Trainwreck recordings
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Re: Trainwreck recordings
Got it - I'll email later today probably. Thanks!
Let that boy boogie woogie.
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Re: Trainwreck recordings
Thanks for your kind replys about the clips.
Yes the clean is done by just rolling the guitar volume back. I set my Wreck volume on about 1:00 and control it from the guitar. No pedals or attenutor was used. Some reverb was added at the console during the mix, using a Yamaha SPX900 and/or SPX90.
I wish I have more clips to post. Actually I have about 10 tunes that I plan to release on an indie CD sometime this summer when I get the time. I've already recorded the tracks, just that I want to transfer them from analog tape to my computer DAW to mix them. I'll be sure to post around here when I get the CD project done as I used a Trainwreck on all the guitar tracks.
Oh yeah, the guitar on the first clip ('90 Soundpage) was a frankenstrat that I made back in the mid 80s back when everybody was doing it. Mahogany "Warmouth" body, "Charvel" maple neck, Floyd, Seymour Duncan humbucker and two singles. I think it was a JB humbucker but can't remember fort sure. I do remember however thinking the pickup was too muddy. SO I unwrapped about 2k or so of wire off the coils, and swapped the ceramic magnet for alnico. Kind of an experiment but it worked better for me. I still have the guitar and amp. The cab was a mid 70s cab with blackback 30s, and the mic was a Neumann tube U67 that had a blown (I discovered later) diaphram. The mic sounded way better later when I had it's capsule rebuilt. Still, maybe it funkyness added to the track?
The other track was my Les Paul, Express, and basketweave cab with 25 watters. The mic was probably an SM57.
Both clips were using the mic pres on my old 20 channel Tascam board. I've since learned that just about any mic pre these days sounds better. I can't wait to do some Wreck recordings with some pro studio grade mic pres. A few years ago I compared a little $300 Mackie 1202 board to my old Tascam and even the little Mackie was better.
Both the clips demonstrate well the Trainwreck's ability to combine extreme gain with the ability to still clean up quite well by backing down the guitar volume knob. I have heard some clones that can come close to the Wreck tone when cranked, but fall well short when you turn the guitar down and try to get a usuable clean tone.
Still, maybe some folks on this board have some awesome clones. I just haven't played one yet...
Yes the clean is done by just rolling the guitar volume back. I set my Wreck volume on about 1:00 and control it from the guitar. No pedals or attenutor was used. Some reverb was added at the console during the mix, using a Yamaha SPX900 and/or SPX90.
I wish I have more clips to post. Actually I have about 10 tunes that I plan to release on an indie CD sometime this summer when I get the time. I've already recorded the tracks, just that I want to transfer them from analog tape to my computer DAW to mix them. I'll be sure to post around here when I get the CD project done as I used a Trainwreck on all the guitar tracks.
Oh yeah, the guitar on the first clip ('90 Soundpage) was a frankenstrat that I made back in the mid 80s back when everybody was doing it. Mahogany "Warmouth" body, "Charvel" maple neck, Floyd, Seymour Duncan humbucker and two singles. I think it was a JB humbucker but can't remember fort sure. I do remember however thinking the pickup was too muddy. SO I unwrapped about 2k or so of wire off the coils, and swapped the ceramic magnet for alnico. Kind of an experiment but it worked better for me. I still have the guitar and amp. The cab was a mid 70s cab with blackback 30s, and the mic was a Neumann tube U67 that had a blown (I discovered later) diaphram. The mic sounded way better later when I had it's capsule rebuilt. Still, maybe it funkyness added to the track?
The other track was my Les Paul, Express, and basketweave cab with 25 watters. The mic was probably an SM57.
Both clips were using the mic pres on my old 20 channel Tascam board. I've since learned that just about any mic pre these days sounds better. I can't wait to do some Wreck recordings with some pro studio grade mic pres. A few years ago I compared a little $300 Mackie 1202 board to my old Tascam and even the little Mackie was better.
Both the clips demonstrate well the Trainwreck's ability to combine extreme gain with the ability to still clean up quite well by backing down the guitar volume knob. I have heard some clones that can come close to the Wreck tone when cranked, but fall well short when you turn the guitar down and try to get a usuable clean tone.
Still, maybe some folks on this board have some awesome clones. I just haven't played one yet...