Rob310, hmm cool, ok. If you have an idea of what kind of overdrive sound you want, that'd help. But anyway, on those parameters, a decent valve combo would be good I think.

Cornford make a cool combo called a Harlequin. Their stuff sounds really nice and sophisticated - Joe used some Cornfords on the UK leg of his 2002 SBM tour.

Laney make some decent valve combos at a mid-range price. Their VC30 range are great - they're 30 watt class A valve amps so they don't need to be cranked ridiculously loud to get a good sound, but they've got tonnes of great gainy tone to play with. There's a few of them with different speaker combinations - VC30112 has a single 12-inch speaker, VC30210 has a pair of 10-inch speakers, and VC30212 has a pair of 12-inch speakers.

Andy Timmons and Paul Gilbert are both Laney users, so their stuff will give you a good idea of what Laney stuff generally sounds like.

I don't know much about Peavey stuff 'cause there's not much of it round my local region of the UK, but I'm just looking at some of their stuff and the Classic 50 range looks promising. They're all-valve combos, as are the Delta Blues amps. The Classic 50's have a master volume control too which is kinda nice - if it works the same as the master volume on my H&K, it means you can have the good tone at a practice amp level, although I'm not sure how that will work in an all-valve amp.

Then there's things like Vox and Marshall......in my opinion they're much more personal and you have to try them 'cause you either love 'em or hate 'em. More so with Vox than Marshall. Fender do make valve combos but they don't have a great overdrive channel. Fenders are famed for their clean channel sound, but not for their overdrive!

Hope some of that helps, feel free to ask more questions if you have them!

tracie and chelle......thanks for the info...start looking for it today itself.....cheers..AXEMAS>>>>>>>.hmmmmmmm...

anybody else with some more info????

alexandre...hoey there bro...glad to see yu back..see yu soon and take care......

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Hi Joe

Thanks for the incredible Live in Tokyo DVD!

Picture and sound quality are amazing - a lot better than with previous G3 DVD. Your guitar sound was also much better and it brought memories of your live in San Francisco DVD. I think your playing was also improved a lot since "Yngwie-tour"

Thanks again

Stevee T

"Rowashburn...I do believe Joe's DS-1 is stock..maybe Joe will answer that one for you...?"

I would love to... ;)

OCPS470

"RoWashburn: Joe used to use a Japanese made Boss DS1. The ones made now are Taiwanese, so if you want it to sound kind of like a hifi version of the original Jap model, get it modded by Keeley...it's very good. I think ultimately though, you'll be better served ti save your money for an all tube amp that generates the distortion, instead of using a pedal...the difference is huge."

I talked to keeley, and he send me the mods in the DS-1...both the Seeing Eye Mod and the Ultra Mod, and I'm intending in doing it myself....already have the components for the mods...

...about the all tube amp, I'm about to buy one.

...I'm still in doubt about what amp I should get...and I'm getting an HandMade amp.( all point to point , hand wired )

St. Joe! How's it hanging? I recently did a Google image search for "Satriani". I was looking for a new screensaver for my phone. I ended up discovering some fantastic paintings by Carol Satriani. Is she your mum? Really melted my mind the way she captures light.Awesome stuff... Guess you're not the only talent in the family, huh?

I was also wondering; is there any truth in the rumour that you sang backing vocals on Crowded House's debut?

Rowashburn

Kiss rocking the nation with live DVD

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Make-up clad rock icons Kiss will on December 13 release a double-disc concert DVD, "Rock the Nation Live!," which aims to distinguish itself from countless Kiss videos on the market with an abundance of rare songs and special features.

Taped in summer 2004 in Washington, D.C., and Virginia Beach, the Image Entertainment release features core members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons flanked by guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.

"We were playing a lot of songs that Kiss hadn't played in years, or haven't played at all," Thayer told Billboard.com. "One day, Doc McGhee, the manager, came into the dressing room, and said, 'We really need to film and record this show, because it's so good. It's probably the best Kiss performance I've seen.' So we said, 'OK.' That was the spark that got the whole thing going."

"Rock the Nation Live!" boasts the "Kiss Powervision/Select-A-Kiss" option to hone in on an individual member as well as candid behind-the-scenes vignettes.

"At any moment, a viewer can choose what they want to see, and use different camera angles," Stanley said. "So if you happen to have the good taste to see me, you can watch pretty much solely that. It's really your mix and your version of the show. I don't think we can forget that the band is really in peak form, and that's really shown on this DVD."

Stanley said he was thrilled to air out such Kiss oldies as "Christine Sixteen," "She" and "Parasite" during the tour.

"To be able to go out and play every and any Kiss song was very freeing," he enthuses. "We reached a point where a lot of the tours after the reunion tour were virtually the same set list, and it wasn't because we didn't want to play other songs. Once Tommy and Eric came in, on any given night, we could change the show, and really dig deep into our catalog. A band that's been together this long not only should be able to play 'Rock and Roll All Nite' and 'Love Gun,' but (also) 'Two Timer' or 'Got To Choose."'

Still, fans continue to await a vault-clearing visual release, a project that Stanley said is closer to reality than ever before.

"Yesterday was the beginning of planning really the ultimate Kiss experience," he said. "That Scorsese/Dylan piece ('No Direction Home: Bob Dylan') was eye opening, at least to me, in terms of how you can be immersed in a time capsule, and not only see the music and be part of the crowd, but also get a sense of who Dylan was then. There are times when I'm much more interested in actual footage of somebody in the moment than somebody reminiscing 20 or 30 years later. It's fascinating to see where somebody was at, and what their mindset was in the midst of storm, as opposed to looking back on it. That set a really high bar, and I think that is more likely our approach at this point."

