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Guitarmos, how does Kirk get this tone on the melody @ 5:05 in Unforgiven?

is this just a distortion effect or certain pedal he uses wh...
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hard to tell what effects, if any. Just sounds like a strong...
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Ty bro That part is so awesome I just play it on loop f...
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Distortion and a harmonizer pedal https://youtu.be/h_VMf...
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holy fuck that thing is sick 180000ty retarded q can you ...
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unbelievably 180 subthread ty
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180 contributions to this thread
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if i want to self produce my own music using purely ableton ...
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Very CR about low action and smaller gauge strings. In my ba...
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Yeah we were 16 and didn’t really have ambitions beyon...
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1800000000000000000000000 previous monik0ors you are abs...
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Please recommend a hardware/software stack for home recordin...
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You don’t think Pro Tools or any of that kinda shit is...
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was on fence about abelton, why is it sps?
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TCR
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TCR - all he needs is a DAW, interface, and something like N...
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gotta admit Ive heard of these, but what do they do that a s...
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interesting, thank you I just checked, and my primary int...
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My world got rocked last year when I saw an interview with z...
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every tone I make has a light touch of chorus - often so lig...
pontificating supple trailer park
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It's funny, I came here to mention mine, and clicked on that...
charismatic rigor
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Another tone chaser question: Eddie Van Halen's tone on the ...
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from what I read, he used his famous "Plexi" amp (...
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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:30 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

is this just a distortion effect or certain pedal he uses when he has the overlay of the two guitars playing melodic riff?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOYhC66EoM

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679750)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:45 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

hard to tell what effects, if any. Just sounds like a strong distorted lead tone, probably using at least his amp (he used Mesa Boogie for that album) and probably some distortion pedal. That they made cooler with the double guitar lead sound



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679803)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:48 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

Ty bro

That part is so awesome I just play it on loop for hours

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679812)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:53 PM
Author: insecure wonderful main people senate

Distortion and a harmonizer pedal

https://youtu.be/h_VMfrDKzEM?si=g0CM2pE-KIJh-QIq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679821)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:58 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

holy fuck that thing is sick 180000ty

retarded q can you use it with a bass?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679827)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:59 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 20th, 2025 6:04 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

guy from tool loves boss pedals

https://www.reddit.com/r/basspedals/comments/mmqw15/hope_this_is_cool_justin_chancellor_of_tool/

https://equipboard.com/pros/justin-chancellor?gear=effects-pedals#effects-pedals

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679850)



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Date: February 20th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 20th, 2025 5:59 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 20th, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

unbelievably 180 subthread ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48679845)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

I've never tried a harmonizer like that that actually sounded like two guitars playing at the same time that didn't sound fake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48681936)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:21 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:25 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

180 contributions to this thread

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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

if i want to self produce my own music using purely ableton and a iabanez bass and warwick bass and a digital drum kit, what regular starter 6 string guitar should i get also and what pedals boards etc will cover the basics for any of the above instruemtns and what inputs are best for recording integrity - like direct plug ins or just get a good mic and acoustic sound proofing set up?

tyia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682002)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:58 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: hairraiser self-absorbed ratface

Very CR about low action and smaller gauge strings. In my band in high school our rhythm guitarist (who had no rhythm) couldn’t figure out why he sucked and couldn’t play and then I picked up his guitar one day and it was like trying to play and upright bass like the strings were 3/4” from the fretboard and felt like a tension cable in a curtain rod. When I fixed his guitar he sucked way less, but still had no rhythm and was generally an uncoordinated spazz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682219)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: hairraiser self-absorbed ratface

Yeah we were 16 and didn’t really have ambitions beyond Battle of the Bands. I met my best friend that next summer who was a legit musician and we played to together on and off ever since. We didn’t have the balls to put off college and really go for it, and it’s one of my biggest regrets even though it almost certainly wouldn’t have led to anything in terms of a real career as an artist.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682246)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:52 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

1800000000000000000000000

previous monik0ors you are absoutely killing it itt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682252)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:16 PM
Author: hairraiser self-absorbed ratface

Please recommend a hardware/software stack for home recording. Ideally less than $5k but can’t spend more than $10k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682199)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:24 PM
Author: hairraiser self-absorbed ratface

