wildstar
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Re: Dimario Virtual PAF - thumbs up
I've finally finshed all of the last clips, and posted the MP3's in a new location. Go here;
ftp://ftp.justinsamaha.com
Look in clips_public. Please download the clips if you plan to listen more than once.
Please excuse my lame guitar playing!!!! I was trying to bring out the qualities of the pickups, not really performing. I actually felt nervous while recording, since I knew that some serious guitar palyers might listen to the clips! :smack: Most were just me improvising, and I tried to play similar stuff for each pup. Some clips were recorded with pre-existing songs, to see how the pups fit into a mix.
Also keep in mind that most of these clips used the exact same amp settings (see below for details) That's not fair to the pickups. Also my guitar is not right for all of the pickups. Rather than judge the pickups as "good" or "bad", you should try to determine what you think the differences are, relative to each other. For example compared to the VPAF Hot, the Air Zone was too big and bassy for my guitar. But imagine that tone in a thinner-sounding guitar!
All of the previous clips, plus the new ones will be there. I was kinda consistent with the filenames, so you should be able ot figure out what everything is. Here's a guide:
Each file name begins with the name of the pup (VPAFH, CC, etc.). It will indicate neck or bridge position, if necessary. For example, I tried the VPAF Bridge in the neck and bridge positions. If no amp is named, or it says "test" or "test amp", then it was recorded through the original amp model for these tests. Since that amp kinda sucked for some pups, I started using a Vox and a Matchless model as well. Each one was tweaked slightly for the different pups, in order to highlight their subtle differences. If so, it will have "Vox", "Match", "Opti", or "OptiMatch" in the name. Match, Opti, and OptiMatch are all the same amp.
I still haven't made a final decision, but my favorite combos are CC bridge/VPAF Bridge neck and the APH-1 set. I really want a low-output version of the Custom Custom - I guess that's the Seth, maybe? Rich mid's, rolled off and tight bass, sweet sweet highs?
Oh, and that noise in most of the later clips? That's the result of many cold joints, overheating and frying most of the wires and pots, and my general hack-job of removing and installing pickups. Time to take it to a doctor.
I'm glad this was interesting and helpful to some folks - my apologies to those who found it useless or tedious!
Feel free to PM me with questions or comments about all this pickup insanity.
Rock on, everybody.
:beerchug:
I've finally finshed all of the last clips, and posted the MP3's in a new location. Go here;
ftp://ftp.justinsamaha.com
Look in clips_public. Please download the clips if you plan to listen more than once.
Please excuse my lame guitar playing!!!! I was trying to bring out the qualities of the pickups, not really performing. I actually felt nervous while recording, since I knew that some serious guitar palyers might listen to the clips! :smack: Most were just me improvising, and I tried to play similar stuff for each pup. Some clips were recorded with pre-existing songs, to see how the pups fit into a mix.
Also keep in mind that most of these clips used the exact same amp settings (see below for details) That's not fair to the pickups. Also my guitar is not right for all of the pickups. Rather than judge the pickups as "good" or "bad", you should try to determine what you think the differences are, relative to each other. For example compared to the VPAF Hot, the Air Zone was too big and bassy for my guitar. But imagine that tone in a thinner-sounding guitar!
All of the previous clips, plus the new ones will be there. I was kinda consistent with the filenames, so you should be able ot figure out what everything is. Here's a guide:
Each file name begins with the name of the pup (VPAFH, CC, etc.). It will indicate neck or bridge position, if necessary. For example, I tried the VPAF Bridge in the neck and bridge positions. If no amp is named, or it says "test" or "test amp", then it was recorded through the original amp model for these tests. Since that amp kinda sucked for some pups, I started using a Vox and a Matchless model as well. Each one was tweaked slightly for the different pups, in order to highlight their subtle differences. If so, it will have "Vox", "Match", "Opti", or "OptiMatch" in the name. Match, Opti, and OptiMatch are all the same amp.
I still haven't made a final decision, but my favorite combos are CC bridge/VPAF Bridge neck and the APH-1 set. I really want a low-output version of the Custom Custom - I guess that's the Seth, maybe? Rich mid's, rolled off and tight bass, sweet sweet highs?
Oh, and that noise in most of the later clips? That's the result of many cold joints, overheating and frying most of the wires and pots, and my general hack-job of removing and installing pickups. Time to take it to a doctor.
I'm glad this was interesting and helpful to some folks - my apologies to those who found it useless or tedious!
Feel free to PM me with questions or comments about all this pickup insanity.
Rock on, everybody.
:beerchug:
