anyone here NOT using TS every time?
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Proggm
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I can tell you straight that the Mark IIC+ (Justice) and the Mark IV (black album) dont need any. The EQ section (pre-gain stack) is more than enough to get the ts-like tightness.
Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
AudioPhile777
Mathew Cohen
I've never liked the tone on any amp with a TS in front... then again, I've always liked bigger, looser sounding guitars... haven't had a need for technical/sterile sounding guitars...
Vht UL is beyond tight.
No boost on rhythm tracks ever.
I use the ts on leads though.... 0% gain 100% level. Clean boost. I like the mid hump on the leads. nice compression......nice sustain.
No boost on rhythm tracks ever.
I use the ts on leads though.... 0% gain 100% level. Clean boost. I like the mid hump on the leads. nice compression......nice sustain.
Fox Mulder
The Truth Is Out There
Same here, I would only use a TS for solos. But I'd never go for 'not boosting' the rhythm, so yeh, SD-1 all the way. If someone can actually convince me that a "TS is the shit for rhythm", I'd call that person GOD.
I do find it rather bizarre that people pay all that money for the finest high gain valve amplifiers and yet they still need to put some "cheap shit" solid state technology pedal in front of it to make it sound decent.
Yeah, it's a good thing we can identify cheap shit so easily by just counting the tubes.
I don't think you're going far enough. Amps should come with the best pickups that they could possibly be paired with, so that no tweaking between guitar and amp is necessary - and it goes without saying that the cables should be bundled in as well, for that kind of money. What really grinds my gears, though, is that I could go spend two grand on an amplifier and it *won't come with someone who can play through it* - as important as the player himself is, they're letting me spend this much money but leave out one of the most important aspects of tone?
Bunch of fucking wankers, those amp manufacturers.
Jeff
Fox Mulder
The Truth Is Out There
poidaobi
Held in Hollows
John_C
formerly Skeksis268
the tweakers among us might find that a decent eq pedal before the amp might be more flexible and give similar results
I used to use an OD808 but recently got rid of it.
I liked the tightening aspect on recordings, but found it thinned out the guitars a bit too much for live use. And no amount of tweaking would bring back the girth lost...I mean, I could boost the lows or what have you, but the voicing shift didn't lend itself to the same tone. Switching off the boost, I was instantly more satisfied. Now, I hope it spills over into recording. I've yet to use a boost for my bands releases, although I did use the OD808 on our demos we did in the spring (and I liked the result...eek!).
I liked the tightening aspect on recordings, but found it thinned out the guitars a bit too much for live use. And no amount of tweaking would bring back the girth lost...I mean, I could boost the lows or what have you, but the voicing shift didn't lend itself to the same tone. Switching off the boost, I was instantly more satisfied. Now, I hope it spills over into recording. I've yet to use a boost for my bands releases, although I did use the OD808 on our demos we did in the spring (and I liked the result...eek!).
Via Noctis
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Hmm... I stand corrected. I remember reading an interview of James saying he didn't like using a boost.
cobhc
Amiga Enthusiast
He vowed he'd never use a boost after Lightning because he didn't like the "shitty coating it put on smooth rhythm tones".
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Josh Burgess
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I use one pretty much 100% of the time, except playing clean, of course.... but I'm into super tight, saturated guitar sounds..
