Digitech GNX 3 (Genetex)

@fictional .. ya u need to be alert wen playing live and also fast enough to set sounds wenever changing patches .. which isnt really convinient
morons gave the volume level setting option in rp80 but not in rp200a ..

 

Okay, one small tip. It's simple but not many people do it.... If it's some stale information that you all know, please excuse and ignore the post.

When you set your Patch Volumes make sure you do this cross check..

1. Play your guitar in bypass mode. This will tell you the actual volume from the Amp.

2. Now for your Clean Tone, add in your chorus or Flange along with Compressor with a little bit of drive or gain. Make the gain a very tiny bit as it will make your guitar signal to hit the chorus or flange very hard and this will get the best out of your chorus or flange. Infact this is why people use Clean Boosts to get extra punch in your tone. Keep the over all patch level to be the same as your bypass mode. Any extra volume required should come from increasing the volume in your amp but not your patch level.

3. Distortion if kept in the same patch level of your Clean or your Bypass will sound as if you distortion is kept at a lower volume. When there is Bass and Drums present in the band, the guitar will get lost, so keep your patch level of your distortion a bit higher than your clean level.

4. If you are playing in a band which has two guitarists and both of you are playing Distorted Rhythm, then try to keep the sound a bit thin and mid scooped, otherwise thick distorted tones from two guitars will sound muffled in the over all mix along with the bass guitar.

5. For your Lead Patch, keep a much fatter tone and keep the level a bit high compared to your Rhythm Patch Level. You could either use your volume pedal for it but the best bet would be to keep a different patch where your tone is thick. When the Rhythm tone is thin, the fat solo tone would stand separately and cut through the mix. Cutting through the mix means chosing the right frequency of your sound, so that your sound doesn't interfere with frequencies of the other instrumentalists. If your is unique it will certainly cut through the mix. If you keep the same Rhythm patch for your lead, then you will have to have a much higher volume level so that you lead will sound separate from the Rhythm Patch otherwise you solo would get drowned in the mix.

Solid State circuits and Digital Circuits unlike Tube circuits are not great sounding when cranked up to their full volume. Tube Amps are best when played at full volume, where Pedals and Processors are not their best at full volume, so keeping the patch volume as I mentioned above will get your a decent performance from your setup. If you keep your patch level full, then your tones are guaranteed to sound crap, if not crap at least not the best it can sound.