Doomcreeper
Whitechapel
I was wondering what type of amps these bands use in the studio and live? I've been listening to these bands a lot lately and love their tones for rhythm and lead work.
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i know that the 2 guys from Whitechapel used Ibanez RG7s with an EMG 707 at the bridge into TS9 boosted Peavey 6505's through Vader 4 12 cabs the first time i saw them. to this day, i have never heard a better live guitar tone. it was so insanely huge sounding but yet super clear. you could hear AND feel every little thing that both guitar players were doing. this is the same setup they used to record "Somatic Defilement" if im not mistaking, except the 3rd guitar player they had on that album used a Mesa Recto recording pre/2:100 power amp from what Alex told me, not sure what cabs though. not sure if he actually recorded with that Mesa rig either; Alex told me it his rig sounded like shit, hahaha.
the 2nd time i saw them it was the same setup but through Mesa Recto cabs instead. from what a friend was telling me that hangs out with them from time to time in Knoxville, they switched from Vader to Mesa cabs recently because Mesa offered them a better endorsement deal(Vader bein a relatively small and still up and coming company, im sure they cant afford to give huge discounts to their endorsees yet). i personally preferred their live tone through the Vader cabs. the Mesa cabs just didnt have much clarity and sounded too boomy, where the Vader cabs had huge but tight punchy lowend and never lacked note definition.
for "This Is Exile" it showed their recording rig on one of their myspace studio pics. it was a Peavey 6505, Mesa Mark IV and a Soldano single channel amp of some sort(possibly an Avenger?) sitting on top of a Mesa cab. so im guessing it was blend of those 3 heads into Mesa cabs. i actually prefer the "Somatic Defilement" guitar tone to the "This Is Exile" tone.
as far as what they are using live now, im not completely sure, but in the "This Is Exile" video, the new 3rd guitar player looks to be using a Mesa Recto of some sort, possibly a Roadking/Roadster into Mesa Recto cabs and the other 2 look to still be using 6505's into Mesa Recto cabs.
hope this was of some help to you. not sure what All Shall Perish use though, sorry
i know that the 2 guys from Whitechapel used Ibanez RG7s with an EMG 707 at the bridge into TS9 boosted Peavey 6505's through Vader 4 12 cabs the first time i saw them. to this day, i have never heard a better live guitar tone. it was so insanely huge sounding but yet super clear. you could hear AND feel every little thing that both guitar players were doing. this is the same setup they used to record "Somatic Defilement" if im not mistaking, except the 3rd guitar player they had on that album used a Mesa Recto recording pre/2:100 power amp from what Alex told me, not sure what cabs though. not sure if he actually recorded with that Mesa rig either; Alex told me it his rig sounded like shit, hahaha.
the 2nd time i saw them it was the same setup but through Mesa Recto cabs instead. from what a friend was telling me that hangs out with them from time to time in Knoxville, they switched from Vader to Mesa cabs recently because Mesa offered them a better endorsement deal(Vader bein a relatively small and still up and coming company, im sure they cant afford to give huge discounts to their endorsees yet). i personally preferred their live tone through the Vader cabs. the Mesa cabs just didnt have much clarity and sounded too boomy, where the Vader cabs had huge but tight punchy lowend and never lacked note definition.
for "This Is Exile" it showed their recording rig on one of their myspace studio pics. it was a Peavey 6505, Mesa Mark IV and a Soldano single channel amp of some sort(possibly an Avenger?) sitting on top of a Mesa cab. so im guessing it was blend of those 3 heads into Mesa cabs. i actually prefer the "Somatic Defilement" guitar tone to the "This Is Exile" tone.
as far as what they are using live now, im not completely sure, but in the "This Is Exile" video, the new 3rd guitar player looks to be using a Mesa Recto of some sort, possibly a Roadking/Roadster into Mesa Recto cabs and the other 2 look to still be using 6505's into Mesa Recto cabs.
hope this was of some help to you. not sure what All Shall Perish use though, sorry
thanks a lot, I know when I tried out my friends 5150 I couldn't really get that type of sound but theres 3 things that could be wrong, it was a randall cab, no boost, and I probably didn't know how to eq one right.
I plan on getting a vader 212 whenever I get the money to upgrade my amp and I'm thinking I'll try and get a 5150 and a boost of some sort.
Alex of Whitechapel
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my next question is what would be the reccomended boost and speakers for the cab?