Randolf Arriola (embryo) Guitar Gear 101
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PatheinRaindropMoe
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+1 for guitar synth! Useful tool imho.
embryo
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Tonequest event gear updates;
Responding to requests and enquiries I'm including the following guitars and amps in the Guitar Gear 101 segment during the coming Tonequest event on 6th Oct at Artshouse Blueroom 2 to 6pm;
Guitars;
1. Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Vintage '69 with Split coil and phase reversal
2. Fender Custom Shop '54 Stratocaster with Lindy Fralins and Tele Switch
3. Tele with Dimarzio Twang King pup set
4. Yamaha Pacifica 912J With Dimarzio PAF Pro and HS2
Amps;
1. Hughes and Kettner TRIAMP MKI Head
2. Carvin X100B Head (circa '88)
3. Fender Super 60
4. Carvin 4x12 Half Stack with Celestion V30s
Responding to requests and enquiries I'm including the following guitars and amps in the Guitar Gear 101 segment during the coming Tonequest event on 6th Oct at Artshouse Blueroom 2 to 6pm;
Guitars;
1. Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Vintage '69 with Split coil and phase reversal
2. Fender Custom Shop '54 Stratocaster with Lindy Fralins and Tele Switch
3. Tele with Dimarzio Twang King pup set
4. Yamaha Pacifica 912J With Dimarzio PAF Pro and HS2
Amps;
1. Hughes and Kettner TRIAMP MKI Head
2. Carvin X100B Head (circa '88)
3. Fender Super 60
4. Carvin 4x12 Half Stack with Celestion V30s
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hi randolf
i saw some videos of you guys on youtube and i appreciate the work you've done
however, when we look back at some of the great guitar players in the world, present and past, i would dare say that not many resort to huge amount of effects ... they present feelings through their fingers, choice of notes and playing
i wonder what are your thoughts on this
monk
hi randolf
i saw some videos of you guys on youtube and i appreciate the work you've done
however, when we look back at some of the great guitar players in the world, present and past, i would dare say that not many resort to huge amount of effects ... they present feelings through their fingers, choice of notes and playing
i wonder what are your thoughts on this
monk
embryo
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Hi Monk, that's quite a fair observation but imho pretty much incorrect as a sweeping statement. I believe there will always be room and significance for musicians who approach their instruments from a purist and classical approach as well as those who pursue the extreme possibilities of combining limitless imagination with the technology of yesterday, today and tommorow.
I'd like to inject my own sweeping statement here; I feel that music in it's most primal and honest form that can still move the soul without relying on any other external instrument is really what we all have ie. just the human voice with hands clapping and feet stomping forming a symphony of rhythm and tune... just like we all did in school and the army eh.
I have a deep level of respect and admirations for artists who execute their own unique art form of music with just a simple beautiful acoustic guitar likewise nothing wrong or lacking imho for others who pursue extreme ends of making sounds, noises and sonic collage with almost anything one can think of these days to play on or affect the instrument we call the Guitar. Personally what's truly most important to me is that the end result of what's hopefully still "sound" to our ears should move the listener and yet transcend all the theoretical, technical wizardry and overwhelming mind boggling technology used to execute the sound from the guitar or any other instrument...real or virtual.
Acoustic players whom I admre and love listening to like Robert Johnson, Michael Hedges, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Sergovia, Tony Rice and Paco De Lucia among many other acoustic players are all great musicians yet minimalists as far as guitar equipment is concerned. Great musicans all of them with their sheer great technique and deep musicality that they can evoke from the acoustic guitar.
Jimi Hendrix, Brian Setzer, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Brian May, Clapton, Van Halen and and many others of the Blues Rock and early Metal era are now considered pretty minimalist when compared to the modern era spanning the 80's to current day. When Jimi who preceded everyone in modern rock did what he did with the Fender Strat into a wah, fuzz and octavia into the Marshall stacks he was able to coax his equipment to evoke anything from the sound of whispers to the barrage of the Vietnam war. Leo Fender and James Marshall themelves said they never envisioned their designs in guitars and amps to do that....that's totally Jimi playing his gear with his unrelentless passion and out of this world child like imagination. What Hendrix did is without a doubt imho changed the way everyone approached or played the instrument. I'm sure there were purists of the day then and now who shun at how and what he did on the guitar.
