Angelo Marruzzi
These tracks were recorded live at ID studios in Los Angeles, California on June 20 and 21, 2006. All guitars and bass played by Angelo Marruzzi. All Drums played by Ian Dye. Produced by Angelo Marruzzi. Engineered and mastered by Ian Dye and Angelo Marruzzi. For questions about these clips email Angelo at
solasound@hotmail.com
The Diamond Amplification Spec Op amp was plugged into a 4/12 Baltic birch cabinet loaded with Celestion G12H30 anniversary speakers. Cabinet was close-mic'd with an 80's Beyer M88 dynamic mic. All guitar tracks were recorded using a stock 1991 Gibson Flying V guitar with PAF type pickups
The text describing the clips was written entirely by Angelo. All musical material was written by Angelo Marruzzi, is copywritten, and is being used with permission.
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Track #1 - Clean With Lead"Clean with lead" is a slow Pink Floyd type groove that showcases the amp's incredible clean tone (bridge pickup) and is then joined by a high-gain lead tone (bridge pickup) on the distorted channel in the second part. Drums, bass, 1 clean guitar track and 1 distorted guitar track. Clean settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 9:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Lead settings: presence 7, bass 3, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 12:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Bass switch in position # 2.
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Track #1 - Classic"Classic" showcases the amp's ability to produce clean punchy distorted tones that one might find in a cleaner gain type setting, or in a pop-rock or pop-metal song. Drums, bass, and 1 guitar track split into stereo and panned to 9:00 and 3:00 respectively. Amp settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble, 6, gain at 9:00 and master at 5:00. Bass switch in position # 1.
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Track #1 - Heavy Guitars"Heavy Guitars" this track showcases the amp's ability to do heavy layering of guitar tracks and stay very detailed, in a mid-80's type of metal groove. Drums, bass, one heavy rhythm guitar track and two lead tracks. Rhythm guitar track settings: presence 6, bass 4, mids 5, treble 6, gain 12:00 and master at 9:00 and bass switch in the # 2 position. Lead tone settings: same as rhythm tone settings.
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Track #1 - Drop D"Drop D" demonstrates the amp's killer response to dropped D tuning. Drums, bass, and 1 guitar track split into stereo and panned to 9:00 and 3:00 respectively. Amp settings: presence 6, bass 4, mids 5, treble 7, gain 2:00 and master at 3:00 and bass switch in the #2 position.
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Track #1 - Clip 5"Clip 5" this track demonstrates the amps ability to do late-70's and early-80's type Marshall JMP tones. Drums, bass, and 1 guitar track split into stereo and panned to 9:00 and 3:00 respectively. Amp settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble 6, gain 11:00 and master at 4:00 and bass switch in the #1 position.
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Track #1 - Metal"Clean with lead" is a slow Pink Floyd type groove that showcases the amp's incredible clean tone (bridge pickup) and is then joined by a high-gain lead tone (bridge pickup) on the distorted channel in the second part. Drums, bass, 1 clean guitar track and 1 distorted guitar track. Clean settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 9:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Lead settings: presence 7, bass 3, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 12:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Bass switch in position # 2.
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Track #1 - Blues"Clean with lead" is a slow Pink Floyd type groove that showcases the amp's incredible clean tone (bridge pickup) and is then joined by a high-gain lead tone (bridge pickup) on the distorted channel in the second part. Drums, bass, 1 clean guitar track and 1 distorted guitar track. Clean settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 9:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Lead settings: presence 7, bass 3, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 12:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Bass switch in position # 2.
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Track #1 - Bolero"Clean with lead" is a slow Pink Floyd type groove that showcases the amp's incredible clean tone (bridge pickup) and is then joined by a high-gain lead tone (bridge pickup) on the distorted channel in the second part. Drums, bass, 1 clean guitar track and 1 distorted guitar track. Clean settings: presence 6, bass 5, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 9:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Lead settings: presence 7, bass 3, mids 5, treble 6, gain at 12:00 o'clock and master at 3:00 o'clock. Bass switch in position # 2.