Monuments John Browne “Atlas” Playthrough - Dual Rectifier Multi-Watt 

I would say that his playing is equal parts leads and rhythm

+Kinnzie Martin Well, the modern prog style has kinda blended rhythm and lead into just playing.

+Kinnzie Martin Well, the modern prog style has kinda blended rhythm and lead into just playing.

+Alex Wright true that.

+Kinnzie Martin word!!! awsome blend of skeels

+KawlumPlaysGuitar I dunno about an improvement. A change, for sure. But both are just good as each other for me here. There are some points in this version where I think just a touch more gain would have brought the sound a bit closer to the album (not too much since this tone uses very little gain in reality). His EMGtv performance of Atlas I love because the open low notes hit so hard and with so much bass (with the rest of the band behind them), and one part of the chorus here was a little too palm muted compared to the EMGtv one (that's might just be situational though).

it'a the ditching emgs lol ;)

That's a pretty narrow comment seeing that most of Brownes early videos conceptualising these riffs and recording were made possible by both Dimarzio and EMG. The sound that you love from those albums were created with such gear. Browne as commented saying that he likes many pickups, but for the more modern songs bareknuckle have been important for cutting through with the more concentrated highs and controlled lows. So to say that it is better just denounces your interest in their gear. He wouldn't endorse a company if he didn't believe it would credit and attribute to his sound. Get off the EMG hate wagon and try and find a opinion of your own. Peace.

1:40 don't know what's better about that lmao

I like the dryer sound of the Ironheart in the EMG TV videos than I do in the MESA videos, but that's mostly down to preference and how I dial tones in. The tone in this video is arguably "better", but that dry-as-the-Sahara tone is real OG MONUMENTS.

Thanks,Ryan Merica - That's a great thing to say and we appreciate it!

Everything on this song sounds amazing!

Thanks! +Jerrylee Stewart-Gonzalez :)

Children sometimes make mistakes. lol

Thank you for your approval, +zealot027 :D - We agree!

Agreed, Yago! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!

César Ventura He IS a fuckin' boss!

César Ventura he is like: i know right ! :D

MιleZεro hahaha

Thanks, +Jes Schwartz !

I wonder overdrive pedal he’s using ? Precision drive or Ibanez tube screamer ?

Can anyone briefly explain how the intro makes you feel? haha

pumped as fuck

+Jacob Butler Makes me want to fucking bounce wherever i am. Started doing a bit of a shuffle while on a bus once, people were dicks about it, as usual

Agreed, Robert Wood ! :)

Thanks!KillerShark73

HeyMetalDerrik - Agree! John Browne is a good dude - and a serious guitar player. Thanks for the comments and hope you get a Dual Rec soon! :D

no problem and he really is a awesome guitar player. i've actually been looking into get a Dual Rec and im hoping thats soon. (ps would LOVE! to see mesa start offering LEDs in these bad boy like you do the Mini Rec) :)

I have this dual rec for sale hit me up

how much good sir ?

Hey are you still looking?

+Jake Summers because EMG pickups are shit for starters haha

Ha! :D

The fact that the world is still turning, I don't believe so.

animus was called "atlas pt2" when they were recording it. You can find it on the tables in their album documentary

This sounds like a great idea,Praetor1320 :D

Hi Spirituality1980 - Yes - the settings suggested are values out of 10. Thanks for watching and for the kind words!

MESA/Boogie Just wanted to say as a proud mesa owner of 2 dual recs 2 triple recs and a rectoverb along with a 2x12 recto and 4x12 recto cab over the years, It's great how you guys post videos like this and ON TOP of that interact with the working class musicians like us in the comments. Just saying THANKS. p.s. Though i had to sell a bunch of my mesa products over the years mainly do to overstocking myself ahah, i still own My multiwatt Dual and Triple Recs which fuckin rock! thanks again

Thanks, William Potter - We appreciate the folks who take the time to let us know they dig what we're doing, or... letting us know what they want to see, etc. Thank YOU for your support and hope your current Mesa rigs continue to rock!

they do man loving em

It is. What happened to it?

It left you didn't it? I get it if you don't want to talk about it. I'll be here when you decide it's time.

Following up on a year old comment? I admire your commitment. Sold it because I thought I would get better tone using a Mark IV but could never get the sound I wanted. Am seriously considering selling the Mark and going back to a recto.

