Photo (gear) gallery 2008

[whee]

I have been lurking around long enough... but was always too lazy to take a pic of my rig. After my recent cleaning out of my gear here we go:

poorly taken pic with bad lighting, but that's my rig: A Carvin DC-150 (i think that's the model, can remember), my Gibson ES-335 Dot (standard) and a soon-to-be-sold MIK Fender Lite-Ash Telecaster which passes through my pedalboard and into my Laney LC-15R amp (which i hand-carried from HK).

A better pic:

My board:

It starts with an RMC-2 Wah -> digitech synth wah(fun stuff, but little practical use) -> mxr phase-90 -> Zvex Vexter Fuzz Factory -> Teese Comp (the same dude that makes RMC wahs) -> Keeley Modded Boss BD2 -> Edder's magic box -> MI Audio Crunchbox -> Dr Scientist Trem -> Boss Ce-2 Chorus -> DOD Fx90 Analog Delay -> Ibanez De-7 digital delay
and of course in the corner, a boss tuner


It is, as shown in the picture, powered by a voodoo labs pp2+ unit. This allows me to provide more headroom for my chorus and fx90 delay which requires slightly more than 9 volts to sound optimal. The pedalboard is also connected using George L's - and they have made a hell of a difference in providing clarity to my tone.

I've also got a BF-2 which is not pictured, as i would like to sell it off or trade it for a PH-2

For practice, I use my Line6 PocketPod which i plug my ipod and earphones into.

 

[ungauged]

New Gear....

New gear and hopefully the last for the year 2008....

My New PRS Custom 22 10 Top

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

Custom order Black plate and Silver chasis

 

[trianglebiscuit]

2 channel blackfaces are special, special mesas :O

 

[rackenstein]

Hey ungauged,how do you like the recto?

2 channel rectifiers are special
theres something about old boogies
older boogies just sound better

 

[Hydesg]

is that the pre-500 recto?

 

[ungauged]

It's one hell of a Rectifier!! Amazing sounds and easy to dial out....

rackenstein: But the cleans could be better but i'm still loving it!
HydeSG: I wish it was a pre-500 (holy grails of Rectos) but it's serial number is 3755.... haha 2255 units more after Kurt Cobain's and Frank Zappa's!

 

[leecs]

cant see the pictures

 

[fibredrive]

can't see pics also lei. how much did the recto set you back dude?

 

[rackenstein]

It's one hell of a Rectifier!! Amazing sounds and easy to dial out....

rackenstein: But the cleans could be better but i'm still loving it!
HydeSG: I wish it was a pre-500 (holy grails of Rectos) but it's serial number is 3755.... haha 2255 units more after Kurt Cobain's and Frank Zappa's!

Glad you like it!It gets better when you play at vol 10++ o'clock:twisted:
Try JJs in the pre section/SED 6L6GC or JJE34L power..

In your dreams im going to sell you at that price if its pre500:mrgreen:
im sure know how to take adv of the hype:mrgreen:

 

[Ripper]

Pre-500? You guyz really believe what lynch said?

 

[ungauged]

Pics

Dunno why Fotki got some problem... Here are the pics again....

PRS CU22 10TOP

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 2CH

Custom order black plate and silver chasis

 

[fibredrive]

sweet. if ever u get tired of it, can i get first dibs??

 

[ungauged]

Which one are you referring to? The Mesa or PRS?

 

[fibredrive]

MESA! Actually, what's the blue PRS?

 

[ungauged]

Will let u know if i decide to get rid of the Mesa but i doubt so! The blue one is a Paul Reed Smith single cut 1 piece flame top...

 

[NewGuy]

Bro unguage: How's the sound of the Rockerverb 50? Is it worth the hefty price it cost? Tone and versatility wise, how does it compare to a JVM or a Joe Satch head?

 

[ungauged]

To be honest... I love the tone of the Rockerverb 50 but it lacks the metalish punch... It's great for british rock(Oasis, Snow Patrol) or old school rock like AD/DC, old Metallica, Guns & Roses, Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

The Rockerverb has awesome cleans that beat the Mesa Boogie hands down, not forgetting the inbuilt reverb. The distortion on the Rockerverb 50 is clearer with better lows and mids and it's crunchy sort of like old school Slash kinda sound but like i said it lacks that metallic punch that modern rock uses. The Mesa Boogie is the tone that I've been looking for all my life not mentioning the tons of money spent on distortion pedals just to gain the sound which failed. The Rockerverb just wasn't the kind of tone I wanted but I still enjoyed it.

Orange is a boutique amp maker that has the likes of Madonna, Stevie Wonder, AD/DC, Aerosmith, U2, Fall Out Boy, Artic Monkeys, John Lennon, Jimmy Page, Switchfoot and Prince under it's brand so that just about tells you the quality. As you can see those artists don't have high gain punchy sounds. The only guy which plays heavy music on their band wagon is Slipknot's James Root, he uses the Rockerverb 100 which is almost similiar. In a review he said, it's great for down tunings(the really low ones which basically sound messy if not setup well) as it's got extremely good clarity that most amps he's tried before usually mess up. Go listen to Slipknot or Stone Sour, that's the kind of crunchy distortion you'll get but still with lots of clarity(I think the heaviest it can go). I love Foo Fighters sound as it's neither too heavy nor too light LOL , so yeah they use Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier's which is what I'm getting from it now.

Comparing the Mesa Dual Rectifier and the Rockerverb 50, I like the tone of the distortion on the Orange as it has more tone, it's really hard to describe until you try it.... Both are great amps worth every cent just that they've got different pros and cons. The Orange Rockerverb series blows away all competition if you want that Brit rock, old school rock sound but sadly not modern rock or metal. It all really depends on what kind of music you play. And by the way, both amps costs around the same brand new.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

In that case the Orange would suit me more, since I get all my heavy drive from pedals, but need those beautiful British cleans. Mesa Boogies are getting overrated I feel, though their high-gain tones are really to die for.

 

[blackstar]

here are some of my babies

(l-r cij fender jazzmaster, cij fender jaguar, mij fender mustang, gibson sg special, rickenbacker 330/12, gibson sg standard)

p.s. big up mr hub4thailand for 2 of the guitars shown there

 

[HarrisonYeo]

wow that surf green mustang is sweet.