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    Mike Kroeger's tone(nickleback)

    Next update: Mike recently posted a picture of his practice rig. It includes a Spector Bass, a Darkglass Alpha-Omega 900 with a Darkglass D410N cab. He comments on his picture that he still uses Ernie Ball Strings only and that the guitar strap is a Couch Guitar Strap.
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    Which DI? Reddi, avalon u5, neve rndi, radial firefly

    I got my Radial JDI last year and I love it. I wanted to have something very simple. The JDI delivers a great sound, is a passive DI and is recognized by almost every tone engineer (which means they are more likely to accept it). I thought about even more expensive options (Firefly, Avalon...
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    Mike Kroeger's tone(nickleback)

    Update: For the new video "San Quentin" they played the song live in front of a small crowd at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Obviously the live track was later replaced by the studio recording but for playing the track Mike used a Darkglass Alpha-Omega 500 or 900 (impossible to...
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    Mike Kroeger's tone(nickleback)

    I thought I’ll warm up this old thread since Mike’s rig has changed a lot since the last postings. Basses: In the very early days Mike used Tobias Basses and Ampeg or Mesa Boogie Amps (Invalid Link Removedjust in German). When Nickelback started to record he switched to Warwick and sticked to...