What’s up Leon! I love your channel. Really an incredible resource. Haha I play like a slack-jawed yokel who just got put in the cousin zone by his sister. But thanks for the kind words!
I would often use Music Annex in Menlo Park CA in the 1980s. There would be lots of pretty famous rockers there at night. They would be walking the halls to get to the coffee maker. I happen to walk into Studio A where Ronnie Montrose was producing a band. No one was there yet, but what I saw was unbelievable. Ronnie Montrose's rack of gear was sitting next to the NEVE console. The entire front panel was spray painted black. I guess so that no one could see the settings. Crazy man.
Warm vintage 80s tones that inspire you to pick up the guitar and play ! My rack is on progress : Furman PL8CE, Rocktron Piranha, Rocktron Pro-Q, Rocktron Hush Ultra, Rocktron Intellifex Blackface, Mesa Boogie 50/50, I'm debating whether or not to add a Rocktron Intellipitch ! All controlled with a Rocktron Midimate. Cheers from Morocco
I had a rack in the 90's and when I brought that thing out, sound men just drueled over the sound of it. It went as follows: a Fender Blues deluxe reverb into a THD hotplate with speaker thru to a Rane sm26 mixer into a Rocktron intellifex set on a duck delay. The power amp was a Mesa Boogie 50/50 in to 2- Peavey tweed classic 50 4x10 cabinets. So you had a 1x12 dry from the fender and stereo left and right from the cabs. My pedalboard shelf featured the tc chorus/flanger.
Is this all midi controlled with that voodoo labs GCX? Also what mixer is that on top? Is the mixer stereo capable? And did you put the compressor (dbx 160a) on speaker out from amp before the stereo wet or basically before your line out box for wet dry wet?
@@DanLeggatt thanks for the kind words man, are we friends on them facebooks n stuff? I dig your channel and I’ve just recently moved to Germany after 5 years in Tokyo. Will be in London in a few months.
Man those SDE-3000. Have been trying to look for one for a while now. Found 2000 which is more primitive and dirtier, but really cool anyway. I feel like in a rack like this the SPX90 kinda requires the dry line when the signal has to run through other effects after, it has such a strong low pass effect that accumulates. Also nice Dominance & Submission, great song!
I have a couple voodoo labs ground control units that I use to send program change messages to cycle through presets I’ve built using a combination of bypassing and preamp channel switching routed through the voodoo lab GCX Bypass looper and various sounds I’ve dialed in on the different effects units for specific tones
yeah ok, so 1 is used for presets and the other has that upgrade chip and is set to instant access mode? ... so i thought you can only control 8 midi devices eith the GCPRO?
@@officialpoa3171 I only use one ground control and I usually don’t have more than 3 or 4 midi controllable units in whatever rack I have set up. Most of the programming and midi patch assigning is done in the effects units themselves. I pretty much only use basic PC but will occasionally wire in an expression pedal for something like reverb feedback or Leslie speed
Just wanted to give you a big thumbs up for all your videos. Great player! I’m currently acquiring some vintage rack gear but not sure where to begin on the set up. I plan on using a similar set up as you have in this code. I want to use two sde3000, a spx90, an Ibanez sdr1000. I have a Samson sm10 and two rane sm26’s. Would appreciate if anyone could give me some input on how to connect this in a wet dry wet rig. I have a fryette 2502 on the way and have several tube head options for the dry cab. I also have a Suhr iso line out box to facilitate getting a line out signal from the center amps speaker. Any advice on setting this up Clifton?
Wow! You’ve got some seriously badass gear to work with! Find me on FB or Instagram and I’ll help you out as much as I can. Thanks for dropping by the channel!
That’s how I’ve been using it and I like it a lot! Of course you can also use it as a way to interface your vintage Marshall or anything else without a preamp-out or effects-loop with your rack and then go out of the speaker out to your dry cab. Lots of ways to use it. But yes, the power amp simulator in it sounds great and I often just use Powered full range speakers from the line mixer where the signal from the torpedo gets blended with effects
Right now it’s doing power amp, cab and mic sim before the signal goes to the M120 line mixer. Then I’m going L and R out of the mixer into a pair of studio monitors
@@cliftonwright7081 Hi Clifton.....just curious......Are you running "straight through" the effects units, and using the mixer to take the signal from the Torpedo? Or are you using the effects unit in the mixer as well? Thanks!
