Your next guitar?

[rectus_dominus]

I already have an Ibanez TS7. The thing is I really want to keep my stuff minimal, but there are some must have things, so...

Thanks for the replies!

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it. I'm afraid of the tube's lifetime and the sturdiness. Also, I'm looking for cheaper combos mostly, if I'll buy one. I can get a Vypyr for 140 euros, at least I wouldn't have to use my pc to get some crazy guitar madness.

[susiwong]

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it.

Each of the (less than 3 ) tubes costs about the same as two burgers and might last 10 to 20 years ...
Tonewise - modelling vs tubes, I have both and guess what wins everytime ?
Software modelling has its uses for layering and stuff, no doubt.
Hardware modelling - even my friend having spent a fortune on AxeFX Ultra, state of the art tube amplification for it and mega foot controller hasn't touched it in months and plays his Marshall instead.
Just saying ...
susiwong

[trimph1]

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it.

Each of the (less than 3 ) tubes costs about the same as two burgers and might last 10 to 20 years ...
Tonewise - modelling vs tubes, I have both and guess what wins everytime ?
Software modelling has its uses for layering and stuff, no doubt.
Hardware modelling - even my friend having spent a fortune on AxeFX Ultra, state of the art tube amplification for it and mega foot controller hasn't touched it in months and plays his Marshall instead.
Just saying ...
susiwong

I have an old Heathkit GR52 Shortwave Radio with the original tubes in it--I should know this because I built the ding thing as a young hatchling all those years ago. Thing still works well My Princeton Amp has a new set of tubes in it---after the other tubes went soft 35 years after the things went in--

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Actually have you heard/tried out Blackstar's HT-5 mini valve amp head? Here is it in action using the speaker emulated line output:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/i1cba4u2r ... 0Death.wav

The HT-5 heads speaker emulated line is not the same as the one on the HT-Dual Pedal i have discovered. You do not need to have an external speaker cabinet/OHM load attached to head to use it and it also has a full on FX-Loop so you could easily use it with mic'd speaker cabinet Impulse Responses/Modeled Cabs...etc. It has full-on clean as you like 7ender-type sounds to modern high-gain Marshall/Boogie sounds using the ISF control along with the tonestack and even a sound all of its own IMHO. They go for around £225 new so if you find one second-hand/used then i say snap it up as it is a great mini-amp and not just a novelety 'cute' thing

But the Marshall JMP-1 is again great and i would not go without either (all just my opinion and YMMV/try before you pull the trigger if possible)

Dean

[rectus_dominus]

Ah, thanks very much! That Blackstar stuff is neat! The head costs 380 euros here.
I'm thinking in the price range less than 150 euros! I can't afford stuff like that. Mostly for financial reasons, but there's this thing called "lack of guitar playing experience" too. I just want to have the basics for a less noisy sound for my lil' Cort.
Sorry for not saying exactly my price range, but I hope that now you'll see why was the 0202 the alternative of a cheaper amp.

Thanks, and cheers!

[Dean Aka Nekro]

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it.

Each of the (less than 3 ) tubes costs about the same as two burgers and might last 10 to 20 years ...
Tonewise - modelling vs tubes, I have both and guess what wins everytime ?
Software modelling has its uses for layering and stuff, no doubt.
Hardware modelling - even my friend having spent a fortune on AxeFX Ultra, state of the art tube amplification for it and mega foot controller hasn't touched it in months and plays his Marshall instead.
Just saying ...
susiwong

That is not me you are talking about is it mate? I did not buy the Fractal AxeFX Ultra Still not even tried a POD HD-500 yet before blowing £2000ish on teh AxeFX Ultra...But kidding aside. Basically a +1 on all points mentioned. If for example something in the Vampyr went wrong then its done for with that sort of thing *usually* but with a simpler circuit sans digital bells and whistles are usually fairly simple to fix/replace *most of the time*

*Do not know the insides of the amp in question and some regular amps can be a PITA or not for the money worth fixing like Marshall tranny amps with shit digital reverb circuit built-in - i had an admittedly old one of the original valvestate-era and the reverb circuit went and it really was not worth replacing/having it fixed...YMMV*

Dean

[Dean Aka Nekro]

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it.

