JOE HOLMES... ???

[MrDan666]

One of the other secrets is a pcm41 I think mostly used as a boost in a special effects insert jose put in alot of the marshalls, i believe it is in the schematic floating around online.

Yup thats in the Jose Schematic.. theres 2 FX inserts labelled Loop1 and Loop 2. Theyre not like a normal FX loop though, as theyre near the beginning of the preamp.

 

[Anonymous]

One of the other secrets is a pcm41 I think mostly used as a boost in a special effects insert jose put in alot of the marshalls, i believe it is in the schematic floating around online.

The loop(s) in the Jose spec that is floating around will suck - not tube buffered and will be noisy as hell. Best to do a tube buffered loop and not the one in that schematic...

Steve

 

[Strat+Marshall]

One of the other secrets is a pcm41 I think mostly used as a boost in a special effects insert jose put in alot of the marshalls, i believe it is in the schematic floating around online.

Yup thats in the Jose Schematic.. theres 2 FX inserts labelled Loop1 and Loop 2. Theyre not like a normal FX loop though, as theyre near the beginning of the preamp.

Yeah I think the pcm41 is supposed to go more or less right in front of the original v1 if that makes any sense.

 

[Gainfreak]

Easily one of the best live guitar sounds I've ever heard. I hope to reproduce it soon...

With?

A modded Ceriatone Plexi100 kit (based on one of Jose's circuits w/Jose Master) with some parts swapped out, tube buffered efx loop, adjustable line out, Mercury Magnetics PT, OT and choke...

Steve

 

[Gainfreak]

http://rapidshare.com/files/24044077/Oz ... 6.zip.html

 

[Chubtone]

I've been using PCM-41's for the last 20 years and they are absolutely huge sounding. However, they don't work as boosts. Just like any typical digital delay they will clip nastily if run too hot.

They have a "tone" to them and it is just very sweet. They are not transparent at all. I believe Joe used his for a huge stereo chorus and also for his delays.

 

[Strat+Marshall]

I've been using PCM-41's for the last 20 years and they are absolutely huge sounding. However, they don't work as boosts. Just like any typical digital delay they will clip nastily if run too hot.

They have a "tone" to them and it is just very sweet. They are not transparent at all. I believe Joe used his for a huge stereo chorus and also for his delays.

I think he has used them for mild chorus but they are pretty much off in the rig I saw. He has I think rolands for the delays. I have to go back and check.

I was thinking like a light boost, just a light bump combined with the character they impart on your tone could be a cool thing.

 

[Anonymous]

A modded Ceriatone Plexi100 kit (based on one of Jose's circuits w/Jose Master) with some parts swapped out, tube buffered efx loop, adjustable line out, Mercury Magnetics PT, OT and choke...

Steve

Cool! Sounds just like my custom Blankenship/Friedman without the Jose. I recently picked up a PCM41 as well.

The Blankenship isn't 4 gain stages is it? Mine will be...

Steve

 

[Chubtone]

Joe came into my store a couple of times when he was in Dogma. I got to watch him sit in front of me and just shred for like 30 minutes each time. he was killer. I had a cream '72 strat that was all original and just killer. This was right when Joe stopped using his old Charvels and was trying to turn big head stock strats into old Charvels. He would Floyd them, put in a Jackson J-80 humbucker and then he would have entire new fretboards put on with modern radius and 22 frets. He wanted the feel and sound of his Charvels but with a more grunge approved guitar. He wanted my strat to do the same thing to and I wouldn't sell it to him because it was too nice for that. Anyway, he had just auditioned for Ozzy and Sharon had asked him to join the band at IIRC $1500 per week. Joe turned it down because he was very, very sure his newest band was going to make it and $6k per month wasn't worth losing out on that imminent record deal. He had hair down to his ass when he auditioned. After he turned the Ozzy gig down, he cut his hair into the Seattle approved, Cobain-esque bob look. The Ozzy auditions kept going and they couldn't find anybody. In this time of other auditions, this is what happened with Joe's band.

