Dillon Ray
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I haven't been able to dial in a high gain preset that I'm happy with yet on the Axe Fx III. Clean tones and effects are sounding awesome, but any high gain presets seem way off. I have followed various tutorials on youtube that dial in awesome metal tones. I'll set everything exactly the way the person did, but it seems to always sound incorrect from the start when I try. It's not just subtle differences that you would expect between guitars. It seems like there is a huge lack of gain/fullness to my sound. If I crank the gain and put a tube screamer in front of the amp, it helps, but it still doesn't sound right... I'm playing through an EMG 81 in the bridge. I have tried new batteries, different pickup heights, various string gauges, etc... I'm thinking the problem has to do with the wiring/components in my guitar since the rest of my setup in very solid, but I'm not positive. Anybody else have a similar issue that they were able to fix?