Les Paul Deluxe and HRM 50 to a Miles Davis tune

http://soundcloud.com/stromgitarrenspieler/mdgroove

Greetings 

Thanks very much, Chris 

Nik build the amp, I did only some minor tweaks: different treble cap, HRM on/off switch - but HRM is on here. There should be nothing special. Nik build it in spring 2010.
But spent endless time in choosing tubes and speakers. Correct speakers and cabinet!! is actually VERY VERY important!
After the recording I changed the tubes again - and the sound got even better for my taste. More expensive tubes DO sound a little better - sometimes 

Try 12AT7/ECC81 tubes in V1 

Sorry, bigwebb - can't help you out with that :-(

But just uploaded another demo of the HRM50 (clean and boost)

http://soundcloud.com/stromgitarrenspieler/dumble-blues

Here are some clips of a HRM 50

Take 1

http://soundcloud.com/stromgitarrenspieler/soundcheck

Take 2

http://soundcloud.com/stromgitarrenspieler/soundcheck-take-2

Drive-Channel with c-later and tc2290 in the loop, PAB kicks in at 2:15 and off again at 2:48

Yes, second that!! Playing my HRM50 now for around 8 months - and NOW I'm getting to it!

The deal really is: PLAY IT as often as possible! In different locations, try different settings, different speakers, spend time with it. You might begin to think about the pickups your using. I put out the SD JeffBeck on the Brigde of my Esprit, cause its too "heavy" and "stuffed" for that amp in my ears.
I'm still in the learningcurve how to "play that thing". Played a Matchless DC-30 for almost 20 years in front of that and was used to: Plug in and play (loud) cause there are really not that much"options" on the Matchless as - take it or leave it.

But the HRM is totally different and - at least for me - it took a long time to understand, or better "feel" what and how to play with that amp. First noticed: The differences between guitars feel bigger, compared to the (still great responding) Matchless.
And this changes the way I pick (for example) which changes the overall sound.

What I did:
- changed the power tubes (but just because I broke one)
- checked 5 different speakers
- changed the V1 and V2 to lower gain, darker sounding Sovtek 12AX7WA (really old ones, that have been in an old Sovtek Mig30) and that put me in the "zone".
- did rehearsals in different rehearsal rooms
- changed the bridge PU on the guitar
- adjusted the HRM tone settings to have the lead sound with PAB engaged and that way the "normal" overdrive (no PAB) is now almost clean, what I like, cause adding the rc-booster to THAT, gives a really nice fat (L.Carlton-)tone with the neck PU on a ES335
- adding a ts-808 (with almost no gain) for nice more overdriven tones at PAB-off
- also the volume stettings are VERY important. I do use a c-lator with the tc2290 and it took my quite a while to understand what turning up the input dial on the c-later can do/not do for the sound.
- the deep switch actually has big effekt to the response of the amp (I think). Took me some weeks to "emotionaly feel" how it effekts the sound and therefore my playing ...
- the amp sounds pretty different "alone" as "with the band". When dialing into a good "bandsound" the same soundsetting played "at home" sounded not really well and vice versa. But it DOES sound much better WITH a band!

The point I wanted to make: This Amp is more a "musical instrument" like a guitar. And as we all know: Guitars are female. And females have "their days" and don't really understand the "technical approach" ... and also give "her" the TIME

Thanks! But actually it was not that loud, because the mastervolume at the HRM is for the clean channel only and the output at the c-lator turned it down, too.
When you turn it loud, it really sings with lots of nice sustain.
If you interested, I'll make more clips with different guitars, too.

Stromgitarrenspieler

Hi Bluesfendermanblues,

thanks man, but the credit goes to Mr.Ford who I just tried to copy.

I'm using Sovtek 6L6 output tubes.
Next thing to try will be a Celstion G12-65 ... or bettter, two of 'em 

Stromgitarrenspieler

Hey all 

since I'm in the the same boat as you, with the Ceriatone HRM 50, that Nik build in May this year, I thought it could be nice to share some notes and tones, too.

Please excuse the green ones I put in here and there and the camera is just an iphone, but it gives an example.



That's the gear used:
Overtone HRM 50 with Resistor Mod, C-lator into tc 2290, back to c-lator and split into Peavey Valverb to Fame GTA-40 Combo, the HRM goes to a 1x12" open back cabinet with a Celestion G12T-100
1994 Fender Robben Ford Ultra SP (Custom Shop USA)

Greetings,
Stromgitarrenspieler

Klein-ulator, build by Nik in 2010 (new, never used, fully working)

SOLD!