"Walked Away" - vintage mesa Mark2b tones w/shorts

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"Walked Away" - vintage mesa Mark2b tones w/shorts

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"Walked Away" - vintage mesa Mark2b tones w/modern shortscale strat


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fantastic tone! I play a mesa subway rocket.
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thanks for listening, Brandon!


subway rocket, is a cool mesa.....

different from most all the others.

to me, it's like a cross between killer KERRANG and something like an electrodyne.



so, here's some shots of what i used during this recording:

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guitar goes to the pedalboard, with the requisite overdrive, compressor, noise gate, tuner, wah and vibe....

that goes into a 1981 Mesa Boogie Mark2B 60 watt short shell head....

out of that, directly into the Palmer PDI-09, which is how i capture the sound that goes on the recording, at line level.

out of the palmer thru a parallel out, into a Weber Mass Lite attenuator, so i can bring the cabinet volume down for monitoring or micing, at either whisper or screaming volume.

out of the Mass Lite, into a AVATAR vintage closed back cab, with a Celestion Heritage G12.


i can mic that cab using either a sm57, or a AT4033 or Shure KSM44, and blend it with the direct Palmer sound, or just use the Palmer signal.

A Yamaha DG stomp effects pedal, is in the effects loop of the boogie, which is great live, but i never use it for recording..

i always record bone dry, and add effects at mix down.


the way i record with it tho, the palmer pdi-09 comes directly off of the amp output, BEFORE the weber sees it, and that's what goes to the mixer.

the weber then attenuates, and i have the option of micing the cab at that point, so the direct sees full output, the cab sees the attenuated output.
i can control the 'monitoring' volume at any volume up to full output (60 watts is pretty freakin' loud)......

or i can crank down on the attenuator, and record the boogie at full output, but at whisper volume.
i'd prefer an isolation room with a wide open cabinet, but alas, the landlord does not like that sound.

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nice! wow. I have a few songs i may post that don't fit any genre's and are just sitting there. I'll do that later. I love your setup man, no shit, that is nice!!
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thanks brandon.

and yea, post em