Ola's a dick. :yesway:


(Is that really just a couple tracks of a Spider IV?, through the stock speaker? Did the Spider series suddenly stop sucvking somewhere between the II, which blew, and the Spider Valve, which at least had a good clean?)

 

I'd bet there was a fair amount of digital trickery involved during mastering.

 

Sadly, Ola being Ola, this probably really is just the Spider. One million bedroom shredders across the world will cry themselves to sleep tonight. :lol:

(Anyway, I think you mean "mixing")

 

Ola said there was no post-processing.

I'd say it's a combination of Ola's technique, a great guitar with Duncan Distortions, and good mic placement.

 

I kind of want to see him get a decent tone from JUST a Floor POD Plus. :lol:

 

I've gotten decent tones out of Spider IVs. Not my favorite amp by a long shot, but there are good sounds to be found.

 

To be fair, it sounds like a spider IV.

I was quite impressed with the one I tried. Its a passable metal practice/bedroom amp. There are better, but its not nearly as dire as its predecessors.

 

I hate to break it to you guys but there is no post effects on the guitar tracks whatsoever.

It's not a bad amp, it's just that it's undefined. The part where I play tremolo, I had a hard time even hearing what I played during that section. IF you are to buy a 15 W crappy amp go get the Vypyr 15 instead. Test for that is coming up in a week or two.

 

I hate to break it to you guys but there is no post effects on the guitar tracks whatsoever.

It's not a bad amp, it's just that it's undefined. The part where I play tremolo, I had a hard time even hearing what I played during that section. IF you are to buy a 15 W crappy amp go get the Vypyr 15 instead. Test for that is coming up in a week or two.

The vypyr is an awesome little amp. Loved my Vypyr 30

 

This is why i love Ola's demos.
It really proves that the amp is only a small part of the overall sound.

The player MAKES the biggest percentage of the overall tone.
So many people place so much emphasis on the amp, when really, a refined player will sound like themselves on just about any amp they play on. After over 25 yrs of playing, i know that i sound like me through any amp i play through. It's just a question of what amp compliments my playing.

 

<3

 

Nice demo. Lol my next show is gonna have a wall of line 6. Top that. Ha hah

 

I concur with Ola. The Spider IV isn't bad, but the Vypyr's are better. That's why I bought the Vypyr instead of the Spider IV.

 

The Spider IV isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be. My nephew has one, and I can get some pretty fun tones out of it. Of course, going back to a decent tube amp erases the Spider, but still, it's far better than what I had as a kid.

 

You know, to be fair, even the old Spider a buddy of mine had back in college recorded pretty well. It just felt stiff, sterile, and lifeless.

 

Complement.

 

Nearly any amp can sound good when it's played next to a well mixed bass and drum tack.

 

My guitar store working buddy summed it up perfectly last night. There's no such thing as a bad product, just a bad price point. I mean, would anybody even bitch about a Spider II being shit if it was $5?