So here's the new tour rig (minus a back-up Dorado which will be on top), It sounds pretty god damn awesome so far. Still have to chop and shorten a few power cables and instrument cables to help reduce any chances of noise, cant wait to get it out on the road next week!

In case anyone is curious, yes, I have officially left Framus and am now super happy to be working with Mako Amplification exclusively.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d.../P1010001-3.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d.../P1010004-5.jpg

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SELLOUT.



Never heard of this manufacturer.

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i loled. i dont think anybody has heard of them. They sound japanese. Are they japanese? Looks kinda like a plexi type head... but more sexy... and that cab... man... it looks like it doesnt even have grille cloth, just looks closed. SOO badass.

Whats it sound like?

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Mako makes damn good shit, my old 2nd guitarist had one.

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Haha, na...thier out of California- http://www.makoamplification.com/index3.html

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I thought you had Framus.

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read the first post dummy


i checked out the mako website, and that is some DAMN sexy shit. And for its sexiness, its amazingly priced. Like, AMAZING price. Just wow.


Hey 27frets, whats the Mako Rack thing? I didn't see any rack equipment on their website.

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Nice, although I always thought the Framus sounded awesome on FYG. Did you use the Mako on the new album?

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oh my bad

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As you have been told many times, there is an 'Official photo's of your setup' thread. Use it, douche.

and he has used it, a few times if I remember correctly.

anyway, looks awesome dude, really hope I get to see it in action [and by that I mean you guys should come to australia ]

looks like a front / cover to go in front of a rack shelf...

You have a few other new gear theads on this page too...I guess they will be douches at a later time?

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Its just a blank panel to fill space and I put a Mako logo on it to match.

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Thanks, The new record was boosted Framus Cobra and Boosted Marshall TSL.

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Read the Mako website about the first head they have there. And in the upper left corner i see a lil text that says....

"Manufactured to Military specifications"
What the fuck is that supposed to mean? haha

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It refers to internal spec tolerances and materials used.

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i have a question for you ihave27frets.. these companies, do they give you free gear? or is the endorsement more of a discount.. they give you shit cheap, and they get to say you're down with them? which is it?

i hope you're not insulted when i say that the absence is not exactly a household name.. so i'm curious as to whether caparison, framus, mako, etc are just handing shit over to you, or if there is more to it. i am pretty cynical, so i imagine that even muhammed suicmez is paying something for his ibanez gear.. it has nothing to do with individual talent, just the genre you guys are involved in.. metal, whether it be melodic, death, whatever.. it's metal, so it's "not economically viable" to borrow from one of my favorite films, Falling Down

Hmm cool, boosted with what? Maxon?

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means its entirely hardwired, point to point, with solder joints (no eyelets ie. no globby shitty solder), all pots and stuff like that is chassis mounted, and the tube sockets are ceramic (and chassis mounted). Basically, its everything that you want in an amp, no corners are cut. Built like a tank, like the military

Too many companies mount their tube sockets and pots right to a circuit board and not the chassis which stresses the fuck out of the solder joints (which is the reason marshall tsl's break down ) Hell, companies use CIRCUIT BOARDS! Thats bad enough in itself!

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No insult taken. It depends on the band and the company, Its different with every company some you get things at cost, some below cost and some just stright up free.

It all depends on what you can offer them as far as full time touring, national releases and video and magazine coverage because this is "product placment", its pretty much you promote for them and they help you out...that all it breaks down to.

I personally try to work with companies I actually like and believe in, rather than use some crap gear that was free and try to smile when people ask you about it, it just seems wrong to me. Ive been lucky thus far getting all the companies Ive actually wanted to play.

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thanks for answering. i have always wanted to know how this works.. not for the "rock stars" but for the players in the less popular genres.