CAE Bob Bradshaw Rack Tones demo

[@zachman5150]

@luvtorekord Hi Brad, This is Zach-- Pat's friend-- who's rack rig you made sing so beautifully. Thanks so much for demoing it for everyone to enjoy. I really Enjoy your playing.

[@BradleyLivestreams]

@kezz87 This is Brad, I am the performer in this clip.... The tone emanating from this rig was even better than what you're hearing (believe it or not!) but MentoneMan masterfully captured the tone!! He's DEFINITELY the man!! Had I known we would have received this many hits I would have used my own guitar as I know it so much better than the one I was using but, any way you slice it, it was an honor to be a part of this!

[@zachman5150]

@mocamaiu Yes, 1210 chorus + modulated delay from the 2290. Not a preamp, rather the amp heads (1 of 4). Each selected one at a time and the selected amp (via the amp selector) drives a dry cabinet, and has a line level which incorporates the preamp and power amp section of the head and drives the "wet" side of the rig, which then is fed to a stereo power amp, and then runs the wet cabinets.

[@zachman5150]

Bruce Egnater is a SUPER cool guy who builds TOP shelf gear and the MOD Series amps RULE! Good call. ;)

[@zachman5150]

Thanks... I have no experience w/ TC Electronic's novadynamics, but I've been a user and fan of the 2290 since 1987, and really do love their products.

[@zachman5150]

I do use the Dyna Comp on gainy lead tones (sometimes) as well as clean lead tones and rhythms. The Rocktron 300G rack compressor is mainly used to even out signal going to the processors. Don't remember if the Dyna Comp was on during the Landau stuff

[@mentoneman]

the intro was tc 1210 chorus and 2290 delay and lexicon pcm verb cabs are crate 4x12, crate 1x12 combo and EV 1x12 cab smooth lead tone was egnater ch 3 hit by a marshall bb2 drive box and the 2290 delay and lexicon verb

[@LexovichUkraine]

The volume knob cleans the tone just perfectly! Oh I wish to try such a sound some day!!!

[@zachman5150]

Bob is THE man when it comes to doing it "Right", and his products and setup makes it possible for me to create the sonic textures I want with my gear, as well as have the ability to utilize my gear in real time.

[@mentoneman]

tyler ash classic strat w/ kinman avn 59 neck/middle singles/tom holmes 450 bridge humbucker, fender 95 limited strat, egnater tol 100 head w/ hotplate, dynacomp, bluesbreaker2, eh lpb2, evh phaser, mxr flanger+10 band eq, rocktron 300G comp, tc 1210+2290, lexicon pcm 80, cae interface, dual mixer, 4 amp switcher, korg tuner, furman power...random crate powerblock into EV 12L, crate combo, crate 4x12....stuff my son's band used.... :)

[@zachman5150]

The rig is set up to switch as wanted. I have it on for some dirty stuff, but usually not. There are actually 2 compressors in the rig an MXR Dyna Comp (placed in front of whichever of 4 amps is selected) and a Rocktron 300G which is a rack mounted compressor which is setup mainly to level out signal before it gets to the processors in the stereeo section of the rig.

[@amarr1]

you have a crazy amount of awesome gear, of course everyone's jealous. You definately deserve it too, you're a great, inventive player. Best Wishes to you as well.

[@zachman5150]

It's an Odessey Werk Light. LED, light, so no heat or hum... When you power it on, it strobes the different colors. It just wasn't set to be a solid color in the video. It's used for a dual purpose-- to provide light to see the rack in the dark, and as a spacer to provide ventilation to some of the gear. I actually have 2 of them now. The shorter one on the top of the rack, under the Furman, is also a power conditioner, as well as a light

[@mentoneman]

it's 3 mics running into a small mixer, 2 akg 451s for wets and a 57 for dry, then to the camera, which unfortunately has pretty low quality audio converters.

[@zachman5150]

@Fumbleboot Thanks. I'm glad others appreciate the rig.

