Guitar Set Up

[stang]

And My setup:

My guitars, Peavey Predator EXP PLus with Floyd Rose, Warlock style doubleneck, Anjo accoustic (dont know anything about this guitar...pretty old, and I switched it to a lefty)




Pedals: Dunlop crybaby Slash sig wah, Digitech RP50 Muti effects, Digitech Death Metal, and Danelectro EQ.




I have a Boss NS-2 Noise suppresor on the way, Plan on getting a Planet waves tuner, and a Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive.

Right now the only amp I have is a Roland Microcube.. (love it will keep it forever)

In talks to buy this baby
Traynor YCS100H Custom Special half stack!!

[Matata]

Originally Posted by stang

And My setup:

In talks to buy this baby
Traynor YCS100H Custom Special half stack!!

I've always been bewildered by guitarists buying 100 watt amps. 100 watt amps were originally built by Marshall for Pete Townsend because the PA's in that day and age were insufficient to amplify his guitar tone for the arenas that The Who played.

100 watt amps look great on stage, but with modern PA's they have absolutely no practical use. Plus you'd mostly end up playing the amp on 1-2 and would never push the tubes hard, imagine owning a ferrari and only driving it in 1st gear around the block. Sound guys hate guitarists that insist on having a loud amp on stage, it completely ruins the mix.

Traynor makes a decent amp, but if you were to spend the same money on a 15-30 watt boutique amp (Bad Cat, Orange, Matchless, etc.), you would get vastly superior tone, sound guys would love you and bandmates would call off the hit man.

[PsYcNeT]

Vox Grade A's are the best pure wattage amps on the market (namely the AC15 custom classic...30 watts, 2x12, and FANTASTIC tone)

I will have to agree with the above though. Unless you are playing outdoor concerts or Mac Hall, 100 watts Grade B is too much for small venues (bars, parties, clubs, etc.)

As well, Traynor makes decent cabs (all their speakers are actually Yorkvilles), but the heads have something to be desired.

[Hanna Sniper]

Guitar
1994 American Vintage ‘57 Fender Stratocaster

Amp
Hiwatt Custom 50
Fender Blues Jr

Effects
Foxrox Hot Silicon Fuzz
Pete Cornish P-1
Pete Cornish SS-2
BK Butler Tube Driver

[foofighter15]

for the record, i did start this thread to be about settings. Like what levels you have your knobs set to and what kind of sound you are trying to achieve.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by foofighter15

for the record, i did start this thread to be about settings. Like what levels you have your knobs set to and what kind of sound you are trying to achieve.

Everybody has such different gear, it's hard to really talk about settings and really understand or hear what everybody is doing.

[foofighter15]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Everybody has such different gear, it's hard to really talk about settings and really understand or hear what everybody is doing.

Oh no I fully understand that, but I've been alittle bored latley and figure why not tinker around and see if I come across something

[Engine09]

Settings? I've been playing guitar since I was a kid and never pay real attention to where everything is. Every room is different, sometimes you're far away from the amp, sometimes you're up close, depending on your mood everything changes. Just fiddle around until it sounds good to your ears and inspires you to play.

Plus, everyone has a different guitar, an el cheapo will be worlds apart from a Gretsch compared to an ESP, etc.

[Sparks]

Since I'm original, I've got a Fender Strat (Mexican made). I also have a Yamaha F310 (aka crap) kicking around. Pretty awesome, eh? I don't have any pedals, just a couple multi-effects boxes, which are pure suckage in a compact package.

Not much to talk about since I don't really play guitar but I decided to barge in here anyway.

[foofighter15]

People, I understand that it changes around for your settings. That it depends on what you play, the type of amp, guitar, where you are playing.
I have my setup on my amp that i always use.
I just want to get some thoughts.
I don't know I'm getting rather frustrated with CP today. Maybe its cause the flames lost again.
All I know is I am finding an outdoor rink tonight and taking it out on whoever is stupid enough to be a goalie!

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by foofighter15

People, I understand that it changes around for your settings. That it depends on what you play, the type of amp, guitar, where you are playing.
I have my setup on my amp that i always use.
I just want to get some thoughts.
I don't know I'm getting rather frustrated with CP today. Maybe its cause the flames lost again.
All I know is I am finding an outdoor rink tonight and taking it out on whoever is stupid enough to be a goalie!

