Line 6 Pod HD400 Multi-Effects Pedal Demo

It sounds strange, but I was more excited about the POD HD before I saw the videos, both this one from Premiere Guitar and the ones from Line 6 themselves... but I haven't played thru it myself yet, so take that for what it's worth. *shrug*


**EDIT** confirmed release date: in stores and online October 8, 2010

Available in stores and online October 8, 2010

Available in stores and online October 8, 2010

NEW! Line 6 DT50 guitar amplifier

Truth be known - and I am always truthful - I am more excited about this amp than the new POD HD... don't get me wrong, I still wanna check out the POD HD in person, rather than just online videos, but I'm just sayin'...



We take an in-depth look at what it's like to use DT50 and how all of this advanced technology combines into an incredibly versatile and inspiring guitar amplifier. Learn how we've made the analog components just as dynamic as the HD Modeling.



Learn more about DT50 at http://line6.com/dt50

DT50™ Specifications

DT50™ 112 combo

• Advanced HD modeling technology
• Reinhold Bogner’s most flexible tube design
• (2) 12AX7 preamp, (2) EL34 power amp (25W/50W)
• Simple and straightforward 2-channel design
• Each channel: Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Reverb, Channel Volume
• Master volume
• High and Low inputs
• Reconfigurable analog components (Class A/Class AB; Pentode/Triode)
• Complete, one-touch analog reconfiguration (via Channel select switch)
• Low-power mode
• 1x12" Celestion® custom G12H90 speaker
• L6 LINK™ in/thru connection for POD® HD integration
• Serial effect loop with level control
• Footswitch jack for channel switching
• XLR direct out with cabinet simulation and ground lift switch
• 4, 8 and 16-ohm speaker outs

DT50™ 212 combo

• Advanced HD modeling technology
• Reinhold Bogner’s most flexible tube design
• (2) 12AX7 preamp, (2) EL34 power amp (25W/50W)
• Simple and straightforward 2-channel design
• Each channel: Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Reverb, Channel Volume
• Master volume
• High and Low inputs
• Reconfigurable analog components (Class A/Class AB; Pentode/Triode)
• Complete, one-touch analog reconfiguration (via Channel select switch)
• Low-power mode
• 1x12" Celestion® custom G12H90 speaker; 1x12" Celestion Vintage 30 speaker
• MIDI in and out
• L6 LINK™ in/thru connection for POD® HD integration
• Footswitch jack for channel switching
• Serial effect loop with level control
• XLR direct out with cabinet simulation and ground lift switch
• 4, 8 and 16-ohm speaker outs

DT50™ head

• Advanced HD modeling technology
• Reinhold Bogner’s most flexible tube design
• (2) 12AX7 preamp, (2) EL34 power amp (25W/50W)
• Simple and straightforward 2-channel design
• Each channel: Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Reverb, Channel Volume
• Master volume
• High and Low inputs
• Reconfigurable analog components (Class A/Class AB; Pentode/Triode)
• Complete, one-touch analog reconfiguration (via Channel select switch)
• Low-power mode
• MIDI in and out
• L6 LINK™ in/thru connection for POD® HD integration
• Footswitch jack for channel switching
• Serial effect loop with level control
• XLR direct out with cabinet simulation and ground lift switch
• 4, 8 and 16-ohm speaker outs

DT50™ 412 cab

• 2x12" Celestion® G12H90 speakers
• 2x12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
• 8-ohms
• Straight front with slant baffle
• Closed back
• Constructed of 11-ply poplar
• Solid, heavy-duty casters
• Recessed handles

The Devil's Blood - "Christ or Cocaine" (live)

here's their myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/thedevilsblood

I'm sure they have a facebook too, but I abhor that site so much I couldn't be arsed to go there...

this band is so freakin' awesome... and unique. There are alot of 'retro' bands around today - unless you're mired in the soul/brainless abyss that is pop 'music', then you wouldn't know - but The Devil's Blood is a step above most of what you'd find. They get compared to Blood Ceremony alot, mainly because both bands feature female lead vocals, but in my mind, that's apples to oranges - they're both very tasty fruit, but even though both are classic rock mixed with prog elements mixed with psychedelia, and an evil-ish heaping helping of Aleister Crowley, Vincent Price and Roger Corman thrown in for good measure, they're nothing alike.  But BOTH rock!!

