So that ends it with the PRS Custom 24. All in all fun stuff to mess around with... need to get a better workflow though so I can rip through each of my other guitars.
One thing I wanted to note before finishing up was that there was NO post processing on the guitars. I wanted to get the original source as best as possible. In Logic X there was some master bus compression/limiting to get the level a little hotter, and the bass had some basic compression/eq/dist added to make it sit a little better. The drums were Superior Drummer/Metal Machine using the stock out of the box main preset.
Listening back through all the clips this is tough to pick a best amp for the guitar. All amps worked great and sounded pretty good. All the Mesas were great, the Peavey was good, and the Marshall JVM while not my favorite held it's own.
For rhythm tone I would rank them as follows: Mark V, RA-100, Dual Rectifier/6505+ tied, Mini Recto, then the JVM.
For leads: Dual Rectifier (Vintage Channel), Mark V/RA-100 tied, 6505+, Mini Recto, then the JVM.
Guess if I had to pick an overall winner it would be the Mark V for the PRS as it sounds and FEELS great while tracking. The other amps all sound great and work well for the heavy stuff as well but the Mark V just has something to it that doesn't come across so much in the recording.
For fun here is a *final* clip with a mix - Mesa Mark V on the Left Channel, Dual Rectifier on the Right, RA-100 doing the lead part.
And I don't want to hear these riffs or "improvised" leads again.
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