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Your Amps - Your Sound

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Started by andys gibson sg (James Harris) in Musicians (Gear, Tabs & Lyrics)

Just wondering what settings you guys keep your amps in, and what styles you play (punk, metal, blues etc).

Also I’m looking for a real nasty metal sound - any pointers…?

Posted on Fri, 4 February 2005 at 13:46

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Idlevice2 wrote:

If you’re going for mental-heavy, put the mids to nothing and the treble and bass full, and the gain full of course. Congratulations- you have discovered scooped mids. GWARGH!

Posted on Fri, 4 February 2005 at 14:35

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andys gibson sg (James Harris) wrote:

Cool! Keep em comin’ ;)

Posted on Fri, 4 February 2005 at 17:47

#3

FNYANKEZ wrote:

My new Marshall tube amp has a ton of sounds. It has nice gain on the clean channel, and the two lead channels have great distortions one which is great for bluesy type stuff and the other is more crunchy. Each sounds completely different depending on the guitar I use. With my strat it give me clean notes and crunchy chords. And when I run my distortion pedal through it I can get great punk and metal tones and dirty as you want them…basically you can set it up to play whatever you want. Alot dpends on the guitar I use. I can use the same setup and get different tones for my Strat, Les Paul, SG, and Jackson. It’s still new and I haven’t had too much time to figure out the best setups for each.

I love Tubes!! At least until I have to start chnging them.

Posted on Sat, 5 February 2005 at 06:36

#4

Lector wrote:

Scooped mids yeah. But for me it sounds a bit poor when one plays with a band. I think that guitar should be in the middle cos there´s not much stuff there otherwise.
I use a marshall JCM-800 (tubes for me too please) and I turn the mids up and keep bass and treble about in half. I ride in trough an overdrive pedal using a lot of output level and not that much drive. By turning up the pre amp volume I search the point where good dynamic distortion comes in and then turn master up super loud. In solos I just kick on the wahwah and turn it in a position where I get a nice bite and kick it off back again when my moment is over. All this is commanded by a tele or strat equipped with a humbucker and a heavy set of strings. And remember that guitar should be played more like a percussion. Hit it hard!
This works for me perfectly. But I have to say, we´re playing Motorhead covers.

Posted on Wed, 16 February 2005 at 15:04

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Idlevice2 wrote:

My amp has a countour and mids controls, so I can scoop mids without sacrificing the power of the tone. Generally speaking, I keep the bass about 6.5, the treble about 7.5 and the mids about 5.5 All depends what I’m playing, though.

Posted on Sun, 27 February 2005 at 19:55

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

I used to just use bass amps all the time too get a nice clean sound then shove a Big muff in the mix as well and Kyuss here we come. But that was oinly in my last band to help the mix me with the low sound the other guitar a trebley sound, but it worked.

Posted on Sun, 27 February 2005 at 21:39

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3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

On my T.E. I increase the bass and treble and put down the mid a bit; the e.q. then looks like a very wide shaped ‘V’. With the bass to full and the mid and treble at point 0 on my (5-string) bass, I have a perfect sound for rock, metal and punk.

Posted on Thu, 17 March 2005 at 21:29

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hexed wrote:

I recently got a 2nd hand Marshall. Up until that point, I’d been relying on pedals for distortion, but it never did the job.

Was always too muddy and over the top. I haven’t even tried using a pedal with my amp yet as the distortion on the boost channel is so good. It’s tight too.

My Boss multi-fx pedal has a distortions (overdrive, turbo overdrive, blues driver etc) - so I might use one to add a bit of grunt, but really only as a compliment to the amps one - might help me get those crazy harmonics like Zakk Wylde!!!

Posted on Thu, 21 April 2005 at 04:54

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Philth wrote:

I bought a Line 6 Spider II half stack last year, it does pretty much everything I want. I can get good punk, metal and grungey tones on it and clean or warm tones when I need them. I’m still paying for it and the Ibanez I got at the same time with a bank loan, but it’s worth it. Getting a Les Paul next, my mate’s sounds great through my amp.

Posted on Tue, 3 May 2005 at 16:53

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marksims wrote:

I normally go for the “scooped mids” approach with treble and bass cranked for mega distortion licks, for not so distorted I have everything on 50%, wierd but it works!

I also have a nice clean setting on my Digitech that almost jangles, but when I dig in with the pick it goes “grrrrrr” a bit.

NICE!!!!!

Mark.

Posted on Sat, 7 May 2005 at 12:51

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gibs wrote:

forget multi-fx pedals or multi rack effects if you plan to play with friends…these tools are good for home but not for playing in a band.

Use a good amp (Marshall JCM900 or a MESA BOOGIE) and a good guitar (gibson)…and you will have the sound…

if you want some effects, use as many BOSS pedals you need, like Therapy?

You will never had to change something else in your life…just to learn to play ;)

Posted on Fri, 27 May 2005 at 23:16

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

gibs wrote:

forget multi-fx pedals or multi rack effects if you plan to play with friends…these tools are good for home but not for playing in a band.

