Peavey Herman
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'Cause I Love It Loud! I Wanna Hear It Loud, Right Between the Eyes!
Loud! I Wanna Hear It Loud, Don't Want No Compromise!
Gene Simmons, Esq.
Or do I? It was almost all I ever dialled in with AmpliTube - Loud, hi-gain, bit dry in a reverb sense, too bassy, always the same FX. Maybe a mid-gain hard-rocker... but why?Loud! I Wanna Hear It Loud, Don't Want No Compromise!
Gene Simmons, Esq.
Because I was so utterly unsuccessful with anything lower gain. I started a preset out big with everything and dialled it down to try and reach subtlety, but I can't even begin to describe how flat and lifeless it all became. I tried starting a preset low and getting just big enough with everything to reach a certain sizzle point, but it never came, and I went on to try and get some excitement going - until I realized I was back in mid-to-hi-gain territory again.
I am now a couple weeks in with my AFX3 and after the first day, I chose the Citrus RV50 as my first 'beachhead' into the Fractal world. Better said: I thought that by jumping around between lots of amps while trying to find out what all these parameters, knobbers, doodads and controlleroonies do, I could not properly learn how they all affect the tone (and I'm still scratching the surface of the tip of the iceberg).
While I still enjoy cranking it up and using FX every once-in-a-while, I'm so drawn in by the greatly detailed and dynamic sound, that I didn't even realize until today that I had gone ever cleaner and cleaner and cleaner and only have some DLY or REV going, WAH'ing around. If you just look at all the possibilities top down, it can be overwhelming, but on the other hand, it's like the AFX3 is taking me back to basics to help me learn from the ground up. The 'holy trinity' of experimentation, documentation and discussion is still alive and well here.
The point? Uhh... Thanks, FAS for 'making' me take unexpected turns and letting in some fresh air.