riffsfordaze
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Exactly, the knock off tool you buy and it breaks 1/2 way through it's first use and you toss it in the damn garbage.
Samhain
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NewReligion
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Pedals are tools in the toolbox and why not there are thousands to chose from why limit yourself.
Not everyone want "just an amp". And you're using FX yourself so there goes that argument.
If my amp gets heavy without pedals thats fine but i still like options and some pedals make an amps tone pop more than by itself.
As for your playing not knocking it but maybe something more melodic and different as your demos are very similar.
I myself prefer cellphone clips in the room better than SoundCloud stuff as long as they're done well.
You asked for opines so there you go.
I do appreciate your opinion.
Yes I use rackmount effects not only for studio quality delay and reverb but as a means for boosting my solos loud enough to drown out the drums and the singer if I wanted to which I thought of in 1989. This allows me to hit a single note or play a five minute guitar solo should I decide or the crowd So that all of my work could be heard as there’s nothing more frustrating than watching a great guitarist only move his fingers but not to hear what he or she is
playing.
As for as the word “argument”, that you used, that carries a negative connotation and I argue with no one.
It is all a matter of taste and I appreciate many guys that use pedals to include George Lynch, YJM & Steve Vai to name but a few.
I have a couple midi switching boards but I’ve never been a pedal dancer. I like to use the volume knob on my guitar and the Quadraverb with a momentary switch between two channels. It’s all I’ve ever needed.
As you use pedals for tools out of the toolbox I use techniques speed, sweeping, bends etc...
I play similar songs/riffs for a fair comparison so that when someone decides that they would like to contact me about perhaps having some work done they can listen to similar music played on different circuits.
As for “flurry” lol, well that is for the players who always ask if the amp will track 32nd or 64th notes.
I’ll admit some guys do not have the ears to distinguish between different types of overdrive regardless of analog or clipping diode’s etc.
Thank you again for sharing your opinion. I will continue to cater to those guitarists that seek my help which have been quite numerous.
Best regards and thanks again for your input and listening. David Hopkins
Samhain
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To be honest to give your amps a fair assessment id have to have it here with me for a couple days with my guitars/cabs/FX to give an honest evaluation so its really not fair to call internet balls & strikes.
I do know a crappy amp when i hear one and thats not the case with you.
riffsfordaze
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Sounds Killer David! I'm going to break out Facelift now...
NewReligion
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I totally agree with you 100%. It’s just enough to give a person an idea if it raises enough interest.
For example was the case with the fender EVH 5150 III. It arrived and I returned it to guitar center immediately within the hour. It felt like a cross between a Blackstar and Randall. I couldn’t bond with the damn thing. Not that it’s a bad amp, it just wasn’t for me...
Thanks for listening.
David
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NewReligion
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Thank you so much for taking time to listen and posting. Glad it inspired you a bit.
David
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Racerxrated
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A little delay and reverb isn't going to change the tone THAT much...I can certainly hear the tone of the amp. I do like dry clips too, as that's going to be a little more honest representation of it.
PBGas
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Sounds fabulous! Well done!
NewReligion
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NewReligion
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Exo-metal
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Did Mark help you with this Dave?
bhuard75
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All your mods sound good. My ears really like this one. Is this mod available to customers? How does this mod feel under the fingers, stiff or greasy?
mooncobra
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Sounds good as usual.
NewReligion
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No. We no longer speak and I will leave that right there lol.?
I have some Cameron & Bogner technology that certainly applies but being able to follow photos I have of RB Blue & Silver boards for the anodes, grids, cathodes and couplers in addition to some confirmations from an additional 3rd party in conjunction with “my” ears I set it for my taste along with a couple cool twists inside gets close enough. The tone stack is very responsive.
I use a lot of true pout to point work.
Great question. In summary much of it is already posted out there by Mark. Study some Bogner circuits the having photo evidence of th RG boards just confirmed everything.
Best Regards, David
NewReligion
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Nothing I do is stiff. I can build a lot of circuits but...If I would not play the amp I will not build a Rockmonster, Kali+ Etc... Monomyth has that covered quite well.
Yesthe mod is available.
Thanks for the interest.
David