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Post by asattwanger on May 16, 2009 7:35:01 GMT -7
I swapped the stock Asat Classic pickup out for a Lollar Special T.
Settings with the G&L were crazy Treb. dimed, Mids 11-noon, bass 9 oclock.
Lollar, high noon at this point. Volume 9-noon
I played the G&L setting for about 5 mins. It was pretty clear that this was not going to work, so everything at high noon. I would play and think "wow that sounded great" look at the amps settings think about what needed to be added and I always ened up just play another 20 mins and doing it all over again.
I'll let you guys know how the rest goes.
DAVE
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Post by asattwanger on May 17, 2009 17:55:38 GMT -7
Just got back from jamming with the drummer and still high noon. It still sounds pretty good to me.
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Post by kruzty on May 18, 2009 6:31:39 GMT -7
Have you tried the mids even higher? I like the mids around 3 o'clock. I always thought my leads were a little thin, but I saw a suggestion on here to crank the mids and that really thickened things up. I don't know exactly what you're going for, but you might try it just for fun.
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Post by vanillasr08 on May 18, 2009 10:18:18 GMT -7
Sometimes we as guitar players/tone freaks look at our eq settings too much. If it sounds good then dont worry about where the knobs are eq'd at. I had a problem with that for months a while back until I finally realized that different amps, different guitars, pickups and etc have alot to do with your tone. So...you have to make adjustments for different guitars and what not. But if it sounds good, dont worry about where the knobs are and just keep your mind on how great your tone sounds.
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Post by Dustin on May 18, 2009 12:13:46 GMT -7
I did sound for a band a while ago where the lead guitar player carried around a small RTA (real time spectrum analyzer) and would use it to set the EQ on his amp for each venue... Then again, it was a Mesa Boogie Box o' Knobs something or other, so I can't say I wouldn't have needed some assistance setting it up Moral of the story? If it sounds good and you're not taking heads off in the front row: you should be gravy.
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Post by foxx on May 19, 2009 14:40:45 GMT -7
Uhmmm gravy
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Post by asattwanger on May 21, 2009 13:40:00 GMT -7
You know it's a crazy thing. The amp seams so prefectly balanced on the high noon setting. I can't recall any of the funky songs I play sounding so good. When I played Soul Man yesterday I was blown away by the perfect sound I had for all the parts.
I'm not sold that it will cover all the different styles I like to play on this setting with this guitar, but clean pick'n and funk'n I'm not changing anything yet.
DAVE
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Post by Dustin on May 22, 2009 20:39:49 GMT -7
Hey: run what ya brung Takes notes so you can dial up that setting again and twist away till you find another magic combination. I know there's a chart of different settings for the Maz Jr floating around here somewhere, but I don't think there's one for the Rx.
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Post by asattwanger on May 25, 2009 9:39:15 GMT -7
Yeah I'm gonna do that, but this will really be the first time I have taken alot of time adjusting a amp from scratch. I was also refering to the tone with fresh set of string. Now, it the amp seams slightly darker as the strings have some hours on them, so maybe I'll make a slight tweek today at the jam.
OOPS! Today is supposed to be a space jamm. Wrong amp as I'm not letting the three amp set up out of the bag yet. I need more time with it as it's hard to practice it at home because the volume level becomes at least a third louder when I break though the reverb splashes with the RxJr.
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Post by asattwanger on Sept 26, 2009 13:14:32 GMT -7
Well 4 months later I still start at high noon for my clean tone. I do sometimes add a little treble or a touch of mids depending on the strings and room.
Dirty, I sometimes max everything or max treble/bass and scope the mids, but that be 10-15% of any jam and that is always with the Grosh CT-T.
DAVE
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