dase wrote:I saw them and played with them on their first aus tour after panopticon came out and dudes were using those Hughes and Kettner t-factor pedals to push their amps. I had one for a while and didn't rate it much but it obviously worked with the rented backline they were using.
From what I can gather, Aaron used a few different OD pedals (mainly tube ones) with the distortion channel of his amp to get that thicker sound, while Mike I think used the G-7 to boost the bottom and tops.
Jack Deville wrote:I really like ISIS. Caught em last time they came through (I think they're last tour) and was right up front for the whole show. Including a 40 minute Oceanic encore.
Man that would have been AWESOME!
Jack Deville wrote:Fryette overdriven tones with LOTS of reverb.
I'm not actually sure if they would of used heaps of reverb with their distortion. I'd say light at most, heavier reverb on the clean passages.
This is my summary thus far;
I think pre Fryette, when they toured Australia anyway, they used Mesa rec's. In the states Mike used the Mesa V-Twin pre-amp and Aaron went through the Sun model T's (Both original and reissue) combined with the OD pedals. (Gear would have been easier to lug in home country)
Then I think in 08 Aaron started using the VHT's then moved onto the Fryette's (Mike followed suit soon after with the Sig X) and started boosting with the Thunder box to get that really thick clear sound.