Metropoulos Forum

Posted: **Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:59 pm**

Just curious to what everybody is using live. Are you guys using Metro Amps or stock Marshalls. Really would like to know what George was using live. Metro's or the 67' or Superbass.

Dax

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:46 pm**

I'm using amps I built myself. They include 6V6, EL84 and EL34 outputs. The EL84 output seems to work the best for the moment; just the right amount of volume.

I play mostly in church so I'm also using an isobox and in ear monitors. When I can I usually use a 2x12 cab loaded with V30s.

I also Generally have a TC Electronics GMajor in the loop.

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:54 pm**

sg or les paul into a modded jcm800 clone and or 18 watt tmb head, marshall cab loaded with vintage 30's.
keepin' it simple.
mike

Posted: **Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:53 pm**

'76 LP into a Hughes & Kettner Tube 50 (don't give me no grief

....Plexi head still isn't done yet!!!) running a 5150 412, and a Pod XT in the efx loop.

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:38 pm**

Does neighbors being able to hear me play considered live? If so, Les Paul straight into my 4100 dimed on the clean channel and a Angled cab with V30's. Kinna like the cheech and chong "UP IN SMOKE" except I dont have a motorcycle mirror mounted on my guitar neck

Posted: **Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:23 am**

thunder970 wrote:Does neighbors being able to hear me play considered live? If so, Les Paul straight into my 4100 dimed on the clean channel and a Angled cab with V30's. Kinna like the cheech and chong "UP IN SMOKE" except I dont have a motorcycle mirror mounted on my guitar neck

Hehehehe.........my new neighbors had gotten a taste of the '75 Marshall 50-watt with a Weber MASS and a Les Paul already.......today they got the Les Paul through the Metro 100-watt Super Bass, unattenuated!!

If I actually HAD a gig (which will have to wait until my wife is out of college

) it would either be:
a) my pink Strat, Snarling Dogs Whine-O Wah, and TC Jauernig Luxury Drive into the '75 Marshall and a '94 1960AX, with a MASS if needed; or
b) my Les Paul or SG into the Dogs wah, Luxury Drive, and the Metro Super Bass into a 2001 1960A with 30-watt Weber Silver Bells, again with MASS as needed.
If my back was really feeling strong I'd augment those rigs with my home-built Leslie cab driven by my '78 Marshall 50-watt with another Weber MASS.

Posted: **Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:41 pm**

well, I'm selling my house and moving from New Orleans to Washington State. So my half stack will be stored for awhile. I'll just play through the little GA-5. Anything I should do to preserve the amp and cab other than just having it boxed good?

Posted: **Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:02 pm**

I may be mistaken but I think gnugear is in Washington St too. That'll make 3 of us that I know of.

My new band 'Moms Rocket' has only played one show, and I used the whole rig. Metro '68 super bass, hotplate, peavey 50/50 classic, 2 mid 70's Marshall checkerboard slants with rola 25s. Wet cab points forward, dry across the stage. HK replex provides the wet, in line between the hotplate and the peavey. What I like about this rig is it sounds really big without having to be really loud.

Posted: **Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:23 pm**

I'll be moving to the Wenatchee area. Over on the Yakima/Moses Lake region. Olympia is over by Seattle right?

Posted: **Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:24 am**

Yep, about an hour south of Seattle

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:01 pm**

I'm running all Metro heads...I use a '69 clone for a backup, however I'm using my Curt Mitchell prototype live for the band I'm working with since they want that high gain tone. The CM is just a Super lead with 3 cascaded gain stages in the preamp with a pre-phase inverter master on it.

I use a Mojotone slant BW cab with G12H-30 RIs in it. For pedals I run a Vox Wah, MXR Phase 90, Boss Super Octave, Line 6 MM4 for chorus. I also use all Les Pauls with EMG pickups(Zakk Wylde set).

Jon

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:47 pm**

you guys all have kewl rigs compared to me infact i am reallly jelous of all of your rigs i have to work for my gear and most of it i got for free or found lying about the house or saved.

I have some new items

2 4x8 200 watt full range pa cabs which i can use with my H/H or marshall H/H for pa and marshall for bass well it is a sb afterall

2 1x12 goodmans loaded cabs with motorola tweeters which i use with my H/H because i can have a small porta rig compared to luggin round 4x8s

2 celestion G12M 50HZ loaded 2x12s wit tweeters which are disconnected

I can use my wem copicat with my H/H or marshall which i ain't tried as i need new tape loops

my main guitars Saxon LP copy Gibson SG pro and harmony strat all guitars from the 70's

and pedals tech 21 double drive and a Dunlop GCB 95 wah with a nady wireless system.

any1 of my amps i can use in a live situation but i would use the H/H with the goodmans mainly with a tech 21 double drive for a marshall emulating sound until i have built my marshall plexi kit and 4x12.

and i bet u guys are gonna rip the piss for me usin SS now

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:19 pm**

Live Rig Revision:

Here is my current 'gitdown' as follows:

I'm now using a rack setup:

Wireless: Nady XR-61(will be changing over to a Shure unit soon)
Preamp: Marshall JMP-1 Valve MIDI Preamp
Effects: TC Electronics M300(will be switching to a G-Major soon)
Digitech Whammy(hooked in front of the JMP-1 but MIDI controlled)
Power Amp: '69 Metro Super Lead Plexi modded with a Line Input Jack
Speaker Cab: Mojotone slant basketweave clone loaded with Anniversary series Celestion G12H-30s

I'm still using the Vox Wah and the MXR Phase 90. I swear everytime I change my rig around these 2 devices seem to never leave my setup.

Jon