The PGS Recording Process

The guys at ProGuitarShop dot com make the best gear demo videos on the 'net, hands down - here's how they do it:



http://proguitarshop.com/

Fender G-Dec 3 FUSE Software Demo

A look at the Fender Fuse software that comes with a G Dec 3 which allows you to edit sounds and backing tracks, transfer to and from the amp and load your G Dec 3 just the way you want it.



http://www.fender.com/features/gdec3/#/home

Line 6 unveils new POD HD amp modellers

I got this here: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/line-6-unveils-new-pod-hd-amp-modellers-280188

PRESS RELEASE: Line 6 Inc, the industry leader in digital modelling technology for music-creation products, ships a family of new POD HD multi-effect pedals, which debuts 16 brand-new Line 6 HD amp models, and much more.

"HD amp models deliver sonic depth, character and realism like never before," remarked Mike Murphy, Category Manager for POD and PC Products at Line 6.

"Over the last few years, we've had teams working on assembling a museum-quality collection of vintage guitar amps, restoring each amp back to its pristine state, and developing new HD amp modelling technology. The result is a collection of amp models that far exceeds our expectations and is the biggest news in POD since POD itself."

The 16 HD amp models offer an incredibly wide array of amp tones, and they do so with previously unachievable realism. They are inspired by a variety of immortal modern and vintage guitar amplifiers including a Fender Twin Reverb, Hiwatt Custom 100, Supro S6616, Gibson EH-185, Divided by 13 JRT 9/15, Dr. Z Route 66, Vox AC-30 (Top Boost), Marshall JTM-45 MkII, Park 75, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, ENGL Fireball 100, and more.

(Recognizable amplifiers modelled for previous POD products have been re-modelled for POD HD using the new HD amp modelling technology.)

In the largest research project ever undertaken by Line 6, the HD Amp Modeling campaign required the development of an entirely new suite of software and hardware tools. These tools were built to capture, analyze, and translate into DSP code every nuance that analog circuitry imparts to the creation of an amplified guitar tone.

POD HD500, the flagship of the three-product family, features a comprehensive collection of digital and analog ins and outs, a 48-second looper, and over 100 M-class effects.
Made popular by the Line 6 M13 and M9 Stompbox Modellers, M-class effects excel at everything from vintage fuzz to modern pitch effects. Modelled after classic stompboxes and rack gear, or custom-designed by Line 6, M-class effects include tangy choruses, syrupy sweet reverbs, distinctive delays, and much more.


POD HD500's back panel includes quarter-inch balanced and XLR unbalanced outputs, XLR mic input, stereo FX send and return, MIDI in and out/thru, S/PDIF and more. PODHD300 and POD HD400 feature full sets of ins and outs, a 24-second looper, and more than 80 and 90 M-class effects, respectively.

Prices start at £259 for the POD HD300.

Bugera 1990 demo

here's a quick vid I recorded this evening of the new amp head:



Bugera 1990 amp head thru Marshall 4x12, playing a stock Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus... I kicked in a Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive halfway thru(annotated).

NO post-production EQing whatsoever was DONE, recorded with a Shure PG57 instrument mic, slightly off-axis about 3 inches from grill cloth.

In retrospect, I had just abit too much gain dialed in on the amp itself, but hey, whatcha gonna do? LOL

Sleep - "Dragonaut"

If you can't get off on this piece of stoner rock awesomeness, then you have some serious problems...

I got a new amp head

MHP CODE GREEN

http://www.machineheadpedals.com/CG.html

A fuzz that is the clear winner when bigger is better. A fuzz that is not an oscillating noisemaker or bedroom toy - the treble content is controlled to provide squarewave detail without harshness. With it's interactive Punch and Shove controls, the MHP Code Green is remarkably flexible in spite of it's monster fuzz capabilities.
 

