Pics of the updated rig (engl content)

Jorock · 10-27-2009, 10:25 PM

So I've been a lurker and occasional poster but thought I'd show off my new setup, now that I have something worth actually posting. Just got the amp about 2 weeks ago to replace the Powerball I had. Took some hi-res photos with my dads Canon Mark IID and included the inaugural lights down, christmas tree shot

Some shots of the back, which used to be much tidier before I downsize my rack from 8U to 4U. Now its more functional, than it is aesthetically pleasing. Pedals are a Boss DD-3 and Xotic BB Preamp both of which have cables running upwards to a Axess GRX4 mounted on the inside top of the rack which are switched in/out before the amp.

And the christmas tree photo...

...and lastly a shot of the old rig, to bid farewell...

Harry · 10-27-2009, 10:33 PM

That should just about sum up my thoughts.

CYBERSYN · 10-27-2009, 10:52 PM

WOW!!!

....in Epic Rig!!!

poopyalligator · 10-28-2009, 12:18 AM

that looks amazing

Necrophagist777 · 10-28-2009, 12:20 AM

wow, pretty much my dream rig!

AlexWadeWC · 10-28-2009, 01:22 AM

Very ....ing sick. Much props. A gear nerds wet dream!

Hollowway · 10-28-2009, 02:03 AM

Duuuuude!

thesimo · 10-28-2009, 02:19 AM

SOOOOOO awesome. I thought MY rack was pretty nifty and small but urs is just so much cooler lol

rareform707 · 10-28-2009, 03:57 AM

youre damn right thats worth showing off!

Sang-Drax · 10-28-2009, 04:44 AM

Awesome!

What does this psionic audio thing do?

Apophis · 10-28-2009, 06:26 AM

wow, amazing setup, I just love it

Xiphos68 · 10-28-2009, 06:28 AM

ENGL has the best looking heads!
Congrats!

Kheros · 10-28-2009, 06:41 AM

Wow, that's a really nice setup. I like how it's really clean and organized.

It would look even cooler if you had one of those racks that would hold your head along with all of your other rack gear.

yacker · 10-28-2009, 08:27 AM

How do you like the Axe-fx combined with the Invader? I've been wondering if it's worth spending the money to use an Axe as a fx unit coupled with my Invader.

BurialWithin · 10-28-2009, 08:35 AM

Wow man that's beautiful. That's what christmas should look like !!!!!!!!!!

HighGain510 · 10-28-2009, 09:39 AM

I like your new rig much better.

Decipher · 10-28-2009, 10:26 AM

Nice and tidy! Just the way I love to see a rig.

Sepultorture · 10-28-2009, 10:34 AM

wow an AXE FX ULTRA and an ENGL INVADER

all switched by a Axxess midi controller, NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

Jzbass25 · 10-28-2009, 10:36 AM

These pictures are going in my porn collection :P

Jorock · 10-28-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sang-Drax

Awesome!

What does this psionic audio thing do?

The rack is a custom made interface that Lyle Caldwell (owner of Psionic audio) made for me some time ago, which runs to a breakout box on my board (the little black box in the top left). So the rack sends both AC power (Axess FX-1) and DC power (wah, buffer and DI) to my board in the same cable, and allows the midi from the FX-1 controller to go back to the rig through the front and out the back of the rack to all the other midi devices. Helps keeps things organized and efficient.

My signal path runs from my guitar, through the breakout box to the front of the rack and through an Axess GRX4 (not pictured), so that the two pedals(dd-3 & BB preamp) can be switched in and out of the path before hitting the amp. Allows for an overdriven signal for solos or a different type of overdriven rhythm (using clean ch.), and the U2 or pink floyd style delays (before the preamp). Signal comes out of GRX4 and through one of the 8 feedthroughs back to the front and up into the amps input. The AxeFx is strictly in the loop of the Invader :-) Bottom line, I love my rig to be as versatile as one could imagine and this combination allows for exactly that!

