guitarcal
Inspired
Quick question for you guys!
I own a few real plexi amps including a '71 50 watt, Prs HxDa (similar to a late 60s plexi), plus a few others. I pair with a 4x12 loaded with greenbacks.
What I have noticed is in the Axe Fx, if the gain knob is set similar to my real amps, the Axe Fx amp model has way more gain.
For example, for my real amp, I might have the gain set at a 8/10 whereas to get a similar tone in the Axe Fx I have to place on a 4/10. I should mention the Master Volume on the axe fx model and real amp are both set to 10.
Any thoughts to why this is? If I disable the bright cap in the axe fx, the gain is drastically reduced and is closer to my real amps, but in my real amps the bright cap isn't clipped. I believe my '71 has a 5000pF bright cap installed.
Also, I can adjust the input trim of the axe fx model and it more closely matches the real amp, but thinking that shouldn't be necessary.
I own a few real plexi amps including a '71 50 watt, Prs HxDa (similar to a late 60s plexi), plus a few others. I pair with a 4x12 loaded with greenbacks.
What I have noticed is in the Axe Fx, if the gain knob is set similar to my real amps, the Axe Fx amp model has way more gain.
For example, for my real amp, I might have the gain set at a 8/10 whereas to get a similar tone in the Axe Fx I have to place on a 4/10. I should mention the Master Volume on the axe fx model and real amp are both set to 10.
Any thoughts to why this is? If I disable the bright cap in the axe fx, the gain is drastically reduced and is closer to my real amps, but in my real amps the bright cap isn't clipped. I believe my '71 has a 5000pF bright cap installed.
Also, I can adjust the input trim of the axe fx model and it more closely matches the real amp, but thinking that shouldn't be necessary.