Hi,
Thought I'd say hello so that's what I'm doing.
I'm a middle aged guy from Helsinki, Finland and I play guitar in band as my beef supreme hobby. We play good old 70-80s stuff and during the years, my taste regarding guitar tone is all ADA and Marshall. I also prefer rack solutions and have never really understood the appeal of using many different pedals, but anyhow, whatever makes you happy I guess.
I think the quest for tone is much like the scene from Full Metal Jacket regarding rifles; "...there are many rifles, but this one is mine" :-) I fortunately have found "my tone" using ADA and Marshall and I really enjoy the situation. I no longer think the grass is greener. I can dial in my tone and leave it untouched for months. The only thing I do is tune my guitar when needed. I know some people like to tweak and fiddle with those knobs, but I don't. All I need is a smooth conservative classic distortion and those sweet mids to make my day, no concrete/steel distortion, no 7 strings or down tuning more than Eb etc.
I'm a gear junkie and I rarely sell anything, I just get more stuff, although I did sell a ADA w/ Voodoo mod to my buddy. That I now regret, it is a fine piece of equipment so I guess it's cool the thing is still in "the family"
Another thing I've noticed to be true is the old saying about "fingers". I have tried many pieces of equipment but there is a slight tendency for the gear to sound like the player using it, at least when settings are "normal".
In the future I will purchase another power amp (well two actually, since I need one at home also) and have two racks in working order.
Well, that all the ranting for now. I will probably not break any records regarding activity on the site, but I'll stop by every now and then.
Cheers,
Wayne Scheshevski
Quote from: Scheshevski on February 08, 2017, 04:20:43 AM
I think the quest for tone is much like the scene from Full Metal Jacket regarding rifles; "...there are many rifles, but this one is mine" :-) I fortunately have found "my tone" using ADA and Marshall and I really enjoy the situation. I no longer think the grass is greener. I can dial in my tone and leave it untouched for months. The only thing I do is tune my guitar when needed. I know some people like to tweak and fiddle with those knobs, but I don't. All I need is a smooth conservative classic distortion and those sweet mids to make my day, no concrete/steel distortion, no 7 strings or down tuning more than Eb etc.
+1!!! :thumb-up:
BROTHER!!! :bow:
Welcome to the Depot! :thumb-up:
Hey Wayne, welcome to the depot :wave: , I did a slight edit on your post (in red). Hey, chime in when/if you feel like it :thumb-up:
BTW my approach is very similar to yours, although after many years with the same tone(s) I'm staring to experiment a little again. Mostly around different guitars and their particular PUs though, my main tones (MP-1 originally and now MP-2) I dialed in around my Anderson Pro-am with Ultrasonic PUs (which are quite flat freq response). Dante (for example) sets up a bunch of patches for each of his guitars, makes sense. And also I occasionally try some of the patches posted here, there are a few jems to be found.
Welcome to the depot :thumb-up:
Hi Wayne,
Welcome to the Depot :thumb-up:
Welcome to the depot :headbanger: :thumb-up: !
Welcome, Mr. Scheshevski (sp?)!!
I would like to ask you a couple things about your gear, because I too, sir, am a gear whore (no shame in that). Firstly, tell me about this Tokai LP you have. Tell me everything....send pictures. Please. I have a great appreciation for Japanese guitars, especially from the 70-80s era. I have some photos below to prove that claim.
Secondly, tell me how you like your Thieles. I had two, sold one. I use one for the small gigs, and a 4x12 for bigger stages. Not necessarily bigger shows, just bigger rooms I need to help fill. I found my Thieles kinda projecting in a single beam ----- straight out, not really filling the room. Hence, I sold one.
Welcome to the family, maybe you'll find your ol' preamp someday. Maybe, just maybe, you'll build another one that's better :thumb-up:
Hey Wayne, nice equipment :thumb-up:
Like Dante I am a gear whores as well :lol: there's alot of us in who are. My question is on your JMP mod
What exactly did it do to the tone? Oh yeah, welcome!
Thank you all for your kind words!
The Thiele is a thing that originally came out of thinking small/compact. I wanted a quality 3U rack and a stereo out, that's all. So I got the MP1, TC and Mesa 20/20 through two Thiele 1x12s. I can place them a couple of feet apart and get a really satisfying "bigger" sound, or I can aim them in a way that makes it easier for the drummer and my self. Sometimes I use one as a monitor for myself and the other one for the rest of the band. Thieles works really well in a jam setting and smaller clubs. I was thinking about getting one 4x12 or two but I'm pretty happy with what I got. A 1x12 will have its limits but then again, it's just a 1x12.
The Folkesson mod. I can't remember how the JMP sounded before since the first thing I did was ship the thing to Tommy after I got it. The sound is really good with many different tone settings. If push come to shove, I'd say it's fuller and warmer but then again, it could just be a confirmation bias. Anyways, I am really happy with the thing.
The Tokai. I changed the original pickups to 59s but then I changed the bridge pickup to a Duncan Full Shred because I wanted the 59 on my "EVH" Squier strat and a little more bite on the Tokai. It has a pretty thick neck, at least compared to others I have tried. I'm a strat guy all the way so I'm not the right guy to talk about the Tokai but I have used it as my main guitar lately and it rocks alright. It fell down on the floor head first so I had the head stock repaired. I will change the pick up selector, machine heads etc, at some point, in order to get a more pro feel.
Hey Wayne, nice collection :thumb-up: :whoohoo!:
Welcome, Wayne!