Quote:

Originally Posted by yacker

How do you like the Axe-fx combined with the Invader? I've been wondering if it's worth spending the money to use an Axe as a fx unit coupled with my Invader.

I personally think it sounds phenomenal with the Axe in the loop of the invader. The pristine effects sound amazing no matter what channel the amp is on. I have some presets made using amp sims, so i can just bring my board and the rack without an amp and cab and run the axe-fx direct, but personally I prefer the feel of a live amp in the room. I like my palm mutes to hit me in the back when im playing live

The axe is an amazing effects unit, extremely superior to the G-Force I had, and a valuable solution to replacing the need for tons of separate rack units and pedals! Plus it feels good to know I have all the processor headroom when im only using it for effects and not amp simulation as well!

dudeskin · 10-28-2009, 10:56 AM

most of what you just said went straight over my head, but it looks sweeeeeet!!
please sir, can i have a audio sample of the god like combination

DC23 · 10-29-2009, 09:34 AM

Absolutely killer rig! You sir, are my hero, and I would love to hear some clips of that rig as well!!!

7slinger · 10-29-2009, 12:53 PM

great looking rig

would it be possible to see some close up pics of the custom rack unit and the breakout box? how many cables do you actually run back and forth between your board and the rack?

vin30s in those mesa cabs?

vlover · 10-29-2009, 01:18 PM

Alright, alright,....you win!

Thats a sweet rig!

Do you have the FX from Axe-Fx set up like stompboxes to turn on and off, on the fly?

Jorock · 10-31-2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7slinger

great looking rig

would it be possible to see some close up pics of the custom rack unit and the breakout box? how many cables do you actually run back and forth between your board and the rack?

vin30s in those mesa cabs?

Hey man yeah i have a closeup of the back of the interface from when I had it in my old rack. I dont have any closeups of the breakout box, but i made a crappy quality zoomed-in pic of it. In terms of cables from board to rack I run 2. One for my guitar signal, and one for the power/midi messages. And yeah, the cabs have V30s in them. Heres the pics:

Quote:

Originally Posted by vlover

Alright, alright,....you win!

Thats a sweet rig!

Do you have the FX from Axe-Fx set up like stompboxes to turn on and off, on the fly?

Yup, all the Instant Access switches on the FX-1 controller are setup for on/off functions of designated effects. The switches along the bottom of the controller are for program changes, so changing amp channels, settings and changing the entire patch in the axefx.

I recently disassembled my recording rig so I can't make proper recordings, but perhaps i'll record some videos of different effects settings and load them into youtube. What kinds of things would you guys want to hear so I have an idea?

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10-27-2009, 10:25 PM	#1
Jorock ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 14 Thanked: 29 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pics of the updated rig (engl content) So I've been a lurker and occasional poster but thought I'd show off my new setup, now that I have something worth actually posting. Just got the amp about 2 weeks ago to replace the Powerball I had. Took some hi-res photos with my dads Canon Mark IID and included the inaugural lights down, christmas tree shot Some shots of the back, which used to be much tidier before I downsize my rack from 8U to 4U. Now its more functional, than it is aesthetically pleasing. Pedals are a Boss DD-3 and Xotic BB Preamp both of which have cables running upwards to a Axess GRX4 mounted on the inside top of the rack which are switched in/out before the amp. And the christmas tree photo... ...and lastly a shot of the old rig, to bid farewell...

10-28-2009, 04:44 AM	#10
Sang-Drax Perhaps Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 2,477 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Awesome! What does this psionic audio thing do? My signal path: Gibson LP Studio > TS-9 > Lifesound Horizon (Dual Recto + Fender Bassman clone) > POD X3 Live (loop, fx only) > Lifesound custom 2x12" loaded with Eminence Legends I started smoking when I was 13 or 14, I smoke a pack a day now an I wish I could go back in time an kick my own ass. - matt397 After I had surgery and was still drugged I said "Now that you've been inside of me I suppose you won't be calling me back either." - IDLE

10-28-2009, 06:28 AM	#12
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10-28-2009, 08:35 AM	#15
BurialWithin NAM SAND!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Horn Lake, MS. Posts: 1,117 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Wow man that's beautiful. That's what christmas should look like !!!!!!!!!! ol murphin'

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10-27-2009, 10:33 PM	#2
Harry Doom man of Doom. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greater Melbourne metropolitan area, Australia Posts: 8,246 Thanked: 59 $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $Harry is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That should just about sum up my thoughts.

