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zea
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 22
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: Hellcat's tone for one more time. |
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Hi, i hvn't posted here for so long! Anyway, my questions are :
Can it really gain to Heavy metal - hardcore type of sound too ? May be also Dream theater's sound? Any cool settings on this thing Ed? Anyone? |
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alexkhan
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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The Hellcat's got mondo gain - easily enough for heavy metal and hardcore, although I'm not sure what would constitute as "hardcore". I wouldn't say it's ideal for Nu-Metal and detuned kind of stuff, but it can certainly do metal. Guthrie normally sets the gain at around 2 o'clock on both channels of the Hellcat and uses the volume pot on his guitar to vary the amount of dirt. The Hellcat's a very dynamic and an unforgiving amp - what you put into it is what you get out of it. It does have a nice compression character to it without getting squashy like so many high-gain amps. It's a great amp! _________________ Ed Yoon
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zea
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 22
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: |
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hahah, nice to hear from you again Ed.
Well, I meant like, will it easily handle the 7 string guitar too? |
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alexkhan
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: |
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zea wrote: | hahah, nice to hear from you again Ed.
Well, I meant like, will it easily handle the 7 string guitar too? |
How's it going, Zea? Good to see you here again.
Well, I don't think Paul C designed the Hellcat with the 7-string in mind. The Hellcat isn't really known for bottom-end and is a different style of amp than the Mesa Dual Rectifier, the Bogner Uberschall or the Diezel Herbert. To tell you the truth, I'm not into those types of amps at all and I'm pretty sure Guthrie and Paul C aren't either. _________________ Ed Yoon
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zea
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 22
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:22 am Post subject: |
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well, i'm doing good man. Just trying to find an amp that will cover eveykind of music. From jazz to low low heavy (meshuggah). oh yeah, I can check it out from the demo cd that i got. But do you remember which songs that Guthrie used the Hellcat with ?
I'm listening to Asia right now, try to figure out the sound. |
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alexkhan
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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zea wrote: | well, i'm doing good man. Just trying to find an amp that will cover eveykind of music. From jazz to low low heavy (meshuggah). oh yeah, I can check it out from the demo cd that i got. But do you remember which songs that Guthrie used the Hellcat with ?
I'm listening to Asia right now, try to figure out the sound. |
I believe the amp used on the last Asia album was the MK50. Perhaps Paul C can chime in on the amps Guthrie used on that demo CD. You may want to look into the new MK50 II as it has completely independent channels with separate EQ's and lots of switching options (extra boost, second master, etc.). _________________ Ed Yoon
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James Cornford
Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, I use one with a 7 string and it sounds awesome...I think Jeff loomis needs to try one... |
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alexkhan
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Low-frequencies require more power than other frequencies to be pushed out of the speaker faster. That's why bass players use 1000w amps, bi-amping, etc. It's not about being so loud, but being able to push out the low frequencies and having the low notes being coherent, tight and focused and not getting muddy and floppy in high-volume situations. My thoughts are that if you're going to get your low-B on the 7-string heard through a loud drummer and a bassist with a 5-string bass, you're going to need a lot of power and clean headroom to punch through and be heard. _________________ Ed Yoon
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