Suggestions for a new AMP!!

Hey also, if you ever change pickups, get the Seymour Duncan Distortion Mayhem set. They're pretty awesome. Ive heard only good things about em. And Im sure they're better than EMGs! They're cheaper too.

To get better clarity of notes while playing with distortion/overdrive:
1. Remove all time based effects like delay, reverb, etc
Overdrive and distortion compand the signal. That means the decay is slow.
If you add a time based effect on top, it will only mush the clarity by removing the boundary between two notes.
Good if that is the intention. Bad otherwise.


2. Reduce the gain/drive. Too much gain or drive will only compand the signal further. That mean less decay of notes. Which again mean the same as above - previous notes linger and eat into the next note.
Also the more gain you set in distortion - the more your audio signal gets closer to pure white noise.
That means the information (= what note is being played) starts getting lost.


3. Oh yeah how could I forget this - please include some mids in your EQ. Your guitar produces signals that contain maximum information/intelligence in the bass domain. But due to overdrive and distortion the overtones are greatly amplified.
Thus the information (= which note is being played) shifts to mid range. Therefore: no midrange = noise from your guitar.


4. Palm muting and playing techniques come later and require practice.

Also, Two reduce the 'shhhhshshshshshsh' sound that occurs every time you rub your hands over the strings, reduce the gutiars volume to about 6 or 5 and make the tone knob full for better sound and dynamics and increase the amount of gain on the amp. IMO, always play with the tone knob at 10. And the only way to do that without any noise at all is to reduce your guitar's volume. It works for me and it sounds super awesome.

Originally Posted by mohitsinha

err..looks like recording is out of the question..my amp has gone..well...dead..:/ :/

will u please elaborate

Originally Posted by guitarplayer729

will u please elaborate

err..its just humming now! :/ there was a power surge the other night when the generator came on..im guessing something got burnt..:/

Originally Posted by amithkallupalam

Also, Two reduce the 'shhhhshshshshshsh' sound that occurs every time you rub your hands over the strings, reduce the gutiars volume to about 6 or 5 and make the tone knob full for better sound and dynamics and increase the amount of gain on the amp. IMO, always play with the tone knob at 10. And the only way to do that without any noise at all is to reduce your guitar's volume. It works for me and it sounds super awesome.

thanx mate!! will try it as soon as i get the vypyr :D

The EMG HZs suck .. they are too sensitive for distorted playing and have unwanted noise . I had a Cort Z4 with HZ and note clarity was not just there ..
Now I use real EMGs (81 and 89) and suddenly the sound is so much better and clean ... try changing the pickups of your guitar and you will notice the difference and yeah .. muting techniques have to be used .. ..

For the amp .. I have a Vypyr 30W and it is awesome .. the sound is full .. dark .. with depth .. huge improvement over my Roland 15