First 1/2 (12A125-O 20-watt), second 1/2 (12A150 50-watt). Amp is Redplate Blackloop. Guitar is MJT/Warmoth Strat w/ Onamac Windery's Supremes pickups, neck/middle - #4 position. Both the same cabs, Two Rock oversized open back 1x12s.

Weber 12A125-O Then 12A150

Matchless Lightning clone, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth)guitar, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, pine/ply 2x12 with Weber 12A125-S and Weber-built blue-back Scumback M75 LD (100 watts).

Matchless Lightning Clone Distortion

Speed test to test guitar picks for soloing (1st) Ultex 1.14mm triangle, (2nd) Ultex 1.0mm triangle, (3rd) RADEX 1.25mm triangle.

Drill Speed Test for picks

Strum Test for picks

Redplate Blackloop, Superlead Burtone, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, ASW KTS-60 in Two Rock oversized open back cab + Old Weber-built Blue-back Scumback H75 LD in Avatar Thiele cab. Trying to sound like an old Marshall, set up for high gain.

Redplate Blackloop Marshally 4

Matchless Lightning clone, Superlead Burtone Strat, Oil City Triple Blues neck single coil pickup, Weber Alnico Blue Dog speaker in Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab, plus Scumback J75 65 watt in mid sized Eminence 1x12 cab.

Weber Blue Dog + Scumback J75

Redplate Blackloop, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) S-type, Oil City Tubesnake Bridge humbucker, (1st half) Scumback J75 65 watt in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 extension cab, (2nd half) Celestion Greenback RI in exact same Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 extension cab.

In the room, I felt the J75 sounded better when it was in the mid-sized Eminence cab, where it is very focussed and crunches great. It is a crunch-monster, with sharp teeth and non-complex rawness. The Greenback RI sounds great in either cab, I feel it is a dirtier speaker with more LO-FI artifacts in its scrappy and complex highs (in a good way).

Scumback J75 Then Greenback RI

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st half) ASW KTS-60 in Two Rock oversized open back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) same ASW KTS-60 in Eminence midsized open back 1x12 cab.

In the room, more of a difference than on the recording. Both sounded great, the Two Rock cab was a little more HUGE, with extended lows and slightly flattened mids. The bass seemed to be more impactful. The Eminence was slightly more focused, more typical, probably a better fit for most mixes.

ASW KTS60 Large Cab Then Midsized

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st half) 8-ohm Scumback J75 65 watt in Eminence mid-size open back cab on its own, (2nd half) Same 8-ohm Scumback J75 65 watt in Eminence mid-size open back cab PLUS 16-ohm Jensen P12N RI in Avatar Thiele 1x12 cab.

In the room, sounds great, even though there is an ohms mismatch. Makes pure distortion from amp very ratty, but still transparent.

Scumback J75 Alone Then J75 + P12N

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st 1/3rd) Scumback J75 in mid-sized open back Eminence 1x12 cab, (2nd 1/3rd) Greenback RI in Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab, (3rd 1/3rd) Gold in same Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab. (Note, different sized cab with J75 means it's not an apples to apple comparison).

In the room, The J75 sounds great, the GB RI doesn't POP as much, but has a lot of character. It sounds a little more scrappy and vintagey. Fast pick attack on both is great. The Gold isn't a greenback type, but hangs in there. Fast picking doesn't hide anything and is somewhat challenging in comparison. Not as good with bridge humbuckers as the other two but is great for single coil neck pickup use (not recorded).

Scumback J75 Then GB RI Then Gold

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st half) Reeves Vintage Purple in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) Scumback J75 in mid-sized open back Eminence 1x12 cab.

In the room, the just-over-the-cusp distortion has a much different reaction to the Reeves versus the J75.

Reeves Vintage Purple Then J75

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st half) Reeves Vintage Purple in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) Scumback J75 in mid-sized open back Eminence 1x12 cab. Looking at pick attack when fast soloing.

