SillyOctpuss
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Which thorpy pedal?
Au contraire mon frère!
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Which thorpy pedal?
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I'm talking about an actual amp. Your next stop on your gear journeyI'm Finding out more and more that a dirt pedal is not really required the amp and the built in boosts or a clean boost before the amp for the solo's and some EQ in the Cab block and maybe a Para EQ at the end of the chain is more than plenty to get me where I want
More of a EVH approach
to Quote EVH
"Never used any distortion pedal"
Heavy Water. Nice sizzle, nice fattness. Very juicy
TubeStack
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Also, to clarify, I think Helix/Fractal drives are great when used with Helix/Fractal amps. It's in front of a physical amp that I was talking about, too.
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Well, we absolutely know the name of the first TGF-branded pedal now!
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When someone says
I only agree with them when they are trying to stack hashy-ass sounding digital drives in front of a traditional guitar amp. So much gross digital sizzle
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jellodog
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GuitarDave
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Try the Prince of Tone with a boost in front. Hit the front end of the amp hard and then tame the volume in the effects loop.
Overloading the first preamp tubes in an amp is really one of the classic ways to get fat, singing overdrive tones.
Overloading the first preamp tubes in an amp is really one of the classic ways to get fat, singing overdrive tones.
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Weird. IME HX drives shine more with physical amps and less with the HX amps. Those switches that seem to do nothing in some of the models actually make markable changes in front of a physical amp. I was quite suprised even with the drives into my Fender FrontmanWhen someone says
I only agree with them when they are trying to stack hashy-ass sounding digital drives in front of a traditional guitar amp. So much gross digital sizzle
Lysander
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Helix drives are as good as we can get today with digital gear. I owned a bunch of digital platforms, and none come close.
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Maybe I should go talk to him, aka make a wish thread...Cliff has heard you and he will be hard at work
Wish - Change Minor Amp Settings W/O Affecting Any Other Settings
On a real Mesa JP2C, engaging the "Shred" mode is done via a mini toggle switch, and no amp settings change. But in trying to emulate this behavior, we need to select a different model, e.g., switching from USA JP IIC+ Yellow, to USA JP IIC+ Yellow Shred, and in doing so, all the other...
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GuitarDave
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Everything shines more with physical amps...
And analog drive pedals...
I like the digital stuff for pragmatic reasons. But when I get picky about it, I always seem to end up picking the traditional gear.
I'm going through that cycle right now with the Boss ME-90
ejecta
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I find the Empress EQ to be a great versatile boost in front with plenty of push. You can shape to anything really. The Suhr Koko is a great two in one clean boost on one side, overdrive on the other with mods control and a bit more push and headroom than some others. The Timmy by MXR are a great wallet friendly option.
