anyone know what type of distortion pedals (if any ) eric uses ?? or would be a good similar sounding distortion to erics?
erics gear?
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ms. anthrope
back off, mofo...
"BOSS tuner, chorus, digital delay, MXR EVH phase 90, Dunlop cry baby wah wah." From Eric himself.
cheers, so im guessin he uses the distortion on the messa?? bollox i got an ENGL ritch blackmore sig!! there is just not enough punch in it!!! any ideas so??
Feel_The_Force
Thrash 'Til Death!!
The Engl will be fine, i have played it and you can get a good enough Testament sound, just gotta tweak it a bit.
Testament Legions
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Why is that so great? Do you think Marshalls are better sounding than Mesa Boogie? I thought Eric's tone on The Gathering was freakin' perfect.
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Nebulous
Daniel
Damn, Eric's Mesa tone rulled. Especially when Alex came back with his Marshal to fill in the mids.
yeah marshalls just have that somethin special!! but i think the best tone form a mesa is on heathens victims of deception!! kick arse!!
Guitar Goddess
Mistress of Metal
When I saw Eric play in July he was using a Mesa head and running it through Marshall cabinets. At the time I remember thinking this was in interesting combination, becasue I thought he was using Mesa heads and cabinets. Good to see him using Marshalls now, but no matter what he uses he always sounds great!!
guitarguru777
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Last i had heard he was still using Mesa Trip Rectos through the Marshall V30 loaded cabs, This has been his recording setup for years. That along with the EPS / Gibson's with EMG's.
I really doubt thats going to change much its the "ERIC" Sound, hell i believe this has been the way of it since Practice, although it was a Mark IV i believe with a Tube Screamer in the front on that one.
The Gathering is a crushing tone, but the guitars just dont cut through the mix enough for me. (cause of the mesa cabs im sure, they have a very dark characteristic to them)
But my fave tone to this day is still The Ritual, that album just has this particular sound. The guitar tone is like all flabby and loose but its still punch and tight, this is something thats ONLY eric can get.
I would love to know the EXACT gear setup for that right down to the effects they added on and what they used to master it.
Classic Testament Tone right there.
I really doubt thats going to change much its the "ERIC" Sound, hell i believe this has been the way of it since Practice, although it was a Mark IV i believe with a Tube Screamer in the front on that one.
The Gathering is a crushing tone, but the guitars just dont cut through the mix enough for me. (cause of the mesa cabs im sure, they have a very dark characteristic to them)
But my fave tone to this day is still The Ritual, that album just has this particular sound. The guitar tone is like all flabby and loose but its still punch and tight, this is something thats ONLY eric can get.
I would love to know the EXACT gear setup for that right down to the effects they added on and what they used to master it.
Classic Testament Tone right there.
Testament Legions
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ME.I can ask, but then it might be a Testa-secret.
haha thats what i thought!!! worth a shot though!! . . . but even still there is nooo way i could afford it !!
Are you talking live or recorded? Alex recorded the First Strike Still Deadly cd with a Rivera combo amp.
Nebulous
Daniel
EMGs? Nope, Duncan´s. Last time (damn, like 7 years ago
I asked the same question once, and Steve Smythe posted (yes, here ;-) he used the TB4/SD4 back then too to match Erics sound.
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EMGs? Nope, Duncan´s. Last time (damn, like 7 years ago
Yup, Eric uses Seymour Duncan's!
ducans rule!! also the new mustaine duncans the active livewires are pretty fuckin hot !! his deans are shite though!!