Joe was in Terriff with the old drum teacher at my store. They had changed their name to Dogma after the grunge thing hit. They were trying to be something they weren't, know what I mean? Grungy look, grungy songs etc. This was probably '95. They had the absolute hugest buzz going in LA at that time. Everyone was talking about them and the word was that they were going to sign to a huge deal. This is why Joe turned down the Ozzy gig. They hadn't played a gig together yet even though they were all seasoned veterans. So they schedule a huge showcase at the Troubador and I got tickets. Everyone from every label was there. It was INTENSE. So Dogma comes on and it was literally like watching a train wreck. Everything just seemed wrong. It was the most unnatural performance I think I ever saw. And it was apparent. They just literally sucked, on every level. After a couple of songs, the place started emptying out. The band noticed the A & R guys leaving and this hurt their performance even more. It was literally painful to watch. No one called them back and the band disintegrated very soon after this show.

So then Sharon calls Joe back after this happened and offered him IIRC $3500 per week. This time Joe accepted. So he goes down to meet Sharon and sign the contracts and Sharon sees him and his new Seattle haircut and literally FREAKED OUT. She was so pissed at him and made him swear to not cut his hair again without her permission. I was good friends with one of the guys who helped Joe get his Ozzy rig together. Matt Bruck (Eddie's tech) was the main guy, but my buddy was the one out hunting around for everything they needed. Some of this story is from him. Some is from Joe himself when he was in my store those times. Some I eyewitnessed. Some was from Joe's drummer.

Mark Cameron has a friend that was recently in a band called Eden or New Eden. He was friends with Joe and has recently said that Joe has a new project almost done and that it is just absolutely killer and people were going to be blown away. Well, I've been hearing the same thing now for 5 years. I heard Joe's wife is a lawyer and that Joe saved almost every penny he made with Ozzy for those almost 5 years he was in the band. So I guess he doesn't really need to work. Heck man, if he wasn't harder to find than Bigfoot I'd go up and take some lessons from him. I sure wish Joe would have gotten a chance to record that album and give us a little bit of his lead style. I know they said Joe couldn't write, but his songs on that album are as good as any other songs on that album and anything else Ozzy has done since the album Perry Mason was on.

So yeah, Joe Holmes, 2008, hasn't released anything since he left Ozzy. Doesn't have a webpage. Doesn't even have a freaking myspace page. HELLO?

 

[70strathead]

Joe came into my store a couple of times when he was in Dogma. I got to watch him sit in front of me and just shred for like 30 minutes each time. he was killer. I had a cream '72 strat that was all original and just killer. This was right when Joe stopped using his old Charvels and was trying to turn big head stock strats into old Charvels. He would Floyd them, put in a Jackson J-80 humbucker and then he would have entire new fretboards put on with modern radius and 22 frets. He wanted the feel and sound of his Charvels but with a more grunge approved guitar. He wanted my strat to do the same thing to and I wouldn't sell it to him because it was too nice for that. Anyway, he had just auditioned for Ozzy and Sharon had asked him to join the band at IIRC $1500 per week. Joe turned it down because he was very, very sure his newest band was going to make it and $6k per month wasn't worth losing out on that imminent record deal. He had hair down to his ass when he auditioned. After he turned the Ozzy gig down, he cut his hair into the Seattle approved, Cobain-esque bob look. The Ozzy auditions kept going and they couldn't find anybody. In this time of other auditions, this is what happened with Joe's band.

Joe was in Terriff with the old drum teacher at my store. They had changed their name to Dogma after the grunge thing hit. They were trying to be something they weren't, know what I mean? Grungy look, grungy songs etc. This was probably '95. They had the absolute hugest buzz going in LA at that time. Everyone was talking about them and the word was that they were going to sign to a huge deal. This is why Joe turned down the Ozzy gig. They hadn't played a gig together yet even though they were all seasoned veterans. So they schedule a huge showcase at the Troubador and I got tickets. Everyone from every label was there. It was INTENSE. So Dogma comes on and it was literally like watching a train wreck. Everything just seemed wrong. It was the most unnatural performance I think I ever saw. And it was apparent. They just literally sucked, on every level. After a couple of songs, the place started emptying out. The band noticed the A & R guys leaving and this hurt their performance even more. It was literally painful to watch. No one called them back and the band disintegrated very soon after this show.

