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Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:34:48 GMT

Hi there,

Interesting thread. Congrats!

One of my tips: I use the Blue Comp Treble as a BBE before some amps, when they sound too dark for the tone I´m looking for.

Obviously it depends on your Output settings, your rig, etc, but for example in my "hardware context", the ENGL Powerball model sounds very dark and muddy. I use this trick an then I add some EQs to model my sound.

Merry xmas!!!!!

Cheers!!!!

Flavio

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:35:11 GMT

Nope. They reset to the system-defined defaults each time and there is no way to save user preferences for a given amp or effect Feature request link is here --> http://line6.com/company/contact/productfeedback/

The best you can do is create presets with your amp preferences saved to use as templates then copy them to a new preset when you want to use those settings.

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:59:43 GMT

Is there a way to change the default settings of an amp (or effetct for that matter) when you first call it up?

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:05:23 GMT

BTW please tone uploaders!!! Specify which output mode you are using when you upload a tone!!!

Cheers and good thread!

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:22:56 GMT

If you are useing the 3 cable method for a "live" set up, I found instead of using a mono cable to patch the FX send and return on the HD500 I use a stereo "y" connector. I am using a Blue Voodoo for my power amp and a 412 cab thats wired for stereo. TRS end on the FX send then 2 mono cables to FX return (right and left). Much, much fuller stereo sound.

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:50:44 GMT

Thanks for all the tips, everyone! VERY helpful.

I'm definitely bookmarking this thread.

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:48:15 GMT

Here's my tip/trick:

Do you like harmonics? Make the guitar squealing like you have EMG active pickups and play like Zakk Wylde? You don't have to set the drive all the way up and get a noisy dirty sound.

This trick I've been using since POD XT Live, and then for X3 Live and now for HD 500.

Before the amp, add the Tube Screamer. Drive around 35-50, tone leave it 50. This will shape your mid-high and provide you more clarity on these EQ. Then at the amp, reduce your drive in order to clean it up and to not get too dirty or noisy or moody.

At the end, add a Reverb with around 50 pre delay, 50 decay and tone between 60-70 to accent the clarity and your vibrato when squealing it. This tip on the reverb with give clarity, bright and a beautiful reverb shape on your harmonics. Set the mix at a % that will give more body to your sound... this set is up to you. From 30% to 70%.

I hope it'd be helpful!

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:33:07 GMT

Actually, I have just realised that what I posted is a complete lie !!!

Your post relates to the Frequency Shifter and when set the way you suggest creates a great phaser effect,

My post uses exactly the same trick with the Pitch Shifter and in this case it creates a very nice chorus effect. Nice and light around 0.1, very Cocteau Twins-ish at 0.3 and a bit mangled beyond that.. You can adjust the intensity by adjusting the mix down from 50% to 10-20%.

The pitch shifter appears to be measured in decimal increments of 0.1 and the Frequency shifter in hZ. Both suffer from granularity with the Expression pedal as a control.

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:43:55 GMT

Yes, I do the wah one and agree ... it gives a much more natural quality to the wah. Like it!

Re: Tone Building Tips/Tricks

support@line6.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:43:04 GMT

Dean ... I was looking for a different modulation yesterday and half remembered this tip. I even hit on the issue with the expression pedal not having fine enough resolution to shift from 0.1 to 0.3 ! I came back here to pass on complements and realised that I have completely mirrored your experience

Agree, the quality of modulation it produces is really nice. Settings above about 0.4 made the sound a little queasy I wanted to have it on the expression pedal so I could go from light to heavy overlay.. In the end I had to assign the freq to 0.3 and the expression pedal to the mix between 20% - 40%. That was close to what I was shooting for but not ideal.