Mark X clip (di)

[crankyrayhanky]

http://soundcloud.com/crankyrayhanky/ridin-the-cycle-markx-10-13-11

Wrote these riffs on the fly- and you can tell because it's kind of disjointed and has sloppy imperfections ...but not enough samples up here so here you go.

The first half is agrressive, tweaked a bit with an 11R OD boost set to only a sliver of gain. Rhythms extreme L & R set to the mid cut on the Mark X; the "lead" during the chorus at 1:02 the mids are pumped back up. I particulary like the way the rhythms sound in the chorus, bigger chords that are aggressive yet retain strong clarity- a real strength of the Mark X.

I was hoping to go Santana throughout the whole tune, but my chops and note selection were not up to par.

The 2nd half at 1:27 is the gentler side of Mark X

Enjoy :twisted:

 

[Mattfig]

Sounds good Ray! You captured the tone well...I love the dry grit of that module...

Well done sir!

 

[disk11]

Yet another module added to the GAS list.

And the description suggests you used a 7 string?

 

[audiomidijace]

Sounds great man!

 

[SALVAGED]

whoa... sounds cool! Wanna share your settings?

 

[crankyrayhanky]

Thanks for listening

Epiphone Gothic Les Paul 7 string was used, I had a tech replace all the wiring and electronics while putting in the Bare Knuckles. Funny thing, the guitar was bought on a closeout for like 275, but with all the upgrades this might be my favorite axe! Standard with a Drop A tuning


The aggressive Mark sounds with were a normal Bass cap, mid cut on the shape, maybe around 12 oclock on the bass, 1 or 2 oclock on the mids, 12:30ish on the treble. I generally don't stray too far from 11-2 oclock settings, then I'll adjust slightly for a second axe track

11R OD Boost is similar to what I would use on a live rig, 7 oclock on the gain (just a tiny bit), 11 oclock on the tone, 2 oclock on the volume

 

[SALVAGED]

I'm gonna dig out my MarkX & my 7 string tonight... 8) 8)

I'm really liking the lead melody in the first half... sounds very "in Flames" to me. 8)

 

[crankyrayhanky]

^rock that 7 out! :twisted:

I think next tracking I may switch over to the tightest setting, considering the lowA and the quick picking. I just liked a more sludgy feel to the intro, so maybe I'll track that differently than than the other parts

 

[BigBrewtus]

Thanks Ray. Great gain and cleans. Wish this cheap laptop Im using would let me hear it better. Need to get a good set of head phones. Would
help to block out the Mrs. too. hehe

 

[SALVAGED]

...I had a tech replace all the wiring and electronics while putting in the Bare Knuckles.

Which Bare Knuckles did you get?

 

[crankyrayhanky]

I got the Miracle Man set. HUGE upgrade from the Epi pickups. I may get a set for my Gibson LP, Tim from BK mentioned Nailbombs are similar to the MMans but tweaked a bit- the neckpickup has more mids, which I probably would like

BK pickups are not cheap, but you can't find a bad review on them...I love my experience

 

[Daryl]

I totally love it!!! Great job, Ray. Is the clean part the Mark X as well?

 

[chris_bubel]

That guitar tone is how imagine gods voice to sound ....AWESOME!

 

[Mattfig]

Sounds great! I love the variety within the song. Everything fits together somehow but is full of unexptected twists and turns.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

Hey
Happy Anniversary to the clip, lol!

Yes, all the tones were the MarkX- including the clean ones.
Problem with my old threads like this- it gives me reacquisitionGAS since I flipped the module in a financial crisis If you like this tone at all I would say you could get the same tone but infinitely better - as this was recorded di into 11R speaker sims (less than adequate0

I envisioned this as 2 seperate songs, but never finished it...probably because I could never quite capture the cool tone and character of the MarkX

 

[Hamner1]

Funny I didn't even notice at 1st this thread was a year old. I say Oct 14th & thought I must have missed it the last couple days. Then I saw the sound clooud post a year ago and thought strange. COme back to read posts I Happy ANniversary... WTF I thought. :lol:
Definately agree it sounds like it was 2 different tunes put together. Still pretty cool though.

 

[ricknasty1985]

I got the Miracle Man set. HUGE upgrade from the Epi pickups. I may get a set for my Gibson LP, Tim from BK mentioned Nailbombs are similar to the MMans but tweaked a bit- the neckpickup has more mids, which I probably would like

BK pickups are not cheap, but you can't find a bad review on them...I love my experience

I have a set of 'aftermaths' in my 7 and I threw a set of warpigs in my 6... Both amazing sets, highly recommended!