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Post by JoeYello on Aug 10, 2005 7:43:36 GMT -7
Last night I was trying some different OD's with my Ghia and Les Paul. I really liked the Hotcake into the Ghia, anyway; I realized that I always seem to put the gain up and volume down on my pedals, since I usually have the amp volume set. So I tried putting the volume up to about half or more and turned the gain down on the pedals and everything seemed to sound better. The Ghia was really kicking! ;D
I wonder what other simple things I am missing?
If you have humbucker equipped guitar and a Ghia try a Hotcake, I think you'll like it.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Aug 10, 2005 16:01:43 GMT -7
Hey Joe, do you set your amp up for any breakup on it's own?
One simple thing a lot of people do is scoop their mids, then they complain they aren't cutting through.
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Post by JoeYello on Aug 11, 2005 6:08:04 GMT -7
Doobie,
I like to set it so it is slightly breaking up. I very rarely play with a straight clean tone. I am definately not a "mid-scooper". I played in a band with a guy who was and I hated his tone. It always seemed as if he was playing through a radio.
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Post by bluzsteel on Sept 19, 2005 4:48:55 GMT -7
Last night I was trying some different OD's with my Ghia and Les Paul. I really liked the Hotcake into the Ghia, anyway; I realized that I always seem to put the gain up and volume down on my pedals, since I usually have the amp volume set. So I tried putting the volume up to about half or more and turned the gain down on the pedals and everything seemed to sound better. The Ghia was really kicking! ;D I wonder what other simple things I am missing? If you have humbucker equipped guitar and a Ghia try a Hotcake, I think you'll like it. Vol up gain down always sounds better, also the signal chain is most important
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Post by charlienc on Sept 19, 2005 11:18:12 GMT -7
Going along with the idea of less gain, more volume on a overdrive pedal:
One thing that sounds great (if you can get the amp up loud enough) is too use an overdrive pedal with all volume and no gain and adjust the tone control to taste. I read somewhere that's how Stevie pushed the front of his amps to get the BIG sound. When I've tried this, the guitar sounds really alive, but it only seems to work correctly if you're amp is turned up loud enough to get pushed over the edge into power tube distortion and unfortunately I've never really played a gig were I could get to that volume level, so I compromise between the volume and gain. I guess that's what an Airbrake is for.
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Post by billyguitar on Sept 19, 2005 11:55:10 GMT -7
When I used my Evans as my main amp I would use my Reverend Drivetrain o/d. I would always turn the drive all the way down and if I wanted more I would kick the front of it with a compressor. A very natural smooth sound. Sounded way better than most any 2 channel amp's distortion channel.
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Post by rcrecelius on Sept 20, 2005 10:34:01 GMT -7
Going along with the idea of less gain, more volume on a overdrive pedal: One thing that sounds great (if you can get the amp up loud enough) is too use an overdrive pedal with all volume and no gain and adjust the tone control to taste. I read somewhere that's how Stevie pushed the front of his amps to get the BIG sound. When I've tried this, the guitar sounds really alive, but it only seems to work correctly if you're amp is turned up loud enough to get pushed over the edge into power tube distortion and unfortunately I've never really played a gig were I could get to that volume level, so I compromise between the volume and gain. I guess that's what an Airbrake is for. Youre absolutely right there charlie. Im currently using a Boss BD2 and a Sparkle Drive...their intended use is the BD2 for a slight volume/grit increase and the Sparkle Drive for more distorted sounds. If I'm able to play at a pretty good volume, I use the pedals "backwards" by bringing up the volume of the BD2 and use it for the heavier sounds and decrease the gain of the SD for mild volume/grit increase. I really like the sound of the BD2 when the amp is cooking...I'll set it to minimal gain, volume at about 3 oclock and it just screams! Most people say I should use a booster but the only one I ever tried (Pro Tone Thruster) sounded muddy if I didnt turn it up all the way...which was more that I needed. Im mainly a country player BTW so your mileage may vary
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Post by charlienc on Sept 20, 2005 15:03:06 GMT -7
rcrecelius
I also use BD-2, but mainly rely on an old Tubescreamer. I don't know about all the fancy chips and what not, but my Ibanez has always sounded good. So I use the tubescreamer for mild overdrive and the BD-2 for sustain during blues/rock solos if needed. Also, I alternatively will use a DS-1 in conjuction with the Tubescreamer for more eighties rock, Van Halen and crap like that. Alone, I have never found one box that just sounds great, but by using a couple together I've gotten some cool sounds. But having the Z as the tonal center makes everything sound that much better.
charlie
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