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Topic: Another shout out for Joe Rogers and his Tonex captures |
Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2024 5:52 pm |
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There are a number of steel guitar players who have raved about (forum member) Joe Rogers' Tonex captures for pedal steel. Last week I bought some of them, and now I'm a big fan too. I had bought a Tonex One pedal several months ago, played around (for too long) with the various models and captures, but couldn't find anything that either worked for the pedal steel or that sounded like playing through a real amp. I decided that looking for virtual amps in the digital world was a waste of time (precious for musicians) and money (in short supply for most of us).
After watching the videos he posted on the SGF, especially the one of him playing Lloyd Green, I was curious, so I contacted him and bought six of them:
Peavey Nashville 400
Peavey Session 400 (original)
Sho-Bud
Fender Vibrosonic
Sarno Revelation preamp
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Bud Charlton's Standel amp.
The music I play can be pretty outside the box, but when it comes to tone, I'm old school and a bit conservative. Every one of these captures sound, to my ears at least, like the real thing.
Though we all hear things differently, and we each have our individual preferences for our steel guitar sound, my favorites are, in order, the Nashville 400, the Session 400, the Sho-Bud, and the Vibrosonic.
I play them on my S12 late-seventies MSA through a Quilter Tone Block 202, going into the effects return.
I feel that this could really be a game changer for the world of steel guitar.
Joe's Youtube videos:
https://youtu.be/UEEwmDabb9w?si=t1bbDKJ1wdfUzx4i
https://youtu.be/03841AwPN3o?si=CgaP6221EQ0oktNc
https://youtu.be/LkGjGcHHIj0?si=PpyS0k89BI55p0SH
Amps he has modelled:
Fender Twin & Vibrosonic
Emmons Lashley LeGrande 600
Evans (assorted models)
Fender Steel King
Fishman Jerry Douglas Aura Dobro
Little Walter PF89
Goodrich Match-Bro (standard reso sound &
Pedabro sound)
Milkman Half & Half
Peavey Nashville 112
Peavey Nashville 400
Peavey Session 400 (original)
Peavey Session 400 Ltd
Peavey Vegas 400
Quilter Steelaire
Randal Steelman 500
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John Lacey
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Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 17 Nov 2024 4:20 pm
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| Susan, does it matter what amp you should play the samples thru? I’ve been using a katana 100 mk. 2 lately. Would it be ok? |
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2024 5:51 pm
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John, ideally you should have an amp with an effects loop because then you can bypass the preamp in your amplifier. How I use it is I go from the volume pedal through my effects pedals (reverb, delay, clean boost) into the Tonex One and then into the amp's effects return. I think your could go into the amp input, but the tone from the Tonex would be mixed in with the preamp of your amplifier.
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 27 Nov 2024 5:14 pm
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Susan a lot of amps have a "power amp in" jack on the back which also allows you to by-pass the Pre-amp and basically turns your combo amp into a powered speaker!
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