Peters FSM vid......7 string guitar

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Hello friends. :)

Here we have a couple of vids of my FSM from Peters. It's the second channel of the dual lead professional series. Chimera is the first channel(you might remember that vid from last week), and FSM is the second channel. I made 2 videos, one with the crunch switch on and the other with it off. It is a little smoother with it off. You may not be able to tell from my camera though. :lol: :LOL:

This FSM is a lot smoother and more refined than the Chimera. Less of a bottom end hit but still plenty on tap. Note clarity is just as apparent. Mids are typical Peters fashion. I love this channel for the 7 string. With most amps I feel the 7 is too muddy and you can't pick out note seperation, not the case with this beast (IMO). I wouldn't exactly call it a vintage tone but it is less razor sharp and more refined than the Chimera or the Hydra. It's smooooth.

I really don't play a 7 string very often, my bandmates won't let me. :thumbsdown: :cry: So be gentle please. :D I am using an Agile somethingorother with EMG 707's. :confused: I am not sold on this pickup. I have the 81 7string version I may put in later.

As usual it's my shitty camera. I do own some mics but I have no idea how to do any amp any justice. Maybe one day I will learn. :doh:


Gain is set a tick above 9 o'clock in both vids. Only difference between the vids is the crunch switch which adds a little more aggression to my ears.


 
Not digging it as much as your chimera vid, does sound good though :rock:

Any videos of this channel boosted for a solo tone by any chance? I think that would be really cool. I dont see the chimera doing a great solo tone since it is so tight, it seems it would be hard to pull off.

Love the videos. I am toying giving James a call and discussing a chimera/halo dual channel. May be sending a few emails your way too :rock:
 
I've had a lot of people who haven't used the Chimera, ask "can the Chimera do leads?" and I always used to wonder what they meant. I think I've figured it out over time. Here are my thoughts. (Not singling you out, glpg80, but your post is one of several in this line of thinking I've seen lately, so I'd like to post my 2c here. If you want to talk, use the contact info on my site; I'll be glad to discuss the amps in detail with you.)

The Chimera (and FSM for that matter) "do leads" just fine. :) They're not "too tight". They can sound very aggressive and have enough focus for modern metal (the latest circuit helps in that regard, if you use the amp dialed in for a more aggressive sound), but they're not "too dry/tight" to be considered good for leads. For people wanting "the tightest amps", I usually steer them away to other amp companies who specialize in that sort of thing. What draws people to my amps--one of my main design strengths--is their having nice dynamic responsiveness (not how some might use the word "dynamic" in the sense that it's super aggressive all the time); having bloom/warmth etc. that you can control when playing less aggressively, while also having the amp "sharpen up" / "bite" / "snarl" more when you play aggressively. I personally don't like an amp to always sound so sharp or compressed or "tight", so I design mine to have a different balance, something that feels friendlier/more responsive to me. No disrespect meant to those who *do* prefer amps to sound more sharp/compressed/tight, since that's also a valid choice (and I hear people using amps like that all the time to very good effect whether onstage or in recordings); it's just not my specialty since my heart isn't in it. My designs have always had a different balance, and I can't foresee a time when I'll make a design that's "too tight"/"too dry"/etc.

If you prefer a lead sound which is smoother than the Chimera, that's understandable, but I haven't had any complaints from owners of the Chimera yet. For an aggressive high gain design, people like it for leads. Most Chimera owners have made clips with "only as much gain as they need", choosing to embrace a less saturated sound since one of the best aspects of the design is that it can allow more of a natural guitar sound through the distortion (it's even good for this with higher gain, but it can be magic if you only use as much gain as you need). Also most Chimera owners have chosen to play more aggressively and dial in the amp for a more aggressive sound, since that's why they buy it in the first place. The Chimera can sound less "in-your-face" if you want it to, but most people just don't buy it with that in mind; those who want a less "in-your-face" sound usually buy my other designs, since they have a lot of choice in my product line. So you usually hear the Chimera dialed in that way, and played that way. My other high gain designs (Gryphon, FSM, Hydra) are arguably "more" suited to leads but they're not out-and-out miles beyond the Chimera for playing leads.

Sorry but I'm not much of a lead player--I never really was--and I'm so out of practice it would be shameful to attempt it just for the purpose of "proving" "the Chimera can do leads" with clips. :) It's also a shame my current roommate--who is a killer player--has been playing drums in all his free time lately, so his guitar skills have atrophied. He owns a Hydra and plans to own a Chimera soon too; he loves them both for leads. The Chimera is just more of a "jump out at you with the attack" sort of amp. So I guess if your playing isn't up to par for the task, you might find the Chimera a bit too revealing. But if your playing is up to par for the task, it's quite wicked for leads. It's not "hard to play", "too tight", or any of that. It's not the smoothest amp out there, but that much should be obvious anyway; an amp which is far smoother would never sound this fierce, and never have this level of "transparency" (to get the guitar sound come through naturally while sounding so aggressive, even with higher gain).
 
