Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 You're too obsessed with gear, it's sad. You're playing these...well, small gigs (300 people at most) with way too much gear. Practice more, kiddo! You might become good one day Uh huh, I love gear and all things related to the creation of music, and the pics I posted at the HOB packed has already established more than 300 people. I have also already mentioned that I do not take all my gear to every gig. I would rather have more and NOT need it, than less and need more. I have options. So kiddo, it has been said, "what better advice to take, than your own." Now, go practice, before your mommy gets on you about finishing your homework and keeps you up past your beddie bye time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members bob the dentist Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ahh yes, very nice. Eddies current setup? I am not a huge 5150 fan, but he sure makes them sound good, though I still prefer his tone on his earlier stuff.Nice pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesaholick Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. Yeah, racks are a waste of money. I feel bad for zachman's kid who probably can't go to college now cuz Daddy spent all of his money on flashy rack lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bob the dentist Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah, racks are a waste of money. I feel bad for zachman's kid who probably can't go to college now cuz Daddy spent all of his money on flashy rack lights. I don't even mean that, though even though you're a troll you have a point. I mean that if someone ever gave me that much {censored} and said "alright now get your tone straightened out" I would honestly probably throw up a bit in my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thermionic geek Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 To stay on topic, heres my stuff. I dont use the pedals anymore except for the crybaby, no pictures of the rack and I have a bunch of amps that I have no pictures of. I do actually have a polytone 104 but its in sad shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah, racks are a waste of money. I feel bad for zachman's kid who probably can't go to college now cuz Daddy spent all of his money on flashy rack lights.Ya, I'm poor. You know what R.O.I is? Check it out, and when you figure out that the gear I have gets rented out and pays for itself, added to the concept of buying wholesale and selling higher, maybe then you'll have a proper perspective. Douchebag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesaholick Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ya, I'm poor. No you just spend all of your money on useless rack junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nutter Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 That's a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joshtruction Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ahh yes, very nice. Eddies current setup? I am not a huge 5150 fan, but he sure makes them sound good, though I still prefer his tone on his earlier stuff. Nice pic! I beleive thats a rig pic from the very late 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Owens Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 No you just spend all of your money on useless rack junk why do you show up in here..all you do is troll..and your a pain in the ass...please shut the {censored} up or leave..better yet ..post a clip of you playing..i need a really good laugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 No you just spend all of your money on useless rack junk Really... Hmm.......... how do you figure, you have the slightest clue as to the status of my funds? Moron, I could crush you with my wallet, trust me when I tell you I do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LOCO5150 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've never played a rack setup, but wouldn't all that processing strip the guitar of it's natural tone? Nonetheless, cool pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thermionic geek Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 The thing with rack stuff is, if it's done well the signal is only going through one or two things ant a time. I use a voodoo valve preamp that already has effects built in. everything else in my rack is for power conditioning or tuning. I would like another delay. As far as natural tone is concerned. I think it sounds great. I can't deny the appeal of a single guitar-cord-amp setup. But I love effects. I rarely use them but they are cool to have available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've never played a rack setup, but wouldn't all that processing strip the guitar of it's natural tone? Nonetheless, cool pics. Very Very good question!!! They definately can, though they don't have to. The way my setup is configured, the pure amp tone is going through a speaker cab, unaffected, and the rack stuff is going through 2 other cabs and powered by a seperate power amp and they are blended together to produce the overall tone. Here is some info from the Custom Audio Electronics website that explains a bit more: Buffers are extremely important in a multi-component system. They are often misunderstood and often get a bad rap by those who are uninformed. In a CAE system, a buffer is a unity gain (input level equals output level) impedance converting circuit. It essentially protects your high impedance guitar output (or any other high impedance source, such as an amps' effects loop send) from being loaded down by the input it is connected to. In effect, it converts high impedance to low, which means subsequent stages are then driven by a low impedance source (the buffer's output). High impedance sources such as your guitar's output (assuming you have passive pickups) has very little current drive capability and it's signal is subject to a harsh environment once it leaves the guitar. You already know the adverse affect a long cable has on your tone. Same thing happens if you pass your signal through a bunch of effects pedals. Even if they have "true bypass" (an ugly, over-used term), each one will suck a little more of your signal along with the cables and connectors, mainly due to capacitive loading of your high impedance guitar signal. The end result is a muffled weak signal that lacks clarity. But once your high impedance guitar signal hits a properly designed buffer with a high input impedance, the buffer takes over, and uses its higher current capability (remember, its an active circuit that requires a power supply) to drive all subsequent stages, thus preserving your instrument's tone. This brings us to buffer