[@jamesplasencia]

sweet guitar playing, even sweeter sounds!.....wish i had one of those racks

[@zachman5150]

Yes. It's a Rocktron Egnater TOL100. Bruce does make tasty amps. The full rig is a multi-amplifier rig, run w/d/w

[@zachman5150]

The project consisted of several things: Custom building components, modifying components, wiring the rig. Built the Custom Switcher, modified my Amp Selector new chassis, Custom made line mixer, Double Expanded RS10, some hardware (pedal tray, MIDI Thru box, multi outlet strip for all the amps to plug in), pedal power supply, dual tap tempo for the 2290 and H8000FW, ALL the cables including the snake from the pedal board to the rack interface. The WHOLE thing was near the cost of 2 Diezel VH4's

[@zachman5150]

@mocamaiu Comp uses a Rocktron 300G compressor. Thanks

[@mKreifeldt]

Do you find the bug zapper above the pedals helpful when you play in the everglades? Great sound and playing btw. Proves a big rack done right doesn't have to be a tone squasher.

[@mentoneman]

@checkie4ever the crate is just power for one side of the wet cabs..i ran it in mono/bridged to a EV 1x12, and the other wet cab wast a crate 60 watt combo and i ran the signal into the return of the fx loop...i find the wet cabs are OK to be solid state power driven and 1x12s, but the middle dry benefits from tube power and 4x12 tone.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

really love the fast pattern at 1.57 tryin to work it out cool!

[@noctilux7799]

I loved my 2290!

[@mentoneman]

Michael Landau "I'm Buzzed" from his Tales from the Bulge" CD

[@zachman5150]

The pedal board is a Double expanded CAE RS10, 3 Boss FV500 Volume pedals, Cry Baby Wah, Custom CAE power supply/Dual tap tempo box.

[@ALtheDoctorWho]

Great Demo Video love your playing style.

[@michelesettimo]

oh god..you have a WONDERFUL and impressive tone!...i'm jealous!!!!

[@ShortStack2091]

can i just say those are some of the best tones i've ever heard

[@zachman5150]

Mostly amp distortion in the clip. The SRV type tones are channel 2 of the Egnater TOL 100 w/ an EHX LPB2, pushing the front end a bit.

[@vfrbike]

wonderful tones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NikkiBider]

Heh, can see the joy on the man's face , absolutely envious right now.

[@BradleyLivestreams]

@Zachman5150: Hey Zach, hows the rig doing? That thing is one SMOKIN' setup!!!! It was a JOY to play through!! Hope I get a chance to play through it again!

[@mentoneman]

@ahvaimusicom i forget the name of the tune brad was playing it's zachman's rack..just my eggie tol 100 and tyler gtr!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

really love the fast pattern at 1.57 tryin to work it out cool! the chord at 4.50 is soooo sweet!!

[@zakmoon7065]

That rig sounds amazing!

[@zachman5150]

I offered to let them for a bit, but there was a limited amount of time that was available. Getting ready to ship it home to me, now.

[@zachman5150]

Thanks... Glad you like them. We're still programming some fine tuning in. It'll keep getting better, if the plan goes the way intended. ;)

[@zachman5150]

@qtcustom1 In the rack now. It was with me, when the video was done.

[@girtha1134]

cool man thanks for the info might have more questions for you later

[@zachman5150]

@fasteddierocs Thanks... It was a long road to get it all together.

[@zachman5150]

That is correct-- in the beginning of the video Brad was playing mentoneman's (Pat's) Tyler, at the end of the video he was playing a Fender Strat. That wasn't me (The owner of the rig) you were talking to earlier. ;)

[@zachman5150]

"I'm Buzzed", by Michael Landau-- off of his "Tales from the Bulge" CD.

[@myownreality64]

would have been nice for some one to let us know what components were in the rack!

[@deadpope1]

Great tones! I'm an Egnater man myself. A question: What is blinking ( red,green, purple, etc.) about midway down the rack? Quite an eye catcher. lol I think I might have to have one. hee hee

[@zachman5150]

@tonyps5 It was a long road to get it all into this setup. The wait was brutal, but the rewards are sweet.

