jplocster

I was able to get the sharp attack but I did have to drastically edit my patches. I was not expecting to make such large changes! Thx for all the advice.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. And for comparison, I was using the same patches that I use for my gigging guitar (Jackson V with Het set http://www.emgpickups.com/jh-het-set.html).

Model: JTV-89f Firmware: 2.21 Pedal: POD HD500X and Helix I typically play rock and metal. When palm muting, I am trying to achieve a nice crisp sharp attack with heavy distortion. Even with the high gain pack, I cannot seem to achieve this sound. The notes all sound muddy. I have tried positioning the pickups in minor increments up and down in workbench HD and while the tone definitely changes from brighter to darker tones, the mud is present regardless of placement. Am I missing some settings? Is this style of sound simply not the intended aim of the JTV (it seems most of the models are for vintage guitars)? Just looking for some help / information on getting modern metal tones out of the guitar. Thanks!