ben ifin
Experienced
Hey all !
Far and away my favorite amp in the A3 [ and my old A2 ] is the Dirty Shirley 1 - I've said before its probably worth the price of admission just for this one model - the DS2 is a bit too gainy for my liking.
I've been setting up some DS1 tones with my Tele and Jazzmaster - so this tip is for S/Coil users - i dont know if it would translate well to HB's - I haven't tried.
The DS1 is a very "alive" and "bright" amp with lots of high mids and highs ... to my ears, more-so in the A3 than the A2.
And as we know, Tele's and even more-so Jazzmasters are also quite bright and sometimes a bit-too high-end-gritty .... put the 2 together and I was struggling with everything to tame the "excessive bite" to no avail .... then ....
Tip ...... use the 230k Input impedance instead of 1M - and to compensate, up the gain to your liking and drop the Bass a bit and up the Treble and Presence a whisker .... to my ears .... perfect ... plenty of DS1 bite and clarity and without the granite-splitting-frequencies
If you use the DS1 in the A3 with a S/Coil guitar, I'd recommend trying the above !
Hope this is of help to others.
Ben
Far and away my favorite amp in the A3 [ and my old A2 ] is the Dirty Shirley 1 - I've said before its probably worth the price of admission just for this one model - the DS2 is a bit too gainy for my liking.
I've been setting up some DS1 tones with my Tele and Jazzmaster - so this tip is for S/Coil users - i dont know if it would translate well to HB's - I haven't tried.
The DS1 is a very "alive" and "bright" amp with lots of high mids and highs ... to my ears, more-so in the A3 than the A2.
And as we know, Tele's and even more-so Jazzmasters are also quite bright and sometimes a bit-too high-end-gritty .... put the 2 together and I was struggling with everything to tame the "excessive bite" to no avail .... then ....
Tip ...... use the 230k Input impedance instead of 1M - and to compensate, up the gain to your liking and drop the Bass a bit and up the Treble and Presence a whisker .... to my ears .... perfect ... plenty of DS1 bite and clarity and without the granite-splitting-frequencies
If you use the DS1 in the A3 with a S/Coil guitar, I'd recommend trying the above !
Hope this is of help to others.
Ben