Psychotic High Gain Rig Addiction - New Gear Added w/ pics

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Just thought I would post up my newest additions to my home studio. I am going through a big time high gain amp phase right now and digging it.

First off I realize I have more gear than anyone really needs and if I had the talent of someone like say "JB" on this board I could just buy a Line 6 Spider Valve and be done with it. ;)

That said I have fun and its better than blowing my money on drugs I guess. (Although my wife might argue the drugs would be cheaper :gethim: )

Main Rig is a John Suhr Custom Audio Amplifiers OD-100 SE+ W/D/W system with a Mesa 2/100 power amp for the two wet cabs and a Eventide Eclipse for effects.

Also just got a Diezel Herbert which will be running through a Diezel 4x12 cab (en route now thanks mike) with a TC Electronics G system in the loop.

The ENGL is the flagship Special Edition EL-34 version and it does everything but make me dinner, holy cow I have never seen an amp with so many features before.

They all sound awesome in a different way, ENGL has insane amount of harmonics and gain but all useable.

The Diezel sounds like a Diezel which is a very good thing, you could cover just about everything with the Herbert and not need anything but a cord.

The CAA OD-100 SE+ rig is crazy versatile and sounds huge. Still having a bit of trouble getting it all wired and programmed but working on that today. :confused:

Of course the Mesa Road King II is a beast and sounds like a Rectifier, I find I need to run a boost in front of it thought to get the liquid lead tones I dig :rock: This amp is the one for nailing all the new school tones like Nickelback, Three Doors Down etc..., the Trailer Trash board is on ebay getting ready to go to a new home.

The Soldano SLO-100 is a classic, awesome high gain tone that is heard on all of the 80's records in one form or another. Kind of a one trick pony but it is a damn good trick! Think George Lynch in the early days or Warren Demartini. Very good for the hair metal :rock: and hell Clapton uses one so if I ever turn the gain knob down I guess it would be ok for blues :lol: :LOL:

The Bogner 101B is very dark sounding and very "polite" distortion tones. A versatile amp but not quite "rude" enough for me if that makes any sense? :lol: :LOL: The plexi mode is the deal and can nail the Black Crowe's tones which are cranked vintage Marshalls. Clean is very good as well. If I was doing a fusion gig or a Santana type vibe it would be damn near perfect for that.

Anyway I know I like checking out other guys gear so I thought I would post up mine. Hope you dig the pics...

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:rock: Can I come over and play?

I'm pretty sure everyone could find something to enjoy in that room! :D
 
You have a SICK rig. :yes: Not to mention the piano in the room. Is that a baby grand or full size?


But you lose major points for using those Guitar Center picks. ;)
 
Very nice. :thumbsup:


How does the OD100 SE+ compare to the ENGL and Diezel for the brutal high gain tones?

Tighter or looser? More or less saturated?
 
mhenson42":1o66k7b7 said:
Very nice. :thumbsup:


How does the OD100 SE+ compare to the ENGL and Diezel for the brutal high gain tones?

Tighter or looser? More or less saturated?

The OD100SE+ is less compressed and a bit spongy looser than the Diezel which is voiced as a more modern, tight sounding amp. Not too say you can't get super heavy tones from the CAA because you can, just different. The ENGL is the heaviest sounding out of all of them, gobs and gobs of liquid gain. That said I think I like the OD100SE + the best.

Brad
 
rareguitar":2dlxo3jy said:
mhenson42":2dlxo3jy said:
Very nice. :thumbsup:


How does the OD100 SE+ compare to the ENGL and Diezel for the brutal high gain tones?

Tighter or looser? More or less saturated?

The OD100SE+ is less compressed and a bit spongy looser than the Diezel which is voiced as a more modern, tight sounding amp. Not too say you can't get super heavy tones from the CAA because you can, just different. The ENGL is the heaviest sounding out of all of them, gobs and gobs of liquid gain. That said I think I like the OD100SE + the best.

Brad

Thanks man. I'm considering picking one of these amps up, but I think I want something tighter. The youtube clips of it sound great though. Love the ENGL too, best metal amp I've owned, but I didn't like the mid-gain stuff as much as the Herbert or XTC - so it made for a very expensive single-channel amp, so to speak.
 
that's pretty cool that you have rig talk up on your laptop :thumbsup:


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rareguitar":15neah3r said:
Just thought I would post up my newest additions to my home studio. I am going through a big time high gain amp phase right now and digging it.