quality. Buffers come in all types of designs, from discrete transistor, op-amp, to esoteric tube designs. All have their own unique sonic stamp. At CAE we use the op-amp approach. It has served us well for years, is low noise, and is extremely transparent to our ears. Buffers often get blamed for causing an overly bright sound, but we feel if its designed properly, any perceived "brightness" is because now the guitar is not being loaded down by subsequent stages! Buffers can cause problems, too. There are some effects devices that don't like to see the low output impedance of a buffer. These are typically discrete transistor designed fuzz circuits (such as the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face). They react better to the high impedance output of the guitar. In fact, the guitar output, cable and input stage of the Fuzz Face complete a circuit that is highly dependent of those 3 components to work correctly. Fuzz Faces clean up nicely when you roll back the guitar volume control... not so if a buffer is between the guitar and Fuzz Face input. So if you have a pedal board with a Fuzz Face on it , put it first! Other pedals may react the same way. Experiment to see what works best for you. Keep in mind all active pedals (such as Boss, Ibanez, etc...) act as buffers and will impart their own sonic stamp even when bypassed. This is what started the whole "true bypass" (ugh! that term again) craze. See? Too much of a good thing can be "bad". Which brings us to how we utilize buffers in CAE custom switchers. We only use buffers where absolutely necessary. Typically, in a pedal based system we will not buffer until after the first 4-5 loops, which is usually just prior to sending the signal down to the pedal board (via a long cable run, hence the need to buffer) to hit the wah/volume pedals. Any more than 4 or 5 loops, and the guitar signal may be affected by capacitive loading. So the first few loops is where you would put any impedance sensitive effects. This also means your guitar will go through fuzz, overdrive or distortion pedals BEFORE the wah. We prefer this order because the wah then has a more harmonically rich signal to filter. Try it yourself. Of course, if a specific order is required, we will do everything we can to make it happen. Buffers are also necessary to drive isolation transformers, since the relatively low primary impedance of the transformers may be detrimental to whatever circuit is feeding it. This is also why amp splitter circuits must be buffered. You can't drive multiple amps with a relatively high impedance source. So there usually is a buffer somewhere in the output stage of your custom switcher. That's usually it. 2 places minimum. There may be more active stages depending on your system requirements. Pedal boards are fine if you just want a few pedals and your switching needs are basic. We build them all the time. But if you are truly serious about your tone, and you want many sound options available to you at any time (not to mention preset combinations and midi program change capability), a switching system is the way to go. No one said you have to turn on all the stuff at the same time! Besides, THERE IS NO CLEANER SIGNAL PATH FROM GUITAR TO AMP THAN WITH A SWITCHING SYSTEM, PERIOD. With a pedal board, even if every effect is bypassed, and you have "100% bypass" switches in all your effects (which is rare), you are still running through every pedal, and every cable and connection in the system. If something fails, good luck finding it. There is still a major capacitive buildup (which results in a severe loss of tone, mainly high end) because your signal must go through each cable and pedal. This is why signal buffers are so important. With a CAE switching system, troubleshooting is easy because you can bypass to get effects out of the signal path, and you can patch in between various places in the signal path, when you know what to look for. With a CAE custom switching system (we can't vouch for other manufacturers) the majority of the signal path is hard wired internally, and with a loop based system bypassing the effect bypasses the cables connecting the effect as well! This is impossible with a traditional pedal board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boyband03 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 that pic of the 4 5150's isnt evh's setup from the 90s... its alexs monitor system... he has two 4x12 by the drums w those 4 heads running into them... evhs 90s rig is like 12 or 16 heads and a ton of 4x12s out in front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc Roy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 why do you show up in here..all you do is troll..and your a pain in the ass... please shut the {censored} up or leave.. better yet ..post a clip of you playing.. i need a really good laugh... You didn't know? His record company won't allow him...Actually, not being able to hear from a hack who can't play anything but the blues scale is good. That stuff bores me to tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joshtruction Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 thtn pic of the 4 5150's isnt evh's setup from the 90s... its alexs monitor system... he has two 4x12 by the drums w those 4 heads running into them... evhs 90s rig is like 12 or 16 heads and a ton of 4x12s out in front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 You didn't know? His record company won't allow him... Actually, not being able to hear from a hack who can't play anything but the blues scale is good. That stuff bores me to tears. Really after 20 years of pro status, not being able to negotiate a contract over something as ridiculous as this is pretty pathetic. He obviously doesn't carry much weight at his label either. Looks like his mommy busted him for not doing his homework, and put him to bed early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members SteveVHT Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Is that are rack mounted VHT head? Or a preamp i've never seen before? It is a one off VHT Classic head that Steve made for a touring guitarist.It currently resides in Steve Fryettes office.There was only one ever made.I have asked many many times....It's not for sale...But I have dibs if it ever is...Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Whackmaster Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 nope. www.thesamhillband.com :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thermionic geek Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Who uses all those cabs? that is one deaf band. Even more 2290s. MMMM de---------------lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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