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Post by DonaldDemon on May 13, 2011 17:05:41 GMT -5
That thing is going to cut through a live mix like a Dual Rectifier with the cabinet laying face down. Now that's just good! LOL |
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Post by Dirrty Craig on May 14, 2011 11:32:33 GMT -5
Yeah sorry if that sounds harsh.. but seriously.. FJA mods guy.. show me a clip with anything hes modded in a live band. All these guys Cameron etc.. its always grab some awesome shredder guy and let him wank in a controlled environment. You can make ANY amp sound good like that.. lets hear that sh!t cut through some drums on a big stage.. or a little stage..
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Post by shredheadjhj on May 14, 2011 15:31:39 GMT -5
You can say what you want about FJA Craig, but don't talk crap about Cameron. The CCV-100 is my dream amp. I'll be saving up for one eventually  Then you can talk that Cameron crap. I would like to go down to the FJA shop to hear what he does to QR's. There are different things he can do to them. I've never seen a clip of an FJA modded QR/Competition. I really don't think he "ruins" them like everyone is implying. Who here has physically heard an FJA modded Splawn in person? |
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Post by snappinnecks on May 14, 2011 15:51:30 GMT -5
You can say what you want about FJA Craig, but don't talk crap about Cameron. The CCV-100 is my dream amp. I'll be saving up for one eventually Then you can talk that Cameron crap. I would like to go down to the FJA shop to hear what he does to QR's. There are different things he can do to them. I've never seen a clip of an FJA modded QR/Competition. I really don't think he "ruins" them like everyone is implying. Who here has physically heard an FJA modded Splawn in person? I wouldn't mod a quickrod. I just recorded some of the sickest rhythm tones I have ever heard with Craig's old Quickrod. No post eq needed on them. Absolutely sick. I really don't see any needed improvements on a quickrod since it has the three gears with the od 2 option. I highly recommend Ruby EL34BHT tubes from Laura (Valvequeen). Don't mod a quickrod. What Jerry does to most amps from my understanding is he clean up any crossover distortion in the amps sweet spot and adds more gain or a second gain stage. A quickrod needs neither. I was going to send my 6534+ to him and have a choke and upgraded output transformer installed, but decided differently after I fixed the low bias issue on it and it really cleared it up. Getting more cut in a Nitro by modding it I can see. Don't ruin a Quickrod by modding it. |
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Post by stompboxfreak1972 on May 16, 2011 18:23:59 GMT -5
If you cant cut through a mix with an unmodified Nitro than you suck at life and need all tube amp privileges revoked.
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Post by shreder75 on May 16, 2011 23:05:11 GMT -5
I'm just not sure why someone would mod a $2000+ handmade boutique amp..I mean, isn't that why one buys something like this in the first place? To get ITS sound?
I mean, it's in essence modding a modded amp...lol...
I understand modding other amps...laney, marshall, peavy...but not something like this...and that goes for any type of amp like this..Straub, Friedman, etc, etc...
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Post by rocknrolla on May 17, 2011 9:39:30 GMT -5
I'd like to have a loop bypass for each channel and an external bias screw. Other than that my Nitro is perfect.
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Post by sasquatch on May 17, 2011 10:04:43 GMT -5
I'm with D.C. Why mod a QR to add more saturation and preamp gain? If that's what you want... just buy a Boogie, or Bogner, or any other of the countless amps out there with that compressed, mega saturated sound. After playing Boogies for over 20 years (with a Framus Cobra and and Egnater mixed in along the way) I got tired of getting lost in the mix in a live situation. Especially when playing in a two guitar band. That's why I started searching for an amp with a different sound and character, and why I ultimately bought a QR. I think the QR has plenty of gain, cuts through the mix like no other, and quite frankly... I never grow tired of all the compliments I get from other guitar players and sound guys on the sound of my rig! Just my opinion though.
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Post by snappinnecks on May 17, 2011 16:20:24 GMT -5
If you cant cut through a mix with an unmodified Nitro than you suck at life and need all tube amp privileges revoked. You just better hope the other guitar player isn't playing a Quickrod. If he or she is.............you are............lost. Nothing cuts like a Quickrod. I have heard a couple Nitros in a live setting. It sits well in the mix, but does not have as much cut. Cut is in the upper mids. I have owned two Nitros and a couple of Quickrods. Played both in live, rehearsal, and studio. Don't get me wrong I LOVE Nitros, but out of the two the Quickrod fits me better. Low mids is something that works against the tunings I write and play in. The Quickrod compliments MY style. You can put an EQ in the loop and kick up the mids/uppermids to get a Nitro to have good cut. |
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Post by rocknrolla on May 17, 2011 16:35:21 GMT -5
Interesting. What tunings give a Nitro problems?
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Post by snappinnecks on May 17, 2011 19:17:23 GMT -5
Anything below C# or Db you will have issues. Just put an EQ in the loop and crank the mids up a bit and it restores the cut it should have.
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Post by rocknrolla on May 17, 2011 20:27:15 GMT -5
That's cool. I usually play in E or a half step down.
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Post by Lewis on May 17, 2011 21:56:38 GMT -5
Anything below C# or Db you will have issues. Just put an EQ in the loop and crank the mids up a bit and it restores the cut it should have. Have you tried extended scale guitars for the lower tunings? I use a 27" 7 string and a 27" baritone. The longer scale makes a huge difference maintaining definition. No issues here with lower tunings thru the Nitro, actually it's quite devastating!.. ;D No eq required. |
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Post by greglecompte on May 17, 2011 22:40:57 GMT -5
i as well have no problem with lower tunings through the nitro i have a 27 in scale 7 string and it is fine and my 6 strings are in drop c and they play through great
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