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Tweaker's Paradise


billlorentzen
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I think one of the biggest challenges (and benefits) with the unit is that there are so many choices. If you own one or two amps and a handful of effects, you tweak until you like what you hear and then there's not much left to do.

 

After 3 years of constant professional use and a lot of tweaking (I'm kinda nerdy about my tone), I keep discovering new amps and effects that I like.

 

When I started out, I picked some amps and effects I knew or which sounded good to me with just a little experimentation, and built up my collection of useful sounds, across my various guitars. Certain amps didn't ring my bell right away, so I ignored them. I put together my gigging banks of sounds using no more than 4 amps. But over time I have really dug into about half of the amps and have discovered useful tones with each of them. It is a very versatile collection, and can almost be overwhelming if you don't put the time into R and D of your sounds.

 

PS, I know I'm not the first to say that the stock patches suck pretty bad and do little to showcase the real quality of the sounds the amps can create. Unfortunately this prejudices against some of the real standouts.

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Can't argue with that. I think part of the problem is that all the promo materials...videos, etc. make it seem like tonal nirvana is achieved just by turning the thing on, when in fact its a great deal more complicated and time consuming. Not everybody is willing to put the time in...those who are will find the HD stuff incredibly versatile.

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