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February 2, 2020: As depicted by Revv website, the G20 was the next logical step after releasing the D20 (clean and crunch) : the G20 is the nasty little brother of the D20. It is a high-gain amp that offers… Continue Reading →
January 2020, 25 : a new free guitar cabinet impulse responses collection is available. IRs were created with a Zilla® Fatboy (2*12) loaded with an 8 ohms Celestion® G12K100. This speaker is rarely proposed by cabinet and amp-makers but Diezel… Continue Reading →
IntroductionDistortion or preamp pedal ?With a guitar ampWithout a guitar or power ampPower amps ?Power amps Two-NotesPlugin Ignite TPA-1ConclusionContinue readingBonus : Lasse Lammert Mago DI pack Introduction Many preamp and distortion pedals are available on the market nowadays : from… Continue Reading →
January 2020, 19 : a new free guitar cabinet impulse response collection is available from overdriven.fr, based on a 8 ohms Celestion® G12T75. This classical speaker from the 80’s has been used by many cab vendors (including Marshall) and many… Continue Reading →
January 2020, 12 : a new free guitar cabinet impulse response collection is available from overdriven.fr, based on US WGS® Veteran 30 (Warehouse Guitar Speakers®). This speaker is often considered as an alternative to the classical Celestion® Vintage 30. On… Continue Reading →
IntroductionDistorted sound and ampsOverdrive 101A few examplesOD 808 level 14h, tone 12h, drive 0, AMT R2 Gain : 4OD 808 OFF, AMT R2 Gain : 4OD 808 OFF, signal boost, AMT R2 Gain : 4OD 808 OFF, AMT R2 Gain… Continue Reading →
IntroductionClose mikingCabs, speakers and micsA few recording position examplesHPF and LPFConclusionContinue reading Introduction In this third post on impulse responses, we will take a look at the main recording technique used for (metal) guitar and we will introduce a basic… Continue Reading →
Schecter Guitars has added a new Silver Mountain lineup : check the new Silver Mountain models on their web site Schecter Guitars. You can check as well the 2020 page for the new models… : the 2020 models page. Check… Continue Reading →
ESP Guitars have unveiled a second serie of new guitars and basses for 2020. You can check them on ESP Guitars web site. If you missed “Phase I”, you can access it here : ESP Guitars 2020 models Phase I…. Continue Reading →
IntroductionSignal chain : introductionIR loader as a DAW pluginGet startedFirst attemptsFirst settingsConclusionContinue reading Introduction In this second post, we discuss the signal chain for using CAB impulse responses, as well as an introduction to software IR loaders. Signal chain :… Continue Reading →