bgrizzmayne
Inspired
Go frfr, it's the real deal !
I did that initially- still have my Q12a from Matrix. Highs were brittle and there wasn't fullness- almost like the NL212 debacle but on a larger scale. Maybe my Matrix products suck? I've always seen so many users with them + the axe so I never really questioned their stuff- seemed a lot like Atomic.
I've done a lot of recording at studios over the years, but it was weird not hearing the 'amp in the room thing' so I ended up going for the poweramp/cab.
BB Preamp?
On a serious note, though, what's up with the BB preamp? I see a ton of users swearing by it, but it always darkens/muddies up my tone, much moreso than my real BB preamp. Again, I suppose this could be user error, but it's much less transparent than my real thing. Anyone else agree?
For my gain staging, I've trying to achieve a clean, light breakup, crunch, palm mute, and lead sound. In my traditional tube rig, I hit the DRRI with the Bog Blue for light breakup. I run a Koko boost in front of the bog blue for more gain (crunch), then I run a TS-style pedal after that for a palm muted sound. Run a boost at the end of the chain for the lead
I have been trying to do a similar setup with the Axe FX, utilizing two drive pedals, and having one push the other one. Maybe this isn't possible.
Before doing that, though, I've tried making a scene controller on the input drive of amps to gain stage them via scenes. Never quite got desirable results with that method though
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