How to Elevate Your Solid State Metal Guitar Tone! - Aphex 104 & Dime
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- We check out an oldie but goodie the Aphex 104 - Aural Exciter Type C with Big Bottom! And Dimebag stops by!
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Signal Chain:
Kiesel Guitars Vanquish
Aphex 104 - Aural Exciter Type C with Big Bottom (In the loop)
Boss Metal Zone
Randall RG80ES
Two Notes Torpedo
Focusrite Clarett 4Pre
Pulse - Lancaster Ulrich Wild (Impulse Response) 57 w/ Legacy Cab
Presonus Studio One DAW
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Sounds sick 😲 it's amazing to hear this older gear legit hold up
Right on Allan thanks bud🤘
I am still using the same one I bought in 1992.
Thank you for the brutal riffs. This old gear sounds massive.
Cool, I have one on the bottom of my studio Rack. It's actually works and is connected to the patch bay. I'll give it a go the next time I get a metal band in the studio.
If you get the chance check out one of the “g2 series” Randall amps from the late 90’s. My favorite SS amps. They have the low end chug missing from the old RG’s and tons of gain. Eq in the loop is all you need. You can find them dirt cheap too.
I agree with this. I had an RH100 G3 that was a monster without anything in front of it. I beat it now with a G3 and pedals on the front end.
Can confirm - I picked up a g2 at a pawn shop for less than $250 and it's a monster
Agreed. Also, get one of these aphex 104s. Really all u need as well. I use it in the loop:) I love the G2 and G3 series.
i got a RG100 classic I don't know enough about it but sounds just like this Video with an EQ and a tubescreamer. I think it was built on 1990 ish
After having a ton of experience messing around with different sounds in the loop, I’ve really started to noticed that solid state sounds it’s best when you’ve got some kind of EQ in the loop.
The Aphex is really cool because it doesn’t really seem to work like how you’d think an EQ, it’s like it does something completely different than an EQ, but achieves even greater results when you use it. I’m jealous af of your setup because not only can you add presence or resonance frequencies more commonly found on tube amps, but it also seems like you can actually dial in the specific treble and low end frequencies that you want dialed In. The version I have is on a Zoom MS50G and it only acts purely as presence and resonance frequencies 😭
Supposedly dime used this unit in the front of his amp. It does little to nothing in the front in my experience and my signal chain is extremely similar to how his was (guitar - blue mxr 6 band - furman PQ4 - wah - Aphex 104 - gate - into an RG80es). To this day I have a hard time believing he ran it in the front of the amp.
Hmm ya I thought it had to go in the loop.
@@brokenlevelmusic to this day Grady claims it was in the front.
@@troyskinnard1393 interesting I’m gonna give it a shot
@@brokenlevelmusic yeah let me know what you think
Agreed. Tried the same and nil results. also surprised he ran the 6 band in front too. It sounds so much more fulfilling in the loop.
Sounds awesome
Great review!
Right on Larry thank you!
You should do a video of the Aphex and the VH150. Mine needed it way more than my RG or Century would have. My VH150 is a darker sounding amp and sorely needs it.
I used it with the VH150 in another video.
@@brokenlevelmusic Cant find that video. But what do you prefer the depthfinder or the Aphex?
@@ericledford1546 Aphex is a lot more dynamic but depth finder is cool too. Its the Tone Shootout Results video I believe, couple months back.
@@brokenlevelmusic Thanks for the response man. I will check out that video. I was thinking about the depth finder but already have the 104 BBE 462.
Also have the same PQ-6 and a Rocktron Pro-Q. Besides the PQ-6 the Rocktron owns but is a pain because of the interface.
@@ericledford1546 right on man👊🤘
That time will melt your shoes to the floor and fry your hair bro!!! Effin love it!!!!!
Haha thanks man👊
I legit laughed my ass off at the Peavey sounding like shit. See what happens when you stray from the path! Solid state cult! It's fucking nuts what that 104 does , tone is thermonuclear brother.
You're king today 👑
Lol thanks bro👊👊👊🤘🤘🤘
@@brokenlevelmusic ayyyyyyy my guy ✌
Idk if its just me but i think the part that makes solid state sound....bad is the mids, they are usually harsh and not smooth...turn them bitches down as much as you can and push that bass up.
Ampeg VH-140C has some sweet mids, I have mine at just above 9 o clock with Vintage 30s and it's a beast.
You can find some great marshall solid state like the 5212
Also the Riff was dank
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The apex or the pq6 for the Dime tone? Have tried both together?
I'm going to connect it to my bass rack, it sounds amazing !! I have a question, first I connect my compressor and from there the exciter or first the exciter and then the compressor, what do you suggest? Thank you!!
Good question, I honestly don’t know whats the best chain, I run it alone in the loop.
what power supply are you using? do you know of a replacement power supply that works? My original finally gave out after many years of usage,
Sorry idk man, whatever it came with.
Which one's better the ferman EQ or the Apex for eqing
Different processors, PQ3 you’ll have more control over frequencies, Aphex is definitely more intuitive
Why don't you try the big bottom through the VTM
Vtm went to a new home
the aphex is in the loop or in front of the amp?
In the loop
I believe it's made for line-level signals, so in front of the amp it wouldn't do much.
What model and brand is your axe brother???
Couple Kiesels, green ones and Aries and red ones a Vanquish
Are you clean boosting with the Boss in front of the 104?
Ya
104 is in the loop, should have mentioned.
🤮BIG BOTTOM..........NAH 👎THE OLDER UNITS WITHOUT BB ARE WAY BETTER FOR GUITAR 🎸
Ah cool🤘
How so? I was just looking at one of these. What’s the difference between old and new
@@StickMan-ci5dv 🤓WITH ALL HONESTY........THESE UNITS SOUND / FEEL ARTIFICIAL, BEST USED AS A CLAY PIGEON
@@davidbuzzin426never seen such a childish response, dude asked you a genuine question and you didn’t even explain anything you just said “sounds bad 🤓”
@@maxophone5218 🤓IT JUST SOUNDS / FEELS LESS EL NATURAL, TAKE CARE & ❤GOD BLESS ❤