David Gilmour, Andy Summers, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, The Edge, David Torn, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa, Pat Metheny, Steve Lukather, Satriani, Eric Johnson and let's not forget Mr Steve Vai are just some among a long list of some of the most incredible guitarists today who are creating music with incredible sounds using their wide array of guitars and not at all shying from combining cutting edge guitar playing techniques with a large dose of technology. Guitars that sometimes if not often sound unlike the guitar or even remotely close to any real instrument. The human nature to expand or abandon established musical forms and sounds will always be the spirit of the present cutting edge.
...and after all's been said and done there's Derek Bailey! For one so revered as a Bebop Jazz to go out for lunch and not return...metophorically speaking.
Comparisons to establish the worth of a musician and his music between Accomplished Classical Guitarists with the (Les Paul into Marshall) Blues Rockers against the Cutting Edge Modern Electronic Guitarists (whatever genre the may be...) is like trying to compare classical painted art forms with analog film based photography against modern digital photography against photoshop wizards... They all coexist.
In short "To each his own" la.
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embryo
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Yes I do commend the HK MKII and earlier MKI Triamp mainly for it's effective toneful versatility.
Mesa Boogie's Mk IV is also a very nice amp. It' main strenghts are when used in soloist mode. The tone of the amp is also largely shaped by the single speaker and combo cabinet design. Focused mids with High stacked preamp tube saturation are part of the original Mesa Boogie design. Personally, I'm a big fan of Mesa's Dual Rectifier Amp Heads.
The Hughes and Kettner Triamps are in my experience probably one of the first all tube amps to successfully incorporate the characters of of classic american and british amps from twin reverb/voxac30 into early and modern marshalls to current day high gain amps. Yes Tight lows and sweet tops are also part of the HK's Triamps' tonal design. They are not exactly the most affordable but for the guys who want and can go the distance it's good to know there are amps out there available today that do deliver beyond hype and marketing gimmicks.
Yes Both Hughes n Kettner and Mesa Boogie make great amps!
Decisions decisions!
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embryo
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"Thank you so much for the reply! I helped alot, but I would try to get my hands on one to run through first... I heard from leecs that you'll be playing a MKI during you next show. Please do post clips from that show if possible.
About Mesas, I really don't like the rectifier series, it has a particular frequency that I can't seem to dial out, I guess it's one of the amp's characteristics, but I really like the Mark series though, I would be getting a head + cab if I were to get one though, I can't see myself lugging a 50kg combo amp around when I gig, so the head + cab would seem more logical to me.
Do you think that Mesas are over-hyped nowadays? According to the reviews of MKIVs, they are pretty versatile amps, and have great tone too, although I notice that not much users give any credit to its cleans. What reason should I chose the HK MKII over the MESA MKIV besides the versatility of the HK?"
Based on the above enquiry and statement about Mesa Boogie amps I'd like to invite Mesa amp owners here to lend your thoughts about this ya.
"Thank you so much for the reply! I helped alot, but I would try to get my hands on one to run through first... I heard from leecs that you'll be playing a MKI during you next show. Please do post clips from that show if possible.
About Mesas, I really don't like the rectifier series, it has a particular frequency that I can't seem to dial out, I guess it's one of the amp's characteristics, but I really like the Mark series though, I would be getting a head + cab if I were to get one though, I can't see myself lugging a 50kg combo amp around when I gig, so the head + cab would seem more logical to me.
Do you think that Mesas are over-hyped nowadays? According to the reviews of MKIVs, they are pretty versatile amps, and have great tone too, although I notice that not much users give any credit to its cleans. What reason should I chose the HK MKII over the MESA MKIV besides the versatility of the HK?"
Based on the above enquiry and statement about Mesa Boogie amps I'd like to invite Mesa amp owners here to lend your thoughts about this ya.
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Rossie
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It's me leecs
Ah, shouldn't have put your name there... lol...
My name's Jonathan btw, Randolf
Hi Randolf, I really appreciate the replies here... Very good and informative read...
The problem with Mesa amps, hmmm... Maybe is to get a good objective review of it? It's mostly either love or hate thingy going on...
Ah, shouldn't have put your name there... lol...
My name's Jonathan btw, Randolf
Hi Randolf, I really appreciate the replies here... Very good and informative read...
The problem with Mesa amps, hmmm... Maybe is to get a good objective review of it? It's mostly either love or hate thingy going on...
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