If you had to choose only one of each to play, what would you use?

I'd use Warrior XT, Digitech Metal Master and B-52 stack

Others?

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shit, thats a toughie.

Amp:

5150 II head
half stack
Marshall Cab.

Guitar:

ESP Horizon Custom Switching the bottom Seymour Duncan JB out with a Dimebucker.

Pedal:

Can i cheat and say my line 6 pod? If not, my crybaby wah.

god, that was tough.

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Paul reed smith custom 22 left handed
Digitech Metal Master
Marshal mode four half stack

fuck, tough question man. let me think a while.

Marshall JCM 800 Head with MESA cabs.
well, if multi-pedals are not allowed then i'd go with a metalzone.
and for a guitar, i'd go with Jeff Hanneman's costom ESP just off the top of my head

I like this one... most questions of this sort suck ass.

Guitar: Ibanez RG620X (drop Breeds in to replace stock pickups)
Pedal: Boss Ds-1
Amp: Carvin Legacy full stack.

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guitar - Ibanez JEM UV777
Pedal - Boss GT6
Head - Mesa head (triple rectifier)
Cab - Mesa cabs...dunno wich ones...i like marshall too

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Hard question!

Ok...

Guitar- Jackon RR1
Head- Zakk wylde sig. marshall
Cab- Zakk wylde
Pedal- If no multi effects then...my metal zone

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if i had my choice? run my fender telecaster(very unlikely for metal, i know. but it kix ass!)to my digitech RP200and run that straight to the PA. i like it simplified to the extreme. so if i can go with no amp--i will. even though i have a deluxe 90 DSP of fender for small jams. but if u talkin dreamin(shit i dont have), then...wow...hell if i know. prolly an explorer(hetfeild sytle) . and the amp be a peavey XXL. and a POD pro. but come on, whos got the money for that shit?

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why XT? MG's better =p
id go for warrior WRMG, a dg6 or something, and dunno for the amp, i dont know much about those...

my ESP V350 with EMG 89s.
my marshall JCM800 amp and cabs.
and no pedals.

good for thrash and death. \m/

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Custom PRS

VHT head
Marshall Cabs

Digitech Gntx 3

All i'll ever need...

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custom PRS
marshall JCM 900 head
jimi hendrix crybaby wah

I would use:
-Jackson DKMG
-B 52 stealth amp
-Digitech Metal Master

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Guitar: Jackson Soloist
Amp: Fender Combo, or a stack with 5150head
Pedal: I'm happy with what I got...Boss ME-30.

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that is a toughie


Hmmmmmmmm......

American made B.C. Rich Custom Shop Neck Thru Warlock W/ EMG-85

Roland/Boss ME-30 guitar multi effects pedal (so I can get the most out of my guitar)

Marshall Full-Stack

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Using a distrotion pedal with an all tube head is just fucking stupid.

Guitar: Hamer Scarab 2

Amp: Soldano SL1 head with matching cab

Pedals: Fuck pedals.

and why is that?

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Because good tube heads have amazing distortion. Why do you think there is a whole industry devoted to emulation of tube amps? I can see using say a tubescreamer as a volume boost type thing. For example, if you have a JCM 800 which only has 1 channle, you get 2 tube screamers. Have them both off and the 800 set up for a great clean sound for your clean sound. Stomp on one for your distortion, and hit the second one for an even larger boost for solos. I just can't understand spending a grand on a tube head and not even using it's distortion.

Won't you get a shit load of feedback?
I tried that and my amp would go crazy unless I rest my palm
over the Pickup/humbucker area of the guitar.

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yeah, and that's just ONE distortion, and it's just overdrive.
i want sounds.

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If you want sounds than buy a multi-effects pedal not a DISTORTION pedal. My point is that buying a distortion pedal counters the idea of getting a great amp which already has great distortion.

When you use the 2 tube screamers, you are only supposed to use the second one for solos. There are not many solos that require you to stop for very long peridos of time. It is used as a boost to cut through the mix.

Hmm.....

Guitar: My Maverick X-treme
Amp: Some sort of Marshall full stack (cant decide heads/cabs lol)
Pedal: Morley Power wah (they kick arse)

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I'd use the gear I have now

Guitar: Jackson Warrior XT
Pedal: DOD Death Metal Distortion
Head: Warhead
Cab: Slanted Behringer

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uhhh, and I have a....are you ready for this....BOSS ME-30 Multi-effects Processor.
I already said that.

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Guitar: Gibson Flying V 67
Amp: Marshall AVT150H with standard 1960 cabs A and B
Effects: Boss ME50 effects processer.

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Guitar- BC Rich Gunslinger
Amp- Bogner, Uberschall
Pedal-Dime crybaby

I'll just name my 4 favorite since I can't decide.

