What makes a guitar sound 80s?
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j9fd3s
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
yes! note hair and amp are the same size. 2, marshall in hanger is about the right echo....
shiny/leather clothes never go out of style
yes! note hair and amp are the same size. 2, marshall in hanger is about the right echo....
shiny/leather clothes never go out of style
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Ive heard this before and remember them being pretty heavily used when everyone started going to the massive racks.. What does this effect do? Are they still made?
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Can't get more 80's than that!!
Ive heard this before and remember them being pretty heavily used when everyone started going to the massive racks.. What does this effect do? Are they still made?
astrozombie
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
128 patches...has its own sound....
Very compressed...made a lot of hiss when running in hot patches....
Never liked it much!
Racks are both a sonic revelation, and god d amn plauge....lol
128 patches...has its own sound....
Very compressed...made a lot of hiss when running in hot patches....
Never liked it much!
Racks are both a sonic revelation, and god d amn plauge....lol
kherman
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
It is a preamp . (to get your distortion)
Team it up with your favorite power amp and effect processor.
Not my rack.
It is a preamp . (to get your distortion)
Team it up with your favorite power amp and effect processor.
Not my rack.
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Christopher Caruana
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
The music video to Britny Fox's, "Girls School" Doesn't get any more 80's than that
The music video to Britny Fox's, "Girls School" Doesn't get any more 80's than that
ErikH
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Haha! Yeah, Rid hit it on the head. The real players from the 80's used old JMP heads and even older Super Leads. A lot of the 800's didn't start seeing heavy popular band use until the late 80's and by then massive rack systems were in style.
I'm so glad I never fell in to that rack stuff. I've owned 2 pieces of rack gear ever, one was the Rocktron Intellifex LTD and the other, which I still have, is a DOD graphic EQ that I use with our PA system to ring out the monitors.
On a lot of the stuff, especially by the late 80's when it was getting out of hand, the heavy chorus use can be attributed to the producer's putting it on there. Records were recorded totally dry, and then the effects added later. Most of those bands didn't play with chorus live before the big record execs got a hold of them.
I personally don't see anything wrong with chorus or delay when it's added in without going overboard, and there was plenty of overboard back then.
Haha! Yeah, Rid hit it on the head. The real players from the 80's used old JMP heads and even older Super Leads. A lot of the 800's didn't start seeing heavy popular band use until the late 80's and by then massive rack systems were in style.
I'm so glad I never fell in to that rack stuff. I've owned 2 pieces of rack gear ever, one was the Rocktron Intellifex LTD and the other, which I still have, is a DOD graphic EQ that I use with our PA system to ring out the monitors.
On a lot of the stuff, especially by the late 80's when it was getting out of hand, the heavy chorus use can be attributed to the producer's putting it on there. Records were recorded totally dry, and then the effects added later. Most of those bands didn't play with chorus live before the big record execs got a hold of them.
I personally don't see anything wrong with chorus or delay when it's added in without going overboard, and there was plenty of overboard back then.
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
yeah, all about the excess...
True.. By the late 80's the labels were all about Syrup. Power ballads and over done goo. I liked it when it was still gutter glam. More leather than spandex. Before bloated ozzie was wearing makeup and pretty hair.. Looks that kill over Home sweet home
yeah, all about the excess...
True.. By the late 80's the labels were all about Syrup. Power ballads and over done goo. I liked it when it was still gutter glam. More leather than spandex. Before bloated ozzie was wearing makeup and pretty hair.. Looks that kill over Home sweet home
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
True DAT!!!
Yes, but Home Sweet Home lifted up more shirts than Looks That Kill, by a long shot.
True DAT!!!
Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
As much of a hoot that would be, between the wife and 3 of the daughters, Id be going to the doctor for Marshall Hemmorhoids..
As much of a hoot that would be, between the wife and 3 of the daughters, Id be going to the doctor for Marshall Hemmorhoids..
El CHupacabra
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
I say tell the kids that daddy's put up with their music long enough and he needs his "me" time to stay sane.
I say tell the kids that daddy's put up with their music long enough and he needs his "me" time to stay sane.
Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
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it cuts right thru. its midrange galore but in a band you need to cut thru. I think the low buzzy amps sound great by themselves but they get lost in the mix in a hurry in a band it seems. on the radio the buzzy guitar sound seems to disapear wile the midrange el34 tube sound seems to stand out. Have you noticed the newer expensive "botique" amps that use 6L6 tubes are all going to a more midrange voiced sound? I think people are wiseing up. Despite the stupid hair and spandex some of those 80's guys really new what they were doing.
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wixedmords
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
What makes a guitar sound 80s?
A guy that can actually play the guitar.
Then add chorus.......
What makes a guitar sound 80s?
A guy that can actually play the guitar.
Then add chorus.......
