...something about 50w marshalls that i dig for vh

[sixstringking713]

*Dimensions of the room -12 x12
*Where the cabinet was in the room - in the south east corner
*Time of day - 2:43pm
*temperature of the room - 72 degrees
*Hrs of sleep last night you had - about 6 1/2
*String gauges - 9's
*Pickup height - about as close as it can get
*guitar cable - 20ft mogami
*Speaker wiring - pretty sure its standard marshall speaker wire
*AC Line voltage - about 120v
*Angle of the mic relative to the cabinet - straight on
*brand of preamp - marshall
*computer processor - pentium duo core
*OS - winblowz
*your birthdate - February 23rd
*drivers license - Texas
*height above sea level - not sure, probably pretty close to sea level

I would HATE to be a stickler, but by preamp, I meant preamp into the computer. I should have specified audio interface.

haha, really I was just kidding, funny nonetheless.

 

[rockstah]

sm57 into a Digidesign 002r into protools. The ONLY thing done in protools is the recording and verb added after the fact... no normalizing, eq'ing compression etc.
Mark

 

[rockstah]

To me VH1(first VH album) alway's sounded more like a 50 watt then a 100 watt.VH II sounds more like a 100 watt.Nice clip Rockstah...

thanks man! it is sure is a wonder of mine as well.

 

[steve_k]

And, its your birthday. Have a good one bro!

 

[AndyK]

Happy Birthday Mark!

I find the opposite - that VH1 sounds more like a 100 watter with the brightness and cleaner/more headroom gain sound. From VH2 on sounds like 50 watters - more sag, less brightness, etc.

Also, you like the pickups very close to the strings? I thought EVH had the pickup far away from the strings?

 

[rockstah]

Andy,
it is interesting how i think hear 50w on something like "Light up the sky" and then think i hear it on "I'm the one" and then just when i think its that i can see how it could be a 100w as well! something we don't know for sure as well as how close his pickup was. i like mine super close though.
Thanks for the birthday wish!
Mark

 

[rockstah]

And, its your birthday. Have a good one bro!

Hey Steve,
Thank you very much!
Mark

 

[AndyK]

I'm going to raise my pickup and see what that does. I just installed a Super Distortion in my old Soloist - at about 1/8th inch away from the strings. It sounds bright, but maybe if I crank it higher, it'll even out!?

 

[marvcus]

your clips are always good!

Two things

1. happy birthday today!
2. Original greenbacks/RI greenbacks/Heritage/other??

 

[jcmlespaul]

Amazing clips as always

 

[rockstah]

your clips are always good!

Two things

1. happy birthday today!
2. Original greenbacks/RI greenbacks/Heritage/other??

Thank you man!
Early 90's made in England greenbacks.
Mark

 

[hthomas]

 

[PBGas]

Those speakers have a lot to do with the tone as well. It sounds great!!!!

Nicely done and fabulous playing!

 

[Anonymous]

great clip as usual!!!

 

[thiswaythatway]

If Eddie had this tone on their new album I would have listened to it more than twice. As it stands now, I haven't gotten around to my 3rd listen.

 

[nitro]

Rockstah(Mark) Happy Birthday and many more

 

[AndyK]

Mark, just curious, are your tone and gain settings always the same in your clips (volumes on 8/8, tones mostly 8 except for the bass)? Or, do you tweak the setting depending on the amp?

 

[mentoneman]

so great-just as close as you can get to old eddie imo.

my dream marshall amp would be 1 channel of sweet fat jtm45 clean to early break up,
and channel 2 = your evh tone.

happy birthday!

 

[jcj]

If I were looking for the VH thing, you would unquestionably be the guy I'd be buying from; never heard anyone nail it harder

Hell, I may buy one anyway....just killer!!!

 

[Riddick]

Sounds great Mark, how have you been?