Guitars:

Jackson DK-1 American Select Series
Gibson LP with EMG's (heavy as fuck, sound and weight hehe)
Gibson SG with Bill Lawrence pickups
Ibanez RG prestige /w Di Marzio tone zone's

Amps:

Engl Savage 120
Rivera Knucklehead
Soldano SLO-100
Diezel VH4

Pedals:

none. who needs effects, plus all these amps listed above can beat the shit outta ANY distortion pedal.

Guitars- a custom made guitar with everything

Amps- Head: ENGL POWERBALL
Cabs: ENGL standard cabs

i'd probly also have some sort of pre amp thing, dunno wat type

Pedals- boss gt6, although i wouldnt really need one

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Amp: Fender 50 watt Pro Tube

Guitar: My B.C.Rich 7 string Beast

Pedal: ProCo RAT

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my dream rig

guitar-ibanez paul gilbert sig,(the real thing)
amp-uberschall fullstack
pedal-line 6 modulation pedal

my current/good enough rig

guitar-ibanez pgm.
amp-mesa vtwin rackmount preamp, 1000w pyle poweramp, a sheffeild equiped peavey road ready 4x12 cab and a really old crate 4x12 cab with jensens.
pedal- ibanez cf7 chorus/flanger.

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it depends really, some tube heads might not have the type of distortion your looking for, i'm not sure why someone would spend money on a tube amp that they dont like the sound the dirty channel gives but anyways. i do use my mesa vtwin preamp for dist though, but i before i had a tube preamp, i had a s.s. head, and i just used a metalzone with it, istill have the mt but i dont use it, i've messed with it with my tube preamp and it sounds alot better than it ever did with my old s.s. head.
but not nearly as good as my mesa. so in some instances it may seem pretty dumb but in some cases like when i was trying to play metal on a freinds jcm 900 loaded with tubes out of an old fender, i went for the dist pedal because the amp had pussy sounding crunch for dist and almost no low end.

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You can still get great distortion. Turn it up till it distortions. What the hell do you think you have to do to a JCM 800?

theres only so many different sounds you can get out of any particular amp, some give more than others. someone might not like the way a cranked jcm 800 sounds, i dunno. its just not completely "stupid" all the time.

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this one is a toughy. Too much crap that I want.

Head/Cabs:
VHT pitbull w/ marshall 1960 cabs

Guitar:
Custom BC Rich Wave with 81/85's and a kahler flyer trem

Effects:
donlop dime wah

amp:
preamp: engl midi tube preamp 580 or marshall JMP1
poweramp: anything like 2*60 w full tube will do
cab: marshall or engl

axe:
Ibanez RG 3020

pedal:
a pichshifter or a wha

that should kick ass!!!!!!!!!

Jackson WRMG with EMG 81 / 85
Peavey 5150
BOSS MT2

Guitar - B.C. Rich Flying V Custom (Pat O'Brien);
Amp - Mesa Cab 4x12, Triple Rectifier solo head.

thats simple!

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Guitar: Jackson Soloist with Kahler 2300 Trem, Hanneman style. EMG or Duncan because ive never tried DiMarzio
Amp: ENGL Savage, after the soundclips ive heard i think its capable of getting the sound i want...
Pedal: Not a pedal but a TC Electrionics G Major.

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Guitar:
-Custom Ibanez RG w/ Floyd Rose (24 fret, Black, white binding on body and neck, Diamond inlays, and ADVENT at 12th)
-Dimarzio Tone Zone and Steve Special (Ones I've got now)

Amp:
VHT Pitbull Head
Mesa Boogie 4x12

Pedal:
GNTX 3 or 4, whichever is the newest.

That is all of the gear I'd ever need. Well, plus a new acoustic, but...

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Alot of the thickness of guitar actually comes from a bass, you moron. As atif pointed out to me before, the more distorted it is, the more muddled its going to sound. And plus, Fender's aren't made for overly high distortion. I've proven it.

And as DEAD pointed out, its a fucking Marshall JCM. Thats all the distortion you need.

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wtf??? omg this is old... but i'm not sure what you're trying to argue here...

not only did i never say otherwise. but you're wrong.
thickness "from a guitar" comes "from a guitar" alot of the thickness from a band might be a bass. basses can make the guitars seem beefier...
moron


not always.... ever played a bogner uberschall? hughe & kettner triamp? or a framus cobra? tons of gain, but it's more usable. and sounds clearer... maybe on a cheap 5150 the gain past 7 will start to sound muddy, but alot of more top notch amps have loads of gain that still doesnt muck up...

everybody knows that.... i never said they were ment for high gain.... except the rocpro, it does high gain fairly well..


jcm what???? they're all different amps... a jcm 800 is nothing like a jcm 2000 or a jcm 900....
jcm 800's do not "have all the distortion you need".... they're medium gain amps... they might be plenty for some, but most bands use boost pedals for extra gain with them... they still have a really sweet tone which is why alot of shredders love em.

jcm 900's arent exactly high gain either... i find i like the tone of them... but for alot of people a boost pedal is still required for the extra umff.

while jcm 2000's are geared more for high gain... because that's what people these days want. more gain. but then everybody complains that they don't sound like the 800's.... which totally confuses me because that's the point in a new amp. not to sound like an old amp.

