Help with guitar tone[views:5794][posts:3]_______________________________ [Oct 27,2016 11:57am - sean ""] I'm finally putting together a proper rig, but I'm dissatisfied with the tone I'm getting. I'm aiming for a modern metal tone (Nevermore, Arch Enemy or Demanufacture era Fear Factory, Opeth, even djent would be fine!), but I'm getting either crunchy 80s thrash / (kill em all meets acdc) or over distorted noise washout if I crank the gain. Any tips? Where is the weak link in my signal chain? Are the passive pickups the problem? Will a compression or distortion pedal before the amp fix things? I'm hoping that good tone can be had without needing an Axe FX. Rig: PRS CE24 1997 maple top mahogany body Peavy Ultra 120 tube head Orange 1x12 cab |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 27,2016 12:14pm - susurrate ""] compressor + noise gate in the loop and you can dial in some excellent tones on a peavey ultra. |
| _______________________________ [Oct 28,2016 5:41pm - Hoser ""] susurrate said:compressor + noise gate in the loop and you can dial in some excellent tones on a peavey ultra. I would agree on both and maybe add a Tube Screamer and set levels to low. Crank bass and treble....drop mids to 2 or 3 at most (i.e. scoop 'em out) |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 28,2016 7:51pm - susurrate ""] i had almost written about adding a ts7/ts9. good call and supported. |