What Amp Are You Playing Today?

[gearJunkie]

Lunch time jam with the twin towers of tone. Started with the Mark VII and now playing through the Two-Rock CRS 100.

 

[gearJunkie]

I've got plenty of things I need to get done today, so I'm wrapping up my Sunday morning amp gauntlet with another half hour playing through my JVM 410H into a 30th anniversary 6960B loaded with T75s.

 

[6CA7-A]

I bet your neighbours love you

Currently surprisingly tolerant but i try not to screw that up.

 

[6CA7-A]

Sick collection!! Details on the Friedman modded JMP please!

F & T filter cans, bias filters & rotary impedance done by C. Villani production manager MAGNATONE.
Zero loss Metro loop done by Obeid Khan / Khan Audio / Lead design Engineer MAGNATONE.
SAT / FAT / C45 / GAIN CUT / HBE / BE done by Dave 2011.
Never had a problem that wasn't self inflicted lol.






Whole heartedly endorse these talented men.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Lunch time jam with the twin towers of tone. Started with the Mark VII and now playing through the Two-Rock CRS 100.
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Damn, nice rigs.
That Two-Rock is speaking to me.

 

[TSJMajesty]

it’s spreading. We’re taking over.

Fuck it. I'll play.

 

[EOengineer]

Fuck it. I'll play.
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With the 7. This fucking guy!

 

[LCW]

F & T filter cans, bias filters & rotary impedance done by C. Villani production manager MAGNATONE.
Zero loss Metro loop done by Obeid Khan / Khan Audio / Lead design Engineer MAGNATONE.
SAT / FAT / C45 / GAIN CUT / HBE / BE done by Dave 2011.
Never had a problem that wasn't self inflicted lol.






Whole heartedly endorse these talented men.

Impressive recipe - thanks!

 

[CarlF]

 

[Byrdman]

It's really cool to see everyone's setups!! This thread...

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

Lunch time jam with the twin towers of tone. Started with the Mark VII and now playing through the Two-Rock CRS 100.
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Plz tell me those 2 rocks sound like s#@t…way to expensive to sound good

 

[LCW]

I’m going to see Meshuggah/Cannibal Corpse/Carcass tonight. Since I’ve mentioned I’m on a Slash/AFD kick I’ve got a LP tuned to Eb (D#)… Running straight into the JCM 800 for that tone with the LP and Slash pickups.

Well… Hammer Smashed Face is in D# and I had a Maxon ST9 Pro. Hmmm … May as well make use of it in honor of the show tonight haha…

God damn what a versatile amp the 2203 is! (Duh!)… Without touching my current amp setting, just stuck the ST9+ in front and tweaked some knobs on it - boom, Hammer Smashed Face!

 

[JiveTurkey]

I’m going to see Meshuggah/Cannibal Corpse/Carcass tonight. Since I’ve mentioned I’m on a Slash/AFD kick I’ve got a LP tuned to Eb (D#)… Running straight into the JCM 800 for that tone with the LP and Slash pickups.

Well… Hammer Smashed Face is in D# and I had a Maxon ST9 Pro. Hmmm … May as well make use of it in honor of the show tonight haha…

God damn what a versatile amp the 2203 is! (Duh!)… Without touching my current amp setting, just stuck the ST9+ in front and tweaked some knobs on it - boom, Hammer Smashed Face!

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Killer lineup! Enjoy the show!

 

[gearJunkie]

Plz tell me those 2 rocks sound like s#@t…way to expensive to sound good

Sure. It sounds so bad it should be called Zero-Rock.

 

[Badonkey Kong]

So I've been doing my periodic "Why Does My Sound Suck?!? Tweakfest" for the past past 4.5 days. Major complaints - lack of clarity and fullness without getting bloated.

The gear - Synergy SYN2 with SLO II and IICP modules, Synergy SYN1 with Friedman BE DLX, Blackstar Amped 1 for power Amp, Helix in 4CM (well, actually 7 CM since I have the SYNs in their own loops of the Helix) - All into a Mesa vertical 2x12 with the older 70 watt V30s. Why am I not using my 5153 50 6L6 for the power amp, you may ask? Well, unemployment doesn't pay all the bills, so it's going up for sale, even though its a killer amp.


This time i was determined to find the best setting on the Amped 1's power amp settings combined with my Synergy modules. I have gone through this numerous times and it's always lacking, especially compared to the 5153's power amp. Go figure

Ok. Go through all the power amp modes. They are all too exagerated in one way or another, like the 6L6 mode has too much top end and low end. The Amped 1 could really use a way to at least tweak presence and depth in it's software... Back to flat mode.

Next step. Try the 6L6 power amp IRs I downloaded from https://overdriven.fr/overdriven/index.php/download/power-amp-irs/. Back and forth tweaking. There is something lacking in the bottom end of these for me. not getting good chugs out them.

Wait a minute! I just discovered I was overdriving the input of the Amped 1 all this time! Plug into the FX return and instant improvement in clarity. Ok we made a little progress. Quick review of the modes on the amped 1. Nope, they are still too exagerated. Back to flat mode. try the power amp IRs again. Still lacking the bottom.

Hey! I just discovered the 6L6 power amp option Alex and James came up with here! - https://thegearforum.com/threads/helix-talk.931/post-71953. download and copy and paste those settings into my test preset. Wow! It's a huge improvement over everything else I've tried (sans actual 5153). The fullnees I've been searching for is there. Finally!

Ok, this morning back to try everything out again. Still lacking a bit of clarity. Hey! when I turn everything off in my preset (including SYnergy loops) except for the Archetype clean amp and the post EQ, it's distorting a bit. I go back to James's preset. Hey! same slight distortion. Hey! Who turned off the global input pad? (Duh, it was me at some point).

Ok, this actually sounds really full and clear now.

ugh. time to do taxes... hopefully everything sounds as good next time!

Special thanks to @Alex Kenivel and @James Freeman!

 

[TubeLife]

Played this while the first coat of paint dries in my daughter’s room. What a break!

Super Reverb kit I built a few years ago with Fat Jimmy mods to the normal channel.

 

[CarlF]

 

[TSJMajesty]

Nice! How bout just the amp?

 

[texhex]

I love how this amp sounds with the guitar volume rolled down on a single coil. Roll up the volume and flip to a humbucker and it goes all the way into the good stuff. 50 Watts of subtle destruction, in a good way.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Using my Blackstar Amped 2 .