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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:16 pm

So what you all firing these days? You running classic Marshalls or Insanely expensive but impressive Mesa Boogies? Come on people show off your toys! Ive recently aquired my new set-up and here it is;

My current recording gear is;

Ibanez RG 7-String (She is called Kira...after the Shanierra god of chaos. I know im wierd.))
ESP LTD 6-string w/Duncans (Borrored! I`ll give it back Scott!)
Cruiser 600 6-string
Line 6 Vetta II HD w/FBV Shortboard
Line 6 Vetta II 412B Cabinet
Zoom 505 Guitar Pedal (Varying Effects modulation)

Show me show me show me what ya got!
~AK

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:50 pm

Nice rig indeed!!I wish you were my neighbor.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:14 pm

that's a pretty big rig for a one-man band! especially if you're used to micing output from headphones (did I remember that correctly?)

Is that a Vetta?

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:06 pm

Yeah dude thats right! All the S.E.A stuff thus far has been recorded the old jury-rigged way. Everything from now on will be through the Vetta II straight into a Midi interface, then into the PC. Bass will be recorded midi as well then drums will be pre-programmed by me but played live by Pete Botterill with his awesome double bass DW kit with trigger pads for the samples I use in the music.

He he. My neighbours and I have come to a pretty good understanding over volumes and stuff. One thing I had realised was just how LOUD this thing was. Its 300w total mono output (150w stereo) but I only really use the cab for live gigs.
As far as the one-man band thing goes, im not longer alone! Smile

Stealth Engine Apex has changed its line-up for 2006.

Steve Dearnley - Vocals/Bass
Aaron Kilbon - Vocals/Guitars
Pete Botterill - Live Drums/Samples

Im really pleased with the first experiment recordings. The guitars sound so meaty and are just plain better quality than anything I have recorded thus far. Its a 7-string, so the dynamics have shifted to a real deep low-end but ive changed the sound of the Vetta to give a nice overhead of crunchy clarity.
It was a big step to go from 12.99 headphones and mini mic to the £2500 Vetta II set-up I have now and the big question is will it be 2500 times better? Lets hope so!

~AK

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:07 pm

Wow, that is the size of a small shed. Bet it sounds awesome though! I don't have the cash to get a Vetta alas, but I'm with you on loving Line 6 gear. My current setup includes a Variax 700 and a Pod XT Live which seems to have a bottomless array of options (which i have yet to discover fully). How do you find the shortboard is to use? I was tempted to get a flextone with a shortboard but went for the pod instead and a decent amp is now next on the list. Oh, and you're not the only who names your guitars, my variax is known as Lorella Very Happy

-Ed

Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:49 pm

I don't have much to list. It's a pretty mongrel setup, nothing fancy.

I play a Yamaho Pacific HSS guitar mostly
--> through a Rocktron Voodu Valve preamp.
--> through a BBE exciter (882)
--> used to just run that into a peavey bandit amp but recently got a Rocktron Velocity stereo power amp to run stereo to a couple of 2x12 cabs. I never had a stereo setup and hope to have fun messing around with it.

I did have a Mesa Boogie Fifty/Fifty tube amp to run it all through, but it's just too loud for what I want to do. Picked up the Velocity so I can play at home levels. The Mesa Boogie has a low power switch to run class A on 1 tube that I hoped would work, but it's still too loud for home. I'll save it for when I need the volume I guess.

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:09 pm

Guitar/Bass:

Fender Telecaster
Rickenbacker 4003 Bass
Martin DX-1 Acoustic
OLP MM2 bass (POS, can't wait to smash it)
Yamaha FX500 Guitar Multi-FX (terrible)
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Crate VC30 Tube Amp (broken now)

Now I need a new amp, thinking about a Fender Deluxe Reverb

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:50 pm

Just incidentally, I remember when the old db1 guitarist Nick D got his second guitar ever when he was 17. He wanted to do the rock n roll thing and smash his old one on the tiled porch out the back of his house...only didnt have the strength to do it. Instead my current bass player/vocalist Steve D had to take over and give it a good swing!

Some awesome rigs listed thus far. But keep it coming! Show us the tools that go with your music.

~AK

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:52 am

HEy man thats a nice ride you have there.Im using a 120 watt crate turbo valve 2x12 tube amp with a 2x12 mesa-boggie cabinet thats packing twin 90 watt celestion black shadows.1 pro-co rat distortion pedal a thomas organ company wah pedal and a 1971 gibson SG-1.also i use a Westone Thunder 1a as a backup guitar.

www.unsignedbandweb.com/splatterblast

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Laptop
Fruityloops XXL 6
Vst's (FM8, Massive, Discovery, T-Pulse and many more...)
Bunch of samples (10 gig of wav's or so)
My mind.

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