[@zachman5150]

@locoboxspaceship Literally the amount of sounds in this rig are enormous. The Eventide H8000FW, which isn't in THIS demo, does reside in the rack permanently and it alone has 1600 factory presets. Having a great rig doesn't guarantee great results, it only presents you with options. It's up to the player to dial in the right sound scape for the occasion. ;)

[@zachman5150]

Aloha Brad, Hope all is well. Sorry it took so long to see your comment. The rig is doing great. I've done several large concerts with it, and it's worked like a CHAMP every time. I plan to add a Dytronics Tri-Stereo Chorus this summer, replace the Lexicon with a PCM81 and possibly alter a pedal or two, possibly switch the Rocktron Compressor for a DBX (Undecided).

[@DrBRockstar2000]

I see an MXR EVH Phase 90 in the rack!!!! I have the same pedal!!!

[@sk1x_x]

the first riff ist taken from a steve lukather akkustic solo in austria ^^

[@Kristianeff]

well, it's a song called "I'm buzzed" from Michael Landau's album "Tales from the bulge". Luke and Landau have been friends from the age of ten, and Luke has often covered this song live.

[@zachman5150]

I'm sure you could still contact Bob via e-mail, and have him send it to you. Perhaps Custom Audio Japan would be more feasible for your location

[@zachman5150]

@crazysean1218 lol I suppose it is like launch control. Thanks

[@Bflatest]

best clean tone on youtube man

[@zachman5150]

Bruce Egnater makes GREAT amps/products that is CERTAIN. ;) Landau is a tone god, and his playing is well... AWESOME!!!

[@zachman5150]

cont... The one amp used in the video was an Egnater TOL100. Peter Diezel is a GREAT guy and builds quality products, but they don't sound like the Egnater in the video. They are a different animal all together.

[@Kristianeff]

the distortion sound is real throaty, fat and defined. yet it sounds clean, doesn't sound like he's playing with a lot of distortion, probably the combination of a great amp and a great guitarist!

[@zachman5150]

@Pianoblacks That wasn't my power amp. It was my friend mentoneman's, who I was letting baby sit my rack for a bit. Just imagine how good it sounds with MY whole setup, by contrast. ;)

[@BradleyLivestreams]

@kezz87 This Brad... I am the performer on this video. It's actually an original song of mine but it definitely has a Trower influence.... I love his style! Thanks everyone for your comments! This rig was even more incredible standing in front of it but Pat did an AWESOME job of capturing the tone... He's my tone guru for sure!

[@maksmail]

Oh my god. As a huge Landau junkie I really melted at this time a day (10am). How am I gonna survive the day?... I just wonder how this brilliant rig will sound in the hands of: 1) Landau himself 2) Me :D

[@zachman5150]

There are a couple of versions of the OD100 that vary a bit in price. You can contact him or John Suhr via their e-mail for direct info. RE: the RS10 vs the GCP yes, similar to GCP but depending on the kind of info you're storing, you have more flexibility w/ the RS10.

[@zachman5150]

Pat recorded a clip of the rig when he came to visit Hawaii. I tried to post a link here, but it won't let me. Ask him to send you a direct link. Take care

[@zachman5150]

@427jim It would be great if Guitar Center actually carried most of this stuff, but they don't.

[@mentoneman]

Brad and I both play on the team. Brad is amazing!

[@vellu79]

Yep, it`s SRV song called "Testify".

[@DrumGuitarist1379]

Wow the tone is AMAZING especially at 1:52

[@KeithCanisius]

That sound is so sick man!!

[@Tempclanleader]

ebay-- while searching for rack light, or neon rack light. I forget exactly, I got them a few years ago.

[@zachman5150]

Hi Jonny, Re: the cost of my gear: I have been accumulating it over many years, and didn't pay retail for most of it-- Though gigging and rentals has paid for it all. If you're interested in pricing out what a system like this would run you, perhaps checking recent ebay "sold" items for similar gear will give you a realistic ball park idea.

[@WeslieJJ94]

nice sound, and you can play!

[@GRAFHC]

Looks like a TC2290 delay. At one point in time, sort of more or less the world standard for studio delay rack units. Still hold up even today, but you can get the same results from a G Major 2, or well, Axe FX, etc.

[@zachman5150]

Yes, it's a 2290. Sorry, G-Major, Nor Axe-FX (Yes, I've used both) quite do it. But I agree, Both are decent units

[@Tempclanleader]

In Landau's hands there is no such thing as anything other than GREAT!!!! One of my favorite things about this particular rig is that you aren't limited to the core amp tones... Want something different, just plug in a different amp, and there it is.

