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Bradock PI

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Vox AC4TV
« on: April 06, 2009, 02:33:44 PM »
Looked at one of these nice colour to go with my epi and the office in which it lives but also saw a cheap

http://line6.com/tonecore/uberMetal.html?utm_source=Index&utm_medium=DropDown&utm_campaign=UberMetal

pedal would they mix well?

I know, I know shouldn't be aquiring gear already - its a disease can't help it  :lol:


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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2009, 02:39:39 PM »
perhaps this is pedal-prejudice... but the Line6 UberMetal pedal doesn't seem to me to hold great promise :/

try a metal muff, or the mesa-boogie sansamp character pedal (california maybe). the sansamp in particular will give you a great deal of versatility, and you'll be able to use it for other things.
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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2009, 02:43:34 PM »
the sansamp in particular will give you a great deal of versatility, and you'll be able to use it for other things.

like?

paper weight? blunt head trauma?

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2009, 02:47:20 PM »
the sansamp in particular will give you a great deal of versatility, and you'll be able to use it for other things.

like?

paper weight? blunt head trauma?

;)
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more seriously:
direct recording, backup rig if backline goes down, portable rehearsal setup
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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2009, 03:51:28 PM »
ah! good point, the sansamp stuff is good for that.  i've heard of people turning up to gigs with just a sansamp and a guitar.

and they are quite solid, so will still make an excellent weapon :)
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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2009, 03:52:55 PM »
ah! good point, the sansamp stuff is good for that.  i've heard of people turning up to gigs with just a sansamp and a guitar.
yes, that has been me for most of my guitar playing career ;)

and they are quite solid, so will still make an excellent weapon :)
agreed  :D
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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2009, 07:39:53 PM »
Nothing. Nothing, i repeat: NOTHING with the name 'Metal' in it's name or mission statement will go well with a VOX AC4TV.
The AC4TV is a cute little friendly 1x10 combo that sounds good for light pop and rock sounds. If you are wanting something to sound "Uber" Metal, then you're going to need a big ol' stack of some sort, lol.
Or at least an HT-5...
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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2009, 08:28:04 PM »
Hehe have a HT5 combo for wife mebbe this will complement

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2009, 10:32:28 PM »
The Uber Metal is a pile of garbage.

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2009, 08:32:38 PM »
Is this a good little amp then ? was thinking this or a superchamp for upstairs since we have the blackstar combo downstairs

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2009, 08:38:59 PM »
The ubermetal is horrible.

This, btw, from someone who loves his metal

Just get a vox valvetronix or a roland cube.

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2009, 09:09:00 PM »
Have a Vox DA5 the AC4 would look really cool in the office  :D

Are the Cubes and Valvetronix that good ? I did like the valve tone on the Jnr blues and the HT5 but I don't want another HT 5 looking for something different to complement it

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2009, 10:06:58 PM »
They arent setting the world on fire, but they are very good bang for buck and give very useable practice tones.

Anyway, shouldnt you be practicing?

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2009, 10:21:17 PM »
Fingers are sore from holding chords G D7 A E Em - problems with paddy fingers damping those notes but gettin better.

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Re: Vox AC4TV
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2009, 10:50:55 PM »
Dont press so hard.

Dont say youre not.

99.9% of new starters do, I can practically see it from here!

Get your guitar,

Touch a finger onto any sting, on any fret, just behind the fret. Dont press it down. Start picking the string. It should sound like a dead thunk. Now, very slowly, start applying more pressure, pushing the string down while picking it. When the note sounds clearly, add just the tiniest shade more pressure; thats how much pressure you need.

Any better?