JazzMac251
Inspired
Ever since I've started using the AxeFX2 as my main rig for gigs that require no stage volume, I've had problems with sustain. I use the Plexi, Matchless, Trainwreck, and Friedman BE sims most often. It seems like no matter how much gain I throw at some of those amps (esp Plexi), I just can't get hardly any sustain. I'll play a huge chord and grab my bar hoping it'll resonate into some feedback, but it ends up fading away very quickly. Bent lead notes up high on the neck degenerate into gainy-buzz disappointingly fast, and if I back off on the gain I then sustain drops even more. No matter what guitar I'm playing or what patch I'm using, sustain is always an issue.
I'm wondering if this is just the nature of how your guitar responds when there isn't an amp blasting sound back at it for it to interact with, or if I just don't have something set up properly. I've seen Mark Day demo some crazy AxeFX sustain on YouTube, but, IIRC, he has cab blasting him in the face. I'm also looking into whether my input gate settings could be the culprit. Any suggestions you guys have on any of this stuff would be great. Thanks!
I'm wondering if this is just the nature of how your guitar responds when there isn't an amp blasting sound back at it for it to interact with, or if I just don't have something set up properly. I've seen Mark Day demo some crazy AxeFX sustain on YouTube, but, IIRC, he has cab blasting him in the face. I'm also looking into whether my input gate settings could be the culprit. Any suggestions you guys have on any of this stuff would be great. Thanks!