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Dissection called XDX a moron...

me confuzzled

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this thread is sooo ancient... i'm looking at my old rig that i posted.... and then my up to date one...
holy shit. huuuggge difference.
not to mention my dream setup has changed.

so i'll do it again....
guitar: parker fly deluxe
amp: hughes & kettner triamp
pedal: line 6 modulation pedal or just a footswitch for the triamp.

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Awesome rig!!
I love Parkers. I think theyre very good for black metal(though I dont play it) because you can make them sound thin or thick. They have alot of variety.

id say my gear set-up would have to be
Guitar: A stock PRS custom 24
Amp: Marshall JCM 900
Pedal: MXR 10 band EQ, prolly the KFK model.

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Just a question-
Dont those Parker guitar have bad sustain because their lack of a full headstock?

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Why get the Kerry King mxr eq??

Are those red lines really worth the extra 30 or so bucks??

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Forgot to post my dream rig

Guitar:Custom PRS with Seymour duncan JB/Jazz
Amp:Engl 580 MIDI Preamp, VHT 2/90/2 power amp, and Mesa/Marshall Cabs
Pedal:If rack stuff counts a Rocktron Super Hush C
If not a MXR 10 Band EQ

Guitar: My washburn with about $1000 worth of improvements.
Amp: A really good expensive amp.
Pedal: None.

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Guitar: Jackson SLSMG
Amp: Crate BV120H
pedal: equalizer pedal of somesort

When i order the jackson on sunday ill have all of it

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hmmm, i have a hush super C i'm trying to get rid of... pm me if you're interested.

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Guitar:Completely Custom Ibanez made to fit my body perfectly and look as equally cool. With Seymore Duncan Custom Pickups, made for me.
Amp:Bogner Uberschall with matching cab
pedal:SD-1 as a signal boost.


the truly "uber" death metal set up.

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ohyeah my rig updated

Ibanez RG750
Engl Savage 60 + marshall 1960
Proco Rat

oh wait! thats my rig! hahahaha

I feel sorry for people that say a BC Rich and marshall AVT 150 is there dream rig. Why dont they make it somthing worth being a dream rig?

Because theyre NOOBS. That was kinda my dream rig once, but all that has changed now...

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Hows that rat?

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great, its an old one, from the '80's... they have a RAT II and a Turbo RAT out too, I like this version the best, great for supercharging something like a JCM 800.

I just use it for diversity, I prefer the Engl's distortion, but its nice to get those ac/dc sounds from the clean channel without having to switch settings. my engl has footswitchable boosts on both channels, which basically makes it 4 channels (clean/gritty cleans, od1/od2 high gain) and the proco just kinda adds one more. and that all from one head!

just a question about the engl savage... is it midi? the price tag would lead me to believe so, since it costs about as much as knuckle head reverb.

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i often find that 20% of my tone is in my fingers... 30% is in the amp.... 20% is in the guitar.... and the other 30% is all in my head.

aside from that... i really dislike bc's... avt's are exactly my thang... nothing worth dreaming of imo.

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well, any head can be setup to take midi commands n' such... www.axess-electronics.com the ac8 amp controller... talk to mario about it... he's the coolest gear dude on the planet and all of his shit is top notch quality and at great prices too. just explain to him what you want to do and he'll hook you up.

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it also has a gain slider, and it looks cool, and its a dream rig, so yeah, it would be

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IM PLAYING A RANDALL RH200 WITH A BOSS METALZONE AND MY EPIPHONE GOTH FLYING V.. I CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT..

must be the booze... sober up...

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Fuck man, i guess:

Guitar:
B.C. Rich Custom Shop V (pat o'briens)

Amp:
Mesa Boogie Triple Recitfier
Mesa Boogie Cab

Pedal:
Boss Metal Zone

guitar - zachary z2 --> http://www.zacharyguitars.com/210505pics.htm
amp - mesaboogie mark 4
pedal - some good reverb pedal

although there would be alot of other option i would like

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i would probably say a...
marshall jcm 2000 dsl 100 head, and 1960A cab with 2 gt75's and 2 v30's
a custom kramer nightswan with lightning graphics
and a morley bad horsie wah

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Jackson Sl-2h soloist with the nebular finish

Crate Blue Voodoo (already have it)
Crate svb412 cab

Probably the holy grail reverb pedal, or maybe the boss delay pedal.

