Remember that Les Paul that I said was a keeper?! Yeah.. It wasn't. It had a great feel and great balance/weight but something about it just didn't work. It was too damn bright and lacked the low end that I am used to. Three different pickups were tried with no luck in fixing the problem. Sometimes, you have to acknowledge that certain guitars have characteristics that you cannot modify. So that's gone.
I got my Axe-Fx and home recording setup. That Axe-FX is awesome. Here's the summary of that rig.
*Axe-Standard
*Carvin HT750 Poweramp
*Atomic Reactor Passive Cab.
I have never been so amazed by a single piece of equipment. When going in direct, you get the feeling and sound of playing through a mic'd rig. The free Axe-Edit interface makes things painfully easy to edit your patch and compare tones. Also, you can turn off the cab and poweramp simulations with ease. It's perfect for both a live rig and direct recording. I was so impressed that it led to my next purchase...
Mesa 295 Poweramp.
This thing is massive. I picked it up for 450, which is pretty fair considering that could use a retube within the next 6 months. What's great about it is that it was made prior to Mesa adding Presence controls. With the Axe-Fx, I want to edit everything through the unit itself. This includes the Presence.
Purchased a Voodoo Amps CP100. This was made for Ken from Unearth and was built into a Marshall 2210 headshell. SUPER loud and sounded pretty decent. However, with the Frenzel, Mako, and Titan.. it wasn't doing anything that I didn't already have somewhere else. It will be sent tomorrow for a 2003 Gibson Les Paul Swamp Ash Studio. I don't really need a fourth guitar right now so it's probably going to be traded. In fact, I believe that it's traded already.
With the acquisition of the Mesa 295 poweramp. I want to add an actual preamp to the mix. I've had my eye on a Mako MAK4 since I heard Mako was going to come out with them. I should find out today if I made a deal for that Swamp Ash LP for one. *fingers crossed*. I am going to need another 4 space rack case...
Other News
When I first thought of doing a gear blog, I wanted to get other people involved and interview other fellow nerds about their rigs. Well... I found my first person to interview in an old friend. I should be able to get that done and posted within the next two weeks.
Updated Gear List
