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What amp gives me THIS sound?!?!


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Hello. While messing around with a new song idea, I decided to record it to my PC so I wouldn't forget it. I used Amplitube in Cakewalk and first recorded the clean parts. Then I needed a distorted sound so I started turning knobs. Then I found an "OK" sound but after a while I realized that it's not just an OK sound, it's T-H-E sound for me!

 

http://www.zilakka.com/mp3/JannenOmat/ampliRankka.mp3

 

I have an ENGL Powerball with a Mesa Rectifier Standard 4x12 oversize cab. The cab is just fine and doesn't need to be changed. :) The Powerball is a completely cool amp but I'd just like a distortion that is more "loose" than what's in the Powerball.

 

So, what amp gives a sound that is as loose as the AmpliRankka.mp3 sound??? Or something looser than the Powerball anyways. The cleans in the Powerball are the best I've heard so that's something that I can't really sacrifice though.

 

Is Framus Cobra/Dragon looser than the Powerball? I've heard that Framus has nice cleans.

 

Or maybe Krank, Bogner or something other?

 

Here's my current sound with the Powerball and Mesa cab:

 

http://koti.welho.com/mpappila/Synapse/FalseSynapse-VibrationsOfLustTaustanauha.mp3

 

My guitar is on the right side. (The songs not finished yet, the singer of my band hasn't had time to do his parts...)

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Originally posted by Cackalacky

That clip seems to have some fat analog delay on it .



nope, there's not an effect in sight. :)

Thanks for the replies but isn't a Mesa Rectifier much looser than the one in my clip?

I've tested a triple recto a few times but I just couldn't get that kind of sound. What makes the amplitube sound special to me, is the fact that it's loose but it still can do a decent palm muted sound.

The guitar that was used with the clip is a Fender Lonestar Strat with a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates at the bridge. And it's tuned to E!!! And it still crushes. WAY cool...

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To me the Dragon sounds better. Well, atleast according to these clips:

http://www.rocksolidamps.com/MP3/Cobra%20Demo.mp3

http://www.rocksolidamps.com/MP3/Dragon%20Demo.mp3

And it says on the Framus homepage that quote "The overall character of the Cobra is much brighter and tighter than the Dragon."
Which is something I don't want.

But when compared to this clip: (which is a Krank Revolution)

http://www.krankamps.com/audio/loGain.mp3

Even the Framus' sound tight!

Well, maybe I'll stick with the Powerball for a while. The differences aren't HUGE so maybe I'll find some loose low end from the Powerball somehow.

Here's some crappy playing with a Powerball and Mesa 4x12 cab:

www.zilakka.com/mp3/JannenOmat/Powerball+Mesa4x12.mp3

There is a G-Major in the amps loop and it's controlled by a Behringer FCB1010. The high gain is channel 3 of the Powerball.

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Ok. Let's leave the older stuff behind.

I'll continue this thread because my last thread was destroyed?!?!

So I'm looking for this type of sound:

www.zilakka.com/mp3/JannenOmat/Crushing.mp3

But that's made with Amplitube and I don't want to use a laptop at gigs.

Here's my current sound with my Powerball: (not the same as above)

www.zilakka.com/mp3/JannenOmat/Powerball+Mesa4x12.mp3

And here's sounds from an amp that I think is cool:

http://www.krankamps.com/audio/loGain.mp3

I think I'd love to have a sound like in the clip above. (I'm not sure if this thread gets destroyed too if I mention the manufacturer of the amp?!?)

Anyway, I tested a Framus Dragon and loved it more than my Powerball. But then I got interested in the Framus Cobra.

So can I get my dream sounds from a Framus Cobra? Or a Dragon?

Thanks.

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Originally posted by januszian

POD don't thump.
:)
Like a tube amp.



Or even get the same presence as Amplitube. It's like there's a veil over the sounds in it.



You want already stated you want that sound, and that sound is the sound of a modeller. A PODxt into a tube power amp, into a PA, or even better an HD147 would do the trick.

-Joe

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Originally posted by JamesPeters

You might want to try a POD through a PA or something. I'm pretty sure the POD has some similar sound in it.

 

 

Hahaha, awesome post James, gave me a good chuckle. That was the first thing that I thought when I listened to the clip.

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The Amplitube clip describes only the LOOSENESS of the wanted distortion, not the actual tone.

So can we please quit the modeller suggestions now? :)

the Krank clip is close to the tone. (if not it. but the Krank clean is so horrible that the Revolution head isn't an option...)

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