Stratoblaster
Fractal Fanatic
Spent the evening going over my 9.02 presets tweaking only the Presence Control. It's has such an affect on how an amp plays, aside from its brightening affect. It's a very important control to really dial in properly IME. On most amps, too much will be thin/crispy and play kind of weird. Set to "0" the amp is really lifeless, stiff, and not responsive...it feels...bla.
So there is a sweet spot zone where the amp comes to life, fattens up, with just enough sizzle and will feel amazing. To fine tune the high end I use the AMP block GEQ (passive 5 band).
I made adjustments to my presets using only the Presence Control which made them feel and sound just that much better. In general, I only need to use the range from about 1.5 -> 4; depends on the amp, etc.
I should note I adjusted all of this with a CLR that was fairly cranked (gig/jam level); the small adjustments with the Presence Control won't be as apparent or as 'dramatic' with headphones/low volumes.
Anyway, was an interesting and revealing evening concentrating on only the Presence Control....was worth it...
So there is a sweet spot zone where the amp comes to life, fattens up, with just enough sizzle and will feel amazing. To fine tune the high end I use the AMP block GEQ (passive 5 band).
I made adjustments to my presets using only the Presence Control which made them feel and sound just that much better. In general, I only need to use the range from about 1.5 -> 4; depends on the amp, etc.
I should note I adjusted all of this with a CLR that was fairly cranked (gig/jam level); the small adjustments with the Presence Control won't be as apparent or as 'dramatic' with headphones/low volumes.
Anyway, was an interesting and revealing evening concentrating on only the Presence Control....was worth it...
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