I'm half tempted to email Synergy about it, but I have a feeling I'd be unable to relay the message without telling them "it sounds like shit, probably isn't correct, and needs to be fixed." I'd rather just hang onto it until I can sell or trade it for something.
I thought I was taking a risk with the OS module, and would end up preferring the IICP. Instead, I find that upper mid frequency I talked about to be dominating the sound (rather, I'm hyperfocusing on it), and it just sounds cheap to me. Instead, I ended up loving the OS and now have four of them.
What I've been doing with the OS module is with the red channel is to set it up like Mesa Mark series (ie little bass etc.) and then put a equalizer pedal (the new Ibanez PTEQ would be ideal but I'm using a MXR10 band) in the effects loop of the synergy before the power amp and do the whole V shape settings.
Back away for a bit and come back to it. I had to do the same. I had a full Synergy rig for about a year, sold it all, then 6 months later felt the itch again. I dove back in and I’m so happy I did. If I could do it again, I’d have just put it up in the attic for a year or so. You’ll probably feel the same way. The Synergy system is absolutely amazing, and more people should get into it.
I did something with the tube pre model but then I got the fryette powerstation in the self attenuation mode and I haven't used the Fractal modelling since - only using Fractal for cabs and post effectsI did a dry run recording with the IICP, running it into the Axe and then using the Tube Pre to mimic the IIC+ power amp and it sounds really good. I’m going to compare and contrast that with loading down the LXII and just using the Axe for cab sim and see which one has more juice.
I’m actually more impressed with Synergy in Rd 2 than I was the first time I had it, but I’m still within the 48 hour honeymoon period. There is still time to go OCD and despise it.
Seems to happen a lot. Unless you have a number of different power amps, they all start sounding pretty similar after a while - especially the British style modules. And swapping them in and out is not the most fun when you like to work quickly.
I’ve got the VHt 2/90/2 and KsR power amps. I may need to start using them I. The returns of more amps to see how that does.
True. Don't get me wrong, the modules typically sound good but yeah it's a convenience vs. authenticity argument ultimately.
So I've had a chance to take the plexi module through it's paces and compare to the FM3 plexi 100 watt jumped version.
It’s actually a good module if you put lower gain tubes in there and don’t compare it to an SLO on the crunch channel. But given how good the OG was and the other modules are it is not what I would expect a customer should need to do.