Gig Report and Therapy Settings
Jan 23, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -7
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Post by JeffG on Jan 23, 2016 17:55:41 GMT -7
I just had to share with you guys my experience with my new setup. For the better part of a year I played with the volume set around 3 to get as much amp dirt as I wanted. And that sound is excellent - the Therapy has the best amp dirt I've every played and that was why I got one. But as much as I liked the tone, it wasn't really cutting the mustard in the live setting with the pedals I was running. My tone was good, but I could never really hear the modulation effects like I wanted. So.....
I messaged Pete. I knew he played humbuckers with his Therapy and he had given me advice about the amp's tone before. I asked him how he set his amp and after a few messages back and forth, and some new pedal purchases, I decided to try a new approach.
Now I run the volume at about 11 which has just a little hair if I hit the strings hard. Pete recommended I play the amp clean-ish and then boost that with an RC (or some other clean boost). Then run that into the dirt pedals and, here's the key, don't be afraid to leave those on all the time. This was the big change for me - to use my ears and not let my ideas of only using amp dirt for my tone. So now my base tone is the RC into a Tim and it's perfect. I just love how it sounds! I set the Tim pretty dirty and then use the GV to control overall dirt sound.
The other change I've made is putting a volume pedal on my board. It was one of my New Years resolutions to finally learn how to use one and incorporate it into my rig. After watching a video from That Pedal Show on volume pedals, I realized that I needed to put it after the dirt pedals and before the modulation. (Quick note: I have learned A TON from their videos! They are answering questions I didn't know I should be asking.)
All of this means that I get the dirt tones I want, they sound better when modulated (delays, chorus, reverb), AND I am learning how to swell into things and create some sonic spaces with the volume pedal I hadn't been able to do as easily before. I couldn't be happier. I had my first gig with this setup a few days ago and it was perfect. I finally got the tones I'd been wanting and was able to enjoy the show and not fight with all my gear the whole night long. (*I also tilted my 1x12 back so the speaker was pointed at my head, thanks to an amp stand at the venue, and that was a major help.) Thanks again to Pete who has been something of a tone guru/guide for me. Moral of the story for me is that when I let go of how I thought the amp should be set up with my rig and just let my ears make the decisions, I got incredible results.
I messaged Pete. I knew he played humbuckers with his Therapy and he had given me advice about the amp's tone before. I asked him how he set his amp and after a few messages back and forth, and some new pedal purchases, I decided to try a new approach.
Now I run the volume at about 11 which has just a little hair if I hit the strings hard. Pete recommended I play the amp clean-ish and then boost that with an RC (or some other clean boost). Then run that into the dirt pedals and, here's the key, don't be afraid to leave those on all the time. This was the big change for me - to use my ears and not let my ideas of only using amp dirt for my tone. So now my base tone is the RC into a Tim and it's perfect. I just love how it sounds! I set the Tim pretty dirty and then use the GV to control overall dirt sound.
The other change I've made is putting a volume pedal on my board. It was one of my New Years resolutions to finally learn how to use one and incorporate it into my rig. After watching a video from That Pedal Show on volume pedals, I realized that I needed to put it after the dirt pedals and before the modulation. (Quick note: I have learned A TON from their videos! They are answering questions I didn't know I should be asking.)
All of this means that I get the dirt tones I want, they sound better when modulated (delays, chorus, reverb), AND I am learning how to swell into things and create some sonic spaces with the volume pedal I hadn't been able to do as easily before. I couldn't be happier. I had my first gig with this setup a few days ago and it was perfect. I finally got the tones I'd been wanting and was able to enjoy the show and not fight with all my gear the whole night long. (*I also tilted my 1x12 back so the speaker was pointed at my head, thanks to an amp stand at the venue, and that was a major help.) Thanks again to Pete who has been something of a tone guru/guide for me. Moral of the story for me is that when I let go of how I thought the amp should be set up with my rig and just let my ears make the decisions, I got incredible results.