Monument’s guitarist John Browne and bassist Adam Swan play through the song “Origin of Escape” from their 2014 release The Amanuensis. Adam Swan is playing through the MESA Bass Strategy 8:88 head with a Traditional 6x10 Cabinet and an Aristides 050 Aluminum Bass. John Browne is playing through a Mark V head into a 2x12 Rectifier Cabinet with Vintage 30s with a Mayones 8 string Regius guitar.
Filmed and recorded December 17, 2014 in the ‘Mason’s Room’ at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, CA: http://www.theregencyballroom.com/
Mark V settings:
Xtreme Mode
EQ ON
“Bright” Mode
Gain – 5.5
Master – 4.5
Presence – 5.25
Treble – 4.5
Middle – 6.5
Bass – 6.0
Output – 3.0
Wattage – 90 Watts
Strategy 8:88 Settings
Active Input
EQ ON
Voice “5”
Gain 4.0
Bass 5.0
Mid 4.5
Treble 6.0
Master 2.0
Guitar recorded with: Mark V and 2x12 Rectifier cabinet with Vintage 30 speakers and mic’d with a Shure SM57 and a Shure KSM 313 Ribbon Mic.
Bass recorded with: Strategy Bass 8:88 and Traditional 6x10 Bass Cab and mic’d with a Sennheiser 421 blended with the DI Ouptut of the Strategy set to the POST position.
Mixed by John Browne.
Check out Monument’s latest album, The Amanuensis:
http://thisismonuments.com/the-amanuensis/
And check out more info on the MESA Mark V here:
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Mark_Series/mark5/mark5.html
And the 2x12 Rectifier cab here:
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Guitar%20Cabinets/RECTOcabs/Recto2x12H-LG.htm
More info on the Strategy 8:88 Bass Amp:
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Bass_Amps/strategy/bassStrategy.html
And the Traditional 6x10 Bass Cabinet:
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Bass_Cabs/TRADITIONAL-PowerhouseCABS/TRAD-PHbass6x10-LG.htm