For now, it is unknown when Kiss may return to the road. "There's definitely talk," Stanley said. "I had a hip replacement a year ago, and that unfortunately didn't go as well as it should have, and they did it again, and that also didn't go as well as it should have. So the recovery from that has been longer, although about six weeks ago we did a corporate show for 15,000 people, in Columbus, Ohio. The band is as good and ready to go as ever. The difference is that I have to make sure that I can commit 100% of my energy for a tour, and not just a show."

Coldplay gearing up for 2006 tour

NEW YORK (Billboard) - British rock band Coldplay will return to North America for a spring 2006 tour, beginning January 25 in Vancouver.

Set to run through early April, the trek is gradually being unveiled on the Web site http://www.talkthetour.com, where a new show is confirmed for every 33,000 hits. About half of the 26 shows have been announced to date.

Fans who register with the site will have the opportunity to win a phone call from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, front row seats to a show and tickets to the 2006 Grammys, which take place in Los Angeles.

The tour comes in support of Coldplay's third Capitol album, "X&Y," which debuted in May at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The band proved a major draw in North America this summer, grossing more than $23 million from 34 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore, including 16 sell-outs.

Hi folks.

I've not posted before but I'm a long-time satriani fan, my first concert seing the 'Flying in a Blue Dream' tour at Leeds, UK (Colosseum?) and pretty much all the tours since over here.

I was just wondering if there had been any discussion about the current situation with Sony/BMG using rootkit technology for audio CD copy protection? Or about copy protection in particular, for that matter.

Has Joe said anything on the subject? I realise that artists sometimes have no control on how their material is distributed, but there seems to be a lot of ill will being generated towards the bands whose material is released this way.

For those who haven't seen the details of the current fiasco, have a look here :

here and more

it's a bit technical, but well worth a read.

As for myself, I have made the conscious decision to vote with my money and not to buy any copy protected goods. I will also be avoiding Sony hardware. I just hope that future Satriani releases are not affected as I will miss his virtuouso performances.

-- Andrew

LRayZor

As for the Sony issues - the protection is on the new G3 CD - it was a pain to have the songs downloaded into my computer so that I could get them onto my iPod.

You had to use the Sony software, download the songs, burn to a new CD, then import the new CD into iTunes to transfer the songs into the iPod.

Stevee T, hey bro, your CD arrived this morning. Thanks loads for that, it's brilliant. I've been listening to it in the car this morning while I was out and about, and am now home and listening again.

It's really great stuff dude....it's nice to hear something so honest and free-thinking....it all sounds like it's you being creative rather than you being idly technical.

I know it's kind of annoying when somebody type-casts your hard work so I don't want to cause offense with the following but: The whole lot has a real soundtrack vibe to it. If you were writing in the same way as you've done here, I reckon you could make an awesome soundtrack for a big movie. It'd have to be the right kind of movie....something epic or something really though-provoking.

I'd love to be able to send your CD to Peter Jackson for his consideration for the soundtrack to the Halo movie....that's exactly the sort of thing where I reckon it would fit nicely!

Oh and track 10, Jimi's Among Us, sounds like butterflies! :-]

The synth sounds and tones are all really cool - courtesy of the Triton I presume? - and you've not used them excessively. The synth and guitar parts/sounds compliment each other really well! Anyway, I'll stop before I sound like I'm kissing ass. Rock on dude, and cheers for putting the 'bonus tracks' on the end ;-)

Zinc Master That's really miserable news. :(

Sony has just lost Joe a sale. These companies really have no comprehension what they are doing. They complain about piracy and then drive their actual customers away with stupid things like this.

TBH I didn't expect much of Sony anyway, as they have a long history of pissing off their customers. You just have to look at the Everquest and Star Wars Galaxy online game communities problems.

LRayZor

Sony can be difficult at times - the rootkits - what a sneaky ploy.

Good Morning Satchland....... How Are You Guys?

Zen....... Thanks for the update. Sounds great. I'm sketching out an idea in Garageband based on your movement discription post a couple days ago. I'd like a shot at writing a movement. I don't want to expand on this to much untill I hear your's. Thanks again. I'm really excited about this.

962......I have the original Peavey Classic from the late 70's with a tweed finish. I love that amp. All tube 50 watt amp with two 12's with an open back. Great studio amp. I used this amp a lot when I played in a Southern Rock Band. My set was simple: "53" Les Paul Goldtop into an original Vox wah = original TS-808 = MXR Micro Chorus = original MXR Phase 100 into the Classic. What sweet sound. I even wore a Cowboy hat when I played.....but that's between us girls....LOL.....

Joe's DS-1 update......I was at tower records last night and Joe was on the front cover of a Guitar mag. I don't remember the name buy Joe's holding Chromeboy up next to his face. In the interview they showed pics of his set up and he deffinetly still uses a DS-1. The pic shows the pedal with DS-1 written on tape. From the previous post I don't know where this one is made.

Have A Great Day Everyone ! ! ! !

RoWashburn: I'm telling you this as a guy that is a Joe fan, but is generally opposed to buying signature gear. You'll like the JSX. I bought one because modern Marshalls couldn't get smooth enough, and don't sustain anymore like the old ones do. The JSX has I would say modded Marshall JCM800 tone on the Crunch channel....if you dial it in right you can make it very smooth and liquid, or crunchy and ACDC in tone. The clean channel is very similar to a fender twin with more chime to it...and the ultra channel can get super ridiculously saturated. I'm very happy with it...although I'm sure the Soldanos are killer in their own right, they're just super expensive. Email me, and I'll give you some settings to use if you go to try out the JSX. It uses active EQ on the drive channels, so it can be made to sound horrible if you set it up like you would expect to set up a Marshall or something classic like that.