[Drew]

Originally Posted by DarkKnight369

I always heard tube amps hide the slop more where SS amps show your true playing.

This probably depends on what amp you're talking about, but when the contenders are a Cube 30 and a Triple Recto, that's TOTALLY not true.

A Triple is about as unforgiving an amp as you can buy - if you sound better through it, then congratulations, your practice regiment seems to be a good one.

[budda]

1. if it sounds fizzy, less gain ! note articulation and more punch ftw!

2. if you sound good on a tube amp, good. the SS argument makes sense when you consider that they are very clean. you know how you say practise legato clean, drew? *btw you need to PM me what to practise so's i can learn me some legato!)

3. i dont know how much you really need to worry about external things like tubes at this point man. spend some time, and learn your amp. this will take you probably 6 months to a year, you're new at this AND its a mesa. eventually you will know "if i turn the mids and the treble to here, i can achieve this kind of a tone". it takes a while to get to that point though.

dial in a tone you like, write the settings down. write down what kind of a sound that got you. maybe a month or so later, try messing with the EQ again - see if you like something else.

[Shaman]

Originally Posted by Xtremevillan

Definitely will try this when I come home today. I assume you're running the default Mesa T-Rec tubes?

Volume is cranked right to where Bigness put a dot, I'll raise the volume a bit when I come back. I've tried using the red but like the orange vintage a lot for some reason, but in the search for a tone channel shouldn't matter!

Yep, stock tubes! I personally like 'em. People often dislike the red channel just for the reason that is is a bright channel, and even moreso when it is on the modern mode, but the red channel/modern is the tightest, most brutal channel on the Recto, so using very low presence settings will give you the tightness yet smooth highs without any fizz.

I just uploaded a soundclip on Soundclick just to show a bit how these settings sound like. SoundClick artist: TomiR - page with MP3 music downloads

Just two tracks, one left one right, no EQ, just low pass on 12khz. The rig was: Hellraiser C-7, Ibanez TS9, Triple Recto, Mesa Rectifier Standard 4X12", Shure SM57, Focusrite Saffire PRO 26

The playing itself is pretty sloppy, since my iso-headphones have not arrived yet, so it was a bit hard to hear what was coming through my headphones when the Recto was turned very loud beside me.

I am currently building a studio for myself, so that the amps (or at least the cabs) will be in a separate room so I can turn them very loud withput having to stand in the same room with 'em.

[mnemonic]

damn, if thats an sm57 without any eq, i srsly need to get cracking on mic placement, because everything i record with my sm57 always has a fizzy top end

that clip sounded pretty good.

[D-EJ915]

Originally Posted by LordOVchaoS

Quite the opposite. A good tube amp dialed in properly will reveal ALL of your mistakes! Try playing sloppy to a VHT then report back to me

depends on the amp, clear as shit amps like randalls make you sound like ass if you suck

[Shaman]

Originally Posted by mnemonic

damn, if thats an sm57 without any eq, i srsly need to get cracking on mic placement, because everything i record with my sm57 always has a fizzy top end

that clip sounded pretty good.

Thanks

Yep, no EQ, just the low pass filter at 12khz and that's it. Glad you like it!

[neon_black88]

Originally Posted by mnemonic

damn, if thats an sm57 without any eq, i srsly need to get cracking on mic placement, because everything i record with my sm57 always has a fizzy top end

that clip sounded pretty good.

The sm57 is like THE go to mic for metal. Dead Heart in a Dead World is just two sm57's and a dual rec with very little eq. Best tone ever.

[mnemonic]

Originally Posted by neon_black88

The sm57 is like THE go to mic for metal. Dead Heart in a Dead World is just two sm57's and a dual rec with very little eq. Best tone ever.

yeah srsly, i love that tone.

i'll get it some time over this summer, i'll have alot of spare time with my friends halfstack


on an unrelated note, am i the only one that things this smiley should be renamed :thrust: ?

[Xtremevillan]

I'm about to try out Shaman's EQ.

[Shaman]

Originally Posted by Xtremevillan

I'm about to try out Shaman's EQ.

Hope you like 'em! The clip I posted was recorded with those exact settings.