Each of the (less than 3 ) tubes costs about the same as two burgers and might last 10 to 20 years ...
Tonewise - modelling vs tubes, I have both and guess what wins everytime ?
Software modelling has its uses for layering and stuff, no doubt.
Hardware modelling - even my friend having spent a fortune on AxeFX Ultra, state of the art tube amplification for it and mega foot controller hasn't touched it in months and plays his Marshall instead.
Just saying ...
susiwong

I have an old Heathkit GR52 Shortwave Radio with the original tubes in it--I should know this because I built the ding thing as a young hatchling all those years ago. Thing still works well My Princeton Amp has a new set of tubes in it---after the other tubes went soft 35 years after the things went in--

You know them old radios can sound really neat with a guitar going through them and we all know you have the tools available The guitar player whose name i forget but was/is in Television and especially all over their album 'Marque Moon' these days uses old valve/tube radios as guitar amps (read an interview a few years ago featuring him in TapeOP mag - it was a good read as i really like that album and his odd approach along with the other player whose name i also forget). He had quite a few to chose from but if works for him (Tom Verlaine?) then it could work well for yourself my friend? Rooting - http://vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewt ... 96&start=0 (this confirms it but back on Marque Moon he was using fenders, vox, sears/silvertone and even just plugging straight into the desk

Now let us know how your radio sounds when converted (you know you want to/must do)

Dean

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Ah, thanks very much! That Blackstar stuff is neat! The head costs 380 euros here.
I'm thinking in the price range less than 150 euros! I can't afford stuff like that. Mostly for financial reasons, but there's this thing called "lack of guitar playing experience" too. I just want to have the basics for a less noisy sound for my lil' Cort.
Sorry for not saying exactly my price range, but I hope that now you'll see why was the 0202 the alternative of a cheaper amp.

Thanks, and cheers!

Right no problems (am rubbish at converting £ into other currency/don't follow the values ), hope you find something which suits your budget and ears Thomman are always a good bet for a decent price

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Paul Gilbert probably has them and doubt he would sell an Ibanez. Seriously that guy's collection of Ibanez guitars is crazy! Not as bad as Keiffer Sutherland's collection of Gibson's but at least Gilbert plays the damned things

The only guys I ever saw using one of these beauties were Bob Weir (single neck) and one of America's guitar players (Buckley ? Beckley ?) with a double neck.
They only built a few, though occasionally one is for sale.
The standard model without the tree-of-life would suit me just fine, I'm after the wood combination and the carved body mostly, the expensive visuals are nice but not really needed. A nice LP Swamp Ash would be an alternative, too.
Ymmv,
susiwong

Btw, did you hear Mel Gibson started collecting Sutherlands lately ?

LOL, them hollywooder's always loose it and Gibson is a perfect example, any ways on the Paul Gilbert is ibanez front:

http://www.gear-vault.com/ibanez-fireman-cometh/

History of Paul Gilbert:

One of the most skilled musicians in the art of instrumental rock guitar, Paul Gilbert is not only one of the fastest on the fingerboard, but one of the most musical. Gilbert's impressive career includes Racer X, Mr. Big, his own solo works as well as teaching in both the United States and Japan (where Paul enjoys considerable praise and popularity). While his 2009 PGM20TH Twentieth Anniversary, Fireman, and PGM401 signature models all celebrate the 20 years since the debut of his signature legendary PGM model, his relationship with Ibanez is actually quite a few years long, which includes his stellar performance at the Ibanez GuitarMania concert at the 1987 Summer NAMM Show, considered to be the "rebirth" of Ibanez with its new roster of maestro guitarists. In addition, Paul Gilbert is both an in-demand practitioner for Ibanez and arguably the most famous collector of vintage Ibanez guitars in the world.

"Vintage Ibanez Guitars" really is not a term i have heard used before/classic maybe...Vintage is pushing it, no?

[trimph1]

About the Marshall: I don't think I'd invest in something what has tubes in it.

