Scott! Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Haha. I saw an Orange 4x12 cab in a used shop once. I'm still gonna go for a Marshall JCM 2000 though. Ever used Mesa cabinets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain.obvious Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Nah, I've never even seen a Mesa to be honest with you haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I saw two Mesa half stacks in a guitar shop a few days ago. They are kinda big compared to Marshall's half stacks. Never heard one before. I think one cab would be enough, considering the sound guys always mic the amp anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain.obvious Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Yeah, you honestly only ever need a half stack. All the rest is just for show. If you're playing somewhere too big for people to hear your half stack, they just mic it, thus making a full stack always pointless except to look badass lol. Edit: the more I think about it, I might be on crack saying 480 watts, I forget how big it is now lol. It might be 200ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Like Josh's hollow Riot! cabs! At least I think they are hollow cabs. There's literally no point to have real ones for that use. In one video it showed his white riot cabs, and in the back is just his half stack with a mic pointing at it. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain.obvious Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Haha yeah man. Having a ton of cabs is prob satisfying though, even if you're just mic'ing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Yeah. I just can't help thinking how much bleed-in the vocal mics would have if all of his cabs were being powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain.obvious Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Prob tons I'm done studying for this bullshit networking exam tomorrow so naturally I'm gonna play COD:MW2 and pass out. later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain.obvious Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 This room i'm in is very symmetrical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Anyone heard of Astellaway? Great band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Not yet, but I have now lol. Hmm according to last fm they are pop punk or something. Admittedly I'm not the biggest pop punk fan (yes I realize how odd that is to say on a Paramore forum of all places lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah, they are awesome. Their myspace page has their new album, but it's not on itunes yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Ah okay. I see mention of the JCM 2000 series on the previous page. Pretty cool amps, but the JVM series are even cooler I think. The clean tone is monumentally better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah, the JCM 2000 DSL 100 is my dream amp. I saw the newer JVMs, but since I could get a used JCM 2000 for half the price, I'm gonna save up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catie Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 i have ice cream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 good thing i don't sing, i can have ice cream! yummm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 There should be plenty of JVMs on the used market though, they've been out for a few years now. The biggest issue with the JCM 2000 series is that they need to be seriously cranked to sound good, which means unless you're a top level band playing some serious venues they are close to useless, whereas the JVM series is actually manageable at lower levels. The amp I'm getting is Basically a cross between the Peavey XXX and Peavey JSX, but much cheaper lol. I would love a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, but they are too expensive and I don't have the kind of space to crank an amp that loud, and Bugera amps don't need as much volume to sound amazing. I'll also be getting a used Harley Benton cab with two V30 speakers (a 2x12 cab) and from there I'll be learning how to mic up amps properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 What about the 50 watt version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catie Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 good thing i don't sing, i can have ice cream! yummm haha i have chorus but i suck anyway so i dont care lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 What about the 50 watt version? I dunno, just depends on what you need really. Personally, I'm a metalhead (yes even metalheads can like Paramore too, we aren't all close minded elitist assholes:p), so 50 watts isn't enough. This isn't volume related, because 30 watts would technically be loud enough, but to play metal you really need most of your sound to come from the preamp rather than the power amp. This probably rings true for a lot of rock too anyway . Riot was tracked using Dual Rectifiers for the distorted rhythm parts, and Dual Rectos are 100 watt amps which helps them to maintain their tightness in the lower mids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 They do sound very crunchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I hate the word crunchy, it can be used to describe almost any amp, which then makes it mean very little. Most guitar tones on modern recordings are anything but crunchy really, they are usually actually really smooth in the top end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 For the most part, I've just noticed certain guitar parts of the album are more......aren't as smooth sounding as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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