Best Modeled High Gain Marshall Tone Ever? (Intro Riffs and some Noodling)

[screechkid116]

FUCKING AWESOME

[epmusic14]

that tone :O-- _-__-__----__-_

[MrUltraworld]

I got the Fractal hoping to just run it through a Randall power amp & be done with amps & pedals. I tried this out in the past without luck. This didn't work out either. Maybe it's too perfect? My amps have a physical element to them,I play to them. My analog pedals have the same quality. How you play determines the tones you get, it's endless. When I play through this it feels the same no matter how I play. I need that contact that this doesn't provide

Nice recording by the way.

[theallmightyham]

@MrUltraworld Used to Feel this way, but it's mostly in your head. I frequently dialed into much gain with the axe and couldn't get the best out of it. I still like the feeling of plugging in an amp. But for home recording the Axe slays.

[johnywalkerize]

I cant resist myself from giving u a like . U were awesome . Could u tel me the song towards last 30 sec .

[zmb1982]

@johnywalkerize - It's "The Hunter" off of Dokken's Under Lock and Key album... and thank you very much for the like, that's very kind of you! : )

[loopbasedzero]

looks like the action on the Hamer is perfect for metal riffing

[LypsLynch55]

U want the best modeled High Gain Marshall Tone Ever? here it is: go to soundclick.....search for 'Strat78'....go to his music page and take a listen on the 2nd page to "Runnin' With the Devil - '76 Destroyer' or "On Fire - Pickup Test" - best modeled Marshall tone EVER.

[Crazytjeuh]

Amazing sound!

[faaip0de0oaid]

holy wars!!

[ThePhallystorm]

Sounds great at this volume, however in a Live application with a loud Bassist, and drummer the tone degrades, and gets lost in the MIX. There is No substitution for Real Heads.Thats just where Line 6, and all the other modeling manufactures are at right now. Maybe some day there will be a modeler/effects all in one that will sound great at full CONCERT Volumes, but until then, have fun in your bedroom!

[EmperorSheepy]

That Megadeth tone sounds PERFECT! Sounds just like Rust in Peace! /,,/

[iwannarockon2010]

ROCK ON!!!

[livio1396]

dude thats fucking incredible.. tell me the settings!!! (pretty please)

[ainsleywalker]

High Gain isn't the way forward at all

[kvncldrn]

Holy crap, this is some serious tone, It's enough gain for me haha, and I play modern metal, which is ridiculous when it comes to gain.

[TheBlind97]

can the pod x3 not live do the same thing and how do you connect your pod x3 just straight to computer?

[brandontylerkaiser]

That holy wars tone sounds fucking spot on haha i was like is that the album? haha

[checkie4ever]

Man, what a playing and tone !!! I have effect unit from other company, but must say that I saw best tones from Pod x3 live. You are right, so many people trash these units but ,if you take time you get some crazy tones and when so called ,,tube snobes" listen without knowing what it is, they blown away.....

When they find out, they just scratch their head and say ,,well something was missing anyway..." ha ha.

Well I want to play without spending few G's on gear, so.....

[ToXin88]

sound is ok, but you can clearly hear, that this is a pod or some other moddeling device..

[elitesidewinder]

This sound is fucking amazing!!!

[abdielogando]

oh man u rock we really need u to teach us some of those eq u did thanks

[BenNelsonLim]

care to share settings?

[Strummify]

should have posted a video.... ur playing is amazing! great stuff

[perseusbeatkraken]

Pod HD what I think the x3 is a good competitor

[seandamondotcom]

awesome riffs and choices. All the EVH, Metallica and even Dokken. BAD ASS!

People, this is how a guitar should be played!

Awesome job my friend! The tone f*n Rocks too - Keep it up bro. You da man

[emoboy6374]

it would be better if it was in a deathcore tone! (\nn/)

[redsfan293]

Yeah Holy Wars!!!

[rc121crx]

Damn! I was like this dude jams then threw in the Dokken and Holy crap :D Baddddazzzzz

[oozi4u]

u nailed the lynch tone!

what were the settings you layed down for that tone? thank you

[RFeynman]

Whatever is going on at 3:15 sets my brain awhirl.

[Dimeist]

So great playing and epic tone. Any suggestions on how to achieve this in Pod Farm 2? I just wrote that. lol

[zmb1982]

@Dimeist - From there you're gonna need the MXR Phase 90 stombox too... come to think of it, you'll need the Platinum version to get everything that you'll need. With the Platinum POD Farm, you'll be able to substitute the EP-3 for the EP-1 and put a Binson Echorec in the chain for the Special FX delays (EVH used the Echoplex as a pre-amp and light echo, the Binson was used for the end dive on Eruption). I'd use the Slap Plate for Reverb and make sure to cut all of the deep bass frequencies.

[Dimeist]

Holy shit. Is it possible to get this tone with a Line6 UX1 with PodFarm 2?

[zmb1982]

@Dimeist - You're too kind good sir, if you have the free version, you might not be able to get close. But if you have the full version, then start with the 1). Marshall® Super Lead ("jumped" channels) model and experiment with the '67 or the '68 Greenbacks with 4x12 cabinet models. From there, you have more choices than the PODX3 Live, you could go with the EP-1 Tube Echoplex and use it as a preamp or use the Chandler Tube Driver Stompbox... a combination of both would work best,. Contnued...

[Dimeist]

@zmb1982 I copied the settings you had in the end of the video. Works great, but it doesnt sound as smooth with my EMGs, or it might be my playing, the tone is pretty much the same. Thanks alot man.

[shonethekingbb]

OOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGG Goose bumps every time I hear THIS!

