1.  Stedman N90s>Sytek (non Burr Brown) | 2.  EV RE-20 > Sytek (non Burr Brown) | Both - Low is e22s > Sytek BB channel.  

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Josephson e22s into a ...

1. Tubetech MP1A 
2. Neve 1272 
3. Hamptone HFPJ2 
4. GML 8302 
5. Sytek MPX-4A (Burr Brown) 
6. Focusrite ISA 215
7. dbx 786
8. Sytek MPX-4A (stock) > Empirical Labs Distressor
9. Sytek MPX-4A (stock) > Valley People Dynamite

Samples 8 and 9 are both running far short of preamp overload; all distortion is introduced by the compressor.)

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Testing blends for miking the high-frequency guitar cabinet (guitar is bi-amped). All samples include:

High cabinet: beyerdynamic m160 > dbx 786
Lo cabinet: Earthworks TC30k > Digidesign 003 stock preamps

Sound samples mix each of the following with the m160 on the high cab (50/50 mix)

1. Shure SM7b > Sytek (non BB)
2. beyer m160 only
3. Coles 4038 > AEA TRP
4. Royer 121 > AEA TRP

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Bridge and Neck Pickups both set to highest volume and tone.  Through a Marshal JCM900, tone settings flat, low gain 

2015 Electrical Guitar Series 1 Low Gain

Bridge pickup set to highest volume and tone.  Through a Marshall JCM900, tone settings flat, high gain 

2015 Electrical Guitar Series 1 High Gain

Bridge and neck pickups set to highest volume and tone.  Through a Marshall JCM900, tone settings flat, low gain.

Phrases are first played by the Electrical, then repeated with the Travis Bean.

2015 Electrical Series 1 vs 1976 Travis Bean 1000A Low Gain

Bridge and neck pickups set to highest volume and tone.  Through a Marshall JCM900, tone settings flat, high gain.

Phrases are first played by the Electrical, then repeated with the Travis Bean.

2015 Electrical Series 1 vs 1976 Travis Bean 1000A High Gain

Guitar Test.  All mics at 12 inches and include room mic blended in (Calrec Soundfield MkIV) Voice label notes following:

1.  beyerdynamic m160
2.  Josephson e22s
3.  Coles 4038
4.  Royer 121
5.  Sony C37p
6.  Sennheiser MD441U

Next set is Royer 121 and Calrec blended with …

7.  beyerdynamic m160
8.  Josephson e22s
9.  Sony C37p
10.  Sennheiser MD441U

Final two are a thee way blend of the 121 (good low def), m160 (good mid growl), C37P (good high grind).

11.  Comped through computer
12.  Comped through mixing board

11 and 12 are supposed to sound the same, but 11 ended up with more room mic.

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Final (?) setting for drone guitar.  Close miked the beyer m160 (dbx 786, +6db @ 7k), Sony C37P (dbx 786, -15db @ 12k) and Royer 121 (TRP, +5db to other two close mics).  Ambient mic is Calrec Soundfield MKIV, Blumlein pickup @ 90degrees.  

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