Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October
3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer,
songwriter and record producer. Often referred to by his initials SRV,
Vaughan is best known as a founding member and leader of Double Trouble.
With drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon, they
ignited the blues revival of the 1980s. With a career spanning seven years,
Vaughan and Double Trouble consistently sold out concerts while their albums
frequently went gold.
Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert
King, Buddy Guy, and Albert Collins and rock & roll players like Jimi
Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as jazz guitarists like Kenny Burrell.
Guitars
His main guitar was a beat-up 1959 Fender
Stratocaster , which he had refitted with a `61 rosewood neck and referred
to as `Number One' or "First wife". It is often called "the most
famous battered Strat in rock history". He also had another beat-up
vintage strat he named "lenny" after his wife, Lenora.
Amplifiers
Vaughan favored
Fender and Marshall amplifiers.
Effect
His mainstay effects were the Ibanez Tube
Screamer and a Vox wah-wah pedal.
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, (born
9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer who
achieved international success as guitarist and the leader of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
He responsible for the making of lots immortal
guitar riff in rock history, he has become the most influential guitarist to
most of rock band nowadays.
Page is widely considered to be one of the
greatest and most influential guitarists of all time.Rolling Stone magazine has
described Page as "the pontiff of power riffing" and ranked him
number 3 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
In 2010, he was ranked number two in Gibson's list of
"Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" and, in 2007, number four on Classic Rock's
"100 Wildest Guitar Heroes". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice;
once as a member of the Yardbirds (1992) and once as a member of Led Zeppelin
(1995). Page has been described by Uncut as "rock's
greatest and most mysterious guitar hero." Los Angeles Times magazine
voted Jimmy Page the 2nd Greatest Guitarist of all time.
Led Zeppelin are one of the best-selling music
artists in the history of audio recording—various sources estimate the group's
sales at more than 200 or even 300 million albums worldwide.
From Paul Gilbert, Kurt Cobain to Brian May,
they all admit that they are all a big fans of Jimmy Page, and there playing
are influence by the mighty Jimmy F*ckin Page! Jimmy Page
Official Page
It has green color, just like the Ibanez Tube
Screamer, but does it sound the same? Ibanez tube screamer probably has become
the most copied overdrive pedal of all time, from an amateur guitar junkies to
world class boutique pedal has tried to copied this pedal.
It has a plastic (ABS) body. The unit sits on a
flat stamped steel base plate but the rest of it, including the footswitch, is
plastic. The plastic has been spray painted rather than coloured and it is a
rather lurid shade of green. To keep costs down, only the exterior of the unit
has been sprayed and the inside remains the original white plastic.
So, what does it sound like? To be honest, not bad! It
doesn’t sound exactly the same as my TS-808, but it’s in the same ballpark. The
Behringer provides slightly more of everything at the same knob positions – a
bit more drive, slightly brighter and slightly louder. At the full-on positions
the TO800 can give a fair bit of extra overdrive, a more trebly sound and a
louder signal. However, the way it responds to the guitar and playing
techniques sounds very similar. There is still that emphasis on the middle
frequencies and lack of bass characteristic of the TS-808 that helps the guitar
cut through in a live situation.
The battery sits in a compartment underneath the on/off
selector switch like Boss units (note that a 9v battery is not included).
Unlike Boss units, the battery is accessed by removing the whole of the on/off
foot switch. This is achieved by depressing the two sprung loaded plastic
pivots (which act as the hinges) with a pen and pressing the footswitch off.
It has a cheap price compare to the TS-9 or TS-808, but if
you want those sound with a minimal budget, buy this pedal, it really worth
with the price. But if you really need a very reliable pedal that will last
20-30 years, save your money and buy the real Ibanez Tubescreamer.
DIGITECH'S RP SERIES of multi-effects pedals have already proven themselves to over one million guitarists. Like Goldilocks and the three bears, the RP series has been enhanced with the arrival of three new processors, and the chances are very good that one of these will be just right for your jamming, gigging, and recording needs. "We designed these new RP processors with four levels of user interface in mind," says Digitech's David Rohrer. "First, there's the simple scrolling up and down through the presets, which will satisfy many players. Then there's the use of the Tone and Effects Library knobs, which is like splitting your signal chain in half and editing either the front or the back half. In the past you'd have to go into deep editing to access these possibilities. Then there's the deep editing, where specific effects and models can be turned on or off, and individual parameters of individual effects can be set, and finally the X-edit Librarian computer-editing capabilities." All three units come standard with 60 pre-programmed drum patterns, easily engaged with the front-panel "Drums" button. A chromatic tuner with dropped options is also standard, as is five seconds of delay time.
