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So i managed to get this stuff by trading some gear at the local used instrument store. My first acquisition is this little beast here, i know i really dont need another amp, but i traded a bunch of stuff i NEVER used for it, and its a really fun and different amp.
To be honest, i was never thrown aback by a soldano until i tried this one on a whim at atomic. Its voiced different from the ones i have tried, its like the perfect rock amp, great clear mids with a lot of harmonic content, nice musical gain which you can easily prevent from getting oversaturated by keeping it closer to 12:00 and its very pedal friendly as well! And of course it opens up very nicely when you turn it up and is pretty **** loud! Stick a tubescreamer in front and it even djents nicely!
Its a one channel amp, but if you roll back the volume it cleans up surprisingly well, not that i think i could ever use this live with periphery, but i swear this amp makes me want to play in a rock band, and i would just plug straight in.
The next acquisition is something that i almost missed. As soon as i was done with the transaction for the amp i noticed this sitting on the counter:
and i thought "hmm that looks a little small for a bass case"
so i asked the guys there if i could open it up, and this is what i saw:
Apparently Spector DOES make guitars, but this was the first time i had ever seen one. It was a NAMM showpiece that someone had sold to atomic, and it was up for grabs. I ended up trading my Les Paul Gary Moore sig for it, which i personally think was a worthwhile trade, especially since i fell in love with the way the Spector played and sounded.
The top is Spalted Maple and im guessing the neck and fretboard are some sort of highly figured rosewood unless you guys can tell from the pics and the body looks like mahogany.
As far as the pickups go, Spector calls them "Z-90", and they sound like p-90's but fit into a humbucker slot, i think i will probably replace the bridge with a Bareknuckle so i can use this guitar with Periphery (need to figure out if the Nailbomb or Warpig is the right pup for me).
Here is a clip of the two together, jamming on some "all new materials"
YouTube - Bulb Playing "All New Materials"
To be honest, i was never thrown aback by a soldano until i tried this one on a whim at atomic. Its voiced different from the ones i have tried, its like the perfect rock amp, great clear mids with a lot of harmonic content, nice musical gain which you can easily prevent from getting oversaturated by keeping it closer to 12:00 and its very pedal friendly as well! And of course it opens up very nicely when you turn it up and is pretty **** loud! Stick a tubescreamer in front and it even djents nicely!
Its a one channel amp, but if you roll back the volume it cleans up surprisingly well, not that i think i could ever use this live with periphery, but i swear this amp makes me want to play in a rock band, and i would just plug straight in.
The next acquisition is something that i almost missed. As soon as i was done with the transaction for the amp i noticed this sitting on the counter:
and i thought "hmm that looks a little small for a bass case"
so i asked the guys there if i could open it up, and this is what i saw:
Apparently Spector DOES make guitars, but this was the first time i had ever seen one. It was a NAMM showpiece that someone had sold to atomic, and it was up for grabs. I ended up trading my Les Paul Gary Moore sig for it, which i personally think was a worthwhile trade, especially since i fell in love with the way the Spector played and sounded.
The top is Spalted Maple and im guessing the neck and fretboard are some sort of highly figured rosewood unless you guys can tell from the pics and the body looks like mahogany.
As far as the pickups go, Spector calls them "Z-90", and they sound like p-90's but fit into a humbucker slot, i think i will probably replace the bridge with a Bareknuckle so i can use this guitar with Periphery (need to figure out if the Nailbomb or Warpig is the right pup for me).
Here is a clip of the two together, jamming on some "all new materials"
YouTube - Bulb Playing "All New Materials"
