Cheers!
I've been struggeling for a while (yeah, a pretty long while actually) to get that scooped 5150 metal tone we often attribute to a certain Mr Sneap and bands like Arch Enemy, Machine Head (The Blackening album) etc. It's not that hard getting in the general area, but achieving that final bit to a truly album worthy tone has proven quite more difficult. Most often I end up either too mid heavy and boxy or to thin. I'm pretty sure my own tweaking skills are to blame but, still, not only them.
I'm pretty confident that the current modelling of the 5150 range (6160 Block, 6160 II, 5150 3 and Fractal 6160) are, more or less, as good as they gets. So, it mostly comes down to the important choice of cab ir's. There are a few which I feel is in the right territory - e.g. Guitarhacks "Thisone" - but most have, to my ears, way too much low end and low mid content and lacks the right scoop-age... And I feel that is certainly true for most of the factory ones.
For those of you aiming for a similar sound, what are your tips&tricks and what cab choices do you have? Do you have any clips showcasing how well you have succeeded?
Yeah, there's always the (endless) option of a post EQ but I'm trying to avoid that as long as possible.
I'm playing with a EMG 81 equipped Esp Eclipse and a Burstbucker equipped Explorer.
I've been struggeling for a while (yeah, a pretty long while actually) to get that scooped 5150 metal tone we often attribute to a certain Mr Sneap and bands like Arch Enemy, Machine Head (The Blackening album) etc. It's not that hard getting in the general area, but achieving that final bit to a truly album worthy tone has proven quite more difficult. Most often I end up either too mid heavy and boxy or to thin. I'm pretty sure my own tweaking skills are to blame but, still, not only them.
I'm pretty confident that the current modelling of the 5150 range (6160 Block, 6160 II, 5150 3 and Fractal 6160) are, more or less, as good as they gets. So, it mostly comes down to the important choice of cab ir's. There are a few which I feel is in the right territory - e.g. Guitarhacks "Thisone" - but most have, to my ears, way too much low end and low mid content and lacks the right scoop-age... And I feel that is certainly true for most of the factory ones.
For those of you aiming for a similar sound, what are your tips&tricks and what cab choices do you have? Do you have any clips showcasing how well you have succeeded?
Yeah, there's always the (endless) option of a post EQ but I'm trying to avoid that as long as possible.
I'm playing with a EMG 81 equipped Esp Eclipse and a Burstbucker equipped Explorer.