+Michael Beltran understandable. Rectos have a steep learning curve when it comes to eq. But when you get it right , oh my. I find the mark amps a little nasal. Reckon I may ditch my Framus Cobra for a Recto at some stage. I'm glad we had this chat. ;)

HiCirej DC - Thanks for the kind words. The Throttle Box sounds great but a pedal will never sound quite like an amp & 2x12 closed back cabinet. The Throttle Box does some great high gain sounds so if you have a small practice amp that doesn't offer a lot of good high gain, the Throttle Box will be a great addition. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, +Arshdeep Singh - We truly appreciate the kind words! Rock on. :D

Hey ***** - The 2x12 Recto cab is an EXCELLENT choice for rock. Its design is basically the bottom half of a Recto 4x12 cab, so it carries great low end support and overall frequency range balance. If you're not able to haul a 4x12 around, the 2x12 Recto is THE next best thing. Highly recommended! :)

Hi ***** - The Roadster 2x12 is slightly smaller and therefore offers *slightly* less bass that some would perceive as tighter bass due to less resonant space in the cab. This is the most noticeable difference between the two but doesn't really make one better or worse than another for any given style - just different flavors. The difference is probably between 3-4% between the two - just in the bass. Most people get a Roadster 2x12 to match perfectly (aesthetically) with a Roadster head - OR - they like the slightly smaller footprint & couple of pounds less weight, AND/OR the tighter bass. Keep in mind, the overall amount of bass is mostly controlled by the bass knob on your amp and your overall sound, BUT - since everything affects everything, a little less bass response affects your overall sound. Hope this helps and thanks for your interest!

+MESA/Boogie you seriously made my day by replying...thanks a lot... :) been your fan ever since I got to know that Lamb of God (and eventually almost every big heavy metal band uses Mesa Boogie!)

Hi +Anders Fogelqvist - The settings as listed in the video's description are based on 1 - 10. So, 4.5 on the Gain control is just slightly below halfway up. Or, opn a clock face, just below 12:00 (straight up). Hope this helps and thanks for watching! :D

+MESA/Boogie Thanks! That was very helpful!

jaime Peck - clock as in the face of a clock. Thanks!

Hi xx2 - Settings are in the video description. Check em' out! :D

+Mason Stanley 10-59 for the stuff in Bb, 11-64 for the stuff in Ab and a 74 for F#/F. In this case it'd be 10--13-17-26-36-46-64. Part of the reason it looks so tight is because of the little bend/vibratos he does on some notes. Blink and you'd miss it sometimes, and he picks hard enough that he can probably afford to tune the Ab down a few cents so that when it goes sharp on the open notes he can compensate. Of course I could be -completely- wrong, but that's what I do.

Copy this,Praetor1320 - I'll pass the thoughts along to the design team and let's all cross our fingers! :D

MESA/Boogie while were talking to the design team... for the love of God can we get a setting on a recto that does what an OD does to tighten the tone.... just one switch... on the red channel.... for those who WANT this tight thump attack... the added gain of the op amp helps too... ive also experimented with cutting 12dB of 30-125Hz out of the front end and cutting 8-12dB out of 250hz. I find the attack trightens up and the preamp gain can go as high as 3oclock. Someone at Boogie ... go to the tone lounge with a 2ch, an old 3ch and a Reborn... plug into a recto 4x12 and just try this...i love your amps... a few more tweaks and youll have players come back from a lot of other companies if you have what they need ... KILL ON CONTACT BOTTOM END!!!

....few more details.....i have a 2001 DR 3ch. Boogie 6l6 and pre's. Red modern. Similar settings to johns. I've experimented with an MXR M109 6band in the input with good results.... but the best result when using a EQ to boost was an MXR KFK1 (or M108) due to the added input gain. Either way the input bass attenuation allows the bass pot to be set between noon and three with no flab. And allows gain pot on Red Modern to be almost maxed out... the added gain slider on the ten band EQ tames the gain yet allows full harmonic saturation. Some one try it and let me know..... im willing to talk anyone through this setup if i lost amyone.... cheers

All great suggestions and killer experimentation, Sixtyfive O'five . Thanks for taking the time to share such detailed thoughts. We'll pass this up to the folks in the Tone Lounge and see what we can come up with... :D