So then Sharon calls Joe back after this happened and offered him IIRC $3500 per week. This time Joe accepted. So he goes down to meet Sharon and sign the contracts and Sharon sees him and his new Seattle haircut and literally FREAKED OUT. She was so pissed at him and made him swear to not cut his hair again without her permission. I was good friends with one of the guys who helped Joe get his Ozzy rig together. Matt Bruck (Eddie's tech) was the main guy, but my buddy was the one out hunting around for everything they needed. Some of this story is from him. Some is from Joe himself when he was in my store those times. Some I eyewitnessed. Some was from Joe's drummer.

Mark Cameron has a friend that was recently in a band called Eden or New Eden. He was friends with Joe and has recently said that Joe has a new project almost done and that it is just absolutely killer and people were going to be blown away. Well, I've been hearing the same thing now for 5 years. I heard Joe's wife is a lawyer and that Joe saved almost every penny he made with Ozzy for those almost 5 years he was in the band. So I guess he doesn't really need to work. Heck man, if he wasn't harder to find than Bigfoot I'd go up and take some lessons from him. I sure wish Joe would have gotten a chance to record that album and give us a little bit of his lead style. I know they said Joe couldn't write, but his songs on that album are as good as any other songs on that album and anything else Ozzy has done since the album Perry Mason was on.

So yeah, Joe Holmes, 2008, hasn't released anything since he left Ozzy. Doesn't have a webpage. Doesn't even have a freaking myspace page. HELLO?

dude, thats right! i saw him when he was in Terriff and everyone was talking about the guy, i recall Craig Goldy and Amir Derahk were there as well getting their heads blown off!

 

[Anonymous]

A modded Ceriatone Plexi100 kit (based on one of Jose's circuits w/Jose Master) with some parts swapped out, tube buffered efx loop, adjustable line out, Mercury Magnetics PT, OT and choke...

Steve

Cool! Sounds just like my custom Blankenship/Friedman without the Jose. I recently picked up a PCM41 as well.

The Blankenship isn't 4 gain stages is it? Mine will be...

Steve

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

 

[Gainfreak]

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

Who isnt?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

Who isnt?

Steve

 

[Chubtone]

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

Who isnt?

Marshall guys that are straight.

 

[Chubtone]

dude, thats right! i saw him when he was in Terriff and everyone was talking about the guy, i recall Craig Goldy and Amir Derahk were there as well getting their heads blown off!

When that old drum teacher worked for me here he brought in a rehearsal tape of Terriff with Ray Gillan singing. It was just awesome. ray was going to join their band but then hooked up with Jake. On that tape, Joe really blew my mind. he sounded like a cross between Rhoads and Le Tekro and I fell in

 

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

What about that Cameron you were playing?

Sure. If I could actually get one of those CCMs, I'm sure that would work. There are alot of people already in line though...

Steve

 

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for savage levels of Marshally gain...

Steve

Who isnt?

Marshall guys that are straight.

So you prefer wimpy levels of Marshally gain? What about those Splawns and the Cameron mod you own? Sounds like you're violating your own edict...

Steve

 

[Chubtone]

Marshall guys that are straight.

So you prefer wimpy levels of Marshally gain? What about those Splawns and the Cameron mod you own? Sounds like you're violating your own edict...

Steve

Who said I was straight?

 

[Strat+Marshall]

Here is a crappy picture of the diagram of joes rig but you should still be able to see whats going on.

In the picture of his rig the pcm 41 is setup with everything off besides delay multiply and level which are at 12:00, wish I could see whats going on in the back of it.

 

[Anonymous]

Marshall guys that are straight.

So you prefer wimpy levels of Marshally gain? What about those Splawns and the Cameron mod you own? Sounds like you're violating your own edict...

Steve

Who said I was straight?

Sorry man.... I should have realized when you mentioned falling with Holmes above. Please forgive my insensitivity... Lets just admit that, straight or not, we all require Savage Levels of Marshally Gain...

Steve