@@ian1eh944 my signal flow is guitar > Couple pedals > Preamp > Compressor > Torpedo > single mono channel on line mixer. Then the aux sends from the line mixer feed the effects running 100% wet which go into channels assigned to be left and right from the stereo outs of the effects. All of that is set up to be switchable by routing it through the VOODOO LAB GCX midi controlled loop switcher. It kinda simulates a wet dry wet effects as it would be interpreted by front of house with the dry signal in the center of the stereo field and the wet signal panned hard left and right.
@@cliftonwright7081 Hey Clifton, I have been reading about the Torpedo Live.....How are you liking it? I could slave my amp into this, or use a preamp like you do......I could add 2 mics, a nice IR, and power amp sim as well from the Torpedo.....that could all feed my DAW, stereo FX, and into my studio monitors, or a pair of FRFR speakers. Does this sound as "guitar-like" as an amp to cab in your opinion? Very inspiring! :)
The Helix, being the marvel of technology and imagination that it is, has many relevant advantages over this set up. That being said, the tube preamp has an organic bloom, tactile interaction and depth that isn’t quite in a modeler yet. I’m not using it much right now, since I’m mostly just playing a tele into a 4x10 bassman but I plan on putting together a cool rack rig again soon.
Hello Clifton Great Tone. What is your best Top 5 Rack unit ($$ friendly please.. lol) for Delay, Reverb and preamp please ? I like (a lot) Michael Landau tone. Thanks Nicolas I have a Yamaha D1500 in mind too.. :-) Your actual rack gear is what i want for the future.
The D1500s are great! I have a pair of them. If you’re just starting out, I recommend getting a multi-effect with a really good/easy interface like a Yamaha SPX or even something like a Zoom 9120 just to give you an idea of what you like/dislike before going down the rabbit’s hole. As for preamps...I’ve only owned this one and the Boss GL-100. I like the Mesa if you can find one under $500
@@cliftonwright7081 Thanks Clifton, very kind. At this time i got this : th-cam.com/video/HXuXhw3n2VA/w-d-xo.html Wich is a modern version of the sound i like (80's Clean and distorted sound, Blues, U2 Style Etc..). In France Rack from the 80's and 90's are not cheap and for 100$ more you can go with a Strymon Pedal.. lol You play guitar great, awesome.. Nicolas
@@MirrorMan3038 yeah! Feels good under the fingers through my studio monitors and saves me the hassle of putting microphones on cabs when I’m strapped for time (which is always)
@@cliftonwright7081 i'm putting a rack together haven't bought a switcher yet. looking at the RJM effect gizmo (the big rack one) which is stereo and the gcx which is an older unit but i think mono (some say there is a stereo mod for it) i have to work all this out not sure what switcher i need
@@geezberry8889 the rjm is a better/more versatile unit overall but the GCX can be stereo, you just have to pair two of the loops together. It all depends on if you’re looping stuff that’s going to a parallel mixer or stuff that’s in series with your preamp. To do stereo on a GCX you just use two loops and set up the midi to turn them on or off at the same time
@@cliftonwright7081 nice ! Are all the effects in parallel ? Thanks Have you tried the TC icon 1210 and 2290 !! Brilliant desk top units ! I’m putting. Them in my rack !
@@lukather1 I haven’t tried those yet! They look cool though. Yeah, pretty much any effects coming from a rack unit is in parallel except for the compressor
Does the dbx make a significant difference ? Detune 3 ways ? Does the spx allow you to do 3 way split internaly? Do you run compressor after amp on overdrive sounds ? Where are u running overdrives after compressor ? Many thanks 🙏🏻
@@lukather1 in this setup, the pedals are before the Mesa preamp and DBX 160A is immediately after the preamp before the Two Notes Torpedo Live. I like using the comp on clean sounds to squish the harsher peaks down and even out the sound. I posted a telecaster video with this rack where you can really hear it in action.
