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Hanna Sniper · 11-30-2007, 10:03 PM

Amp settings (setting in reference to a clock)
Volume 2:30, Bass 12:00, Treble 10:00, Middle 10:00, Presence 11:00 and Master Volume 11:30

The main idea for the amp for me is headroom, it’s the reason why I play through a Hiwatt. I’m looking for a very clean sound that I can use my gain pedals to build apon when needed. If I feel I need a little edge to my playing then I might switch the preamp setting with the power tubes. But most time I want the el34’s pushing my sound. Loud and clear are the keys for me. Since I play with another guitarist that is quite trebly I tend to try and be heavier on the warm side to keep us apart.

Dirt
Although I do have and use a lot of dirt pedals, the thing is I don’t use them much, they are used to add to my clean sound but not overwhelm it. Silicon Fuzz would most likely be my main unit… depending on my mood, if I’m using this then I’m using this exclusively. Roll back the volume on my guitar and get a nice slightly driven amp. Pretty much my classic rock sound for everything I play, dime the guitar’s volume for the solo’s and I have that 70”s fuzz that’s warm thick. The other main fuzz I have is the Cornish P-1 which is pretty much a seventies Muff. I’m not really a big muff player but it is something that I like to have around to give my playing a different feel from time to time. If I need to change up a solo to spice things up then this is the guy I lean on. (tone 11:00, sustain 1:30). Now my other two gain pedals are the Soft Sustain 2 and the Tube Driver, both pedals are used pretty much the same way, to either add to the amps tone or too smooth out either fuzz from above. So they are basically placed after the fuzz’s to simulate what would be in a regular setup of a fuzz going into an overdriven amp, The SS-2 or Tube Drive act like the overdrive stage for my amp. Both the SS-2 or Tube Drive add only a wee bit of colour to the tone, keeps my clean signal a little thicker and a touch of sustain so that I'm not being buried by the other guitarist tone.

Reads a lot more complicated then it actually sounds. I play a Hiwatt, it’s as cleans as it gets. Although I surround myself with a lot of dirt pedals my tone is always cleaner then guys around me. Nothing beats a clean fender for me and that’s the foundation of my playing.

11-30-2007, 10:03 PM	#38
Hanna Sniper Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Exp:	Amp settings (setting in reference to a clock) Volume 2:30, Bass 12:00, Treble 10:00, Middle 10:00, Presence 11:00 and Master Volume 11:30 The main idea for the amp for me is headroom, it’s the reason why I play through a Hiwatt. I’m looking for a very clean sound that I can use my gain pedals to build apon when needed. If I feel I need a little edge to my playing then I might switch the preamp setting with the power tubes. But most time I want the el34’s pushing my sound. Loud and clear are the keys for me. Since I play with another guitarist that is quite trebly I tend to try and be heavier on the warm side to keep us apart. Dirt Although I do have and use a lot of dirt pedals, the thing is I don’t use them much, they are used to add to my clean sound but not overwhelm it. Silicon Fuzz would most likely be my main unit… depending on my mood, if I’m using this then I’m using this exclusively. Roll back the volume on my guitar and get a nice slightly driven amp. Pretty much my classic rock sound for everything I play, dime the guitar’s volume for the solo’s and I have that 70”s fuzz that’s warm thick. The other main fuzz I have is the Cornish P-1 which is pretty much a seventies Muff. I’m not really a big muff player but it is something that I like to have around to give my playing a different feel from time to time. If I need to change up a solo to spice things up then this is the guy I lean on. (tone 11:00, sustain 1:30). Now my other two gain pedals are the Soft Sustain 2 and the Tube Driver, both pedals are used pretty much the same way, to either add to the amps tone or too smooth out either fuzz from above. So they are basically placed after the fuzz’s to simulate what would be in a regular setup of a fuzz going into an overdriven amp, The SS-2 or Tube Drive act like the overdrive stage for my amp. Both the SS-2 or Tube Drive add only a wee bit of colour to the tone, keeps my clean signal a little thicker and a touch of sustain so that I'm not being buried by the other guitarist tone. Reads a lot more complicated then it actually sounds. I play a Hiwatt, it’s as cleans as it gets. Although I surround myself with a lot of dirt pedals my tone is always cleaner then guys around me. Nothing beats a clean fender for me and that’s the foundation of my playing. __________________ 2018 OHL CHAMPIONS 2022 OHL CHAMPIONS Last edited by Hanna Sniper; 11-30-2007 at 10:08 PM.