Another email from one of Blackheart's "Test Animals" out in the field:
Hi
Pyotr,
I'm
sure you've heard plenty of stories with the same result, but the three of us
were blown away at the gain and tone of my Fender TC-90 through the Giant.
Attached is the song I recorded that day, "Screaming."
Both guitar tracks are TC-90 through the Little Giant Combo, one is just
guitar and amplifier, one I used a Boss DS2 for a slightly different distorted
sound.
Here is another track, "Cheated." We just finished a small whirlwind of shows (playing locally at least 2-3 times a month since January) and we'll be working out a playlist and deciding what to record for our first real release.
Feel free to send these tracks around to anybody who might possibly want to (or need to) hear them.
Thanks again for your feedback and help!
Enjoy!
Here's some background info on Ian's band, DeVille:
DeVille started with a visit to Craigslist. Guitarist Ian Graham wanted to play in a band again after a financially driven music hiatus (the Little Giant was his rescue). When he found GiGi Gordon looking for someone to play guitar and sing with, he took a chance. What came of their first meeting, originally meant to be a lesson/jam session, was the framework for two songs.
After a few weeks of writing, Ian and GiGi decided to take their songs and build a band around them. Another visit to Craigslist brought Trevor Thrift, a powerhouse drummer with a background in jazz and metal; further searching brought in Patrick "Patches" Mitchell, a punk/pop enthusiast, on bass.
The combination of Ian's blues and punk inspired guitar work, Trevor's hard-hitting drums, Pat's driving, melodic bass-playing and GiGi's soulful, personal vocals creates a powerpop sound that's simultaneously accessible and unique.
DeVille has been building its fanbase around the DC area and networking nationwide as they write and perform. They've recently released their debut single, "Screaming," and an EP is soon to follow.
Here's a video of DeVille playing "Cheated" live at the Rock n' Roll Hotel:
We recently
received an email from Cherry Blossom Melodies, a pop-punk group out of
Norwich, UK. By the way, they are looking for a drummer…Anyway, their bassist,
Robb just got his hands on a Blackheart Little Giant head (BH5H). Here’s what
he had to say:
Hey!
Says on your website to send in stories and picture.
Right. Here’s the story…BLACKHEARTS RULE! (Not bad. eh? I’m thinking It’s a
number one best seller)
I played my first show with my new little giant yesterday!
Man, what an amp! It really did me proud and suits the tone my bands is going
for - www.myspace.com/cherryblossommelodies
Here's a bit of background on the group, courtesy of bassist, Robb:
Okay a bit of info on the band and myself.. well where
to start? The band's been going since late '07, and I joined in October '08. We've
play a few tours up and down the UK and are hoping to hit Europe in late
summer. We've play a handful of big shows support artists such as Kris Roe from
the Ataris, and Mike TV - new up and coming UK pop band. but most of the shows
our of our own back with a fairly good turn out! We racked up a few
endorsments since we've been going, a few local music
shops and JPS strings. We have received to label offers from indie labels
within England but have declined both as neither suited what we're looking for
in that sort of commitment.
As for myself, I've been playing guitar for 5 years and will be studing
creative music at univestity in september. i've played in a handful of
different bands over the years ranging from deathmetal to jazz, although cherry
blossom melodies. my current project looks the most hopeful.
Thats about it really, not much else to it!
Robb
Here's a slice of video that Robb was nice enough to share:
We sure did enjoy that. Thanks for your support, Robb. Keep the stories coming!
We recently received an email from one of our best supporters, the Rusty Wright Band out of Flint, Michigan. They recently purchased two “Little Giant” stacks (BH5H head & BH112 cabinet) and found out that Blackheart amps can go from “practice amp” to “recording rig” in no time at all.
Here’s what they had to say:
Just had to touch base and tell
you how much we love, love LOVE the “Little Giants” my husband and I bought
recently. I ordered a pair of them thinking they'd be cool to keep at
home so we wouldn't have to unload our heavy road racks for band rehearsals. I
enjoy mine so much I insisted on using it at our next show. The audio tech
mic'd it up and it sounded fabulous. Rusty likes his so much he re-cut
the main guitar track on one of the songs from our upcoming CD - replacing a
track he originally recorded using his Vox AC30.
Also, last week when Rusty went
down to do a guitar session for another artist he took his Little Giant with
him, along with some of his other "high end" amps. They set the
Little Giant at 3 watts, put some nice mics on it and dialed it to 10 and it
sounded big as a house. Al [Hurschman] was so impressed with the tone they used
the Little Giant for the entire session.
We're both a couple of gear hounds and as far as we're concerned, these Little
Giants were the best purchase of the year! Congrats on coming up with
such a great product in such a small package!
I've attached an MP3 (Lost Souls.mp3) of the song recorded with the Blackheart. Hope you
enjoy it. It’s called Lost Souls.
All the best from the cold Midwest,
Laurie LaCross-Wright (& Rusty Wright)
Rusty Wright Band
Flint, Michigan
www.rustywrightband.com
www.youtube.com/rustywrightband
Please check out the tune and hear for yourself why Blackheart amps are being used more and more every day by both touring and recording artists.
BitMo brainiac Bruce Hutcheon showed some of his modding prowess at the New York Amp Show this past weekend and the good folks at Premier Guitar magazine got it on video. Take a look and hear for yourself how you can mod the 1-watt Blackheart Killer Ant BH1H.See the Killer Ant mod here.
"Hello there, Ladies and Gentlemen..." begins the text laid out over a photo of two of America's finest, stationed in Iraq, holding up Old Glory. "Be it known to all who view this... That this flag was proudly flown on March 11, 2008 by B Co. 603d Aviation Support Battallion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, on a combat mission over Baghdad, Iraq for Blackheart Amplifiers..."
Breaking My Little Giant In...Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I brought my Little Giant combo on stage for the first time at our CD Release party (only owned the amp for a few weeks...) and it did a fine job dishin' the rock out. It's a keeper for sure... Can't wait for the Killer Ant either...
~Kyle
www.thenascent.net
myspace.com/thenascent
Well, actually that's a Blur song. But MusicRadar.com, a site based in the UK, has done guitarists a great service with their audio samples of our BH5H Little Giant 5-watt head. Click here and you'll get to their review, which includes 5 separate audio files with their test guitar in different settings (bridge pickup, neck pickup, etc.). The test guitar is a Japanese Strat with EMG single coil pickups--not the most universal test guitar, but you'll still be able to tell how great this little guy sounds.
Have a look and a listen as Test Animal Tom Watterson takes a stroll through tone town on one of the new Handsome Devil 15 combos. Tom thoughtfully tests out the HD's tonal palette, experimenting with various levels of drive, Pentode/Triode settings and a general display of tasteful knob twiddling. We appreciate Tom's earlier work on the Killer Ant and Little Giant, so we asked him to lay his holy hands on the unholiest of our new amps. No, they're not shipping quite yet but the rest of us Animals are working overtime to get them to you. It's well worth the wait... promise.In the meantime, sit back, pop open a bag of pork rinds and prepare to be amazed....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ykiak1PQNo