In the room, the J75 seems to burry the tone more when faster soloing, the Reeves Vintage Purple is very literal, making it more difficult to play. Listening to the clip, both sound different but acceptable.

Fast Solo - Vintage Purple Then J75

Union Jack Trainwreck Express clone, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth) Strat, Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker, (1st half) 16-ohm Reeves Vintage Purple in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab plus 8-ohm Scumback J75 65 watt in a second Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) Just the Reeves Vintage Purple in the same Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab alone (J75 disconnected).

In the room, adding the J75 supports the CRUNCH factor, but isn't really better than the Vintage Purple alone. Both speakers becomes somewhat over the top and possibly too raw. Turning down the guitar volume, I actually liked the Vintage Purple better, with a smoother EQ curve. Interestingly, the ohms mismatch isn't super noticeable.

Reeves Vintage Purple Plus Scumback J75 Then Alone

VHT D-50 (lead channel), Warmoth chambered S-type, Creamery Sonic 60 neck and bridge pickups with normal middle SC pickup out of phase, Jensen P12N RI in Avatar Thiele 1x12 cab.

VHT D-50 Tri-Sonic X2

Two Rock Sensor, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth), Oil City Triple Blues neck single coil PU, (1st half) Scumback J75 in Eminence open back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) Reeves Vintage Purple also in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab.

Scumback J75 Then Reeves Vintage Purple

VHT D-50, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth), Oil City Triple Blues middle single coil PU + Oil City Tubesnake bridge humbucker (#2 position), Weber 12A125-O in Avatar oversized ope-back 1x12 cab + Jensen P12N RI in Avatar Thiele 1x12 cab.

VHT D-50 Jensen Alnicos 2

Redplate Blackloop, parts Strat w/ Vega-Trem, Onamac Windery Supremes neck single coil PU, Super-Vee BladeRunner trem, Tone Tubby Key Largo in Redplate small combo cab plus Tone Tubby Green 40/40 in pine/ply medium sized sealed 1x12 cab.

BladeRunner Trem

Redplate Blackloop, parts Strat w/ Vega-Trem, Onamac Windery Supremes neck single coil PU, Tone Tubby Key Largo in Redplate small combo cab plus Tone Tubby Green 40/40 in pine/ply medium sized sealed 1x12 cab.

Vega-Trem

(1st half) Two Rock Sensor clean channel, (2nd half) VHT D-50, Parts Strat, Frail Blues Special neck pickup, Tone Tubby Green 40/40 in pine/ply sealed 1x12 cab plus Jensen P12N in Theil 1x12 cab.

Two Rock Sensor Then VHT D-50

(1st half) VHT D-50, (2nd half) Two Rock Sensor clean channel, Parts Strat, Frail Blues Special neck pickup, Tone Tubby Green 40/40 in pine/ply sealed 1x12 cab plus Jensen P12N in Theil 1x12 cab.

VHT D50 Then Two Rock Sensor

(1st half) Matchless Lightning clone w/ attenuator, (2nd half) Trainwreck Rocket clone w/ power scaling, Parts Strat, Frail Blues Special neck pickup, Celestion Greenback RI in Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab.

In the room, the Rocket has a splashy quality that is very nice. It seems better, but the Lightning is surprisingly good with an attenuator. More of a broken brittle vibe compared to using its master volume.

Clone Wars Lightning VS Rocket

(1st half) Trainwreck Rocket clone w/ power scaling (2nd half) THD Univalve, Electron Tube EL34-B tube, lower input, Parts Strat, Frail Blues Special neck pickup, Celestion Greenback RI in Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab.

In the room, the Univalve is still more aggressive with more midrange. Rocket clone has much more bounce and bass; and more Hi-Fi feel. The Univalve is surprisingly good in comparison.

Trainwreck Rocket Clone Then THD Univalve

Trainwreck Rocket clone, Parts Strat, Fralin Blues Special neck pickup, Tone Tubby Green 40/40 in pine/ply sealed 1x12 cab plus Jensen P12N in medium sized sealed 1x12 cab.

