


The Carvin Tone Navigator is all analog, no digital anything. It's very warm, smooth and rich sounding. It cops the Mesa and Marshall sound very well. What it also does really well is it nails all those inbetween sounds. In essence the Carvin sounds good at any gain level. While the Line 6 is very good on high gain sounds it lacked a bit on moderatley overdriven sounds. Comparing the Line 6 to the Tone Navigator in context to the high gain settings they are really quite different. The Line 6 has a more modern tone while the Carvin has a retro vibe to it. As far as live applications the Carvin wins hands down.



The
Line 6 Pod is one of the few preamps I use on my recordings. While I don't
employ any of it's effects, except some compression, I really find its tones
to be convincing and fun to use. I interface it with my computer through midi
and Line 6 software which gives me great patch flexibilty and access to its
deeper menus.

My
Carvin LB75p has a blacked out fretboard, black quilted maple top with matching
headstock and black hardware. As far as electronics I opted for two H22 humbucker
pickups for maximum aggression with a coil tap for additional versatility.
I also went for the P series option (piezo) as well. You can blend in the
amount of piezo sound you want giving the sound a more sparkly character which
is useful for slap. It's a neck through design so it has sustain for days
even without a compressor. Overall the sound is punchy and articulate.
The
Carvin DC747c is my primary guitar and is the main electric used on this recording.
Being able to go from a clean jazz sound to a aggro metal sound with only
one guitar is very convenient. This guitar was used on all solos and just
all the rhythm tracks. It has a hum sing hum pickup configuration. It's tonewood
is Koa and it has a black maple quilt.

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