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Trent
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Marshall JMP 1
Marshall JFX 1
Slaved into a Marshall Combo in my studio.
Yes it Rocks!
Marshall JFX 1
Slaved into a Marshall Combo in my studio.
Yes it Rocks!
Spudmurphy
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Spudmurphy
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I just passed my bass players house - saw his car on the drive meaning that he had got back from a 2 week camping holidy in France - I just had to stop and have a glass of wine
Anyway the WEM - I just love telling a story so here we go ...
Saturday morning I popped down my mate's workshop. He builds/repairs guitars and his business partner repairs amps/re cones speakers and fixes keyboards.
In the rear of the workshop is a small room which is being used by another amp tech. Anyway this amp tech is like a bloodhound when it comes to tracking down gear - he just sniffs it out and gets old gear very cheaply. Obviously he's not afraid to get anything that's "broke" cos invariably he can fix it.
He had the little WEM up for sale for £95. I asked if I could try it out and I fired it up using a SSS Strat type guitar. As I turned the volume up the sound was really creamy - not super distorted but it just broke up nice. He said he would do me deal .. he had got it for £65 had done a very small amount of work to it... ...
the amp has a power on/off on toggle switch and a separate standby switch on the volume control pot. The pot had given up the ghost and he had modded it =- but had not drilled any extra holes. He said that he would soon have the components to put it back to original.
Anyway he said that I could have it for £75 so have it I did! I'm picking it up in the week and will give it a thorough test drive.
For that kind of money it was a good investment and will be an interesting amp to play my balls through!!
.. Pink Floyd - yeah they certainly did use WEM gear and in my day you used to see a lot of it about - WEM pa's were de rigour and also the little WEM mixing desks out front.
He also offered me a 15" WEM speaker cab but I couldn't really use it so I passed on it.
So that's my WEM story ... I guess there must be a WEM forum somewhere?
Anyway the WEM - I just love telling a story so here we go ...
Saturday morning I popped down my mate's workshop. He builds/repairs guitars and his business partner repairs amps/re cones speakers and fixes keyboards.
In the rear of the workshop is a small room which is being used by another amp tech. Anyway this amp tech is like a bloodhound when it comes to tracking down gear - he just sniffs it out and gets old gear very cheaply. Obviously he's not afraid to get anything that's "broke" cos invariably he can fix it.
He had the little WEM up for sale for £95. I asked if I could try it out and I fired it up using a SSS Strat type guitar. As I turned the volume up the sound was really creamy - not super distorted but it just broke up nice. He said he would do me deal .. he had got it for £65 had done a very small amount of work to it... ...
the amp has a power on/off on toggle switch and a separate standby switch on the volume control pot. The pot had given up the ghost and he had modded it =- but had not drilled any extra holes. He said that he would soon have the components to put it back to original.
Anyway he said that I could have it for £75 so have it I did! I'm picking it up in the week and will give it a thorough test drive.
For that kind of money it was a good investment and will be an interesting amp to play my balls through!!
.. Pink Floyd - yeah they certainly did use WEM gear and in my day you used to see a lot of it about - WEM pa's were de rigour and also the little WEM mixing desks out front.
He also offered me a 15" WEM speaker cab but I couldn't really use it so I passed on it.
So that's my WEM story ... I guess there must be a WEM forum somewhere?
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Sweat
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Spud please do tell that thing is very interesting
Also I am going to sing the praise of the new Egnater Tweaker, super versatile, sounds great, I am very pleased finally, was going for the Mesa TA-15 but the Tweaker blows it out of the water for less than half the cost, plus Robbie hooked me up with a discount on it, gotta love GC customer loyalty
Spudmurphy
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Spud please do tell that thing is very interesting
Also I am going to sing the praise of the new Egnater Tweaker, super versatile, sounds great, I am very pleased finally, was going for the Mesa TA-15 but the Tweaker blows it out of the water for less than half the cost, plus Robbie hooked me up with a discount on it, gotta love GC customer loyalty
Hee hee - I was typing as you were typing ha!
Sweat
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LOL Spud yes you were
Man thats an awesome grab, cant wait to hear more reports once you have it at home, would love to check one out, been doing alot of Pink Floyd research lately, would not have had a clue about WEM with out it.
Spudmurphy
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LOL Spud yes you were
Here's some info on it
... ... Smaller 1960s and 1970s WEM amplifiers are undergoing a bit of a renaissance just now; they make great recording amps, and can be used live when mic'd or more than one is used. The WEM Dominator is a particular favourite, but the Clubman and Westminster also perform very well.
The Clubman is actually the smallest amplifier in the early seventies WEM range, supplying just 5 watts of power to a single 12" speaker. Despite this, it is still quite loud; probably louder than you'd expect from a 5 watt unit.
Tonally, this is a smooth, deep amp that sounds just amazing when cranked up, and the tone rolled off; just right for blues-rock soloing.
jam3v
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Mark V
Mesa Stiletto 4x12 cab
G-Force in loop
Bad Horsey up front
Mesa Stiletto 4x12 cab
G-Force in loop
Bad Horsey up front
OLPlayer
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Very much depends on the sound I want or the sound my wife tells me I want
Either:
Boss GT8 into clean channel of Roland Cube 30X
or
for quiet practice (at my wife's request) Fender G Dec Junior 15 watt
or
when my wife & neighbours are out and not due home for some time, Orange Rocker 30 cranked up (but seldom above 4!!)
