Leon Todd

[Jarick]

All the good stuff! Really great guitars - those necks are so silky.

I have this version, it's amazing:

Running Suhr pickups in it now, ML neck and middle (I think you have those in your 70's Strat?) and Thornbucker Plus bridge. Really good versatile guitar.

I think all the AZ guitars have the same neck shape. It's kind of odd, closest thing I could describe is like a medium chunky Gibson neck that was flattened slightly. So it's got some width and depth to it, but doesn't feel big.

I'd love the double humbucker version too, but I have too many of those guitars already.

I could totally see running this or the dual humbucker version as a do everything guitar.

 

[Stone]

Love my AZ, great neck for sure

 

[GTR37]

Love my AZ, great neck for sure

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Very cool looks almost like a Suhr Thorn

 

[2112]

@Jarick yep, a trio of ML's in my old strat. Love them!

 

[laxu]

@2112 What's the story behind your LT TV Mix IRs?

How did you end up choosing "This is it, TV Mix 7 is what I will use on everything!"

 

[SonVolt]

I just want to chime in to say I've been loving LT TV Mix IR so much that I bought a Marshall 1960AX, IRL. Did not disappoint.

 

[2112]

@laxu here's my recollections...

Most Ragdoll tunes over the years were recorded using Troy's Marshall 1960BV mic'd with an SM57/Royer 121/Senn MD421 as the cab for all the amps. When I got an Axe-Fx III we decided it would be cool to capture that cab/mic setup, which led to me capturing a whole bunch of different cabs we had kicking around. One of those cabs was my Marshall "tall vintage" cab and I made several IR's which I shared.

I forget when I switched from using the BV mix IR to the TV mix IR but I do remember settling on a mix using a Shure SM7b and a Royer 121 - "TV Mix 2". When I bought an MD421 I decided to capture a standalone IR of that mic on the TV cab which sounded pretty cool. When I added it to the same SM7b/121 mic combo I liked it even more and TV Mix 7 was born. I found that mix easier to dial in live and it provides a nice "backline cab" vibe any time I demo a modeller on the channel, which should hopefully make it easier for people who tune in to compare tones across different devices. That, and sheer laziness

It's been pretty cool to see and hear so many people download and use it - it's been downloaded over 10,000 times on Axechange alone.

 

[norminal]

It's been pretty cool to see and hear so many people download and use it - it's been downloaded over 10,000 times on Axechange alone.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't it been used on a few other well-known recordings?

 

[Jarick]

I have a question for the drop tuning (and PRS) guru @2112 -

Are any of your PRS guitars "too dark" when you put big strings and tune them down? Is there a big difference in clarity between your Mira and your SC245 for instance, or is that all down to pickup differences?

Trying to sort out my PRS guitars for tuning and usage. I have three of them, a CE-24, McCarty 594, and S2 Standard (all mahogany). Logically it would probably make sense to run the brightest sounding guitar (CE-24) in the lowest tuning, the balanced one (McCarty) in E flat, and the darkest one (S2 Standard) in standard tuning. But I'm usually playing in standard tuning so I'd prefer to play a pretty guitar over a plain one (my brain isn't normal).

Just curious what your strategy is as I know you rocked the SC245 for years in drop tuning and it seemed to cut pretty well, but you also use the DGT for all kinds of stuff too.