How do you know if your using to much gain?

[Wolfeman]

Just remember the amp you are using has a lot to do with the dynamics of the tone... Some amps you can crank the gain and it sounds like fizzy poo poo, other amps build a lot of character when the gain is cranked high.

 

[Fox Mulder]

...the EMG81 does all that for me so I can really go down in gain and still get that chugg/djent/djunt/djont/chigg/chagg/chegg sound on the palm mutes.

Are you using the default 9v setup or have you set up the 18v mod?

Just curious.

 

[JBroll]

I just got an 81 set up in an ash-bodied Strat clone with 18V, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit - clean sounds are fine, and I don't need much gain for things to be 'solid'.

Jeff

 

["Evil" Aidy]

Too little gain will weaken the power of palm mutes though, they sound more like muted strings instead of that nice CHUGG.

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