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do you do anything to affect how low power single coils hit the front end of an amp model, or do you just let it be as it may?
Fuzz?
And I thought it was 2019 or something.
Most guitarists still finds fuzz useful in 2019. Here's just one example. See from 14 minutes in...
Sort of the odd man out here, but I've not really had much use for fuzz since the '70s, when I got my very first guitar effect box, a Maestro Fuzz Tone. In the '80s when I was using real amps, I used an MXR Distortion II and Boss OD-1 to add distortion or overdrive (or both). With the AFX, I'm in much the same camp as Cliff...I'd rather get the results from the amp model itself. I do have a few live presets where I'll add overdrive to a cleanish amp model for solos and such, but for the most part, the drive blocks are a non-starter for me.
The tubes are still there and getting used. You are overloading the input with a Drive pedal... That pushes the tubes, too.I'm with Cliff, the whole pedal thing boggles my mind. People cry about the warmth of tubes, and then proceed to put 200 pedals in front of it with miles of cable. My jcm800 i had to boost with an EQ to get any kind of gain out of it. Then I went to the Boogie stuff, studio, quad, triaxis. I prefer gain from the amp. But hey this is why there are so many options right?
I have to agree with this. For the last few months I've been using Pedal Genie Pro and a well-stocked local shop who allows lending to try out drive pedals. I've tried the real-world counterparts for most of the pedals modeled in the Axe and the majority were... let's just say they weren't to my taste. Tube screamers are a classic thing, and they certainly have their place. My favorite of that family were the JHS Bonsai and the Wampler Clarksdale, both of which I was able to imitate satisfactorily by adjusting existing models in the Axe-Fx. Personally I don't like fuzz at all, and I've now confirmed that with extensive testing. With distortion pedals, the only ones I seem to like are "amp-in-a-box" circuits - JHS Angry Charlie, Aleks K Maple Leaf, a few of the Amptweaker pedals, etc. These don't make any sense with an Axe-Fx though because I can literally just use an amp [block] as a pedal and get similar, often better, sounds.I'm trying to keep and open mind but so far, nope, still not digging drive pedals. I've matched five pedals so far and the only ones I kinda like are the TS-808 and SD-1. Just finished the Hermida Zendrive which is supposed to be so great and that thing sounds like cr@p IMO.
Sort of the odd man out here, but I've not really had much use for fuzz since the '70s, when I got my very first guitar effect box, a Maestro Fuzz Tone. In the '80s when I was using real amps, I used an MXR Distortion II and Boss OD-1 to add distortion or overdrive (or both). With the AFX, I'm in much the same camp as Cliff...I'd rather get the results from the amp model itself. I do have a few live presets where I'll add overdrive to a cleanish amp model for solos and such, but for the most part, the drive blocks are a non-starter for me.
As much as I admire and respect Dweezil, most of the tones he gets (and that his dad got back in the day) really don't float my boat. Those sounds are just something I don't have a use for in the music I play.
So I've encountered a couple I like: BB Preamp and Timmy. The BB is more of a clean boost though it's just pushing the amp (model).
It's incredible how that one clip has made such waves through the online guitar community. It's such an epically stupid video...It’s that crystal lettuce thing ...
That's a dirty 4 letter word here.Have you tried a Klon? I really like a Klon in front of a pushed amp.
Nothin like a Rat pedal cranked all the way into a JC120.. that’s where the magic lives.
So I've encountered a couple I like: BB Preamp and Timmy. The BB is more of a clean boost though it's just pushing the amp (model).
So I've encountered a couple I like: BB Preamp and Timmy. The BB is more of a clean boost though it's just pushing the amp (model).
Me either. It always felt better to me straight in to the amp.I still prefer getting my distortion from the amp. I played professionally for 25 years and never in that time did I ever use a distortion/fuzz/drive/etc. pedal.