3Dhuman
Inspired
Another thing to be aware of... if you remove so much of the guitars body (the mids) then the only way to get any clarity is to start cranking the Treble and Presence. Again, this can sound OK (sort of) at low levels, but at any sort of volume or in a mix it becomes painful and fatiguing to the ears... which then leads to more problems in being able to discern good tone from bad.
I think what happens is, people want that big crushing tone and end up purchasing amps with way too much power for the types of situations they mainly play in. A 100 watt Duel Rectifier is obscenely LOUD! Even a 15 watt Fender Blues Jr. will rattle my living room walls... and that's not even cranked. Because you can never crank a 100 watter at home (or even in most studios)... you're forced to play it at low volumes where the "smiley face" EQ is the only way to get a somewhat "crushing" tone. Then, your ears get used to this tone as being very "metal"... and when you hear a more mid-rangey tone, it sounds weird and strange. Turn down your Presence... while it does give "bite" and is somewhat essential for metal guitar, it becomes very fatiguing at high volume and is best used sparingly. Let the cymbals handle the high end of the audio spectrum.
I played your patch with my Gibson Explorer and these are the things I noticed.
I think what happens is, people want that big crushing tone and end up purchasing amps with way too much power for the types of situations they mainly play in. A 100 watt Duel Rectifier is obscenely LOUD! Even a 15 watt Fender Blues Jr. will rattle my living room walls... and that's not even cranked. Because you can never crank a 100 watter at home (or even in most studios)... you're forced to play it at low volumes where the "smiley face" EQ is the only way to get a somewhat "crushing" tone. Then, your ears get used to this tone as being very "metal"... and when you hear a more mid-rangey tone, it sounds weird and strange. Turn down your Presence... while it does give "bite" and is somewhat essential for metal guitar, it becomes very fatiguing at high volume and is best used sparingly. Let the cymbals handle the high end of the audio spectrum.
I played your patch with my Gibson Explorer and these are the things I noticed.