Hey Guys,
I was so impressed by Matt's Spawn demo that I ordered one last week and received it on Friday. Unlike the other modules I've purchased or had commissioned in the past, I'd never played through a Splawn Quick Rod and wasn't sure exactly what to expect. But not only is it an amazing sounding module, it's chocked full of features which make it amazingly versatile! Once I dialed in the tone, I immediately wrote this track. It's a really inspiring module!
For this track, I used my Les Paul with a Burstbucker Pro in the bridge. I tried my Charvel clone (Warmoth body, Mighty Mite neck, JB & Jazz, original Floyd) but there was something about the LP that sounded "just right" to my ears.
The OD1/OD2 is set to OD2. In OD1 mode, the module really harkens back to the early 70's 4 input 1959 and 1987 models, although I'd describe the Tone Stack as "Modern" as opposed to a vintage midrange and bass. This module can be fairly clean or have an enormous amount of gain - like Smashing Pumpkins without a Big Muff.
So, in OD2 mode, the bass is at 5, the Mid at 4, the Treble at 7 and the Presence, which really makes a huge difference in the gain, is at about 4. When the Presence is cranked, the gain really explodes but for my purposes in this track, I wanted less "White Noise" on top.
The Tight Switch and the Gate are off (the ending fades) and it's in Gear 2, which is described as JCM800 mode. I owned an early 80's JCM 800 but it never sounded like this module, that's for sure! The tone is all about "80's Goodness" and it seems like the perfect module for those killer guitar tones we all loved.
The signal path is the same as always: Les Paul>Randall RM100 w/ARS 12AX7's and Ruby 6L6's>Bogner Cube w/Lynchback>Mojave FET 201>Vintech 273>Apogee>Nuendo 5.5.6. There's a hair of Lexicon plate reverb from the LXP Native and delay from the PSP PCM 42 emulation.
I'll be happy to answer any questions, so feel free to post.
Enjoy!
www.mikeplas.com/mcm/amairstrike.mp3
I was so impressed by Matt's Spawn demo that I ordered one last week and received it on Friday. Unlike the other modules I've purchased or had commissioned in the past, I'd never played through a Splawn Quick Rod and wasn't sure exactly what to expect. But not only is it an amazing sounding module, it's chocked full of features which make it amazingly versatile! Once I dialed in the tone, I immediately wrote this track. It's a really inspiring module!
For this track, I used my Les Paul with a Burstbucker Pro in the bridge. I tried my Charvel clone (Warmoth body, Mighty Mite neck, JB & Jazz, original Floyd) but there was something about the LP that sounded "just right" to my ears.
The OD1/OD2 is set to OD2. In OD1 mode, the module really harkens back to the early 70's 4 input 1959 and 1987 models, although I'd describe the Tone Stack as "Modern" as opposed to a vintage midrange and bass. This module can be fairly clean or have an enormous amount of gain - like Smashing Pumpkins without a Big Muff.
So, in OD2 mode, the bass is at 5, the Mid at 4, the Treble at 7 and the Presence, which really makes a huge difference in the gain, is at about 4. When the Presence is cranked, the gain really explodes but for my purposes in this track, I wanted less "White Noise" on top.
The Tight Switch and the Gate are off (the ending fades) and it's in Gear 2, which is described as JCM800 mode. I owned an early 80's JCM 800 but it never sounded like this module, that's for sure! The tone is all about "80's Goodness" and it seems like the perfect module for those killer guitar tones we all loved.
The signal path is the same as always: Les Paul>Randall RM100 w/ARS 12AX7's and Ruby 6L6's>Bogner Cube w/Lynchback>Mojave FET 201>Vintech 273>Apogee>Nuendo 5.5.6. There's a hair of Lexicon plate reverb from the LXP Native and delay from the PSP PCM 42 emulation.
I'll be happy to answer any questions, so feel free to post.
Enjoy!
www.mikeplas.com/mcm/amairstrike.mp3