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mkh02

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Amp Settings
« on: August 30, 2011, 03:01:34 PM »
Hey guys

I would be interested to know what your favourite amp settings are for certain types of music and amp/ guitar set ups.

Just read an interesting article about vintage Marshalls and that they sounded great with the following set up:

Presence  0
Bass         3
Mid           8
Treble       5

Apparently the creamy natural warm rich characteristics of Marshalls really come out on these settings?

What do we all think?
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 03:17:03 PM »
well, it depends very much on the guitar of course.

one thing i learnt from this forum is to set the treble quite low (0 to 1), and then use the prescence control to adjust the treble.
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 03:24:17 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on August 30, 2011, 03:17:03 PM
well, it depends very much on the guitar of course.

one thing i learnt from this forum is to set the treble quite low (0 to 1), and then use the prescence control to adjust the treble.
My treble's pretty much cranked, lol.. But then again it's not a real amp.
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 03:36:58 PM »
6505: bass 6. Mid 8. treble 7. Presence FULL. resonance FÜLL!!. Gain.. depends on how sloppy i am that day
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 03:39:48 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on August 30, 2011, 03:17:03 PM
well, it depends very much on the guitar of course.

one thing i learnt from this forum is to set the treble quite low (0 to 1), and then use the prescence control to adjust the treble.

i find with a lot of amps its better the other way presence controls usually add a tone of fizz in.

I find it better to add the highs in early in the preamp rather than in the power amp
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 04:07:25 PM »
Depends on what tone you're going for.  Many players don't seem to hear the differences between treble and presence.

If you keep the presence down low, you don't get that aggressive grind from the amp.  I use the treble to control the amount of 'cut' I want, then dial in the presence afterwards.

My EQ on a 2203-based circuit is:

Gain: 7/8
Bass: 6/7
Middle: 9/10
Treble: 5/6
Master: 2-6
Resonance:  3/4

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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2011, 04:12:31 PM »
Quote from: mkh02 on August 30, 2011, 03:01:34 PM
Just read an interesting article about vintage Marshalls and that they sounded great with the following set up:

Presence  0
Bass         3
Mid           8
Treble       5

Apparently the creamy natural warm rich characteristics of Marshalls really come out on these settings?

What do we all think?

I think my JTM45/100 clone would sound like a fluby ass with those settings.  I use:

Presence  6
Bass         0
Mid           10
Treble       10
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 04:31:41 PM »
My settings on my SLO are

Gain 3/11
bass 2/11
Mids 6/11
Treble 7/11
Presence 2/11
depth 1/11
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2011, 04:34:22 PM »
Quote from: HTH AMPS on August 30, 2011, 04:07:25 PM
Depends on what tone you're going for.  Many players don't seem to hear the differences between treble and presence.

If you keep the presence down low, you don't get that aggressive grind from the amp.  I use the treble to control the amount of 'cut' I want, then dial in the presence afterwards.

My EQ on a 2203-based circuit is:

Gain: 7/8
Bass: 6/7
Middle: 9/10
Treble: 5/6
Master: 2-6
Resonance:  3/4



on my 2204, i'd say my settings are roughly the same, except i'd have gain and master reversed, gain at about 3-4, master about 7
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2011, 05:40:35 PM »
My settings for my Marshall 800 when playing hard rock :
Gain : 10
Presence : 3
Bass : 6
Mid : 5
Treble : 6
Volume : as required

With my Laney it's roughly the same settings but the Gain/Drive combination is usually 7/7, and that's plenty of gain for my kind of metal, especially with the mids cut to around 3.
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 06:32:35 PM »
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2011, 07:16:50 PM »
Tele BG50's/Strat (HSS, Crawler/IT's) into Orange Rockerverb 50/2x12 cab:

gain: 8
bass: 4
mid: 10
treble: 2-5 (tele 2/hb en neck strat 4-5)
master: 6
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2011, 08:13:02 PM »
fiddle with gain and volume until it sounds right
twiddle with treble and presence until it sounds good
turn the mids knob until you're satisfied
fondle the bass control as to when you are pleased

unless it is a recto in which case look away and just flap your hand at random on the control panel

move a bit slightly more infront of the speaker and realise it sounds pants, repeat
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2011, 08:17:11 PM »
On my Cornell Romany with the tone stack switched out I have the volume at 6 o'clock. There aren't any other controls.
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Re: Amp Settings
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2011, 08:25:22 PM »
Orange Dual Terror:

Fat Channel is the only side I use.
Gain: 2:00. Highly responsive to the guitar's volume knob.
Tone: 11:00 (sometimes moves, but rarely)
Volume: Dimed all the time. I control levels with the 7/15/30W switch.
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