Friday, June 24, 2011

Dr. Z Route '66 or Dr. Remedy?

 Perhaps 2 heads are better than one?   I like a guitar tone with an edge that can really get late 60's-ish in a hurry. I think both would accomplish this but in different ways or subtle ones.

On Guitar Rig I tend to favor the Hot Plexi head but like to experiment with cabinets. This is assuming Guitar Rig is relatively accurate. However I'm sure it's  ball park.

One thing is for sure I like the Celestion Blue models if they're accurate. One way to find out if I atleast like them is to replace the current Celestion speaker in my Vox Pathfinder with one. Now the front end is much different being EL-84's but I think the output can be appreciated or not and distinguished from the tube tone. That is to say it doesn't really matter what power tube a 12 inch speaker for example is going to sound or react differently than a 10 inch.

Through the use of attenuators I think a custom cab could be employed that featured low watt speakers such as the 15 watt Blue Celestions. One would have to be careful though. Those speakers are fiendishly expensive to be driving too much with 40 watts.

Who knows though maybe I could get used to the stock cabinet celestions?   Whichever the case I like presence and I think that only comes through 12 inch speakers. but I'm willing to be wrong. Someone just send me a big box of Dr. Z speaker cabs!

I'm not totally interested in bleeding ear drums and windows rattling as much as i'm interested in great tone. I like some volume but not so much as to be obnoxious. I have absolutely no trouble being obnoxious in the quietest of settings.

I basically like 2 types of tones, no 3 , 3 shall be the number!  


  1. The 1st is bridge pick up on my Tele playing rhythm. I like this sound to be a little gritty. It should be clean enough 1st position chords ring out but not like a Jazz Chorus clean. I want character. . 
  2. Sustain for days, atmospheric. Neck pick up on the Tele, Fuzz pedal, let those lead licks ring out like  milkshake smooth.
  3. I sometimes like that middle out of phase position on the Tele. I mostly use it for rhythm but it can be a little jazzy too and it should be similar to my 1st sound. 
So there you have it....sales sales sales so I can get this great American made amplifier or 2 to go along with my Wildwood Fender '52 thin skin(for my pleasure) Telecaster!!!

feel free though to send cash. then we can start talking about my dream pedalboard.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Billy

Just here to support your ideas. I loved your youtube pitch and only wish I were a Rockefeller.

I hope you're well & still channeling the screaming lord.

Signed, your biggest patron
(in name only)
(right. due to lack of finances),

Seleeeeeeeena
InnaGadda. How are you??? I'm going to go have nightmares about devil skeletons now.

Billy Bogart said...

LOL Holy shit! Damnit Spock would you stick your heart in a microwave and maybe you might be able to warm that green Vulcan blood of yours! Look it's Selena! lol

Sorry was talking to myself. I'm okay. How are you? It's been a very long time back in the days before "beiber". I don't go on myspace anymore. I'm real immature but not as immature as myspace has become.

I'm gonna have to put on that song. lol I was completely sober when I recorded that...I think...

Oh and I drink Earl Gray tea. I like it mostly because of the bergamot. I need to get a plant and place it beside my bed.

Don't be such a stranger or a lurker..i was acquitted! :P