Suggestions for a new AMP!!

Hey people,

Im looking at the Peavey Vypyr 30 | Vox Valvetronix VT30 | Laney Prism 35
I play metal (Metallica, Children of Bodom, Slipknot, Bullet for my Valentine, Avenged7x...)
I have a Cort VX-4V ( its a manogany neck through body + emg hz pickups )

help me out here!!

:D :D :D

Didnt try the prism, but among the vypyr and the vox i'd go with the vypyr. There are some hiss related issues with vt series of vox. Just search for vox vt series hiss issues and you will come across this issue in many of the forums. But the older ADVT was excellent.

Go for Peavey Vypyr 30. Great tones...

VOX VT series is not that great. I found it really very noisy on high gains!!!

Another help I need here.. My picking is kinda heavy..and even though I manage to play fast with the heavy picking, the notes don't fade away fast enough to sound like distinct notes..I was thinking maybe using a noise suppressor would help.. Any suggestions? Or do indeed to change my picking technique completely ? I tried using .10s .. They r too light..right now m using .13s..

Originally Posted by mohitsinha

Another help I need here.. My picking is kinda heavy..and even though I manage to play fast with the heavy picking, the notes don't fade away fast enough to sound like distinct notes..I was thinking maybe using a noise suppressor would help.. Any suggestions? Or do indeed to change my picking technique completely ? I tried using .10s .. They r too light..right now m using .13s..

Cut on the delay if u r adding any. Add reverb instead. Note clarity will improve. Are you adding too much gain?
What do u mean by heavy picking?

Tried Palm muting? That is the only solution, try moving your hand farther away from the bridge towards the neck, find the sweet spot where you get a nice sound without killing the chord altogether. Especially on the high gain settings that is the only way to make the notes sound distinct. Also muting with the left hand is also important, use the other fingers of your left hand to mute the strings you are not playing. This advice was with regard to metal playing on high gain settings.

Originally Posted by mymusicmyguitar

Cut on the delay if u r adding any. Add reverb instead. Note clarity will improve. Are you adding too much gain?
What do u mean by heavy picking?

Im using any delay...I'll try using reverb.. when I mean heavy I mean.. When I strike a string it continues vibrating.. I do palm mute.. Problem is with notes when playing fast.. On the clean channel I get all the notes.. With the overdrive they tend to fuzz out as one continuous sound. N my HZ pickups with the mahogany body give very good gain.. Hence the change in amp..

Dude that is why playing fast is difficult, the hz's suck in my opinion though. You need to mute the strings you are not playing with your right hand and the left hand, use the flesh part of the right hand to mute the strings you are not playing and use the left hand to mute the adjacent strings.

Guitar Tricks 44: Stop String Noise - Easy Guitar Lesson - Rock Guitar Solo - YouTube

Dude if you're gonna play BFMV or if you gonna play metal, definitely the vypyr man. The Rec on the vypyr is pretty sweet with a tubescreamer. I just digg my bfmv tone. Also if you have money left, get the distortion mayhem pickup set. Comes with the SH-6b and SH-6n. They're amazing for rock - metal. And the clean tones arent bad either. The cleans on the neck pickup are good and it doesnt sound muddy when distorted. If you get the vypyr 30 and also the distortion mayhem, you'll have a really good rig. And after a couple of months, you can save money and get the sanpera II if you ever intend on playing live.

Muting Unwanted Noise on Guitar - YouTube
This video helped me out a lot. Its not about aggressive picking its about muting unwanted strings. You can call it a technique. A very easy one and this video helped me out a lot!

Dude..the HZs are awesome for passive pickups..I'd probably go for EMG 81/60 set if I change pickups..:D
I had a fender showmaster..n the gain on it was.. Well.. Terrible..so I got used to hitting the strings hard.. With HZs u need to just touch the string..at least that is what my friend keeps telling me..(and he is good!!) sadly it seems impossible to not hit them hard...!! I will definitely try the tricks given on the video...!! Thanx a ton mate..!!!

PS- Even with my shitty Hartke amp I get a very nice n crunchy tone..don't abuse the HZs :P I need to practice more oft..

Originally Posted by amithkallupalam

Muting Unwanted Noise on Guitar - YouTube
This video helped me out a lot. Its not about aggressive picking its about muting unwanted strings. You can call it a technique. A very easy one and this video helped me out a lot!

Thanx for that video man..!! I had never tried muting strings with the right hand..

Originally Posted by mohitsinha

Thanx for that video man..!! I had never tried muting strings with the right hand..

Why dont u post sound samples in Clean and distortion playing that fast lick of urs...That would help us in identifyin whats wrong..technique or tone!!!

Originally Posted by mymusicmyguitar

Why dont u post sound samples in Clean and distortion playing that fast lick of urs...That would help us in identifyin whats wrong..technique or tone!!!

ooops..i meant the left..:P
ill try recording one tonight! :D :D thanx for all the help guys!!

Originally Posted by mohitsinha

ooops..i meant the left..:P
ill try recording one tonight! :D :D thanx for all the help guys!!

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