Thanks for the reply James - love what i am hearing here alot!

I do think i will be giving you a call and talking more in depth, not sure when but it is on the backburner at the time - going to think it over.

I also want to thank you for taking the time to explain the chimera out a bit more in terms of playing, obviously i can only make judgements based on my own calls from how the amplifier seems to play through HD recordings before ordering since they are made to order only. Glad i am not the only one who seems to see this (although it is wrong and an understatement to how you have balanced how the amplifier plays and also sounds at the same time and not just one or the other)

I like that the chimera can do leads and also bring the heat all based on pick attack and aggressive responsiveness on the player and less on how it is dialed in. That is the real selling point for me - an amplifier that is extremely versatile in a limited number of channels, tweaking is not needed for example, but encouraged for variety.

The only reason i assumed it would not be ideal for leads is due to the extreme responsiveness character - obviously anyone who has played an amplifier like that knows how tough it is to do leads - not impossible as it sustains - but my god it sucks everything you've got plus more out of you to do it like you have to fight the amplifier literally with everything you've got to be able to pull off anything. the 5150 III and 5150 II are hugely bound different in this perspective - 5150 II (stock) can be a bear to wrestle without a boost at band volumes, but the 5150 III is extremely easy to play and does not need one on channel 3.

I seem to like the chimera the best, hydra second.
 
glpg80":3uldu5n9 said:
Not digging it as much as your chimera vid, does sound good though :rock:

Any videos of this channel boosted for a solo tone by any chance? I think that would be really cool. I dont see the chimera doing a great solo tone since it is so tight, it seems it would be hard to pull off.

Love the videos. I am toying giving James a call and discussing a chimera/halo dual channel. May be sending a few emails your way too :rock:
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That's cool bro. :) It's not my favorite channel but I still like it a lot. I really suck as a lead player. I have a good friend that is a guitar teacher and tours the country in a Led Zeppelin tribute band named ZOSO, I need to convince him to come over and do some lead work. He is so stinking busy.

As far as the tightness goes, there are a couple factors in this. The first one is how I have it dialed in and the second is my choosing to run KT88's. I can dial it down to loosen it up a bit. The Peters are pretty damn versatile when it comes to dialing in for taste. I deliberately dialed that tight tone on the Chimera vid because I was looking for something different. :dunno:


Thanks for checking out the vids man (sorry I don't know your name bro). Don't hesitate to give James a call, he is really great to speak with on the phone. Just email him stating what time would be best to call you and he will call you then due to the long distance charges.

Pm me and I will give you my email address. Would be happy to discuss this in more detail with you. :thumbsup:
 
Not only did I not need any more Peters GAS right now, but I'm actually toying with the idea of getting a 7 string.

I love the tone and aesthetics of these amps. While I do love the basic wood panel (wolf in sheep's clothing), the led panels are done so well and display the colours so vividly, that I wouldn't hesitate to have my next one be of that style.

I love that you can tell it's a Peters when you're playing or listening and I love that you don't run a boost (because, why would you) when the response shines so well, showing the amps' character. Thanks for taking the time to make a FSM clip. Must be nice to be the first one to make one and make it so bad ass that anybody who succeeds it might feel a little ashamed for following you.
 
Sounds good to me!

I'd love to play with your Peters...eh...um....wait a second. :doh:
 
SuperFlyinMonke":1n53hjnr said:
Not only did I not need any more Peters GAS right now, but I'm actually toying with the idea of getting a 7 string.

I love the tone and aesthetics of these amps. While I do love the basic wood panel (wolf in sheep's clothing), the led panels are done so well and display the colours so vividly, that I wouldn't hesitate to have my next one be of that style.

I love that you can tell it's a Peters when you're playing or listening and I love that you don't run a boost (because, why would you) when the response shines so well, showing the amps' character. Thanks for taking the time to make a FSM clip. Must be nice to be the first one to make one and make it so bad ass that anybody who succeeds it might feel a little ashamed for following you.
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Yeah, the 7 string is fun. I need to play it more often. Thank you for the kind words brother. :rock: Thems some bold words. :D




killertone":1n53hjnr said:
Sounds good to me!

I'd love to play with your Peters...eh...um....wait a second. :doh:
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Thanks for listening.......again. :thumbsup:

You can play with my Peters if I can play with your Pumkin.......wait this is getting weirder by the second. :emofag: :grim: :hys:
 
Sorry Tom, I listened to this the other day and didnt get a chance to comment on it. Sounds good, kinda hard for me to tell from the camera but I'm sure it sounds big in the room.

Nice riffing too! :)
 
Greazygeo":2wy2nh85 said:
Sorry Tom, I listened to this the other day and didnt get a chance to comment on it. Sounds good, kinda hard for me to tell from the camera but I'm sure it sounds big in the room.

Nice riffing too! :)
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No problem Geo. Thanks brother! I guess it's time I learned how to mic this shit up. On the other hand there is no cheating involved with a camera. But yes I agree it's not that great. :lol: :LOL:
 
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