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Moser Custom Shop Axe

Randall RM4 pre amp/ Randall RT2/50 power amp

I dont really use pedals too much, but probably a Boss NS2 if I dont end up getting a rack noise gate or an acoustic simulator pedal. I know its not a pedal but I want the Eventide Eclipse 3.0 effects processor.

Already have my dream choice, Engl savage special edition, V30 cab and RAN custom............nothing else is ever needed.

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Blackmachine 8-string (lefty, with Lundgren M8 pickup).
Randall RG2 amp, at least 200W.
Digitech Whammy.

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Yeah i'm pretty damn close to owning it all. I mean, its to the point now where "dream stuff" doesn't really exist. Its just eventual purchases.

Not to mention one guitar is pretty gay just because it depends on the kind of music. I mean when i record all of my music i use two drastically different guitars. My gibson les paul standard, and my charvel.

I already have one of the most expensive gibsons made, all i need is another high level quality lead guitar to match it. Like i said the jackson soloist, or even maybe one of those caparison guitars. More specifically the HGS horus.

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I want a really, really awesome 2x12 combo that will connect ( I'm pretty sure that any combo made after 1980 will do that ) to my Genz Benz 2x12. That along with my Ibanez will be close enough to perfect until I can one of these days just get an Uberschall or something.

amp: the powerball i've got is fine, i just want 2 of them, both full stacks, so i can have sterio guitar.

guitar: i dont know. i change my mind every day about which ones i like

pedal:
well, if you include a noise gate, then thats it.

but really i want a nice reverb, a nice chorus, and a nice delay. probably some large band eq thing,

probably all as analog as possible. tape delay etc.

but most of all i want a guitar tech who knows stuff

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guitar: schecter tempest w/ SD custom/'59 pups

amp: orange thunderverb... because everybody would be jealous of the impracticalof 200 watts of tube. Orange 4x12, marshall 1960 2x12

Pedal: boss DD-6, or ibanez ts808.

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I already have several guitars that keep me real happy, I'm close to my dream rig amp-wise too.

Axe: Ran Invader V, wine red QM top, 24 fret, Floyd Rose, red dot inlays, ebony fingerboard, mahogany body neckthru(5P maple), cant decide on pickup config, will be some medium output pup with a booster switch.

Amp: Engl Savage/other highend Engl(I have a Fireball however and love it, I just want more channels/seperate EQ's) into 2 Engl V30 4x12 cabs.

Pedal: My trusty Boss NS2 or a rack Decimator, but if I had to pick one actual effect: Boss DD-3 Delay or some really pro rack delay/reverb. And I gotta throw in a MXR EVH Phase 90

Maybe someday I'll sell all my 6 strings(4 o them, selling 1 already) and get my long desired Ran custom.

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If I had to choose one of each it would be:

Guitar: Jackson SL-2H with either EMG 81/60 or EVO/PAF Pro.

Amp: Rack setup of Engl E570 and VHT 2/90/2 with a Vader 4x12 and Gflex 2x12 for monitoring.

Pedal/Effects:ISP Decimator Pro Rack G and TC G-Force.

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why the fuck would you want a metal zone with a triple rec

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who the hell would use behringer half stack they fuken suck.!anyways iwould use.....a
Madison Divinity half stack
Custom Ran Invader with 81/85 setup
and iguess the Metalzone?

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Theres lots of better pedals to choose than a metal zone, I'd pick a noise gate or chorus pedal for cleans.

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Seeing how that guy wants Pat O' Briens BC Rich, he would get Pats amp setup too. I think he (Pat) uses the Metal Zone strictly as a boost pedal for his recto, I'm not sure though...

Damn seems like overkill using a metal dist. pedal as a boost in a high gain amp. You generally get better sounds using a DS-1 or 2 in front of a medium-high gain amp, or another similar "non-brutal-metal" pedals like the ProCo Rat, Big Muff Pi, etc. Schuldiner used a DS-1 as a boost in front of his Marshalls, Satriani did the same til he started using his custom JSX. And well the fellows in Morbid Angel(and Obituary, as tons of oldschool bands) used to use/still use ProCo Rats as a boost in front of JCM900's.

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Guitar:
Custom Ibanez RG

Head:
6505

Cab:
Mesa Boogie 4x12

Pedal:
Line 6 Pod XT Live

Until Chuck got the 8100. That is the way to go for oldschool tone, but I still prefer having an amp that can do it without pedals.

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