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Welcome to the show! ’Tis once again a day for slightly random challenges. In this episode, the slightly random factor is Country Of Origin. Each of us selects one country from a possible nine - excluding the USA, UK and Australia – whereupon we are required to put together a rig hailing from that nation.
Four pedals, one guitar, one amp. There is a whole convoluted system of point scoring that’s too boring to explain here, but you get the idea: make a rig from the country of… That’s countrywang!
If you haven’t turned off already to go and watch something more beneficial to your life and everyone around you... please enjoy the show!
Pedals & stuff in this episode
Dan’s Board
• Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
anasounds.com/produit/bitoun-fuzz
• Kernom Ridge
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Anasounds Utopia
Australia: bit.ly/3OjNSZY
• Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
Australia: bit.ly/3pVAAcRthat
Mick’s Board
• Dan Drive Bonk Machine
Find DanDrive on Instagram
• Vahlbruch Kaluna
vahlbruch-fx.com/en
• Vahlbruch SpaceTime TAP
vahlbruch-fx.com/en
• JPTR Kaleidoscope
jptrfx.com/products/jptr-fx-kaleidoscope-reverb-multi-reflector-unit
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro
0:30 Today’s challenge & rules
3:42 Choose your nation!
4:23 Mick chooses his rig
8:33 Dan chooses his rig
11:41 The gear reveal!
15:31 Dan’s core tone
20:51 Mick’s core tone
25:40 Dan Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
29:20 Mick Dan Drive Bonk Machine
33:00 Dan Kernom Ridge
38:23 Mick Vahlbruch Kaluna Drive
42:48 Dan Anasounds Utopia
43:12 A visitor - Jack Griffiths!
46:18 Mick Vahlbruch SpaceTime
50:34 Dan Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
56:14 Mick Kaleidoscope
1:02:40 Who won?
1:03:55 National Jamthem
1:10:41 Closing thoughts
Guitars used in this episode
• Gray Guitars Admiral - no video yet
• Nik Huber Krauster II - Dan’s video here: youtu.be/hIruLGXgJuU
Amps in this episode
• Audio Kitchen Big Chopper & 2x12 cabinet with 1 x Celestion Alnico Blue and 1 x Celestion G12H Anniversary
audiokitchen.co.uk/products/big-chopper
• Hughes & Kettner Puretone with Hughes & Kettner Vintage 212 with 2 x Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
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Welcome to the show! ’Tis once again a day for slightly random challenges. In this episode, the slightly random factor is Country Of Origin. Each of us selects one country from a possible nine - excluding the USA, UK and Australia – whereupon we are required to put together a rig hailing from that nation.
Four pedals, one guitar, one amp. There is a whole convoluted system of point scoring that’s too boring to explain here, but you get the idea: make a rig from the country of… That’s countrywang!
If you haven’t turned off already to go and watch something more beneficial to your life and everyone around you... please enjoy the show!
Pedals & stuff in this episode
Dan’s Board
• Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
anasounds.com/produit/bitoun-fuzz
• Kernom Ridge
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Anasounds Utopia
Australia: bit.ly/3OjNSZY
• Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
Australia: bit.ly/3pVAAcRthat
Mick’s Board
• Dan Drive Bonk Machine
Find DanDrive on Instagram
• Vahlbruch Kaluna
vahlbruch-fx.com/en
• Vahlbruch SpaceTime TAP
vahlbruch-fx.com/en
• JPTR Kaleidoscope
jptrfx.com/products/jptr-fx-kaleidoscope-reverb-multi-reflector-unit
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro
0:30 Today’s challenge & rules
3:42 Choose your nation!
4:23 Mick chooses his rig
8:33 Dan chooses his rig
11:41 The gear reveal!
15:31 Dan’s core tone
20:51 Mick’s core tone
25:40 Dan Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
29:20 Mick Dan Drive Bonk Machine
33:00 Dan Kernom Ridge
38:23 Mick Vahlbruch Kaluna Drive
42:48 Dan Anasounds Utopia
43:12 A visitor - Jack Griffiths!
46:18 Mick Vahlbruch SpaceTime
50:34 Dan Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
56:14 Mick Kaleidoscope
1:02:40 Who won?
1:03:55 National Jamthem
1:10:41 Closing thoughts
Guitars used in this episode
• Gray Guitars Admiral - no video yet
• Nik Huber Krauster II - Dan’s video here: youtu.be/hIruLGXgJuU
Amps in this episode
• Audio Kitchen Big Chopper & 2x12 cabinet with 1 x Celestion Alnico Blue and 1 x Celestion G12H Anniversary
audiokitchen.co.uk/products/big-chopper
• Hughes & Kettner Puretone with Hughes & Kettner Vintage 212 with 2 x Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
No longer available
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
patreon.com/ThatPedalShow
Please visit our preferred retailers!
