EMPNitro Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I am rather new to the helix but I have been messing around with it for awhile. I have no issue getting high gain 7 string tones but for my 8 string its a different story. Ill attach a few youtube links below to show you what kinda 8 string tone im looking for. If anyone can give me any advice on how to achieve them it would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyou86 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 22 hours ago, EMPNitro said: I am rather new to the helix but I have been messing around with it for awhile. I have no issue getting high gain 7 string tones but for my 8 string its a different story. Ill attach a few youtube links below to show you what kinda 8 string tone im looking for. If anyone can give me any advice on how to achieve them it would be greatly appreciated. Hey! The two notes are very different and require different approaches. I have an Ibanez M80M, so here's my wisdom (might not work for you or in your music, but hey, this is a forum :D). For me, frequency split and a bass cab is the key. I use a 3Sigma audio Zilla cab with an Ampeg 4x10 IR, everything under 500hz goes through the bass cab. It clears out pretty much the low end for me. Send me your mail in PM and I'll share my preset with you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerikodj Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 So are ir's key in this? . I am also a noob. I have an rg8. I'm trying to capture a similar tone as well as a Fear Factory type tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyou86 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Jerikodj said: So are ir's key in this? . I am also a noob. I have an rg8. I'm trying to capture a similar tone as well as a Fear Factory type tone. Nope. You can make cool tones with the stock cabs as well, just have to eq them to your liking. My concept was to separate the low end and to control it separately, give it a different character, make it less mushy. By the time my tone structure have changed a bit, i swapped the Ampeg block with a compressor and an eq block, everything is running through a Zilla Fatboy 2x12 and it sounds like this: https://youtu.be/BIUoLHpa23M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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