this is why my plexi preset has the master volume on 10.
I think he means your input drive is turned up to 10 as well.
this is why my plexi preset has the master volume on 10.
Here is those same settings on a real '76 Marshall 1987 plexi
Here is those same settings on a real '76 Marshall 1987 plexi
Here is those same settings on a real '76 Marshall 1987 plexi
You gotta be able to say what's on your mind. It was all thoughtful and relevant.i never meant to ruffle any feathers with this post. i apologize to Cliff and/or anybody that might have been a little aggravated with me for now explaining myself better. i didn't intend to slam the axe-fx or compare it to some other modeler.....i was just troubleshooting and thinking out loud.
i never meant to ruffle any feathers with this post. i apologize to Cliff and/or anybody that might have been a little aggravated with me for now explaining myself better. i didn't intend to slam the axe-fx or compare it to some other modeler.....i was just troubleshooting and thinking out loud. a bad thing to do on the internet for sure.
thanks for the help guys.
now that i know for sure that the sound i am hearing is normal, i can make some adjustments.
EMGs, eh? Gotta ask...when was the last time you changed your battery?
thanks for that clip, it helps alot.
when i got the axe-fx II, i also got some Lace Duallys and tweaked my presets for those pickups.....so i needed the plexi preamp and master volume at 10 to get a mild distortion out of it, and it cleaned up squeaky clean....enough to allow me to only use that preset for the entire church service.
then i got the charvel with EMG's. it was SO MUCH HOTTER that i thought my Lace pickups were bad, so i got rid of the Lace pickups. all of my other guitars have medium to high gain pickups, which really brought out the fizz. now that i'm hearing the axe-fx II for the first time with hot pickups, i'm hearing all kinds of stuff.
at the same time that i switched pickups, i also updated to the latest axe-fx firmware....so i wasn't sure where the problem was.
now that i know for sure that the sound i am hearing is normal, i can make some adjustments.
i never meant to ruffle any feathers with this post. i apologize to Cliff and/or anybody that might have been a little aggravated with me for now explaining myself better. i didn't intend to slam the axe-fx or compare it to some other modeler.....i was just troubleshooting and thinking out loud. a bad thing to do on the internet for sure.
thanks for the help guys.
Let me tell you that drive and master at 10 in a good serviced plexi will not sound so good. Maybe an amp that needs service (caps & resistor & tubes) could sound a lot "rounder", "smoother"... but it's an amp problem. Depending on PU level, a good plexi have killer crunch from 4 to 7 (drive) (master on ten to emulate no master). These is real plexi sound... hope it helps! Tweak always by ears!...so i needed the plexi preamp and master volume at 10 to get a mild distortion out of it, and it cleaned up squeaky clean....
There's nothing to work on. That's what amps do.
If they took the fizz out, there would be a ton of posts complaining that the sound was too sterile.To me this fizz thing doesn't sound as 'desirable' or musical. Then why should it be emulated?
...try Javajunkie's suggestion: "You can reduce it by using the ideal/smooth modeling mode and increasing the power amp bias."
exactly.If they took the fizz out, there would be a ton of posts complaining that the sound was too sterile.
I for one am grateful this topic came up as I would never have thought to try Javajunkie's suggestion: "You can reduce it by using the ideal/smooth modeling mode and increasing the power amp bias."
Let me tell you that drive and master at 10 in a good serviced plexi will not sound so good. Maybe an amp that needs service (caps & resistor & tubes) could sound a lot "rounder", "smoother"... but it's an amp problem. Depending on PU level, a good plexi have killer crunch from 4 to 7 (drive) (master on ten to emulate no master). These is real plexi sound... hope it helps! Tweak always by ears!