Racks still rule

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@mentoneman : didn't know Landau used some Soldano gear... Interesting !!

Indeed racks still rule ! As promised, some new toyz pic. Just got the Brunetti Mille and Mesa Midi Matrix in the mail a few days ago. My own self-indulged christmas LOL. I've had the Abacus for more than 25 years so the Midi Matrix was on my list. I just needed a good deal nearby (not easy or very common where I live). I tested the parallel preamp loop function of the Mesa Matrix and it's working pretty well. I had the Brunetti Mille, Alembic F-1X, VHD SNK and Shift Line Twin in the four matrix preamp loops for comparaison purposes. No ground loop, no tonal degradation, pretty much straightforward, which I always like. The clean channel of the Mille is nothing to sneeze at compared to the Alembic or the Shift Line. Even more surprising is I found I prefer the Shift Line fenderish tone to the the Alembic despite being much smaller and a fifth of the price.

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Jack Luminous said:
@mentoneman : didn't know Landau used some Soldano gear... Interesting !!

Indeed racks still rule ! As promised, some new toyz pic. Just got the Brunetti Mille and Mesa Midi Matrix in the mail a few days ago. My own self-indulged christmas LOL. I've had the Abacus for more than 25 years so the Midi Matrix was on my list. I just needed a good deal nearby (not easy or very common where I live). I tested the parallel preamp loop function of the Mesa Matrix and it's working pretty well. I had the Brunetti Mille, Alembic F-1X, VHD SNK and Shift Line Twin in the four matrix preamp loops for comparaison purposes. No ground loop, no tonal degradation, pretty much straightforward, which I always like. The clean channel of the Mille is nothing to sneeze at compared to the Alembic or the Shift Line. Even more surprising is I found I prefer the Shift Line fenderish tone to the the Alembic despite being much smaller and a fifth of the price.

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clips or it didn’t happen🥳
 
my recent trip to LA was something else. continued prayers to everyone out there who are dealing with this nightmare. 🙏🙏🙏
you all know the bad news so i’ll focus on the positives!

the blessing of having my kids and grandbabies all together including meeting my daughter’s 2 week old newbie for the first time!😍
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and documenting my pilgrimage through the smoke to Tone LAnd to drop off my axe at the mothership for a 2025 update (mid boost/huff series-parallel switches/duncan classic stacks/fret crowning/new bridge +???😍).
hope y’all like!

 
mentoneman said:
clips or it didn’t happen🥳
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It did happen. Here one minute of phone recorded noodling for your ultimate aural pleasure LOL
Signal path is BC Rich Eagle with active electronics engaged -> Brunetti Mille -> 2203 power section -> 4x12 with G12-65 -> Google Pixel 4A internal mic. MXR stereo chorus at the end of the clip.

 
Jack Luminous said:
It did happen. Here one minute of phone recorded noodling for your ultimate aural pleasure LOL
Signal path is BC Rich Eagle with active electronics engaged -> Brunetti Mille -> 2203 power section -> 4x12 with G12-65 -> Google Pixel 4A internal mic. MXR stereo chorus at the end of the clip.

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you have been confirmed🤣
nice sir!

i’m pretty certain that every living creature with a guitar uses higher gain than me😁
 
since my one and only axe is in the shop, my buddy is loaning me one of his alien guano Tylers. i love my friends!🥳🔥

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thing looks wild, plays comfortably close to my gtr, and the hotter Tyler Cali hummer roars on my higher gain presets.
the mid boost is something i need to get used to kicking off and on in real time. really fattens up higher single notes and i can see how in combination with the out of phase and series/parallel options could be cool for cleans.

reminds me… @harddriver did you ever install that cool pickup you ordered?
 
For sure man. For a while I had a G-System and Mesa Simul 295 that ran stereo wet cabs, slaved off my Mark IIC+ which ran dry. It was really epic, but ridiculously too much for almost every gig.
 
Little B said:
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I used a g system in very similar manner with a og iic+. Loved it.I had high hopes tc or even eventide would put out a revamped updated g system. Still hoping.....
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Yeah, there was always a tiny bit of nagging tone suck on the input of the G-System that bugged me. Other than that it was a fantastic unit and you can get one for a steal now!
Basically for me the Kemper does everything the G-System used to do, and a whole lot more. Although I did prefer some of the effects on the G-System.
 
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I really liked it.and I had full blown bradshaw systems too.It was just an easy self contained unit to use.I had the black updated input buffer one.No tone suck at all.Just not enough loops,outs,updates,etc.Then the boss es 8,rjm,etc hit and the g was gone.If they can put put a new 2290p,or eventide with thier h90,these companies " could " design a new " g system " type board and give the fractals,kempers,etc a nice alternative. But so far nothing.
 
Little B said:
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I really liked it.and I had full blown bradshaw systems too.It was just an easy self contained unit to use.I had the black updated input buffer one.No tone suck at all.Just not enough loops,outs,updates,etc.Then the boss es 8,rjm,etc hit and the g was gone.If they can put put a new 2290p,or eventide with thier h90,these companies " could " design a new " g system " type board and give the fractals,kempers,etc a nice alternative. But so far nothing.
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I heard about the buffered input but right around the same time I got the Kemper, which works perfectly in 4 Cable Method if you want to use an amp. But really, not many people use it that way.

But man, that W/D/W rig through 3 4x12s sounded epic. I sold off most everything other than my head and cab, 2 guitars and Kemper when we moved.
 
Bought some purple Ernie Ball patch cables and setup a drawer under the Mesa Midi Matrix with EVH themed pedals ! Fun !


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leave no chorus stone unturned

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haven’t gone through the steps of integrating it in my rack yet, but hooked it up in front of the mojave and mark III in stereo:
cali 76 stacked->lil wave->tri avatar=>>boss dd-500 sde3000 preset

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the lil wave stacked into the tri avatar is pretty sweet!
 
Jack Luminous said:
@mentoneman : didn't know Landau used some Soldano gear... Interesting !!

Indeed racks still rule ! As promised, some new toyz pic. Just got the Brunetti Mille and Mesa Midi Matrix in the mail a few days ago. My own self-indulged christmas LOL. I've had the Abacus for more than 25 years so the Midi Matrix was on my list. I just needed a good deal nearby (not easy or very common where I live). I tested the parallel preamp loop function of the Mesa Matrix and it's working pretty well. I had the Brunetti Mille, Alembic F-1X, VHD SNK and Shift Line Twin in the four matrix preamp loops for comparaison purposes. No ground loop, no tonal degradation, pretty much straightforward, which I always like. The clean channel of the Mille is nothing to sneeze at compared to the Alembic or the Shift Line. Even more surprising is I found I prefer the Shift Line fenderish tone to the the Alembic despite being much smaller and a fifth of the price.

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the man rocking his legendary Tales rig live in 1990 at MIT, including the Soldano front end and Coma guitar that Fender recently reissued.
Note Sheryl Crow on backing vox, titanic rhythm section Jimmy Johnson on bass, and Ralph Humphries of Outsidemen/Mike Miller fame on drums.



so sick i never saw him in this era. i was working in hollywood extensively back then and had i been hip to the scene i could’ve seen him in all of his rack glory live for sure!!!
 
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