Dinkledorf
Inspired
I put sizzle in quotes as I believe this is the general term used to describe what I am trying to minimize.
Best way for me to describe this is that a flager/chorus type effect takes place in the higher frequencies with moderate to high gain patches. For whatever reason it is significantly more prominent at lower volumes and on single string lead passages, especially on the unwound strings. It can stand out more with vibrato applied to a note.
I play mainly with headphones and I notice it more when NOT using headphones (near fields or power amp and cabs).
I will try to get a recording together to better illustrate what I am referring to.
Note that this is NOT an Axe-FX generated phenoma but is evident in most (if not all) tube amps. I just happen to not like it and have been working towards removing it.
I can do it fairly successfully with a PEQ and some surgical reduction in the 2.3kHz - 3.5kHz range (depending on the amp). While this does work it tends to kill presence, puts a blanket over the cab so to speak.
Another method which I started last night to reasonable success is reduction of the HF Transformer in the Amp Geek section. So far I found that reducing this the general area of about 3.5kHz - 4.5kHz does a better job overall.
Question is, is there a more suitable combination of Amp block parms (or other blocks for that matter) that I could focus on to specifically minimize the "sizzle"?
At home I play through headphones and have cabs enabled, at band practice I plug into the return of a JCM800 into a 4x12 cab with power amp disabled or enabled (still on the fence which I like better) and cabs disabled. For about a month I also rented a SS amp and FRFR rig which also had the same "issue".
For home use, I use primarily Red Wirez cab impulses but do use internal cabs as well.
I have 4 guitars, Suhr Standard, JEM 77 BRM, JS1200, LP Deluxe; they all exhibit the same results however it is more evident with the higher output pups on the JEM (Breeds). The Suhr is the second most affected guitar which makes sense if pup power is a contributing factor (which it seems to me it is).
Turning down the volume on the guitar helps but decreases overall gain which is not always desirable.
I use the front Axe-Fx input with the input volume set to tickle the red with the JEM (highest output guitar I own); sits around 2 o'clock.
Best way for me to describe this is that a flager/chorus type effect takes place in the higher frequencies with moderate to high gain patches. For whatever reason it is significantly more prominent at lower volumes and on single string lead passages, especially on the unwound strings. It can stand out more with vibrato applied to a note.
I play mainly with headphones and I notice it more when NOT using headphones (near fields or power amp and cabs).
I will try to get a recording together to better illustrate what I am referring to.
Note that this is NOT an Axe-FX generated phenoma but is evident in most (if not all) tube amps. I just happen to not like it and have been working towards removing it.
I can do it fairly successfully with a PEQ and some surgical reduction in the 2.3kHz - 3.5kHz range (depending on the amp). While this does work it tends to kill presence, puts a blanket over the cab so to speak.
Another method which I started last night to reasonable success is reduction of the HF Transformer in the Amp Geek section. So far I found that reducing this the general area of about 3.5kHz - 4.5kHz does a better job overall.
Question is, is there a more suitable combination of Amp block parms (or other blocks for that matter) that I could focus on to specifically minimize the "sizzle"?
At home I play through headphones and have cabs enabled, at band practice I plug into the return of a JCM800 into a 4x12 cab with power amp disabled or enabled (still on the fence which I like better) and cabs disabled. For about a month I also rented a SS amp and FRFR rig which also had the same "issue".
For home use, I use primarily Red Wirez cab impulses but do use internal cabs as well.
I have 4 guitars, Suhr Standard, JEM 77 BRM, JS1200, LP Deluxe; they all exhibit the same results however it is more evident with the higher output pups on the JEM (Breeds). The Suhr is the second most affected guitar which makes sense if pup power is a contributing factor (which it seems to me it is).
Turning down the volume on the guitar helps but decreases overall gain which is not always desirable.
I use the front Axe-Fx input with the input volume set to tickle the red with the JEM (highest output guitar I own); sits around 2 o'clock.
