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... rig with dummy load:
Standard 2-stage amp rig with power attenuator:
eq and other fx (stage 1)
preamp distortion (pedal or amp's built-in)
eq and other fx (stage 2)
tube power amp power...
What I am looking for is a good clean tone and a good heavy distortion tone but the more i turn those knobs the more everything goes out of whack, does anyone have a good setting
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You have too much bass before your distortion stage... get an
EQ pedal and make a frowny face.
You've found what I don't like about rack systems... it's not a 'system�...
...ff Pi, Chorus & BBE Sonic Stomp. More importantly, should I put the BBE in the effects loop and keep the distortion and chorus on the guitar line? It's been bothering me for a week now and ...
...9; Deluxe Reverb reissue!!
The vibrato channel has begun to sound very strange when I'm using it with distortion/overdrive - the sound gets extremely weird and fuzzy!
The normal channel is ju...
... that then my '63 Dano...The Squier Strat sounded kind of, uhmm, tinny with some "crunch" like distortion...Strat is a lot louder with the 3 Pick-Ups...I set all 3 guitars at comparable...
...e power amp over 2/10. I also notice no sustain on single notes, plenty on chords.
This is solved by a boost/distortion/compressor pedal. I have no idea about harmonics....
I think this is a case of having some distortion or effect present and the tonal quality heard through an amp, rather than the clear sound an acoustic produces when sounding power chords I usually p...
...r, vocals) but it is a tad noisy. Depending on the type of music you play this may not be an issue.
The distortion is pretty good but I think it works best when pushing your amps preamp as oppo...
...u can stand it? (Heh damn they're LOUD amps!) This would be "overdriven" tone (as opposed to distortion tone) right? How does it compare with an OD pedal?...
...ate
MXR Dynacomp
Ibanez Tube Scream
Dunlop Wah Wah
Danelectro Tremolo
Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Twin Pedal (distortion)
What else do you think he needs ? ...
...sounds, the grunge is great when you want to split some eardrums or really want to blow over the top type of distortion The Rat is definitely more subtle. I`m curious what the Big Muff can do that...
Overdrive and smooth distortion, fat strings, a strat or a tele or a paula or an electric spanish, maybe tubes... all these may -and do- help.
But what really matters? You may have top dollar equip...
...ng through a Tube Screamer as a signal boost into a Boss DS-1 into a Boss EQ-7... I`m getting a great heavy distortion as is (running the head through a Mesa DC-2 combo`s 12" Black Shadow Vint...
clean boost: right! i only increased the gain a bit (no distortion to the signal). compression: dang! just sold my compressor (found it useless, now i might miss it). just for research, i put a wah &a...
...lmer sounds better as a D.I. speaker sim, the SE-100 lets the amp breathe more--looser response, a bit more distortion. The THD has no speaker sim, but can be a good load for some amps. (Don`t like...
...on as the amp comes on it just starts whining, and if I click on the effect, then I hear like a music station distortion......weird as hell.
Never changed it's battery, but why would it work alo...
...ups. You should detect that "sweet spot" tone when you hear it."
Is this best achieved with distortion/overdrive setting or on clean tone?
What different methods do people on here u...
..., but I consider the Big Muff a fuzz. It's sort of the missing link between 60's fuzz and 70's distortion.
It can get much more saturated than the FuzzFoot or Fuzz Face. Those two pe...
...tar itself isn't bad, what you gotta worry about is the amplifier. That thing reeks of shoddy sound. The distortion isn't very good at all.
I wish I could compare it to the Ibanez kit amp...
... was feeding back like mad. Even feeding back when the volume was off on my guitar. I tried the same with the Distortion channel, which definitely shifted to a heavier distorted tone but the vibrato/p...
...lvestate (for a gift for a beginner). It has a
25W 10" Celestion. When I play at high volume and high distortion, the speaker actually gets hot. Of course this is a solid state power amp, and...
- Put the PS-5 behind the distortion. Otherwise the PS-5 can't track too well and it prevents a muddy and garbled tone.
- Use the NS-2 like it should and use its send/return loop instead of just...
Practical ways to get authentic, authoritative cranked-amp tone with minimal noise leakage
The ideal approach is to create a permanent setup of a double-layered guitar speaker isolation cabinet in ...
...lume pedal. In my effects loop are the lesser used pedals like phaser, compressor, flanger, octaver, chorus, distortion. This way, my signal does not always go through the pedals in the effects loop...
...ad experimented with, and of them, the Sovtek seem to break-up / distort the easiest giving me a nice smooth distortion - not quite as 'grainy' as the original Marshall tube. Consequently t...
One of the best pieces of advice that I heard Gerry Weber say was to set your amp EQ up without looking at the numbers on the dial. Set the amp up by listening to how it sounds and what you like.
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...d intonated properly. Different intonations, even slightly different, can make completely separate flavors of distortion so get it as close as you can. If you know the difference in distortion sound b...
...nalyzer and the direct through is very good - flat from about 9Hz to
22Khz with low noise an total harmonic distortion..."
It will take me a while to get it set up the way I like, but my aci...
... the high parts get him sounding a bit thin--that's ok though.
The guitars sound too "good" distortion-wise for AC/DC. You've got that
1980's "processed" sound ...
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