Sound clips - Blackjack/JB vs Hellraiser/707 vs Universe/Blaze
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Drew
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Yeah. No bass, and quickly sequenced drums with a touch of 'verb on them. I hit the mix with a multi-band compressor and a volume maximizer, but that was the extent of it.
HotRodded7321
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I just listened to these again and I like the Blackjack the best, it just sounds low and monstrous. The hellraiser is good but has this weird like clack thing or whatever which annoyed the hell out of me. The UV was almost like the BJ but not nearly as awesome.
The Dark Wolf
Contributor
That 'clack' seems really pronounced on Drew's amp. I'm doubting many of us, especially with the gain and settings we like, would experience it.
Seymour Duncan JB
Blaze
EMG
I think the EMG might be better suited for Live ~ somehow it's more detailed ~ i know the pick noise is much annoying , but recording and live is a different story ~ although I am all for Seymour Duncan ~ Live playing prolly could be benefit from the compressed sound of the EMG
but i m not sure that's the case , EMG suppose to be flat ~ not sure how well it cut thru with the whole band compare to JB and Blaze
my Schecter with JB in bridge is very sharp and bottom heavy ~ and it proved to sit well in a band mix ~
Blaze
EMG
I think the EMG might be better suited for Live ~ somehow it's more detailed ~ i know the pick noise is much annoying , but recording and live is a different story ~ although I am all for Seymour Duncan ~ Live playing prolly could be benefit from the compressed sound of the EMG
but i m not sure that's the case , EMG suppose to be flat ~ not sure how well it cut thru with the whole band compare to JB and Blaze
my Schecter with JB in bridge is very sharp and bottom heavy ~ and it proved to sit well in a band mix ~
Drew
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Well, yes and no. It's a property of the pickup and not my amp. However, I also rarely run the gain above 6 on the amp, so if you were to crank it up to 8 or 9, it WOULD diminish significantly. Would it still be there? Yes, just not as pronounced as the amp became more compressed and darker.
And this is why I no longer own the Hellraiser - I was happier with the tones I was getting from the other two at gain levels I was more comfortable at. I could have jacked the gain way up and screwed with the EQ until I got something tolerable, but I wouldn't have been as happy with lead tones set like this, and it wouldn't have sounded like "me."
le_ackt - a tilda (~) and a period (.) are not the same thing, dude.
The Dark Wolf
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I think your amp and settings emphasize it, however. It would be interesting to A/B it with my rig.
Drew
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Steal a Hellraiser and come to Mass! 
*ahem* I mean, thank you for the compliment about how touch-sensitive my rig is, good sir, and how I've optimized it to allow the natural tone of the guitar and of my hands to shine through.
The Dark Wolf
Contributor
*ahem* I mean, thank you for the compliment about how touch-sensitive my rig is, good sir, and how I've optimized it to allow the natural tone of the guitar and of my hands to shine through.
That's probably a really good description.
Hows about you buy me a Hellraiser with your new-fangled 'accounting' fawk job and I'll come to Mass to pick it up! Drew
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I was actually being a jackass, Bob, but thank you. 
New-fangled? I've been here for just over a year, bro... Like a year and three months.
New-fangled? I've been here for just over a year, bro... Like a year and three months.
The Dark Wolf
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I was actually being a jackass, Bob, but thank you.
New-fangled? I've been here for just over a year, bro... Like a year and three months.
Great! Then you'll have plenty of savings stored up for the "Let Bob Play A Hellraiser (And Own It, Too!) Fund!"
Drew
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Bob, you're a jackass. The Dark Wolf
Contributor
Unfortunately... true. LEWY7777777
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Wow a truly stunning comparison fantastic job DREW!
To me the 707 had more grind
The JB more growl with slightly rounder tone shape (smooth)
The Blaze was similar but did not have the grind, bite, or growl the jb and 707 have. However, the blaze sounds shelved but the mids are just barely -not present enough.
To me the 707 had more grind
The JB more growl with slightly rounder tone shape (smooth)
The Blaze was similar but did not have the grind, bite, or growl the jb and 707 have. However, the blaze sounds shelved but the mids are just barely -not present enough.
Mattmc74
Contributor
Holy bump batman!
BTW - Great job Drew. This thread needed to be bumped.
BTW - Great job Drew. This thread needed to be bumped.
