Pilgrim of the Dark
Well-Known Member
Hi all!
My current "at home" rig is a POD HD500X running straight into a Tech 21 Power Engine 60 (60 watt, single celestion 70/80 loaded powered cabinet) and my "live" rig is an Engl Fireball 100 head with various FX in front and in the loop running into a POS Bugera 212 loaded with Celestion V30s.
I'm finding the Engl to be straight up overkill even in live settings. I can't crank it to the sweet spot without getting an earful from the sound guys. On top of this, I'm just not really impressed with the shred tones I'm getting out of it either, it's almost too sterile and dry sounding. It doesn't have those sweet percussive, buttery low gain tones that I like to drive with an OD pedal.
I'm looking for an all-around solution; basically, I'd like to get rid of both my current rigs and start from scratch. The POD HD500X rig is great and all and can get plenty loud if I need to, but there's something missing there.
My needs:
Low watt (under 30) tube tone (will be mic-ed up live)
Marshall JTM tone and gain range
Built in reverb a plus, but could do pedal
Good, simple OD pedal
Noise suppressor
Nice delay
I need to have a very sweet low gain tone that I can push into crazy land (a la Malmsteen) with the OD pedal.
Help me build the ultimate at home/live neo classical shred rig, please! Thank you!!!!
My current "at home" rig is a POD HD500X running straight into a Tech 21 Power Engine 60 (60 watt, single celestion 70/80 loaded powered cabinet) and my "live" rig is an Engl Fireball 100 head with various FX in front and in the loop running into a POS Bugera 212 loaded with Celestion V30s.
I'm finding the Engl to be straight up overkill even in live settings. I can't crank it to the sweet spot without getting an earful from the sound guys. On top of this, I'm just not really impressed with the shred tones I'm getting out of it either, it's almost too sterile and dry sounding. It doesn't have those sweet percussive, buttery low gain tones that I like to drive with an OD pedal.
I'm looking for an all-around solution; basically, I'd like to get rid of both my current rigs and start from scratch. The POD HD500X rig is great and all and can get plenty loud if I need to, but there's something missing there.
My needs:
Low watt (under 30) tube tone (will be mic-ed up live)
Marshall JTM tone and gain range
Built in reverb a plus, but could do pedal
Good, simple OD pedal
Noise suppressor
Nice delay
I need to have a very sweet low gain tone that I can push into crazy land (a la Malmsteen) with the OD pedal.
Help me build the ultimate at home/live neo classical shred rig, please! Thank you!!!!