pedal boost?

[samHDS]

hello all.
im using sansamp GT-2. and i felt that when i play solo leads with it, it sounds very thin. the tone. whereas when i play riffs. it sounds really heavy. is there anyway to make my solo leads heavier? but not too muddy? do i need to add a pedal or what. please give me your suggestions.

ty.

 

[suckasucks]

try a tubescreamer or a upping those mids and some treble.

 

[brandnewrock]

u can try put micro amp after ur gt2

 

[guitarnub]

whats your setting on your GT2?

 

[suckasucks]

i dont think a clean volume boost will help him get heavier leads. it'll just make him louder..

 

[nysk]

get an ehx LBP to fatten your tone

 

[guitarnub]

before we suggest him to get another pedal, lets see whats his setting on the GT2 first.

I used to have the gain set to "hot-wired", and bass and treble set to 2 o'clock. With this setting, the mids are scooped, and its very hard to cut thru the mix. And yes when it comes to leads, its very thin sounding.

Now im using the "hi-gain" setting, with same bass and treble. No problem cutting thru the mix now. Notes sound nice and thick. But I also use a TS7 after the GT2 strictly as a clean boost, to cut thru more.

 

[samHDS]

where do i get the ehx lbp? n the price?

hmm. my gt-2 settings is at center hotwired california. hi 3oclock low 3 clock drive max.

erm i play rock/metal. so i need a heavy distortion for the riffs. and when comes to solo. its really thin. thats the problem. with hi gain, will it work well wif the riffs?

 

[guitarnub]

There lies the problem, you're using hotwired, which already has a scooped mids voicing, and your EQ is scooped too. (mids is hardwired in gt2, around 12 o'clock)

Try using Hi-gain instead of hotwired, and roll off your bass and treble a bit.

It'll work fine for metal, in fact, thats what i use for metal.

 

[suckasucks]

you probably wont achieve the lead tone you're looking for unless you bend down and flick a switch and turn a knob with the gt-2. i highly suggest a pedal with strong mids and low bass. SD-1 or TS-808/9. a clean boost wont help your situation.

 

[ShredCow]

i dont think a clean volume boost will help him get heavier leads. it'll just make him louder..

suckasucks, fyi, the MXR MicroAmp isn't really just a clean volume boost. There is also a mid boost and overall thickening of the tone.


Threadstarter, do what guitarnub suggested 1st. If you can't agree with using that tone for your rhythm work then you would have to go for another pedal. Like some... el cheapo EQ or something for starters. Eg. Danelectro Fish & Chips

 

[suckasucks]

^sry, never got around to try a micro amp. seeing much of the info posted, it just seemed to me like a simple clean output boost(a la frusc like what ive read around a lot).

 

[samHDS]

just tried, the difference is 1 is with stronger distortion but no doubt the high gain is better at leads. but is there anything to make it fatter? cuz for what i think, when i play wif my amp's distortion, its sounds thicker but too muddy. and the gt2 when i play, can hear many "pauses". i am using a cube 30. or just tweaking the amp's eq?

 

[ShredCow]

^sry, never got around to try a micro amp. seeing much of the info posted, it just seemed to me like a simple clean output boost(a la frusc like what ive read around a lot).

A lot of pedals, claim to do a clean boost... in which they do... really. I mean, just louder right? Of course, its louder... along with ... say... more treble... or more mids... or less bass... etc etc

Its very obvious when you are using gain and place the boost post-gain. You'll hear all the tone shaping come thru.

In the case of the MXR Microamp, sure, it does a clean boost. But adds mids... makes the top end rounded. So it would help thicken the tone and smoothen it out and what not.

 

[Ripper]

CAE Line Boost.

 

[nickyseow]

moollon signal boost FTW.

 

[guitarnub]

Play around with your mids. A rule of thumb, dont scoop your mids. Personally, I dont like the Hot-wired setting of the GT2 at all. Its very hard to be heard in the band mix, how ever loud your guitar is.

Hi-gain is where all the good mids is at, for that nice chunky fat sound. I dont really like the cali setting either, sounds a lil too "flabby" with the bottom end a lil too loose for my taste. Center - Hi gain - Brit, for the win, nice and tight.

If the gain of the GT2 isnt enough for you, use your amp's overdrive to add more gain. But too much gain and it'll get way too noisy.

 

[subversion]

this is where the fun starts- redefining what you own 8)

drive wise, it's good to discern intensity & voicing. the former refers to the drive grade- mild/ heavy/ etc, while the latter inclines more towards the EQ manifestation. this will determine the degree of clarity more than anything else.

should you be unhappy with the intensity, boost your current settings with a drive pedal, preferably a mild unit. if you aren't too pleased with the voicing, adding something EQ-related would be recommended (clean boost included).

some recommended clean boosts:

 

[Leb]

Try a RC Booster, it really helped fatten my tone on my strat

 

[edder]

an MXR microamp will sound BOXY cos it uses square IC chips. :lol: :lol:

you can get EH LPB1 from me. cheap cheap good good loud loud.