6 Degrees FX: R3 DISTORTION - DEMO
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From Canada with love. Lots. Ken and his fellow Vancouverites pride themselves on top-shelf sound, construction, looks and jaw-dropping innards. If you have a pedal-guts fetish then 6 Degrees FX are the company for you. The added bonus of incredible sound is always a bonus too.
The R3 is a serious tip o' the hat to the classic RAT. The 6 Degrees FX version features three types of clipping - Germanium, Asymmetrical and Silicon. All have distinct and useful characteristics.
I especially like the R3 with single coil equipped guitars such as the Strat I've used in this video because it darkens up the top end and punches out the mids. That, my friends, is a very good thing when you kick in your R3 for some lead wailing - which I will be doing.
Bottom line: Looks, sound, racing stripes, superior workmanship inside and out = a good thing. The R3 is a very good thing.
Today's tools:
Guitars: Fender Total Tone '56 Strat Relic with Brierley Sweetone Pickups; Gibson 2012 VOS CS SG Reissue, stock.
Amp: Laney VH-100R Clean Channel & L412 Cabinet (Greenbacks)
Cables : Providence
Mic : Violet Design 'The Amethyst' (amp) Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera : Canon 60D (me) and Sony HDR CX150 (pedal)
Soundcard : AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer : Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software : Pro Tools 10 LE, Waves CLA Guitars (slight comp over input track), Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).