Tutorial: MAKING A NEW CHANNEL SETUP
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GLOBAL TONE CONTROLS: Last but not least, before we start making a new
setup, we want to make sure we’re hearing things in their normal state. Press the
MAIN Row select button twice in quick succession to get it flashing and check to
make sure all the Global Tone Controls are set to zero. You can take a quick peek
without changing anything by holding down the MAIN Row Select button. The
settings for each of the six Global Tone Controls will flash by in succession. As long as
it’s all zeroes, you’re golden. If not, set the offending controls to zero, and let’s get
going!
MAKING A NEW CHANNEL SETUP
The first thing you’ll want to do is choose an Amp Model to use. Let’s do this one with
the Rectified model (11.1).
Activate the AMP MODEL Edit Row and use the Model Select knob to choose model
type 11.1. You will now have a relatively clean, flat sound. Kind of boring so far, so let’s
juice it up.
Select the MAIN edit row and let’s crank up the Drive to 75. This drive setting will
allow you to clean up your tone a bit by backing down the volume knob on your guitar,
but it should still have plenty of bark. So, now that things are sounding a little better,
let’s take it a little farther.
Go back to the AMP MODEL row and let’s set the tone controls. Remember that the
tone controls are post-TubeTone distortion on this model, so they will have more
effect on the sound than would the pre-distortion tone controls of, say, the model
based on the Fender Twin if it was setup with a high Drive setting. The first thing to
do is roll back the Mid control to 25. This gives us the ‘scoop’. Now, turn the Bass
control up to 60 and the Treble to 80. Finally, let’s set the Amp Model Out Level to
80-90.
There’s only one element missing from our basic sound; the cabinet type. Go to the
TREMOLO/CAB edit row and use the Cabinet Type knob to select type 5.1 (4x12
with Vintage 30’s). Feel free to spend a little time playing with what we’ve got so far.