Each of the (less than 3 ) tubes costs about the same as two burgers and might last 10 to 20 years ...
Tonewise - modelling vs tubes, I have both and guess what wins everytime ?
Software modelling has its uses for layering and stuff, no doubt.
Hardware modelling - even my friend having spent a fortune on AxeFX Ultra, state of the art tube amplification for it and mega foot controller hasn't touched it in months and plays his Marshall instead.
Just saying ...
susiwong

I have an old Heathkit GR52 Shortwave Radio with the original tubes in it--I should know this because I built the ding thing as a young hatchling all those years ago. Thing still works well My Princeton Amp has a new set of tubes in it---after the other tubes went soft 35 years after the things went in--

You know them old radios can sound really neat with a guitar going through them and we all know you have the tools available The guitar player whose name i forget but was/is in Television and especially all over their album 'Marque Moon' these days uses old valve/tube radios as guitar amps (read an interview a few years ago featuring him in TapeOP mag - it was a good read as i really like that album and his odd approach along with the other player whose name i also forget). He had quite a few to chose from but if works for him (Tom Verlaine?) then it could work well for yourself my friend? Rooting - http://vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewt ... 96&start=0 (this confirms it but back on Marque Moon he was using fenders, vox, sears/silvertone and even just plugging straight into the desk

Now let us know how your radio sounds when converted (you know you want to/must do)

Dean

I already used it a couple of times as mentioned--I had a mate convert it a few years back to do just that Some conversions he did also involved some linear amps as well--those things were/are something else--total output up to 1,500 watts...
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=13207

The frame for this one is due to the fact that he made this to be 11,000 watts!! I'm just trying to picture that being used as an amp


Another one...
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=1165
A relatively 'small' 600 watt job---

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Bloody hell and that takes alot! He is insane but pretty awesome at the same time 11,000 Watts = Only 'Manowar' would go for that one (to reclaim the loudest band on earth status probably or 'Louder Than Hell)
How do they know how loud hell is? Did they just take a trip there and get out the SPL meter like you do? Good stuff regarding the radio amp stuff i think

[hibidy]

@paul gilbert fireman:

[tapper mike]

Vintage/Classic
Being 25 years or older. Back in the 77, I saved a whole summer and bought a 59 Les Paul. It was old yet not considered a high priced collectable. Ibanez made some great axes in the 80's. I don't own any ibanez guitars but I do recognize the impact they have made on music thru the years.

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Well an old friend is back and everything makes sense now...a couple of years ago a pot on my Warmoth went wonky, no big deal but I was really into the Daion so I put it away. Last fall I ordered a pickguard for it and an Artec BCU - Band Controller Active Guitar Tone Expander Unit http://guitarheads.net/products/electronics/bcu.html

So for a year I've been saying I gotta put things back together, I finally did. It hasn't changed a lot, I took out the single coil in the middle and left my emg 81 and 89 (got a new three way switch) and it has the artec bcu. It use to also have an emg pa2 pre-amp but I took that out.

The artec BCU is pretty ...ummm...interesting. It's a push/pull pot so you can defeat it and the page shows what it does to the signal. I expected a little more straight boost but it's very slight as far as overdrive or boosting the overall signal, however it is combined with active pick-ups. The EMG 81 in that guitar could practically be called an antique, it's from around the mid to early 80s.

The tone from the BCU is a pretty wide range, fully clockwise it starts to sound more like a neck pick-up using it with the bridge pick-up. Using the neck pick-up with it is the best sounding, best sustaining neck pick-up I ever heard. Rolled all the way back (counter clockwise) it comes to life, with the bridge pick-up it's great for bringing out harmonics.

Best of all the Warmoth is back, this guitar cost me next to nothing (I bought it in parts when I worked for a music store, long story but the short version is when it didn't sell I had to buy it for a ridiculously low price). Best action I have ever played, super thin neck and not quite as light as a parker fly but pretty close...man I missed that guitar...been playing it all day.

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here's a crummy pic I took yesterday of it but because there is so much black you can't see much



I should add that this is by far the best guitar I ever played in my life (and that was before this latest overhaul), I doubt I could sell it for enough to buy big mac but it plays like a dream.