Recent content by Acesofbelkan

My band, Creation Engine, is looking to record a EP and I need help finding any great recording studios. We play progressive metal. Some examples of recordings we already have can be found here: Purevolume.com/creationengine I posted this here because I wanted an opinion from fellow metal...

Hey so today I went in and swapped some tubes around. I think more than 1 tube is faulty. Swapping tubes around gave me different symptoms. Like certain tubes in one position gave me this helicopter sounding steady bumping sound that also caused the powertubes' blue haze to follow the rhythm. I...

Thanks for the reply, I'll bring spare preamp tubes and swap out the v1 and see if that solves the issue. As for the blue haze in the powertubes, is that normal?

So I was jamming on my Single Recto v2 monday night with no hiccups at all. Then the next night as I fired it up I took off the standby and started on the clean channel and all was good and chimey. But when I clicked on the dirty channel with the footswitch, the volume went from normal to...

Well, I got the CS-3 and it accomplished what I wanted. It gave a boost and enough compression for super long sustaining notes. The only problem is that, it shaped the tone. Something about the tone I just couldnt get right with it. So I seen a GREAT deal on yngwies signature overdrive pedal...

I never tried the Maxon or tubescreamers so take my opinion very lightly, I bought a YJM308 overdrive pedal. It's eq'd to yngwies preference, but on my single rectifier it sounds super FUCKING HUGE. Like REALLY huge. The bass is super tight and the treble and mids are super crystal clear, and...

I found out today at guitarcenter that I can use the CS-3 compressor as a boost pedal too as I was messing around with it. I didnt get to try it on a Single Rect in store but that's what return and exchange policies are for ;) I'll post more info after I buy it this friday and let you guys know...

I can get pretty close to the compressed tone that I want with the invader pickups equiped guitar, but its not quite there yet honestly. The volume spikes just kill smooth sweeps that I'm otherwise able to do a lot easier on a amp that has a bit more compression. To screamingdaisy's response, I...

I have 2 Jacksons, one with a JB in the bridge, and one with a invader. But the invader equiped guitar has midboost active circuitry so the leads are good but the compression just isnt there for the legato type stuff

Maybe I should get a compressor pedal first. Because the tone of my rhythm sounds good for leads, but its just the actual dynamics that make the leads sound choppy. So to put it simply; I dont want to color the tone that comes out of this beast at all. I just want to make it easier to play my...

I was thinking of getting just a compressor pedal because my rhythm tone isn't scooped at all, and sounds ok for leads, but it just lacks the compression and scream that I need. The EQ pedal and OD sounds like the best choices, but I don't have a lot of money. My guess the EQ would make a much...

I've done a search but came up empty handed, although I'm sure this has been covered before, But I have a single recto series 2, and it sounds perfect for rhythms to me, just amazing! But I have trouble getting the smooth liquidy lead tone. I tried the vintage mode for the liquidy high-gain...

Im just wondering, Whats better? The Dougs preamp tube cocktail or the Eurotubes JJ combo?

Yeah I dont like the JB niether for my single rectifier. But hey today I went to try and get a good lead tone that makes it super easy to play. Too much mids and treble makes it harder to play super fluid lead licks. Steve Vais tone doesnt have much mids and treble, its all about getting a...

I think I know exactly what you need, and it's not gain. You want compression. The gain is plenty, but Rectos just retain a lot of dynamics even through high-gain. You can achieve more compression if you cut the mids a bit too. Recto's are GREAT amps for rhythm because they retain dynamics no...