Eanna
Inspired
Just an observation from band rehearsal last night (using multiple XL clean presets direct into a Dynacord P5 PA) that might helps someone.
I handed the guitar (PRS custom 22, Ernie Ball 09's) over to our bass player afterwards for his opinion on all of this. Wow. If you use a light plectrum & play with a very light touch like he does, chances are every style and note you play through AFX presets will sound great with little or no tweaking. Perceived tonal issues only started when I was handed back the guitar & introduced my usual herdim blue plectrum and heavy-handed playing style. We both heard a difference and agreed that I def should try some of the additional advanced sag / compression / cab EQ / etc, tips outlined here. I can't rem how much plectrum size & playing style affects the AFX tone compared with a real amp, probably not much if at all, but I intend exploring that over the weekend. If nothing else it will help me understand what it is I am trying to achieve with those advanced parameters.
Anyhoo, while this is anything but a scientific post, I'd not considered this aspect of tone much before and figured it worth mentioning. I realise it may be of no help or relevance to the OP.
It does however highlight once again that we all play differently with different tools, and what works for one will not necessarily work or make sense for everybody.
I'm just glad I abandoned those 11's strings years ago...! :nightmare:
I handed the guitar (PRS custom 22, Ernie Ball 09's) over to our bass player afterwards for his opinion on all of this. Wow. If you use a light plectrum & play with a very light touch like he does, chances are every style and note you play through AFX presets will sound great with little or no tweaking. Perceived tonal issues only started when I was handed back the guitar & introduced my usual herdim blue plectrum and heavy-handed playing style. We both heard a difference and agreed that I def should try some of the additional advanced sag / compression / cab EQ / etc, tips outlined here. I can't rem how much plectrum size & playing style affects the AFX tone compared with a real amp, probably not much if at all, but I intend exploring that over the weekend. If nothing else it will help me understand what it is I am trying to achieve with those advanced parameters.
Anyhoo, while this is anything but a scientific post, I'd not considered this aspect of tone much before and figured it worth mentioning. I realise it may be of no help or relevance to the OP.
It does however highlight once again that we all play differently with different tools, and what works for one will not necessarily work or make sense for everybody.
I'm just glad I abandoned those 11's strings years ago...! :nightmare:
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