Use a good amp (Marshall JCM900 or a MESA BOOGIE) and a good guitar (gibson)…and you will have the sound…

if you want some effects, use as many BOSS pedals you need, like Therapy?

You will never had to change something else in your life…just to learn to play ;)

Amen brother! I’ve gone through two different multi-fx sets and I ended up going back to a bunch of individual pedals because the multi-fx never cut it. And they never sound as good as the individual pedals either.

Posted on Sun, 29 May 2005 at 20:06

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Idlevice2 wrote:

You can get a REALLY frickin’ good tone with a big-muff and a wah pedal if you set the pedal in position and just leave it. I’m using Line 6 GuitarPort to do it, through a Marshall model amp. I usually hate Marshall, but this sounds really good… kinda like the ‘Wickerman’ tone (Iron Maiden).

I know the guy from Winnebago Deal does the same thing.

Posted on Mon, 30 May 2005 at 12:44

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ctrlaltdelete (chris) wrote:

I use a Boss Heavy metal through into a russian Big Muff,sometimes an overdrive or tube screamer as well.Gives a good metalic,rounded sound(if that makes any sense)

Im desperately seeking some HH,sound city,engle,selmer or HI-WATT amp heads… dont suppose any1 has some for sale???

Posted on Tue, 5 July 2005 at 15:26

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Michael A (Michael Ehh?) wrote:

I use a Peavey Supreme head passed through a Peavey 4x12 Sheffield equipped cab. Settings: Tube Dynamics: 10, Presence: 3, High: 4-6 (depending on the guitar), Mid: 2-3 (depending on the guitar), Low: 10. I use a DOD Grunge pedal for my distortion, and that’s usually set flat out, and a Danelectro Chours. All of that gets you a nice chunky sound that’s not too muddy and clear enough so your highs really shine.

Posted on Tue, 5 July 2005 at 18:21

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wurstfachverkaeufer wrote:

I use that Peavey Supreme head as well, combined with a Rath 4x12 cabinet with more or less the same settings as Michael A, though mine has been slightly modified: I openend it cos it was making weird noises all the time an there came a little piece of metall falling out f it.. no idea where that’s supposed to go in, but it works great since then.
Aditionally I use a danelectro FabTone distotrtion pedal and a cry baby standard for leads.. sounds nice!

Posted on Thu, 7 July 2005 at 17:36

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Idlevice2 wrote:

I was going to get a Peavy Supreme head, but I got a Randall RH100 instead because the clean channel was warmer and the distortion was more versitile… really liked that Peavey, though…

Posted on Sat, 9 July 2005 at 22:33

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Michael A (Michael Ehh?) wrote:

The king of all the Peavey heads has to be the Triple X. 100 watts of tube driven crush.

Fender’s Metal Head is a pretty killer head too. Crunch for days and solid on board effects.

Posted on Tue, 19 July 2005 at 03:17

#19

tatty seaside town wrote:

http://www.trace-elliot.co.uk/index.html

These bass amps just look and sound as sweet as beautiful girls!

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 09:47

#20

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Can anyone tell me what difference a MOSFET will make to the sound?

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 09:52

#21

deadsetgav wrote:

I saw a Trace Elliot stack in Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester about 3 years ago, I drove home, picked up all my stuff and traded it in for it…

Fantastic sound and the head had one of those purple uv lights on, and glowed in the dark… it was a fantastic amp… AH350 head with 2 4x10 cabs… this is the reason why i am now partially deaf.

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 09:52

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

deadsetgav wrote:

this is the reason why i am now partially deaf.

Ah, ok:
I SAID: CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT DIFFERENCE A MOSFET WILL MAKE TO THE SOUND?!

:D

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 09:56

#23

deadsetgav wrote:

I dont know - i couldnt hear the difference

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 09:58

#24

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

That’s because you’re deaf. ;)

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 10:04

#25

Divers (Simon) wrote:

What? *cupping hand to ear*

(i’m sorry it was such an easy cheap laugh)

Posted on Wed, 20 July 2005 at 15:25

#26

jonas wrote:

i use a marshall JCM 900 50w to play everything and i love it!

Posted on Fri, 5 August 2005 at 12:52

#27

jonas wrote:

oh yeah, and i have no idea what a MOSFET is, so i also don’t know what it does to your amp

Posted on Fri, 5 August 2005 at 13:07

#28

GreenThing wrote:

A MOSFET is a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor.

A normal Bipolar transistor amplifies the current throught it, whilst a MOSFET is a voltage amplifier and therefore works more like a valve, which also amplifies voltage.

Whether a MOSFET sounds like a valve is debatable, but the MOSFET amps are generally more powerful than Bipolar based amps.

Posted on Mon, 8 August 2005 at 10:13

#29

jonas wrote:

thanks, i’m learning every day!

Posted on Tue, 9 August 2005 at 11:27

#30

ohdear wrote:

Title: amp sounds

i think the proper therpay distortion ound is maybe a marhsall distortion with gain all the way and then for some songs cover the distortion with chorus it gets a really good Potato Junkie, Screamager sound

Posted on Sat, 27 August 2005 at 14:57

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