Struggling with dynamic and punchy cleans (no dirt)
A couple of months ago, after going tubeless for a long while, I picked up a small 1x12 tube amp with a really beautiful clean channel. It's super dynamic, punchy, warm and fun to play and has giving me a new appreciation for clean tones. I've been struggling ever since I got the tube amp to get something similar out of my Axe II and CLR. I've checked out a bunch of the presets and tried dialing in a number of amps myself, but nothing i've tried came very close. I started figuring that it was the difference between amp in the room and miked amp tone, but a few days ago a friend let me borrow his Kemper and I quickly found a clean profile on the Kemper that has the same mojo as my tube amp. While my amp and the profile sound pretty different, they both have the dynamic, punchy mojo I am looking for in a clean tone. I'm not really looking to match the tone of my tube amp, just the mojo.
For anyone who has access to a Kemper, check out the profile "TAF - 69 Amps Clean" (it comes free with the KPA) for an example of the punchy, dynamic mojo I am talking about. Can anyone point out a preset or suggest how to get that kind of mojo out of the Axe? I'm guessing I am doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what at this point.
Thanks for your help!
David.
A couple of months ago, after going tubeless for a long while, I picked up a small 1x12 tube amp with a really beautiful clean channel. It's super dynamic, punchy, warm and fun to play and has giving me a new appreciation for clean tones. I've been struggling ever since I got the tube amp to get something similar out of my Axe II and CLR. I've checked out a bunch of the presets and tried dialing in a number of amps myself, but nothing i've tried came very close. I started figuring that it was the difference between amp in the room and miked amp tone, but a few days ago a friend let me borrow his Kemper and I quickly found a clean profile on the Kemper that has the same mojo as my tube amp. While my amp and the profile sound pretty different, they both have the dynamic, punchy mojo I am looking for in a clean tone. I'm not really looking to match the tone of my tube amp, just the mojo.
For anyone who has access to a Kemper, check out the profile "TAF - 69 Amps Clean" (it comes free with the KPA) for an example of the punchy, dynamic mojo I am talking about. Can anyone point out a preset or suggest how to get that kind of mojo out of the Axe? I'm guessing I am doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what at this point.
Thanks for your help!
David.
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