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by Dubious
Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:27 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thick guitar tone wanted for underlying track.
Replies: 20
Views: 5837

well you'd be surprised how many classic rock solos were done thru the board and with tiny amps.. Page springs to mind as well as Brian May..
by Dubious
Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:15 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thick guitar tone wanted for underlying track.
Replies: 20
Views: 5837

sounds from your desciptio nthat alot of your gear is a tab "dark"

personally id fire up the Jag and run it through a small amp like you thought.. or even direct into the board with a distortion pedal... it would definatly be a more cuttign thru the mix type of sound
by Dubious
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:47 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Metallica <------> Leo Kottke
Replies: 42
Views: 12573

i wouldnt cal llars a shit drummer.. though it seems alot of other people LOVE too. to me lars has got an idiosyncratic / unique style of drumming that is probably one of the most unique aspects of the band.. its certainly the hardest aspect to copy / replicate... and i agree i love kill em all as w...
by Dubious
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:40 am
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Canadian Music Week (CMW) : Toronto
Replies: 6
Views: 2927

yeah it's a bit of a bad look

one week all the papers are hyping CMW .. big spreads on the fest... the next week its all articles on what a wash out it was.

seems like a bit of an emperors new clothes situation
by Dubious
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:20 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: That freakin instrument in 13th Floor Elevator
Replies: 8
Views: 2791

to further illustrate my point...

The Red Krayola once played live with a rhythm section consisting of a melting block of ice miced up and run thru the PA.
by Dubious
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:08 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: That freakin instrument in 13th Floor Elevator
Replies: 8
Views: 2791

yeah i dont see how the recording chain has ANYTHING to do with the quality of a session like the 13th floor elevators these types of bands are all about VIBE VIBE VIBE and convesley ACID, POT, HASH, OPIUM bands like these were on a differant level / plane than most peeps going into the studio these...
by Dubious
Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:52 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Late 70's Black Sabbath sound / production
Replies: 9
Views: 3969

i think one thing to bear in mind is that the first two sabbath records were pretty much done live off the floor... minimal overdubs ... but the tracks were certainly laid down live. after masters of reality the band started to splinter and for the most part tracks were recorded peacemeal with iommi...
by Dubious
Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:53 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Bruce
Replies: 60
Views: 13624

i agree with the first poster i try and try to dig on bruce but it never works... ashbury is vageuly entertaining in a "wow i didnt know bruce used to be kinda prog" way... nebraska is kinda neat in mid fi way... but none of them really CONNECT to me at all i recently gave the new improved super rem...
by Dubious
Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:47 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: recording acoustic guitar with a steel slide
Replies: 12
Views: 3625

it's always good to have more than one slide on hand to try out... i often like brass for some things, steel for others.
by Dubious
Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:28 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Iggy Pop's New Values
Replies: 3
Views: 1843

weird i just looked at my copy of the LP and it has an Asterix next to williamson's guitar credit but then no corresponding key to the asterix...

i love the pic o nthe inner sleeve
by Dubious
Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:12 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: May We Now Discuss Traynor?
Replies: 30
Views: 9948

stop talking about traynor people!!

remember they are old shitty CANADIAN amps!!! beleive me you do not want them!! mine even gave out electrical shocks and only had a two prong cord!! that's no good!!

nothing to see here people...please move along
by Dubious
Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:35 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Zombies Reverb
Replies: 13
Views: 4139

the record was recorded by Emmerick (i think) at the same time the beatles were working on the white album and floyd were doing saucerful... and the pretty things were there was well laying down Sf Sorrow (fuck!!!!!!) i remember reading that the zombies would specifically request that the studio be ...
by Dubious
Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:27 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Metallica <------> Leo Kottke
Replies: 42
Views: 12573

the ironic appropriation of metal by "hipster" dorks can be directly traced to weezer i think.. but i digress Master Of Puppets is probably the ONLY record i loved at 13 that i still listen to at 31 trippy! the thing with alot of these HIPSTER metal acts (who shall remain nameless) is that they tend...
by Dubious
Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:16 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Has anyone experienced the trakmaster pro yet?
Replies: 2
Views: 1063

caveat

because this is focusrite's "cheap range" there's gonna be some haters ...

my buddy copped the vocalmaster and he digs it alot as well.
by Dubious
Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:14 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Has anyone experienced the trakmaster pro yet?
Replies: 2
Views: 1063

I've got the Trakmaster Pro Platinum (i think they need to make the name a bit longer!) doesnt have the spdif card installed... personally i love the thing... very nice neutral sound.. or engage the various adtional elements for furhter tweaking.. HPF mid scoop compressor i dont use the moitoring se...