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I have a Jackson guitar and an old crate 150w amp. i got a digitech metal master pedal for Christmas that i absolutely love...but when i turn the amp up to play with my band the tone is affected and doesn't sound as crisp and bright. help?
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I think the other answerer who mentioned high gain had a good point. Too much gain = muddy, fuzzy, indistinct, or mushy tones. Consider lowering the gain on your pedal a little.
There is a strong correlation between treble response and volume... as you raise your volume, you will need to tweak your treble settings. Normally I would say its the other way around... as you turn up the volume you usually find yourself turning the treble down, if anything.... So try boosting your treble next time.... *or* try cutting your bass. Your headroom is affected by the amount of bass you're putting into your amp than any other factor.... so if you want clarity at high volumes you need lots of headroom, and that means minimizing the amount of bass that goes into your amp.
Does the Metal Master have a bass knob? Turn it down - say, 3 notches or so. Don't scoop your mids on your amp too much, either.... mids = volume, and no volume means you get lost in the mix, which means you'll try boosting other frequencies to make up for it, which means you'll end up sounding like poo. Don't cut your mids - put them at 5, or at least no lower than 4. You should notice an immediate improvement in how your amp sounds when you're playing with the band. It may not sound as good to you when playing solo, but its a whole different story when playing with the band (or recording!)... you have to tailor your sound to "fit in".
Something that I do with my guitars is slope the pickups down a little so that they're closer to the treble strings (top three strings, ie E, B, G) than the bass strings. This reduces the bass output a little from your guitar.... you don't have quite as much "chunk", but you can compensate for this with your rig. The important thing to recognize is that it helps keep your lower end tight and subdued, not boomy, muddy, or farty.
Hope some of this helps!
Saul
I think the other answerer who mentioned high gain had a good point. Too much gain = muddy, fuzzy, indistinct, or mushy tones. Consider lowering the gain on your pedal a little.
There is a strong correlation between treble response and volume... as you raise your volume, you will need to tweak your treble settings. Normally I would say its the other way around... as you turn up the volume you usually find yourself turning the treble down, if anything.... So try boosting your treble next time.... *or* try cutting your bass. Your headroom is affected by the amount of bass you're putting into your amp than any other factor.... so if you want clarity at high volumes you need lots of headroom, and that means minimizing the amount of bass that goes into your amp.
Does the Metal Master have a bass knob? Turn it down - say, 3 notches or so. Don't scoop your mids on your amp too much, either.... mids = volume, and no volume means you get lost in the mix, which means you'll try boosting other frequencies to make up for it, which means you'll end up sounding like poo. Don't cut your mids - put them at 5, or at least no lower than 4. You should notice an immediate improvement in how your amp sounds when you're playing with the band. It may not sound as good to you when playing solo, but its a whole different story when playing with the band (or recording!)... you have to tailor your sound to "fit in".
Something that I do with my guitars is slope the pickups down a little so that they're closer to the treble strings (top three strings, ie E, B, G) than the bass strings. This reduces the bass output a little from your guitar.... you don't have quite as much "chunk", but you can compensate for this with your rig. The important thing to recognize is that it helps keep your lower end tight and subdued, not boomy, muddy, or farty.
Hope some of this helps!
Saul
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