Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

[flmason]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

59
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=894154&songID=9326706

Hey Stef,
What's the story behind this and the other tracks... downloaded it... put up a drum and bass track... all I had to do was low shelf a little and boost around 3200 and it was good to go, at least for the VH stuff that it represents. 'bout as good as it gets tonewise for that sort of playing.

So what's the guitar, amp, recording setup?

I know I ran a real JCM-800 in the late 80's but when you miced it, it sounded like a POD, least on the 4 track I had.

The stuff you posted engineers very easily.

What's the 'verb coming from?

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

I've used a Seth bridge in a semi-hollow for ages now. There is much more feedback with higher gain when I'm using it than with the '59 in the neck. It could work for what you're doing, but you'll have to be careful about string muting.

 

[Stef]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

Hey Stef,

I know I ran a real JCM-800 in the late 80's but when you miced it, it sounded like a POD, least on the 4 track I had.

The stuff you posted engineers very easily.

the amp is model 1987 (4 holler 50w) tweaked by http://www.rockstahamps.com/ ash guitar, 4 x 25w GB's..

more info http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32068

 

[Stef]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

here's the same amp mod (50w marshall MOD5) with a SuperDistortion A2 pickup (ash strat) and GB's by Rockstah
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=503988&songID=8864592
I like the 59 clip and sound better - more "vintage" and natural (open) sounding

http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=30612

 

[speed2dirt]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

Geez, TrampStamp girl is a goddess... what's with this "skank" stuff? LOL!

+1
I haven't heard a thing Jeff's said since he put that up, but I enjoy it when he posts. :32:

 

[Stef]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

more 59 goodness!!!
http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32979

 

[flmason]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

here's the same amp mod (50w marshall MOD5) with a SuperDistortion A2 pickup (ash strat) and GB's by Rockstah
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=503988&songID=8864592
I like the 59 clip and sound better - more "vintage" and natural (open) sounding

http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=30612

Yes, I tend to agree, I liked the '59 clips a little better, but I can see hwo the SuperDistortion might factor into the 80's metal a little better.

Seems to me EVH was the inspiration for a lot of those bands, but the all seemed to go for more of a smooth distortion and did the "trick" playing mostly as a showcase thing, whereas EVH's style kind of wove the tricks into the song itself.

Slightly different takes on "high gain" such that it was in that era.

That's not a straight recording above by any stretch. None of the classic Marshall heads prior to the 900 (IIRC) had reverb. The "guitar on left, verb to the right" trick is in play at the very least.

In any event, definitely gives me a Jones for my 2203... haven't heard tone like this since I started fussing with cheap guitars and amp sims but for one particular model in a POD 2.3.

 

[Stef]

Re: Seth Lover OK for Hair Metal?

That's not a straight recording above by any stretch. None of the classic Marshall heads prior to the 900 (IIRC) had reverb. The "guitar on left, verb to the right" trick is in play at the very least.

verb was added later with a computer software...