Lead Tone with PRS McRosie with BKP VHII - W/D: Marshall 2554/Cornford Mk50H

[hunter]

Lead tone clip with the Cornford Mk50H (W/D with Marshall Jubilee 2554 Combo)

It's the first time I made so much effort for a clip, but I think it paid off.

Wired up a W/D rig with the following chain:

Guitar (PRS McCarty with BareKnuckles)
=> Xotic EP Booster (on 10 o'clock for some additional grit to open up the tone, as the amp was at quite low volume)
=> RMC3 Wah
=> Cornford Mk50H
=> Palmer The Junction
==> Speaker Out to Heritage 2x12 mic'ed with an SM57
==> Line Out to a Providence 80s Delay and in the FX return of a Marshall 2554 Combo, mic'ed with a Sennheiser E906

The two amps are mixed 24% left/right, no effects on the recording other than some adaptive limiter on the master signal in Logic.

It was played in one go, as I said volume was quite low, so don't expect any major feeback orgy - this Setup does it great though. Turned up a bit the sound is everywhere and harmonic feedback is SO EASY to get - sorry i felt more comfortable recording this at about TV level.

Yeah I know it's a cheesy song, but I grew up in the 80s, so that is where my passion is, can't change an old man ;)

Here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EogJ7ujoC0Y

Here's the mp3:
http://www.netmusicians.org/files/96-lonoer.mp3

[Tellboy]

Excellent - and well recorded  PDT_003.

Although I thought I have all the pedals I need I seem to be devoloping GAS for the Xotic EP. How much does it affect/improve the tone and what effect do the 2 internal dip switches have?

[hunter]

Excellent - and well recorded  PDT_003.

Although I thought I have all the pedals I need I seem to be devoloping GAS for the Xotic EP. How much does it affect/improve the tone and what effect do the 2 internal dip switches have?

Thanks, I am also quite happy how it turned out ;)

I was in Frankfurt last week and saw on the website that Musik Schmidt had some Cornfords in stock, so I went there to check how theirs (new ones) sound compared to mine (old black face) and to test some boosters. So I walk up to the counter and say I'd like some boost pedals for my Mk50H and suddenly the sales man gets all excited, says he is playing a Mk50H too and that he hates me that I have a black panel one and all and goes on raving about the amp. Then he says "I got the Multiple Orgasm Pedal for you, I tried all kinds of drives, boosters and all, and this one is the shite with the Mk50!"

Ok so I think yeah whatever, he tells every customer that he plays his amp and needs to improve his sales quota on Xotic stuff, but Ok, he hands me a Gibson Custom Shop SG, hooks up the Mk50II to a Marshall 4x12 and connects the EP.

After the second chord (first with booster off, second with it on) I knew I'd gotta have it! It is very nice. But it doesn't 100% retain the tone of the Cornford like the sales guy said.

To describe: It adds some certain juice in the upper mids, like almost a silky shimmer but not in a soft way, in fact it gan do pretty metal (as opposed to the RC booster, which IMO is more of a blues pedal). Accentuates the pick attack, adds oomph and sustain and makes it sing even more. I haven't even touched the dip switches, I don't wanna break anything LOL

[SG Thrasher]

This video left me like this :O. Your playing and tone is phenomenal, nice one.

[gordiji]

excellent clip, enormous sound, great playing and great piece.100%

[hunter]

Thanks guys, it is a great package, british handwiired amp, british handwound pickups, it MUST be good!!!!

[Mr. Air]

Like the other guys said, excellent work here, Hunter. What a honey sweet tone. I bet this track is gonna get you lots of girls. A real gentlemans tone  :D