I've never played one, but I read a post from Wade on his FB where he said they're actually lower output than the 2nd degree. A3 magnet and voiced a little different, while still being in the "blackbelt" family.
I noticed my 100w 6L6 Stealth getting a ground type of hum in the loop as well. I hardly ever use my loop and I don't recall it doing it previously, but it's been there the past few months. I tried swapping the power tubes and all the preamp tubes one-by-one and it's still there. With a cable in...
The F70s sounds a good hit darker than V30s here in the same cab. I realize the Diezel and Fatbottom cabs are going to be different construction wise, but if you’re finding a front loaded Diezel V30 cab too dark already there’s a good chance the frontloaded fatbottom F70 cab will be too dark also.
I have a set. They’re pretty cool, but I ultimately switched them out. I could not stop fiddling with the height - either too sharp or too much low end saturation. In the room it wasn't a big deal, but under a mic those were the things that bugged me. This was in an already hard hitting Les Paul...
Yeah sort of weird to go with the Standard name. They kept the ebony board of the Custom, but opted for the mahogany neck like the Standard or current Custom instead of a maple neck like his Customs have. It's not really like a Standard as far as that goes, but it's not really like his Custom...
I actually remember reading an article in some guitar mag years ago where he mentioned the 8200. He said he liked to dial in a little bit of the chorus into his tone.
Yeah Meshuggah is a little harder to mosh in rhythm too lol. I went for Meshuggah and Slayer as well, though I liked Sick of it All’s album Scratch the Surface. It was clear that most the people were also there to see Meshuggah and especially Slayer. Sick of it All had the middle spot and there...
I saw that tour at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a killer show. It was Meshuggah, Sick of it All, & Slayer. Meshuggah was super tight.
For sure. What I mentioned is simply a tool in the tool box. It doesn’t negate the need to fully know one’s rig and the skill set necessary to play live and put on a good performance.
I predominantly play metal as well. For me it's more of a woodshed tool, mainly for lead playing. If someone is prone to picking weak, it'll be really obvious so it can encourage them to dig in more for the notes to come out. On the other end of the spectrum, if someone is digging in too hard...