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trainwrecks
anybody ever play one?
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Originally posted by Gearjoneser -
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A LONG time ago. I knew a guy who knew Ken Fisher and we went over to Kens' house/shop in Edison NJ once. He was a real nice guy and he had one of those amps there and I got to play it for a few seconds. Nice and crunch, like a mix between a cranked up Bassman and Plexi. A little cleaner than a Plexi, but at the TIME it was a heavy distortion, lol.My songs....enjoy! (hopefully
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http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=652921
or for older stuff too, but slower downloads
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp...=301569&T=7414
Originally posted by DankStar -
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you played the holy grail, your da man
Originally posted by GearjoneserComment
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I am blessed.My songs....enjoy! (hopefully )
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=652921
or for older stuff too, but slower downloads
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp...=301569&T=7414
Originally posted by DankStarComment
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Leslie West uses a trainwreck with his Marshalls for super low end. Sweet.GMP Pawnshop Deluxe - Custom Custom Bridge, 59n
Parker Fly, Ruby Red, 1996 H/H/P
Parker Nitefly SSH
THD Univalve with Avatar Cab
Bad Cat Mini Cat
Vox Valvetronix AD-60 1x12
"Thanks for comin out and...
KEEPIN THE SCENE ALIVE"Comment
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Yup.
Years ago I was the house engineer at a studio that has a Blackface 'Lux (I think it was a Lux anyway) that had been 'Wrecked.
Freakin' AMAZING if you were after the one thing it does...
The only control that seemed to have any real effect on the tone was 'volume'!
Really thick, creamy & responsive to changes in picking attack...imagine Santana but without the 'cheese whiz' factor...maybe a Warren Hayne-ish meets Santana kinda thing.
Sick really.
Notes would sustain for eons...J. 'Moose' Kahrs
mixer|producer|recordist
mooseaudio.bandcamp.com
Originally posted by the guy who invented fireComment
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I've played a Komet. That's about as close as I think I'll ever get. The Komet was a BEAST! It was more than I'd ever need but it would just sing!Comment
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yea scott i thought about getting one of those, but there is the $6000 price tag
so i'am gonna try and build one
Originally posted by GearjoneserComment
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The reason you don't see a lot of wreck clones is that they operate right on the edge between stability and unstability. Lead dress is critical as well.
FYI, gerald weber sells a "kit" called the JoyZee. It's a wreck clone of some kind. Probably the ill-fated Climax. When weber sells one, he sells it with the board completed and the leads attached. He claims that if he let folks attach their own leads, they'd add too much and screw the entire thing up.Comment
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Look what I just finished building
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I'm running Mullards throughout and pumping it through a '68 straight basketweave and a '74 slant.
Harmonic bloom, and touch sensitivity like nobodys business. There's more gain on 4 than a Marshall has on 10!! It's a really compressed singing tone that lets every nuance of your playing shine through.
It looks like I've got a ton of filtering but I was missing some parts so I just doubled up on some caps to get the right value. I've since fixed it and it's much cleaner looking now.
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