UK & Europe: Andertons Music bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: Pedal Empire bit.ly/2mWmJQf
![The 9 Nation Guitar Rig Challenge [All Your Gear From One Country?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fcZqSNb3HJM/hqdefault.jpg "The 9 Nation Guitar Rig Challenge [All Your Gear From One Country?]
Welcome to the show! ’Tis once again a day for slightly random challenges. In this episode, the slightly random factor is Country Of Origin. Each of us selects one country from a possible nine - excluding the USA, UK and Australia – whereupon we are required to put together a rig hailing from that nation.
Four pedals, one guitar, one amp. There is a whole convoluted system of point scoring that’s too boring to explain here, but you get the idea: make a rig from the country of… That’s countrywang!
If you haven’t turned off already to go and watch something more beneficial to your life and everyone around you... please enjoy the show!
Pedals & stuff in this episode
Dan’s Board
• Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
https://anasounds.com/produit/bitoun-fuzz/
• Kernom Ridge
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Anasounds Utopia
Australia: https://bit.ly/3OjNSZY
• Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
Australia: https://bit.ly/3pVAAcRthat
Mick’s Board
• Dan Drive Bonk Machine
Find DanDrive on Instagram
• Vahlbruch Kaluna
https://www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• Vahlbruch SpaceTime TAP
https://www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• JPTR Kaleidoscope
https://jptrfx.com/products/jptr-fx-kaleidoscope-reverb-multi-reflector-unit
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro
0:30 Today’s challenge & rules
3:42 Choose your nation!
4:23 Mick chooses his rig
8:33 Dan chooses his rig
11:41 The gear reveal!
15:31 Dan’s core tone
20:51 Mick’s core tone
25:40 Dan Anasounds Bitoun Fuzz
29:20 Mick Dan Drive Bonk Machine
33:00 Dan Kernom Ridge
38:23 Mick Vahlbruch Kaluna Drive
42:48 Dan Anasounds Utopia
43:12 A visitor - Jack Griffiths!
46:18 Mick Vahlbruch SpaceTime
50:34 Dan Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
56:14 Mick Kaleidoscope
1:02:40 Who won?
1:03:55 National Jamthem
1:10:41 Closing thoughts
Guitars used in this episode
• Gray Guitars Admiral - no video yet
• Nik Huber Krauster II - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/hIruLGXgJuU
Amps in this episode
• Audio Kitchen Big Chopper & 2x12 cabinet with 1 x Celestion Alnico Blue and 1 x Celestion G12H Anniversary
https://www.audiokitchen.co.uk/products/big-chopper/
• Hughes & Kettner Puretone with Hughes & Kettner Vintage 212 with 2 x Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
No longer available
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow
Please visit our preferred retailers!
UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
![We Visit AMS Neve [And Go Through The Basics Of Recording A Great Guitar Tone]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fwGFw4fS0hs/hqdefault.jpg "We Visit AMS Neve [And Go Through The Basics Of Recording A Great Guitar Tone]
So you want to record a great guitar sound?
Welcome to the show. A slight change from the norm today as we visit a company and brand that has made an absolutely stellar contribution to recorded music across six decades to date. Whether it’s a giant digital console handling the latest Hollywood blockbuster, or a simple 500-series preamp at the heart of your recording channel, Neve remains a pillar of sound design and production.
However… as interesting as a factory tour would be – AMS Neve products are still made in Burnley, Lancashire – we thought we would tackle something a little more practical: the basics of recording a simple guitar tone using an amp and mics.
We look at close mic’ing, room mics, preamp gain, EQ and a little bit of compression, all explained by professional audio engineer and Neve product specialist and Joe Heaton. Thank you Joe!
Enjoy the episode!
But but but…
Q1. Oh come on, are you saying I need mics and recording gear costing thousands?
Emphatically NOT. Use whatever you have. We do mention this in the video, but regardless of the gear you’re using – mic type, interface, hardware, plugins etc – the principle and process is the same.
Q2. You didn’t talk specifically about close mic placement – why not?
Yes, sorry about that. The slightly annoying truth is that you can put it more or less where you want. People will argue about on- or off-axis, distance and position but you need to move it around and see what you like. Our sweet spot with a loud amp tends to be about 10-12 inches away the grille, pointed at the spot where the speaker’s dust cap (the round bit in the centre) meets the cone. If your amp is quieter, move it closer.
