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Post by adam on Aug 14, 2023 17:46:17 GMT -7
Stumbled on something this evening that blew me away. If you dime the hi volume, it puts your right in that early Van Halen sound like I've never heard, felt, or experienced before. It's hard to explain, but the amp sounds like it's about to explode, but it's the most musical thing at the same time. Reacts to the volume on the guitar like crazy. Actual setting were bass on 9:30pm, mid and treble at 2pm, hi volume dimed (and it has to be dimed), low input around 8:30pm. It is "that" sound.
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Post by bubs42 on Aug 15, 2023 4:27:35 GMT -7
It’s the only channel I used. Lower volume for edge of breakup and wide open with a couple of Greenbacks and a Junior.
Still looking for another one.
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Post by John on Aug 15, 2023 5:12:32 GMT -7
I've mentioned my 'vintage Marshall' settings for the Remedy here before. (but not for a while.) Bright/Hi volume: Set to taste...but something pretty darn high...perhaps around 2-3 o'clock Normal volume: OFF
Bass: up high, around 3 Mid: to taste...but a little above noon Treble: down around 9 o'clock (to compensate for the treble only channel) And use this with a closed back cabinet with greenback(s). No V30's and for Gawd-sake, no G12H30's. And use the guitar volume knob to dial in all the different levels of crunch. The settings above are for a humbucker. If using a single coil, bring the 'normal' amp volume knob up until you hear some bass kick in. And for both humb/single, feel free to knock back the guitar's tone control just a touch to smack down any buzzy/raspy sounds...if they even exist.
This gets me a close as I can remember to my old 1971 super lead with 4x12 greenbacks.
Edit: It also helps of your guitar volume pots have the correct taper. Gibson was known years ago to use pots with a terrible taper. From 10-4, it all sounded the same. But when you got to 3, the volume finally dropped. It was terrible. Had a local tech put in proper taper pots, now the drop in volume occurs around 7. (or just above) It's much easier to drop from 10 to 7, than to drop from 10 to 3. (you'll never get it right)
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Post by j4gitr (John) on Aug 15, 2023 11:33:49 GMT -7
Edit: It also helps of your guitar volume pots have the correct taper. Gibson was known years ago to use pots with a terrible taper. From 10-4, it all sounded the same. But when you got to 3, the volume finally dropped. It was terrible. Had a local tech put in proper taper pots, now the drop in volume occurs around 7. (or just above) It's much easier to drop from 10 to 7, than to drop from 10 to 3. (you'll never get it right)
It’s amazing what a difference this makes yet is so often overlooked. My ‘69 LP Deluxe has some of the nicest taper on the pots I’ve found. My Heritage 535 berween 8-10 is all about the same, but below that the taper is fairly smooth. When it hits 8-8.5 it comes on really hard. I can control edge of breakup nicely, but when it gets beyond that things get gnarly. But great pots allow you to put your amp in that sweet spot where it cooks and produces such glorious tones by using the volume knob. Now add your tone control to the mix and one can get lost in the choices. When last playing out it was typical I would run my Therapy master and volume up near 2-3:00 in varying mixes. The guitar would work around four to six on the volume dial. Single coils I ran a little higher. My USA G&L’s have a nice taper. That’s a long winded mirror to what John said. +1 on volume pots with a good taper.
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