Amp models and their settings

[sysdoc]

I have just purchased the Spider V MKII and was wondering about the construction of the amp models. I play a Schecter Hellraiser with the EMG  81 in the Bridge and the Sustainiac in the neck position, and an Ibanez S HSH with Semour Duncan's TB-4 JB Trembucker & SH-2 Jazz Hot Rodded Humbucker, prior setup Seymour Duncan Distortion Mayhem Black Humbucker Pickup Set TB-6 Trembucker. With all three setups I find that the Amp's setup is way too hot for these pickups and have to dial back the Drive and EQ settings to eliminate a very harsh static signal that does not react to the tonal variation of the strings, just an underlying static noise, that is very unpleasant.

 

Would I be correct in thinking that the Amp models are configured for low output pickups?

 

Has anyone else experienced this with nearly every Amp selection using similar pickups?

 

Thanks!

[gtrman100]

The amp models presets default to levels compatible with normal single coil and humbuckers. All your pickups are on the hot end of the spectrum, so I would expect that you would have to lower the gain to get a reasonable distortion tone. That's the great thing about digital, you can adjust parameters to your taste with lots of options for shaping tone.

[sysdoc]

Yes, this was what I was thinking too. I guess I just wanted to get some validation on the subject as I was very annoyed with the distortion that was basically unusable from a musical perspective. Is anyone aware of any online Line6 configuration videos for tuning up the Presets to accommodate higher output pickups? I have been tweaking the presets and thinking that some guidance may go a long way to finding the tone that I'm looking for.