Sted
Inspired
Ok, I'll get this out of the way first..... I'm very new to all this modelling, I'm not a complete technophobe but I've always been an amp/pedal guy, however the sheer weight of evidence in support of the Axe-Fx was too much to ignore so I took the plunge. I tried the Matrix/Cab option but it just didn't float my boat, just felt that not having the cab sims was a large proportion of what the unit could potentially deliver, plus I was still trying to get to a smaller set up than my Matamp 2x12 (Though it sounds ace!) so I jumped on a CLR wedge, luckily they were in stock in the EU, got it a week ago.
I picked the CLR solely due to the feedback and recommendations on here, I have no other reference in this field so it seemed a safe bet! I have been tweaking some patches all week to use at rehearsal tonight, obviously using the CLR and I go it sounding pretty damn nice to my ears using my the Mad Oak and some Redwirez IR's, I tried them as loud as was feasible at home and all seemed good.
However at rehearsal volume the sound changed a great deal, I found myself knocking back the treble dramatically to get rid of the ear piercing high end, just checked my main heavy rhythm patch and the treble is on less than 1, I play in a classic rock covers band, Deep Purple, Sabbath etc. Once I got the treble down it was much better and my ears started to appreciate the sound a little better, by the end of the night I was moderately happy with what was coming out but it still sounds overly brittle compared to a lot of demo's I've heard.
So what am I missing? I cant help but feel there is some relationship between all the volume/level knobs that I don't know about which is pushing the sound into this harsh territory. I did read Cliff's post on master volume position and I have noticed that some of mine are quite high say 4.5?
I'm off to bed now but I appreciate any and all advice!
I picked the CLR solely due to the feedback and recommendations on here, I have no other reference in this field so it seemed a safe bet! I have been tweaking some patches all week to use at rehearsal tonight, obviously using the CLR and I go it sounding pretty damn nice to my ears using my the Mad Oak and some Redwirez IR's, I tried them as loud as was feasible at home and all seemed good.
However at rehearsal volume the sound changed a great deal, I found myself knocking back the treble dramatically to get rid of the ear piercing high end, just checked my main heavy rhythm patch and the treble is on less than 1, I play in a classic rock covers band, Deep Purple, Sabbath etc. Once I got the treble down it was much better and my ears started to appreciate the sound a little better, by the end of the night I was moderately happy with what was coming out but it still sounds overly brittle compared to a lot of demo's I've heard.
So what am I missing? I cant help but feel there is some relationship between all the volume/level knobs that I don't know about which is pushing the sound into this harsh territory. I did read Cliff's post on master volume position and I have noticed that some of mine are quite high say 4.5?
I'm off to bed now but I appreciate any and all advice!