Symphony X sound

[hatecrawler]

Trying to record a symphony X cover and I'm trying to dial in the right guitar tone, Would be cool to have about the same tone as on "Iconoclast", is this possible with todays technology?

/the n00b

 

[LiberaScientia]

Well considering Iconoclast only came out 2 years ago, for sure!

 

[Jormyn]

What gear do you have to work with for getting this tone?

Wikipedia says he uses mostly Engl stuff, and sometimes a Triaxis or Dual Rectifier, so you could try that as a starting point.

 

[Matt Smith]

Engl Fireball on that album.

 

[kev]

A lot of the old SX stuff was pod 2.0 wasn't it! I never wanted to believe that. Just goes to show you can dial it in how you want and its all down to the player and some basic post eq in the end.

 

[mva801]

Hasn't Jens mixed their last two records? Did he re-amp with the engl?

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Hasn't Jens mixed their last two records? Did he re-amp with the engl?

Ha! I been listening to Iconoclast a lot lately thinking about how awesome the mix is. I had no idea it was Jens Bogren....now it totally makes sense.

 

[Mago]

No, Bogren didn't reamp iirc....it's in the booklet who did though.

Really, a Fireball?

Oh and drums are most likely SD2.0 with an Ekit

 

[Zerochance]

Engl Fireball on that album.

Really? I thought Michael Romeo was a solid Mesa endorsee.

Great album.

 

[mva801]

Ok I found an interview that should settle it. Apparently it was a Powerball. He tracks at low volumes at night at his home studio and took them to a guy and reamped things, then sent to Jens to mix. Who knows if he sent the DI and Jens put them through something else…

IC: Did he also mix this album?

MR: Yeah, he mixed this one. And this time there was a guy that I’ve known for years – Eric Rachel at Trax East studios, a good friend of mine, and I told him ‘Man, I’m getting backed up here. I have these reamp tracks, let me bring my Powerball down there.’ And he has a nice, big room, so he actually put up some room mics for the guitars, which was cool. But usually if I’m home if I’m doing it myself or trying to do it, it’s a [Shure SM]57 on the cabinet, right into the Neve with as little EQ’ing as I can. And no effects either, just into the head, dry.

IC: So you do all the rest in the mix?

MR: Yeah. Jens did such a good job with mixing the last record, so it’s like ‘yeah dude, do whatever!’

http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/michael-romeo-interview-symphony-x-2011/

 

[hatecrawler]

What gear do you have to work with for getting this tone?

Wikipedia says he uses mostly Engl stuff, and sometimes a Triaxis or Dual Rectifier, so you could try that as a starting point.

DAW Pro tools 9, Line6 POD XT pro, POD Farm, Eleven, ReValver mkIII.V, Guitar = Caparison Horus.