HiJason Nolet - Congratulations on your new Dual Rectifier! Glad to hear you're enjoying it. Regarding getting a tighter sound, the first thing we would recommend is noting where John Browne has the gain set in this video - fairly low. This is because the higher the gain is set, the more the low end and bass frequencies 'bloom'. If you want more gain but still want a tight response, turn the bass control down - don't listen with your eyes, listen with your ears. (In fact, don't even look at where the controls are set - turn the knob until you get the sound you want... :). Also, the louder your set the amp (Master), you'll perceive the bass as increasing in percentage amount compared to mids and highs and saturation/distortion. If you want the amp really loud, AND you want more gain, you might turn the bass down particularly low to compensate for all the different relationships that are happening in the amp. Just spending time with the controls will help you find the sweet spots for different styles - it's a very powerful piece of gear. Finally, it helps to have ridiculous technique like John Browne if you want to have this tight of response like his downpicking skills delivers... ;) Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

Jason Nolet - Couple of things to note - John Browne's technique is world class and this is a big part of where the tone comes from. Second, he did have his signature JB Overdrive on in this video, set as lots of guys in modern metal set an OD to tighten the bass. That said, his overdrive settings are NOT what makes the tone in this video! Second, keep in mind that there are the original guitar tracks on this video which are mixed lower in this video but help to create a thick, double tracked effect in the video which you can only get... if you double track. Finally, learn how to pick like JB and you will sound great no matter what you play through. Hope this helps!

MESA/Boogie Thank you so much for all the responses, I could not be happier with my purchase. I wrote quite a message in the other video so I just want to say thank you. Note, I did take into account when you overdub guitars like in the video you get a fuller, fatter, and just overall awesome sound. I record myself as well, and so far not any other amp has come close as this amp has to the tone I am searching for. I will take everything you just told me into account and work with the settings some more. Thank you again for the responses!

Hard to beat the RectifierMarco Sorto, although the Mark V is also killer for modern high gain sounds, although it might take an extra minute or two to find YOUR sound. The graphic EQ on the Mark V really makes it though, especially for extended range and lower tunings. Can't go wrong with either of these for modern sounds.

MESA/Boogie thanks for the reply I think I'm gonna get the Mark V :) I tried it sounds pretty badass

Marco Sorto Great choice, but it may take you more than "an extra minute or two" to find your sound, especially if you have never owned a Mesa with the graphic EQ before. The Mark V is a tone perfectionist's dream, simply because you can tweak to your heart's content. That being said, it can take you weeks (if not months) to really understand the ins-and-outs of the amp. That being said, if you stick to it, you will get a sound that will sound bigger, thicker, and fuller than anyone else's. Watch John Petrucci's playthrough of the amp on this channel to help you learn how to set it up. He does a phenomenal job explaining the ins and outs of the Mark V. Also, if money becomes a problem, look at the Dual Caliber series. You can easily find them for under $700 used (US dollars), and they sound very much like a Mark IV, but with a little touch of rectifier fizzyness. That is my amp, and I love it.

+Alex Wright yeah man it did take me a while to figure the amp out and get "my tone" hahahaha. but I managed hehehe finally found it hehehehe. I'm gonna look into that amp you are talking about and give them a try :) thanks man. wish I had seen this earlier sorry for late reply lost account :/

Marco Sorto No problem, just trying to help wherever I can.

+Prog Pogs The joy of getting some part just right and it sounds sick!

isn't it endearing?

Judit Molnár-Tuovinen You are everywhere! Seen your comments All over thall youtube.

Mad Architect is that a bad thing? Lol. Avid Monuments fan here, that must be the reason behind this strange phenomenum

Good call, Daniel - we need to set that up! :)

Holy cow, I never thought you will reply me so fast. I liked your Monuments and BTBAM playthroughs, and , obviously, the JP's demos, so it caught my attention the fact that you didn't record something with Robby and Cameron. Looking forward for that happening ;)

This wasn't funny the first time you posted it on the other video and still isn't.

Rick Pimentel & +Praetor1320 might be on to something here... :D. I think the Sppedster name has already been used (bummer cuz that's a cool name) but I like where you guys are going with this.

Closed back 2x12 Rectifier Standard, +Cameron. Thanks for watching! :)

Thanks! How could I not with such an awesome geetar player.

+chino Mndza Four tunings, depending on the song. This particular one uses Ab-F-Bb-Eb-F-Bb-Eb. (it's a variant of DADGAD tuning if I remember correctly with the D dropped a full step and an extra string on top).

thanks,I guess Im gonna be needing an extra set of 7's and 8's just to play their songs,since my solar 7 is tuned to periphery's regular 7 string tuning

Hi Ayush - The folks at Mayones will likely be best able to answer your question but we did find a thread on this topic online: www.sevenstring.org/threads/mayones-regius-or-setius.262557/