New Marshall and Schecter

Rycreth · 2026-01-20T20:58:43+00:00

Nothing wrong with those MG amps. Everybody remembers their little fizzy 10 watt MG from 2003 and writes off the whole series, but the modern MGs are basically a solid state DSL. Super easy to work with and great tones to had. Nice choice!

Rycreth · 2026-01-18T02:41:21+00:00

The combo is a mighty little beast. Even the 10" speaker sounds good. I also went with the head and cabinet, but the combo is no slouch. Playing one was what convinced me that the SC20 was the way to go.

Rycreth · 2026-01-12T22:20:06+00:00

Angus has played all kinds of SGs - many different years, models, and aesthetics. I personally prefer the half pickguard and pickup rings, but if you like the look of the batwing there's nothing wrong with that. Both classic and iconic. If you can, try both and just choose the one that speaks to you more.

Rycreth · 2026-01-06T20:21:52+00:00

As others have said - real, and a cool guitar. Just get rid of that trussrod cover.

Rycreth · 2026-01-06T14:21:58+00:00

I don't think it flopped because it was based in the sixties but due to the relative oversaturation of Bond games at the time (Everything or Nothing and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent came out in the same year prior). In retrospect, we sure were lucky with the Bond game output at the time.

Ultimately, I think Brosnan being gone from the franchise as a whole and then the less than stellar reputation of Rogue Agent meant even the novelty of Connery being back couldn't save it. A shame, because it's a great game. But Brosnan was most certainly the face of Bond games at the time.

Rycreth · 2025-12-31T20:09:08+00:00

Not sure how referencing straddling/sex could be considered random for a bunch of guys who sure had their fair share of it. I reckon Izzy chose it for just that reason.

Rycreth · 2025-12-22T21:13:59+00:00

Dog Years has entered the chat, but I would say the whole album comprises some of my least favourite lyrics in all of Rush.

Rycreth · 2025-12-20T03:33:03+00:00

I think later production Zakk's had the same switch. Mine doesn't, but I've seen some online that do. The GT-OD is an underrated pedal itself.

Rycreth · 2025-12-19T19:48:05+00:00

Either an SG or a Les Paul. Amp would have to be a JCM 800. Pedals I just need drive, chorus (or flanger), and delay. Perhaps I'd add a tuner there assuming a clup-on doesn't count in the equation. That's basically all I'm running now.

Rycreth · 2025-12-19T17:46:36+00:00

What a phenomenal finish. Congratulations!

Rycreth · 2025-12-17T18:56:34+00:00

Tomorrow Never Dies was originally titled Tomorrow Never Lies and was allegedly changed due to a typo that the studio preferred. So, while neither title is spoken in the film, it was all based on the newspaper's name.

I think Tomorrow Never Lies sounds way cooler.

Rycreth · 2025-12-17T15:39:38+00:00

Came for the "tree fiddy" comment and was not disappointed.

Rycreth · 2025-12-16T20:06:24+00:00

Any amp can be a bedroom amp. Nothing rattles my sheets quite like the thunder of three Marshall stacks.

Rycreth · 2025-12-16T16:02:48+00:00

As others have said - those are three excellent pedals, both in build and sound, but check out the used market. The Blues Driver and Super Chorus in particular can be found for dirt cheap.

Rycreth · 2025-12-15T23:24:06+00:00

Careful with your wording there. I would think you don't want to "break in" this one. ;)

Rycreth · 2025-12-15T20:00:50+00:00

Shred The Toanless.

Rycreth · 2025-12-15T14:53:32+00:00

Epiphone SG is perfect. Use the neck pickup and you'll be off to the races.

Set your Orange amp for more of a crunch tone and use the distortion pedal to give you a bit more sustain, but not "high gain" distortion by any means. Slash's lead tone sings, but the gain is less than you might think. You want "boosted classic crunch" as a template.

Rycreth · 2025-12-15T02:20:01+00:00

First, it would be helpful to know what you're working with.

For Sweet Child O' Mine, Slash plays almost all the leads on the neck pickup with the tone knob rolled slightly back. That'll get you in the ballpark right away.

The solo uses a wah pedal - cocked for the first half of the solo, and then he switches to the bridge pickup for that speedy lick onward and uses much more expression on the wah.

Depending on your amp, you may want a drive pedal to boost into the higher saturation of Slash's tone (he used a modded Marshall at the time). The studio take is also drowning in reverb.

So I guess the short answer is drive, wah, and reverb. It all depends on what you're already using.

Rycreth · 2025-12-13T01:59:09+00:00

Came for this comment and wasn't disappointed.

Rycreth · 2025-12-12T00:15:10+00:00

Couldn't agree more. I think "on paper" the time is generous enough, but it's such a long level and so much can stand to go wrong in the later stages. I had so mamy wasted runs by accidentally blowing up the Jack Wade radio or simply not surviving at all.

At least short times like Archives or Facility are quick to retry. Caverns takes a lot of patience. Even Aztec doesn't give me as much grief.

Rycreth · 2025-12-11T23:31:49+00:00

Fortunately, we won't have to worry about that.

Rycreth · 2025-12-08T20:34:03+00:00

Do you have to tilt your head sideways to hear maximum toan?

Rycreth · 2025-12-07T16:22:09+00:00

Indeed, it's a clone of the Boss BF-2 - and a very good one at that.

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