- The more you move away from the dust cap towards the outer edge of the speaker when close mic’d, usually the darker the sound will become
- The more you move away from the speaker in terms of distance, you’ll get a less pronounced change in high end, but the bass can drop off
Q3. Where do I put my room mics?
Phase can be an issue when using room mics in addition to close mics, especially when summing to mono. It’s probably worth reading a little about this online… but don’t get too bogged down in it before you start. Put the mics up, listen, move them, listen, repeat. You’ll learn way more doing that than reading anything.
- The more reverberant the room, the more the room mic(s) will have a dramatic effect
- The further away you put the room mic or mics, the more ambient the sound
- The louder you mix the room mics, the more ambient the sound
- You might not want any room mic at all in a busy mix
Pedals & stuff used in this show
No pedals today
• Sontronics Delta 2 Ribbon (close mic)
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• AKG C414XLII (room mics)
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21NxVG
• Neve 88M Audio Interface
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zNVLn7
• Neve 1073 SPX D
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYeD2M
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 We’re at Neve
0:36 Dan’s happy place
1:06 What are we doing today?
1:55 Here’s Joe!
3:10 What is a Blumlein Pair?
3:50 What we’re using to record
5:08 Our setup
6:40 Phantom power
7:10 Setting the input gain
8:35 Analogue & digital headroom
10:20 Push the mic pre for distortion and colour
13:50 Using EQ when recording
17:06 EQ also is gain
19:30 A/B your EQ, let your ears decide
20:06 EQ in pre or post?
20:20 Room mics
22:15 Blending room and close mics
23:10 Turn the Deluxe up… yeah baby
26:34 Adding compression pre/post eq
28:00 Turn up the amp, decrease the gain
28:56 Post recording tweaks
32:00 EQ’ing and reprinting the recorded track
36:40 Latency
44:25 So much more than the guitar gear
48:30 Great studios will never die
50:49 Play us out
Guitars used in today’s show
• 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG)
Amps used in this show
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb with stock speaker
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0JXex
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
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UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
![Graham Coxon At TPS! [All New Pedalboard, The Waeve & Blur Reunion Chat]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gCYsfrAP-tc/hqdefault.jpg "Graham Coxon At TPS! [All New Pedalboard, The Waeve & Blur Reunion Chat]
Talk and tones with the Blur & The Waeve leg-end!
Welcome to the show. It is our distinct and marvellous pleasure to welcome the wonderful Graham Coxon to Schwangri-La. It’s Graham’s second appearance on the show. Since the first time - six years ago - theres been the small matter of British music legends Blur reforming, and of course the birth of a new band, The Waeve, with Rose Elinor Dougall.
In this interview we catch up on all of that, alongside a listen to Graham’s latest pedalboard, put together by Dan. Splendid noise and inspirational enlightenment awaits…
Enjoy the show!
City Lights by The Waeve is out September 20 https://www.thewaeveofficial.com/
Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro playing
0:45 Hello & welcome
2:29 What have you been working on?
4:25 Guitar spin injuries
7:05 Wembley Stadium gear
8:42 In-ears and wedges?
10:12 Blur, relaxed and magic in 2023
15:20 Loads of guitars!
18:00 The Manson GC-3
20:39 Manson Sustainiac sounds
22:06 Beginnings of The Waeve?
27:05 Headspace of The Waeve and Blur
30:45 Recognising creativity and ideas
33:38 Soundtracks and more
37:43 The new pedalboard
39:38 Getting into some sounds
44:25 Boss GE-7 radical setting!
47:32 Softer, cleaner sounds?
50:51 Great timing and drumming
54:38 Two delays - what for?
56:40 Fearless physicality in playing
59:40 TC Ditto Looper
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
If you use these links to buy stuff - any stuff – we receive a (hilariously) small cut. Somebody has to buy the Bolli after all. Ahem.
- UK & Europe: Andertons Music - https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
- USA: Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5g6ALN
- Australia: Pedal Empire - http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf
• TC Electronic PolyTune
• Thorpy Fallout Cloud
• Jam Pedals Red Muck
• Boss JB-2 Angry Driver
• Boss GE-2 Graphic Equalizer
• Jam Pedals Retrovibe Mk.3
• Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
• Jam Pedals Delay Llama
• Maxon AD-9 Pro
• Analog Man Bi-Chorus
• Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb
• TC Electronic Ditto Looper
• TheGigRig QMX4 x 2
Today’s guitar
• Manson GC-3 in Bethnal Green
Manson Benchmark+ bridge humbucker and Sustainiac in the neck
Gotoh 510 vibrato
Today’s amp
• Hamstead Artist 60+RT with 1 x 12 Celestion G12H Creamback 75
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
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Please visit our preferred retailers!
UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