This setup was a bit of an experiment at the time to run as much stuff as possible lol. I was splitting both aux sends from the mixer with y cables to different loops on the GCX, one of which split with another y cable to the dual sde3000s which aren’t heard in this video. Since then, I have dedicated splitters and a proper line level balanced mixer
Don’t be bashful about that chicken pickin my dude… big time Jerry Reed vibes. You have a ridiculous ability to play different styles at peak capacity, I hope you are writing and/or playing with a really great band…
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This is the good stuff. Unreal playing too!
What’s up Leon! I love your channel. Really an incredible resource.
Haha I play like a slack-jawed yokel who just got put in the cousin zone by his sister. But thanks for the kind words!
Absolute 80’s vibe, great chops too. Think ill dust off my old rack gear stashed in my garage and have a flog fest. 😊
I would often use Music Annex in Menlo Park CA in the 1980s. There would be lots of pretty famous rockers there at night. They would be walking the halls to get to the coffee maker. I happen to walk into Studio A where Ronnie Montrose was producing a band. No one was there yet, but what I saw was unbelievable. Ronnie Montrose's rack of gear was sitting next to the NEVE console. The entire front panel was spray painted black. I guess so that no one could see the settings. Crazy man.
Love the rig, but your playing was the best part of this video. :)
Warm vintage 80s tones that inspire you to pick up the guitar and play ! My rack is on progress : Furman PL8CE, Rocktron Piranha, Rocktron Pro-Q, Rocktron Hush Ultra, Rocktron Intellifex Blackface, Mesa Boogie 50/50, I'm debating whether or not to add a Rocktron Intellipitch ! All controlled with a Rocktron Midimate. Cheers from Morocco
Sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun! Cheers from Japan!
I’ve always been obsessed with these 80s tones. Love your playing as well. Great video.
Thank you!
Looks like a fun project.. diggin the chops!
Thanks man!
BadAss Cliffton! Studio pre is still one of my fav cleans on earth especially direct like that!
Fantastic playing and tones 😎👌
Thanks for the kind words Dave! Glad you enjoyed it despite me sounding like an excited idiot.
@@cliftonwright7081 I’d be excited too if I had that rack 😂
Incredible playing! Holy moly!
Too kind, thank you!
Sounds incredible. Amazing shredding as well man
Thanks for the kind words!
I love these tones, this is killer! 80s tones are by far my favorite tones lol
I had a rack in the 90's and when I brought that thing out, sound men just drueled over the sound of it. It went as follows: a Fender Blues deluxe reverb into a THD hotplate with speaker thru to a Rane sm26 mixer into a Rocktron intellifex set on a duck delay. The power amp was a Mesa Boogie 50/50 in to 2- Peavey tweed classic 50 4x10 cabinets. So you had a 1x12 dry from the fender and stereo left and right from the cabs. My pedalboard shelf featured the tc chorus/flanger.
That’s awesome, bet it sounded great!
Is this all midi controlled with that voodoo labs GCX? Also what mixer is that on top? Is the mixer stereo capable? And did you put the compressor (dbx 160a) on speaker out from amp before the stereo wet or basically before your line out box for wet dry wet?
Can I come and live with you, haha. This thing sounds awesome. Tasty playing too
cooooumoooooon!!! that chops are of a session player too! Not only the sound!
Haha don’t know about that, man, I’m just a passionate hobbyist! I appreciate the kindness though
Man, your chops are unique - Kudos!
Killer tones and playing man! Can you remember what guitar you were using for this demo?
Thanks dude! Pretty sure this was my K-Line Truxton. It’s a lot like a Fender Custom Shop tele but made by a dude in St Louis.
@@cliftonwright7081 Sounds bloody marvellous. I’m sure your playing has a lot to do with it though! Killer stuff 👊
@@DanLeggatt thanks for the kind words man, are we friends on them facebooks n stuff? I dig your channel and I’ve just recently moved to Germany after 5 years in Tokyo. Will be in London in a few months.
