Author Topic: P-90, Mule and Riff Raff clips through my Matamp Little Rock (Read 13460 times)

Twinfan · « **on:** July 03, 2007, 07:40:38 PM »

Right, straight off I apologise for the sloppy playing. I'm knackered and not really in the mood tonight, but I promised Little Rock and BKP clips so here they are.

The chain is:

guitar -> Little Rock -> Marshall 2x12 with V30s -> cheapo recording gear (sorry :oops:)

The amp is only at "living room" levels so you don't get that power valve oomph and the V30s sound shrill and brittle. I've cut the treble way back to compensate but it still sounds a bit clean and shrill. However, you'll get the general idea of the tone.

First up - my Les Paul Junior Lite with P90s. Bridge pickup for The Feeling tune, both pickups for the Beatles and the neck pickup for Hendrix:

Twinfan · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:43:41 PM »

Next up, my Les Paul Standard with Mules. Bridge pickup throughout.

Twinfan · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:45:35 PM »

Finally, my SG with Riff Raffs. Bridge pickup throughout again.

WezV · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:56:58 PM »

Thanks for that twinfan - good to actually hear a little rock since i still have around 3 weeks (all being well) untill mine turns up

Twinfan · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2007, 08:00:22 PM »

No probs Wez. The trouble I have with my clips is that I just end up sounding like me and not showing the gear off very well :(

WezV · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2007, 08:42:17 PM »

its good enough to get me exited about my matamp.

I will try and get some clips of my little rock when it comes with one of my BKP equipped guitars and probably some of my pedals i have made as well - depending how they react with the amp.

It wont be me playing though, i spend too much time making stuff - then on bloody forums, very little time left to practice.

Tellboy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2007, 09:09:03 PM »

Thanks for those clips Twinfan. Much more my tone than the Minimat which I could not really get on with without swamping it with pedals which I don't like doing. Also the Little Rock seems to be equally at home with SC and humbuckers - I got some reasonable SC coil sounds with the Minimat but didn't like the HB sounds.

Twinfan · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2007, 10:13:19 PM »

It's at home with everything! I'm struggling to get it to sound really good at lower volumes with my Les Paul and lots of gain though, so I should really use a pedal. It seems to work best at low to mid gain settings where every guitar I have seems to really shine. Too much pre-amp gain with a low master volume and you get a bit of the bee in a jam jar problem, but that's only to be expected. With a bit of power tube overdrive thrown in it sounds really thick, but I can't crank it that loud at home!

Ted · « **Reply #8 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:18:07 PM »

Sounds great to me. Really nice P90 tones.

Twinfan · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2007, 09:36:52 AM »

Thanks Ted, I'm loving the P-90s. I think I've finally found "my tone". I always thought I was a P-90 person, but after having P-100s and a hot P90 (Mississippi Queen) I thought I was wrong. Turns out I needed vintage spec P-90s for that clean, full yet dirty sound. The Les Paul Junior Lite is a cracker too - funny how things just work out right sometimes isn't it?

sgmypod · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2007, 03:29:44 PM »

nice think I need a second amp *L*..love the 'dc

Twinfan · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2007, 03:43:22 PM »

Thanks mate. I have real trouble playing anything other than 'DC convincingly at the moment. That's what happens when you play in a 'DC band I guess :roll:

indysmith · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2007, 04:59:28 PM »

clips sound really nice, but i can't help but wander what it would sound like with EL84s in it? Surely for a more classic rock sound EL84s would have been more suitable; breaking up easier than 6V6s?

dave_mc · « **Reply #13 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:46:32 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

Thanks mate. I have real trouble playing anything other than 'DC convincingly at the moment. That's what happens when you play in a 'DC band I guess :roll:

i thought the non-DC clips were great, lol. Really nice playing, and nice feel.

the amp sounded pretty nice too (as did the pickups). I think i liked the p90 clips best.

:drink:

Twinfan · « **Reply #14 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:56:21 PM »

Thanks Dave. I love the P90 and Matamp combination. I've just been playing my Les Paul through the "fat clean" setting on the Little Rock with a Maxon OD-9 - it really works well giving that hot and compressed tone. What a cracking amp!

It doesn't like my Box of Rock though :(