I prefer my own route though
amp-volume at full and the EQ not past 4(bass at approx. 1,
mids at maybe 2-3 and highs on approx 4), 10-band MXR EQ
(from '77) and a Wah
I do plan on getting a booster
the best distortion
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im saving up for a cats eye at the moment but my bank aint to healthy at the moment so its taking time...
in the meantime i've been getting my tone without a distortion pedal at al (i stoped using my MXR + cos it didnt do anything) l and it works surprisingly well, in fact its fantastic.
i've been using a morely pro volume into a reissue MXR 10 band EQ then straight into a vox ad15 modeling amp on the uk 70s seting (which is supposed to be a mid 70s non-master volume marshall i think).
The 10 band provides the base of the sound, and i can control the guitars volume with the volume pedal. It can go from clean to 70s michael shenker then onto randy esque tone and beyond. And if i switch the amp to uk80s (jcm800) i can get tones more like zakk wylde's.
but heres the strangest thing, the tone was muddy as hell but then i sucked out all the distortion using the EQ's distrtion slider and it sounds like the voice of an angel. i dont really know what that means but i found it interesting...
overal pretty versatile IMO and all thanks to a volume pedal. I dont think i need a distortion pedal at all now... but im still gonna get a cats eye thems look too good not to have
in the meantime i've been getting my tone without a distortion pedal at al (i stoped using my MXR + cos it didnt do anything) l and it works surprisingly well, in fact its fantastic.
i've been using a morely pro volume into a reissue MXR 10 band EQ then straight into a vox ad15 modeling amp on the uk 70s seting (which is supposed to be a mid 70s non-master volume marshall i think).
The 10 band provides the base of the sound, and i can control the guitars volume with the volume pedal. It can go from clean to 70s michael shenker then onto randy esque tone and beyond. And if i switch the amp to uk80s (jcm800) i can get tones more like zakk wylde's.
but heres the strangest thing, the tone was muddy as hell but then i sucked out all the distortion using the EQ's distrtion slider and it sounds like the voice of an angel. i dont really know what that means but i found it interesting...
overal pretty versatile IMO and all thanks to a volume pedal. I dont think i need a distortion pedal at all now... but im still gonna get a cats eye thems look too good not to have
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Hey stiltz,Stiltzkin wrote:I prefer my own route though
amp-volume at full and the EQ not past 4(bass at approx. 1,
mids at maybe 2-3 and highs on approx 4), 10-band MXR EQ
(from '77) and a Wah
I do plan on getting a booster
I'm curious. How does the old blue MXR EQ compare (soundwise) with the newer reissue ones?
(I have both the reissue MXR 10 and 6 bands EQ. I like the 6 bands better, more control in the guitars mid spectrum imo. )
i haven't heard the new onesThe Flying Dutchman wrote:Hey stiltz,Stiltzkin wrote:I prefer my own route though
amp-volume at full and the EQ not past 4(bass at approx. 1,
mids at maybe 2-3 and highs on approx 4), 10-band MXR EQ
(from '77) and a Wah
I do plan on getting a booster
I'm curious. How does the old blue MXR EQ compare (soundwise) with the newer reissue ones?
(I have both the reissue MXR 10 and 6 bands EQ. I like the 6 bands better, more control in the guitars mid spectrum imo. )
but the old ones are supposed to be noisier !
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