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JonnyScaramanga

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Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« on: September 06, 2012, 06:11:18 PM »
The subject line says it all! Well, almost all.

Here's the deal: From the list of my gear below, tell me what guitar you would like to hear, through what amp, and what song you would like me to play. I will then learn the track and record it, and post it on the forum.

I have no idea what the response to this will be. If it gets out of hand, I may have to add some restrictions, but for now, you name it, I will do it.

Here are the Bare Knuckle pickups I can use, and the guitars they are in:

Mule set in Gibson Les Paul Classic

Pat. Pend. '63 Veneer Board set in Fender USA Series Stratocaster

VHII (bridge) in Fender American Standard Stratocaster

Rebel Yell set in PRS Standard 22

Alnico IV BKP-91 (bridge) in Gibson '54 Black Beauty reissue (this is basically a Nantucket 90 that Tim custom wound for me to give a kind of P90 version of the Mule)

Riff Raff set (unpotted) in Gibson Joe Perry signature Les Paul (coming soon – pickups have arrived but aren't yet fitted). The pickups will be wired out of phase in the middle position.

These are the amps I have access to:

Marshall 2061X (20 watt non-master volume EL84 amp; sounds a lot like a Plexi)

Vox AC30 (actually a clone. I don't know who built it, but it sounds great)

Fender '65 Princeton Reverb Reissue

I've also got a fair few pedals – Tube Screamers, Super Hard On, that kind of thing.

My recording setup will be guitar -> amp -> Sequis Motherload (acting as a load box) -> RedWirez cabinet simulation. This gives an extremely natural sound and should give a really clear idea of how the pickups sound.

If you insist that you want to hear a mic'ed up cab, not emulated, I can do that too but you will have to give me a bit longer. Obviously I can't record a mic'ed cab at any time, whereas with the amp-into-RedWirez set-up, you still get the tone of a valve amp, and I can record silently.

My specialty is classic rock, so I'm extra happy to answer requests in that vein, but as I said, I will do anything (for now).

GO!
Bare Knuckles owned: Mules, VHII, Rebel Yells, BKP-91, Strat 63 set, Riff Raffs.

TheyCallMeVolume

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 12:41:26 AM »
I would love to hear the RR equipped Joe Perry LP through the Marshall and the Tubescreamer. As cranked as can be of course  :D

Some GNR would be great! Maybe something like Nightrain if possible, but anything's fine. Hell, with that guitar and amp, play whatever you want for me! I'm game. Thanks

WeAreNotGentlemen

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2012, 04:06:53 AM »
How about some of the VHII cleans/slightly broken up?

JonnyScaramanga

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2012, 09:23:06 AM »
I would love to hear the RR equipped Joe Perry LP through the Marshall and the Tubescreamer. As cranked as can be of course  :D

Some GNR would be great! Maybe something like Nightrain if possible, but anything's fine. Hell, with that guitar and amp, play whatever you want for me! I'm game. Thanks

Cool, you got it. It'll probably be a little while though. I'll be getting the guitar back from my tech a week today. Nightrain with Marshall and Tubescreamer it is. I'll start learning Nightrain now, and that should give me plenty of time to nail it before I get the guitar back.

I also have a friend who owns an AFD100 and I'm hoping to persuade him to let me borrow it for a session, in which case I'll do some more GnR.

Could you find me a decent backing track for Nightrain? If you want to hear the raw guitar tone, I'll upload that too, but I find it more fun to play to a backing track.

How about some of the VHII cleans/slightly broken up?

Great idea. The VHII is my favourite bridge humbucker for those tones. Anything specific you want to hear? I can get on that this weekend.

Bare Knuckles owned: Mules, VHII, Rebel Yells, BKP-91, Strat 63 set, Riff Raffs.

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2012, 03:14:42 PM »
Actually more interested in the rhythm tracks than the lead work, but of course anythings fine. I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of drums and bass tracks on YouTube, I'll try to pull one up.

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 03:29:31 AM »
How about some of the VHII cleans/slightly broken up?
Great idea. The VHII is my favourite bridge humbucker for those tones. Anything specific you want to hear? I can get on that this weekend.

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 02:09:30 PM »
Any luck?

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Re: Request any pickup demo and I will record it
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2012, 04:45:42 AM »
How about a comparison, mule neck vs riff raff neck thru the marshall for some zep style riffage and leads.

Also some classic strat riffs with PAT 63 set especially if your guitar has a maple board.

Excellent idea btw really looking forward to hearing what you come up with
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