With the interactive knob mixes you can get:

- tight dampened fuzz tones that punch
- loose fuzz tones with exceptional saturation
- as much squarewave harmonics as needed
- nearly endless sustain, should you need it
- a crisp and defined chop at any setting
- strong, authoritative low end
- pronounced lower midrange that cuts through 

The MHP Code Green also features:

- fairly low noise operation despite the amount of available fuzz
- great tones into crunchy amps, small amps, and those that don't typically fuzz up well
- ample boosting and headroom despite the amount of available fuzz
- great cleanup with a twist of your guitar's volume knob, at any fuzz setting

The MHP Code Green is completely hand built with a handmade overbuilt circuitboard, one at a time. $129.00 shipped (domestic).

SATYRICON - "The Pentagram Burns"

Lovepedal Announces Guitar Center-Exclusive Superlead Pedal

The British stack-voiced Superlead will be available only at Guitar Center.

White Plains, MI (September 17, 2010) -- Lovepedal has announced their latest pedal, available exclusively at Guitar Center. The British stack-voiced Superlead features Gain, Drive, and Tone controls with a Mids switch. Here's a description of the pedal from Lovepedal:

The Superlead packs thick, cranked British stack tone into a user-friendly, 3-knob pedal. Turn the gain down for a tough, percussive chunk, or crank it for singing, liquid lead tones with sustain for days. A two-position Mid switch offers your choice of boosted mids for a thicker sound or a more open voicing that lets the tone breathe. Whatever setting you choose, the Superlead delivers impeccable tone that responds to every nuance of your picking. Guitarists rejoice, your quest for the ultimate drive ends here.

The Superlead will be available on October 1 at Guitar Center for $129.

For more information:
Lovepedal

Source: Company Website

no, your eyes do not deceive you - POD HD

Sorry, I need just a minute to compose myself...

I was on YouTube watching an amazing performance by Free of their classic tune "All Right Now", with of course, the incomparable Paul Rodgers on vocals... in the discussion thread underneath, I spied this lovely bit of interplay:

amandamatic2424 - When it comes to rock and roll voices, Paul Rodgers is king. No one is better.

shanedawisawsom1234 - no michal jacson is the king but i gotta ad mit he is prety awsome

um... wow.

Sorry, I need just a minute to compose myself... I threw up in my mouth just a tiny bit.

We won't even get into the mind-numbingly horrendous butchering of the written English language, but let's just marvel in the shining brilliance that is "shanedawisawsom1234"'s complete and utter musical retardation.

Michael Jackson mentioned in the same breath as Paul Rodgers?!  What's next - Deep Purple featuring Lady Gaga?

here, watch this - you'll feel better:

this kid makes you look like crap

a young kid from Finland totally kicks your ass at guitar... {mine too :0( }



and he's playing old school Metallica, not this weak crap after Bob Rock sodomized them into Rolling Stone magazine's version of 'heavy metal'... so he's got good taste in REAL metal music.  *horns up*

the Blackstar HT-1RH - a new one-watt valve amp head

Blackstar's Artist Relations manager Joel Richardson and The Stooges guitarist James Williamson give Total Guitar an exclusive first look at the Blackstar HT-1RH - a new one-watt valve amp head.

NEW from BOSS! The ST-2 Power Stack

From fat crunch to ultra high-gain distortion, the ST-2 Power Stack delivers famous BOSS distortion with a stunning amount of power that’s akin to coveted tube amps and professional amp stacks. The SOUND knob simultaneously blends gain amount and sound character, so you can quickly dial up anything from vintage crunch and punchy drive to full-assault distortion. To add further detail to your tone, simply tweak the onboard two-band EQ to taste. The ST-2 is one very unique distortion pedal, calling on BOSS’ years of amp modeling research to bring you real stack sounds in a compact stompbox.

• Original distortion sound reminiscent of tube-based stack amplifiers
• Provides a wide range of tones, from vintage crunch to ultra high-gain modern distortion
• Faithful and accurate response to picking nuances and volume changes
• SOUND Knob controls both gain level and sound character
• Two-band EQ with dedicated BASS and TREBLE knobs
• Road-tough BOSS construction

go here for more information...