TR Rocket TT Green 4040 Plus P12N

(1st half) Trainwreck Rocket clone, (2nd half) Two Rock Sensor clean channel, Parts Strat, Fralin Blues Special neck pickup,  Weber 12A150 in oversized open back 1x12 cab.

Trying to dial in the Sensor like the Rocket.

TW Rocket clone then TR Sensor

Trainwreck Express clone w/ MV, Parts Strat, Peter Florance '57 Voodoo bridge PAF pickup, (1st half) Celestion Greenback RI in Avatar oversized open back 1x12 cab, (2nd half) Weber 12A150 in similar sounding Two Rock oversized open back 1x12 cab.

In the room, with lower gain bridge humbucker tones, the Weber snaps nicer and is more touch sensitive.

Greenback then Weber 12A150

Trainwreck Express clone w/ MV, Parts Strat, Peter Florance '57 Voodoo bridge PAF pickup, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open back 1x12 cab.

Low gain, dry with no delay or reverb.

TW Express clone no delay or reverb

Trainwreck Express clone w/ MV, lower input, Parts Strat, (1st half) Frail Blues Special neck pickup, (2nd half) Frail Blues Special middle pickup, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open back 1x12 cab.

Trainwreck Express clone n-m PUs

(1st half) Oil City Triple Blues neck pickup, (2nd half) Loller SIXTY-FOUR neck pickup, VHT D-50, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth), Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab.

Some preamp adjustment was made between pickups. In the room, the Lollars have more brightness and harmonics, the Oil City pickups are more rounded and bold.

Oil City Triple Blues then Lollar 64

Loller SIXTY-FOUR pickups with some gain, (1st half) neck, (2nd half) neck/middle, Trainwreck Express clone, Superlead Burtone (Warmoth), Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab.

In the room, the Lollars handle gain well.

Lollar 64s, neck then neck/middle

Trainwreck Express clone (trying to dial it in like a Fender Blackface), Superlead Burtone (Warmoth), Loller SIXTY-FOUR neck pickups, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open-back 1x12 cab.

Trainwreck Express clone Blackface-ish

(1st half) Onamac Windery Supremes Bridge PU in middle position, (2nd half) Benson Texas Bridge in middle position. Mahogany parts Strat, Union Jack Trainwreck Express clone, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized open back cab.

Supremes B in M then Benson TX B in M

Redplate Blackloop, Mahogany parts Strat, Creamery Sonic '60s neck PU, Parts Strat, Jensen P12N RI in small pine combo cab plus Gold in Avatar Thiele 1x12 cab (with thick spacers between the speaker and cab).

Tri-Sonic PU for tweed tone

Redplate Blackloop, Mahogany parts Strat, Creamery Sonic '60s neck PU plus Oil City Triple Blues middle PU (out of phase), Parts Strat, Jensen P12N RI in small pine combo cab plus Gold in Avatar Thiele 1x12 cab (with thick spacers between the speaker and cab).

Tri-Sonic PU pairing for Tweed tones

Union Jack Trainwreck Express clone, PRS CU24, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized  1x12 cab.
Curtis Novak Gold Foil GTx/HMB humbucker set (original rotary switch):
1st - positions 7 = inside coils in parallel
2nd - position 8 = inside coils in series
3rd - position 10 bridge

PRS pos 7-8-10 Novak GT-GT 1

PRS pos 7-8-10 Novak GT-GT 2

Union Jack Trainwreck Express clone, PRS CU24, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized 1x12 cab.
Curtis Novak Gold Foil GTx/HMB humbucker set (original rotary switch):
1st half - positions 9 = outside coils in parallel
2rd half - position 10 bridge

PRS pos 9-10 Novak GT-GT

Union Jack Trainwreck Express clone, PRS CU24, Weber 12A150 in Two Rock oversized 1x12 cab.
Curtis Novak Gold Foil GTx/HMB humbucker set (original rotary switch):
Positions 6 = full neck humbucker

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