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stickman393 Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: Feb. 2011 Posted: Feb. 05 2011, 18:56 I've wanted one of these forever, then earlier this year I find this at the local guitar fair: After a couple of seconds careful thought, it came home with me. I found a patch on my Line6 POD 2.0 that works really well for that 'First Excursion' guitar sound. The trick is to use the bridge pickup and roll the treble all the way down. It's glorious. Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Feb. 05 2011, 19:04   Ohhh Man !! Please let us hear this sound , just give us an mp3 example....and what preset for your pod ? Back to top

clotty Group: Members. Posts: 237 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Mar. 04 2011, 13:30 Looks lovely. I can see why you bought it. -------------- Clotty Back to top

Michael Hilton Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: Oct. 2007 Posted: Mar. 04 2011, 15:02 Mmm! It looks to be in good nik... you lucky man! Back to top

stickman393 Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: Feb. 2011 Posted: Mar. 16 2011, 15:59 Some sound clips for you. Of course, I couldn't be satisfied with just plain-jane samples. The pickups on the L6-S are actually very microphonic, they will pick up clicks and pick noise and even my cursing at duff notes. On the other hand, this microphonic nature gives the guitar some wonderful resonances and interaction between string, pick and fingers. The "honk" of this guitar is all over Oldfield's albums from Incantations to Five Miles Out. First Excursion (excerpt) I don't have an amp, so I couldn't try and replicate that wonderful sustained feedback on First Excursion, sorry. Incantations Part 3 (excerpt) QE2 (excerpt) These were all recorded with the same settings on the L6-S: Bridge pickup with the treble rolled all the way off. This guitar is way trebly. My POD 2.0 settings were: Amp model: Brit Hi Gain '90 Marshall JCM-800 Cabinet: 4x12" '78 Marshall with stock 70 Drive:        79% Bass:        19% Mid:          87% Treble:       0% Presence:   0% Chan Vol:  89% AIR:         51% FXL Delay/Compressor       Delay:       570ms Feedback:  25% Level:       29% Compressor: 3:1 Reverb: Type: Hall (Room) Decay:    75% Tone:      27% Diffusion: 60% Density:  70% Level:     24% Enjoy! Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Mar. 16 2011, 16:23   You lucky man ! Very very nice sound !! And it seems/sounds you already are very good to play guitar ! Hope you'll cherish your nice guit ! ...i'll try the Pod settings , thanks for sharing ! Back to top

captainjjb Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Mar. 16 2011, 18:40 hey, love that First Excursion - have you done the whole thing?  Would love to hear it Back to top

stickman393 Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: Feb. 2011 Posted: Mar. 17 2011, 00:16 @Captainjjb, No, what you hear is all I did. I wouldn't want to try and reproduce the entire First Excursion - it's perfect the way it is, although I admit, it is fun to play. Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1980 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Mar. 17 2011, 04:10 Bitchin' axx man. Like your MP3's. Thanks for providing the FX settings, they are very precise for anyone who wants to replicate that good 'ol Incantations sound. Every bit as good as the celebrated MO PRS git. -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

Simon M Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: June 2011 Posted: June 11 2011, 09:43 What a beauty! I'm sure you didn't have to spend too many seconds thinking about buying it! Back to top

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