You don’t think Pro Tools or any of that kinda shit is necessary. I also meant like any kind of digital mixer and even if you have strong feelings about shit like the best monitor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682229)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

was on fence about abelton, why is it sps?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682254)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

TCR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682481)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:31 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

TCR - all he needs is a DAW, interface, and something like Native INstruments Komplete that has everything you will really ever need (including Guitar Rig). I would also say some studio monitors (like JBL 306, like $280 for the pair). If you get Komplete, you will want a midi controller, these can be really cheap and honestly just get a used one (tons of these stacked up at guitar center last time I was there)

Do you have Mac or Windows? If Mac, its almost a no brainer to just get Logic Pro for $200, unlimited upgrades, etc. Logic Pro also has its own suite of synths and I think even a guitar sim, and a pretty robust drum software. It also has its own version of Ableton's Live Loops which is what people like so much about ableton.

If you have Windows, get Reaper like he recommended

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682486)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

gotta admit Ive heard of these, but what do they do that a scarlett interface can't in terms of getting the signal up? Genuine question.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682550)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 3:10 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

interesting, thank you

I just checked, and my primary interface (MOTU M4) does have +48V phantom power, I think its the line in vs instrument setting - hence why I probably didn't know when a DI was needed.

But good to know. TY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682870)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 4:51 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

My world got rocked last year when I saw an interview with zakk wilde where he claimed that he used no chorus on his tone on the entire no rest for the wicked album. Claimed it was all natural chorus from

Overdubs

Blew my mind. He's the rock king of chorus. So I thought

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682005)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:47 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

every tone I make has a light touch of chorus - often so light you can't really hear it. It fattens the tone up IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682488)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:30 PM
Author: charismatic rigor

It's funny, I came here to mention mine, and clicked on that video having no clue that pedal even existed. It looks exactly like the PS-5 Super Shifter, but with less capabilities.

Also not the greatest for those who don't know music or can't stay in key or need to key change.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682009)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 12:57 PM
Author: Soul-stirring navy stead marketing idea

Another tone chaser question: Eddie Van Halen's tone on the Balance album. My favorite of all time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682121)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: pontificating supple trailer park

from what I read, he used his famous "Plexi" amp (I think an old marshal that he fucked around with endlessly but that was his main "brown sound" amp that everyone later wanted to copy - its one of the most famous amps of all time), and his Peavey 5150 Amps.

Hell even today 5150 amps (no longer Peavey) are found all over the place in rock and metal music.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682497)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 4:58 PM
Author: Soul-stirring navy stead marketing idea

It sounds different from all the other albums. He had to have been doing something different. Also, here is a video of EVH in the studio working out the Amsterdam riff in fucking 1985.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7cvExxFQ2kw&t=36s&pp=ygUeZWRkaWUgdmFuIGhhbGVuIGFtc3RlcmRhbSAxOTg1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682975)



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Date: February 25th, 2025 5:24 AM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: Glassy national

great thread!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48682222)



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Date: February 21st, 2025 1:31 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency



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Date: February 25th, 2025 9:20 AM
Author: azure candlestick maker



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Date: February 25th, 2025 3:52 PM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency



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Date: February 25th, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 25th, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: hairraiser self-absorbed ratface

Thoughts on recording drums? Are digital dupes good enough now that you shouldn’t bother until you’re getting paid to record? Per my abject ignorance above my only experience is very dated and analog, but I do recall recording drums being a pain in the ass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48693949)



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Date: February 25th, 2025 6:53 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 25th, 2025 6:05 PM
Author: insecure wonderful main people senate

How does John frusciante get his tone, particularly on blood sugar? I know part of it is that’s just how a strat sounds but he still has a unique tone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48693956)



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Date: February 25th, 2025 6:49 PM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: February 25th, 2025 7:03 PM
Author: insecure wonderful main people senate



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Date: February 26th, 2025 9:45 AM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

Wow ty

Does he do anything differently for Mars Volta songs or is a lot of that post production

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48695183)



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Date: February 26th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Fear-inspiring Piazza



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Date: April 23rd, 2025 1:37 AM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency

great thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5683650&forum_id=2#48872868)



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Date: May 16th, 2025 7:22 AM
Author: Provocative Lavender Useless Brakes International Law Enforcement Agency



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Date: August 4th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Call me Israel.



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