First off I realize I have more gear than anyone really needs and if I had the talent of someone like say "JB" on this board I could just buy a Line 6 Spider Valve and be done with it. ;)

That said I have fun and its better than blowing my money on drugs I guess. (Although my wife might argue the drugs would be cheaper :gethim: )

Main Rig is a John Suhr Custom Audio Amplifiers OD-100 SE+ W/D/W system with a Mesa 2/100 power amp for the two wet cabs and a Eventide Eclipse for effects.

Also just got a Diezel Herbert which will be running through a Diezel 4x12 cab (en route now thanks mike) with a TC Electronics G system in the loop.

The ENGL is the flagship Special Edition EL-34 version and it does everything but make me dinner, holy cow I have never seen an amp with so many features before.

They all sound awesome in a different way, ENGL has insane amount of harmonics and gain but all useable.

The Diezel sounds like a Diezel which is a very good thing, you could cover just about everything with the Herbert and not need anything but a cord.

The CAA OD-100 SE+ rig is crazy versatile and sounds huge. Still having a bit of trouble getting it all wired and programmed but working on that today. :confused:

Of course the Mesa Road King II is a beast and sounds like a Rectifier, I find I need to run a boost in front of it thought to get the liquid lead tones I dig :rock: This amp is the one for nailing all the new school tones like Nickelback, Three Doors Down etc..., the Trailer Trash board is on ebay getting ready to go to a new home.

The Soldano SLO-100 is a classic, awesome high gain tone that is heard on all of the 80's records in one form or another. Kind of a one trick pony but it is a damn good trick! Think George Lynch in the early days or Warren Demartini. Very good for the hair metal :rock: and hell Clapton uses one so if I ever turn the gain knob down I guess it would be ok for blues :lol: :LOL:

The Bogner 101B is very dark sounding and very "polite" distortion tones. A versatile amp but not quite "rude" enough for me if that makes any sense? :lol: :LOL: The plexi mode is the deal and can nail the Black Crowe's tones which are cranked vintage Marshalls. Clean is very good as well. If I was doing a fusion gig or a Santana type vibe it would be damn near perfect for that.

Anyway I know I like checking out other guys gear so I thought I would post up mine. Hope you dig the pics...

DSC03602.jpg

DSC03603.jpg

DSC03603.jpg

DSC03605.jpg

DSC03610.jpg

DSC03611.jpg

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please give me your address and please be one of those that believe in gun control so that way i'll know it'll be easy as pie in and out job before the police arrives.

:lol: :LOL:

great pics and even better gear hahah. i want to try one of those od100s
 
IusemyPINKY":262ddc0s said:
rareguitar":262ddc0s said:
J

please give me your address and please be one of those that believe in gun control so that way i'll know it'll be easy as pie in and out job before the police arrives.

:lol: :LOL:

great pics and even better gear hahah. i want to try one of those od100s

Former Fleet Anti Terrorist Strike Force US Marine and current Heavyweight MMA fighter, comon over :thumbsup:

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Thanks for the compliment :rock:

Brad
 
rareguitar":q4dkdh0n said:
IusemyPINKY":q4dkdh0n said:
rareguitar":q4dkdh0n said:
J

please give me your address and please be one of those that believe in gun control so that way i'll know it'll be easy as pie in and out job before the police arrives.

:lol: :LOL:

great pics and even better gear hahah. i want to try one of those od100s

Former Fleet Anti Terrorist Strike Force US Marine and current Heavyweight MMA fighter, comon over :thumbsup:

Thanks for the compliment :rock:

Brad

ah nevermind, i guess i won't be paying you a visit at night. :cry: i wasn't worried about the mma fighter part but i know you have some firepower if you were in the service. my bro chicken has an armory heheh

truly beautiful stuff man, how the hell do you choose what to play

i know at least one of those gets ignored by you.
 
It all gets played depending on the tone I want. Kind of a rotation. Also if I have buddies come over to play they dont need to bring anything but beer! :rock:
 
There are days when my wife raises hell about my gear whoredom.... then I show here threads like this one, and she realizes that I'm not that bad...lol!

Very nice gear man!
 
Holy Macaroni! I remember drooling over pix of your Roadking stack on the boogieboard.....but I had no idea what an arsenal you had going. "WHOA!" Thanx for sharing your lustful collection with us.

OK, 1 question: If you could only have 1 amp to play through for a whole year...which 1 would you keep??
 
Party at your house!

:lol: :LOL:

Sick rigs bro. They are something to be truly proud of.
 
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