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29 Apr AC/DC In The Studio: Recording Info Insights (Update!)

Posted at 21:32h in Blog, Gear Reviews, Premium, Reviews by SoloDallas 37 Comments
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UPDATE: Our friend and member Currentpeak has just found this superb interview in audio form where Powerage sound engineer Opitz describes how Angus recorded the album back then.

This is Currentpeak‘s understanding, I am posting his comment as a whole:

 

It is a Michael Butler’s (of Rock ‘n’ Roll Geek Show) interview with Mark Opitz. As we know, he was an audio engineer/mixer/producer for many Albert Productions’ artists including AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo = real rock royalty! (more…)

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26 Nov An Aracom Attenuator and a Few Vintage Marshalls (Complete)

Posted at 10:56h in Amplifier Reviews, Gear Reviews, Premium, Reviews, Tutorials by SoloDallas 176 Comments
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So… been meaning to shoot something like this for some time, here you have it.

It’s a long journey into what an attenuator can do for you, with powerful, loud tube amps (ONLY tube amps can be attenuated with an attenuator such as the Aracom).

Total of 6 videos, all being processed right now, here’s the one.

Thanks for viewing, yours,

Fil 🙂
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16 Nov Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” Solo Tutorial, Part Two

Posted at 11:34h in Guitar Tutorials, Premium, Tutorials by SoloDallas 45 Comments
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Here we are for the second appointment with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird Solo.

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The guitar featured in this tutorial is a 2010 Gibson R8 Les Paul Standard

played on a 1977 Marshall JMP 2204 attenuated with an Aracom PRX150 DAG

Just a couple of things to note, around 8 mins re: the lick at the twelfth fret G string. The ‘big’ bend is called a minor third bend. If you consider the G minor scale being G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G then bending the G at the twelfth to the A#(Bb) at the 15th is from the 1st note G to the (flat or minor) 3rd Bb.

At 20 mins or so, playing the 1st string G at the 15th and also the 2nd string 18th bent to G is called a ‘Unison bend’. It gives great emphasis to the note with the lighter string constant and the bent string oscillating around the note.

If you need to go to part one, you’ll find it here for convencience

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” Solo Tutorial, Part One

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10 Nov AC/DC’s “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” New Series

Posted at 18:31h in AC/DC Covers, Performance, Performance Videos, SoloDallas New Series by SoloDallas 110 Comments
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Well, with the arrival of the Aracom PRX150 DAG (Power Attenuator) I can finally reach new heights. Why? Because this is a REAL attenuator, like I’ve never owned before (review coming soon). This attenuator – a passive one – lets me crank properly any amplifier power section – included the ones of MVs amps, such a 2203 or a 2204, as in the case with this video – and obtain finally proper sound. I know, I seem a bit too revolutionary, but please listen for yourself.

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