anybody got a clue how to make a mode 4 NOT sound like shit?
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Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
Yeah that's definitely not as bad as I was expecting...there's gotta be a tube screamer in front of that for sure. Honestly, you could get away with using that tone, especially if all their riffs sound like that clip. Maybe just do a blend of that tone plus something better, that way you can honestly tell the guy that his amp is on there, haha.
I'm imagining Chevelle style vocals on that clip
I'm imagining Chevelle style vocals on that clip
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
Hmm, not great, but I think that sounds pretty usable. Nowhere near as crap as I thought. +1 on the blending, tell the dude that it's standard procedure to use two different amps to complement each other.
oooh me, me.. i do.. i know the answer....
trade it in for something good. there, that's a star by my name.
i'd tell him that if he just HAS to have it then you just HAVE to record a DI...... then re-amp it later. Sounds like you've had that idea already.....
I dont think it sounds that bad. I kinda like the tone. Not what I would want but it sounds different in an interesting way.
Exocaster
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Here's the best part: Daron from System Of A Down and Dave Navarro were the biggest endorsers for this thing, right?
Daron has an old Superlead and a Divided By 13 with his rack backstage. Dave Navarro uses it for the clean channel. (It's 300 watts of solid state. It had better have passible cleans!)
As for the clip itself, it's not terrible, but... it sounds like what it is, which is a big newer model Valvestate. It's by far not the worst thing I've heard; there's tons of albums with shittier tone than that clip, but that guy could pretty much get that same tone with an AVT50H for like an eighth of the price.
It's muddy. That's the biggest problem with it. Throw a good OD in front, maybe an EQ, maybe both. If you use an OD, try backing off the gain on the head by quite a bit- we're talking AC/DC levels of gain here- and bringing the gain up on the pedal to compensate. I remember having done that to a Marshall AVT some years ago and getting a better high gain tone by blending two mid-gain ones than just getting the gain from the head.
I'm reamping today, I am sure they would be ok with it as is, but I don't want to put out "not THAT bad" I want to put out "OMFG! check out that guitar sound!!"
The clip is two tracks TS>V30>off axis 421
JUDICIOUS amounts of board EQ, just so you guys wouldn't laugh me out of here.
The clip is two tracks TS>V30>off axis 421
JUDICIOUS amounts of board EQ, just so you guys wouldn't laugh me out of here.
Fifth_Horseman
Watch out, it's sharp!
Just today, for testing my new audio interface, I did a reamping test here in my appartment with my old AVT50 combo amp. Just to see if the reamp sounds the same as the original (it didn't with my old interface).
I just stuck a 57 in front of it, master volume below one, didn't touch the controls and pressed record.
The tone sounds pretty close to your clip. Not as good since you clearly took your time getting the best out of it, but the character of the amp is the same.
Please, in the name of all that sounds good, REAMP THAT STUFF!
I just stuck a 57 in front of it, master volume below one, didn't touch the controls and pressed record.
The tone sounds pretty close to your clip. Not as good since you clearly took your time getting the best out of it, but the character of the amp is the same.
Please, in the name of all that sounds good, REAMP THAT STUFF!
Fifth_Horseman
Watch out, it's sharp!
Proof here:
AVT50 sample
Just got SmartFTP and tried to upload to the forum server, works like a charm.
Thanks Gavin, you rock!!!
AVT50 sample
Just got SmartFTP and tried to upload to the forum server, works like a charm.
Thanks Gavin, you rock!!!
the chording bits sound like System of a Down with the Mode 4. Definitely wasn't a horrible sound but still
