turned on tonex pedal for the first time in a month

[mentoneman]

and played my guitar more than 10 minutes for the first time in 2 weeks! BUSY!

so although rustier than the tin man post rainstorm, and having spent way too long trying to make sense of the garage band virtual drums thus smoking my hearing, i fired up the volcano 78 preset from the brown pack, DI into a behringer interface to garage band pretty darn naked, and away i went in celebration of this little groove i've had in my head forever.



TAKEAWAY:

1) i really have to be on it technically to play this bouncy syncopated VH style way, which i wasn't ... they call me Mushy Hands McKinley the rhythmically ill.
2) though the box has potential, and sounded better to me plugged straight in with headphones, listening back to the recording seems to have a hashy cocked
wah squawk. so that could be part cheap interface sludge, part garage band foolishness (master +3 gain and 1:2 comp to try to make the track louder) and part
plain ole "it's digital"
3) i used the same tone for the solo which sounded decent compared to the rhythm sound. i lightly added a generic garage band tape delay on the solo track.
4) i'll do better next game coach.

 

[PDC]

The tone is fantastic. And whether you think its a bit rusty or not, you can always tell when you are listening to someone who can really play. Great groove and great playing here. A lil dash of Beautiful Girls sprinkled about for flavor? Killer.

 

[gibsonash]

like it too

 

[mentoneman]

The tone is fantastic. And whether you think its a bit rusty or not, you can always tell when you are listening to someone who can really play. Great groove and great playing here. A lil dash of Beautiful Girls sprinkled about for flavor? Killer.

why thanks man! i did like how the tone came across on the lead—- kinda VH/Nuno which is what i always gravitate towards on the rock stuff.

the rhythm tone woulda come out sounding better if my hands properly extracted it by executing better. and that’s where i feel a tube amp rig with real speakers has the advantage. more percussive, silky and reboundy like the way a real piano hammer feels as the felt hits the string.

but for going from a month off of not using this thing or playing much to whipping out the drum track, rhythm track, fake bass by playing clean and dropping an octave, and lead track in about 3 hrs, i’m good just knowing i can still remember how this works!

 

[tjnx]

this is good and I think you ought to polish it up mf

 

[harddriver]

Some good stuff in there Mentoneman! Great tones in that clip, I can't believe I am praising a digital plexi algorithm............................

 

[SaberRed]

Only listened on iPad but it sounds like a cool groove!

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

Sounds good

 

[mentoneman]

this is good and I think you ought to polish it up mf

yes coach

 

[mentoneman]

Some good stuff in there Mentoneman! Great tones in that clip, I can't believe I am praising a digital plexi algorithm............................

mahalo!
the pedal *is* very fun to play with from a VH tone fan perspective. and the fun is inspirational. the challenge is using that tone and not trying to play Eddie’s licks but do your own thing!