michael c Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Any suggestions on a VERY versatile amp to be used strictly for studio work. I am not concerned with how loud it can get. I am very familiar with Matchless, Vox , Fender, Marshall, Boogie, etc., but I am looking for something that can cover a lot of genres. UniValve, Ghia, Dr Z, Emery...... any thoughts? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I use a Line6 Flextone II and I'm very happy with it. I am often called on to play a wide variety of styles, and it's nice to have so much versitility in one amp. I know there are a lot of purists who will pooh-pooh modeling amps, but try one and see what you think. May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael c Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 Thanks for the reply, but I have been using a modelling amp (Amp Farm/Pod) and actually did a session with a Mesa Boogie Maverick and was surprised how much more 'lively' the track was. Please, this isn't NOW a modelling vs. the real deal thread, but any other thoughts would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I think the UniValve is a great studio solution. Simply because of its many options for tubes, power levels and great tone... Plus it's not very expensive, and EASY to use. YMMV! guitplayer I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myles_rose Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Originally posted by michael c: Any suggestions on a VERY versatile amp to be used strictly for studio work. I am not concerned with how loud it can get. I am very familiar with Matchless, Vox , Fender, Marshall, Boogie, etc., but I am looking for something that can cover a lot of genres. UniValve, Ghia, Dr Z, Emery...... any thoughts? Thank you.michael c .............. Here in Los Angeles, the Carmen Ghia head seems to be the common "swiss army knife" in most of the studios I work at. This amp is currently used in at least 7 pretty major studios that I can think of off the top of my head. With a large diaphram studio mic, at straight up on the volume with a humbucker, it records "bigger" than a full stack as it does not overload the large diaphram (and more accurate) studio high end tube mics. At 9'o'clock with a strat set at 8, it's clean and big sounding, with all sorts of cool harmonic overtones. Its the amp used at A&M and The Complex for most of the commericals you are hearing these days, whether clean or over the top hard core rock. Myles S. Rose www.guitaramplifierblueprinting.com www.la-economy.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/mylesr www.twitter.com/myles111us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 I'd go with a Tweed Fender 5E3 Deluxe clone. Several companies make these, Victoria being the first to come to mind. It's a really versatile amp, even though it's only got a tone and volume knob per channel. Does everything from country clean to smokey blues and full on stomp when cranked!! I'm gonna build one when I get the $200 needed to buy the parts. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Well I sound like a broken record here, but the Pro Jr is fab for that. Bonnie Raitt raves about hers......is that a good enough endorsement? My Budda Twinmaster is a great recording amp as well. But I wouldn't count out one of the modelers for some things, not for your main sound though, just for a little color here and there. Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael c Posted October 2, 2003 Author Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by myles111: Originally posted by michael c: Any suggestions on a VERY versatile amp to be used strictly for studio work. I am not concerned with how loud it can get. I am very familiar with Matchless, Vox , Fender, Marshall, Boogie, etc., but I am looking for something that can cover a lot of genres. UniValve, Ghia, Dr Z, Emery...... any thoughts? Thank you.michael c .............. Here in Los Angeles, the Carmen Ghia head seems to be the common "swiss army knife" in most of the studios I work at. This amp is currently used in at least 7 pretty major studios that I can think of off the top of my head. With a large diaphram studio mic, at straight up on the volume with a humbucker, it records "bigger" than a full stack as it does not overload the large diaphram (and more accurate) studio high end tube mics. At 9'o'clock with a strat set at 8, it's clean and big sounding, with all sorts of cool harmonic overtones. Its the amp used at A&M and The Complex for most of the commericals you are hearing these days, whether clean or over the top hard core rock.So Myles, you would recommend the Ghia over the UniValve? Thanks for your help. Another question, related to studio amps: A lot of studios these days have a 1/4" wall jack in the control room to plug a speaker cable into from an amp head. This goes to the tracking room with another jack to plug your speaker cab into. These runs might be 75 to 100 feet with 2 connection jacks in between. How does this effect the tone on the amp/speaker? Does this load it down? Thanks again............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Riley Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by michael c: A lot of studios these days have a 1/4" wall jack in the control room to plug a speaker cable into from an amp head. This goes to the tracking room with another jack to plug your speaker cab into. These runs might be 75 to 100 feet with 2 connection jacks in between. How does this effect the tone on the amp/speaker? Does this load it down? Thanks again............PA's used in larger venues often use long runs of speaker cables so my guess is that it shouldn't be much of a problem (unless the cables are underdimensioned and/or of poor quality). Track or treat? http://www.garbage-house.com/pictures/freaks-images/eck-s-animated.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Ignatius Riley: Originally posted by michael c: A lot of studios these days have a 1/4" wall jack in the control room to plug a speaker cable into from an amp head. This goes to the tracking room with another jack to plug your speaker cab into. These runs might be 75 to 100 feet with 2 connection jacks in between. How does this effect the tone on the amp/speaker? Does this load it down? Thanks again............PA's used in larger venues often use long runs of speaker cables so my guess is that it shouldn't be much of a problem (unless the cables are underdimensioned and/or of poor quality).WHO DAT????? Well I've heard that longer speaker runs do matter but I have nothing to base it on. Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Couch Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 The Uni and Ghia are different beasts... It has to do with the front ends but I wauld take 1 of each in a studio... and a Princeton... Originally posted by michael c: Originally posted by myles111: Originally posted by michael c: Any suggestions on a VERY versatile amp to be used strictly for studio work. I am not concerned with how loud it can get. I am very familiar with Matchless, Vox , Fender, Marshall, Boogie, etc., but I am looking for something that can cover a lot of genres. UniValve, Ghia, Dr Z, Emery...... any thoughts? Thank you.michael c .............. Here in Los Angeles, the Carmen Ghia head seems to be the common "swiss army knife" in most of the studios I work at. This amp is currently used in at least 7 pretty major studios that I can think of off the top of my head. With a large diaphram studio mic, at straight up on the volume with a humbucker, it records "bigger" than a full stack as it does not overload the large diaphram (and more accurate) studio high end tube mics. At 9'o'clock with a strat set at 8, it's clean and big sounding, with all sorts of cool harmonic overtones. Its the amp used at A&M and The Complex for most of the commericals you are hearing these days, whether clean or over the top hard core rock.So Myles, you would recommend the Ghia over the UniValve? Thanks for your help. Another question, related to studio amps: A lot of studios these days have a 1/4" wall jack in the control room to plug a speaker cable into from an amp head. This goes to the tracking room with another jack to plug your speaker cab into. These runs might be 75 to 100 feet with 2 connection jacks in between. How does this effect the tone on the amp/speaker? Does this load it down? Thanks again............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael c Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 Hey Myles, any thoughts on the speaker cable length question? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I read a chart concerning speaker wire gauge and length a long time ago. When I built my mains, I used lengths of 100 feet for each snake and cut them in half so I ended up with about 34' for one side (where the amp rack set) and 66' for the other side. For the long side it worked out to: 16 gauge for the 16 ohm horns 14 gauge for the 8 ohm mid cabs 12 gauge for the 4 ohm bass bins For a run like described, I'd say you'd be safe with 12 gauge cable for an 8 or 16 ohm guitar cab. -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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