Man those SDE-3000. Have been trying to look for one for a while now. Found 2000 which is more primitive and dirtier, but really cool anyway. I feel like in a rack like this the SPX90 kinda requires the dry line when the signal has to run through other effects after, it has such a strong low pass effect that accumulates. Also nice Dominance & Submission, great song!
Yeah my rig never stays the same for long! I still have the SDE-3000s in my rig but I may take them out
Great licks man! I really wanna learn country guitar
Sounds great....Youre an excellent player too...The only down side is carting it around.
Haha thanks, I’m not a professional musician so it just chills in one place!
Hi Clifton, regards from Indonesia. Mind to share signal chain in this video? I'm starting collecting rack units. Thank you in advance
superb!
Absolutely love this
*what midi controller are you using to allow you the ability to change everything, sending PC and CC/IA changes per preset?*
I have a couple voodoo labs ground control units that I use to send program change messages to cycle through presets I’ve built using a combination of bypassing and preamp channel switching routed through the voodoo lab GCX Bypass looper and various sounds I’ve dialed in on the different effects units for specific tones
yeah ok, so 1 is used for presets and the other has that upgrade chip and is set to instant access mode? ... so i thought you can only control 8 midi devices eith the GCPRO?
@@officialpoa3171 I only use one ground control and I usually don’t have more than 3 or 4 midi controllable units in whatever rack I have set up. Most of the programming and midi patch assigning is done in the effects units themselves. I pretty much only use basic PC but will occasionally wire in an expression pedal for something like reverb feedback or Leslie speed
so sick. I've got that itch bad
*l would appreciate seeing a diagram of your signal chain and switcher setup being so you using the gcx.*
Just wanted to give you a big thumbs up for all your videos. Great player! I’m currently acquiring some vintage rack gear but not sure where to begin on the set up. I plan on using a similar set up as you have in this code. I want to use two sde3000, a spx90, an Ibanez sdr1000. I have a Samson sm10 and two rane sm26’s. Would appreciate if anyone could give me some input on how to connect this in a wet dry wet rig. I have a fryette 2502 on the way and have several tube head options for the dry cab. I also have a Suhr iso line out box to facilitate getting a line out signal from the center amps speaker. Any advice on setting this up Clifton?
Wow! You’ve got some seriously badass gear to work with! Find me on FB or Instagram and I’ll help you out as much as I can. Thanks for dropping by the channel!
Hi, i got a question if you dont mind. with the torpedo live you dont need a power amp anymore?
That’s how I’ve been using it and I like it a lot! Of course you can also use it as a way to interface your vintage Marshall or anything else without a preamp-out or effects-loop with your rack and then go out of the speaker out to your dry cab. Lots of ways to use it. But yes, the power amp simulator in it sounds great and I often just use Powered full range speakers from the line mixer where the signal from the torpedo gets blended with effects
@@cliftonwright7081 great, thanks for the information man :)
What was the song you were playing inthe first few seconds?, the arpeggios
That was improvised. I generally just make stuff up on the spot for demo videos unless I create a song for the opening.
What would you suggest for a very simple rack set up? Preamp rack, Furman?
An all-in-one unit is about as simple as it gets in terms of I/O, logistics etc. though the programming for patches can be pretty involved
God you’re great
It always freaks me out that actual badasses can see my horrible crap.
Bro, you are the King of TH-cam guitar, period! Fuck YEAH😎🫡
Haha thanks for the warm regards amigo! Happy Thanksgiving!
Did you record this with speakers or is this through the Torpedo Live?
I think this was just cellphone audio from studio monitors. The torpedo is the source of cab and power amp sim though
@@cliftonwright7081 Thank you!
Hi...love these tones.. What kind of mixer are being used in this rack? Thanks
Roland M120
That was GREAT!! Thanks for posting this!! That compressor really squashes! What are you using the two Notes Torpedo for?......Cheers
Right now it’s doing power amp, cab and mic sim before the signal goes to the M120 line mixer. Then I’m going L and R out of the mixer into a pair of studio monitors
@@cliftonwright7081 Man, that is GREAT! Good for you!! :)
@@cliftonwright7081 Hi Clifton.....just curious......Are you running "straight through" the effects units, and using the mixer to take the signal from the Torpedo? Or are you using the effects unit in the mixer as well? Thanks!
