Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hell yeah! It sounds GREAT right out of the box, haven't even tweaked it. It came with a nice 4 channel foot switch as well. I'll post more on it, including a comparison with the ENGL preamp, when I get back from errands. I now own something from four different amp companies as part of my rig! ENGL, VHT, Mesa, and Marshall. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 congrats! I just got the Firepod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Cool! I wish I had that thing right now, I really want to try recording with all my new toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 So do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Looking at your gear list, you better get some KILLER tones. Or else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Looking at your gear list, you better get some KILLER tones. Or else... lol. I sure hope so. The question isn't whether my rig sounds good (to me anyway)... it's whether I can get it to sound good on a recording. That has proved very elusive for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 congrats! I just got the Firepod. That for sure needs to be one of my next pieces of gear. MBox2 mini ain't cutting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 lol. I sure hope so. The question isn't whether my rig sounds good (to me anyway)... it's whether I can get it to sound good on a recording. That has proved very elusive for me. Do you have good monitors? That is crucial to getting good recorded tone.What I do is get a full mix first, and then I record guitars over the mix. It takes a long time to develop an ear for what will sound good on recording vs what sounds good in the room, but once you get it its just a matter of mic placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ericwylde Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 now you need a peavey rockmaster, a hafler triple giant by bogner and a mesa fity:fifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 too bad you couldn't get something like a framus cobra preamp....hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matterday Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Nice, a JMP-1 would be the first thing I'd get if I were to build a rack setup. How do you compare the Marshall to the ENGL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 now you need a peavey rockmaster, a hafler triple giant by bogner and a mesa fity:fifty I had a Hafler T3 years ago. I remember liking quite a bit. If you asked me now what it sounded like I can't honestly remember though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 You NEED a Mesa Boogie Quad. /Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 JMP-1 to me is the core of a rack good tone. Run it into a good poweramp and crank it. Sounds great to my ears. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 now you need a peavey rockmaster, a hafler triple giant by bogner and a mesa fity:fifty I do need a Peavey Can the Rockmaster cop a 5150 tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I do need a Peavey Can the Rockmaster cop a 5150 tone? I think they're the same preamp as the ultra plus, which is close to the 5150.Also, get a behringer fcb1010 to run with your marshall. It opens up the flood gate in terms of usability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I had an FCB1010 and hated it. I know it allows you to do a ton of stuff, but I really don't WANT to do a ton of stuff. I'm either recording, playing live, or practicing to do one of the two. For recording, I don't need instant accessibility to 100 settings with two expression pedals. For live, I need to keep it as simple as possible ( three presets: clean, br00tz, solo ). For practice, I don't need an amp at all. I would LOVE to get a 5150 preamp. That would make my manhood tingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 5150, eh? that wouldn't be too hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I need to keep it as simple as possible ( three presets: clean, br00tz, solo ) Then you are ready to go. Rock it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I do need a Peavey Can the Rockmaster cop a 5150 tone? That's kind of why I got mine Well it's hard to say because you need the right power amp of course. I'm thinking my 2:100 is going to make the RM slay. I might also get it modded by FJA, they do some pretty cool things. But yeah, it's an awesome preamp, especially considering how cheap it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 Now I want a Studio Pre and a Rockmaster. Great And here I was thinking my GAS was cured... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ericwylde Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I do need a Peavey Can the Rockmaster cop a 5150 tone? I made a side by side comparion at studio a few days agoI liked the rockmaster betterthey sound VERY similar, but the 5150 sounds more grainy and openthe rockmaster sounds tigher, more consistent, dense and focusedboth have a lot of bass and mids, but the rockmaster EQ knobs are like 3 or 4 times more sensitiveI can't say it sounds more versatile, but it definitely allows a better and more precise tone shapingps: it sounds like {censored} and noisy as hell with the stock '94 peavey china tubesit works great with JJ and electro-harmonix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 I made a side by side comparion at studio a few days ago I liked the rockmaster better they sound VERY similar, but the 5150 sounds more grainy and open the rockmaster sounds tigher, more consistent, dense and focused both have a lot of bass and mids, but the rockmaster EQ knobs are like 3 or 4 times more sensitive I can't say it sounds more versatile, but it definitely allows a better and more precise tone shaping ps: it sounds like {censored} and noisy as hell with the stock '94 peavey china tubes it works great with JJ and electro-harmonix I wish I could pretend I never read this For now I have Rockmaster GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mparsons Posted June 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Here's a clip I did... It's just a laptop mic so you can get the gist of how it sounds. Once I get my Firebox I'll post more/better clips. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=442291&songID=6668315 1 is OD1, 2 is OD2, and 3 is the ENGL E530, for comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Here's a clip I did... It's just a laptop mic so you can get the gist of how it sounds. Once I get my Firebox I'll post more/better clips. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=442291&songID=66683151 is OD1, 2 is OD2, and 3 is the ENGL E530, for comparison Sounds pretty sick man. Cool stuff. Maybe I'll have to pick up a JMP-1 one of those days. Right now I've got one, but without the "J" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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