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CYBERSYN CYBERnetic SYNergy Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sunny Coast, Australia Posts: 5,368 Thanked: 33 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	WOW!!! ....in Epic Rig!!!

10-28-2009, 12:18 AM	#4
poopyalligator Dr.Poopyalligator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: "Albuquerque, NM" Posts: 4,285 Thanked: 49 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	that looks amazing

10-28-2009, 12:20 AM	#5
Necrophagist777 can't bend.... Join Date: May 2009 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 990 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	wow, pretty much my dream rig!

10-28-2009, 01:22 AM	#6
AlexWadeWC SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 901 Thanked: 67 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Very ....ing sick. Much props. A gear nerds wet dream!

10-28-2009, 02:03 AM	#7
Hollowway SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 6,240 Thanked: 105 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Duuuuude!

10-28-2009, 02:19 AM	#8
thesimo ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,409 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	SOOOOOO awesome. I thought MY rack was pretty nifty and small but urs is just so much cooler lol

10-28-2009, 03:57 AM	#9
rareform707 ss.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI, USA Posts: 87 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	youre damn right thats worth showing off!

10-28-2009, 06:26 AM	#11
Apophis Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 18,280 Thanked: 71 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	wow, amazing setup, I just love it

10-28-2009, 06:41 AM	#13
Kheros Seasons Change Join Date: May 2009 Location: Madisonville, KY Posts: 169 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow, that's a really nice setup. I like how it's really clean and organized. It would look even cooler if you had one of those racks that would hold your head along with all of your other rack gear.

10-28-2009, 08:27 AM	#14
yacker SS.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Salem, Va Posts: 764 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How do you like the Axe-fx combined with the Invader? I've been wondering if it's worth spending the money to use an Axe as a fx unit coupled with my Invader.

10-28-2009, 09:39 AM	#16
HighGain510 Cold As Ice Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 12,477 Thanked: 226 Feedback Score: 31 reviews	I like your new rig much better.

10-28-2009, 10:26 AM	#17
Decipher SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary, Hellberta, Canada Posts: 1,314 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Nice and tidy! Just the way I love to see a rig.

10-28-2009, 10:34 AM	#18
Sepultorture Murder Machine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oshawa, ON, Canada Posts: 4,531 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	wow an AXE FX ULTRA and an ENGL INVADER all switched by a Axxess midi controller, NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE BEARDS: They Instantly Turn Any Man Into A Badass, It's Like Having Machine Guns On Your Face

10-28-2009, 10:36 AM	#19
Jzbass25 SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl Posts: 1,164 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	These pictures are going in my porn collection :P

10-28-2009, 10:56 AM	#21
dudeskin SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nottingham Posts: 553 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	most of what you just said went straight over my head, but it looks sweeeeeet!! please sir, can i have a audio sample of the god like combination

10-29-2009, 09:34 AM	#22
DC23 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 353 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Absolutely killer rig! You sir, are my hero, and I would love to hear some clips of that rig as well!!!

10-29-2009, 12:53 PM	#23
7slinger wake up dead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: work...in St. Paul Posts: 3,637 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 18 reviews	great looking rig would it be possible to see some close up pics of the custom rack unit and the breakout box? how many cables do you actually run back and forth between your board and the rack? vin30s in those mesa cabs? DenyThyNature

10-29-2009, 01:18 PM	#24
vlover SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: oakland Posts: 174 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alright, alright,....you win! Thats a sweet rig! Do you have the FX from Axe-Fx set up like stompboxes to turn on and off, on the fly?

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