[@kraid80]

that Crate Powerblock sounds very good indeed ;D

[@JesusWorship7]

Ooooohhh man that humbucker sounds awesome plis can you tell me what humbucker is that?

[@lawina76]

yes...I have two Tylers too but at the end of movie You play on strat.

[@zachman5150]

Controller is a Custom Audio Electronics RS10 (Double expanded) The Loop Switcher is a Custom Audio Electronics Custom Shop Audio Controller

[@mocamaiu]

Thank you for the reply. Your sound is really wonderful. I cannot put RACK because there is no space any longer. Therefore, what do you think though will introduce TC novadynamics?

[@jfr04]

Sweet tone

[@zachman5150]

EVERYTHING mentoneman said, is definitely true. I would simply add that-- I find that having a specific target of what kind of sounds, and control you require from your gear-- best be clear in your mind-- before you start with a single purchase. By dong this your purchases can be mad wisely and strategically toward the final target's completion. (Saves a lot of time and money)

[@mentoneman]

@kezz87 i think it's trower "the day of the eagle" riff?

[@zachman5150]

Thank you...

[@heliobluesrock]

Like a Bradshaw's rig, I always wanted to have that little Crate over there. I don't think they build it still, do they?

[@zachman5150]

A&S 20 Space ATA Shock Rack, Furman PL8+, Panamax Power Conditioner, Korg DTR1 Tuner, TC 2290, Eventide H8000FW, Lexicon PCM80, TC 1210, CAE Dual 5 channel mixer, Rocktron 300G compressor, Oddyssey werk light, Pedals: MXR 117 Flanger, MXR Dyna Comp, MXR EVH90, MXR 10 Band EQ, Marshall Bluesbreaker2 OD, EHX LPB2, CAE Pedal Power Supply, CAE Custom Audio Controller/Interface, CAE Amp Selector V.1.

[@eldervinnie]

1st song is I'm buzzed.. Whoooooooo please please gimme the tabs? (A)

[@mentoneman]

the eggie and tyler are mine, the rack is zachman's rig.

[@BradleyLivestreams]

@kezz87 It's an original riff inspired by Trower. Will be on my next CD. :) Thanks everyone for the kinds words re: my performance. Was a LOT of fun!!

[@eldervinnie]

You probably heard Steve Lukather play it.. he played it great as well with "El Grupo" it's worth to buy the CD.. little wing and led boots are on it as well.. ;)

[@nicktur12]

The first crunch tone is just freakin amazing!!!

[@lanesblitz]

freat sounds, great hand!

[@mentoneman]

@Bflatest i'm buzzed mike landau amp/preamp from egnater tol 100

[@goobs52]

Its on Casters and with more than enough handles for the lifting. Definitly worth every kilo of lifting. it wouldn't weigh heaps. i'd estimate between 60 and 70kg's. what does it actually weigh ? i'd love to know.

[@checkie4ever]

Pro level rig and great playing. You guys are blessed to have that, for sure. Can you help me out with something? What do you using that Crate Powerblock for, when you have real good tube head? Just getting into all this. Thanks and Rock On

[@SteveCalwell]

What happened to the Eventide?

[@mocamaiu]

Giving is a light as for the answer. By the way, what does comp use?Your sound is very good and clean.

[@rocketaxe]

hi, great tone and great demo. It certainly reminds us of all of the textures that the guitar is truly capable of. Question: what is that little Crate Powerblock doing for you? Is it in the chain? THX.

[@zachman5150]

It's a Lexicon PCM-80

[@zachman5150]

I hadn't considered it, but if I were offered a relly good offer, I might consider it. ;)

[@zachman5150]

I am pretty sure the MOD series are USA made and imo, are different than the tourmaster or renegade. I prefer the mod series over the tourmaster or renegade.

[@zachman5150]

The Axe-FX does sound really nice, but it's not the same. "Close enough", is an individual call... if you know what I mean.

[@zachman5150]

EDIT: After looking closely on the rs-10, I can see the Dyna Comp was on

[@girtha1134]

how much is his 100 watt amp if you dont mind my asking and does his foot controller work in the same fashion as a ground controler pro, where you store changes in the pedal board itself