Def Leppard Rig Rundown

That was a great rundown episode.

I would love to see some of the pro's patches show up on the exchange.

Phil plays 13's?...:shock
 
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Man, what happened to the chick? I liked her RRs more. Not only was she a lot nicer to look at (which helped along some of the slower parts), I have to admit - there's something about a hot chick asking "What is the thickness of guitar picks does __ use?" and other super-guitar-nerdy questions that turns me on. :D
 
Enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

I've used a JMP-1 for over 15 years and love it too. I notice they are using the OD-1 channel too which is the one that sounds better to my ears (more vintage, less 'metal' I guess). In the Axe we just have the OD-2 channel which is a pity, having said that I've not had the urge to plug into my JMP-1 since I got my XL :)

I did put in a request for the OD-1 in the Axe a while back though, vote for it if you'd like it too! http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-f...arshal-jmp1-preamp-od1-model.html#post1067051
 
Sixstring said:
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13's, are you kidding :lol... Have you watched Phill play ? that man pummels the strings.
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From what I gathered from watching recent live footage, they have tuned down significantly. I didn't pick up a guitar to double check, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least, if they have gone down 2 whole steps to a C tuning. 13's would be necessary to maintain the feel of 9's or 10's at that tuning or anything down low like that.

I run 11-54's in standard tuning on Les Paul and Strat scale necks.

I have a guitar tuned to Drop B, so the whole guitar is down to C#, and the low E another whole step down to B, and on that instrument, I'm running, I think 11-56 and they feel too light to me. Lighter than 10's at standard tuning. As a point of illustration, that is an Ibanez Sabre, and it was set up with 10-46's on it. When I loaded the 11-56's and dropped it down to Drop B tuning, I had to turn the spring claw screws about a 1/4 turn to keep the floating bridge in a neutral position. So, once again, the heavier gauge dropped way way down, is very similar to 10's in standard.

My guess is that a set of 13's at low C or low B tuning would result in standard string tension, that you or I would expect with a set of 10's in standard tuning.
 
Horganovski said:
I notice they are using the OD-1 channel too which is the one that sounds better to my ears (more vintage, less 'metal' I guess). In the Axe we just have the OD-2 channel which is a pity, having said that I've not had the urge to plug into my JMP-1 since I got my XL :)

I did put in a request for the OD-1 in the Axe a while back though, vote for it if you'd like it too! http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-f...arshal-jmp1-preamp-od1-model.html#post1067051
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...and that may be the reason Phil's still using his JMP-1s alongside the Axe :) .
just kidding ;) . not sure why he hasn't gone full Axe yet, especially with the switching times of the JMP-1...
 
rodzimguitar68 said:
From what I gathered from watching recent live footage, they have tuned down significantly.
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Either Phil or Vivian state in the video that they are playing in E-flat standard tuning. This rig rundown is fairly recent as I believe Phil just received the X-Stroyer in the spring.
 
VegaBaby said:
...and that may be the reason Phil's still using his JMP-1s alongside the Axe :) .
just kidding ;) . not sure why he hasn't gone full Axe yet, especially with the switching times of the JMP-1...
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Heh, maybe. For me though I fell in love with the Splawn and AFD models in the Axe and they give me the kind of Marshal-type tone I like with more gain and definition than what I had with the JMP-1. In an ideal world I'd still like the OD-1 model in the Axe for when I get nostalgic though.

Re switching, for me it was the JFX (delay/chorus/reverb unit Marshal sold to compliment the JMP-1) where I really felt the switch lag when playing live. I got used to switching a beat or two before I needed to hit the new sound though :)
 
Horganovski said:
Re switching, for me it was the JFX (delay/chorus/reverb unit Marshal sold to compliment the JMP-1) where I really felt the switch lag when playing live. I got used to switching a beat or two before I needed to hit the new sound though :)
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oh yes, I remember those ! together they turned into a real switch-time-nightmare. I tried to use a JMP-1 briefly on tour back in the day, impossible to do fast switching without having huge gaps. had to go back using heads. of course, just like Phil I could have gotten two...
 
rodzimguitar68 said:
From what I gathered from watching recent live footage, they have tuned down significantly. I didn't pick up a guitar to double check, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least, if they have gone down 2 whole steps to a C tuning. 13's would be necessary to maintain the feel of 9's or 10's at that tuning or anything down low like that.

I run 11-54's in standard tuning on Les Paul and Strat scale necks.

I have a guitar tuned to Drop B, so the whole guitar is down to C#, and the low E another whole step down to B, and on that instrument, I'm running, I think 11-56 and they feel too light to me. Lighter than 10's at standard tuning. As a point of illustration, that is an Ibanez Sabre, and it was set up with 10-46's on it. When I loaded the 11-56's and dropped it down to Drop B tuning, I had to turn the spring claw screws about a 1/4 turn to keep the floating bridge in a neutral position. So, once again, the heavier gauge dropped way way down, is very similar to 10's in standard.

My guess is that a set of 13's at low C or low B tuning would result in standard string tension, that you or I would expect with a set of 10's in standard tuning.
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Nope they play in Eb they both just prefer very heavy strings, it's not unheard of at all Stevie Ray Vaughn was another 12 or 13 string gauge user in Eb
 
A lot of it is psychological.... If it said OD-1 he'd probably use it. Just like we can get any sound the MP1 can produce, but people just want to see a model with MP1 in the title.
 
Brock said:
Man, what happened to the chick? I liked her RRs more. Not only was she a lot nicer to look at (which helped along some of the slower parts), I have to admit - there's something about a hot chick asking "What is the thickness of guitar picks does __ use?" and other super-guitar-nerdy questions that turns me on. :D
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Rebecca Dirks left Premier Guitar a while back unfortunately. She went on to start Tone Report, both a web magazine and YouTube videos with Pro Guitar Shop. A month or so was her last update when she announced her maternity leave at the end of the latest Tone Report Weekly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWhRHcygSUg&index=1&list=PL-_hQWwfGhVaFP5pZ0TUWouvxYQkGBAbl. Hopefully she’ll be back soon talking guitar gear again. It was really great seeing her talking heavy guitar porn stuff with guys like Steve Vai and really being able to have a proper interview with him and not just being a chick with a microphone: Rig Rundown - Steve Vai - YouTube
 
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