Tone Help

[JewbaccaYT]

Hello, I'm using a POD HD Pro X, and i was wondering if anybody could help to create or suggest ideas to get a Lead tone similar to Mats Haugen from Circus Maximus. (primary example here:)

 

[pianoguyy]

make a distorted tone. 

use the neck pickup. then switch to the bridge pickup. 

don't forget that the volume knob can play a huge role, even if just a slight turn from 9 to 10.

so can the tone knob.

and a G that is bent to a B will sound different than simply playing the B. 

 

[JewbaccaYT]

12 hours ago, pianoguyy said:

make a distorted tone. 

use the neck pickup. then switch to the bridge pickup. 

don't forget that the volume knob can play a huge role, even if just a slight turn from 9 to 10.

so can the tone knob.

and a G that is bent to a B will sound different than simply playing the B. 

 

Thanks for the advice! I am learning to play the solo in the mean time so it helps. But that's mostly playing wise. For example, I know he used a Mesa/Boogie amp for this (AxeFx sim i believe, though he used to use L6), but i am not so sure on, for example, the eq or distortion. I know he uses an Ibanez Prestige 7 with what i believe is a Liquifire in the neck. So mids go up quite a bit, but everything else i'm unsure about.