thegame
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MOAAH":14he0vot said:
He has more than 1 workshop I believe. Also works for other artists as well.
He has more than 1 workshop I believe. Also works for other artists as well.
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tokyo tapes
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What kind of amp is that? MC? VC? Custom made for Angus?
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Jay Strange
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The E chord sounded dead on ACDC
Mailman1971
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Hell yes.....does Angus just go straight in to the amp?Jay Strange":5f8tlsxi said:
Any thing else in the chain?
Man....what a great tone.
Dead on like the albums.
Mailman1971
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Whats weird though is none of the other Wizard videos or clips I have heard sounded as good as that one did. Dont beat me up....just my opinion.donbarzini":3h4zj9m3 said:
That clips sounded AWESOME!!
killertone
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How cool! 
I am hoping to go see ACDC in Japan while I am over here.
I am hoping to go see ACDC in Japan while I am over here.
Mailman1971
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Whatever it was......was the best sounding Wizard Clip I have heard!donbarzini":2v1r7aj2 said:Mailman1971":2v1r7aj2 said:Whats weird though is none of the other Wizard videos or clips I have heard sounded as good as that one did. Dont beat me up....just my opinion.donbarzini":2v1r7aj2 said:
That clips sounded AWESOME!!
Probably because most of the clips you hear are from the MC doing high gain heavy metal, I guarantee that was a VC or close to one. AC/DC is all about low gain and low output PAF tone from that SG guitar or Malcolm's even lower output Gretsch.
Sounded HUGE!
Mailman1971
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The look on Scott's face is just classic. I liked the subtitles....feeling like he was 13 years old! 
What an honor though....playing on old Angus Youngs rig....
What an honor though....playing on old Angus Youngs rig....
thegame
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Mailman1971":1srjprhr said:Whats weird though is none of the other Wizard videos or clips I have heard sounded as good as that one did. Dont beat me up....just my opinion.donbarzini":1srjprhr said:
That clips sounded AWESOME!!
Here's a fantastic sounding Wizard clip :
Mailman1971
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Got it marked for later.....thegame":19mtctdb said:Mailman1971":19mtctdb said:Whats weird though is none of the other Wizard videos or clips I have heard sounded as good as that one did. Dont beat me up....just my opinion.donbarzini":19mtctdb said:
That clips sounded AWESOME!!
Here's a fantastic sounding Wizard clip :
Youtube is blocked here at work.
MOAAH
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Like many good Canadians, Rick will prolly make a great American. LOL.thegame":3f8fpvnz said:
I wouldn't doubt he's expanded into CA, and has tons of guys he works with today. Yet when he was on the road with ACDC, they owned his ass, for a price. I imagine he had the time of his life, touring with one the greatest rock and roll bands evar.
Yeah, I dig ACDC, especially the first 3 albums.
johnnyjellybean
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MOAAH":1vm86y5t said:About the same time Rick St. Pierre was hired by ACDC as their personal amp guru.Death by Uberschall":1vm86y5t said:When did Angus start playing Wizard amps? I expected to see several Plexi's under that stage.
Rick is back in BC making amps again, has been for a few years at least.
Must have been a very big pay check for a while, to put aside what I feel are about the best amps made today, and work exclusively for ACDC.
Actually...........
1) Rick moved from BC back to his hometown in Ontario several years ago.
2) Rick started building Wizard amps AFTER he started with AC/DC
3) Besides AC/DC, Rick has worked with Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Aerosmith, ZZ Top and quite a few others
MOAAH
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Are you absolutely sure about that? I mean, beyond a question of a doubt.johnnyjellybean":rqwneyje said:
From what I heard Rick started out working for Dave, at Dave's Roadhouse, here in BC.
He worked on amps for years before developing his own line while he lived in Whiterock, and then was hired by ACDC.
I could be wrong, but that's the story floating around these parts.
I just can't see how or why anyone would move outta Whiterock, many stars and high level executives live there, or at least have a house there. It's absolutely beautiful.
johnnyjellybean
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From his mouth to my ears.MOAAH":3ood9rgu said:
He started working with them in the mid 80s.
The 1st amps he built for them were called ARD because they sounded "Ard!" (as in hard when said by an Aussie!)
You can see pics of those amps on the Wizard website.
Rick did TONS of R&D on transformers because the "aussie guys" would complain that their plexis started the night out sounding great and would finish up sound like mush at the end of the night. Rick explained that the trannies were so hot with heat saturation that it couldn't be helped so he started R&D on his amps and came up with a great combo including trannies that won't get hot even if left on for a week. In fact, that is one of my favorite things that I do when demoing the Wizards at the amp shows and that is to have people stick their hands through the cutout side handles and touch the transformers and feel how cold they are!
MOAAH
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Well that's about the time period I thought, wow it's amazing how stories go round.johnnyjellybean":1fh73nre said:
Like I was sure they started touring and recording with his amps before they went out and hired him.
I've never met Rick, but I sure know a lot of people who claim to have.
He's like a local hero in these parts.
Guess I can throw away his Whiterock # now
gbsmusic
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So cool!!
saxxamafone
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That sounded awesome
SQUAREHEAD
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Hehehehee!
Awesome tone!
Sounds like Angus if you close your eyes...
Ya... "tone's in the fingers"
Awesome tone!
Sounds like Angus if you close your eyes...
Ya... "tone's in the fingers"
Mailman1971
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Too bad he didnt play "Lay it Down" or "Bark at the moon".......
Mailman1971
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donbarzini":2jn3i5md said:Mailman1971":2jn3i5md said:Too bad he didnt play "Lay it Down" or "Bark at the moon".......
now that would have been original....
I knew that would get a rise out of ya!!
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