Bass Mixing - Screenshots

Buss

Grit track - using Logic Bass amp + distortion

Low End Track (100% direct)

Bass Amp - SVT 2 Pro into 8x10 (miked up with MD 421)

Explorer + New BKP Black Dogs = ?

My Gibson Explorer is a great guitar.  It plays well, is well balanced, etc.  The only thing that has bothered me off and on is the 496R/500T pickup combo.  Not that they sounded bad (especially after some height adjustments)... I just was thinking how much better the guitar could sound with new 500k CTS pots, new pickups, etc.

After some searching/thinking/etc I settled on doing a complete rewire using CTS pots, an Orange Drop cap, and... new BKP Black Dog pickups.

BKP Black Dogs + Cookie Game

Pots, Caps, pushback wire, new switch (just in case)

The wiring went smooth considering my crappy soldering skills...

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Old 496r/500t Pickup for Reference -

New Black Dog Pickups -

PRS Shots

Cool guitars

Gibson Les Paul Studio Bonamassa - Heavy Tones

Here's a run through of my LP Bonamassa playing some heavy stuff.

I did not do every amp from a mix perspective but do have raw tracks for everything.  Instead I did three clips:  JVM, Mark V, and a mix of Mesa/Marshall.  I have reamps for the 6505+ but didn't do any mixing with them.

1st up - JVM

JVM Settings

1960a Mics - Sennheiser on t75, 57 on V30

MXR Classic OD as boost

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2nd Up - Mesa Mark V

Mark V Amp Settings

Mics - Sennheiser 421 and Shure SM57

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3rd - Amp Mix
Mad Scientist Mix - Mark V and JVM (with above settings) on the Left, RA-100 / Recto (Modern Red) on the Right, Mark V with a little RA-100 in the solo.  The Protone Misha sig is being used as a boost for the Recto and the RA-100 (Vintage Hi).

RA-100 Settings

Recto (Modern Red, Bold, Diode)

ProTone Misha Sig (Boost)

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