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    How To Get Consistent Volume Levels with Patches

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. I will just have to use my ears and adjust each preset to match the volume output of the other presets. It's not going to be that huge of an ordeal - given that I'm only using 5 presets right now. I was just kind of wondering if there was some...
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    Favorite Drive Blocks

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, but do you match the mid frequency with your ears or do it visually - adjusting the dial to a specific setting? Doc
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    Favorite Drive Blocks

    What a GREAT sound!!!! That one has the Mojo (even though you claim there are no magic diodes). :)
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    How To Get Consistent Volume Levels with Patches

    Hi all, How do you get consistent volume levels with different patches? Some of the amp models are preset louder than other ones. For example, the CAE+ is louder than a Wrecker or a Dirty Shirley. I'd like to have uniform volume output - even when switching...
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    Favorite Drive Blocks

    When I first got my AxeFx2 (back in June 2011), I was all into the high gain amps. Then I read a post where somebody had brought up the idea of using a half distorted amp along with a boost block to dial in a lead tone. I had one of those "duh" <facepalm> moments. I'd been doing that with...
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    Favorite Drive Blocks

    All, What's your favorite drive blocks? For me, I like the ones which are the most transparent and serve to goose the input of the amp for some smoother singing overdrive. So for me, the ones I tend to utilize the most are: 1. Zen Drive 2. TS 808 3. BB Preamp (although...
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    Your 'Ultimate' Tone?

    In all fairness, Chuck could plug into a fresh dog turd and make it sound like a million bucks. :) P.S. His Redplate CDS2 sounds amazing. No need to take out a 2nd mortgage to buy the Trainwreck or Dumble.
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    Name 7 guitar players you really like...

    Here's my 7 (in no particular order): Steve Morse Eric Johnson Guthrie Govan Neal Schon Gary Moore Greg Koch Robben Ford
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    Rig Rundown - Steven Wilson & Guthrie Govan

    I just saw Guthrie playing with The Aristocrats in Pittsburgh on Tuesday (8/6/13). No Fractal gear in sight. He was using his Charvel guitars, a Suhr Badger 30 head into a Suhr 2x12 cab, and a pedalboard. Sounded great...but no Fractal stuff.
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    Setting Up My General Sounds On My Axe2

    I've been trying to arrange my basic sounds in a logical order. Here's where I'm at right now: I'm using the first 5 banks of the A bank. (A000, A001, A002, A003, A004). So here's what I'm doing: A000 = Fender Clean (I'm setting this for blackface twin reverb sounds...just...
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    In the hunt- RetroChannel Stereo Power Amp?

    Billy Mays lives!
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    Distortion Tone That Cleans Up With Volume Knob

    First of all - thank you ALL. I sincerely appreciate your help. Second, I sometimes wonder if I'm 1/2 retarded sometimes. I don't understand how I couldn't connect the dots. Go with a lower gain patch and with the emphasis on a cranked master volume (rather than a dimed preamp). Duh...
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    Distortion Tone That Cleans Up With Volume Knob

    I was fiddling around with some Led Zeppelin tunes today...and was attempting to dynamically go from dirty to clean by backing off on the volume knob on the guitar. And I noticed it was more of an all-on and all-off kind of thing vs. dynamic shades of gain. This was occurring with nearly all...
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    Kevin Smith's Patches

    Cameron Brown Sound Cameron Brown Sound Hope you like it.
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    Need Recommendation for Digital Audio Workstation

    Yes, I'm a chiropractor. I'm aware of "The Joint", and I'll just say it's not what I do.
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