recommend a beefier Suhr? I've got my eye on a black Modern Frost
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Get a Tom Anderson Drop Top with an H3 bridge humbucker, mahoganey body. I've compared lot's of Suhr's to Anderson's and 95% of the time the guitars that sound brighter, sound more vintage and less modern are the Suhr's. Anderson's have a tendancy to sound thicker more modern. It's probably due to the pickups, maybe...maybe not.
To me Suhr should change the name of the Modern, to the Suhr 80's or something. IMHO modern guitar players need a guitar that you can change tuning on so a hardtail would be better suited, not a floyd.
Or if you really wanted a warm, thick sounding guitar in a strat shpe checkout the PRS DGT. You can put 11's on them and they feel like 10's due to the uge frets.
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dirtyfunkg
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#1: 1983 Marshall 4210 1x12 2 channel JCM-800 combo. What a horrible, brittle, piercingly bright amplifier.
#2: EH Hum Debugger. Has a weird phasing sound and totally kills the good aspects of single coil pickups.
#2: EH Hum Debugger. Has a weird phasing sound and totally kills the good aspects of single coil pickups.
GuitarGuyLP
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Mesa formula rack preamp - I tried to like it, but it just sucked.
Celestion G12M-70 speakers - Can make any amp sound like crap!!
Mesa Single rectifier combo - Can of Bees!!!
Those are about all the disappointments that I have had. I have been through a lot of amps, and every one had something cool going on, sometimes they just weren't what I was looking for, but these three just failed at everything.
Celestion G12M-70 speakers - Can make any amp sound like crap!!
Mesa Single rectifier combo - Can of Bees!!!
Those are about all the disappointments that I have had. I have been through a lot of amps, and every one had something cool going on, sometimes they just weren't what I was looking for, but these three just failed at everything.
WizardSouth-JP
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Mesa TA-15
Egnater Rebel 15
Budda Superdrive 30
(guess I like more power)
PRS NF3
(lousy fret install, gaps where fret tang hits wood...big gaps)
Egnater Rebel 15
Budda Superdrive 30
(guess I like more power)
PRS NF3
(lousy fret install, gaps where fret tang hits wood...big gaps)
UltraGary
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'91 Gibson ES 175. I specify the year because these can be great guitars ....but this was my lesson in finding out more about years/woods before buying. I tried tons of pickups in it and never got a good sound out of it. (it sure looked nice though) Fortunately I got what I paid for it.
dsquared
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Mesa Mark IIC(+) - I thought it would be the holy grail and I didn't like it at all. Getting a IIC+ restored my faith though.
Peavey 6505 cab, to compliment my JSX. Ugh, Sheffields. Don't do it.
Peavey 6505 cab, to compliment my JSX. Ugh, Sheffields. Don't do it.
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rokker
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I would have to say the mesa stiletto. I still dont know why i bought that amp...what a POS
Had a mojo cab that was also pretty shitty...vibrated and rattled.
Fulltone pedals are not that great either IMO
Had a mojo cab that was also pretty shitty...vibrated and rattled.
Fulltone pedals are not that great either IMO
shredhead7
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Diezel VH4. It's not that it sounds bad, it just didn't sound particularly great. Certainly not $3000 great, which is what I paid for it. Traded it for an Engl SE and never looked back.
Peavey 5150 - I love the way it sounds by bands that use them, but no matter how I dialed it in, it sounded like a buzzing mess. Sold it and bought an Engl Powerball, which was the sound that I heard on record when I heard a 5150 all polished up nice and pretty.
Peavey 5150 - I love the way it sounds by bands that use them, but no matter how I dialed it in, it sounded like a buzzing mess. Sold it and bought an Engl Powerball, which was the sound that I heard on record when I heard a 5150 all polished up nice and pretty.
shredhead7
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mooncobra":xx9snkwe said:
What didn't you like about it? I've contemplated buying one, as they look amazing and it would be fun to have a super strat with a sustainer.
rlord1974
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shredhead7":2yf0hvlq said:
I agree. I've never understood the love for this amp.
Rushtallica
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rlord1974":2k38it6x said:
They may not work for everyone, but the 5150 series kicks ass for me, and they're not very expensive.
I think part of making it sound right is matching up speakers/cabs. I thought using V30's would be a bad idea with my current 6505+ head but tried it and dig it.
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rlord1974":3pu7qexu said:
They're cheap, easy to dial in, record well and cut through in a band situation... for metal
But for me, its lacks all the buzzwords (haha buzz, get it?
organic, overtones, richness, etc.
nevusofota
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Me three. I really wanted to like it. I think its ONLY good for the brootz. That "solid state" sizzle seems to be what people like about it but It's definitely not for me.rlord1974":n0dye4hh said:
rlord1974
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nevusofota":17213att said:
Perhaps. I don't play the "br00tz", so it isn't for me.
I certainly don't get the comparisons to the SLO. The 5150 sounds about as much like a SLO as my farts sound like a Dumble.
rlord1974
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Rushtallica":3l24yk8b said:rlord1974":3l24yk8b said:
They may not work for everyone, but the 5150 series kicks ass for me, and they're not very expensive.
This could very well be it. What did the matching Peavey cabs come loaded with?
JimmyBlind
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Totally subjective of course but I highly rate the 5150/6505 amplifiers. For their price they are an absolute steal & they're the foundation guitar tone to a multitude of classic punk, rock & metal albums.
I would take either one of those Peaveys over a Mesa dual rec every day of the week.
I would take either one of those Peaveys over a Mesa dual rec every day of the week.
Red_Label
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rlord1974":3p15f4kn said:
Here here!!!
I think that it's the often-seen case of wishful thinking. I've been on both sides of the boutique vs. imitator amp fence for several amps and in the end, the imitator is always but a shadow of the real thing. You mostly do get what you pay for. I find that to be mostly true in a big way for amps. Not so much with guitars though. I've owned a lot of American, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese guitars and I gotta say... those Asians know how to build damn good guitars for the money that often capture 90+ of the details of those they're imitating. I'm a particularly big fan of ESP/Ltd after owning over a dozen of them. I've owned Ltd LP clones that were superior to some of the real Gibsons that I've owned and played. Not all of them by any stretch. But a $500 clone should NEVER be a comparable or better guitar than the $3K "original" it was based-on.