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:
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.
LOL