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Originally Posted by sage691  Hey axeman,
Great post! Love alot of the Century Media stuff, so I'm sure I've heard your engineering work before.
Question: Do you use any pedals in between the performer's guitar and amp (like the TS-9 tube screamer, for example) to tighten up heavy rythym tracks ?? Or is this something that can make the sound worse ??
Also, do you get your most "cutting" and clear heavy dist. guitar tracks using smaller combo amps (like 60 watt), or do you find the bigger amps deliver more of a punch ??
Curious to hear your answers. |
Hey man,
Yeah i absolutely use tubescreamers, most of the time really. Alot of people say it tighttens up the amp but all it really does its compress the signal a bit more and actually smooth out the lows, so its really just keeping the amp from the farting out by evening out the lows. Dual rectifiers and marshalls see the most benefit from these imo, but i use em in front of most amps. I usually the set the pedal with the gain all the way down and level all the way up, then adjust to taste if needed.
Also, I've never really had luck getting heavy tones with a combo. I use heads ranging from 50-150 watts, through cabs with celestion vintage 30s. Some of my fave heads for the heavy stuff are 5150, Dual rec (old two channels), Bogner uberschall and ecstasy, Peavey Jsx, and engl blackmore to name a few.
Hope this helps!
Heres a few records i've done if your interested.
Bury Your Dead- Beauty and the Breakdown
Trivium- The Crusade
The Autumn offering - Embrace the Gutter
Sanctity- Road to Bloodshed - Out april 24th
Chimaira- Resurrection (Andy sneap mixed this, and reamped the final rhythm tones, but i engineered the guitar tracks on this and all but the rhythms are my tones, from what he told me)
If hope dies - Life in Ruin.