@@ian1eh944 my signal flow is guitar > Couple pedals > Preamp > Compressor > Torpedo > single mono channel on line mixer.
Then the aux sends from the line mixer feed the effects running 100% wet which go into channels assigned to be left and right from the stereo outs of the effects. All of that is set up to be switchable by routing it through the VOODOO LAB GCX midi controlled loop switcher.
It kinda simulates a wet dry wet effects as it would be interpreted by front of house with the dry signal in the center of the stereo field and the wet signal panned hard left and right.
@@cliftonwright7081 Hey Clifton, I have been reading about the Torpedo Live.....How are you liking it? I could slave my amp into this, or use a preamp like you do......I could add 2 mics, a nice IR, and power amp sim as well from the Torpedo.....that could all feed my DAW, stereo FX, and into my studio monitors, or a pair of FRFR speakers. Does this sound as "guitar-like" as an amp to cab in your opinion? Very inspiring! :)
I would kill to learn the chord progression you played during the stereo detune demo. What is this tune sir?
I think I was just improvising everything.
@@cliftonwright7081 you are great, man
Dude! You play like a monter!
I know of a Martin Landau that plays on SPACE 1999
Cool bro , my cuestión Is : Is the same línea 6 helix sound or better ?
The Helix, being the marvel of technology and imagination that it is, has many relevant advantages over this set up. That being said, the tube preamp has an organic bloom, tactile interaction and depth that isn’t quite in a modeler yet. I’m not using it much right now, since I’m mostly just playing a tele into a 4x10 bassman but I plan on putting together a cool rack rig again soon.
Hello Clifton Great Tone. What is your best Top 5 Rack unit ($$ friendly please.. lol) for Delay, Reverb and preamp please ? I like (a lot) Michael Landau tone. Thanks Nicolas
I have a Yamaha D1500 in mind too.. :-) Your actual rack gear is what i want for the future.
The D1500s are great! I have a pair of them. If you’re just starting out, I recommend getting a multi-effect with a really good/easy interface like a Yamaha SPX or even something like a Zoom 9120 just to give you an idea of what you like/dislike before going down the rabbit’s hole.
As for preamps...I’ve only owned this one and the Boss GL-100. I like the Mesa if you can find one under $500
@@cliftonwright7081 Thanks Clifton, very kind.
At this time i got this :
th-cam.com/video/HXuXhw3n2VA/w-d-xo.html
Wich is a modern version of the sound i like (80's Clean and distorted sound, Blues, U2 Style Etc..). In France Rack from the 80's and 90's are not cheap and for 100$ more you can go with a Strymon Pedal.. lol
You play guitar great, awesome.. Nicolas
@@ncoyouth sounds awesome! You kick ass, amigo!
@@cliftonwright7081 I got 0,01% of your playin talent.. lol
That's some serious playing. What Mark is that?
It’s a regular old Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp (it’s actual name). Same one Petrucci and Cobain used back in the early 90s.
would you also demo the sde 3000 ? love that delay!
Yeah, I’ll try to get around to that one soon!
Love it
Thanks man!
You forgot to name Dann Huff and Steve Lukather. (btw. great playing).
You are now one of my favourite players Brother. Insane. O and you have way too much cash
Haha this stuff is dirt cheap at second hand stores in Japan! I assembled it all for free by flipping stuff, believe it or not!
What power amp do you use for the Mark series preamp?
Right now I use a two notes torpedo live between the preamp and the parallel mixer to do power amp and cab IRs.
I call that a good alternative to cabs, so neighbors don’t get mad.
@@MirrorMan3038 yeah! Feels good under the fingers through my studio monitors and saves me the hassle of putting microphones on cabs when I’m strapped for time (which is always)
how do you run stereo with the gcx isnt that a mono switcher?
