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Hi Kev, I think I read that Tony blends his fuzz sound (EH-Big Muff) with his clean sound. I use the SansAmp Bass Driver &/or the PSA-1 on my Chapman/NS sticks. Although I love the sound a Rat through a loud tube amp. As far as Trey goes, I find it strange that he uses the POD on a Warr with custom pickups? Great Grapes->Bad Wine Cheers Lou From: "KEVIN SIMONSON" <RITX075@revenue.state.il.us> >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>, <sine@zerocrossing.net> >Subject: Re: (OT) Stick Distortion (was Adrenalinn - more info please) >Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 15:14:26 -0500 > >I've been trying with varying degrees of success to find distorted >voices with the stick (treble) and have had some marginal success. The >problem that I typically run into is that a particular device >configuration will sound wonderful at certain registers/positions and >rapidly begins to sound strange when you stray too far from that >position on the instrument. I tend to have the best luck with a series >of devices run in parallel with a fairly strong clean sound component in >the resulting voice. > >IMHO, after listening to years of distorted guitar I had to re-evaluate >what I was actually wanting out of a stick voice. I can't and shouldn't >want my grand to sound like a pawn-shop iceman through a laney pro-tube >and peavey (hey!) 4x12". That's where a lot of the "amp emulation" >based effects processors sort of fall down in my (complete hack) opinion >- the stick is NOT a guitar, nor is it a bass. Kudos to Trey and Co. on >their success with the PODs, but I would bet that the custom bartolinis >in his Warr sound hella different than a standard stick pickup. > >His lead voice (on stick) on the RFSQ's "Bridge Between" and >accompanying live video is really great, and IIRC is from a couple of >ART boxes. In particular, I recall him saying something about modifying >the attack of the instrument, which is *another* big difference in how I >hear the Stick vs. Guitar. > >My first impulse was to try to find an "angry gorilla pounding on the >gates of hell" sound with the stick, but soon realized that most of that >aggressive quality that I appreciate in a guitar sound was really in my >approach to playing the guitar, and less in the effects themselves. So >now I attempt to find the "demented craftsperson carving intricate >scrollwork on the gates of hell" tone :) > >-K > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx