2 new additions to the rack :)

Awesome stuff guys ;)

Same here.
Some people call me crazy because it can all be done with plugins. But when i compare the plugins sound "without character and less 3d" and for the money... A nice lexicon can be bought for 100-200 now a days if you don't hunt for the most advanced ones.

I indeed looked for the marshall power amp.
The valvestate sounds great but when i saw the engl on marketplace for a nice price I opted for that one. It's a beast.
 
FrankD77 said:
Awesome stuff guys ;)

Same here.
Some people call me crazy because it can all be done with plugins. But when i compare the plugins sound "without character and less 3d" and for the money... A nice lexicon can be bought for 100-200 now a days if you don't hunt for the most advanced ones.

I indeed looked for the marshall power amp.
The valvestate sounds great but when i saw the engl on marketplace for a nice price I opted for that one. It's a beast.
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In the UK they come up fairly often and being 4u nobody wants them but they are basically two JCM 800 power sections in a box with the old transformers. Really good and hugely underrated.
 
Totally agree.
They ask 400-600 for them which is a steel.
I never compared the marshall to the ENGL but I mostly was interested in the two separe channels with 2 inputs per channel. In a recording setup it makes the amp very versatile.

It also has some mystic Powers seeing only 65 were build (i believe). ;)
 
I believe you.
For me it's also part of being able to buy all the goodies i lusted for as a kid.

Next to the girls and bands i had posters from rack gear on the walls ;) so being able to now get them for next to nothing is very addicting. And going to the presets always inspires me to record new tracks.
 
FrankD77 said:
I believe you.
For me it's also part of being able to buy all the goodies i lusted for as a kid.

Next to the girls and bands i had posters from rack gear on the walls ;) so being able to now get them for next to nothing is very addicting. And going to the presets always inspires me to record new tracks.
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That’s the whole vintage and memorabilia market in one ! At the expensive end you buy the actual pieces.

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I posted this the other day. Exactly that (not mine) fun to get to play it though.
 
@FrankD77 ,

I love that Samson Rack. Would you recommend a model for me. I also am curious about your PatchBays. Looks like they might be Behrin_gers. Might you recommend one of those, as well.

As far as the rack, I am thinking perhaps a unit that could accommodate eight 1U racks. Besides my Lexicon PCM 70, it will also need to accommodate at least three more 1U rack units (Roland SRV-330, Lexicon MPX-1, and Rocktron Xpression), and a Furman AR-15 II Voltage Regulator...plus the future PatchBay.

Here's my SRV-330 and the MPX-1. I have long outgrown my 4U flight/touring rack. This new rack would be studio-based. Is there wheels on your Samson rack?

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Tritium3H said:
@FrankD77 ,

I love that Samson Rack. Would you recommend a model for me. I also am curious about your PatchBays. Looks like they might be Behrin_gers. Might you recommend one of those, as well.

As far as the rack, I am thinking perhaps a unit that could accommodate eight 1U racks. Besides my Lexicon PCM 70, it will also need to accommodate at least three more 1U rack units (Roland SRV-330, Lexicon MPX-1, and Rocktron Xpression), and a Furman AR-15 II Voltage Regulator...plus the future PatchBay.

Here's my SRV-330 and the MPX-1. I have long outgrown my 4U flight/touring rack. This new rack would be studio-based. Is there wheels on your Samson rack?

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How do you like the Golden compared to the MPX-1?
 
Shask said:
How do you like the Golden compared to the MPX-1?
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The UA Golden is some serious kit. It has my favorite Plate and Hall reverbs, for a pedal…and can be favorably compared with my Lexicon MPX-1…if you are only comparing the Plate and Hall reverbs

However, the SRV-330 is a step above…sonically.

The Lexicon PCM-70 is on another level, still. it is so warm and lush and 3-dimensional. In a class of its own — sui generis.
 
Tritium3H said:
The UA Golden is some serious kit. It has my favorite Plate and Hall reverbs, for a pedal…and can be favorably compared with my Lexicon MPX-1…if you are only comparing the Plate and Hall reverbs

However, the SRV-330 is a step above…sonically.

The Lexicon PCM-70 is on another level, still. it is so warm and lush and 3-dimensional. In a class of its own — sui generis.
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I have considered picking up a Golden. I like the MPX-1 and Axe-Fx II for Reverb, but have thought about a Golden for something simpler to deal with and that doesn't require a rack parallel mixer.
 
In all honesty i bought the Samsung when i had 5-6 units, somehow i knew ;)

It's cheap and has wheels. I personally would not know why not. Unless you want something fancy with wood and build in lights i think the Samsung does fine.

I have two b-ehringer patch panels and one other brand. Bought them on marketplace for 20-30,00

If you're using it for pro recording maybe there are some things to say about more expensive ones but i have zero complaints. It just works.

For me it's mostly the fun to get great results with budget vintage gear. So i have a sort of price limit on my gear.

The 90001, 8008 and quadraverb GT (VG88) i still had from when i bought them in my teens ;) the rest i started collecting just before COVID hit.
 
FrankD77 said:
In all honesty i bought the Samsung when i had 5-6 units, somehow i knew ;)

It's cheap and has wheels. I personally would not know why not. Unless you want something fancy with wood and build in lights i think the Samsung does fine.

I have two b-ehringer patch panels and one other brand. Bought them on marketplace for 20-30,00

If you're using it for pro recording maybe there are some things to say about more expensive ones but i have zero complaints. It just works.

For me it's mostly the fun to get great results with budget vintage gear. So i have a sort of price limit on my gear.

The 90001, 8008 and quadraverb GT (VG88) i still had from when i bought them in my teens ;) the rest i started collecting just before COVID hit.
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Love your rig and setup. Thanks for the feedback. (y)
 
My favourite reverb is still the PCM60 . I long sold mine but it was the best tone and the way it sat in the sound. I use Axe 3 these days because it easy ,reliable and fast switching. But I miss my old units.
PCM60 TC2290 H3000SE . I made the mistake of assuming new stuff would be better . I did use them in a mixer though. Don’t start me on how shit switching systems were and mostly still are for sound. The biggest POS ever was the G system.
 
Eagle said:
My favourite reverb is still the PCM60 . I long sold mine but it was the best tone and the way it sat in the sound. I use Axe 3 these days because it easy ,reliable and fast switching. But I miss my old units.
PCM60 TC2290 H3000SE . I made the mistake of assuming new stuff would be better . I did use them in a mixer though. Don’t start me on how shit switching systems were and mostly still are for sound. The biggest POS ever was the G system.
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I think if i would play live I'll just bring my ge300 with some good IRs and be done with it.

For home i have the time. So playing around is no issue

I've looked at the quad and axeFX. According to some of my friends it will blow my set away. But i just can't justify playing more than my whole rack for a piece of kit that is improved every year but when they stop supporting it and the os changes it's in essence dead in the water.

Great example is the 2101
I wanted it and i have it and i love using it but only with the software. The G major, quadraverb etc is all easily done with the front panel but the 2101 is insanely complicated. I do not regret getting it but had to buy a tablet for it to control it or run the software in parallels on the Mac

We had a PC store for 20+ years and the biggest issue is support with modern gear. I have gear in the closet i can't use anymore and can't sell because the cameras it was designed for are not on the market anymore and the company doesn't support newer cameras anymore and also no new iOS or android compatibility

So give me something with dials and sliders and a display and maybe an option for midi remote and I'm happy ;)


Would love to test an axeFX. But in all honesty i wonder how it would be better than using plugins on a m4 mac pro. For live i 100% agree but for recording... No idea.
 
FrankD77 said:
I think if i would play live I'll just bring my ge300 with some good IRs and be done with it.

For home i have the time. So playing around is no issue

I've looked at the quad and axeFX. According to some of my friends it will blow my set away. But i just can't justify playing more than my whole rack for a piece of kit that is improved every year but when they stop supporting it and the os changes it's in essence dead in the water.

Great example is the 2101
I wanted it and i have it and i love using it but only with the software. The G major, quadraverb etc is all easily done with the front panel but the 2101 is insanely complicated. I do not regret getting it but had to buy a tablet for it to control it or run the software in parallels on the Mac

We had a PC store for 20+ years and the biggest issue is support with modern gear. I have gear in the closet i can't use anymore and can't sell because the cameras it was designed for are not on the market anymore and the company doesn't support newer cameras anymore and also no new iOS or android compatibility

So give me something with dials and sliders and a display and maybe an option for midi remote and I'm happy ;)


Would love to test an axeFX. But in all honesty i wonder how it would be better than using plugins on a m4 mac pro. For live i 100% agree but for recording... No idea.
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Fractal legacy products still function very well and are still valid for many applications. Rick Graham still uses Axe 2 in all his videos and sounds amazing ( it would be hard for him not too).
 
@Eagle
I believe you immediately

I thought that for IRs you always needed a PC/Mac
And could do the standard programming via the front panel.
never worked with an AxeFX so I could be wrong of course.
What I've seen online basic editing was indeed very simple, you could probably load a bunch of IRs before it goes "offline".
 
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