SOUNDS In terms of quality and complexity of sound, all three pedals are packed with identical firepower, thanks to Digitech's AudioDNA2 chip (see sidebar). Up to 11 amp models, distortions and effects can be chained together in one patch, and the only difference is in the quantity of models-the RP150 has 77, the RP250 has 89, and the RP350 has 118. You'll find all the classics here-Tube Screamer, Big Muff, Crybaby, Uni-Vibe, even Lexicon reverb, as well as a healthy portion of Digitech offerings, of course. Amp models include American and British rigs in both classic and modern incarnations. I was immediately impressed with the range of practical sounds from these processors. There are crystal clear, direct-into-the-board settings that sparkle with chorus and subtle delay, and there are raging, dragged-through-the-mud stack simulations. Snarling Texas blues patches exist beside '80s arena-rock sounds; smoky jazzbo tones can turn a single-coil axe into a hollowbody box. Digitech has always had a great ear for powerful bottom end, and this trio of processors delivers chunk and roar aplenty. Likewise, Digitech's ambience and digital delay models are outstanding for their airiness and clarity. The pitch shifting and harmonization effects are superb, and there are even a few alien robot and synth sounds aboard.
RP150 The RP150 packs a lot of wallop into its modest package. 77 models (48 effects models, 17 amp/preamp/ acoustic guitar models, and 12 speaker cabinets) are available for the 50 user and 50 factory presets. The two footswitches, four buttons, and four knobs make the RP150 interface extremely user-friendly. The display is limited to a two-character LED, however, which might discourage onthe- fly editing. Don't be put off by the lack of an expression pedal, by the way-there's a "Control In" connector that will let you pump away at Wah, Whammy, and Volume parameters if you add your own outboard expression pedal.
RP250 Digitech ups the ante with 89 models (54 effects, 21 amp/preamp/acoustic guitar models, and 14 speaker cabinets) within the RP250. Users can store up to 60 user presets along with 60 factory presets. Perhaps the two most important upgrades are the integral metal expression pedal for wah, whammy, and volume manipulation, and the six-character LED display, which greatly enhances patch identification and editing chores. There's also an auxiliary 1/8" stereo input for plugging in your iPod or CD player.
RP350 The RP350 features 118 models (73 effects, 27 amplifier/preamplifier/acoustic guitar models, and 18 speaker cabinets) stored in 70 factory presets and 70 user presets. Many of the RP350's expanded features focus on the amp-modeling and switching functions, such as two additional knobs that give immediate control over amplifier gain and level, and the additional footpedal that functions as an amp A/B footswitch for the selected preset. That means that for every preset, you now have two amps to choose from, an excellent option for live performance when you want to toggle between, say, a clean setting for the verse and a heavy distortion for the chorus while retaining ambient effects like reverb and delay. The back panel of the RP350 also enhances performing and recording options with a pair of direct injection-friendly XLR outputs, and the six-character, two-digit LED display provides plenty of visual feedback on the darkest stage. By the way, the third footpedal also adds Digitech's Learn-A Lick feature: up to 10 seconds of audio from the auxiliary input can be captured, looped, and played as slowly as 1/4 speed without changing pitch, a simple and effective way to pick up phrases from those terrifying shred-masters.
IS IT FOR YOU? One million guitarists can't be wrong. Digitech's RP series is well known for an easy user interface and truly robust processing, and the RP150, 250 and 350 make the interfacing even easier (via the Tone Library and Effects Library knobs) and the processing even more powerful. The modeling is spot-on, often subtly inspiring, and you may never need to go any deeper into editing than choosing the factory presets and tweaking the Tone and Effects Library knobs. While all three units deliver exceptional value, we feel the RP150 is truly outstanding for its simplicity, range of sounds, and portability, not to mention its price point. Welcome, RP150, to the "1 Award" club.
FEATURES
All three processors share the following: Tone Library, Effects Library and Effects level editing knobs Simple up/down patch access Mono/Stereo outputs 60 drum patterns USB ports RP150: 77 models, 50 user/50 preset patches RP250: 89 models, 60 user/60 preset patches, expression pedal RP350: 118 models, 70 user/70 factory preset patches, expression pedal, amp A/B switching, and XLR outputs
This is a
really weird musical instrument. The Theremin
is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. It was invented by
Russian inventor Léon Theremin in 1919. It consists of two metal antennas that
sense the relative position of the player's hand and produces an eerie sound
heard on classic tracks by Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Léon Theremin
went on to invent the world’s first drum machine and even used his audio
know-how to build spy equipment for the KGB.
Theremin
controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). This what
makes Theremin really unique.The musician stands in front of the instrument and
moves his or her hands in the proximity of two metal antennas. The distance
from one antenna determines frequency (pitch), and the distance from the other
controls amplitude (volume). Most frequently, the right hand controls the pitch
and the left controls the volume, although some performers reverse this
arrangement.