[zmb1982]

@shonethekingbb - I thought that it was just me with the goosebumps...oh, and your checks in the mail! When I want to stick a shotgun in my mouth and pull the trigger, I'll re-read this amazing comment from a REALLY kind person! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[shonethekingbb]

@zmb1982 I think that this sound should be placed in a museum like BEST GUITAR SOUND ON THE WORLD!

[jonsteveg]

the only time I can tell its modeled is during the chugs. great tones man.

[great7654]

the song at 2:55?

[MrThom3000]

@great7654 It's creeping death Metallica :)

[gregRAIN]

this guy is an incredible BEAST on the guitar mann sounds amazing

[zmb1982]

@gregRAIN Playing like a beast is probably all I have ever striven to be. When I feel like giving up and throwing in the towel, I'll remember this comment and feel empowered. It's people like you who make the world go around... a heartfelt thank you Greg!

[bigman12583]

Just wondering why you are using pedal effects(noise gate, comp) do the ones in the x3 not work as good?

[zmb1982]

@bigman12583 - The ISP Decimator is mainly for the Tone Press. The Tone Press is like any compressor/sustainer in that it increases the noise level in the signal. The X3 Live has a red compressor (mxr) and a blue compressor (BOSS CS) but you only get one stomp box and I'm using the tube distortion already. it's nice to have the ISP to cut noisy pickups like the JB. The POD series also seems to have a tiny bit of a RF rejection problem too. I'm also just taking full advantage of the effects loop.

[bigman12583]

@bigman12583 Thanks for responding,I have not figured out all the ins and outs of the x3.I was one of those people that thought that line 6 was not as good as "real tube amps" this and other units ax-fx,11 rack,sound better to me and much eazer to work with.thanks

[Ibanez2005gio]

You sir, have amazing tone!

[Lan2Wave]

Great Tone very nice playing!!!

[zmb1982]

@Lan2Wave - You are too kind good sir, you're stuff is smokin' good and I take it as a huge compliment. .

[Lan2Wave]

@zmb1982 Keep up the great work and Thank you again, for the very kind words.

[RFeynman]

Just revisited this, and was blown away again. Freakin' awesome.

[zmb1982]

@RFeynman - That means a lot coming from a monster player such as yourself! Thank you kind sir!

[Fleedd]

I totally agree the Pod X3 is amazing, could you email me the tone for these sound clips? Or put the specs up somewhere Please, I am not good at getting good tones

[zmb1982]

@Fleedd - at 4:05, I show the exact settings of the patch in order for fellas like yourself to cop the tone. You'll just have to make that far in. lolz.

[bobbyrubio]

Great playing brutha!

[oozi4u]

i like your version of master of puppets better than the original haha

[DImaxguitar]

shitty floyd

[MikeyGee001]

Fkn wicked tone dude ... WOW .... LOVE IT .. for real !!!

Dirty but not brittle ... full of balls but no muck ..

NICE !!

[stevenowen82]

GREAT EVH TONE! GETTING THE GAIN DOWN AND THE EFFECTS RIGHT IS QUITE A FEAT!

[TheM3talGuy]

how do i get the High gain amp models?

[21Dominate]

wat are the settings for this??!!!!! PLEASE

[mxr80]

@21Dominate

The settings are shown in the video.

Anyways, thanks a lot zmb1982 I put this into my own X3 and this one sounds great! There aren't a lot of good EVH patches out there but the X3 is definitely capable of producing some good Marshall tones.

[zmb1982]

@mxr80 - Thank you very much kind sir. A cool thing about the patch is that it is EVH's base early brown sound. You can quite easily copy the patch to another location and create a 1984 era sound by backing off the gain a bit, cutting some of the bass, a room instead of plate reverb and dialing up a subtle early Eventide chorus effect.

In all honesty, I struggled to re-create his script logo Phase 90 and only managed to hit the effect at around 70% accuracy. The phaser needs a little work IMHO.

[mxr80]

@zmb1982@zmb1982 This is a great patch, I'd leave it as is. You're correct about less gain for later stuff as VH1 had more gain then even Ed intended and all album afterwards Ed backs off as you already know. It can be easily heard on the isolated guitar tracks here on YT.

[mxr80]

@zmb1982 The Eventide detuned effect Ed used later on I have a tough time recreating on the X3. The chorus just doesn't sound quite right. Its a wet/dry signal & even though with the X3 you can use 2 tones (pan one hard left, the other hard right) it doesn't quite capture it. The X3 needs a harmonizer built into it.

[ameritechdj]

@zmb1982 Ow Im going to.....I was was thinking of like a SH13 Dimebucker on the bridge and 2 SD shr-1 stacked hotrails for the singles. apprieciate the enthusiasm man. I just got turned on to these Hamers.....Theirs an 87 Chaparrel USA over here for 250 Euro/330 dollars...Im thinking about trying to sweettalk the wife into letting me get it too. Its neck through and all too like yours..as best as I can figure like yours

[ameritechdj]

sweet tones too

[ameritechdj]

Very Nice dude...I just got the Korean import version of this and cant wait to hot rod it.

[zzzsatriani]

Really, very, very beautiful sound. Make other videos!!! ZZZSatriani from Brazil.

[jasonic2112]

damn i thought it was eddie guitar with balls i love it cant wait to hear more from zmb1982 nothing better than a guitar player who knows what he is doing

[thunderingrick]

very nice tones and distortion !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RFeynman]

Holy shit!  Superb.

[VicSoxUK]

That was cool! I got my 1st US Hamer this year. A 1991Centaura form HFC. Lovely guitar. Just need to save for my dream - US Cali. Well played dude, Vic...

[orrod55]

Very nice tone and playing, zmb! Extra credit for playing a Hamer USA.

[kevin4043]

shredding and tearing it up thats how its done

[SanchezMonster]

Great playing and killer tone.

[VinceTarrance]

4:52-5:00 gettin down haha. Awesome sounds too man.