Either:
Boss GT8 into clean channel of Roland Cube 30X
or
for quiet practice (at my wife's request) Fender G Dec Junior 15 watt
or
when my wife & neighbours are out and not due home for some time, Orange Rocker 30 cranked up (but seldom above 4!!)
Wish I had a cool amp like the rest of you guys.
I still only have my 1987 (bought by me in 1987) Roland JC-120. However, I'm in love with it all over again now that I picked up this Line 6 M9 thingy.
I also run it with a Boss GT-8 or a Line 6 X3 Live depending on my mood...
For quiet practicing I use my Pandora PX4D or my Scholz Rockman X100. I keep hoping my Rockman will be worth something someday.
Mike
I still only have my 1987 (bought by me in 1987) Roland JC-120. However, I'm in love with it all over again now that I picked up this Line 6 M9 thingy.
I also run it with a Boss GT-8 or a Line 6 X3 Live depending on my mood...
For quiet practicing I use my Pandora PX4D or my Scholz Rockman X100. I keep hoping my Rockman will be worth something someday.
Mike
Norrin Radd
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Damn. I wish this thread had a pic accompanying every post!
For me, Dr. Z Stingray and matching 2x12 with Blues OR an Orange Rockerverb 50 half stack.
For me, Dr. Z Stingray and matching 2x12 with Blues OR an Orange Rockerverb 50 half stack.
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SlappyTappy
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Carvin Legacy Head with an Avatar 4x12 at the moment.
D.K.
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Either Rocktron Egnater TOL100 with Marshall 4x12 (Vintage 30s, slanted)
or Line 6 Flextone II XL.
or Line 6 Flextone II XL.
mikeller
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Just picked up a new Blackstar Venue 20 HT head to carry as a backup (don't leave home without one). Very nice sounding, plenty of versatility and great gain tones!
bazxkr
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Hell, I'm a bit overawed by all you axe masters and yr gear.
I have a lowly Peavey Vypyr 30 in my music room (converted attic) with Sanpera 2 pedal and also a Roland Micro Cube RX in the spare bedroom where my computer gear is so I can twang while surfing the net too.
Maybe I'll just go get a big Engl stack set up and Morse Engl signature amp so I got Steves whole set up. Only difference then is Steve is a master and I'm a plonker.
Should ensure I get new neighbours if nothing else.
The Roland Micro Cube is capable of upsetting the household on its own.
Cheers
Baz
I have a lowly Peavey Vypyr 30 in my music room (converted attic) with Sanpera 2 pedal and also a Roland Micro Cube RX in the spare bedroom where my computer gear is so I can twang while surfing the net too.
Maybe I'll just go get a big Engl stack set up and Morse Engl signature amp so I got Steves whole set up. Only difference then is Steve is a master and I'm a plonker.
Should ensure I get new neighbours if nothing else.
The Roland Micro Cube is capable of upsetting the household on its own.
Cheers
Baz
Hey!
I use my beloved Silo with something that's not even worth mentioning here, but I just got a chance of getting Framus Ruby Riot (I) for relatively attractive money.. There's very little on the net - do any of you have any Ruby Riot's? I'd love to know your thoughts on it.
I already tried it out (not in a band context though) and I was surprised how gainy the lead channel can be. I'd say too gainy for my taste, but why wouldn't I just turn the gain (there's master also) to 1/3 instead of full - it seemed to work fine for me then... I think I'll probably go for it and get the amp.
I use my beloved Silo with something that's not even worth mentioning here, but I just got a chance of getting Framus Ruby Riot (I) for relatively attractive money.. There's very little on the net - do any of you have any Ruby Riot's? I'd love to know your thoughts on it.
I already tried it out (not in a band context though) and I was surprised how gainy the lead channel can be. I'd say too gainy for my taste, but why wouldn't I just turn the gain (there's master also) to 1/3 instead of full - it seemed to work fine for me then... I think I'll probably go for it and get the amp.
LegGodt
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GUITAR
- Steve Morse Standard
AMP
- PRE AMP EFFECTS *
- ENGL InVader
AMP FX Loop
- Rocktron HUSH
- TC G-Force
- FX LOOP EFFECTS *
CABINETS
- Mesa Boogie 90 watt Thiele
- Mesa Boogie 200 watt Thiele
- Steve Morse Standard
AMP
- PRE AMP EFFECTS *
- ENGL InVader
AMP FX Loop
- Rocktron HUSH
- TC G-Force
- FX LOOP EFFECTS *
CABINETS
- Mesa Boogie 90 watt Thiele
- Mesa Boogie 200 watt Thiele
* Pre Amp Effects
- CAE Wah
- Digitech Whammy (G Lab M4L - Loop 1)
- MXR Dyna Comp (G Lab M4L - Loop 2)
- MXR EVH Phaser (G Lab M4L - Loop 3)
- MXR EVH Flanger (G Lab M4L - Loop 4)
- Ernie Ball Volume
- MXR GT-OD (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 1)
* FX Loop Effects
- MXR Carbon Copy (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 3)
- Way Huge Aqua Puss (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 4)
- CAE Wah
- Digitech Whammy (G Lab M4L - Loop 1)
- MXR Dyna Comp (G Lab M4L - Loop 2)
- MXR EVH Phaser (G Lab M4L - Loop 3)
- MXR EVH Flanger (G Lab M4L - Loop 4)
- Ernie Ball Volume
- MXR GT-OD (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 1)
* FX Loop Effects
- MXR Carbon Copy (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 3)
- Way Huge Aqua Puss (Rocktron PatchMate Loop 8 - Loop 4)
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Jimmyb
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I play through a Hiwatt, with a bucket load of effects pedals.