I still don't get the point if we all have completely different gear in different situations. ie:

Okay I have my G-Dec set on British 3 which is Marshall emulation, with tape delay at 4.8, delay time of 300ms, feedback at 2.5, flutter at 9.8, brightness at 7.3, rub type of large hall, rub level of 2.7, amp gain is 5.0, amp volume is 10, bass is 5.4, middle is 7.0, treble is 6.5, compressor is on low, timbre is on full-stack, noise gate is low, playing with master tone at 7, master volume at 5, pick-up selector between neck and middle, tone at 4, volume at 7.

[foofighter15]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

bass is 5.4, middle is 7.0, treble is 6.5,

See that's what I find interesting. I don't think i've ever had my mid at highest for my guitar. I do for my mic, but that's different

[Hack&Lube]

My favorite setting is where I put my amp on acoustic emulation, with max gain and amp volume but with a high noise gate and high timbre. Bass, middle, treble at at 5. It gives me a fantastically bright acoustic sound with a Strat.

I think if you really want this thread to make any sense, it'd be best if people could hear what your settings actually do. I just recorded this, layed down a drum track, backing (with the same settings), and improv'd on on top.

http://members.shaw.ca/snk/coolbreeze.mp3

[Reggie Dunlop]

Mine goes to 11.

[tussery]

Guitars:
American Strat
Gibson SG Classic

Amp:
Vox AD30VT

Effects:
Dunlop Crybaby
MXR DynaComp
Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz

I am currently in the market for a better amp and would like to invest in a Mesa Boogie Lonestar Head and 2x12 cab, but can not afford that. So I will most likely upgrade to a Hot Rod Deluxe 2x12 Combo.

[Engine09]

Mine goes to 11.

Nice! and that is where discussion on amp settngs should begin and end.

I used to have a Marshall JCM2000 50 Watt head and 4x12 cab, no need for that since moving into an apartment. I only use the PODs with headphones, can't be beat when it's 2AM and you want to play along with Rust in Peace at full volume.

[stang]

Originally Posted by Matata

I've always been bewildered by guitarists buying 100 watt amps. 100 watt amps were originally built by Marshall for Pete Townsend because the PA's in that day and age were insufficient to amplify his guitar tone for the arenas that The Who played.

100 watt amps look great on stage, but with modern PA's they have absolutely no practical use. Plus you'd mostly end up playing the amp on 1-2 and would never push the tubes hard, imagine owning a ferrari and only driving it in 1st gear around the block. Sound guys hate guitarists that insist on having a loud amp on stage, it completely ruins the mix.

Traynor makes a decent amp, but if you were to spend the same money on a 15-30 watt boutique amp (Bad Cat, Orange, Matchless, etc.), you would get vastly superior tone, sound guys would love you and bandmates would call off the hit man.

Its switchable to 30 watts. So its 100/30 watts. Its nice to have the clean headroom. 30 watts isnt loud enough to get loud cleans out through a club. If you like having cranked tubes its fine... but when you need cleans you need some headroom.

[Hanna Sniper]

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.

[tussery]

Originally Posted by Matata

I've always been bewildered by guitarists buying 100 watt amps. 100 watt amps were originally built by Marshall for Pete Townsend because the PA's in that day and age were insufficient to amplify his guitar tone for the arenas that The Who played.

100 watt amps look great on stage, but with modern PA's they have absolutely no practical use. Plus you'd mostly end up playing the amp on 1-2 and would never push the tubes hard, imagine owning a ferrari and only driving it in 1st gear around the block. Sound guys hate guitarists that insist on having a loud amp on stage, it completely ruins the mix.

This is why I would love something like a Mesa Boogie Lonestar. You can play 10/50/100 Watts. And then have the choice of EL34 or 6L6 tubes. It is also a great clean sounding amp from what I have heard of it.

[stang]

Originally Posted by Matata

I've always been bewildered by guitarists buying 100 watt amps. 100 watt amps were originally built by Marshall for Pete Townsend because the PA's in that day and age were insufficient to amplify his guitar tone for the arenas that The Who played.

100 watt amps look great on stage, but with modern PA's they have absolutely no practical use. Plus you'd mostly end up playing the amp on 1-2 and would never push the tubes hard, imagine owning a ferrari and only driving it in 1st gear around the block. Sound guys hate guitarists that insist on having a loud amp on stage, it completely ruins the mix.

Traynor makes a decent amp, but if you were to spend the same money on a 15-30 watt boutique amp (Bad Cat, Orange, Matchless, etc.), you would get vastly superior tone, sound guys would love you and bandmates would call off the hit man.

Also I dont know what Orange amp you are talking about... but I play with a hard hitting drummer, and I am pretty sure the 15W Tiny Terror isnt going to be heard...