Most of my effects are mono in stereo out so I just feed a dry split through one of the switches to the effect
@@cliftonwright7081 i'm putting a rack together haven't bought a switcher yet. looking at the RJM effect gizmo (the big rack one) which is stereo and the gcx which is an older unit but i think mono (some say there is a stereo mod for it) i have to work all this out not sure what switcher i need
@@geezberry8889 the rjm is a better/more versatile unit overall but the GCX can be stereo, you just have to pair two of the loops together. It all depends on if you’re looping stuff that’s going to a parallel mixer or stuff that’s in series with your preamp. To do stereo on a GCX you just use two loops and set up the midi to turn them on or off at the same time
@@cliftonwright7081 gotcha, thanks!
Hi what was the first pedal you had in the chain ! ? Ta
I think it was an SSS by Jetter
@@cliftonwright7081 nice !
Are all the effects in parallel ?
Thanks
Have you tried the TC icon 1210 and 2290 !! Brilliant desk top units ! I’m putting. Them in my rack !
@@lukather1 I haven’t tried those yet! They look cool though. Yeah, pretty much any effects coming from a rack unit is in parallel except for the compressor
Does the dbx make a significant difference ?
Detune 3 ways ? Does the spx allow you to do 3 way split internaly?
Do you run compressor after amp on overdrive sounds ?
Where are u running overdrives after compressor ?
Many thanks 🙏🏻
@@lukather1 in this setup, the pedals are before the Mesa preamp and DBX 160A is immediately after the preamp before the Two Notes Torpedo Live. I like using the comp on clean sounds to squish the harsher peaks down and even out the sound. I posted a telecaster video with this rack where you can really hear it in action.
What was used to split signal from amp
This setup was a bit of an experiment at the time to run as much stuff as possible lol. I was splitting both aux sends from the mixer with y cables to different loops on the GCX, one of which split with another y cable to the dual sde3000s which aren’t heard in this video. Since then, I have dedicated splitters and a proper line level balanced mixer
@cliftonwright7081 LOL yeah I use two 4 way splitters to make it work. Thx for reply
That's about as fucking 80s of a rack case as you can get. LOVE it brother
It’s crooked too, but free is a lovely number
@@cliftonwright7081 For sure!
Price???
Isn’t the Symphonic patch called the Womanizer?
Sub'd!
Where is the eventide h3000 for the stereo micropitch shift or there is the dytronics CS5 lexicon pcm 80 81 or TC Electronics 1210
Ha, I have a PCM80 and an Eventide eclipse in there since this video
That was very expensive decades ago
Shit your playin killed me
Thanks for the kind words brother!
Where's your D1500s!!!??
In my basement!
@@cliftonwright7081 did you remove the resistor that removes the dry signal?
@@Phantasm70 D1500 has a dedicated delay-only output so, for my purposes, I did not feel it required any modifications for basic parallel mixing.
I have the womanizer effect in my magic stop Pedal I just realized it
Nice!
5:29 Zakk Wylde is that you? haha
Haha lighter bench press
couple of those pieces are def not from the 80's
Das true. But the spirit of excess remains
@@cliftonwright7081 Very true, back when they rolled joints with 100 dollar bills and did lines off of half a million dollar mix consoles.
@@gainmeister4505 fuckin LOL.
Lukathirsty Thursdays at LA Bar and Sound.
Don’t be bashful about that chicken pickin my dude… big time Jerry Reed vibes. You have a ridiculous ability to play different styles at peak capacity, I hope you are writing and/or playing with a really great band…
Thanks man, haha I’m in the Air Force.
Sounds extremely dated in a bad way. Literally any modern digital modeler you get these sounds and a crap ton more for way less money and effort.
Cool man, thanks for the tip.
Posso chiederti una cosa gentilmente
How is the dbx 160a setup in the rack? Where is it placed in the signal chain? THX!!
@@winywohlwend I have it in a switching loop in series directly after the preamp so it’s compressing the line level output of the studio preamp
@@cliftonwright7081 Hi Clifton, Thank you very much for your quick reply, that really helps 🙃
Het a tri chorus by fulltone TERC or dytronics