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Thanks man. Yeah it’s a fun amp and cab combo.

I've had the Carsten Grace amp for a little while now and have been really digging it. I finally broke down and grabbed the matching 2x12 cab with the Weber Ceramic Blue Dog 100w and Celestion Alnico Cream speakers. That amp really does sound great with that cab & speakers. Here's a quick clip...

I’m also in the camp that prefers the Stealth’s red channel over the blue for metal rhythms. The blue isn’t quite there on its own. Then I find the blue gets too mid focused once boosted. Maybe I need to find the right boost, but I don’t get hung up on it since the red channel gets me where I...

I played the Fishman Classic in someone else’s guitar once. It definitely hits harder and is more immediate than the other passive PAF-style pickups I’ve played, but I really dug it. It made me want to slap some in one of my guitars. But yeah, I’ve been digging stuff in the PAF camp lately as...

Very cool. I’ve been curious about those as well. The pic is there, but you have to open it to see it.

If I was looking for a tighter JB, I'd probably take a serious look at the Duncan Thrash Factor. It's supposedly a tighter JB with less low end. More highs too. Whether they're more sizzly or not, I don't know.

Thanks for doing that. Here's how I would rank them per category: Clean - Carsten, Mesa, Friedman, Diezel, Marshall Mid Gain - Casten, Mesa & Friedman tied, Marshall, Diezel High Gain - Carsten & Mesa tied, Marshall, Friedman, & Diezel The Carsten & Mesa cabs were the clear winners for me, but...

To me the \m/ actually sounds like what you'd get if you took a PAF and made it super tight & high output while keeping the openness, attack, and clarity of a lower output PAF. It's really quite impressive how they managed it. The mid range openness is really impressive considering its output...

That name, though 😂

Whoa. Any idea what the lowdown is on it?

What you’re describing really sounds like a job for the PRS \m/ (Metal). It flys under the radar for some reason. No bass flub in that one at all. It’s a tight pickup with a prominent attack. It has a bit of a mid push, but not a pinched nasally type of push - it’s very open. I have yet to play...

Here are some I've played that can do that tight, percussive thing well. At the end of the day, though, it will just depend on what your guitar likes. Lundgren M6 Lundgren Ceramic Black Heaven Duncan Jupiter Rails PRS MTL PRS Tremonti If you're dialing in a lot of low end on the amp...

EZdrummer 3 for drums. For amp sims, I find the Neural Nameless and Granophyre pretty easy to get solid tones out of. I prefer to use them with different IR’s, but the stock ones aren’t bad. The Petrucci is solid as well and has effects, which is nice.

Pre 100% for me. The effect will be much more pronounced in the loop, but it also tends to make your core sound disappear. Particularly if you're playing with others. In front, the effect is less prominent and tends to merge with the core tone more. Flangers I also like in front, but if you're...

The right pickup spacing from the bridge on the 10 string would have me a little unsure without playing it first. It has a reverses P look, so I get what they're going for in theory. However, I'd be worried it wouldn't give the typical bridge pickup response most would want from the higher 6...

Ultimately, I prefer mic'd clips. Especially if you're talking about hearing more subtle differences. However, I totally understand that getting a good mic'd tone is a bit maddening at times. Your room acoustics can fool you and then on top of that small mic placement and eq changes can have a...

Sounds great man!

Depends really. If I’m simply warming up, I will likely increase anywhere from 10-20. When I’m getting closer to my top end it’ll be 5-10.

I think the solo is awesome and the riffs in the chorus and bridge are cool as well. Unfortunately, the vocals throughout the tune cheese it up quite a bit and the verse & pre chorus riffs feel pretty uninspired. Nuno's playing is killer, though, and it's nice that it actually sounds like a...

Oh I totally get why it's done. That's why I suggested following it up with a comparison of them all sounding their best. That way you can hear the direct comparison and then the difference between them dialed in better. I hear this and the hemp cone sounds distant and fizzy. And who knows...