Rig manager Crazy Train

  • Don't search for rigs based on a song's name. Know what amp the particular artist uses and search the amp.

    Example: if you want the rig "More Than a Feeling", you search for "Rockman" first and then try "Boston" second, and "Scholz" third.

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

  • Don't search for rigs based on a song's name. Know what amp the particular artist uses and search the amp.

    Example: if you want the rig "More Than a Feeling", you search for "Rockman" first and then try "Boston" second, and "Scholz" third.

    Hey, I don’t search by songs name I tried 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb, or M Britt or mfig and got 0 results which made no sense. Did the same thing on IOS version and got lots of hits.

    ??

  • Searching Rig Manager for "Crazy Train" profiles. Nothing comes up at all. Anyone know why?

    I would use the TD - Ran Rho rig from the Legends Tribute Collection by Thomas Dill. It's a Marshall Super Lead 100 profile with the Kemper Drive in slot D — amp gain at 3.6, pedal drive at 5.7, so the overdrive does most of the work pushing the amp into its sweet spot. The Studio EQ tightens the low end with an 80 Hz cut and rolls off the top around 7 kHz, which keeps the tone focused and not fizzy. Playing it with humbuckers, it nails that articulate high-gain sound Randy was known for — tight palm mutes, clear enough for the fast runs, and the Natural Reverb at 29% adds just enough space without washing things out. Highly recommended if you want a ready-to-go Crazy Train tone.

  • I would use the TD - Ran Rho rig from the Legends Tribute Collection by Thomas Dill. It's a Marshall Super Lead 100 profile with the Kemper Drive in slot D — amp gain at 3.6, pedal drive at 5.7, so the overdrive does most of the work pushing the amp into its sweet spot. The Studio EQ tightens the low end with an 80 Hz cut and rolls off the top around 7 kHz, which keeps the tone focused and not fizzy. Playing it with humbuckers, it nails that articulate high-gain sound Randy was known for — tight palm mutes, clear enough for the fast runs, and the Natural Reverb at 29% adds just enough space without washing things out. Highly recommended if you want a ready-to-go Crazy Train tone.

    Interestingly I got the top Jimi Ozzy pack, tried the Randy Rhoads tribute sound and.....yuk! Didn;t like it or recognise it at all...

    ...but......I then compared it to his sound and it was pretty close. My point is as a standalone sound Its not that great but works really well in a mix.

    Also I don;t think his sound was that great, but his playing OMG!

  • Interestingly I got the top Jimi Ozzy pack, tried the Randy Rhoads tribute sound and.....yuk! Didn;t like it or recognise it at all...

    ...but......I then compared it to his sound and it was pretty close. My point is as a standalone sound Its not that great but works really well in a mix.

    Also I don;t think his sound was that great, but his playing OMG!

    Guitarist not familiar with mixing and mastering tracks don't get that point, and it's a good point. To match a recorded tone best is when you rip the guitar track out of a song then fit yours in as replacement. So, sort of like reamping. Of course, it only matters if you want to nail the original tone. I'd prefer cover bands to play the song correctly as on the record. I don't think the tone matching is really necessary. The audience's brain automatically fills in what is missing.

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.