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Around the 15:30 mark, $$$ amounts were mentioned. W... T... F...


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The thing that I noticed in a couple of minutes of that, is that it sounds like a good fender amp with a parametric boost to give the mid range some honk. Nice, but not thousands and thousands of dollars worth

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rickenbackerkid wrote:The thing that I noticed in a couple of minutes of that, is that it sounds like a good fender amp with a parametric boost to give the mid range some honk. Nice, but not thousands and thousands of dollars worth
That's pretty much what they said too. That Two Rock Signature is 30K Pounds apparently!

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codedog wrote:
rickenbackerkid wrote:The thing that I noticed in a couple of minutes of that, is that it sounds like a good fender amp with a parametric boost to give the mid range some honk. Nice, but not thousands and thousands of dollars worth
That's pretty much what they said too. That Two Rock Signature is 30K Pounds apparently!
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You can mumble Dumble all day long..........no need to spend the dollars is there.........scary stuff.
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goldtop0 wrote:You can mumble Dumble all day long..........no need to spend the dollars is there.........scary stuff.
The comment about needing the skills to get the goods from it makes some sense.
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rickenbackerkid wrote:The thing that I noticed in a couple of minutes of that, is that it sounds like a good fender amp with a parametric boost to give the mid range some honk. Nice, but not thousands and thousands of dollars worth
If i was to try and approximate this tone with say a Deluxe model, would i put the parametric before the preamp or after the poweramp, and what kind of frequency / boost / q should i try?
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dylan wrote:
rickenbackerkid wrote:The thing that I noticed in a couple of minutes of that, is that it sounds like a good fender amp with a parametric boost to give the mid range some honk. Nice, but not thousands and thousands of dollars worth
If i was to try and approximate this tone with say a Deluxe model, would i put the parametric before the preamp or after the poweramp, and what kind of frequency / boost / q should i try?
I would probably go before the power amp, to keep the preamp clean, and I'd try 600-800hz as a starting point. Q would be about halfway between very wide (like a channel EQ) and very narrow (like a wah)

And if you have a modeling thing, try a Twin Reverb model - i think that would give you the headroom

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Thanks rickenbackerkid, those are pretty much the settings i found by ear. A different vibe than the Cornford model i normally use for everything. Will try swapping to a Twin model to see how that changes things...
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If you can afford it, why not? Its all in proportion, the guys who can buy these - can afford too. They may still touch cloth at the end of the month, who knows....
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Dunno whether it was in this or a follow on where they said John Mayer was just like the rest of us, its just he got to a point where he selected from 'high to low' on ebay instead of 'low to high'
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote:Dunno whether it was in this or a follow on where they said John Mayer was just like the rest of us, its just he got to a point where he selected from 'high to low' on ebay instead of 'low to high'
That's how I have my trademe favourites saved. You need to filter out the vast amount of dross.
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Bg wrote:Dunno whether it was in this or a follow on where they said John Mayer was just like the rest of us, its just he got to a point where he selected from 'high to low' on ebay instead of 'low to high'
That's how I have my trademe favourites saved. You need to filter out the vast amount of dross.
Thats how we roll in remmers!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Conway wrote:
Bg wrote:Dunno whether it was in this or a follow on where they said John Mayer was just like the rest of us, its just he got to a point where he selected from 'high to low' on ebay instead of 'low to high'
That's how I have my trademe favourites saved. You need to filter out the vast amount of dross.
I'm conflicted by this. I go high to low too but I endlessly worry about missing out on bargains.
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