biggness
Power User
I have noticed, through the years, that it is a common reaction, for myself and close friends, when playing a particular type of tone and changing to another tone in the same type, that upon first listen, it is not uncommon to think that it sounds bad. Well, not so much bad, but maybe not as good as the previous sound? Though after a few moments of playing, or starting with that particular tone instead, it sounds great. So much so, that if you swap to the very first tone mentioned above, it is now the one that sounds bad. Which you can hear here, where I have posted several presets of some high gain amps that are not in my common rotation: http://http://forum.fractalaudio.co.../88574-biggnesss-biggtwnage-extravaganza.html
I am not so certain, but I think this can be attributed to the Mere-Exposure Effect (Mere-exposure effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), which pretty much says "The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In social psychology, this effect is sometimes called the familiarity principle. The effect has been demonstrated with many kinds of things, including words, Chinese characters, paintings, pictures of faces, geometric figures, and sounds."
So really, as a side note, you like the tones you like not because other tones are bad tones, you just psychologically prefer them. Try branching out and expanding your palette of tones. It will only increase the pleasantries of life for you.
I am not so certain, but I think this can be attributed to the Mere-Exposure Effect (Mere-exposure effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), which pretty much says "The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In social psychology, this effect is sometimes called the familiarity principle. The effect has been demonstrated with many kinds of things, including words, Chinese characters, paintings, pictures of faces, geometric figures, and sounds."
So really, as a side note, you like the tones you like not because other tones are bad tones, you just psychologically prefer them. Try branching out and expanding your palette of tones. It will only increase the pleasantries of life for you.