I've had the Ultra for almost two years now. Most amazing object I've encountered in life, possibly the most frustrating as well. While I've gotten some amazing tones out of it, I've felt for some time that something is wrong, like maybe I changed a setting, lost track, or maybe I just don't know how to tweak to fix the issue(s). (I've read the manual and this forum - a lot). My most pressing issue: On higher gain presets (most of which I've modified from original or built) if I fret high on the high E, the note rings out for a short time (a couple seconds) and then sounds like it's fallen into a cave where overtones are devouring it before it quickly evaporates. Lower notes sustain very well. If I play fast alternate picked triplets up high it just doesn't seem to have the articulation it should. I usually play a Strat with DiMarzio high output pickups, but just got an Ibanez Prestige with GFS low output humbuckers and with that guitar the issue is considerably worse. That's what brought me here.
I play almost exclusively onto the computer with Pro Tools, listening through headphones (I know that's not the best way). Aside from the issue above, it seems to me that I should be getting a wider zone where I can play clear legato lines and do tapping without getting so much string sensitivity that it's unmanageable. I know it's a fine line there, but just wondering if these issues are related.
Any thoughts on what I could try to solve these challenges?
I play almost exclusively onto the computer with Pro Tools, listening through headphones (I know that's not the best way). Aside from the issue above, it seems to me that I should be getting a wider zone where I can play clear legato lines and do tapping without getting so much string sensitivity that it's unmanageable. I know it's a fine line there, but just wondering if these issues are related.
Any thoughts on what I could try to solve these challenges?