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Another curiously simple setup:
Basses: fretted Rick Turner Renaisssnace 4; fretless Rick Turner
Renaissance 5>>>
>>>>DTAR MAMABEAR (ostensibly an acoustic gtr modeling preamp, I use it
>not so much in an attempt to "model" other gtrs, and, after all, I am
>playing BASS..but rather for the way it "neutralizes" the sound of the
>pickup --and granted the Turner PUs are very, very good--and superimposes
>that with the unique sonic shape of a mic'd acoustic instrument. Very
>warm and natural sounding. The only "modeler" I have ever really
>liked.).>>>
>>>custom LOW END TRUE VOICE PREAMP: a hand made, hand wired
>(point-to-point--nary a chip nor circuit board in sight) tube preamp
>using a single 6S*7 octal tube and a single passive tone control. Also
>doubles as a tube DI and can be used to send my "direct signal"
>(pre-loops) to a house mix.>>>
>>>>Custom modified LEXICON JAM MAN: with Bob Sellon's latest OS. Does a
>great number of functions not in the original JamBoy (mutilple
>serial/parallel loops, fades in and out of indiividual channels, stereo
>placement of loops, mutiple loop lengths...), barely resembles the
>original. At times I use an EDP with Loop IV, but, for some reason prefer
>the JamMan.>>>
>>>> CUSTOM TUBE BUFFER AMP: From Red Iron Amps. A stereo tube buffer amp
>(2 12au7 tubes--NOS JAN tubes). Hand made, point to point wiring. I use
>this to "mask" any digital artifacts made vis-a-vis the loopers. It was
>originally designed for this purpose in conjunction with amp modelers
>like the POD or ToneLab, but works wonders with digital looping devices
>(and serves another purpose as a ersatz "reamp" box when dealing with
>recorded tracks!) Very cool, with gain and passive tone control...can
>add slight "warmth" (I hate using that term) to tube OD and grind.
>Wonderful device made with very high end audiophile components. Works
>great at "masking" any digital-ness to loopage.>>>
>>>> BARGE CONCEPTS VFB2: Variable Feedback Bypass Loop: basically an
>outboard aux loop, with "dry balance" control which keeps a designated
>potion of the signal from the loop. It also features a variable feedback
>loop, which induces screams, wails and shrieks from whatever it is
>plugged into (and makes kittens explode). I use it to control the mix of
>my reverb only...which is...>>>
>>>>DEMETER RV1 ANALOG SPRING REVERB The richest, most lush verb I have
>ever used. True analog spring (two spring tanks: onelong one short) can
>be linked for stereo operation, dual mono, or a cascaded sound. A very
>incredible sounding reverb which has made me leave my various digital
>processors in the studio.>>>
>>>> DEMETER VTDB2 TUBE DIRECT BOX which, of course, feed the house sound
>(and the parallel out feeds my monitor setup which is and Acoustic Image
>Amp with AI extension cabs...for larger venues various flavors of Bag End
>Cabs.
Recording is basically the same setup, altho' frequently the preamp and DI
setup is changed out in favor of any of the following:
UA610
Avalon U5
Chandler Ltd. Germanium Mic Pre
Chandler Ltd Germanium Tone Control
Manley VoxBox
The JamMan is switched out or used in tandem with a Gibson EDP. The only
MIDI used is when syncing these...tho' of late I have prefered them
unsync'd ("syncless"?).
Other than the reverb there are no effects, pedal or digital muti-fx,
used....and I really don't miss them.
Max
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