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[quote=”1bassleft”]It’s gettin’
It’s gettin’
It’s gettin’ kinda heavyI’VE GOT THE POWER!
OK, I’ve snapped out of it. This question can be answered. Look to the charmingly titled “This board sucks” thread for a re-direct, or ask here. I have my own ops (EL34 usually better, 6550 may suit particular tastes, doesn’t alter value and is reversible). Try some Coolio, though.[/quote]
BINGO, somebody finally rang the bell.
[quote=”Zeater”]If you are a seasoned player who does not mind programming, whether you’re gigging or recording, not trying to bother the people who reside where you do, or neighbors the GT6 is the hands down choice! Why wouldn’t you consider a GT8! I’ve had GT’s since GT3 they are simply the BEST! TONE? Are you kidding? Unbelievable! What amps are you playing through? I play it through a ’87 Roland Jazz Chorus, a Mesa Boogie run stereo and it is huge! I switch the Mesa exclusively for lead then go back to the stereo for Rythmn…Did I say Huge? My main axe is a LP Cust, hard to beat that setup! I give lesson’s on a CUBE60 and that amp is a BEAST! Depends on what you do? You may check out the CUBE for $365 w digital effects and enough Balls to play midsize clubs, it is truly a Swiss Army Knife with tone, recording ability(Direct) and versatility if you will. What amp will you run the GT with?(You dont need an amp…I direct through two JBL EON 10’s/Mackie board and that is absolutely killer…what’s your app?) Can’t beat the GT’s! Lastly the ME50 is designed as an entry level piece that is quality, although not as deep as any GT! I had an ME8 b4 the GT it’s cool although there is NO comparison.[/quote]
i notice you guys are playing those Multieffects through amps that have a lot of ‘clean’ headroom, my setup has always been a classic all valve amp setup, i like the the real valve overdrive sound, i’ve never tried one of those Boss Multieffects units through a transistor amp but i would imagine you get a great sound from it, same kind of sound you get through headphones or direct through the PA, I know the Messa you have is a valve amp but it still has masses of clean on tap, same as a fender twin, to my ears i like the sound of a set of cooking output valves, the hotter they get the better they sound, if i need a heavy distortion sound i usualy dial in a bit of my ProCat turbo rat, my setup is quite simple when im gigging, its the amp, the guitar, the turborat, and on some songs a little delay and phaser, thats why the ME50 works for me, when im recording at home i use the Guitar port, when im recording with the band i use my live setup.
Lee
i had an AC30 33watt twin speaker, i played small to medium size venues and i could have done with a bit more headroom on the clean side, with a 40watt amp you could play those venues, but i’d say go with the 80watt for the clean, especialy in a rock band.
just out of interest, what models of amp are they? Ashdown?I agree you have to go by your ears, and there is nothing wrong with those ceramic magnet pickups, i prefer the sound of the alnico’s my self but that is my taste, my friend has a 1960 classic, with the bullion gold top and he loves it, he sold his standard to buy it, the neck is a 60’s tapered one which he loves and he loves those pickups, one word of advice, if i were going to buy one i would get a used one, they go for less than the standards, i think if you buy one new then you would pay about the same price as a standard, but used they are cheaper than standards, standards hold there money a bit more than the classics.
you can both find some info here:
http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Tama/From memory these were not a very collectable guitar, if it says made in Korea then i think they were around £350 new.
check out harmony central.Yes i say it because i can hear the difference, your audience wont, but then i always find if it doesnt sound good to me then i dont play as well, if you play sax i bet you play a fairly good model, but i couldnt tell the difference between a £200 sax and a £3000 sax, so why bother with the more expensive model? its all down to your perception of tone, the better it sounds to you the happier you feel the better you play.
I have a £400 Tokai Love rock jap les paul copy, and i have a Gibson les paul standard that cost me over £1000, you will find it hard to tell the difference in tone, i can tell, and i know which one i prefer to play.
Ive never played the GT-8 but i bet it is an enhanced version of the GT-6, which was an enhanced version of the GT-5 and GT-3, i suppose you have to ask yourself how many switches, led’s, memory banks and different types of amp sim do you need? are you realy going to use even 1/2 of them? i always find the more complicated it is the longer it takes you to find a useable tone, which is why i sold my GT-5 and went for the ME-50, it has all the usefull effects and is simple to use.
But you could of course get yourself a GT-8 and plug it diect into your PA, bypass the need for an amp, and preset all your tones on the unit.
Have you also looked at the new Line 6 POD XT Live?? again ive not used it, but i do use the Guitar port and find it very good, and the POD speaks for itself, i think the XT live goes for the same kind of money as the GT-8.GT6 does more and is more complicated and is good for home use and recording.
The ME50 is easy to use, does less, costs less, and has a better tone played through an amp live.if you want to play it live go for the ME50, if you want to record go for the GT6.
are you playing them live?? ive not had a GT6 but i used to have a GT5 and currently own a ME-50, the GT5 (similar to the GT6) was quite complicated to use, had lots of interesting and effects that werent realy usuable. The effects sounded OK live but were better suited to recording/home use, it had amp sim and cab effects which the ME50 doesnt have, but if you have a good amp then you dont need them, playing the ME50 live is Mainly very good but the distortion effects arent that realistic, and sound a little harsh at gigging volume, but the other effects sound very good, the modulation and delay pedals are very usefull, using it is very simple, its kind of like having 4 pedals in front of you, a distortion, modulation, delay, and wah/volume, i find it very easy to play it live, there are no menus to edit no patches to copy, you just set it up and play, for distortion i use a ProCat turbo rat, and always have, its a great distortion pedal.
So if i were playing at home and recording i’d go for the GT6 because of the amp and cab sims, but if i were playing live then i’d go for the ME50.
and the ME50 is cheaper too.
LeeSounds a bit obvoius but have you tried the Dod FX69? its called a Grunge pedal, i think they were bought out by Digitech a few years back but still produce the FX69 pedal have a look here:
http://www.digitech.com/products/Grunge.htm
but if you want one from ebay make sure you look for DOD fx69 as well, it is the same pedal but without the ‘mixer out’ output, even looks the same, ive just sold one on ebay for £23.50 have a look:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3781108857&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:ITits a great pedal and i think it might have the sound you are looking for but the semi accoustic isnt the best guitar to use for these kind of effects, they tend to give feedback on the high gain pedals.
Good luck.Tokai Love rock instead of les pauls, those tokais realy do cut the mustard, they also do a great strat copy.
[quote=”outside underpants”][quote=”lee_UK”]that thing weighs more than a fender twin, must be a 2 man lift out the back of the van? then on the trolley and then on the stage… how do you find it fits the stage? do you have much room left for the drum kit?
Lee[/quote]you could be on to something there…. i’ve been trying to think of a way to get rid of our drummer for ages :twisted:[/quote]
simple, just tell him you want to start doing ‘New Romantics’ stuff, it worked for Bad News.
whats the difference between a midget and a dwarf? is it something to do with the arm length ??, big heads short arms?? and then of course there is your troll , now your talking.
and as for the footstool your little mate carried around? surely he would have been better off with one of those little step ladders?
Lee
